The Twelve Pains of Christmas
Disclaimer – I do not own Fairy Tail or The 12 Pains of Christmas by Bob Rivers
*Rated T for Teen
Summary: Christmas is just around the corner, and Gray and Natsu are at it again – this time as a couple with a newly adopted pair of seven-year-old twins. And they want this to be the best Christmas ever…but will it? Modern /AU
Stale T.V. Specials
The eleventh thing at Christmas that's such a pain to me is stale T.V. specials.
Gray could not figure out for the life of him why Natsu banned watching T.V. around Christmastime. It seemed odd and he wanted to know why.
The kids had already opened their Christmas presents since it was Christmas Day, and yet, Natsu still wouldn't allow the T.V. to be on.
"Hey, Natsu?"
"Yeah?" Natsu responded as he watched Ryuji and Yuri having fun with the gifts they'd received. He couldn't help the sweet smile that appeared on his face.
"How come you won't allow T.V. on Christmas?" Gray really wanted an answer. It's not that he disagreed. It's just that he couldn't understand why.
Natsu turned to face him, his smile disappearing. "Stale T.V. Specials," he replied bluntly.
"I…don't think I know what that means."
Natsu turned away from him and sighed. "I don't think anyone should watch T.V. during Christmas. Christmas is a time for family, not watching commercialized T.V. specials about Christmas. When you're watching what other families are doing for Christmas, it takes away from the memories you could be creating together as a family during the holiday."
Gray actually understood that. "You want to watch our faces light up when we open our gifts, you want to play with the kids while they enjoy their new toys, you want to make Christmas cookies with us, make Christmas dinner for us, and share that family meal with us. You feel T.V. takes those special moments away from you."
"Exactly," said Natsu, lacing his fingers with Gray's. "If you had the T.V. on, we'd be missing all this."
"That is a tradition I don't mind starting," replied Gray with a soft smile.
Natsu gave his hand an excited squeeze. Mouthing a 'thank you,' he sat on the floor so that he could help Yuri put together the new doll house she'd gotten for Christmas.
Gray sat down on the floor to help Ryuji with his Transformers; they needed batteries in order to work properly.
Moments like these would always be remembered because they were spent with the ones they loved.
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