Christmas eve time!
Chapter 12: Best Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve-
Musaki, Arizona, Zeke, Jo, Kaguya, Ichi, Fu and Ren got together with Ruiz, Kazuo and Shing as they walked across the Valley of Peace to enjoy one more day until Christmas time and that made Arizona feel completely ready for the holidays and they were just laughing and having fun with each other like never before.
Then, one of Musaki's cousins sees him along with some others and he came out of the house and exclaimed, "Hey, cuz!"
Musaki stops for a minute and he sees Samurai calling him and he shouts in excitement as he comes in and gives him a hug and told him, "Merry Christmas, cuz!"
Samurai started laughing at the comment and he said, "Dude, christmas is tomorrow."
"I know. Isn't it awesome?"
"I can't wait for it either. Simply because I'm turning 18 two days before New Years." Samurai explained.
Musaki gasped in shock and realize that Samurai is turning into a young adult and he starts laughing and said, "That's really cool! Happy early birthday, Sam!"
Samurai chuckled happily and said, "Thanks, Saki."
Just then, the rest of the gang came by as well and Samurai looks at everyone and he said, "What's up, guys?"
"Not much. We're just hanging out with each other." Ruiz answered.
Musaki introduced most of his friends to Samurai and he told him, "Samurai, there are some of my friends...Ichi, Fu, Kaguya, Ren and Jo. Guys, this is my cousin Samurai."
"Nice to meet you guys." Samurai said, happily.
"Same here." Ichi said.
"Happy early birthday, Samurai." Jo said.
"Thanks, little guy."
Zeke went up to Samurai and patted him on the back and said, "You're growing up, aren't you?"
"Yep. I can't say that I'm gonna miss being 17, but I've got 4 days until I'm graduating from teenhood." Samurai said.
Just then, Max comes out from behind and he immediately goes to Arizona and hugs him tightly and he said, "Hey, big bro!"
Arizona was surprised to see Max feeling really happy and he asked, "How you doing, buddy?"
Max chuckled softly and replied, "I'm doing awesome!"
"Excited about Christmas?"
Max burst into full energy and exclaimed, "I wish it would come now."
Arizona was definitely surprised that Max was looking forward to Christmas because before then, he told him he wasn't sure about it. He then smiled at him because he figured he found his holiday spirit and he asked Samurai, "He's looking forward to Christmas, huh?"
Samurai stared at him and he replied, "Yeah. Compared to a few days before, he didn't know if he was gonna celebrate it with us because he told me that it's the first time celebrating it with us after he was adopted with us. So, my dad told him that it's gonna be a lot of fun with us with his new brothers and sisters and that everything will be okay. The minute my dad put on an elf costume, it made Max laugh in hysterics that he just completely had second thoughts about missing out on a holiday like this."
"Well, your cousin totally gave me my holiday spirit back. I don't think I'll ever be able to thank him enough for all the things he's done for me." Arizona added.
That made Samurai perk up with happiness to know that Musaki would definitely enlighten Arizona's life and Musaki told Max, "You guys can spend most of the morning with us at the Jade Palace."
Max gasped with excitement and he asked, "Really?"
"Oh yeah. It'll be a lot of fun."
Soon enough, Samurai overheard what Max and Musaki were talking about and he said, "That'd be really great. We did it last year and there's no doubt we'll do it again this year."
Musaki smiled at that and that he was looking forward to Christmas Day. He clears his throat and he said, "Cool. We gotta get going back to the Palace. Shifu's taking all of us to a little Christmas party somewhere further from the Valley of Peace later tonight and then we're gonna head to Mr. Ping's noodle shop for another Christmas Party."
"That'd be awesome. Have fun, guys." Samurai said.
Everyone said their 'goodbyes' as they head out, but then Samurai asked Musaki, "You think I can receive a kiss from Tigress for my birthday?"
Musaki scoffs and rolled his eyes and said, "Don't count on it, dude."
Later on, they all went back to the Jade palace and they saw Shifu standing on front of the doors, wearing his silver cloak and Ichi asked, "What's with the formal cloak?"
Shifu chuckled at that comment and replied, "We're going to the Christmas party. Everyone of the masters were waiting for you to come back."
"Well, we're here now." Zeke explained.
Just then, Po and the Furious Five came out with their holiday outfits, looking eager to have a good Christmas Eve and soon enough, they went on their way to the best holiday party they ever went to. For Arizona, it was his very first time going to one of them and he seemed very excited about this. Musaki had a good feeling that this will be fun.
When they got there, they saw this massive temple in front of them with millions of Christmas decorations and everyone but Shifu and the Five dropped their jaws when they saw this. Po gasped loudly and asked, "What is that?"
"That would be Takei Village, panda." Shifu answered.
Mantis hopped on Po's shoulder and he said, "The temple looks as big as...well you know."
Po didn't know what he was talking about, thinking that it might as big as the Dragon Warrior. he then got bakc on Monkey's shoulder and Monkey said, "Nice save."
They all went in there and to their added surprise, the entire village was decked out with millions of holiday decorations and people walking around enjoying it. Musaki chuckled and said, "That is freakin' insane, dude."
"I'll say." Arizona said, looking around.
As they were walking around, a few girls waved at Ren and started giggling over how cute he looks. Ren kinda looks at them and just waved back and added a wink, making the girls stare at him even more. Then, Ichi looks at Ren, glaring at him with a 'dude what are you doing' look and asked, "Really?"
Ren didn't know what to say about that and he replied, "Well, sometimes...a girl barely catches your attention when you're a tanuki."
"Dude, you attract Saya more than any other girl."
Just then, all of them headed to this humongous temple where everyone is having fun at this party. All eyes were widened when they stepped in there and everyone was being greeted by most of the hosts of the party, making them feel welcomed as well.
Musaki, Arizona, Ichi and Jo were walking across the temple and sees them dance as well and Musaki figured that he can dance as well, so he built up some momentum and just let loose as they played a fast song and danced his heart out. Arizona, Ichi and Jo were impressed with his dance skills, but it was Ichi that was the most amazed because he never lost a beat for it. Musaki attempted a little kung-fu/backflip move where he was breakdancing and spinning around the floor with his legs in the air, just going absoultely insane.
Ichi chuckled and he said, "Pretty good, but I think you can do better."
Musaki sensed that Ichi was challenging him and he said, "Do I sense a dance-off?"
"Oh yeah."
Both Musaki and Ichi were dancing each other off to determine who's got the best moves and so far, Musaki ups the ante everytime, but Ichi was warmed up for some more skills that he was gonna bring and just did a backflip and spun around the floor with his finger on the floor. They were unaware that the entire crowd was witnessing this, creating this spectating event.
"Come on, Musaki! Kick Ichi's butt!" Ren shouted.
Musaki decides to pull out all the stops for more moves and plans to add a little kung-fu in them. Ichi did the same and they wrapped it up with a huge backflip, frontflip, spinning around the room and completely danced their hearts out with the best breakdance move they could ever do and when it was all over, everyone in the crowd was cheering and applauding louder than ever.
They looked around and sees that they're cheering for both of them and Arizona was the most amazed by those moves and he said, "I wish I could do that."
Meanwhile, Po completely went towards them and said, "Wow! You guys rocked it out!"
Po tried his best to do a re-enactment of Musaki and Ichi's showdown moves, which results into him shaking his ginormous butt all over the place while making some weird noises. Both of them looked at each other and said in unison, "We don't do that."
Mantis and Monkey went towards Po after witnessing him shaking his big rear and Monkey said, "You've got panda back. Let's hope you don't shake it to the left and the right again."
Later on, Arizona walked past the crowd, but is totally unaware that he's under the mistletoe and before he could find out what it meant, out of the blue, 12 girls came behind him and kissed him on the cheek. He exhaled deeply and said, "Wow."
Meanwhile, Ichi and Musaki were hanging with Ruiz, Arizona and the others as they were having a good time and suddenly, a young 14 year old tiger sees Musaki and recognized his blue eyes and she asked, "Musaki?"
Musaki turned around and he was surprised to see his old friend again. He exclaimed, "Naomi!"
They hugged each other deeply and he asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Well...I heard about this Christmas party, so I decided to come over and just have some fun. I didn't expect to see you here." Naomi said, smiling.
"Neither did I."
Ichi started snickering and Musaki turned around and asked, "What's so funny?"
"Are you guys...like...together or something?"
They looked at each other and immediately replied, "No!"
"We're best friends, actually." Musaki added.
"Right..."
Musaki rolled his eyes at him and tells Naomi, "This is Ichi and that's his sister, Fu, his cousin Ren and his friend Kaguya-scratch that-girlfriend."
Ichi laughs sarcastically at that remark and he said, "Whatever."
"And that's my other friend, Jo. Of course, you remember Arizona."
"Hi, you guys." Naomi said.
Everyone said 'hello' to her and everyone just started talking to each other and all of a sudden, someone called up Musaki to sing a little song for someone he's crushing on. Naomi smiled at him and said, "Sing your heart out, Saki."
He took a deep breath and decided to go for it. He had a crush on someone anyway and thought it would be the best thing to let it all out. He got on stage and said, "That was unexpected, but anyway...this song goes out to one girl that I had a crush on for months now. I don't know if she knows this, but other people would give her a hard time and say things to her that really makes her feel like she's worthless. But I know for a fact that she's anything but worthless and that she is beautiful...just the way she is."
As the song started playing, he had his eyes on Naomi and he quickly said, "I wrote this song for you, Naomi."
She was shocked to know that he felt that way about her and started geeking out about it as he starts to sing.
Ohh, her eyes, her eyes
make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, hair hair
falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful...and I tell her everyday
Yeah, I know, I know
When I compliment her, she won't believe me
And it's so, it's so
sad to think that she don't see what I see
But everytime she asks me 'Do I look okay?'
I say...
When I see your face
There's not a thing that I would change
Because you're amazing
just the way you are
And when you smile
the whole world stops and stares for a while
Cuz girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
Yeah...
Her lips, her lips
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
she hates but I think it's so pretty
She's so beautiful...and I tell her everyday
Ohh, you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what you're searching for
then, just stay the same
So...don't even bother asking if you look okay
You know I'll say...
When I see your face
there's not a thing that I would change
Cuz you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
the whole world stops and stares for a while
Cuz girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
The way you are...
The way you are...
Girl, you're amazing
just the way you are
When I see your face
there's not a thing that I would change
Because you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
the whole world stops and stares for a while
Cuz girl you're amazing
Just the way you are...
Yeah...
That touched Naomi's heartstrings as she stood up and cheered for him as well as everyone else in the audience. She immediately got her mistletoe as he raced through the stage and gave him a kiss on the lips. It provoked shock for Musaki to know that it was his first kiss, but at the same time, he still sees her as his friend and he hugged her.
She looked at him and said, "That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard."
"Well, I had a crush on you when we met." Musaki answered.
And then, it was her turn to sing and she said, "This is for that one guy that sang that song for me and since we met, I felt like we can connect in a million ways and he accepts me for who I am when no one else could. When I look at this guy...I see someone who has a way of making me feel stronger and more happy to be me."
As the music plays, Musaki got back to his seat as Naomi sung her heart out to Musaki.
Everybody needs inspiration
Everybody needs a song
A beautiful melody
When the nights are long
Cuz there is no guarantee
that this life is easy
Yeah, when my world is falling apart
When there's no light to break up the dark
That's when I, I, I look at you
When the waves are flooding the shore
And I can't find my way home anymore
That's when I, I, I look at you
When I look at you
I see forgiveness
I see the truth
You love me for who I am
Like the stars hold the moon
Right there where they belong
And I know I'm not alone
Yeah, when my world is falling apart
When there's no light to break up the dark
That's when I, I, I look at you
When the waves are flooding the shore
And I can't find my way home anymore
That's when I, I, I look at you
You appear just like a dream to me
Just like kaleidoscope colors that
cover me, all I need
Every breath that I breathe
Don't you know you're beautiful?
Yeah, yeah
When the waves are flooding the shore
And i can't find my way home anymore
That's when I, I, I look at you
I look at you
Yeah, yeah, ohhh-oh
And you appear just like a dream to me...
The crowd cheered for both her and him and Musaki totally felt like this was the sweetest thing he's ever done for anyone. He smiled at her and Ichi gently punched him in the arm and said, "Looks like I'm not the only one who's the ladies' man."
Musaki chuckled softly and said, "Shut up, dude."
Later on, everyone of the Five completely became awestruck with Musaki expressing his true feelings with Naomi and Crane said, "Sounds like Lil' Saki's got a girlfriend."
Musaki rolled his eyes and said, "She's a friend."
Arizona was completely impressed with Musaki and he said, "Now I really wanna be like you. I hope I have the right girl for me."
He smiled at him and he said, "You will. Trust me."
And then, everyone gathers around the roof of the temple to see the Christmas fireworks pop out of the sky and there was music and everyone's dancing to it. And for the first time, Arizona was having fun along with Musaki and the rest of them and it felt like it was gonna be the best Christmas Eve he's ever had.
Immediately after the party, they left a little early to head back to the Valley of Peace to attend the other Christmas party at Mr. Ping's Noodle Shop. As soon as they arrived, a few people were coming over and Po sprinted over to get prepped up and the others followed suit. While they got the food ready, Musaki hung out with Arizona, Ichi and the others and they were still talking about the kiss back at the party.
Musaki tried to change the subject, but Ichi made some kissy faces while everyone else laughed. Musaki rolled his eyes and said, "It was just a kiss. I didn't even know it was happening."
"You probably expect it to happen." Zeke added.
"Oh come on. I was doing a nice thing for her. But I wasn't the only one getting winks from a girl."
That comment aimed directly at Ren and he laughs sarcastically and said, "Oh, don't even go there."
Jo looks at Musaki in the eyes and asked, "Are you getting Arizona something for Christmas?"
"It's super top-secret. It has to wait until tomorrow." Musaki replied, softly.
Ichi hung a piece of noodle on his nose, making Kaguya and Fu laugh out loud and Musaki said, "You look like Shifu."
"But at least I'm funnier than him." Ichi retorted.
Arizona and Ruiz were also talking as well and it seemed like everyone is having a lot of fun and all Po could do is stand over and watch them enjoy themselves and it was the best sight he's ever seen in a long time. Shifu looked over and he asked, "You okay, Dragon Warrior?"
"Yeah. I'm just happy for Arizona having fun for the first time. Another epic win for the Saki-man." Po said.
Shifu couldn't help but smile while witnessing them putting a string of noodles on their nose and chuckled a little. He then told him, "Arizona spirit is found, for sure."
"Hey, Arizona. Your dance skills were really awesome when everyone was dancing back at that temple." Musaki added.
"Yeah, but it gave me laughs when Po was shaking his butt all over the place." Arizona said, smiling.
Everyone was laughing with him including Arizona and they continued to have fun and it was the best christmas eve they ever had in their lives and he knows that he'll always remember this Christmas.
Later that night, back at the bunkhouse, Musaki quietly went to the Sacred Hall of Warriors with Arizona's present he bought for him and planned to place it in front of the tree without anyone knowing about it. When he went in, he was surprised to see Arizona putting his present under the tree as well. Then, he went into hiding hoping that he wouldn't get caught. Musaki then snuck the present under the tree and suddenly, Arizona popped his head out of nowhere and sees Musaki walking out.
'Did he know about his present?' Arizona thought.
'I hope he sees it tomorrow.' Musaki thought.
And then, Musaki saw Arizona's tail sticking out and he feared that he was thinking that he knew about the present he was gonna give him and he whispered, "Zona?"
Arizona heard him call his name and faced himself in front of him and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I was about to ask you the same question myself." Musaki replied.
Arizona chuckled nervously and so did Musaki and they both said in unison, "I was gonna...put your present under the tree."
They looked at each other and said again, "You were?"
Musaki went first and he said, "I wanted to give you something that I hope will bring back your holiday spirit and to show what a great friend you are."
That warmed Arizona's heart and he also told him, "I did the same thing as well after what you've done for me these past couple of months."
"I guess we'll see each other's presents tomorrow then." Musaki said, happily.
"Yeah, it's almost Christmas Day. This Christmas Eve was so awesome that I can't wait for tomorrow." Arizona said, with glee.
"I know, me neither."
Both of them walked out of the palace, just talking and laughing, looking totally excited for Christmas Day to come and that it'll be an awesome experience neither of them will ever forget.
Naomi is owned by seylenagomez. If you guys haven't read her fics, please do so. (examples: 'Strong Bonds Can't Be Broken', 'Empty Darkness' and 'Gift of a Friend'). Don't know where that came from, but I just thought it'd be a sweet part. The songs were 'Just the Way You Are' from Bruno Mars and 'When I Look At You' from Miley Cyrus. Surprised that Musaki got his first kiss? Onward to the last chapter!