Title: Khristmas
Author: Shini Strife
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Mainly AkuRoku and RikuSora, but hints of Zemyx and others.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts nor its characters.
Description: Khristmas is a series of 25 drabbles, each with their own artwork. One drabble posted for each of the 25 days leading up to Christmas! The drabbles are sent in a time where everyone has been reborn. The characters do remember their past, but the drabbles will all focus on a single theme that differs each day of the month.
A/N: This one is going to be some what short, but fluffy.
Theme – Staying Up
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The candles burned lightly while the fire in the stone fireplace burned bright, both casting a gentle glow upon the people within the comfortable room. A tree stood brilliantly in a corner, its lights reflecting off of the balls of glass and tinsels wrapped around it. It was a beautiful scene really and the sleeping people only made it that more beautiful and calming.
Everywhere they lay, wrapped around each other, with blankets and pillows thrown about. No sound could be heard except that of the light snores from a few of the individuals. Very little movement could be detected, except for the occasional snuggle or tug of a blanket.
The three girls were calmly grouped upon a couch, fast asleep and snuggling against their pillows. A red and green card game lay forgotten on the glass coffee table where Luxord slept peacefully under, a blanket tangled about his body. Xaldin as well slept near the group, his body slightly slumped as he slept sitting up. He had passed out somewhere during the game just before losing for the tenth time against Luxord and Larxene.
Another couch held another bunch of the group, this time with three casually resting their heads against one another and another sleeping casually across their laps. Zexion on the occasion twitched and mumbled something in his sleep as he snuggled closer to the warmth of Lexaeus, who had his arm wrapped gently around the silver haired man. Xigbar snoozed peacefully, one of his hands buried in Demyx's hair as the blonde slept on his lap. A large blanket covered them all, while pillows had been tossed to the ground.
Xemnas slept calmly upon his reclined chair, a snoozing Saix curled up on his lap with his head resting on Xemnas's shoulder. A large dark blanket was wrapped tightly amongst their bodies while only Xemnas used a pillow. Two cups of apple cider lay forgotten on the table near by. Vexen was another that had fallen asleep in his chair, though in his case he held Marluxia close as they both snuggled together in their sleep for warmth, both pillow and blanket forgotten upon the ground somewhere.
When glancing down at the floor it was easy to see where the pillows had gone to once you spotted two familiar heads of blonde and brunet. There upon a pile of pillows and blankets slept the two young boys each with their boyfriends near. Sora snored lightly in his sleep, yanking both Riku and one of the many blankets closer. Roxas on the other hand looked to be practically dead as he slept, though his hand idly stroked Axel's hair as the man used Roxas' stomach as a make shift pillow.
All was peaceful in the large Mansion. Even the light snow outside seemed to fall calmly to the Earth with little help from the wind. The tick-tock of a clock could be heard in one of the rooms further town the hall before two light sounding dongs rang clearly through out the house.
It was Christmas Day, the Eve having gone away for another year. No one stirred at the sound of the clock, all too comfortable with their respective friends and lovers to give a damn about anything but sleep. When the sun decided to show its face again, hopefully at least six hours from now, they would wake up again to tackle their presents. But for now sleep was what they wished for and the Sand Man complied.