Featuring Mami Tomoe x Nagisa Momoe from Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Nagisa had taken charge of the Christmas party, which meant there was an awful lot of plates of cheese scattered among the other dishes (and also hiding in places you didn't expect to find it – Sayaka had let out a squeak and a swear when she had nearly stepped on a plate that was hiding just under the Christmas tree skirt. Kyoko had laughed and stolen the plate before Sayaka could throw it in anger).
"Everyone!" Nagisa said, having jumped up on a chair so that she stood taller than anyone. "It's time for the Secret Santaaaaaa!"
She did a little twirl, her red flouncy dress swooshing prettily and almost fell off the chair.
"Everyone brought a present for it riiiight?" she said.
Mami covered her mouth with one hand, trying to hide her giggle. The little girl was so energetic. It was rather relieving that she could be so cheerful all the time so easily. Everyone else always seemed to have to force it – but tonight, it seemed that Nagisa's cheer had caught on, because everyone was sporting smiles and there were giggles all around.
"Then let's do presents!" Nagisa said, and jumped off the chair.
Kyoko stood up, putting down the now empty plate on a chair (that had to have been her fourth plate already; Mami was glad she had cooked so much).
"Oy! Homura! Catch!"
Kyoko hurled a box across the room, probably with more force than necessary. Homura caught it with her characteristic ease.
"A box of pocky. You shouldn't have," Homura said with just a hint of sarcasm. Still, she was smiling, so that was good.
"You're welcome! Merry Christmas and all that shit," Kyoko said with a grin.
She headed back towards the table for another plate of food, while Madoka leaped up and scurried to follow her with her own carefully wrapped gift; ah, so she had drawn Kyoko. Homura didn't look very happy about that, Mami thought with a smile.
Kyoko was absolutely ecstatic over the little portable stove that Madoka had bought for her, and gave the pink haired girl a huge hug. Homura looked miffed, but didn't say anything. She just crossed the room towards Madoka, tossing her gift into Sayaka's lap as she passed, obviously more interested in holding Madoka's hand than responding to Sayaka's teasing. Sayaka, after opening the gift and being genuinely surprised at the carefully chosen CD inside, jogged across the room and threw her arm over Homura in a jovial manner, causing Homura to look both annoyed and flustered. Sayaka then handed her gift to Madoka, and Madoka kept saying thank you over and over again about the pretty blue bracelets.
Hmm? That was everyone except her and Nagisa so...
"Mami!" Nagisa said, hopping in front of her.
She had a mischievous grin and her hands behind her back.
"Oh, you," Mami said, picking up a small wrapped gift. "You were the one that ran the Secret Santa drawing. Now, what are the odds that we would both be each other's Secret Santas?"
Nagisa just giggled.
"Merry Christmas!" she said.
She brought the thing out from behind her back. It was a very lopsided looking strawberry cake, that looked as though she had forgotten to add enough flower. The frosting was done in lumps and spilled onto the plate, and the strawberries were falling off.
It was the cutest thing that Mami had ever seen.
"Oh, Nagisa-chan," Mami said. "Thank you. It's wonderful!"
Nagisa giggled, but this time she sounded a little bit uncertain.
"Nagisa has never made a cake before," she said. "Nagisa had to ask okaa-san how to make it...Nagisa hopes Mami likes it!"
Mami accepted the plate and picked up her fork from the table beside it.
"I'm going to love it," she said.
Well, it was soggy and definitely needed more flour, but it still tasted sweet and delicious.
"Thank you so much, Nagisa-chan," Mami said. "Now, how about you open your present from me?"
Nagisa's eyes brightened and she took the gift from Mami. The golden wrapping paper went every where, but her little gasp of delight was more than enough to bring a smile to Mami's face.
"It's so cute!" Nagisa squealed, holding up the hat. "Look! It has cheeses!"
It was a black and pink knit hat with dangling pom-poms on the ends shaped to look like wedges of cheese. She happily pulled the hat on over her white hair.
"Mami! Mami! How do I look?"
"Adorable, Nagisa-chan," Mami said. "I knew it would look good on you!"
Nagisa giggled and batted at the dangling cheese pom poms for a second. Then she threw her arms around Mami.
"Thank you, Mami!" Nagisa said. "But you're my best Christmas present!"
Mami smiled and wrapped her arms around the little girl's shoulders.
"And you're mine," Mami said.