All But One Present
AN: Chapter 17, and I hope you enjoy it
Previously:
Kat looked confused as she swallowed a rasher of bacon. "LLB?"
"Lemon, lime, and bitters," Sapphire clarified with a smile as the adults finished their breakfast, knowing that it was time to open presents.
Sapphire's father smiled warmly at them all, before plonking himself beside the tree, ready to hand out the presents. There was quite a lot more than usual, as Katja, her parents, and her uncle had bought all their presents to the one house, and it looked amazing.
Colours of red, green, silver, purple, and gold sprinkled the bottom of the tree, as Sapphire's father, Andreas, picked up the first present and read, "To Kat, a very Merry Christmas from Sapphire, X."
Kat smiled at her friend, and with a pleased "Thank-you, Mr. Stone," began to tear into the wrapping to reveal a beautiful leather photo album, filled with photos of their two months together when she'd been an exchange student.
"Sapphire, this is so thoughtful of you. I haven't got many photos of the two of us." She said, giving her friend a hug.
"You're welcome," Sapphire said cheerfully, and was even more so when her present from Katja was revealed to be "The Emperor's Code" and "Storm Warning."
"I was looking through your books when you were at school, and decided on those two." Kat said, and was treated to a hug from Sapphire.
"Thanks, I appreciate that." She said, and the morning carried on in the same manner.
Kat's parents had given her the full set of Harry Potter books, her uncle had given her a dark blue t-shirt which, in silver writing, read "Dear Santa, define good," and Sapphire's parents, at a loss of what to get her, had bought a large box and filled it with the kinds of things that can only be acquired in New Zealand.
It included things like Pineapple Lumps, L&P, a calendar with different kiwi icons, pencils with little kiwis on them, a NZ icon colouring book, sheep-shaped erasers who were wearing backpacks with sharpeners inside, and a green t-shirt with a map of New Zealand on it.
"That's so nice," Kat said happily, and shook Andreas's hand, and hugged Ariana.
Sapphire's parents had given their daughter a recipe book, her grandparents had given her a nail kit, her aunt in England had sent her a gorgeous photo of the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square, her cousins had sent biscuits with Christmas-related shapes, and Sir Bob Geldof had given her a copy of his Autobiography "Is That It?" signed, as well as Pink Floyd's The Wall film.
"Thanks, Sir Geldof," she murmured, pleased as punch. Her parents smiled as well, as they recalled the thoughtfulness of their daughter's school.
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Ariana got a beautiful pair of authentic cowgirl boots from her husband, a stetson and a $30 book voucher for Paper Plus from her daughter, her parents-in-law had given her three bottles of Pinot Gris, as well as a $50 gift voucher for a manicure at a day spa in Wellington, and her good friend Claire had given her a nail kit.
Andreas's wife and daughter had both given him $50 vouchers; his wife had given him a voucher for itunes, and Sapphire had given him one for Jb Hi-Fi, a store in which movies and music is sold. His parents had given him three bottles of Pinot Gris, and his sister had given him an autobiography about Roger Waters, lead singer of one of his favorite English rock bands, Pink Floyd.
Kat's parents were given a hamper of NZ treats from the Stone family, movie passes from Kat's uncle, and t-shirts from their daughter.
Kat's uncle had been given Pinot Noir from the Stone's, fine cheeses and biscuits from Katja, and a photo album from his sister and brother-in-law.
AN: So, I had fun writing that. Hope you enjoy reading it, and if you want to know about anything, like what something is, or why I've given certain people their names, ask away, and I'll only be too happy to answer your questions :)
TTFN, my lovely fans :)