December 6th, 2018.
Prompt 6: I got you for Secret Santa, but I thought it was supposed to be a gag gift, and now I won't fess up because I'm embarrassed
The sound of wrapping paper being ripped filled the Motou's living room, colourful paper being thrown in all directions as the seven young adults excitedly opened their gifts.
They had decided months ago that Secret Santa would be the best option for everyone this year. Names had been drawn from a hat in mid-November and purchasing began shortly afterwards.
Everyone seemed pretty content with the name they chose and Jonouchi was delighted when he pulled 'Seto Kaiba' out of the hat.
His mind had swarmed with gift ideas, a baby dragon card for his deck, a Blue Eyes plush toy or maybe even a pink trench coat were all ideas that Jonouchi considered.
But he settled on one and he could not wait to see the brunet's reaction when he opened his gift.
However, as Jonouchi looked around, he noticed something.
All the gifts that had been given were authentic, nice presents.
Anzu had a beautiful pink scarf and matching hat in her hands, Honda held a brand-new video game that had just launched earlier that month, even Bakura seemed genuinely happy with the archaeology book he had received.
Jonouchi looked down at his own gift, a new deck holder for his cards and an expansion pack that suited his 'luck' based deck perfectly.
He uncomfortably looked towards Kaiba.
The brunet had a blank expression on his face, staring down at the thing in his hands.
It was a set of 'tiny hands'.
Jonouchi gulped, watching to see if the brunet's expression changed.
It didn't.
"What did everyone get?" Honda asked, excitedly showing off his own present.
The group displayed their gifts, thanking those around them.
Kaiba still remained still.
"Hey, Kaiba, what did your Secret Santa get you?" Otogi asked, peering over Honda to look at the other's gift.
Both Honda and Otogi burst out laughing at the gift in the brunet's hands.
Jonouchi cursed himself. Of course, he would get a gag gift and not an actual, useful present.
Now he just hoped nobody asked who Kaiba's Secret Santa was.
"Who got Kaiba?" Bakura asked, laughing quietly to himself.
Jonouchi cursed Bakura instead.
Everyone looked around, including Jonouchi.
Nobody owned up.
Eventually Kaiba looked up, directly at Jonouchi.
At that moment, Jonouchi knew Kaiba had figured it out.
But before Kaiba said anything, he opened the box, pulled his sleeves down over his hands and held the two 'tiny hands' in his own.
He then waved with the 'tiny hands'.
Honda and Otogi cried.
Jonouchi laughed too, he never suspected that Kaiba would actually wear them, but seeing the usually stoic billionaire wave two tiny hands at his friends made Jonouchi so glad that he did.
As the friends all laughed and joked about Kaiba's new gift, the brunet looked one again at Jonouchi, winking one blue eye in his direction . . .
And waving a tiny hand.
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