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Day- 0
"So you're telling me some magical fat man flies around in the middle of the night with a bunch of reindeer, breaks into every home on every world, and has some sweat shop full of elves up at the North Pole? And he sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake?"
Demyx blinked a few times, before his crazy smile returned and he nodded excitedly. "Exactly dude! That's Santa!" Demyx had seriously lost his touch; back when I first met him, he had told me all kinds of stories and gotten me to believe in all kinds of outrageous things, and until later when I realized just how crazy he was, I believed every single word.
I shook my head in exasperation. "Come on Dem, you're not even trying anymore. I mean seriously, the best you could come up with was a magical fat man who lives at the North Pole?"
"I'm serious Roxy, he's real! And he comes every Christmas, and he gives us presents and snow! It's amazing!"
"Uh huh right. Besides, what the heck is Christmas anyway?" I asked, unconvinced. I sat back in my chair while Demyx's eyes bugged out of his head and he made choking noises, trying desperately to speak. I glanced back around the room, taking in the general chaos.
Our teacher, Ms. Belle was helping sort books with Naminé and Zexion, while Terra and Ventus were laughing out with Aqua and Vanitas, their respective girlfriend and boyfriend. Selphie, Wakka, and Tidus were over in another corner, talking about some party from the night before, while the rest of my gang, Larxene, Axel, Hayner, Pence, and Olette, were busy having some kind of paper airplane war.
"Hey Roxy, what's up with water boy?" Axel asked, abandoning the battle field and sliding into the chair beside me. I was still opening my mouth to answer when Demyx exploded yelling "Roxas doesn't believe in Santa Claus! And he doesn't know what Christmas is!"
Axel leaned away from Demyx, rubbing his ears. "Sheesh Dem, wanna scream that again? I think there are still a few people on the moon who didn't hear you." Dem took a deep breath and managed start screaming out "Roxas!" before Axel jumped out of this chair and clapped his hand over Demyx's mouth. "I was being sarcastic Dem! S-A-R-C-A-S-T-I-C! Got it memorized?"
Demyx nodded a few times before Axel took his hand off and sat back down in his chair. "Did your mom drop you a lot as a kid Dem? Or drink pool water?" Axel asked. I laughed while Demyx actually started thinking, pulling out his phone to call his mom, while Axel face palmed. "Baby are you being mean to Dem again?" Larxene asked, leaning on Axel's chair, playing with his fiery red hair. Axel held his hand over his heart in mock hurt. "What? What kind of guy do you think I am? I would never make fun of the intellectually challenged. I-"
"Uh huh? Ok, thanks mum! Yeah love you too!" Demyx hung up and looked back to Axel "She says she didn't drink pool water and that she didn't drop me, I just fell and hugged the floor a little too much. See, I'm perfectly fine!"
Larxene glanced down at Axel, tugging at one of his spikes. "You were saying?" Axel laughed. "Ok maybe a little." Demyx seemed to finally notice Larxene's presence, and instantly went off. "Larx, Roxas doesn't know what Christmas is and he doesn't believe in Santa Claus! I think there's something seriously wrong with him!"
Larxene rolled her eyes before looking back to me and saying "Good one Roxy." "I'm serious!" Demyx cried, stomping his feet. Larxene giggled as Demyx threw his temper tantrum before glancing back to me saying "Alright Roxy, sad as it is jokes over. We don't want poor Demyx to blow a fuse, he's already a few bulbs short of bright." I scoffed, flopping back in my chair.
"Oh come on, you're not telling me you're in on this to Larx? Was this really the best story you two could think of?" Larxene and Axel stared at me while Demyx nodded his head, eyes wide in horror, yelling "See! I told you!"
"Wait you don't know about Christmas?" Axel asked, leaning forward. I rolled my eyes, sighing in exasperation. "No I don't know what Christmas is. Dang, you guys are really pushing this one aren't you?"
"Uh Roxy? Christmas is kind of a major holiday on all the worlds. Are you telling me you've seriously never heard of it?" I shook my head, doubts starting to form. Maybe this Christmas thing was real after all… Or it was just the most amazing 'gotcha!' moment ever. They were acting so perfectly it was almost selling the act.
"Hey Ms. Bell!" Axel shouted across the room "Roxas wants to know what Christmas is!" Ms. Belle turned around, smiling joyfully as she said "Christmas? Why it's the greatest time of the year! Christmas is a grand tradition of gift giving, of spending time with family, decorating trees and houses, and of course Santa Claus. It's a time of magic and joy, a time of sitting by the fire with a good book and some hot cocoa, a time for snowball fights and sleigh rides! Nothing is better than Christmas!" I blinked a few times before looking back to the others.
"Really? This Christmas thing is real?" Axel nodded leaning back. "Yeah it is. You really hadn't heard of it before?" I shook my head, thinking back. I had always lived with my big brother, Cloud, and my twin Ventus. Before we moved here to Destiny Islands, we were always on the move, always going from place to place. Apart from our own birthdays, we didn't actually celebrate any other holidays. But then again, Ventus had been saying something about Santa a few days ago, and I had just blown him off...
"Well dude, you've been missing out! Ms. Belle wasn't kidding, this is one of the greatest times of the year!" "Yeah! Just wait till it snows, we can build snow forts, and have a snowball fights!" Demyx chimed in. "I don't know about all that cold stuff. I just can't wait to get my hands on some mistletoe. Larxene scoffed, letting her fingers trail down onto Axel's chest before purring "Then we can have some real fun." Demyx blushed beat red while Axel just laughed winking up at Larxene. "I got a feeling you're gonna get me on the naughty list Larx."
I laughed before asking "What's the naughty list? And what's so important about mistletoe?" Knowing Axel and Larxene, I probably didn't want to know, but just in case. Axel let out a bark of laughter before saying "Mistletoe? It's that little red stuff with the pointy leaves. You hang it up over everywhere, and when two people are under it, they have to kiss. Christmas tradition. I used to carry around a piece all the time. Damn, I got some much action with that thing. It was a total score! S-C-O…"
He trailed off noticing Larxene's glare. "Um… uh…" Axel stammered before glancing back to me "Anyways, you asked about the naughty list right?" Larxene smiled and sat down on Axel's list. "No, keep going, I think Roxas wants to hear more about the mistletoe. Like were you using it last Christmas when you got drunk? I'm sure Roxy wants to know all about that?"
Demyx broke out into laughter while Larxene grilled Axel about his use of mistletoe, while I thought about the stuff. Two people under there have to kiss huh? I could picture that too clearly; I could see me standing right beneath it, and then another person came up. Somebody with a rich tan, crystal blue eyes, and a mop of spiky, gravity defying brown hair…
"I think Roxy's dreaming about finding you-know-who under the mistletoe." Demyx giggled. I snapped out of my daydream, blushing madly. The others laughed while I felt my cheeks burn, saying "Shut up! Axel, you were saying something about the naughty list?" Axel managed to sober up enough, but still managed to give me a 'this is gonna come up again, and soon' wink before saying "Yeah the naughty list. Santa makes two lists; one has nice kids, one has naughty. Be good, help out, and don't cause trouble, you get on the nice list. Be bad, pull pranks, get into trouble, you get on the naughty list."
"So what's the big deal then Axel? I'm pretty sure you're on the naughty list year round already." Axel shook his head. "Well yeah, but the point is if you're good, Santa brings you presents. If you're bad, you get coal. Actually that doesn't sound too bad right about now, I could get a nice fire going…" Axel trailed off, staring into the distance, daydreaming about fire.
Demyx finally decided to cut in saying "Yeah if you're good you get stuff! But you're supposed to be good all year if you really want anything! That's why I've been good all year! Santa's gonna bring me that brand new sitar I asked for! It's gonna be awesome!" "So you ask Santa for something, and if you're good he gives it to you?" I asked slowly.
Demyx nodded excitedly. "Yeah! You be good all year, you send off a letter to Santa asking for what you want, you stay good, and then on Christmas Eve, he brings it to you, and when you wake up on Christmas day, it there!" "And you can ask for anything?" Demyx nodded, then shook his head, then nodded again. "Well… if you want something really, really, really big, you have to be good. Like really, really, really good! It all kinda depends."
I nodded, an idea starting to come up, drawing all the pieces together. The bell rung, and everyone grabbed their bags, heading out to the cafeteria. I followed in a daze, barley remembering to grab my backpack, trying to understand what my brain was trying to tell me. I managed to steer myself to our usually table while everyone else grabbed lunch, laughing and talking, trying to be heard in the cascade of noise coming from the cafeteria.
"Hey Roxy!" An excited voice said. I snapped out of my thoughts, all my willpower going in to prevent myself from blushing and turned around, smiling brightly. "Hey Sora!" I said, smiling up at the brunette. Sora was arguably the most popular kid on campus.
Everybody loved him, loved his optimistic mood and infectious attitude. We had known each other since we were six, and had been best friends since then. Even when Cloud and I had moved away again and again, we had always managed to stay in contact. And not that it mattered, but I had the BIGGEST crush ever on him.
He hopped into the seat beside me, saying "Man you wouldn't believe what Ms. Ursula had us doing in biology. Ungh, I think my head is going to explode!" He let himself lean over, falling onto my shoulder. I felt my blush deepening at the unexpected contact, before trying to come up with the right words. "Well hey, um… at least Christmas break's almost here right?"
Sora perked up instantly, shooting back up. "Oh yeah its Christmas time! It's gonna be great! I can't wait for the break, but it sucks that it starts just a few days before Christmas. Hey, I think this is our first Christmas together, this is the first time you haven't' moved away! We should have a party! Hey did you make your letter to Santa yet?" I shook my head, trying to keep up with the conversation while Sora blazed on.
"Well you better hurry up, Christmas is gonna be here soon! There's only a few more days to go!" I nodded, smiling brightly. "I can't wait!" Sora laughed, asking "What do you want for Christmas Roxy?" You. I managed to change my answer before it got out and said "I'm not sure yet, but I'll think of something. How about you Sor?"
Sora shrugged his shoulders, before Kairi and Sora's other best friend, Riku came up. Riku. Sora always wanted us, his two best friends, to get along, but there was one major problem with that. Riku was the world's most stereotypical jock and biggest douche ever. And even worse, I was pretty sure he liked Sora too.
"Hey Roxy!" Kairi said sitting down. I nodded politely to her before beginning a glaring match with Riku. I don't say the word hate that much but when I do, it's usually in the same sentence as the work Riku. Kairi and Sora went onto talk excitedly about Christmas while the rest of the group gradually came over, taking their places around our table.
Kairi's voice suddenly managed to grab my attention away from my death glare, and I listened as she spoke, adding something to a conversation I really hadn't been paying attention to. "No kidding Sora, you've been so good Santa might bring you anything you ask for this year!" That's when it hit me. The mixed up pieces Axel and Demyx had given me last period came together, and I felt myself smile. The idea was perfect; foolproof. I couldn't stop thinking about it the rest of the day, couldn't stop thinking about it as I rushed out of class as the last bell rang, couldn't help but smile and fidget uncontrollably as I ran all the way home, even ignoring shouts from the others, asking if I wanted to hang out this weekend or screaming to at me to look out for that bus.
I couldn't stop thinking about it until I had grabbed an envelope and piece of paper and written;
Dear Santa Claus- I know until a few hours ago I'd never heard of you, but now I'm here to ask a big favor. So, since this is the first time I've ever heard of you, can we just start off from scratch right here? I swear I'll be the best kid ever, I won't get into trouble, I'll make people happy, I won't get into fights, I'll be good, I'll be the best! I know what I'm going to ask for might be tough, but I know you can get it for me, and I'll do anything to help you out! I'll help spread Christmas cheer, and this will be the best Christmas anyone had ever had. Pleas Santa, all I want for Christmas is Sora. I'll do anything. From Roxas.
I looked over my not a few dozen times, thinking about how crazy this was, before rushing back out my front door, nearly running into Cloud. "Oi, Roxas! Where are you going?" I managed to turn on my heel, running backwards and shouting "Just putting something in the mail, be right back." I turned back around, sprinting to our mailbox. I skidded to a halt in front of it, before glancing back at the letter in my hand.
"Fingers crossed. I'm counting on you Santa." I said, finally pushing my letter into the slot.
Ok, Prologue/Intro done, 12 more plus Christmas day left! Hope it's not overly horrible and you all like it and have a very merry Christmas!