With a blanket in her arms a blonde haired girl walks up the steps of an old temple. She smiled to herself watching the snow dance in the air then lightly land on the cold steps of the temple. Hurrying her pace Mina got all the way up the steps then she jogged into the main building. She opened the door with her small hand and slipped into the hallway then shut the door quietly making sure she wouldn't wake anyone up. Taking her shoes off she made her way down the halls like a ninja 'til she found the room were she knew a friend of hers would be sitting. The room wasn't too small, but it wasn't very big at the same time. A fire burned all year long in the middle of the room, a girl with long black hair in a white and red priestess uniform sat in front of the fire with her eyes closed. With a small smile on Mina's yellow lipstick lips she unfolded the blanket and placed it over Raye's shoulders.
Mina sat down facing were she had come in and leaned her back against Raye. She felt the black haired girl shift a little to adjust to the added weight. Raye looked down at the blanket and she knew the moment who had put it on her seeing no one, but Mina will bug her in anyway when it came to this room. It felt reassuring to know that there will always be Mina to talk to, enter places others wouldn't, and listen to her when she needs it. Raye said, "Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?"
Mina looked down at a strand of hair of Raye's on her hand and she played with it a little and answered, "No."
Raye only nodded her head then wondered if she should dare ask what her best friend wanted for Christmas. Raye closed her dark purple eyes and leaned a little against Mina. She sighed when she heard the blonde sigh. In a gentle, soft, caring voice Raye asked, "What did you want for Christmas? Anyway I can help?"
Raye was pretty sure that she couldn't helping seeing it was a dress or a famous boy that had got engaged over the holiday season. It was quite for a moment and it made Raye wonder if her best friend had fell asleep on her.
"I don't know if you'd want to help." Mina said in a small voice.
Raye said, "Mina your my best friend. I'd do anything for you."
Raye had crushed and is still crushing on the blonde since they were kids playing on the monkey bars. She couldn't believe that someone would talk to her when they didn't know anything about her. Mina proudly showed Raye how to climb on the monkey bars then helped Raye climb on them. Mina let Raye take her time and she didn't get upset when other kids started to pick on her and Raye for trying and trying to climb the metal bars. When Raye finally got across the one set of bars Mina took the raven haired girl into a huge hug. Raye had ever been hugged before and the seven year old smiled at the odd feeling that she felt. It was like she was warm and fuzzy on the inside.
Pushing the memory aside she looked for Mina's hand and found that a piece of her own hair was tangled in the blonde's fingers and Raye smiled before taking hand. Mina looked down at the hand Raye was holding and she turned around and faced Raye. She looked into Raye's purple eyes looking for any signs for her to stop what she was about to do.
"I think you can guess. Just ... hold ... still." Mina whispered.
Raye watched Mina come closer and she started to panic. She didn't know what to do. When Mina's lips were inches from her own Raye flinched back. Wishing to take it back the moment that she did. Mina pulled back and she said, "Sorry. I crossed the line."
The blonde slowly got to her feet and went to leave the temple. She stopped when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. Feeling warm steam on the back of her neck she said in a soft voice, "Raye."
With a small smile Raye whispered into the blonde's right ear, "Mina. You'll get what you wanted for Christmas you just need to work on me. You know me better than anyone. I need to get use to something. Just so you know I've felt the same for some time."
Raye pulled Mina closer and kissed her best friend's, girlfriend's, soul mate's, neck. Mina sighed and answered, "That is one mission I'm willing to work on, Raye."