The 25th of December, what a painful yet joyful day. Today it makes exactly twelve years from the accident. It was quite late by the time Y/N and Jimin had woken up, 11 AM, to specify. Once they were up, they both wore the Christmas sweaters from yesterday and ate breakfast. 

Nothing much went on until 4:30 PM, the time when Y/N and Jimin left the house to go to her parents' graves. While driving, Y/N had clenched her hand tightly around Jimin's, and it got only tighter as they got closer to their destination. "Don't worry, It'll be fine, okay? Do you want to stop by and buy some flowers?" Jimin did his best to smile and comfort Y/N, making her only appreciate him more. 

"Yes, the last time I've visited the grave was in November, on my birthday, unless uncle and grandmas had gone after that, the old flowers would've probably dried...." she responded, and Jimin gave her a nod, pulling to the side before opening the door for her, "Thanks," she smiled.

They spent a few minutes at the shop, choosing a pretty bouquet of flowers. Y/N ended up choosing pansies with a great variety of colours from purple to yellow wrapped into white nylon paper. Once Jimin had paid, after a fight for who'd pay, of course, they sat back into Y/N's uncle's car and drove off to the nearby cemetery. 

It looked like a beautiful park with sad memories, the tall trees were surrounded by white or grey stones with old and memorable dates. Maybe even forgotten names. The two youngsters strolled on the grey path that cut the green grass in half until Y/N stopped at a certain old-looking, white stone. Two names were engraved on its front, Han Minji and Han Sojun.

"Mom, dad," Y/N's eyes glossed as she spoke, "This year I didn't come by myself... I'm here with Park Jimin, my boyfriend..." she blushed as she reached for his hand while looking at the rock longingly. 

"Hello Ms. and Mr. Han, I hope you are doing well," Jimin added, obtaining a bright and thankful smile from Y/N's side. He helped her to remove the old and withered, plumerias before backing off so she could place the new flowers into the white vase. As he stared at her changing the flowers, he noticed that two pictures were also engraved on the rock, apart from the names and dates. He ran his thumb over the old and dust-filled pictures, taking a minute to memorize their faces. "Your mom is just as beautiful as you," 

"She was..." Y/N agreed.

"No Y/N, she is..." as they both squatted down right before the rock, he reached out to pat her head in that motion that she's gotten so greedy for. It was so calming and comforting. "I think you have your dad's eyes and your mom's smile. And your nose's origin is unknown..." he laughed.

"Yeah, I agree." she laughed lightly while caressing her own nose with the tips of her fingers before deciding to place her bum onto the grass, "Can we stay just ten more minutes?"

"Oh, no! Don't worry take your time Y/N!" Jimin said kind of in a rush before taking a seat beside her. 

...

Well, after a depressing afternoon, it was time for a chaotic evening... Ms. Han grabbed the cheap-karaoke mic that they've been using for about fifteen years and pretended to sing like Maria Carey, "All I want for Christmas is you~" she missed the high note by at least two pitches, but not like anyone cared, they were all too busy dying from laughter. "Come one, Y/N and Jimin you should sing this song!" she quickly passed us the mic while the instrumental played. Jimin and I looked at each other shyly before moving onto singing.

"I don't want a lot for Christmas,

There is just one thing I need,

I don't care about the presents,

Underneath the Christmas tree.

I just want you for my own,

More than you could ever know.

Make my wish come true,

All I want for Christmas is you, yeah

I don't want a lot for Christmas,

There is just one thing I need,

And I don't care about the presents,

Underneath the Christmas tree.

I don't need to hang my stocking,

There upon the fireplace.

Santa Claus won't make me happy,

With a toy on Christmas Day.

I just want you for my own,

More than you could ever know.

Make my wish come true,

All I want for Christmas is you.

You, baby,

Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas,

I won't even wish for snow,

And I'm just gonna keep on waiting,

Underneath the mistletoe.

I won't make a list and send it,

To the North Pole for Saint Nick,

I won't even stay awake to,

Hear those magic reindeer click.

'Cause I just want you here tonight,

Holding on to me so tight.

What more can I do?

Baby, all I want for Christmas is you.

You, baby,

Oh, all the lights are shining so brightly everywhere,

And the sound of children's laughter fills the air,

And everyone is singing,

I hear those sleigh bells ringing.

Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need?

Won't you please bring my baby to me?

Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas,

This is all I'm asking for,

I just wanna see my baby,

Standing right outside my door.

Oh, I just want you for my own,

More than you could ever know.

Make my wish come true,

Baby, all I want for Christmas... is you.

You, baby,

All I want for Christmas is you, baby.

All I want for Christmas is you, baby.

All I want for Christmas is you, baby.

All I want for Christmas is you, baby.

All I want for Christmas is you, baby."

"Yay! Good, you two! You really should make a duet!" her uncle teased as they passed him the mic before he began singing, "Rockin' around the Christmas tree..."

After he and grandma had finished singing like two struggling penguins, she stated, "Okay, it's time to open the Christmas presents, and yes, I know we are a weird family that opens presents at night! Woohoo!" she cheered.

After everyone has gotten their presents for the others, they sat down onto the sofa, and Ms. Han decided to go first. "So, I'll give my first gift to my beloved son, here, stop wearing your trash-shoes! I hope you like them." she grinned cheekily as she handed him a box wrapped in a red wrapper. "So, Shinjae, do you like it?" she asked since he was staring at the box for too long.

"Ma, these are Geox shoes! They're quite expensive, I can't believe you are wasting your pension on me!" Shinjae hugged his mom before saying, "But thanks, I really like them..." 

"Welcome, son," she gave his cheek a quick pat before turning to look at Y/N and Jimin, "So, I have made a present for the both of you, but I'm a friend you won't like it, so I apologize if you don't like my old-grandma-gift..." she handed them her white box and looked at them anxiously as they opened it. 

Once Jimin took the lid of the box off, Y/N grabbed the two beautifully sewed sweaters; one of them was white and the other one was grey. In the front, they were just plain sweaters, but on their back, there were two hands reaching out to each other, it was very cute. "Ms. Han these are so adorable!" Jimin squealed, reaching the elder for a tight hug.

"Yeah, I'm in love!" Y/N added, joining their little hug, "But these are definitely couple-matching-sweatshirts, what would you have done if we weren't?"

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't say that!" Jimin glared at her playfully, "Thank you Ms. Han, we really like it." he looked at Shinjae, "Well, shall we go with you next, Mr. Han?"

"Yup, here Jimin," he smiled as he passed his present to the blonde-haired young man, "I hope you like it, I bought it because I heard that you once said you needed one of these... I'm not sure if you ended up buying one though..." he smiled as Jimin opened the black bag.

"Oh my God!" Jimin gasped as he looked at the expensive black suit in his hands, "A suit? Thank you so much! I really did need one... I couldn't afford to buy one, but I didn't want to buy a cheap one either..." 

"Your welcome!" he gave Jimin one last smile, who was still staring at his new suit in awe, "Here, mother, I bought you this pretty dress since it's been a while since you bought yourself one. You keep going around in these old dresses, so I hope on special occasions you'll wear this one." 

"Thank you, Shinjae, I'll make sure to wear it for Jimin's and Y/N's wedding," she grinned as the two blushed while taking her dress out of the beige paper-bag. "This is damn pretty!" she beamed looking at the plain yet elegant red dress in her hands. 

"No problem, ma! Here, Y/N this one's for you..." he passed her the pink box, watching as she opened it with a cute smile. "I know it's kinda stupid, but I also know you'll like it..." 

"No way~" she cackled as she took out a white t-shirt, "A shirt with the slang-word YSMSMTIMMD. Meaning, "You shocked me so much that it made me drop my purple burrito and it went sliding down the stairs." everyone in the room cracked up, it was definitely the stupidest thing they've heard in their lives. "Thanks, uncle! Okay, I'll go next, here's my gift for you, uncle. I noticed you need a new coat, so I bought you a new one..."

"Y/N! This is my favourite colour!" he exclaimed as he opened the box, trying it on briefly, "Thank you so so much! I love it, it's so warm." 

"Welcome," she turned to look at her grandma, "Here's my present for you, grandma," she handed her the red paper-bag, smiling, "I thought you needed a new sleeping gown, this one's really comfortable and soft!"

"Wow, this white, beautiful, silk gown is literally, so... I just don't even know how to say how much I appreciate the thought, Y/N. Thank you very much!" they shared a warm hug before Y/N turned to look at Jimin.

"Jimin, here is your present..." Y/N gave him a shy smile, feeling just a bit nervous. She had gotten him a photo-frame of them at the skating park and a perfume, "I hope you like it, I'm not really good at picking presents, but I saw you looking at shop-window of a perfume store, so yeah... emh, I'm sorry if-" he ran over to her side and immersed her into a warm hug. 

"Don't worry I really love it, and the photo-frame... is something I'm keeping forever on my desk or commode, who knows, maybe even our desk or commode." he grinned cheekily earning a very familiar shoulder-punch from Y/N. "Haha! I guess it's my turn," he spoke as he tried to stop giggling. "This is for you Ms. Han, thank you for your hospitality and all the help you've provided to my mother all these years. For being by her side, I'll never forget these deeds of yours," 

"Oh, no problem dear, you always speak so politely and poetically. Anyway, your mom is a best friend of mine," she waved her hand dismissively as she unwrapped the package that was given to her. She pulled a snazzy, light-blue woollen scarf out of the bag, "Jimin, this is so nice of you, I really like the colour. Thank you so much!" 

"Your most welcome, Ms. Han." he held her hand for a second and squeezed it in gratitude, "Mr. Han this is for you, I thought you might really need this one..." 

"Wow, you guys have been so thoughtful towards me, all of you. Jimin, thank you very much, you all managed to guess all the stuff that I was in need of!"

"No problem, after all, I also wanted to express my gratitude for everything you've done for me so far. From the closet-moment to the Christmas tree and till now, thank you very much." the two embraced each other for a short but warm moment before Jimin glanced at Y/N. "And lastly, Y/N..." 

He passed her the package, a blue bag with clear letters printed on its front as well as the very recognizable white swan, "No way... you couldn't have, right?" she whispered, completely stunned. After opening the bag and pulling out a velvet-blue box, she found exactly what she expected, Jimin had gifted her the necklace that she wanted. "Jimin..." she gasped... "You saw me looking at it, didn't you?" 

"Yeah, I did. It's really pretty, but the way you were looking at it, didn't seem like you just liked it; it was a rather longing gaze, so I wondered if it had a special meaning to you?" Jimin asked as he clicked the necklace-bail, "There you go," he whispered in satisfaction.

"Since this a 'classic' Swaroski necklace, I knew that it still existed... my mom had the very same one when I was young, but she ended up losing it during a holiday trip. Jimin this is really... I don't even know how to say it but I'm so grateful..."

"No, problem, I'm happy I bought you something that you really liked."

...

After everyone had opened their presents, sang some more Karaoke, and cleaned up, then they went to sleep. Y/N and Jimin both laid in Y/N's bed, hugging under the warm Christmas-patterned blankets. "You know... I bought my mom a Christmas present... I was thinking- actually, I forgot to ask everyone during dinner, if for New Year we could go to Busan with my parents, you know?"

"Of course, Jimin! It would be great to meet your parents, and I'm sure my grandma would be more than happy to see them." she caressed his cheek as he spoke, "I know you are a bit scared about the tension that there could occur between you guys, but I also know that if you tell them you forgave them, they'll be happy. And there will be no more tension..."

"Thank you so much for everything, Y/N, I'm really grateful..."

To be continued...

Published Date: 20th December 2020

[Edited Date: 31st of December]

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