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Melody walked slowly into Derek's room, a wicked smile painted on her face. It was Sunday and he had not work. It was 10 a. m., and Derek was still asleep.
Slowly, she approached the bed. She climbed onto the bed, her feet on the mattress.
Then she jumped hard, and Derek opened his eyes. "What the hell ...?"
Melody jumped again, this time faster, on Derek's bed "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight"
He rubbed one eye, still sleepy. The mattress springs rose and fell, due to little girl's jumps.
"Near the village, the peaceful village the lion sleeps tonight ..."
"Come here, you little witch!" he screamed funny, throwing the girl on the bed "You woke me!"
Melody tried to avoid his tickle, but her attempt was in vain. Her laughter filled the whole house "Stop, please!"
He got up from the bed, leaving the little girl on the mattress. "If you interrupt my sleep again, the tickle monster will take revenge on you".
"Hush, my darling, do not fear, my darling, the lion sleeps tonight ..." she whispered, smiling.
Derek looked at her tenderly, caressing her messy hair. "You are the lion?"
She shook her head, before jumping back in bed "No, you're the lion king ... Even if you don't have hair!"
Melody got up quickly from the bed, a ran to the kitchen. Derek ran after her, into the yard. "I'll catch you!"
Then he saw his neighbor watering her plants. She was petrified, with the hose in her hand, and her eyebrows raised in surprise.
For years she lived next to Derek, but it was the first time she saw ... his inner child "Hello Morgan, how are you?"
"Very good, Mrs. Sanderson ... This is a morning ..."
"Can we go see Santa Claus?" Melody cried, out of her hiding "Can we go see Santa, please?"
"Ok, when we finish breakfast"
Mrs. Sanderson shook her head, returning to water her plants. That man was always surrounded by women, was a matter of time, him to have a surprise child...
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Derek sat on a bench in the mall, returning to call Spencer
"You're already here?" he asked "Melody is anxious, she has eaten two candy apples"
"That's not my fault" Spencer replied, "Why you call me so late? Anyway, I'm in front of the mall"
"Ok, we are in front of the candy store."
Melody ran up to Derek, giving him a candy shaped like reindeer.
He put a false gesture of offense, "Come on ... Are you going to eat Rudolph? Really?"
She narrowed her eyes, preparing her response "You ate a poor little gingerbread man"
"Touche"
Melody sat beside him, looking everywhere "Spencer called?"
"Yes, he comes to see Santa" Derek said with a smile, "and Melody, let Spencer alone. I think the poor guy is scared of you"
She grinned "My mom said that her friend Spencer blushed easily. She teased him"
Derek knew it was true. He felt a warm feeling, knowing that she never forgot them. She always told her daughter of her BAU family.
That simple gesture gave peace to Derek. He always thought she had forgotten about them, because she never answered his calls or emails. He really suffered much her absence, every day made it more difficult to live without her.
"Spencer!" Melody cried, running toward him "Santa Claus is waiting for us!"
Spencer frowned, confused "He's waiting for me?"
"Yes, Derek said you wanted to see Santa Claus, too"
He glanced at his friend, while Derek laughed in his face
"Very funny, Derek. I hope that, Santa forget to your chimney, this Christmas"
"He is bound to go for my chimney ... I have a little elf in my house," Derek said, moving his hand around the shoulders of Melody
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Melody waited anxiously, her turn to sit on Santa's knee. There was only one boy before her, asking his Christmas presents.
She bit her lower lip nervously. Then he turned to look at Derek, "Why Santa is so generous?" she asked with a frown.
"I know," said Spencer
"Oh, come on, you know what you've done?" Derek said, dramatically, "you NEVER ask to Dr Spencer Reid. He is wikipedia with legs"
The girl laughed, while Spencer decided to ignore the comments of his friend
"In ancient Rome, celebrations were held in honor of Saturn ..."
Spencer paused when he saw Melody talking to Santa Claus. "You want to know the story of Santa Claus?"
Derek rolled his eyes upward, before looking in disbelief at Spencer "Absolutely not"
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Melody stared at Santa Claus. She cocked her head, studying his features "Are you tired?" she asked
Santa Claus smiled, tapping her nose "No, pretty girl. Have you been good?"
She twisted her lip, shaking her head slowly, "No. I ate all the chocolate ice cream, I stepped on cat's tail, use the scent of my mother for clean the windows ..."
The man looked at the little girl, surprised. She was adding antics, with the fingers of both hands.
"I was angry with my friend Lanna, and I gave her a push. I hid in the washing, to avoid having to eat vegetables ..."
"All right, honey. I think I understand," said Santa, interrupting Melody
Melody Smiled Sweetly, before looking at Derek "you see that man over there?"
He nodded, looking at Derek.
"I want him to be my daddy"
"I do not know if ..."
She got off his lap, taking his hands in hers, "I do not want dolls or dresses ... I want him to be my daddy"
The man looked at the girl, shocked. He wanted to have enough power to fulfill her wish. But he was just an ordinary man.
"My mom is in the hospital, she is sick. Did you could do anything? She always decorates the Christmas tree with me, I do not want to do without her ... please"
Melody went to Derek, who sat next to Spencer, eating a hot dog.
"What's wrong?" Spencer asked, watching the girl nervous.
She approached them, whispering "I did cry to Santa Claus ..."
A/N: Hey! Thanks for reading! Thanks for alerts and favorites!
I know it's not Christmas, but in Spain, the sun has abandoned us and storms have begun. It's really cold here!
Anything, Christmas is sweet :P and the next chapter your friend Dean is back and a flashback very, very important...
Thanks to:
Kimd33, Jenny Crum, Lenika08, Went, LoveforPenandDerek, People Person I'm Not, Kmn1829 and DerekNpen
Kisses!