A/N: Nothing much to say here. This chapter isn't that crucial to the story, but I'm putting it anyway. It just feels like it should be there.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts

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Christmas Presents

It was the middle of the night, and Roxas was sitting on the windowsill, one of his legs dangling outside. He couldn't sleep. He had barely gotten any sleep since his realization that he liked Naminé. Most of the day and night, he was haunted by her a vision of her beautiful figure, her voice and laughter ringing in his ears. Then again, he wasn't exactly complaining about his condition. If it was visions of Naminé that was keeping him up, he really didn't mind.

Things really hadn't changed since the last time at the clocktower. He was glad that knowing how he felt about her didn't at all change how he acted around Naminé. He was still the same, only now he better understood himself about why he acted a certain way around her.

He looked to the horizon and saw an orange glow begin to color the sky. Another sleepless night. At least Christmas break had already started, so he didn't have to worry about teachers pestering him to keep awake. But he had promised Sora that they would go shopping for Christmas presents that day, since the day was only a few weeks away.

The Sora and Roxas had a unique way of spending Christmas with the gang. They didn't buy gifts for Christmas but instead, they simply went out as a treat to the gang. Last year, they went to the beach. Sora and Roxas took care of everything, transportation, and food as well. It felt a lot more special than just giving a gift.

But now, Sora wanted to get something special for Kairi, since they were now sort of a couple. Roxas wondered why he wanted him to come along. Maybe so he wouldn't feel so lost. The poor guy hasn't shopped for a present on his own his whole life.

Roxas thought if he should get Naminé something. Now that he realized his feelings toward her, he felt that he should. He accepted his feelings, and he wasn't one to just sit by idly, wallowing in self pity as he did nothing to express his true feelings. Then again, he wasn't just gonna come out and say that he liked her right away either. He knew that he had to tell her, but not just yet.

"Maybe I will get her a present," he thought.

He scanned the room, seeing Sora still sprawled on his bed. It would still be a while till he actually gets up. He got up from the windowsill and headed downstairs. Not surprisingly, he found Cloud at the table, sipping coffee as he read the morning paper. Roxas really took after his father, he got most of his traits from him, like being an early riser as well as a light sleeper. Sora took after Aerith more, being incredibly childish, playful and nosy.

"G'morning dad," he greeted.

"Morning Roxas. Didn't get much sleep last night?"

"No." Roxas thought. He didn't have much more experience than Sora when it came to buying gifts, he just had more brains as to which was better suited for the occasion. He wanted to get Naminé a great gift, so he needed all the help he could get.

"Dad?"

"Mmm?"

"Erm," He could hardly believe he was doing this. "When you and mom were still dating, what kind of gifts did you get her?"

"Why Roxas? Planning on getting a special something for a special someone?" a voice asked.

Roxas turned and groaned. Aerith was coming down the stairs, and apparently, she had waited at the top of the staircase just to catch what he was going to say.

"Well Roxas?" she asked, waiting.

Roxas looked away and crossed his arms, trying to look as indifferent as he could. "I was asking for Sora," he lied.

"Nice try," she smirked. "Sora already asked me a few days ago. So?"

"Alright," he sighed. "Yes, I'm planning on getting a girl a gift."

Aerith smiled. "Well, for you, I think your best choice is a stuffed toy. I think you'll be able to decide for yourself what stuffed toy to buy."

"Erm, okay, thanks mom." He didn't think Aerith could be so agreeable on this subject.

"Well, let's leave it at that shall we? I think Sora's already up and getting ready to go." Roxas nodded and headed upstairs.

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"Sora, please! You've been staring at that stuffed dog for an hour!" Roxas complained.

"I can't decide!" Sora retorted. "The green one looks better than pink on the dog but pink is Kairi's favorite color."

"Just pick one already," Roxas pleaded.

"Okay, okay. Well, which one do you think I should buy?"

"The green one," Roxas answered, glad that they were finally making some progress.

"Okay." He reached forward to pick up the green stuffed dog but just before taking it, he pulled his hand back. "But...pink is Kairi's favorite color."

The vein on Roxas' temple was throbbing again. He was thinking along the lines of making himself an only child when he saw Hayner and Olette passing the store they were in. He left Sora to ponder on his unsolvable problem as he stepped outside the store.

"Hi Hayner, Olette," he greeted. He wondered why he felt like he shouldn't have greeted them.

"Roxas!" Hayner ran over and put him in a headlock. "Oh, so that's why..."

"Hayner, let him go," Olette commanded. Hayner, of course, obeyed.

"So, what brings you here Roxas?" she asked. "I don't think I've ever seen you go shopping willingly."

"I'm not here willingly," Roxas said. "Sora forced me to come with him since he wants to get something special for Kairi."

"Right," Hayner laughed. "So you're not here to buy anything?"

"Well, I-"

"Olette, hang on a sec," Hayner said. "I need to talk to Roxas for awhile. Don't worry, I won't run off."

Olette nodded and walked off. Hayner slung an arm around Roxas and asked in a low tone. "You planning on getting Naminé something?"

"Erm, yeah," Roxas answered, a small blush creeping up to his face.

"Well, I overheard her talking to Olette about wanting anything that has Eeyore on it."

"Eeyore?" Roxas asked skeptically. He wasn't sure whether he should trust Hayner on something like this.

"Hey, I'm just saying what I heard your girlfriend say." He continued, ignoring Roxas' protests about the girlfriend comment. "So, can you help me get out of shopping? Olette's been dragging me around the whole morning."

"Okay, you sneak away while I distract Olette."

Hayner started to creep away toward the exit. It looked like he would've made it if it weren't for one thing. Roxas yelled, "Olette, Hayner's trying to make a break for it!"

As soon as Olette heard it, she sprinted toward Hayner. Who would've thought that Olette could be such a fast runner? Hayner was just about to run when Olette finally caught up with him and tackled him to the ground. The guards looked like they were about to step in but one look at Olette's face made them back off.

Olette finally emerged from the scruffle victorious and dragged a very disguntled Hayner by the ear. She walked back toward Roxas. "Thanks for your help, Roxas. I owe you one."

"And you owe me two!" Hayner yelled. "I tell you what you want to know and this is what you do?!"

"Yes," he smirked. "Especially after that girlfriend comment."

Olette proceeded to drag Hayner off around the mall as Roxas walked back into the store. Sora was still tangled in his web of thoughts, trying to decide between pink or green. He walked around the store until he finally found what he was looking for. An Eeyore stuffed toy. Roxas smiled. Naminé really did have a thing for cute things and he had to admit, the plushie did look very huggable.

He picked it up from the shelf and looked at the price tag. He groaned at what he saw. He had never spent this much before on a present. This added to the gang's outing would completely empty his wallet. As he looked at the item, a vision of Naminé smiling as she hugged the plushie entered his mind, allowing him to completely forget about the price. He walked over to the counter and payed for it, but he couldn't help but think he was missing something...

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Sora was finally done shopping. After buying the stuffed dog, he dragged Roxas around the mall and bought even more stuff, and each stuff just had to make Sora decide, meaning that it was hours before they got to the point to where they were right now. Needless to say, they, or Sora to be more precise, had spent the whole day shopping.

They were about to leave, walking through the mall toward the exit, when a person caught Roxas' eye.

"Mom?" Roxas called. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, hello boys. I just wanted to check out that new store over there," she said, pointing. "It kinda caught my interest."

Roxas looked to where his mother was pointing, "This is it."

"Erm, mom?" This was gonna kill him. "Can I, uh, come with you?"

She smirked. "Great idea, Roxas. I'm sure Naminé will love it."

Roxas sighed. This was going to be torture. But hopefully, he'll find what he's looking for.

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It was around six in the morning when Roxas had finally finished. He had made a bracelet from green threads and had placed Naminé's name on it as well. He tied it to Eeyore's leg and admired his work. The thing that he was missing. A personal touch. Just buying a gift for Naminé didn't seem enough. He felt that he had to do more than just spend, that he should work for it as well. Naminé was just special that way.

Sora's alarm sounded at around eight. Roxas couldn't understand why his twin even bothered with an alarm. He never woke up to it. Heck, the only one it woke up was Roxas. Maybe that was his intention.

He walked over to Sora and kicked him out of his bed. "Huh? Wuz 'appenin?"

"Get up, Sora. We're going out with the gang today, remember?" They had decied to go because apparently, everyone else was leaving town for Christmas. Naminé was actually going to leave in a couple of days and wouldn't be back until just before school started.

"Oh, right. Let me get ready," he mumbled, as he crawled back into bed. Roxas sighed and kicked him out of bed once more. Why couldn't he have been an only child?

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They were waiting at the town square for everyone else to come. Roxas really was the only one of them who came on time, it was just really bad luck that Sora lived in the same house as him, having to suffer the curse of always waking up early.

Riku finally came, then Kairi and Naminé. For some reason, Naminé had a backpack with her. Roxas raised an eyebrow at her.

"Naminé?"

"Yeah?"

"What's with the backpack?"

She smiled. "You'll find out later."

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The gang had spent the whole day out. They went wherever feet and the trains could take them. They went to the mall, the sandlot (the boys participated in the struggle match), the movies, Sunset Hill, anywhere they could think of.

"Hey guys," Kairi said. "I need to get going."

"Okay, Sora will walk you home," Riku smirked, shoving Sora in her direction. "I guess I better go too."

The gang broke was about to break off when Naminé stopped them.

"Hang on, don't you guys want your presents?" she asked, pulling a wrapped package out of her backpack. She threw one each to Sora, Kairi and Riku.

"What about Roxas' present?" Sora smirked.

"Maybe it's not one you can put in a box," Kairi guessed, a smirk on her face as well.

"Guys!"

"We better leave these two alone," Riku suggested. They finally left, leaving Roxas and Naminé red in the face from both anger and embarrassment.

They sat in silence, watching the sun set in the horizon.

"So," Roxas said, breaking the silence. "Is it something you can't put in a box?"

She rolled her eyes. "Very funny, Roxas." She pulled out another gift from her backpack. "Here, Merry Christmas."

"Thank you." It was pretty big, at least for him. The presents he usually got were cds or skateboard stuff. He started to fumble with wrapping, trying to open it.

"No!" Naminé shouted. Roxas raised an eyebrow at her. "I mean, wait until you get home before you open it. I'm not really sure if you'll like it. Do you know how hard it is to buy a present for you?"

"I can imagine," he laughed. Well, since Naminé had already given him his present, he supposed he should give hers. It made things a lot easier. Roxas was thinking about asking her to come to the station's clocktower alone to give her present, but it might be awkward.

"Hey Naminé, come with me to my house."

"Huh? Why?" she asked, tilting her head to one side.

"Because I have your present there," he smiled.

She blushed a light red. "A present? But you don't buy presents for Christmas."

"Well, now I do," he smirked. "C'mon."

He led her by the hand through the crowded streets of Twilight Town. He blushed a bit from their contact, but he didn't let go. He liked the feeling holding her hand gave him and he was glad that Naminé wasn't pulling away.

They finally made it to his house. Roxas was about to invite her in when he remembered something. His mom is Aerith.

"Erm, Naminé? I'm really sorry but can I ask you to wait out here?"

She spared him a look of confusion before nodding. Roxas smiled in relief. Who knows what would happen if Aerith saw Naminé. He rushed inside, up the stairs and into his room. He had to find something to wrap the present in, fast. But he was surprised to see a neatly wrapped box on his bed. He walked over to it and pulled off the note that was attached to it.

"Roxas,

I thought you might want this wrapped already so I did it for you.

Love, Mom.

P.S. I think you did a great job with the bracelet."

Roxas smiled. Sometimes, he was really glad that his mother was the way she was. He placed Naminé's present on his bed and grabbed his present to her. He rushed back outside to where Naminé was waiting for him.

"Here," he smiled, pushing the present into her hands. "Merry Christmas."

"Thank you, Roxas." She took a look at the card that was attached to the present. "Damn, I forgot to write on the card," he thought.

"'To someone special to me'," she read, her cheeks flushing red again.

"What? I didn't...oh, mom."

"Someone special, Roxas? Really?" she asked.

"Erm, yeah," he said, scratching the back of his head, blushing a bit. "Of course you are. You're really important to me Naminé." Aerith was putting him in situations that were forcing words out of him. But he supposed a result of that was his words being pure, how he really felt.

She smiled sweetly. "Um, I think I should get going. It's okay, you don't have to walk me home," she said, anticipating him. "Well, I'll see when I get back. I'll call you okay?" She waved goodbye and walked off, that sweet smile of her still on her face.

Roxas waved goodbye as well, watching her until she completely disappeared from his view. He entered his house with a smile on his face and found himself face to face with Aerith.

"Sooo, how did it go?" she asked.

"Great. Thanks mom." He rushed upstairs to see what Naminé had gotten him. He peeled the wrapping and couldn't help but smile at what he saw. A Tigger plushie. He placed it at the corner of his bed. It seemed like he was just waiting for something to fill that space on his bed.

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It was the middle of the night, and Roxas was once again fidgeting, trying to get some sleep. He groped around until he finally found what he was looking for. He pulled the plushie into his arms and immediately felt his body relax, drifting closer and closer to sleep. He smiled. It looked like his sleepless nights were over.

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A/N: Man, this is the longest time I've worked on a chapter. Sorry if I didn't elaborate on the outing. There really wan't much to tell and I thought I would bore if I tried to put something in there. Plz review!