AN: This is my first fic…a sequel type to SFGrl's Hang. Although it's a lot lighter and beginner-ish. HAH!

Many thanks to her for helping me out and giving me permission to write this. Domo! And for those of you that haven't read Hang yet, I urge you to now. It's one of the best stories you'll ever read. And plus, considering this is based on that story, it might be best you should. This first chapter is just an introduction type, getting used to everything, kind of thing.

This is to ring in the new holidays…

The baggage claim area was more crowded than usual as the four friends waited for the last of their luggage to arrive. Excited tourists and local Islanders alike were hustling through the crowd amidst the airport pandemonium.

"Oh Ross, would you just shut up already?!" Joey whined, craning his head to look for their last bag.

"No, Joe, I'm telling you…something's wrong with my finger! Look," Ross held up both pointer fingers parallel to each other, "Doesn't my left one look swollen to you?" After getting a blank response from Joey, Ross moved on to Rachel.

"Honey, I think it looks fine."

"But it hurts!" Ross' child-like grumbling was starting to get on everyone's nerves. He suddenly gasped. "I bet it was that spider I smashed on the plane! I knew it looked deadly when I first saw it."

"Then why the hell did you whack it?" Joey stated obviously.

Ross ignored Joey's comment. "Pheebs, do you see any bite marks?" He held up this finger to Phoebe.

"Oooh, you're right Ross! I see two!" Phoebe smirked.

Ross rolled his eyes and reached for his bag that was passing by. "Y'know what? Let's just go to Monica and Chandler's already."

"Wait, Phoebe, I thought you said you knew where you were going!" Rachel stated after seeing the same noodle shop three times in a row.

"Well, hello! I don't live in Hawaii! How am I supposed to know where the hell I'm going?!"

Rachel sighed impatiently and looked at Joey who was staring out the car window at the festively decorated Honolulu streets.

"I can't believe we're spending Christmas in Hawaii!" Joey stated enthusiastically. "No snow baby! We can walk around in our plain old clothes." He pointed to a couple walking hand in hand.

"I know. How weird is it seeing people walking around in the middle of December in T-shirts and shorts?" Ross shook his head.

"Chandler and Monica must live the fantasy…"Joey said dreamily as he watched three Hawaiian girls walking on the sidewalk.

After a few minutes, Rachel noticed the car starting to slow down. "Okay guys, I think this is it!" Phoebe parked the car and waited excitedly.

"Are…are you sure Pheebs? It looks a little different than when we came here when they got married." Ross squinted and looked at the house.

"Oh course Ross! C'mon! We're gonna see Monica and Chandler!" Phoebe said bubbly and hopped out of the car. Too anxious to grab her luggage, she immediately began walking to the front door of the house. Rachel and Joey followed, while Ross stayed in the car, watching the bags and still unsure of whose home they were in front of.

Phoebe knocked cheerfully on the door. "Monica! Chandler! It's us!!"

A balding, old, Japanese man sourly opened the door in one quick motion. "What?" He said harshly.

"Uhhh…errr…is Chandler and Monica…here?" Rachel asked politely, despite the grumpy man staring up at her.

"Who?"

"Monica and Chandler!" Phoebe stated slowly and loudly. "Y'know, married couple. Attractive…well, the woman more the man…"

"Monica and Chandler? No, they no stay live here. Try look tonari," The man pointed to the house a couple houses down.

"Look where?" Joey asked, confused.

"Tonari!" the man pointed harder at the house, then slammed the door in their faces. Phoebe scoffed.

"Well that was rude."

"I know! And who in the world is this "tonari" person?" Rachel asked. Tonari is Japanese for neighbor, and used commonly amongst the older Japanese residents. The gang shrugged and walked back to the car where Ross was trying not to laugh.

"Don't even start." Phoebe warned. "We think he said to go to that house," Phoebe pointed across the street. The four of them drove in front of the desired house, took their luggage out, and walked up to the front door.

"Okay, see…now this looks a little more familiar," Ross commented while ringing the doorbell. They waited for a good minute until the door finally opened.

"Monica!!" Rachel squealed. She ran to give her a hug.

"How have you been man?" Ross asked Chandler while giving him a hug. After proper greetings were thoroughly exchanged, they were invited in.

"Whoa, whoa whoa…shoes go off before entering the house." Monica said sternly.

"How on earth did you guys afford a place like this? I mean, two guestrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms…" Rachel started going off. The rest of them shook their heads and laughed. Monica had found a job at one of the top, highest paying restaurants on the Island, while Chandler had still manned his local bar.

Monica sipped her coffee and smiled at Chandler who was sitting across from her. He smiled back and spoke, "Ummm…Monica and I have an announcement."

Phoebe gasped. "Oh my God, are you having a baby?"

Monica shook her head. "No…but, we've decided that we're going to start trying soon! I mean, after the holidays are over so it isn't as hectic and stuff."

"Oh honey, that's great!" Rachel hugged Monica, and then went over to Chandler.

Joey made a funny face. "Ehhh…are you sure about this Monica? You know how Chandler can be."

"Look who's talking Joe." Chandler retorted. Joey looked offended and went back to drinking his soda. For the rest of the afternoon, the gang filled each other in on everything that has been happening, and Monica and Chandler showed the four to their guestrooms and got them all settled in.

That evening, they all decided they'd go out to Waikiki for dinner. While they were getting ready for their outing, Chandler noticed that Monica wasn't acting like her normal self. She had already gotten ready, but instead of running around the house making sure everyone else had met her time standards, she was sitting on the bed, watching Chandler dress.

"What's the matter?" Chandler asked as he sat next to her to put on his socks. Monica made a face and sighed.

"Do you ever think of going back?"

Chandler frowned slightly. "Of…course I do. I mean, that's where we all met. New York is my home," he stated simply. He put his other sock on and looked up at Monica. "Why, do you…want to go back?"

Monica noticed a hint of worry in his voice. "No, I love it here…with you. But I just miss having the rest of them around all the time. Don't you?" Chandler nodded, realizing how special this Christmas was going to be with their friends around. A smile suddenly appeared on his face and he leaned in to give Monica a small kiss before pulling her up off the bed.

"C'mon, I forgot to show you something."

Chandler led Monica to the front door. "Remember that wreath that you loved so much? The one we were trying to find and figured it must have been left back in New York." Once outside, Chandler spun Monica around to face the door. Sure enough, hanging delicately on the nail in the door was Monica's longed-for wreath. It had green artificial pines that looked surprisingly real, and was decked out in reds, golds, and silvers, with miniature acorns here and there.

Monica gasped in delight. "How did you find it?"

"I called Joey up before they came and asked him to search around for it."

"Oh, so we did leave in back in New York!" Monica laughed.

"No...He couldn't find it after a while, but I wanted to make you happy, so I just went to the store and bought one that looked like it." Off Monica's irritated glare, he meekly apologized for his failed attempt at a joke.

"Well, thank you for finding it and putting it up," She gave Chandler a soft kiss and led him back in the house.

"There you guys are! C'mon! We're ready to go eat now!" Joey jumped up and down anxiously.

After driving to Waikiki and going up 21 floors, they arrived at their restaurant, Top of Waikiki. The amazing view from the revolving restaurant created a wonderful atmosphere for the reuniting friends. The sun was setting right above the ocean, mixing with the orange and pink clouds that created a romantic setting, and the city lights would soon be luminous.

"Wait, I can't sit here. I'm gonna be sick if I look out the window." Rachel complained while she traded seats with Ross.

"Rach, the restaurant's not even moving that fast," Monica pointed out.

"Yeah well…maybe…I just don't like it," Monica shook her head and began searching her menu for something to eat. The food choices ranged from fresh island fish, to pasta and prime rib. Joey was having the hardest time debating on what to eat.

"I can't choose between…well…all of this stuff." Joey slammed his menu on the table. "And I have to pee…" Joey stood up and headed for the bathroom. He stepped off of the rotating platform the seating area was on and laughed.

"Hey, look. Now I'm not moving." He stepped back on. "Moving." He stepped off. "Not moving." On. "Moving…"

"Sir," A waiter stood behind Joey, glaring irritably at him.

The drive home was extended after the gang wanted to drive around Waikiki and look at all the Christmas decorations. Each building and hotel had festive lights adorning it. With Christmas a week away, everyone was getting more and more excited.

"Hey…" Ross said when they finally reached the house. Monica and Chandler had gone to their rooms to change out of their dinner clothes, and the rest of them were sitting around in the guest room. "I was thinking…instead of giving Mon and Chandler the presents personally, why don't we go put them under their tree without them knowing. Like tonight, or something."

"Oh that's a great idea! We could be like, little Santa wannabe's!" Phoebe giggled excitedly.

"Okay then. Let's get the presents," Rachel looked around for Joey. "Joe, where'd you put the presents?"

"Oh crap." Joey closed his eyes in realization.

"What…what do you mean 'oh crap'?" Ross asked nervously.

"I mean…they might…still be in New York?" Joey smiled sheepishly.

Okay. That was just the beginning thing. Don't worry…it'll hopefully be better later. Lol. Please leave a review. Thanks!