Hey guys and gals, I know I'm supposed to be on hiatus and all, but I wanted to give you one last update before 2008! I was meant to post an update on the 21st which would mark one year since I wrote this fic. (1 YEAR B'DAY Booyah!) But I didn't get a chance to then, so well here I am giving you the update you deserve!

Thankies to all of you nice people who reviewed last chapter! I'm glad you like Xion so um yeah! (Hugs!)

Thanks to: and FairLockheart for faving this fic!

Louie: Well I don't think Riku and Xion are even distant cousins...Though I'm not really sure myself, lol! Thanks for the ideas, I'll try and use them but thankies for reviewing!

Sora: Woah it's already been 1 year...And um...9 days!

Roxas: (Mumbles) One year of hell...

Hey! I haven't been that mean!

Sora: Yeah she hasn't!

Roxas: ...Not to anyone who isn't me!

...Oh yeah...

Roxas: (Facepalms)

Namine: Oh cheer up Roxy!

Roxas: (Blushes) Um you're not supposed to call me that in public...

Why not Roxy?

Roxas: (Goes redder) S-shut...Up!

Namine: Oh look mistletoe! You know what that means Roxas!

Roxas: (Dies of embarrassment)

Namine: Eh, Roxas?

CSRRKNX: Where are our Christmas presents?

(Looks up at initials)Oh...Yep that's everyone! (Hands out stuff Moogle plushies to chibis and to readers!)

CSRRKNX: YAY!

Xion: So this is where you guys hang out huh?

Kairi: Oh hey Xion haven't seen you in a while!

Riku: Well she did only get introduced last chapter, remember?

Kairi: ...Oh that makes sense! (Goes to play with chibis) SO CUTE!

Riku: So err are you going to move on to the chapter now?

Oh sorry I got back into the Christmas mood even though Christmas was last week...Cough...

Riku: (Sighs)

Xion: Aww...Well Merry Christmas everyone!

Riku: ...Okay fine...

Yay...But yeah...I better get going now...

A/N: Moment is in the past wayyyy back to little Cloud and Aerith, enjoy guys and gals! Christmas spirit loves on!

First Christmas

"Hey wake up! Aww, Seph!" Aerith repeatedly shook her older brother but still he wouldn't wake up. So she went straight to her last resort...Jumping on him.

That seemed to do the trick, since seconds later her brother awoke, the air literally sucked out of him. Aerith smiling got off him and stood by his bed looking so innocent.

"...What's...Wrong?" Her brother asked trying to regain the air to breathe again.

Aerith's smile widened as she pointed to the window. "You got to look Seph!"

Able to breathe again, Sephiroth groaned slightly and sat up, turning to look at the window.

It was snowing outside. The back garden was white, not a speck of ground could be seen. The roofs of houses hidden beneath a veil of snow. It truly looked like a winter wonderland. Aerith laughed as she skipped to the window. She tiptoed to see the wonder outside, her arm against the windowsill as she sighed happily. Sephiroth smiled watching his sister so content. Minutes after, he joined her in the snow gazing, Aerith hummed as she watched.

Aerith stopped humming, which caught the attention of her brother. "Hey, Seph," She asked with her eyes glued on the winter scenery.

"Yes?"

"Do you think the snow is a present from daddy and mummy?"

Sephiroth gasped slightly, his sister now looking at him with her eyes waiting for an answer. Sephiroth knelt down to her level and ruffled her hair. "Yes, they wanted us to be happy this Christmas."

Tears rolled down her cheeks with his response. Sephiroth pulled Aerith into a hug and patted her back softly.

"...I...Won't...Be...Able to...Give...Them...My..."

Sephiroth let go of her and tilted her chin up, her puffy eyes looking at him. "...The present you can give them is your smile. They love seeing you happy, remember?"

Aerith stood still, looking down for a minute before rubbing her eyes. She sniffed and looked at her brother. With a smile, she said "Thanks Big Brother!" and hugged him again.

The five had just finish their breakfast; the fifth person being Tifa, Aerith's best friend and a neighbour who was staying with them during the Winter Holidays.

"Thanks Aunt Arielle, for the breakfast! Can we go play now?" Aerith asked with the patent puppy dog eyes.

"Pretty, please?" Tifa joined in, smiling at Aerith.

Cloud and Zack wanting nothing more to go out joined in the pleas "Yeah please mum..."

"Mummy...Please?" Zack added with a baby voice.

Arielle sighed at their behaviour before replying "Oh go on then, just make sure to wrap up tight..."

The five immediately dashed out before she could finish. Arielle shook her head "...Why do I bother?"

She looked outside through the kitchen window and smiled. "Kids will be kids..."

Aerith and Tifa decided to make snow angels, while Zack and Cloud began to build a snowman. Sephiroth watched on feeling bored, when an idea hit him. Smirking, he took a handful of snow in his gloved hands and formed a snowball.

"Um bro I think we should make his head bigger!"

"Are you sure I mean-"

SPLAT!

Cloud wiped some of the snow off his hair and looked at it, as if he was hit by something revolting.

Zack burst out laughing and seconds later he too got hit by a snowball but instead of being shocked, he looked at Sephiroth, and laughed evilly. Cloud shuddered at his brother's evil aura "Kuku...You wanna fight me Seph?"

Sephiroth responded by hurdling a snowball towards them. Cloud, unfortunately got hit, again, only this time he landed on the ground.

Zack got angry "HEY! NO-ONE, I MEAN NO-ONE, HITS CLOUD WITH A SNOWBALL, EXECPT ME!"

Sephiroth laughed "Well you better get me back then...That is if you can!" Then proceeded to fire snowballs at Zack.

"Oh Sh-"

Aerith and Tifa got up from the ground to see Sephiroth locked into a snowball battle. Is it called a battle, if only one person is left standing?

Tifa sighed "...Boys..."

"YOU GET HIM SEPH!"Aerith cheered.

Tifa blinked then began cheering for Sephiroth. Poor Zack, no-one wanted to cheer for him...He was knock out on the ground after all...

"A-Achoo!" Cloud sneezed for the tenth time already, while Zack shivered. Arielle shook her head at her two sons "I not going to say I told you so, but you really should have wrapped up warm!"

Tifa helped Zack to drink his soup by feeding it to him. He was so delirious he thought she was a Christmas elf.

"Thanks nice elf...You're a good elf! Santa would be proud!"

"...Um...Thanks, I think?"

Aerith wrapped a blanket around Cloud as he snuggled Mr Moogle.

"Thanks...Aerith" Cloud then fell asleep on the couch.

She smiled as she ruffled his spiky hair. "Get better soon" She whispered before turning to face her brother.

Sephiroth watched the snow falling through the window. Aerith went to join him.

"First Christmas without mother and father"

Aerith shook her head "Nope," He turned to look at her "Mum and Dad are always here!"

He smiled ruffling her hair once more, before turning to look out the window again.

Merry Christmas mummy and daddy! Thanks for the present, everyone liked it!

Aww...Sweet little Aerith! Well that's it for my update of 2008! I wish everyone a happy new year and I will see you in 2009! (Goes to revise)

Roxas: Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes! YES!

Hmm, what was that?

Roxas: Nothing!

Sora: Happy,

Riku: New,

Kairi: Year,

Namine: Everyone!

Xion: Bye for now!

CSRRKNX: YAY!

Roxas: ...Yay...

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