"Okay, it's Lea's turn," said Sméagol.
"Wait, you didn't get a gift for Lea?" asked Damian.
"We did, but we opens our presentses for each other later."
"Oh, good idea," said Bri. "Damian and I opened our gifts for each other before you guys got here. It's kind of a special tradition we have. We get up early, and we exchange the corniest but most awesome gifts to each other."
"Awww, that's so romantic," said Aini.
"Okay," said Lea, "well, my gifts for you three are the same, but... I still hope you like them." She handed Bri, Damian, and Aini her gifts to them. They were copies of a CD she had recorded herself with her own studio equipment and software. "These songs all have really special meaning for me."
"Ohh, Lea," Bri said sweetly, "thank you, Honey. This means so much to us."
"I know we're gonna love it," said Damian. "I mean, come on. We love everything you sing, because you sing it so well."
Lea smiled awkwardly.
"She can sing the McDonald's Theme Song," said Bri, "and it would still sound beautiful."
Lea snickered.
"Thank you, Lea," said Aini. "I'll listen to it while I read Sméagol's book."
Lea snickered some more. "Cool."
"Okay, well, I guess it's my turn," said Bri. "Now, Lea knows that giving gifts is my love language, and I always love to go all out with them, so..." She reached under the tree, and handed Aini a large bag.
Aini removed the tissue paper, and inside was an entire set of different color yarn and knitting and crocheting needles. "Oh, wow, Bri," she exclaimed, "thank you so much! This is awesome!"
"You're like me, girl. You love to knit and crochet things."
"Yeah, I really do. Thank you, Bri."
"That's not all." She reached under the tree, and handed Aini another gift.
Aini removed the paper to reveal a box of chocolates. "Ohh, Bri, these look delicious. I love chocolate."
"I know you do."
"Thank you so much."
"And, one more thing." Bri handed Aini her last gift.
Aini reached into the bag, and pulled out a white, crochet shawl. "Awww, this is beautiful! Wow, Bri, you really did go all out. Thank you!"
"You're welcome, Honey." Bri reached under the tree, and handed Sméagol his first gift. "Okay, Sméagol, I don't know how you're gonna feel about this gift, but I really hope you'll like it."
Sméagol smiled as he reached into the gift bag, removed the tissue paper, and pulled out a pale green knitted, uh, outfit. "What's this?" he asked.
"It's a bunny onesie," said Bri. "Here, let me show you." She unfolded it, and held it up for him to see. "It's got a hood with bunny ears. At the bottom, you've got bunny feet, and then, in the back, it's got a long, very fluffy tail. It's springy, so you can wiggle and bend and move it however you want. It's also strong, so you won't break it. And this, in the front, it's a zipper. It'll make it easier to put on the onesie.
Sméagol's face lit up. "It's so precious!" he sighed. "Can we put it on now?"
"Of course, Honey. Go in the bathroom, and try it on. Oh, and be careful when you zip it up. The zipper's really, really long, and you don't wanna accidentally zip your crotch."
Damian laughed as Sméagol took the bunny onesie into the bathroom to change into it. He came out with the biggest smile on his face. "It fits us!" he exclaimed. "It fits us!"
"Awwww, you look absolutely adorable, Sméagol!" Bri cried. "Do you like it?"
"Oh, we loves it!"
"Yes, we loves it very much!" Gollum exclaimed happily. "Did you make it, Precious?"
"I did indeed," said Bri, "with Aini's help."
"What do you think of the zipper?" asked Lea.
"We loves it!" Sméagol exclaimed as he grabbed onto it, and zipped it up and down, giggling so sweetly. "It's so funny, and we likes how it feels against our skin."
Bri, Lea, and Aini giggled.
"Did you check out your tail?" asked Bri.
Sméagol reached behind himself, andplayed with his tail. He moved it around in different directions.
"Wiggle it."
Sméagol did so, and giggled gleefully. "It tickles us! We loves our tail!" He ran to Bri, and gave her a big bunny hug. "Thank you, Bri, our precious friend. We loves you."
"Awww, you're welcome, Sweetie."
"And, you know, if the hood gets too hot for you, you can always take it off, and let it just rest behind you," said Damian.
"And, by the way, Sméagol and Gollum, that is not your only gift from me." Bri reached under the tree, and handed him another gift, a rather large wrapped box.
He quickly removed the wrapping paper to reveal a whole bunch of boxes. "What are these?" he asked enthusiastically.
"Those are Goldfish Crackers," said Bri. "They're little fish-shaped crackers. They don't tase like fish, but I think you'll like them. And, there's different flavors, like Cheddar, Pizza, Ranch, and all the things."
Sméagol's mouth watered. "Mmmm, they sounds delicious."
"Oh, they are," said Damian. "I like the pizza flavor the best."
"You'll love 'em," said Bri, "and you can even share them with Lea if you want."
Sméagol smiled sweetly. "Awww, of course we shares with our precious Lea." He kissed Lea's cheek.
"And, last one." Bri handed Sméagol another wrapped gift. "I made this one all by myself."
Sméagol removed the paper to reveal a thick book entitled Affirmations of Awesomeness.
"It's a book of positive affirmations that I wrote, so anytime you're feeling down on yourself or depressed or you just want a pick-me-up to remind you of how awesome you are, just read the book."
"Awwww, Bri!" Sméagol cried, giving Bri the biggest hug. "We loves you so much. Thank you."
'Awww, and Gollum, these gifts are for you, too. Don't ever forget you're just as important to us as Sméagol. We love you both."
Gollum smiled. "We loves you, too, Precious."
Bri smiled back. "Okay, Lea, your turn." She reached under the tree, and handed Lea her first gift.
Lea reached in the bag, and pulled out a long, very soft and fluffy sweater dress. "Oh, my gosh!" she squealed, hugging the dress. "It's so sweatery and tickly!"
"That is a sweatery nightdress," said Bri, "...or house dress. I knitted that one myself. There's another sweater dress in there, by the way, and that one, you can wear it when you go out."
Lea pulled out the other dress, which was also long and fluffy, but a lot more suitted for outtings. She hugged both the dresses. "Thank you, Bri. They're so soft and tickly and fluffy." She rubbed her hands against them, giggling like an innocent child. "Sweeeaaaterrr!" she squealed softly.
Sméagol giggled and hugged her. "You're so cute."
Lea smiled as Bri handed her another gift. She tore off the paper, and opened the big box to see a whole bunch of large bags of Doritos of all different flavors inside. "Oh, my total gosh!" she shouted. "I'm in Dorito Heaven!"
Bri laughed. "Dorito Sweater Heaven I'd say." Then, she handed Lea her last gift, which was much smaller.
Lea removed the wwrapping paper, immediately knowing what it was. "An iTunes card!" she exclaimed.
"Actually, two iTunes cards," said Bri, "both $100."
Lea gasped excitedly. "Holy shit, $200?!"
"Yep."
"Oh, my gosh! Bri, you spoiled me rotten! Thank you!"
Bri laughed. "You're welcome, Sweetie. Okay, I have one more gift for both of you." She reached under the tree, grabbed an envelope, and handed it to Sméagol. "You open it, so you can read it to Lea."
Sméagol carefully slid his finger through the sealed envelope, opened it, and pulled out two folded up pieces of paper with tickets inside. "Celtic Woman ticketses?!" he said excitedly.
"Yep, and Meet & Greet passes. They're coming here in May, so you and Lea are finally going to have your dream date."
Sméagol and Lea looked at each other with huge smiles on their faces.
"We're finally gonna see Celtic Woman together!" Lea exclaimed. "Thank you, Bri!"
"Aww, you're welcome," said Bri, "but this was actually from me, Damian, and Aini.
Lea smiled. "Thanks, guys. You're the best friends we could ever ask for."
"We feel the same about you guys," said Damian. "You're awesome."
"So, Sméagol," said Bri, "we're having some friends and family over tonight for Christmas dinner and more gift exchange and other fun things, and I think it would be so awesome and adorable if you wore that onesie."
Sméagol smiled warmly. "We will, Precious." Then, he got up, and gave Bri, Damian, Aini, and Lea big hugs. "We loves you all so much."
"We loves you, too, Sweetie," Bri said in a cutesy voice.