A/n: So sorry for not updating for months! If you saw my profile or my Harry Potter fic, well, you'd know why. Another reason for not updating much is because I haven't played SSX in a LONG time. School keeps on getting in the way :( So hopefully I'll get to update my stories within the next 3 months! Also if you've read my fic yet, you'll see that they're REALLY long chapters with LOTS of details! Just to say, this chapter might be just as long and as detailed as one of those chapters, so hopefully, you'll like this chapter like the other ones!

Okay. I haven't played SSX 3 since last year because of school :( So I might skip a few parts and areas of Happiness so the chapter would just go straight to the point. Sorry if you guys get sad or mad or anything!

I've been reading the reviews over and over again and I want to thank you for those who reviewed or added this story to alert or favorites! I appreciate it! Lol, don't worry guys, I'll try and update more :)

Anyways, here's another chapter for you guys!

Chapter 4: Happiness

Kiki woke up at about 6 AM and took a shower and ate breakfast. She put her clothes on her bed and while she did this, Kaori woke up. Kaori watched how fast Kiki was eating, and looked at the clock to see that it was only 6:35. She raised her eyebrows.

"Kiki...slow down...it's only 6:30." Kaori said, making Kiki look up from her cereal. "Griff is going to see you at 7:45. That's about 1 hour from now. You already took a shower and you're eating breakfast."

"Well then, since I'm early, can you help me on what I should wear?" Kiki asked and Kaori pointed at the clothes already on her bed. "Oh, I'm not really sure if I want to wear that or not."

Kaori shrugged and got off her bed and took a quick shower. She got out minutes later to see 3 outfits on Kiki's bed. They were brown pants and a red top, jeans and a grey top, and black pants and white top. Kaori had gotten Kiki a snowboard before they left Japan. It had a very light pink color and was very clean and unused. Kiki was looking at them and thinking hard about what to wear. Kaori smiled.

"I would wear the first choice." Kaori said and Kiki smiled. She nodded and picked up the brown pants and red top and put everything else back into the closet. Kaori and Kiki changed into the outfits they chose to wear that day. Kaori was going to practice with Mac while Griff taught Kiki how to snowboard. The next competition was coming in 2 weeks, but Kaori and Mac needed as much practice as possible since she was gone for 2 months.

Kiki put her hair in a ponytail and left a few strands out in the front and Kaori put her hair in pigtails like always. The time was 7:30 and the two were already finished. Kiki sighed and sat down on her bed, thinking of how exciting learning to snowboard was. Just then, the phone rang, startling Kaori. Kiki picked it up.

"Hello?" Kiki asked.

"Uh, Kiki? It's me Griff." Griff replied. "Are you done getting ready? 'Cause I'm about to get you in a few minutes."

"Oh, don't worry. I'm already finished." Kiki said, making Griff smile.

"Well, me too!" Griff exclaimed. "I'll go get you now instead! You have a snowboard right?"

"Yeah, Kaori got me one before we left home Japan." Kiki replied.

"Great! Just wait for me to get to your room okay?" Griff said. "...Bye."

"...Bye." Kiki said and they both hung up the phone. She turned to Kaori who seemed interested about the call. "It was Griff and he was just asking if I was finished getting ready. And since I am, well, he's coming up right now."

Kaori smiled. "Alright then. Just wait patiently for your Prince Charming."

Kiki's eyes widened at what her cousin said. Prince Griff-Charming? Yes, she had only met him within 24 hours but how was she sure that he was the one? No, Kiki was just a friend. He probably liked someone else, like Elise for example. Kiki's mind became flooded with thoughts for two seconds. Kaori raised an eyebrow as she saw that Kiki hadn't said anything after her statement about Griff. Especially since Kiki wasn't blinking and was staring at the carpet at the door. Kaori poked her on Kiki's side, causing her to snap out of her thoughts. Kiki blinked very quickly, and Kaori started giggling.

"What are you giggling for?" Kiki asked and Kaori stopped and shook her head, smiling. Kiki shook her head and smiled as well. Just then, someone pounded on their door, startling them. Kaori smiled at Kiki as she saw her sigh and walk to the door. She hesitated and opened the door revealing Griff in his normal snowboarding attire. His blonde hair was messy and made Kiki think it was cute. He was looking down at the floor when he knocked, and looked up when Kiki opened the door. They both smiled.

"Hey Kiki." Griff greeted, still smiling and slightly blushing. Before he went to their door, he went to Mac's room for advice.

Flashback

Griff walked to Mac's room and pounded on the door like always. The door opened to see a tired Mac in his usual snowboarding clothes.

"Did you just wake up or something?" Griff asked, with an unimpressed look on his face. He walked and sat on Mac's bed, which wasn't fixed. Mac yawned.

"Yeah...I woke up like 5 minutes ago..." Mac replied and Griff rolled his eyes. "I bet Kaori would get so pissed off at me if I slept longer."

Griff smirked. "Mackenzie, Mackenzie, Mackenzie. You just woke up so you could be with your girlfriend."

Mac widened his eyes and blushed. "Well...you volunteered to teach your girlfriend how to snowboard!"

"Who said she was my girlfriend?" Griff asked. "I'm just doing her a favor."

"Yeah right Griff. Don't you remember what you did at the airport and on the helicopter?" Mac asked and Griff shook his head. "Okay, I'll show you. Uhm...h-h-hey...I'm G-g-g-Ffrig by the way. Dude, you forgot your own name right in front of her. You and your stuttering. Sheesh, the words were coming out of your mouth like a lawnmower."

"You think I'm trying to stop?" Griff exclaimed. "Stuttering isn't normal for me! I only do it in front of girls I like...like when I was at school and this girl I used to like came up to me for directions to her next class 'cause she lost her map. Man, she was so pretty, I couldn't understand or control the words coming out of my mouth. Well, I didn't even know what I even said to her. She was all 'Eww you sicko!' and she walked away."

Mac smiled. "Did you even know what you just admitted?" Griff shook his head in confusion and Mac continued. "You just admitted that you stutter in front of girls you like. You stuttered when talking with Kiki. You do like her."

Griff smirked but turned his face away from Mac's sight so he couldn't see that Griff was blushing. "Yeah right." He looked at the clock and sighed. "Well, I gotta go get Kiki and teach her how to snowboard on Happiness."

"Yo...be careful out there okay? Call me and Kaori if something bad happens to you two." Mac said with a serious tone. "If an avalanche starts..."

"Don't worry! Trust me no avalanche is going to be on Happiness today okay?" Griff assured. "See ya Mackenzie."

"I hope what you say is true...and it's Mac!" Mac called out like before but Griff had already left his room.

End Flashback

"Hey," Kiki replied. "Let's go shall we?"

Griff smiled and nodded. The two walked down to the lobby and passed by three people who were talking among themselves in front of the fire drinking hot chocolate, coffee and tea. Moby, Elise and Zoe looked up and watched Griff and Kiki leave the building. Zoe smirked.

"Who would've thought that Kiki would get with the twerp so quickly?" Zoe asked.

"Hey, at least he'll leave us alone!" Elise replied and the three of them began to smile an laugh.

While outside, Griff looked up and squinted his eyes as he looked at the sky and took out his MComm. He looked at the time.

"It's 7:47...so we're right on track..." Griff mumbled loud enough for Kiki to hear. He looked up to see the helicopter nearby. "C'mon Kiki, we should get on the helicopter now."

Kiki nodded and the two walked into the building. Griff told the receptionist for a ride to Happiness, and the receptionist nodded. The two then walked out and into the helicopter, which started a second once they both got on.

Kiki sighed as she held onto her board. Griff, who sat next to her, noticed this and put a hand on her shoulder, causing him to catch her attention.

"You're nervous huh?" Griff asked and Kiki nodded. "That's how I was when I was going to learn how to snowboard too. But once I got the hang of it, I wasn't so nervous anymore."

Kiki smiled. "Thanks Griff. That cheered me up a bit. But hopefully I get the hang of it sooner." Kiki then realized that they were heading up to Peak 1's top and gasped. "Wait...wait...wait...why are we going to the top!"

Griff uneasily smiled at her. "We're going to Happiness...which is the top of Peak 1. If you get the hang of snowboarding from the top, then you'll get the hang of the rest of the mountain...I think. Just be calm. We'll have fun."

The two strapped their snowboards to their feet and finished when the helicopter began hovering over where the boarders jump off. Kiki's eyes widened.

"Uh...dude, can you get us on the ground?" Griff asked the pilot. The pilot nodded and lowered the helicopter onto the ground. Kiki sighed and watched Griff stand up with his board. "Thanks, man."

Griff hopped out of the helicopter first, with Kiki following. As soon as they both got off, the helicopter flew away. Kiki looked down the hill to see trees, snow, and two ways of going down the mountain. She shivered as she strapped on her snowboard, with Griff doing the same.

"Okay." Griff started. "I don't want you to go down the mountain without knowing how to control your speed, since you're new. So I want you to just do what I do okay?"

The two were on a flat part of the hill. Griff jumped to get some speed and Kiki did the same. The two started going forward after jumping.

"Hey...this feels similar to skateboarding!" Kiki exclaimed but as she made that statement, she tripped and fell. Griff chuckled and helped pull her up, but slightly blushed as he knew that he was holding her hand. Kiki got up and ready to snowboard again.

"Well...I guess it is." Griff replied. "Now I want you to lean forward, so that you could speed up. And remember to jump but only if you're on flat ground."

Kiki jumped again and was soon on the hill going downwards. Griff's eyes widened and followed her. 'Oh shit...does she even know how to stop and everything?' Griff thought but noticed that Kiki was doing fine. She turned but stopped as she knew Griff wasn't next to her. She looked behind her to see Griff with his jaw dropped.

"Griff? Can you get over here?" Kiki asked and Griff nodded. He went to where she was and stopped.

"How did you know how to stop and turn?" Griff asked in amazement. "I didn't even teach you that yet!"

Kiki smiled. "Like I said, snowboarding feels similar to skateboarding. When I feel myself go down the hill, I felt as if I was on my skateboard going down the road back at home."

Griff smiled as well. "Alright! That just gets us on a head start! Now I'm going to teach you how to jump off a cliff!" Griff stopped smiling as he saw the look on her face. Her jaw was dropped and her eyes were widened. He sighed. "I'll show you. All you do is get enough speed to go up the cliff and jump as soon as you're at the edge. When you land, make sure that your board will land flat on the snow. It's just like skateboarding...when you're going onto a ramp or something."

Kiki slightly nodded and watched Griff jump a few times and lean forward. He gained enough speed and jumped as soon as he was on the cliff. She couldn't tell if he landed or not but she heard his board land on the snow. Griff then turned around and looked at Kiki. Kiki nodded and began to jump and leaned forward. She felt the wind hit her and she knew that she was almost at the top. Once she could see Griff below her, she jumped and landed, with her board flat on the ground. Kiki smiled and went to where Griff was, who was jumping in excitement.

"Woohoo!" Griff exclaimed and looked at her. "Your partner will teach you tricks once you get to Atomika later on."

Kiki smiled and looked straight ahead. "I'll race you down the rest of Happiness!"

Griff nodded and the two began to race towards the end. They jumped off the big cliff and landed safely. Kiki smiled as she got the hang of snowboarding quickly. Griff was winning, but Kiki always came out of no where to beat Griff. Just then, Griff and Kiki heard a rumbling noise behind them and saw trees fall onto each other like dominoes. Their eyes widened as the rumbling got louder and saw that a big cloud of snow was coming towards them.

"Oh no..." Griff said as Kiki became scared. He became scared, just thinking that Kiki may get hurt, since she was a newbie and still needed some more getting used to. Mac was right; Griff really shouldn't have chosen Happiness.

END OF CHAPTER 4

A/n: There you have it. A cliffhanger! Will they survive the avalanche? Or will they get caught in it? Will Kiki and Griff be able to get to the bottom before the avalanche does? You'll find out in the next chapter!

Chapter 5: Stuck Together

Read and review please! Mac and Kaori coming in the next chapter as well!