Sweet as Sugar
Pence hadn't seen Hayner or Olette anywhere. He had an idea of what they might be doing: Olette had mentioned a stall and Hayner would be off doing… Hayner stuff.
Which left pence to wonder about the festival alone.
He wasn't watching where he was going, too engulfed in eating what would be his seventh sea salt ice cream for the night, and ran into someone quite small.
"I'm sorry" he apologized to the girl he'd just knocked to the ground.
"Watch where you're going" she quickly stood up and dusted herself off.
"I really am sorry" pence apologized again. Olette warned him about losing focus. The girl looked at him and her frown changed to a grin.
"Don't worry about it" she assured him, her change of mood put pence on edge. Another thing Olette had warned him about: girls can change their moods at the drop of a hat. "Are you alone?" she leaned to look around him.
"Yeah" he sighed "I'm pence," he introduced himself. She grinned wider.
"I'm Naminé. My friends are all elsewhere, you wanna hang out?" she asked. Pence was slightly taken aback but he nodded in agreement. Naminé grabbed his hand and dragged him to the nearest game.
"Ring Toss, I'm horrible at ring toss" Pence groaned.
"Oh well" Naminé laughed "it's still fun to try" she paid the owner for her four rings. She threw them all and missed, she then stamped her foot in frustration.
"I thought girls only did that in the movies" Pence laughed.
"If you think you're so good then you do it" she immaturely poked her tongue out at him.
"Fine then I will" he returned the gesture. He paid the owner and tossed the rings, one landed (after being thrown in the complete opposite direction) over a small mint green teddy bear.
"Nice throw," Naminé teased.
"At least I won something," Pence retorted. They glared at each other momentarily before bursting into laughter.
"Here ya go kids" the owner placed the teddy bear on the bench. Pence and Naminé looked at the teddy bear for a few seconds.
"You can have it if you want" Pence offered, Naminé glanced at Pence then back to the bear.
"Really?" she asked.
"Really." Pence confirmed. Naminé grabbed the teddy bear and stared at it.
"Thanks," she said
"Look kids" the owner held a sprig of mistletoe above their heads. "For the happy couple." Naminé looked at Pence, who was blushing furiously.
"Merry Christmas." She said.
"Ain't that sweet?" the owner commented as Pence and Naminé kissed under the mistletoe.
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