A Very Tonberry Christmas Chapter One: What Mistletoe?
By Final Fanticizer
Disclaimer: Yes I do (in fact) own Yuna, Rikku, & Paine. I keep them in tiny cages in my living room, where I feed them only broccoli and almonds and make them dance for all my visitors as I sit upon my high throne. (Note the scarcasam in my voice.)
A/N: Yes I know it is no longer Christmas but I feel some-what commited to finishing this story so...NAH! Also, please beware of any overly detailed moments; I was listening to Switchfoot's "Dare You To Move" on my iPod (Merry Christmas Mommy! Thank you!) and it's overly inspiring...sigh This might be one of the last times I am able to update for a few days. I would make an attempt to explain my situation but that would send the world into a swirling spiral of ee-vil! So if you can give me any further ideas to where I should take this story (as I am rapidly running out), let me know in your review or send me an e-mail! No one else will...tear Well, let me know what ya think or if you have any questions. R&R please!
Yuna hugged he knees to her chest as she sat out on the deck of the Celcius. Tomorrow was Christmas Eve, and Spira was getting awfully chilly. She looked to the hood ornament covered with a string of lights and smiled. Yep, Rikku had been here. Which reminds me that I still have to get her present... Yuna thought. But what do you get a girl who's always happy no matter what? It wasn't just any present she was getting either. Strange as it was, it seemed to Yuna it mattered more because it was Rikku. Lately, every time she was around she sparked some strange, some-what familar feeling in Yuna. Almost like...Hm. Could I be-? Am I...No, no way. I mean, it's Rikku! she thought. And we're cousins...And she a...girl...But still... Yuna looked back to the flickering hood ornament. She is really cute...
Then, as though she were answering a cue, the Al Bhed girl stepped out the elevator and glanced around, finally spotting Yuna and skipping over to her before ploping down.
"Whatcha doin' out here, Yunie?" she said cutely and shook her head, sending the newly added red, green, and white beads in her hair a-clacking. Yuna smiled softly and gazed into the starry sky (trying desprately to ignore her stedaliy accelerating heartbeat).
"Just...thinking..." Yuna replied solemnly.
"Boy I can't wait for Christmas! This is gonna be the best year yet!" Rikku giggled lightly. "I almost wanted to keep your present for myself!" Yuna's heart sank. She's already got my present, and what've I got her? A whole bunch of nothing. Despite her feeling inside, Yuna plastered on a weak smile.
The two sat in silence and stared at the night sky. This is when Yuna's thoughts really began to stir. Is she cold? Maybe I should put my arm around her or...something. No, that's too forward. But oh Yevon, I want to touch her. Is she sweating? Maybe I'm just staring too hard at her skin...but how could you not? It's so smooth, sort of untouched...Wow. She shook her head slowly. C'mon, Yuna. You know you shouldn't think that. Rikku sneezed and it looked as though it shot through her whole body, much in the way it does a puppy or a kitten. She's still really cute though...
Just then, Rikku quickly turned her back to Yuna and leaned against her shoulder, making Yuna's muscles stifen slightly.
"Hey, Yunie?"
"Uh-huh?" The young gunner gulped.
"Can I ask you somethin'?"
"Of course Rikku. Whatever you need, just ask."
"Well, I've got your present," she said, mischievously "But I still need to get Paine's, only I've got no clue where to even begin. And well..." She rolled her head to face Yuna and flashed her emrald eyes into Yuna's multi-colored ones, and then fliped to her knees and gently grabbed Yuna's hands. "I'd really like it if you'd come with me to find it, Yunie."
"Of course, Rikku." How am I supposed to say no to you? Yuna tilted her head to the side and smiled.
"Really!" Rikku grinned from ear to ear and threw her arms around her cousin. "Thank's so much, Yunie!" Yuna, taken back by this hug, sat slightly frozen, before gently wraping her arm around the tiny girl's body. Of course, Rikku. Don't you know I'd do anything for you? Boy, what I wouldn't give to stay here forever. I know I shouldn't be feeling this but...It feels so good.
"Are you cold?" Yuna asked finally.
"Well, a little. Why? Are you?"
"A little." She glanced over her shoulder. "You wanna go inside?" Rikku nodded.
And the two of them slowly made their way to the elevator. But before they stepped in, Rikku froze in her tracks, directly in the doorway.
"Rikku?" Yuna said, already inside the elevator.
"C'mere." she said.
"Why?
"Just c'mere." Yuna steped so she was in the doorway, and (before she knew what happened) Rikku had pressed her soft lips to Yuna's. Everything seemed to melt away for those few seconds, and then it was gone. Rikku broke contact leaving nothing but a stunned Yuna standing before her.
"What...?" was all Yuna could manage.
"You're suposed to kiss under the mistletoe, right?" And without wating for a reply, Rikku hopped into the elevator and was gone. Yuna stood on the wide deck and sighed. She shook her head and examined the doorway.
"What mistletoe?"