Title: On the first day of Christmas 22
By: Daisyangel
Pairing: gen
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Rossi goes caroling.

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"What's the strangest thing you ever did on a dare, Rossi?" Morgan asked as he saw the older man leaving for the day.

"I have no idea. How about you, Morgan?"

"Remember there are children present," Emily reminded her partner pointing to Jack who stood next to Hotch. The kids had only had to go half a day because of Christmas break starting and Hotch had brought Jack back to the office because all they were doing was paperwork.

"I went caroling at a girls house once. I wanted to see if she'd let me in," Morgan admitted.

"Did she?" JJ wondered.

"As a matter of fact, she did. We enjoyed some nice drinks and refreshments before um, other activities," he explained carefully mindful of the little ears that were listening. Later Dave would wonder what made him say his next sentence, but he couldn't seem to stop it from coming out of his mouth.

"Caroling in front of some woman's house doesn't sound that bad," Rossi argued. A broad smile crossed Morgan's face at the other profiler's words.

"Uh oh, that's not a good smile to see when Morgan's talking about daring people," Reid commented. "Trust me, I know from personal experience." The others laughed at the geniuses words.

"I can take a dare handed out by Morgan. Come on, what do you have? Give it all you got," Rossi taunted.

"I dare you to go caroling at Strauss's house," Morgan replied. Rossi wanted to refuse, but he couldn't.

"Sure, no problem," he answered confidently.

"Oh, but that's not all. You have to do it while wearing a Santa suit," Morgan concluded. Rossi desperately wanted to say no, but he knew he couldn't. Sighing in defeat, he nodded.

"Fine, I'll do it," he said as he turned and headed for the door.

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"Do you think he'll do it?" Emily asked the assembled group.

"I think he will, but the question, is how are you going to prove that he did it?" Garcia asked.

"I put a small hidden camera in the Santa suit," Morgan revealed. "I have the feed linked to my computer."

"You know if Dave finds out about this, he'll kill you, don't you?" Hotch checked.

"Nah, I think once Strauss lets him in killing me will be the last thing on his mind," Morgan responded. Everyone laughed and began departing for their vacation wishing each other well and making promises to see each other at the Christmas party Garcia was throwing in a couple of days.

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Here goes nothing, Dave muttered as he began singing as he stood in front of Strauss's hose. He thought about backing out on the dare, but he knew Morgan and he knew that somehow he would have proof if he did so. He began singing "Here Comes Santa Clause" and couldn't help but smile as a mother and two little girls smiled and sang along as they walked by Erin's house. He was halfway through the song when the door opened, revealing Erin.

"What in the world are you doing singing Christmas carols outside my house and wearing a Santa suit, no less?" she asked staring hard at him.

"It was a dare," he mumbled.

"Who dared you?" she wondered.

"Morgan," he answered.

"I should have known. Well since you're lready dressed up in that outfit why don't we actually go caroling?" she suggested. Dave looked at the section chief like she'd lost her mind.

"Who are you and what have you done with Erin?" he asked only slightly joking.

"It's me, David. I'll have you know that contrary to you and your teams oppinions of me, I do in fact have a heart and enjoy Christmas. Caroling is one of my favorite things to do. I used to do it all the time as a kid," she admitted.

"Well then, what are waiting for? Let's go," he answered as he took her hand and the two of them began walking down the street singing Christmas carols.

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"That was fun," Dave admitted about an hour later when they were settled on Erin's couch watching "A Boyfriend for Christmas" one of her favorite movies.

"I had fun as well. You have a nice singing voice," she complimented.

"Thank you," Dave replied blushing slightly. They continued to watch the movie in silence curled around each other until Dave realized that Erin was almost asleep. "I should go," he whispered.

"No, stay," she requested looking at him hopefully. The fire in the fireplace made her eyes dance and Dave couldn't seem to look away.

"As you wish," he whispered softly just before claiming her lips in a tender kiss.

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"I can't believe he actually did it," Emily said as they stood in JJ's kitchen watching the video of Rossi caroling in front of Strauss's house.

"I think the best part is that she wound up going with him and they both had fun," Garcia argued.

"Actually the best part was that she let me stay," Rossi informed them as he walked into the kitchen. Everyone jumped and wirled around looking guilty causing Dave to laugh. He wished he had his camera on him, the team's faces weren't something he would soon forget. Neither was that dare and what had ensued because of it for that matter.

Finished!

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