A/N: Alright, if you're confused, Adele lives in a house with Riku, Sora, Demyx, Axel, Zexion and Roxas.
Mistletoe.
He smiled.
The housemates would be happy with him for decorating.
Right?
Right.
"Oh. My. Hearts."
"What's wro-" Riku stopped short. "Adele, what is this suppo-"
"It's too early for people to be-" Roxas was next. "Awake...?"
The entire room looked like a winter wonderland. Fake snow littered the room, a tree, fully decorated in the center, stockings hung by the... air conditioner...
"I am not cleaning this up." Adele turned on her heel and inhaled sharply. Her brown hair spun out behind her. "AXEL! SORA! ZEXION! DEMYX! GET IN HERE RIGHT NOW!"
Sora came first this time, wielding the keyblade.
"Hey, we're not supposed to be in the same room at the same time." Roxas looked between the few people around him. "You saw nothing..."
"Whatever."
Axel darted in. He tripped on a decoration by the door and landed on Adele.
"Get off." She pried him off her. Riku rolled his eyes and put an arm around her shoulders.
"What now?" Zexion had his eyes half shut and was about half there and half in dreamland. "Hey, what's going on?"
"Well, someone must have gotten the idea to dec-"
"No, not that, you and him!" The normally silent member pointed, eyes wide, but they could tell he was still only half there. Adele half closed her green-brown eyes.
"Zex, have you been... Drinking eggnog or something?" Adele stepped over to him and felt his forehead. "You don't have a fever, at least."
"SURPRISE!" Everyone winced at the level of noise. "How do you like the room?"
"Demyx... You did this?"
"Well, yeah, I thought it would help brighten everyone's holiday."
"I think it's very pretty, Demyx. But there is one thing."
"What?"
"No kissing-plants in the house." She pointed to the doorway.
"But it's fun!"
"But it's- what's the word?"
"Embarrassing?" Riku guessed.
"Awkward." She patted Demyx on the shoulder. "But, I suppose it couldn't hurt... Much..."
"YAY!" He hugged her tightly.
"Can't... Breathe..."
Blink. Line. Page. Turn page. Blink. Look up. Look back. Repeat.
Blink, look. Stare. Stare. Look away. Look back. Repeat.
"Zexy, are you looking at me?"
"N- Why would I- I don't know what-"
"Okay, ever since this morning everyone's been acting weird."
"Not Roxas."
"No, not Ro- wait, why you and not him?"
"Uhhh... Internet?"
"Fine. But I'm still going away, virtual boy. Bye." She stood and walked out.
"Wait!" She turned around. He got up and stepped forwards. "You know, it's tradition..."
She looked up, and there was mistletoe.
"Oh- Zex-"
It was pretty quick, but left her shocked. He was off in a second though. He wasn't that bad of a kisser...
But no, she shouldn't think about it.
'Oops, thought about it.'
'Thought about it again.'
'Man, I just can't stop thinking about it!'
For the majority of the day, she stayed away from the doorway. But that didn't stop Demyx.
"Hey there."
Adele looked around at Demyx.
"What is wrong with you guys today?"
"Uhhhh..." He paused, scratching his head. "Hormones?" His voice squeaked.
"Aaaalrighty then. If it's okay, I'll just go now... Later hormonal boy."
She dodged the doorway entirely.
"But, wait!" He spun her around to face him. "Where are you going?"
"My room... Why?"
"No reason." Without any warning, he leaned down and kissed her. Her eyes remained wide even as he left.
"IS EVERYONE IN THIS ENTIRE HOUSE INSANE!"
"Not Roxas!" She smacked a hand to her forehead.
"Thank you Zexion."
"Come on, open up!" Pound pound pound.
"What is it?" Roxas appeared in the doorway.
"Help me!" She clasped her hands together. "Everyone has gone completely insane and I don't know who else can help me!" He sighed.
"Come in."
After explaining the situation to the best of her ability without going into the actual kissing, she tilted her head back.
"Well then..." He scratched his head. "I think I know what's going on."
"Thank hearts."
"But I can't tell you."
"WHY NOT!?"
"It would be against the code."
"Oh, don't even go there."
"But it is!"
"Huh, against the code, eh? ... Actually, thanks, I think I've got the knowledge I need."
She was gone before he could even ask her what she was talking about.
"Oh man, even when I don't say anything I say everything!"
Before she caught up to the one she was looking for, she passed Axel. He started to say something, but she cut him off with a quick kiss on the mouth and hurried on. This time, he was left dazed, just as she had wanted.
She opened the door loudly, then let herself in.
"Hey Zexy."
Was there something different about her? Same hair, same outfit... But, her eyes...
"Hope you don't mind me being here. I was just so lonely..." She ran her hand up his arm and then played with his hair. Was it getting warm in here?
"W-wh-wh-what are y-you doing?" He backed against the wall, still on the bed. She moved even closer. Her breath tickled his ear.
"Being with you."
Really, how much could he take? She was making him blush. And now she had a hand on his chest.
"What's the matter, not hot enough, Zexy?" He didn't trust his own voice. "I'll see if that can be fixed."
Her hands entangled themselves in his hair. She pushed up very close to him, so he could feel her every curve. His hands clutched at the edge of the bed, turning white. His eyes were shut tight so he wouldn't see her there, so close to him...Warmth radiating off her...
His eyes slowly opened. She still had that look in her eyes.
"Why did you kiss me earlier?" Her mouth almost touched his ear when she spoke.
"B-b-b-b-because I-" He gasped for breath he didn't know he held. "I th-think y-you-you're v-v-v-v-very pretty and I like you!"
She leaned forward and caught his lips, urging him on. He was only happy to comply. Wrapping his arms around her and pulling her onto his lap, he deepened the kiss.
Roxas picked now to walk by and see what the noise was about.
He let out a very girlish shriek and turned around, trying to run away but only hitting the wall. The two were as far as spacially possible from eachother, blushing like mad.
"That boy is gonna be scarred for life." With the look Zexion gave her, she just shook her head. "I'd rather not talk about it." She got up and helped Roxas to his feet. He immediately tried to run again but she caught his arm. "Roxas, stop."
"I'm sorry! But it's hard to decide when a corner is safe to turn! I tripped over you in the mall, I walked in to get my jacket, now I come to see what's the noise and... GAH! THIS HOUSE REALLY IS INSANE!"
He ran off, screeching. The two weren't sure what to do now.
"I gotta go." She turned and ran down the hall.
"Thanks alot Roxie." A faint noise answered him.
"Don't call me that."
Zexion sat on the roof, a favorite place for both of them to be, alone with his thoughts. He had looked everywhere for her, but got no closer to finding her.
But he heard something. Music, floating in the night sky.
"Lada dada mladada ladadada mda... Oooh ooh wooh ooh ooh..." A haunting melody, but calming.
"Ah was happy in mah harbor when you cut me loose, floatin on an ocean in confuse." He didn't know where this sound was coming from, since it was a southern accent that surrounded him.
"Winds are whippin waves of black skyscrapers, and the harder they hit me, the less Ah seem to bruise..." That was it. He was lost to the song. And somewhere, deep inside, he knew who it was.
"And when Ah, finally control, go where Ah like, go where Ah want to be, but maybe for now, Ah'll stay right heeeere, on a si-lent-sea... On a si-lent-sea-ooooh..."
"Starr..."
"Hi Zex."
"You have a beautiful voice."
"I didn't know you were there."
"Where are you?"
She jumped down from the top of a platform and walked over to him. She sat down next to him, leaning back so she could see the stars too. He silently took her soft hand in his, stealing a glance at her. Her eyes were smiling, staring up at the sky above, her mouth slightly open at her happiness of the beautiful night sky. He found himself smiling lightly at her before turning and shutting his eyes once more.
"You must trust me, to lay out like that with your eyes shut."
"I have no reason not to."
She lifted his hand and placed it over her heart. He felt a rhythmic beating.
"That's why I trust." She sighed sleepily. Her eyes were shut too.
"How can you trust anything, knowing that you may never get home?" He was immediately sorry for saying that, but she just sighed again.
"Because, if I trust others, they'll trust me. It doesn't help anything if I'm distant and uncaring. But it would hurt me." She moved his hand off her and set it down, letting go. He missed the warmth of it. "Being alone. It's not a good feeling."
"You sound like you know it."
"I knew so pretty well when I found myself in Radiant Garden with nothing but nothing. I was just lucky that I saw the ship and remembered."
"Are you a nobody? Were you a nobody?"
"I don't think I am. I don't think they exsist."
He bit his lip. She was right, of course.
"Everyone is somebody." She sat up and took his hand again. "Everyone is alike here." She moved his hand back over her heart, then moved his hand over his. But he couldn't feel anything.
"I really am nobody." He opened his eyes and looked into space.
"No, don't try to feel it physically. Feel emotionally."
He tried and tried, but still couldn't feel anything.
"Don't worry. You have a heart." She bent over and kissed him on the cheek.
He felt a little flutter where his hand was...
"Told you so. You just had to look for it."
His eyes filled with tears as he stared up into her face with graditude. They ran down in face, tears left uncried simply because he didn't want to show weakness, what he thought was emotion.
"Thank you."
"Hush, child of the moon. You owe me nothing." She brushed away a teardrop.
"That's not true. I owe this all to you."
"I didn't find your heart. I'm not a miracle worker."
"Maybe you didn't find my heart." He sat up and embraced her. "But you are a miracle."