I probably won't have time to update this weekend, so I got this chapter out ASAP for you all to have. Enjoy!
"Does your neck feel cold?"
"...Just a little..."
"Maybe you should let your hair down, you know, to cover your neck."
Samus reached for her ponytailer and pulled it off, causing her long blonde hair to fall and drape around the back of her neck. She shuddered a little; she felt a bit odd without it.
"We'll get you some mittens and earmuffs later on as well," Lucina continued.
The two Smashers stood beside each other in the town square, waiting for the others as they looked on at the children and their parents playing with the snow, building snow forts, riding sleds...
"It's really nice," Lucina began.
"Hmm?"
"You know, spending time together with those closest during Christmas. I haven't done that in quite a while," Lucina mused. Samus turned to stare at her for a few moments.
Samus turned to her right, looking over houses and malls, as the flock of buildings stabbed into the crimson sky. The sun was setting over the horizon as Samus lifted her left arm to look at her watch. The hands of the watch ticked to 4.28pm; no surprise there, the days were short during winter.
"Yeah..." She finally answered. "It's seems really-"
"SAM!" Lucina cried.
"Wha-?"
*POOF
A ball of snow had rocketed straight into the right of Samus' forehead, causing some of the snow to fly into her eye as it flew everywhere from the impact.
"ARGHHHH! DAMN IT, WHICH FLIPPIN-!"
"Lower your voice! Everyone is staring!" Lucina whispered, a look of concern on her face as she rested a hand on the shoulder of her friend, who was bending over and covering her eye as she cursed harshly under her breath.
"Headshot!"
Lucina looked up as Captain Falcon grinned toothily, swaggering his way over to them with snow bits covering his right gloved palm.
"Hey ladies! Waddya think of tha-"
No sooner had the F-Zero racer stepped in front of them did he suddenly receive a cold hard knuckle straight to the face, leaving him squirming in the snow and screaming into his hands.
As soon as Robin and Kirby arrived (with Robin commencing heavy panting, while Kirby cheered a "YAY~!", making a tiny star suddenly appear and disappear instantly as he punched his stubby hand into the air) and Falcon had finally managed to recover from the attack he had received earlier, the group started planning on what to do next.
"Here's the plan: Lucina and I get the decorations, while you three go and get the presents first. Once we are done, we get together again, split the costs and grab any other extra presents we want. You know, those not on the wishlists," Robin explained. "You sure you'll be fine Falcon?" he queried.
"Yeah, yeah, sure! Totally fine," Falcon assured him as he massaged his slightly bruised nose, even though some obvious red knuckle marks were left around the side of his nose. Robin then turned to check on Samus. She was still rubbing her left eye, muttering something to herself. Annnnnddddd Kirby was absorbed by the colourful wonders of a map.
"Robin!" Lucina piped up. "What do you want for Chri-"
"ROBIN! You still haven't mentioned where THE~ meeting point is," Falcon cut in.
"Oh, oh yeah... We, uh, we meet at the umm... that, err..." Robin stuttered, stopping mid-sentence.
"We'll meet at the usual Cafe! That's what he wanted to say! Anyways, you ladies just have to follow us, we know the location of the shop!" the F-Zero Racer finished off for him. The tactician nodded heavily in reply, appearing rather panicky. Lucina returned with an "Ok!". Kirby glanced at Falcon, slightly confused and curious over his display of actions. Meanwhile, Samus replied by-
...Continuing to rub her eye, showing no interest whatsoever. Okay, let's move on.
"I guess that settles things! Come on, team Falcon! Let's move out!"
Picking up Kirby on the head like a basketball, earning a "Huh?" from him and yanking Samus' arm, the racer charged through the crowds, gaining stares as they entered the mall. (Some people were more surprised as to what Captain Falcon would be doing in town.)
Lucina chuckled lightly, while Robin just stared emptily.
Suddenly a moment of realisation struck him.
I have no idea how to get to the Cafe.
Ohhhh shoot. Nice job, Rob. (No rhyme intended)
