Category: Slash (Modern AU)
Characters/Pairings: Gwaine/Merlin/Leon
Ratings/Warnings: T, for kisses and hints of more
Christmas gift for: MoonFox


Mistletoe not required

Snow crunched under his boots as Gwaine ventured out into the fields around his home. Flake after flake it had come down overnight, to cover his world under a blanket of cool white. He puffed out a warm yawn and he smiled when it formed a cloud of smoke in the air around him. Oh yes, it was cold and way early alright.

Good! That meant that his two house guests would not follow him. He was a man on a mission and it was no good if they knew he had nothing but mischief planned for later. Well, after a few hot chocolates mixed in with a little rum, or maybe a touch more than required, Gwaine hoped that they would join in the fun he had on his mind. And maybe, just maybe he would finally be bold enough to admit to his Christmas wish and not fear the consequences of possibly losing the two people he could not bear to be without.

A grin escaped him when he squeezed his frame through the opening of a field stile. There… his target was just up ahead. As he reached the cluster of green bushes and gathering of pine trees he unveiled the sturdy scissors from his winter coat pocket.

Snip… snip… and soon his basket was filled with a several branches of green leaves and white berries. Mistletoe! So many door openings to hang them in. And so, just to be safe, he cut off a few more. As he worked on he smirked at the images of his near future; kisses from his two dearest of friends.

He imagined Merlin would yield to him with warm, wet goofy kisses of soft lips. Each one would seal the friendship Gwaine cherished from the day they met. No, maybe he would kiss Leon first. More than anything he wanted to find out whether his often too reserved friend hid more passion behind all that politeness. Hmm…

Gwaine startled when an unexpected presence pulled him backwards to meet with a sold warm body. "Mistletoe, is that all you have?" The soft rumble of Leon's not quite awake voice almost made him jump. Before he could even consider turning around to meet his friend another set of hands wrapped around him to keep him in place.

"You can just ask us for a kiss, you know. We'd only be too happy to oblige." A deep voice confirmed Gwaine's suspicion both his friends ambushed him at once.

"I… what…" His mind struggled to keep up with them.

"I fear we broke him", Leon grinned.

Merlin hummed his agreement. "And we have barely even begun."

His mock lewd wink, which came up short, had Gwaine return to his bolder self again with a smile. Throwing caution in the wind he surrendered to the spur of the moment. Whatever had gotten into his friends he would take full advantage of it… and so Gwaine leaned back against Leon while he pulled Merlin closer. In little time he rendered the three of them breathless with kisses.

Indeed, who needed mistletoe? With the basket of green left forgotten they ran home to spend the entire Christmas wrapped up in each other.