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Once again, thanks to those of you who review! Please continue to review, I really do enjoy reading them. I just saw the spookiest sight yesterday after school, I came in my living room (I have my own living room separate from my parent's living room) and sat down at my computer to begin typing up chapter 3 for this story, and halfway through, I looked outside at my neighbors' house.
Now, they have this enormous setup of three snowmen who are singing carols, and they are inflatable by pump. So, my neighbors run outside and turn the pump on to inflate them, and the snowmen were lying on their faces, so as soon as they started to fill with air, they sat up veeery slowly. To watch these inflatable snowmen suddenly "stand up" really creeped me out! lol I had to keep staring at them the whole time I wrote that last chapter, so sorry if it came out weird.
Also, I'm not quite sure what should happen during the rest of the story, cuz this is meant to have quite a few more chapters. Anyone have any ideas? You don't have to review to tell me, my email address is in my profile. I love getting email! One more thing, if you feel the need to flame, please send it to my email. I know nobody wants to hear you rant. I check my mail every day, too.
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Sora and Kairi stood staring into each others' eyes while the snow fell silently around them. Sora continued to blush, "S-sorry, I just, it's so pretty.." he stammered. Kairi gazed into his deep blues eyes and smiled at his uncertainty. She stepped forward and hugged him. Surprised, he hugged her back, and she snuggled into his shirt. The snow continued to pile up on the ground, "Kairi.. I love you." He whispered. She smiled and kissed his cheek, "I love you too, Sora."
They walked down the street, Kairi resting her head on Sora's shoulder as he led her home. "What will Riku say?" She asked him worriedly. Sora sighed deeply, "I don't know." He replied as he watched the snow. As they approached Kairi's house, Sora realized how dark and cold it looked. He wondered if she had enough firewood. She led him by the hand as she walked up the steps onto the porch. Opening the door, she pulled him inside, "You must be freezing!" She exclaimed, noticing that he still wore his short sleeved hoodie, even though he had dug out some red pants that closely resembled his shorts. She laughed, and turned the lights on. Sora was shocked to find that it was almost as cold inside as out, and he shook his head to get rid of the snow in his hair. "I guess I'll build a fire for you." He said happily, he loved building fires, though he wasn't necessarily good at it.
He stooped down in front of the fireplace, opening the door and shoving newspaper and kindling in under blocks of wood. He grabbed a box of matches and promptly began trying to get it to light. "Do you want some cider?" Kairi asked from the kitchen. "Sure!" Sora called back. He could hear her shuffling around in the kitchen and stood up, defeated. Looking back to make sure she wasn't looking, he pulled out the key blade and pointed it at the fireplace. "Firaga." He whispered. A ball of flame shot from the key blade into the fireplace, causing the wood to burst into flame. Fire burning brightly, Sora quickly returned the key blade to its key chain form and put it away before Kairi noticed. Moments later, she entered the living room, setting two cups of hot cider on the table.
Sora gave her his trademark grin and plopped down on the couch. "Wow! Good job, Sora!" Kairi said, amazed as she stared at the fireplace. She sat down beside him and sipped at her cider. Sora stood up for a moment, plugging in the Christmas tree lights and shutting off the overhead ones. Then he sat back down and Kairi leaned her head on his shoulder, gazing thoughtfully at the beautiful glow on the tree from the fireplace. Still cold, Kairi pulled the blanket off the back of the couch and tucked it around her and Sora. They finished their cider and curled up snugly on the couch, listening to the fire crackle. After a while, Sora noticed that tears were running down Kairi's cheeks. "What's wrong?" He asked. Kairi wiped her face and looked at him, "Nothing, I just can't remember having ever been so happy…" She whispered gently. He smiled faintly and leaned down, kissing her lightly on the lips. Smiling warmly, she snuggled deeper into the blanket and hid her face in his shirt, slowly falling asleep. Sora stayed awake a while longer, wondering when his parents would figure out he wasn't home. Laughing to himself, he buried his face in Kairi's mint-scented hair, letting the glow of the Christmas lights lull him to sleep.
Sora awoke early the next morning to the sound of the telephone ringing. He reached over and fumbled with the device before figuring out how to turn it on. "Hello?" He asked drowsily. "Sora?! Where the hell have you been all night?! Oh, scratch that. Why have you been at Kairi's house all night?!" His mother yelled angrily over the phone, the concern barely evident in her voice. "Uhhh…" Sora glanced down at Kairi's still sleeping form in his arms. "Well…" he started. "Oh!! Save it!" His mother yelled, "It's Christmas morning! Get over here before your father wakes up and finds out you didn't come home last night!!" She finished, slamming down the phone and hanging up on him. " Uh, okay." He said into the dead receiver.
"Kairi?" Sora shook her gently, "Come on, it's morning." She slowly opened her eyes and smiled at him. He smiled back, "Come on, my mom wants me to go home for Christmas morning. Better get ready to go." He said sweetly. She sat up and stared at him, "You mean you want me to come with you?" She asked hopefully. Sora laughed "Of course you're coming. Now go get ready!" When she made no move at trying to wake up completely, he picked her up and carried her to her upstairs to her room. He plopped her onto her bed and began digging through her closet. "Heeeeyy..!" She mumbled drowsily, rolling over to watch him. He flung a pair of jeans at her and continued around for the rest. He found a pretty green turtleneck and threw that and a white long sleeved t-shirt at her. Next he moved on to her dresser, where he began pulling out drawers. "Hmf, that's mine!" Kairi complained as she sat up, watching him. He pulled out a lacy pink pair of underwear with cookie monster patterns on it. He grinned at her and she jumped up to snatch them away.
"Out!" She pointed at the door. Sora folded his hands behind his head and walked out, pouting. Kairi slammed the door behind him and leaned against it, giggling. She got dressed quickly and made a quick trip to the bathroom before running downstairs. Sora snuck up behind her and swung her around in a circle, laughing. "Ready?" He asked. She turned and looked at him, "Maybe.." She grinned back at him. "Great!" He yelled as he threw her over his shoulder and marched out of the house. Halfway to the sidewalk, he had to set her down, she was complaining too loudly. She giggled as she grabbed his hand, lacing their fingers together as they walked toward his house, the freshly fallen snow crunching under their shoes.
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Once again, thanks to those of you who review! Please continue to review, I really do enjoy reading them. I just saw the spookiest sight yesterday after school, I came in my living room (I have my own living room separate from my parent's living room) and sat down at my computer to begin typing up chapter 3 for this story, and halfway through, I looked outside at my neighbors' house.
Now, they have this enormous setup of three snowmen who are singing carols, and they are inflatable by pump. So, my neighbors run outside and turn the pump on to inflate them, and the snowmen were lying on their faces, so as soon as they started to fill with air, they sat up veeery slowly. To watch these inflatable snowmen suddenly "stand up" really creeped me out! lol I had to keep staring at them the whole time I wrote that last chapter, so sorry if it came out weird.
Also, I'm not quite sure what should happen during the rest of the story, cuz this is meant to have quite a few more chapters. Anyone have any ideas? You don't have to review to tell me, my email address is in my profile. I love getting email! One more thing, if you feel the need to flame, please send it to my email. I know nobody wants to hear you rant. I check my mail every day, too.
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Sora and Kairi stood staring into each others' eyes while the snow fell silently around them. Sora continued to blush, "S-sorry, I just, it's so pretty.." he stammered. Kairi gazed into his deep blues eyes and smiled at his uncertainty. She stepped forward and hugged him. Surprised, he hugged her back, and she snuggled into his shirt. The snow continued to pile up on the ground, "Kairi.. I love you." He whispered. She smiled and kissed his cheek, "I love you too, Sora."
They walked down the street, Kairi resting her head on Sora's shoulder as he led her home. "What will Riku say?" She asked him worriedly. Sora sighed deeply, "I don't know." He replied as he watched the snow. As they approached Kairi's house, Sora realized how dark and cold it looked. He wondered if she had enough firewood. She led him by the hand as she walked up the steps onto the porch. Opening the door, she pulled him inside, "You must be freezing!" She exclaimed, noticing that he still wore his short sleeved hoodie, even though he had dug out some red pants that closely resembled his shorts. She laughed, and turned the lights on. Sora was shocked to find that it was almost as cold inside as out, and he shook his head to get rid of the snow in his hair. "I guess I'll build a fire for you." He said happily, he loved building fires, though he wasn't necessarily good at it.
He stooped down in front of the fireplace, opening the door and shoving newspaper and kindling in under blocks of wood. He grabbed a box of matches and promptly began trying to get it to light. "Do you want some cider?" Kairi asked from the kitchen. "Sure!" Sora called back. He could hear her shuffling around in the kitchen and stood up, defeated. Looking back to make sure she wasn't looking, he pulled out the key blade and pointed it at the fireplace. "Firaga." He whispered. A ball of flame shot from the key blade into the fireplace, causing the wood to burst into flame. Fire burning brightly, Sora quickly returned the key blade to its key chain form and put it away before Kairi noticed. Moments later, she entered the living room, setting two cups of hot cider on the table.
Sora gave her his trademark grin and plopped down on the couch. "Wow! Good job, Sora!" Kairi said, amazed as she stared at the fireplace. She sat down beside him and sipped at her cider. Sora stood up for a moment, plugging in the Christmas tree lights and shutting off the overhead ones. Then he sat back down and Kairi leaned her head on his shoulder, gazing thoughtfully at the beautiful glow on the tree from the fireplace. Still cold, Kairi pulled the blanket off the back of the couch and tucked it around her and Sora. They finished their cider and curled up snugly on the couch, listening to the fire crackle. After a while, Sora noticed that tears were running down Kairi's cheeks. "What's wrong?" He asked. Kairi wiped her face and looked at him, "Nothing, I just can't remember having ever been so happy…" She whispered gently. He smiled faintly and leaned down, kissing her lightly on the lips. Smiling warmly, she snuggled deeper into the blanket and hid her face in his shirt, slowly falling asleep. Sora stayed awake a while longer, wondering when his parents would figure out he wasn't home. Laughing to himself, he buried his face in Kairi's mint-scented hair, letting the glow of the Christmas lights lull him to sleep.
Sora awoke early the next morning to the sound of the telephone ringing. He reached over and fumbled with the device before figuring out how to turn it on. "Hello?" He asked drowsily. "Sora?! Where the hell have you been all night?! Oh, scratch that. Why have you been at Kairi's house all night?!" His mother yelled angrily over the phone, the concern barely evident in her voice. "Uhhh…" Sora glanced down at Kairi's still sleeping form in his arms. "Well…" he started. "Oh!! Save it!" His mother yelled, "It's Christmas morning! Get over here before your father wakes up and finds out you didn't come home last night!!" She finished, slamming down the phone and hanging up on him. " Uh, okay." He said into the dead receiver.
"Kairi?" Sora shook her gently, "Come on, it's morning." She slowly opened her eyes and smiled at him. He smiled back, "Come on, my mom wants me to go home for Christmas morning. Better get ready to go." He said sweetly. She sat up and stared at him, "You mean you want me to come with you?" She asked hopefully. Sora laughed "Of course you're coming. Now go get ready!" When she made no move at trying to wake up completely, he picked her up and carried her to her upstairs to her room. He plopped her onto her bed and began digging through her closet. "Heeeeyy..!" She mumbled drowsily, rolling over to watch him. He flung a pair of jeans at her and continued around for the rest. He found a pretty green turtleneck and threw that and a white long sleeved t-shirt at her. Next he moved on to her dresser, where he began pulling out drawers. "Hmf, that's mine!" Kairi complained as she sat up, watching him. He pulled out a lacy pink pair of underwear with cookie monster patterns on it. He grinned at her and she jumped up to snatch them away.
"Out!" She pointed at the door. Sora folded his hands behind his head and walked out, pouting. Kairi slammed the door behind him and leaned against it, giggling. She got dressed quickly and made a quick trip to the bathroom before running downstairs. Sora snuck up behind her and swung her around in a circle, laughing. "Ready?" He asked. She turned and looked at him, "Maybe.." She grinned back at him. "Great!" He yelled as he threw her over his shoulder and marched out of the house. Halfway to the sidewalk, he had to set her down, she was complaining too loudly. She giggled as she grabbed his hand, lacing their fingers together as they walked toward his house, the freshly fallen snow crunching under their shoes.
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