The being slipped a present under the Christmas tree and then slowly retreated from the house.
Nate slowly snuck down the stairs, eyeing the Christmas tree in the living room. It was Christmas morning and he was the first one up. He started looking over the presents, anticipating what each one of them could be when he saw a large one out in front. He knew it hadn't been there the night before. On the front was simply a tag that read "For Nate", with nothing stating who it was from. He was very curious and looked around, double checking to make sure no one else was up.
He slowly unwrapped the present, careful not to make too much noise. Underneath the wrapping paper was a plain brown box. He pulled it open, the small pieces of tape breaking away. What was inside gave Nate a sudden jolt of surprise.
Inside the box was something he had always secretly desired, his very own Superman costume. Staring back at him was the signature royal blue unitard, with the large red and yellow "S" symbol. Underneath that was the long, flowing red cape, the red trunks and the yellow belt, with the oval buckle. On one end of the box was the red boots.
Nate wanted to scream with excitement. Instead, he quietly snuck up to his room and closed the door behind him. He tore off his pajamas and grabbed the unitard, pulling it on, up to his waist. He stopped for a moment and pulled the cape out of the box. He folded the strap over each of his arms and buckled it behind him. He then pulled up the unitard the rest of the way, sticking an arm though each of the sleeves and zipping up the back zipper. He then pulled on the red trunks and then the yellow belt. He finished with putting on the two red boots and then checked himself out in the mirror.
The costume fit snugly, revealing the paunch that Nate had developed over the years. Suddenly, his entire body tingled as his fat seemed to dissapear and his body got leaner. His muscles started to swell as he gained some muscle definition. He looked himself over and wondered what the hell kind of costume this was. Not that the change was unwelcome, just unexpected.
There was a knock at the door and before Nate had a chance to react, his mom stuck her head in.
"Oh good, you're up," she replied. Then she noticed the suit. Nate expected her to say something about opening presents with out the family, or the fact that he was standing in the middle of the room in a Superman suit.
"Oh, I hope you didn't have to save too many people this morning. I hate to think of bad things happening to people on Christmas," she said, then walked out.
Nate stood there, staring at the door, stunned for a full two minutes.
"What the hell..." he uttered, in shock.