Jump Rope Trouble

Chapter 7

Christmas Eve Karaoke P I

"Kairiii! You gotta get into the spirit of the season like Namine and I!" Selphie was trying to convince to dress in a red and green theme before heading down to breakfast. Kairi was clad in her normal pink/purple/black attire and refused to change.

"No! I'm not like one of you freaks so don't try to involve me in your weird traditions!" Selphie gave Kairi the puppy dog eyes trick.

"Pleeeeeeease? I bet Sora is in red and green. Think about it- you two could be in matching colors!" most of the refusal left Kairi's eyes.

"I said no!" Selphie sighed before getting a mischievous glint in her own orbs.

"Or is it that you don't have any clothes besides pink and purple?"

"I have black clothes!"

"Oh come on Kairi! I'll go through yours and Namine's and my stuff to make you and outfit!" Kairi thought about it for a second before sighing in defeat.

"Fine. Dress me up."

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"Hmm hmm hmmmmm… um-hmm! And there you go!" Selphie threw the clothes at Kairi "Go get changed!" When said girl emerged from the bathroom, she was wearing a dark green sweater, a red mini-skirt, light green leggings, her own silver flats, and a simple red headband.

"Happy now, Selphie?"

"Yep!" Selphie was clothed in a red tank top under a light green jacket that stopped over her mid drift, a red and green plaid skirt that swirled around her when she spun over green and red striped socks, boots a color of green so dark it was almost black, and a red bow on her hair. Selphie turned to Namine.

"You ready to go down?"

"Yeah." The quiet girl nodded, making her jingle bell earrings tinkle. She was attired in a light red sweater and olive green skinny pants which were tucked under red boots.

"Than let's go get breakfast!"

The three girls left their hotel room and headed downstairs to the lobby.

"Hi guys!" Selphie plopped down next to Riku who smiled at her.

"Hey! Sleep good?"

"Yeah you?"

"Yep."

"That's great!" Selphie poured some maple syrup on her waffles before digging in. Kairi sat next to Sora and Namine sat on the other side of Selphie, across from Roxas. When everyone was finished, Kairi asked the group what they wanted to do that day.

"Board games!" Sora suggested.

"Yeah! Like Taboo!" Selphie recommended.

"Yeah!" Sora agreed.

"That would be fun." Riku complied.

"You two ok with it?" Kairi asked the blonds of their group.

"Yeah. Sounds like fun." Namine nodded.

"I'll play." Roxas shrugged.

"Then let's go!" Selphie quickly jumped up from the table, "We can play it in our suite!" The others got up and followed Selphie to the girl's room, Sora stopping in his to grab the game.

xox

"Alright, who wants to go first?" Riku asked as he set a small deck of cards in the cardholder.

"I don't know how to play." Kairi announced. "Can someone explain it to me?"

"One person from a team chooses a card and puts it in the card holder. They have to try to get their team to say the word on the top, but the catch is that they can't say the word or any of the words listed below on the card. If they do, the opposite team gets a point. They have to get as many cards done as they can within the time limit." Sora explained.

"Ok. Thanks!" Kairi smiled at him.

"So who's going to go first?" Riku asked again.

"We will!" Selphie volunteered her team, Riku and Namine.

"No! We will!" Kairi growled competitively. Sora and Riku had sweatdrops- it would get ugly unless they did something quick.

"Let's flip a coin. Out side is tails, you guys are heads?" Namine the Peacemaker pulled a quarter from her pocket and handed it to Kairi. The red head flipped it and the coin landed on tails.

"Nooo! Namine, you jinxed it!" Kairi blamed, pointing at the shy blond.

"Yaaaay! Way to go Namine! Our team The Flying Golden Hippopotamuses gets to go first thanks to you!" Selphie exclaimed happily.

"But I didn't…" Namine looked between her to friends, then at Roxas for help.

"C'mon guys, she just supplied the coin. Kairi, let it go. Selphie, you can go first- just pick a card." Roxas sighed and Kairi glared at her green-eyed friend.

"Just you watch, The Flaming Pink Bunnies will prevail!"

"Pssht! Our golden hippopotamus-ness is way too cool for your lame pink bunnies to withstand!" Selphie replied. "Now shut up, I need to focus!" She choose a card and grinned at the word. She turned to Riku.

"Ring ring ring ring ring!" Selphie sang. Riku's eyes lit up with understanding.

"Banana Phone?"

"Close." Selphie hinted.

"Banana?"

"Nope."

"Phone!"

"Bingo!" Selphie glanced at her time and choose another card. This one she looked to Namine for.

"His nose is on the side of his face, his eye is where his mouth should be, and His mouth is on his forehead…"

"Picasso!" Namine declared. Selphie grinned triumphantly and took the next card.

xox

At the end of the game, the score was Hippos- 15, Bunnies- 11.

"See how much our hippo-ness so totally pwned your icky bunny-ness?" Selphie bragged to Kairi, who looked like she was about to slap the smug smile off of Selphie's face. Riku noticed and stepped in between the two girls.

"What do you say to Karaoke next? Both girls were happy to comply.

When the machine was set up, it was now a decision to who would go first and embarrass themselves first.

"How about Namine because she cheated with the coin?" Kairi smirked.

"But it was a good type of cheating…" Selphie loosely defended her blonde friend.

"It's still cheating. An you won't have to go first." Selphie considered this, then a wicked beam appeared on her face. She turned to leer at Roxas who was standing next to his love.

"How about Roxas and Namine do a duet?" Selphie sweetly suggested. Kairi instantly gained a grin that matched Selphie's.

"Yes, what a good idea! Oh, I'll even pick a song. Selphie, would you care to help me?"

"Of course, my dear Kairi! Let us see the song list!" Kairi and Selphie quickly scanned through the list before choosing a song. Selphie asked Kairi something, and then turned to the rest of the group.

"You guys ok with a 'High School Musical' Theme?"

"I hate that movie and you both know it!" Sora groaned.

"Yeah, but it's got good songs!" Selphie pointed out.

"Fiiiiine…" Sora moaned. The others just shrugged, saying they didn't care. Selphie and Kairi choose a song, then pushed Roxas and Namine onto the mini stage before sitting back with Sora and Riku. Roxas focused his eyes on the TV screen behind the audience as his lyrics started to come up.

Roxas:

Livin' in my own world
didn't understand, that anything can happen,
when you take a chance.

Namine:

I Never Believed in

What I couldn't See.

I never opened my heart, to all the possibilities.

(Both)
I know, that something has changed.
Never felt this way, & right here tonight
This could be the start of something new,
it feels so right to be here with you, ohh.
And now lookin' in your eyes, I feel in my heart, the start of something new. ohh.

Roxas:

Now who would of ever thought that, we'd both be here tonight.

Namine:

And the world looks so much brighter (brighter, brighter), with you by myside!

(Both)
I know that something has changed, Never felt this way.
I know if we're real, This could be the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you, ooh. And now lookin' in your eyes I feel in my heart, the start of something new.

Roxas:

I never knew that it could happen until it happened to me! ohh yea

(Both)
I didn't know it before, but now its easy to see!

(Both)
It's the start of something new, It feels so right to be here with you, oohh.
And now lookin' in your eyes I feel in my heart....
That it's the start of something new, it feels so right to be here with you, oohh.
And now lookin' in your eyes, I feel in my heart, the start of something new!

Roxas ended the song by leaning over and kissing Namine's cheek. When he pulled back, he was surprised by Namine stepping on her tiptoes and kissing him on the lips. He kissed her back and they would have continued if Selphie and Sora hadn't shouted

"GET A ROOM!"