Disclaimer: Believe me, if I had enough money to buy Riku and Sora, I would.

Warnings: Very brief language. Nothing too traumatizing for the little ones.

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two:mistletoe

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"There's mistletoe in the doorway."

Riku glanced up at the redhead, who was offering a cup of cider in her outstretched hand and looking at him expectantly. "I know," he sighed, bringing himself up to a sitting position and taking the drink gratefully. "It's kind of hard not to notice when suddenly the entrance to your kitchen is decidedly the best place to make out."

Kairi laughed softly, joining him in the couch. "And you're not going to use that to your advantage?"

The silveret delicately raised an eyebrow, blowing into the steaming cup. "Considering our relationship didn't work very well before I found out that I'm gay, I really don't think now is the best time for you to try coming on to me again."

Kairi snorted, rolling her eyes. "I wasn't implying that I wanted to kiss you, but it's nice to see that you're as conceited as ever."

"Then what were you implying?" Riku asked curiously, watching another eager couple amble across the living room towards the girl's kitchen.

"That there might be a certain someone who you want to kiss," the redhead replied in a sing-song voice, swinging her legs off the edge of the sofa.

Oh, wonderful. Kairi's little games of matchmaking were always so much fun.

"And who might that be?" the boy inquired, already dreading the response.

"Oh, I don't know…" the redhead answered innocently as Riku brought the cider to his lips, taking a careful sip. "Sora Hikari?"

Riku choked, tongue burning as he swallowed much more of the liquid than planned. Kairi patted him gently as the back as he coughed and spluttered, face turning red for more reasons than one. "I knew it," she sang, smirking. "You're way too easy to read."

"I do not want to kiss Sora Hikari!" the silveret gasped, leaning over to set that stupid cup of cider as far away as possible.

"Please," Kairi scoffed. "You've been staring at that boy the entire time you've been here."

"I have not," Riku lied, shifting uncomfortably under her penetrating gaze.

"Really? Then who were you staring at?" she asked in a mockingly sweet voice.

"Well, if you must know," the boy began, clearing his throat and letting his gaze wander surreptitiously over to where the small brunet was chattering happily away to another boy, "I was staring at…Pence."

"Pence," Kairi repeated incredulously. "You were staring at Pence."

"I happen to find him very attractive," Riku proclaimed, feeling a bit ill.

"Well that's fine," the redhead said airily. "You can kiss him instead." And with that she jumped up, grabbing Riku's arm in hopes of dragging him along with her.

"What are you doing?" the silveret asked edgily, glowering at his so called "friend".

"Helping you hook up with him," Kairi explained sweetly, batting her eyelashes.

"Oh, hell no," Riku muttered. At the girl's smug look, he added, "Uh…'cause I've just been waiting for this moment my entire life and it can't be rushed or anything. It's gotta be perfect, y'know."

"Get up," the redhead ordered, pulling him to his feet with a surprising amount of strength.

"Alright, it's fear of rejection!" Riku tried desperately. "I don't want to be heartbroken! He's too good for me! I'm secretly married to an older woman! Who's…who's pregnant with my child!" he babbled uncharacteristically as he was dragged across the room.

"Hi, Sora, Pence!" Kairi said warmly, coming to a halt in front of the two boys as Riku quickly shut himself up.

"Hey, Kairi," Sora greeted, smile sending little flutters throughout Riku's chest. "It was so nice of you to hold the Christmas party this year. It's great."

"Well, I just do whatever I can to make people happy," Kairi replied, nodding furtively.

Riku mildly wondered just how inappropriate it would be to punch a girl. Maybe slipping something into her drink would be the better way to go.

"Hi, Riku," the brunet added shyly, instantly melting his resolve to kill Kairi.

"Hey," he returned, flashing a rare smile, which was followed by an "accidental" kick from the redhead's three and a half inch heels which she managed to pass off as "stretching".

Clearing his throat, Riku resisted the urge to kick her back, instead leaning casually against the wall and turning his attention to the other boy. "Hey, Pence," he said in a husky voice, charm practically oozing from his pores. "Is that a new bandana? Because brown's really your color. The way it brings out your eyes and everything…"

It was hard to tell which of the three's expressions was the most priceless, but in the end it was probably Pence. For a moment his mouth just hung open, reminding Riku vaguely of a dead fish. Finally, completely flustered, he stammered. "I…I have a girlfriend!" Riku started, eyes widening slightly at the proclamation. "Ihavetogo," Pence added quickly, gaze lingering on the silveret for a second longer before he wandered off to join another cluster of adolescents.

"Well," Riku said blankly. "That was unexpected."

"Shall I hold you while you cry?" Kairi offered sympathetically, stretching her arms out.

"Get. Out," the silveret growled, as the girl giggled.

"Fine, fine," she acquiesced, bringing her arms back to her sides. "Have fun, you two," she added with a wink before trailing after Pence.

Riku laughed nervously, realizing that he was indeed now alone with his crush of nearly two years, who was staring at him innocently. Only inches away. In their own little corner. With nobody watching. Oh, the possibilities.

"So, uh," he began stupidly, wracking his brain for a conversation starter. It had always been easier to flirt with girls, even the few older guys he had been interested with initially, but Sora…that was a whole other story. "Pence…do you think he's…?"

"Nah," the brunet replied, laughing melodically. "You just kind of have that effect on people."

"Oh," Riku mumbled, praying that his face wasn't quite as red as it felt.

"Er, no, I mean…!" Sora stammered, realization hitting him.

"…Do I have that effect on you?" the older boy asked curiously, inching the slightest bit closer to the brunet.

"S-sometimes," Sora answered honestly, his own face heating up slightly as the other boy's close proximity flooded his senses.

"Huh," Riku murmured, knocking their foreheads together gently, eyes meeting nervously. "You know, there's mistletoe in the doorway…"

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Author's Notes: Hehe. This is fun to write. And Riku x Pence? You know you love it. It will so be the main pairing in my next fic. And it'll be hot. Incredibly hot.

-shifty eyes-…I'm dead serious, I swear.

Thank you to lolabloodlust, Kira Sakura, and Captara for the reviews. And to the former…O.O I'm sorry. About everything. I hope this continues to cheer you up as much as it can.

And if there's any particular topic you'd like to see in this, I'm open to ideas, so feel free to request something :D

-Emmy

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