Title: Gift Exchange
Characters: Reid, Rossi
Rating: PG
Word Count: 600+
Disclaimer: Not Mine
Prompt: dec 13 worst gift ever

A/N: not beta read…if any were they'd probably have better titles

Spencer was in agony.

All right, it might not have been that bad.

Then again.

Garcia had declared, and no one was going to argue, that for their Christmas exchange everyone needed a serious gift and a gag gift. He hated gag gifts….he hated getting them and he hated trying to give them. He never seemed to get joke…and no one seemed to get his when he tried. To make matters worse… he'd pulled Rossi's name.

He'd managed the serious gift, heck he'd managed two. But a gag gift? For Rossi?

However, Garcia had threatened him. It was a no win situation.

He'd been standing in the middle of the store he was in for a good forty minutes, hoping for inspiration.

"Hey Mister," A voice came from behind him. "Can I help you find something?"

Apparently, he'd been standing in the middle of the store too long. Spencer turned around.

The sales girl looked to be a bit younger than him.

"Opps, sorry kid."

Although she didn't seem to think so. Spencer raised his eyebrow at her.

"Um," the girl asked. "Can I help you?"

"I need a humorous gift."

"Huh?"

"Like a gag gift."

"Ohh. Oh! I know the perfect idea."

"But I haven't even told you who for."

"A guy?"

"Yes."

"Then I have the perfect idea!"

The girl pulled Spencer over to a display table filled with gift boxes, each holding a pair of briefs and a pair of sports socks.

"Isn't it hilarious?" The girl said as she giggled.

Spencer looked at her.

"You know? The worst gift ever? Like you hated getting as a kid?"

"People did?"

"Didn't you?"

"Not really."

"Oh. I still think it's the best idea."

Spencer sighed. Frankly, he had no better idea and she seemed to think it was funny. He found a set which wasn't too horrid a color combination (green and white….he was hoping to find one with plain white briefs but there weren't any) and the right size and bought them. For better or worse, it was done.

Rossi sat back and watched the presents being distributed. Oh, he knew Garcia had ordered serious and gag gifts, but he was certain he'd be spared. Face it, he had to be at least as scary as Garcia…scarier even.

Two gifts came to rest at his side, and then a third. He looked at the name of his gift giver. Reid.

About the only one who was probably more scared of Garcia than him.

Reid, who was already trying to hide - sliding behind Hotch and trying to manage to slide behind the chair.

Rossi was sitting four from Morgan, who started the gift opening, so his turn came about sooner rather than later.

Hotch had grabbed Reid's collar and was holding him in place.

The first gift was a set of crystal snowflakes…for the tree or to hang in a window apparently as both ideas were displayed on the packaging. They were very nice. The second was a season pass to the Smithsonian museums and a list of all the free lectures and shows that they offered, held in the arms of a stuffed Kangaroo with joey in pouch.

It could be Reid's idea of a gag gift…but then again, Reid was over across from him nearly hyperventilating.

Rossi reached for the third gift.

Reid whimpered.

Rossi looked at Morgan's blinking reindeer nose, which Garcia had placed on him. He looked at Blake's bow tie and top hat, which had turned out a pretty good gag gift if he did say so himself. He looked at JJ's road kill cook book…which was a wee bit disturbing.

He opened his gift and tilted his head. His shoulder started to shake. He couldn't help it, he laughed.

Reid looked up in astonishment.

"Good Job, kid." Rossi told him. He showed them the gift and everyone else started laughing to.

Reid sighed in relief, but Rossi heard him whisper to Hotch "I still don't get it."