Sheesh, most uncreative title ever... D: Goldeneyes713 requested a few drabbles for Christmas, but so far this is the only one that's been finished. (Merry Christmas and enjoy your drabble, friend!) I figured it would be alright if I shared this with you all, too, since I hadn't written anything else for the holidays. Set in the middle of the speculative KHIII timeline as outlined in OHS and SAC: as Xehanort gathers his thirteen Seekers of Darkness, Sora's group travels from world to world, warning friends old and new of the impending threat. In the middle of all this, time is still passing...
His fingers curl around hers, pulling her to a stop. "Mistletoe."
"Hmm?"
But Riku doesn't answer Xion; he draws close, pushes his lips to hers, the festive, white halls of Disney Castle fading into her touch.
"We forgot Christmas," she breathes against his skin as they pull away. "How did we forget Christmas?"
"Been busy fighting a war." His eyes fall shut once more, his head to rest his forehead to hers. "It doesn't matter. We didn't miss it." Her head tucks under his chin instinctively, her body huddling under the arm he wraps around her waist.
"Merry Christmas, Xion."