Winter's Daughter

Chapter Eleven

This is coming a day late, but oh well! Merry Christmas!!

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Killian jumps onto your bed and wakes you up at SIX IN THE MORNING!! You pull your pillow and blanket over your head as your son yells something about Santa, snow, and Christmas. You were up until past midnight setting up Killian's gifts from "Santa." You partially blame your friends who had Christmas Eve dinner at your house for staying so late, not to mention Logan convincing you into drinking more than you probably should have.

"MOMMY!! WAKE UP!! WAKE UP!! WAKE UP!!" Killian shouts. "SANTA WAS HERE!! SANTA WAS HERE!! HE LEFT GIFTS AND SNOW!!"

"Settle down, pumpkin," you groan. "Mommy has a bit of a headache."

"Sorry, Mommy," Killian whispers.

"It's okay, my sweet," you sigh.

"I'll go get you some medicine, Mommy," Killian says and rushes off to your bathroom. He's back in a matter of minutes and handing you the container of headache medicine and water that is sitting next to your bed.

After taking the pills, you yawn and stretch while asking, "Now, what was that about presents?"

"Come on! Come on!" Killian exclaims. "Quickly!"

You grab your video camera and robe on the way out of your room. You smile and follow your son downstairs. The medicine is really kicking in by the time you get downstairs and watch Killian so excited about his gifts. You start to videotape Killian's reaction and excitement. After Killian stops obsessing over his gifts from Santa and opening up the gifts from his Aunts and Uncles, you stop videotaping everything and unwrap the gifts you received this year.

When you had finished, there appeared to be no more presents left. You had already given your gifts to Sam, Steve, Nat, Wanda, Bucky, and Rebecca. Your X-Men "family" decided not to do gifts this year unless they were for Killian or the kids at the school. After a while, Killian grabs a gift that was hidden in the back and in a beautiful (F/C) floral wrapping paper.

"What's this, Mommy?" Killian asks.

"I don't know, sweetie," you admit. "Mind if I see it?"

Killian hands you the gift. The tag reads "To: (Y/N) From: Bucky." That is strange. You had already opened the one from Bucky and Rebecca (a wonderful book to keep all your recipes in with a bunch of fresh herbs and spices). Why would you have another gift from them? When did that even get there? You tear off the paper, open the box, and see nothing but a silky red fabric with a little note resting on top. You set the note aside, decidedly more curious about the fabric. You hold it up so you could get a better look at it. You gasp and almost drop the dress. It is a near-perfect recreation of the dress Emma Swan wore in the episode "Snow Drifts" with the minor addition of beautiful lace on the skirt and a ribbon around the waist. You look at the note.

You'd look even more beautiful than a princess in this. Told you I'd find you some to wear tonight. Can't wait to see you in this tonight.

~Bucky

You stare at it horrified. You don't think he'd take you seriously. A few weeks ago, Bucky had been begging you to come to keep him company at Tony Stark's Christmas party happening tonight. You had jokingly replied with "If you could find me a dress that fits me and makes me look like some sort of model or princess, then I'll think about it." Bucky told you that he could do that. You had laughed it off at the time because you didn't think he would actually do it.

You look at the bottom of the box and see a set of accessories: a beautiful diamond hair insert (that was the same as Emma's in the episode) and a matching diamond necklace. Bucky must have spent a fortune on this stuff. You sigh at the thought. He most certainly did not have to do all of this especially considering how Sam probably told him that you don't go to these events. Just as you are about to text Bucky, there is a knock on the door. You go open it and see Bucky and Rebecca.