Disclaimer: Sailormoon and it's characters belong to Takeuchi Naoko

Author's Note: New update! And on time! This is in the PGSM-verse (live action) and is also a Christmasy tie-in to my PGSM fic Karaoke of Love. Shameless self-promotion for the win!


Day 4 ~ Ami & Nephrite

It was their first Christmas together and Mizuno Ami was unsure how to handle the situation. The fact that it was Nephrite's first time experiencing a real Christmas didn't help her either. She was always trying to explain the littlest details of the holiday to him and she had to admit it took away some of that Christmas magic. And then there was the whole gift giving part of it. What exactly did you buy a person who had spent the better part of his life serving the Dark Kingdom?

Ami sighed and rested her chin in her hands and gazed out her apartment window. She could always call Usagi or Makoto for advice but they would both be busy picking out gifts for their husbands. Rei hated men too much to be able to pick out the right gift. Even Minako was of no help. She wasn't even in Japan. Maybe Mamoru or Motoki could offer her some insight. They seemed to know Nephrite better than anyone else. That seemed like the most sensible of her options.

Ami stood up and went to the living room to grab her phone when the apartment door opened. The door slammed shut and a grunted "I'm home" caused Ami to pause and smile. She had shocked everyone when she had asked Nephrite to move in with her, herself included, but she quickly grew to enjoy it. "Welcome home!" she called.

Nephrite entered the living room and flopped down on their couch. "That man is infuriating! Why must I put up with him?" he complained, earning a few giggles from Ami. Shooting her a half hearted glare, Nephrite continued on with his rant. "Always, always he calls me by that stupid name! It's 'Nephikichi this' and 'Nephikichi that'! What an infuriating human!"

Ami took a seat next to her surly boyfriend and gently pat his shoulder. "There, there. You know he means well," she insisted with a smile. Everyday Nephrite grumbled about Motoki and every day Ami said the same thing. She knew it was mostly an act. Nephrite and Motoki were really good friends despite all Nephrite's complaints and protests.

"I suppose," Nephrite relented with a sigh. "At least he has insight on Christmas and what it is lovers do for it."

"Oh?"

Nephrite nodded, looking very serious. "Yes. I am supposed to take you somewhere to show you my love for you."

"And where are you taking me?" Ami asked, expecting to be told he was going to take her to some fancy restaurant.

"A love hotel."

"A... what?" Ami squeaked, a flustered blush spreading across her cheeks.

"A love hotel," repeated Nephrite with an offended frown. He had believed Ami would be ecstatic about it. "Motoki said everyone does this. He said it's a very popular custom."

Still blushing, Ami said, "Did he explain to you what a love hotel is?"

"Isn't it a place people go to confess their love at the holidays?"

Ami couldn't help laughing at that. "That's a more innocent way of putting it," she said before explaining the concept fully to him.

Nephrite's face was redder than a ripe tomato after Ami's explanation. He clenched his fists tightly, a look of murderous rage flashing across his face briefly. "He will pay for this!" he growled.

Ami knew her boyfriend was more embarrassed than she could ever be. So she took his hands in hers and smiled gently at him. "I'm sure Motoki meant well," she insisted gently.

"Now I have nothing to give to you! There is no time to think of something new!" Nephrite said, still annoyed with his friend and co-worker.

"You've already given me the best Christmas gift ever, Nephrite," Ami insisted.

"I came home empty handed!"

"But you came home. Being together with you this Christmas is the best gift ever," Ami explained with a smile.

Nephrite watched her for a moment in complete silence. "Then that is all I need as well. Being with you is the only gift I will accept from you," he stated.

Ami smiled brilliantly at Nephrite and threw her arms around him. "Merry Christmas, Nephrite."

Nephrite wrapped his arms around Ami and held her close. "Merry Christmas, Ami."