Ugh, finally. I was maybe hoping to post this yesterday, when it was ACTUALLY Christmas Eve, but that didn't happen. :( Ah, well.

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"We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas..." Jay sang jovially as he placed his presents under the tree. As he continued to murmur the lyrics under his breath, he fluffed up the branches of their tree, which resulted in him nearly smashing one of the ornaments.

"Please, stop," Cole begged, looking seconds away from grabbing the blue ninja and throwing him off the ship.

It was Christmas Eve, and the group was getting antsy, so much that Lloyd decided they would open a few presents before Christmas morning— their secret Santa gifts. (Which was unheard of, according to Zane.)

Lloyd handed out the presents, and he handed Kai a gift wrapped in white paper with blue snowflakes, and a single silver ribbon around the middle. Kai traded with Lloyd the gift he wrapped for this one, and opened it.

Inside was a protective red smartphone cover with a little flame decal on the back, that Kai immediately appreciated, and a gift card to a coffee shop he and Nya liked to visit. Jay was asking me about my case a while ago, maybe it was him? Kai wondered.

Lloyd gave his to Jay, refusing eye contact, then passed the rest of the gifts out. His was wrapped in red paper with little green Christmas trees on it, all of different sizes, with gold ribbon draped around both ends, and with a golden bow where they met.

Jay ripped his open immediately, and got... a neck pillow?

It was an electric blue, covered in soft microfiber, and stuffed with squishy memory foam. He kept pressing it unconsciously, all the while wondering, Who the heck came up with this? Of course, he wasn't complaining. His neck had been injured mildly in their battle with the Oni, and since then he had been a bit uncomfortable... so he was glad whoever gave him this was so thoughtful.

Lloyd's was wrapped cleanly and simply in white paper with multi-colored lights imprinted on it. In his was a box of peppermint hot chocolate mixes, and one of those soft and fuzzy blankets the whole team knew he adored.

Zane's was simple also, wrapped in plain, green paper with no accessories, but inside was the book he had wished for, a book on ocean life, and an apron that said in bold letters on the front: "THIS IS WHAT AN AWESOME COOK LOOKS LIKE". He grinned in amusement.

Cole's was wrapped in gold paper with pretty white patterns on it, and a single white bow in the corner. Inside was exactly what he wanted (I only told Jay... but Jay doesn't wrap presents this nicely), a set of fancy calligraphy pens, and a packaged mini Bundt cake.

And Nya's, the last one, was in a bag with little ornaments on it and stuffed with red tissue paper. She pulled out a bulky wool scarf and a tool box (That's why this was so heavy, she thought dryly) first, then...

A plushie. A small, soft blue whale toy, with a wide smile on its tiny face. A little odd, but it was squishy and adorable, so she dubbed it acceptable. Slowly but surely, she was growing on it. She smiled. What a Christmas.

. . .

After dinner and a movie (Home Alone, Lloyd's favorite), Lloyd came up to Jay, who was sitting on the couch finishing a bowl of popcorn, propped by the neck pillow.

"Do you like it?" he asked shyly.

Jay turned to Lloyd, confused, then grinned. "It was you? Gosh, I woulda never guessed. Thanks, by the way."

The Green Ninja shifted his weight nervously. "Was— was it good? I was planning on getting you something else, but..."

Jay shook his head. "No, no! This is great! You know you don't have to get me something special. Besides, I never would've thought to get it for myself," he assured, squishing it fondly. "It's actually really comfy."

Lloyd smiled. "Thanks."

. . .

Cole was on a mission. He had been watching each ninja carefully, during and after the movie, guessing and quickly dismissing subjects.

Who was my secret Santa?

He figured that they would come and tell him eventually, but he was getting impatient. He had ruled out Lloyd, Jay, Zane, and Kai... so, he planned on asking Nya. Finally, he spotted her stuffing extra presents under the tree for tomorrow morning.

"Nya?"

He had apparently caught her off guard, by the way she jumped about fifteen feet in the air when he called her name.

"Cole! Hey, Cole," she replied quickly. "Did you like your gift?"

He nodded. "Yeah. S'nice. Did you get it for me?"

"Yup. How'd you guess?" she grinned.

"I thought about it," Cole responded, burying his hands inside the pockets of his hoodie. "Thanks for the pens. I really wanted those. And the cake," he smirked. "Well... Merry Christmas."

"You too."

. . .

That about wraps it up! (Get it, wrap? :D) I really wanted to write more about the other's reactions to the gifts, but again, I didn't want to keep you all waiting for a late update.

Anyway, I hope you guys had a very Merry Christmas! Thank you for reading!