Dave sighed, sitting on the couch in a sweater. Mind you, it was a pretty stupid looking sweater, but hey, it was Christmas time. 'Tis the season and all that shit,' Dave though solemnly to himself.
It wasn't that he didn't enjoy Christmas, in fact, he enjoyed it very much. It was one of the times of year that he, John, Rose, and Jade would hop onto Skype instead of Pesterchum, do a video call, and open the presents that they had sent each other. Dave enjoyed seeing Rose's slight smile, appreciation gleaming in her eyes. Or Jade's giant grin as she ripped the wrapping paper with little dogs all over it to discover a set of ears, or maybe even some paws. Hell, even John's stupid giggle as he got excited over a new video game, or a movie poster.
But alas, Dave wasn't feeling very much into the Christmas spirit. He sat alone on the couch of the apartment, sweater on, fan running, and some hot chocolate in his hands. Him being Dave did try to open the apple juice, only to find a little note taped to it reading – 'If you open this, lil dude, then no Christmas presents. –Bro'. And so there he sat, hot chocolate in hand, head down, and waiting for it to finally be Christmas. So he and Bro could finally spend some time together, exchange gifts, and hey, maybe even watch a movie.
Dave gained a small smile at the thought of him and Bro being able to do those things together. Normal, family things. He shook his head, tearing the thought from his mind for now. He set the mug of hot chocolate on the small table residing near the couch gently, and took off his sweater swiftly. 'Getting a bit hot,' he noted to himself. He quickly turned off the fan and hopped back onto the couch, using his odd colored sweater as a small makeshift pillow. He sat there for a good minute, listening to the sounds coming from outside dully before ruffling his own hair and grabbing his shades, taking them off and setting them on his chest to rest.
'Well,' Dave thought to himself as he shut his red hued eyes, 'may as well sleep for a while before Bro actually gets home.' And sleep he did.
Little did he know that only a few minutes after he had fallen asleep, Bro did in fact come home with a present. When Bro walked in, he tossed his keys on the counter, getting ready to yell for Dave to come out and open his present since it was well past midnight, before he spotted him sprawled on the couch. Mouth hanging ajar, Bro could slightly hear Dave's breathing from his spot. He smiled, and set the wrapped gift on the small space of the couch, grabbing Dave's shades and picking up his younger sibling. He carried him into Dave's room, knowing that he would be out until morning, curious how he'd gotten placed into his own bed. Bro set that shades on Dave's desk before gently placing Dave himself into the bed, and threw one of the sheets over him before turning off the lights and sliding the door closed.
Exchanging presents could wait, just a little longer.
A/N; Wow! Sorry for taking so long on this next one, guys! But come on, I missed Halloween, so I had to make it up some how. I hope you'll forgive me, and we can see to a New Year's chapter! On another note, I look forward to any reviews that you guys have! I don't expect them after this long, but again, I truly do hope that you'll all forgive me.