Prettyinpinkgal: Konnichiwa! Enjoy Chapter Three: Advice! But first, the Thank You's:

The Time Traveler: Arigato! I'm glad you liked the second chapter, too!

Mikin Ishida: Thanks for the review!

CHRISTMAS MIRACLES

CHAPTER THREE: ADVICE

Sora walked back into the party room. Her eyes scanned the room and landed on Sarah, who was working with the lights. Sora went up to her and asked if they could talk privately for a moment, if it wasn't to much trouble. Sarah cheerfully agreed, and they went to the couch Sora was sitting at moments before.

"Now, Sora," Sarah began. "What's troubling you? I saw you earlier and you were bubling with energy. What happened?"

"Oh, uh, well, you see, um, that is…" Sora stumbled to find how to explain her dilemma properly, without giving too much away. She looked down at her pants, as if they had the answer. "Um, I was, uh, writing to a friend in Japan. Yeah, that's right! And, she says she likes this one guy, well, as a friend. And he's usually really nice to her and stuff. But suddenly, he started acting weird and he yelled at her when she tried helping him. She wrote that she started thinking about him, and her face got all hot, and her heart sped up. And, um, she wasn't sure what was going on, and I'm not sure what to tell her…" At this, Sora glanced up at Sarah, who was patiently listening to her explanation.

"I see. So you were worried about what to tell her and went to me for help, right?"

"Um, yeah. So, is she in love? Because that happens a lot in romance novels."

"Sora, she may blush and have her heart speed up, but that doesn't mean it's love. It could just be a passing crush. But if she really looks down deep, she may find the answer." With that, Sarah stood up and started walking away. She turned around and said, "Tell your friend I said good luck for me, okay?"

Feeling better, Sora let out a happy okay, and Sarah walked away. 'Good luck, Sora,' Sarah thought.

"Hey Ken, could you help carry these?" Ken snapped out of his daze and turned towards Anna, who was carrying a gigantic stack of boxes and stumbling.

"Sure, Anna!" He called and quickly grabbed half of the boxes from the girl.

"Thanks, Ken," Anna sighed as the two continued on their way. "Say, have you seen Sora?"

At the sound of her name, Ken's remorse from earlier boiled up again. "I-I thought she was with you and Mia?"

"Nope, I haven't seen her, and Mia ran to the store by herself to get some stuff." Anna looked at Ken with a stern face. "I saw what happened earlier."

Ken gulped. Anna loves humor, but it takes something really bad to get her serious. "Oh, um, you did?" he asked. 'I sound like Sora,' Ken thought miserably.

"Ken, how could you treat her like that! All she did was ask if you were okay, and you totally blow up at her!" Anna's face slowly softened. "Look, I know you love her. So you don't have to lie about it in front of me."

Ken did a double-take. "You gulp do?"

Anna rolled her eyes. "Of course! Everyone knows! Everyone except Sora," she added when seeing Ken's face. "Just tell her! The worst that she'll say is she doesn't feel the same way. She's not the type of person who would completely avoid you if you confess your feelings and she turns you down, so I doubt your friendship will be ruined. But you know," Anna and Ken put the boxes down on a table and Anna continued talking. "She might feel the same way. You won't know unless you tell her."

Anna walked away, leaving Ken to his thoughts. 'Could she really feel the same? Should I really go tell her?'

Prettyinpinkgal: Will Ken and Sora confess their feelings? Will Anna ever get to be funny? Will the next chapter be the last one! Find out in the next chapter! Please review!