Christmas came far to fast for some. Goldie was worn ragged during that time, coming back to his room and dropping into bed. Bonnie and Marie tried to help him relax, but it didn't always work. Everyone else was in a flurry, getting the pizzeria into ship shape for this day. Marie was currently asleep on Christmas morning with Bonnie and Goldie beside her awake. She had carefully wrapped her presents for her entire family the night before with the help of Mike and Natalie. She even left a note for Santa letting him know that she did miss her mom but was thankful she had her family and didn't want anything for Christmas. Marie slept soundly until she slowly woke up, rubbing her eyes tiredly.
"Good morning, Kit." "Merry Christmas, Cub." Bonnie and Goldie pulled back, giving Marie room as she sat up. Out of all the pizzeria, her room had been spared being overly decorate. A small Christmas tree and a glowing star on her door was more than enough for her. Marie blinked before smiling. "Merry Christmas, Dad and Papa." She whispered and hugged them both. Her eyes then widened. "It's Christmas!" She exclaimed, shooting out of bed and putting her slippers on. She grabbed their arms and tried dragging them towards the door. "Come on!"
Bonnie managed to dodge the snag, chuckling as Marie started dragging Goldie out fo he room with her. "We're coming, Sugar. They rest of the gang aren't going anywhere."
"But its Christmas!" She protested and proceeded to lead Goldie out to the party room where Freddy, Chica, Spring and everyone else was. Marie's eyes marveled at the tree in the room and the lights that were still on. The presents laid under the tree and she beamed. "Merry Christmas everyone!" She exclaimed. A chorus of "Merry Christmas" answered her, and Brat came forward, scooping her into a warm hug. He peppered her with kisses, whispering sweet things to her. Bonnie tried to ignore it, and settled on one of the large couches, Goldie snuggling up beside him. They shared a kiss before Freddy cleared his throat. "Alright, everyone," he said, clapping his hands together. "who's playing gopher this year?"
Marie hugged Brat tightly back, kissing him back before looking up at Freddy in confusion. "What do you mean by playing gopher?" She asked. Foxy chuckled from where he sat on the floor, snuggly fit between Spring's legs. "We have one person who ferries all the presents to someone," he explained, as Plush rushed over to the tree to play the role. "Everyone gets a turn. Marie giggled at Plush's excitement and nodded in understanding. "Oh ok." She said with a smile as she snuggled into her seat with Brat.
The presents were distributed. Marie ended with a large pile of presents. From the Nightmares, several different types of art supplies she had been running low on. From the toys - including Mari - were several large boxes of snacks she loved. Freddy and Chica had gotten her a set of new cd's and music books. Foxy and Spring had sprung for a large snow globe with a pirate ship inside. From Brat, he got her a large, woven bangle made from silver. Small bunnies bounded through the patters, purple and gold stones shining in the light. And from Bonnie and Goldie…
A scrapbook with numerous pictures of her family. There were photos of when her mom first brought to the pizzeria, some were of Marie with Bonnie, Goldie and everyone else. Marie's heart warmed as she held the book close. She loved it a lot. "Thank you." She said and hugged them both tightly. Bonnie and Goldie squished her between them. Both kissed her and forehead before letting her go.
Marie sniffled as she quickly wiped her eyes of happy tears before turning back to see the others get their presents. She got Chica a write-your-own cookbook, which she knew she would love. For Foxy, she got him a cool pirate outfit and a stuffed parrot. Freddy received a karaoke machine thanks to Mike's help. Bonnie and Goldie got matching bowties and Spring got a very fluffy blanket. Bonnie held up his bowtie, staring down at it. The sparkling gold matched Goldie's fur, even had small black outlines of bears all over it. Goldie's was the same, except purple with little bunny outlines. Both looked down at the girl between them. Leaning in, they both kissed her cheeks. "Thank you, Cub." "It's perfect, Marie."
Marie beamed happily, relieved that they loved the gifts. She hugged them both. "I'm glad." she said. Bonnie picked her up, settling her against his torso in a warm hug. From behind the cushion, he pulled a small thin package. He handed it to her. Marie settled into his lap before looking at the thin package and then at Bonnie confused.
"Go on." he said. She hesitantly took the package and slowly opened it. Inside sat a small photo frame. Hand made, judging by the slight pressure indentations similar to the size of Bonnie's fingers. But the photo... It was from Bonnie's point of view. There, lying against his chest, was Marie on one side, her mother on the other. Both had their eyes closed, and were snuggled up against hi. Bonnie's arms could be seen, wrapped around the two holding them close. Writien in gold lettering, in the bottom left corner of the tip of Bonnie's guitar, were the words: "Merry Christmas, SugarPlum, Love, Mum and Dad xoxo"
Marie's eyes watered as she stared at the photo and the message at the bottom. Her heart both swelled and twisted, her hands shaking with emotion. She looked up at Bonnie, who watched her, worried at the sight of the tears. He pulled her against him, his internal heat warming her. Marie threw herself into Bonnie's arms, sniffling as she buried her face deep into his chest. "I love you." She whispered.
"I love you too," he whispered back, holding her close. "Merry Christmas, Marie."
"Merry Christmas, Dad."