Chapter 9
Christmas Events
Aia: Hello, it's me. This story is going to go a lot faster than before so be warned. We will be skipping some things and we will be at the five year mark soon.
A month had passed and Kiara and Kovu couldn't be happier. Christmas was upon them. Kiara and Kovu ran to the little tree in the living room. Aia heard them running and decided that she should get up too. Mr. and Mrs. Miori came out to greet them.
"Merry Christmas," they said.
"Merry Christmas."
They unwrapped their presents eagerly. Later on they sat down by the warm glow of the fire, content with their day. The house was decorated with all kinds of Christmas stuff. There was even mistletoe hanging so one had to watch where they went. Aia got up to go to her bedroom to get something. Kiara followed her.
"This is the best Christmas ever!" Kiara exclaimed. Aia smiled at her.
"What?" Kiara asked puzzled.
"It's just that…when Christmas came around in China, I never felt…Christmasy, just plain…I'm just confusing you. Never mind," Aia said shaking her head.
"No, I understand," Kiara said. They sat in Aia's room, talking for a while. Kiara had a candy cane and when the sugar kicked in…well…you know how Kiara's like…
"Wanna go play outside?" Aia asked a little more than worried.
"Sure!" Kiara exclaimed. Aia and Kiara bundled themselves up. They went down stairs to the shop to tell Mrs. Miori where they were going. The park wasn't far away and there was lots to do even with snow on the ground. Kiara made a snowball and hit Aia squarely in the back of the head.
"Hey!" Aia laughed as she threw one back. The two decided to have a snowball fight and built forts for themselves. Kiara was ducking so as not to get hit when she heard someone come up behind her. She turned around and saw the boys who used to pick on her.
"Hey, look, it's the little poor girl," they snarled as they grabbed Kiara's hat.
"Did you find this?"
"No, it's mine. Now give it back!" Kiara yelled, trying to get the hat that was held up too high for her to reach.
"Awwwww…what's the matter? The wittle baby too short?" said one of the boys in a mocking baby tone. Out of nowhere, Aia came and kicked one of the dudes. He fell to the ground, his nose bleeding. Aia was in an offensive stance, ready to take anyone on.
"Anyone else want a piece of me?" she asked. One of the boys attempted to punch her but she blocked it with her hand. She tightened her grip on the boys fist causing him to yell out in pain. She let go and the boys took off.
"Aia! You're bleeding!" exclaimed Kiara looking at Aia's face. Blood dripped down her forehead. Aia touched the wound lightly.
"It's nothing," she said. Kiara stared at her amazed.
"You're my hero!" she exclaimed flinging her arms around Aia. Aia gasped in surprise.
"I didn't do anything special," she said.
"Yes you did!"
"Here, your hat," Aia said picking up the hat and heading back to the house. Kiara followed her eagerly.
Krys had invited Enrique and Oliver over to her house for Christmas vacation. It took a lot of convincing on her part but her father finally gave in. Krys had to go wash up for dinner. She took out the dress that her mother had picked out for her. It was nice as far as dresses went, there was just one problem…Krys hated dresses. Shirts with long backs: fine, long skirts: those are okay too, dresses: hell no. But there wasn't much that Krys could do about it. She looked at herself in the mirror. She had to admit, the dress did look good on her, didn't change the fact that she hated them though.
"I hated dresses…" Krys said muttering to herself. Just then, she heard a knock on the door.
"Krys?" came Enrique's voice. Krys opened the door but he just stood there shocked.
"It's just for a little while that I have to wear this!" Krys exclaimed extremely annoyed. Things like this always made her short-tempered. But Enrique had figured that out a while ago.
"No, it's just that you look really great," Enrique said, causing her to blush.
"Are you going to come in before someone sees you?" Krys asked tapping her foot on the ground with her arms crossed.
"Sorry." Enrique walked into her room and she closed the door quickly. Enrique walked to her bed and sat on it. She went to her desk. On her desk there was a mirror and she used it to tie up her hair in two buns, decorated with holly. It wasn't easy but she managed. Enrique watched her fascinated. Krys noticed him through her mirror.
"You know, that's very distracting," she said, stopping what she was doing to turn around and look at him. Enrique shook his head.
"Sorry, it's nothing."
"No, really, what?" Krys asked sitting beside him.
"It's just that…you're so beautiful," Enrique said leaning towards Krys. She leaned back a bit, a little surprised but didn't refuse the kiss.
Kiara and Aia walked in slowly to make sure that no one was around. They snuck into the bathroom so they could clean Aia's cut and try to hide it. Kovu popped his head in to see what was going on.
"Aia? You're bleeding!" Kovu exclaimed.
"No, no! I'm fine! Really!" Aia said backing up a bit. Kiara cleaned up the rest of the blood and put a bandaid on the cut. Then she tired to fix Aia's hair to cover it up. Christmas dinner was ready and Aia was finding it hard to cover her bandage up. Fortunately Mr. and Mrs. Miori didn't notice. After dessert, Aia went to her room to relax. She heard a light knock on her door.
"Who is it?" she asked.
"It's me, Kovu. Got a minute?" he asked.
"Sure," said Aia sitting up. Kovu came in and closed the door behind him. He sat down next to her.
"Are you sure you forehead's okay?" Kovu asked nervously. Aia loked at him confused.
"Yes?" Kovu stared at the ground. He was about to leave when Aia stopped him.
"Are you alright, Kovu?" Aia asked a little worried.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine!" Kovu said smiling. He sighed when he noticed some mistletoe hanging above them. Aia stepped back a bit when she realized the direction of his gaze. But Kovu pulled her gently back and kissed her lips. Aia was surprised but then she gave into his embrace.
Krys's father stared at Enrique throughout the whole dinner, making the poor blond nervous. After dinner, Krys's father confronted his daughter with his opinion.
"Why couldn't you have picked the other guy?" her father asked. Krys was about to yell but remembered just in time that the walls weren't sound proof…sadly.
"What! So now you're dictating my relationships?" Krys asked, arms folded and trying her best to keep her temper as even as possible. It didn't help that she was still in her dress.
"No, no. It's not like that. I know Enrique's type, he's a flirt--"
"Like I haven't figured that out yet…" Mr. Clearwater decided to let that remark slide and continued with his little lecture.
"It's just that I don't want you to get hurt." He was choosing his word carefully. His daughter was like a walking time bomb, no one knew when she would explode. He was spared the explosion but not it's aftermath. Krys spoke but with a hint of authority that was uncomon for your average ten year old.
"Look father, Enrique is my choice at the moment and you'll just have to find a way to deal with it. You can scold and punish me all you want, but you won't get anywhere. No one can change how I feel except for myself. If I feel I need help, rest assured that I'll ask," Krys turned to leave. "By the way, Oliver and I are just really good friends at the moment. It doesn't go beyond that for now."
"Why did you say 'for now'?" her father asked. Krys gave him one of her all-knowing smiles that had the power to make anyone feel dimwitted.
"Seeing into the future is not one of my abilites." Then she left the room. Coming out she saw Enrique waiting for her, he was his best to look innocent of spying on conversations. It didn't work too well.
"Hello," she said in a slightly snappy tone. Although she felt a little calmer, she wasn't calm enough it converse with someone politely just yet. The fact that she knew that Enrique had heard her and her father wasn't exactly helping.
"Umm…I heard a little bit of what you two were talking about…"
"You were eavesdropping on us?" she asked quietly. Enrique took a step back, surprised by the amount of venom in her voice.
"Krys…take it easy. I only heard your little lecture. Thanks for taking my side," he said flashing and irrestible smile and kissed her on the forehead.
"Sorry when I turned on you a moment ago," she mumbled.
"Think nothing of it. Anyways, let me guess, I had to go through a parent test and I failed?" Enrique asked. Krys gave a small laugh at his joke.
"My mother doesn't really care. She's just happy I'm in a relationship. Father is the one who's picky. I hate it. First the move, then the school in Greece and finally, I can't go out with a guy without there being problems! It's my life!" At the end of her rant, Krys punched the wall really hard. She ignored the pain. Her anger provided the healing balm. Enrique looked at her really concerned. He was about to say something but Krys sighed deeply. She had managed to calm herself down. Enrique wrapped his arms around her shoulders and rested his head. Already he felt Krys relaxing in his arms.
"So, do you want to go on Moon's Shadow and talk with some people?"
"Sure, why not," Krys said, giving him a light kiss on the cheek.
Aia: Hello again. I like this chappie! - Kovu is so cute. I imagine him like Hiro! Lol. Anyways, wait for chapter 10!