A/N: Christmas is coming~ Only two more days 'til ADVENT CALENDARS! (Which reminds me...)

Please read it, now that you clicked on this story. Personally, I don't mind if you don't comment, but t'would be nice, and considering I'm all for giving one back...

~It's Christmas Time~

I can't believe those two.

'Hey, stop snatching my pretzels! Get your own!'

'But that would mean effort, you selfish person.'

Having brothers are so bothersome. Why couldn't I be an only child? It would make my whole life easier if it wasn't for these two. But no, Sora and Roxas have to come out of my- our- mother's stomach... Bah. Sometimes I wonder if they have a genetic disorder, like Goofball Syndrome, although Roxas recently showed me how wrong I was.

***Flashback***

'Venny-'

'Don't call me that.' I gritted my teeth.

'-d'you know what DNA stand for?' Sora pleadingly asked me, as a model older brother- which was certainly not me.

'... Er-' was all I managed to stutter.

'Deoxyribonucleic Acid.'

We both turned our heads to look at our replier behind us- Roxas?

'Oh, so it's DNA that's controlling the things that's, like, our hair colour and the shape of our ears; but what about chromosomes?'

***End Flashback***

OK, so they're not total goofballs, but still.

I swear, the teachers at Destiny Islands High (strange name, isn't it; for some reason, our ancestors took a liking towards being odd...) must be feeding them brain juice... How can they know more than us? Then again, I am older than them. Oh, the joys of being old- losing your hair and knowledge, and worse of all, shrinking.

Terra and Aqua are probably in the same situation as me. Which is good- bad for them.

So yeah, hi, I'm Ventus, or Ven for short. I am a graduate- just barely made it through the last exam- of the Twilight Town University, along with my friends, Terra and Aqua. They have siblings too- we share our pain with each other. Terra has a younger brother named Riku, who frequently joins in with the craziness of the terror that is my younger brothers, Sora and Roxas. Aqua had sisters named Kairi and Naminé. Yet, nevertheless, they mix with them as well.

The reason our families know each other is that; what we call the 'Radiant Gardens' now (another country) wouldn't have existed if it weren't for the Restoration Committee, where our parents work together.

However, with the honour, comes the price. Cloud and Tifa (our parents), Zack and Aerith (Aqua's parents), and Yuffie and Vincent (Terra's parents) are always out; we're left to fend for ourselves- well, no actually, we have to fend for them.

Every holiday, every major event, they always beg for a leave of absence, but to no avail. Still, whatever time we have together, like our graduation, we always treasured it.

We haven't received any news yet about what we're doing for Christmas, but hey, fingers crossed.

'Hello, earth to Ven? Your food's getting cold.' Sora jabs in the arm. 'Unless-'

'You greedy pig, Sora! I want some too...'

As their hands stretch out, I give them one of my menacing death glares.

'Touch it and die. I haven't any yet compared with you two.'

'He's right, y'know.' Two figures approach from the bar.

'Ax, Xi, please give them extra food so they won't keep on stealing mine. I swear, they need to devour a barrel of food before they can get close to a burp.'

Axel and Xion, my brothers' good friends from school, invited us over to discuss our plans for Christmas. Such sweet, kind, adorable kids. They have the quality which enables them to put up with their behaviour, unlike me.

'Yeah, we know. That's why we prepared dessert! Sea salt ice cream for everyone!' Xion smiles. Two pairs of cyan eyes bulge up at the sound of that.

'So, anyways, the point of this meeting is to discuss the traditional event of our family, but seeing as we feel that you might be feeling left out, we want us', Xion gestures to us; namely, Sora, Roxas, me, Axel and herself, 'to have a Secret Santa!'

'Or, white elephant. And, of course, it's not just us five. That'd be too boring. Terra, Aqua, and their sisters and brothers are in as well!' Axel adds.

With the last sentence, I felt a rush of excitement in my head.

Sora

Roxas

Ven

Aqua

Kairi

Naminé

Terra

Riku

Axel

Xion

A/N: Above's the list of names for the Secret Santa (Axel: 'OR WHITE ELEPHANT ¬_¬'); I still need some suggestions! DEADLINE: Let's say... Hmm... About 8th DECEMBER? Credit will be given to the people whose suggestions get used.

From Wikipedia: Secret Santa is a Western Christmas tradition in which members of a group are randomly assigned other members to whom they anonymously give a gift.

I can't believe I put YuffieTine in.