If you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas to you & a happy New Year to all! I wish you all the very best! =]

Sesshomaru tapped his foot impatiently as he stared at the wrapped presents under the tree. Five gifts. Three for Inuyasha, two for him. Why did he only have two? Ok maybe a Michael Kors watch was a bit too much but he got the feeling he didn't get the laptop he'd asked for. He had dug into his savings to get Inuyasha everything he wanted but Sesshomaru couldn't even get a laptop?! It's not like he wanted a touch screen, 1080hp, 3D, quad processor ultra book or anything. The only thing he asked for in a laptop is for it to not have Windows 8 [too complicated]. Why was that so much to ask for?

The inuyoukai shifted his weight again & sighed through his nose. That damned Inuyasha, not getting him what the hell he wanted…but he was going to play it cool. Christmas was not about getting, it was about giving so he had to at least pretend he was uber excited so he didn't ruin the mood.

"Woo! Alright! Five more minutes then we can open presents!" Inuyasha said excitedly, pouring himself some eggnog, "You want some, babe?"

"No thanks"

"Aww, c'mon, loosen up a little"

"I shouldn't drink liquor while pregnant, Inuyasha"

"Well I got the non-alcoholic kind too"

Sesshomaru sighed in audibly. His boyfriend wasn't going to shut up until he said yes. "Alright"

Inuyasha grabbed a glass that he usually drank his brandy or whiskey out of & poured the inuyoukai some of the thick, creamy sweet holiday drink then brought it over to him & sat beside him on the comfortable couch.

"That's a big o' tree…" Inuyasha murmured gazing up adoringly at the seven foot tree. He wrapped an arm around Sesshomaru's shoulders.

"But beautiful"

"Yeah. You did a great job decorating it"

Sesshomaru nodded once in acknowledgement before he corrected himself. He had been working on using his words instead of body language or facial expressions. "Thank you"

The hanyou glanced at the clock. 11:58. "So what did you get me?"

"You're about to find out soon enough"

"Can't I get a hint?"

"It's a surprise"

"Is that my hint or just you brushing me off?"

"Both"

Inuyasha chuckled. "I'll tell you what I got you if you tell me what you got me"

"I know what you didn't get me…"

"Hey now, you do not"

Sesshomaru glanced at the ceiling in a way of rolling his eyes. "There's no way a laptop would fit into boxes that small"

"Maybe I got you one of those really small netbooks you used to want"

"I haven't wanted those since it came out seven years ago…"

Inuyasha started. "It came out seven years ago?!"

"Yes, Inuyasha"

"Jesus….well what if I got you that pack of really fancy sauages, cheese & crackers? Eh, remember when you said you've always wanted to try it?"

"If that's what you got me, I'm going to suffocate you"

The half breed threw his head back & laughed. "But it's the thought that counts!"

"That's a phrase only peasants believe in. It's not the thought that counts if you give your significant other sausage, crackers & cheese for Christmas"

Midnight. Inuyasha smirked & placed a slow, lingering kiss on his boyfriend's soft lips. "Merry Christmas, baby" he whispered.

Sesshomaru took a moment to respond; he seemed a little…winded due to the kiss. "Merry Christmas"

The hanyou reached forward & grabbed a box he wrote Sesshomaru's name on & handed it to the inuyoukai who had it unwrapped in under thirty seconds. He opened the box & smirked. "House shoes. Thank you, Inuyasha"

"Ya welcome, babe"

Inuyasha grabbed a box with his name on it, unwrapped it & had to fight the scream that was trying hard to fight it's way out of his throat. "The Assassin's Creed Unity Playstation 4 bundle with Call of Duty, the Evil Within & Assassin's Creed Unity & Black Flag. Thank you, baby, I love it"

Sesshomaru nodded. He was pretty sure Inuyasha knew he was getting that but he was glad he liked it all the same.

The next gift Inuyasha unwrapped was a Sons of Anarchy bathrobe with matching house shoes. The hanyou was beside himself, putting them on immediately & sniffing it occasionally [he always did say he loved the smell of new clothes].

Sesshomaru's next gift was a bottle of cologne that he'd been wanting. The bottle was a lot bigger than he anticipated but he appreciated it all the same; it'd last him longer. Inuyasha's last gift was a big box of new button down shirts, dress pants & dress shoes. The Interview Wardrobe, he dubbed it. He kissed his mate again & began cleaning up, chattering away about how much he loved his gifts & he didn't know which game to play first. Sesshomaru tried his best to shake the disappointment over not getting what he really wanted; he wasn't going to be the petty one that ruined Christmas, especially for someone who was elated. Even for him that was unacceptable.

"Hey wanna play a game with me?" Inuyasha asked, tying up the trash bag & gathering his gifts.

"No. I'm going to go lay down"

"What? Baby, it's only one in the morning"

"Exactly. Our son is asleep so I think it would do me some good to get some sleep as well"

"I'm sure our daughter is too excited to sleep"

"Excited about what? The eggnog wasn't even all that great"

Inuyasha smiled sheepishly. "Guess I should've warmed it up, huh?"

A strange sort of feeling rose in the inuyoukai's chest, like he wanted to cry. Why? He had no idea. "No. It was fine that was you served it to me"

Sesshomaru went to their bedroom & curled up under the blankets with the light off. He screwed his eyes shut as if doing so would allow him to rest but he kept finding himself becoming resentful towards Inuyasha for not getting him a laptop. But just because he was having petty thoughts didn't mean he had to voice them.

& then he started to cry. Not because he was sad but because he'd promised Inuyasha he was going to start voicing what's on his mind rather than staying quiet & impassive & now he had to go right back to it to keep Inuyasha happy. It was like taking six steps forward & eleven steps back. It was so frustrating he wanted to pull his hair. All this over a stupid lapto-

The bedroom door opened slowly. "Sessh? Babe, you awake?"

"Yes"

"…Are…you crying?"

"No"

"You're lying to me…"

Sesshomaru did his best to quickly wipe his face dry & flipped his pillow over to the dry side. The other side of the bed shifted as Inuyasha sat down on it. He could almost feel himself being watched as they sat in silence.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Inuyasha asked quietly.

"There is nothing to talk about"

"Let's start at why you're crying"

"I'm not"

"Sessh…"

"Enjoy your video games, Inuyasha"

"They will be there in the morning"

The inuyoukai sighed. "No I don't want to talk about it"

There was a long, pregnant silence, like one was waiting for the other to say something else & didn't want to interrupt the train of thought. Everything in Sesshomaru was telling him to stay quiet, don't ruin Inuyasha's fun with negativity & pettiness. The silver haired beauty had more than enough money to get his own laptop, don't make such a big deal of it. But with all the counseling Sesshomaru had been going through & trying to open up emotionally he felt it was only right to say something.

"I-"

"Well, until you feel like talking about it I guess I'll just…get on the computer & watch Netflix or something until you do"

Sesshomaru frowned. "But you don't have a comp…oh…my…God!"

For the first time since he was very young the inuyoukai threw the blankets back & made a mad dash towards the dining room where a sleek Macbook Pro Air sat waiting & open. Sesshomaru had to put a hand over his mouth to stop himself from crying or screaming, he couldn't figure out which. Maybe both. An uncharacteristic squeal slipped through his defences though as he snatched Inuyasha up into a tight hug.

"Thank you so much, Inuyasha, I love it. Thank you"

Inuyasha chuckled & kissed his boyfriend on the temple when he smelled tears again. "You're welcome baby. Merry Christmas"