Summary – All Riku wants to do is catch Kairi under the mistletoe, and of course, Sora's right there to help him out. --Sora x Riku plus others--
Disclaimer – I'm supposed to be getting KH2 for Christmas, but other than that, I don't own/will own nothing.
Reviews – Answered all separately:

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Kaimana – Yeah, I'm sorry about that. I despise that couple also.
Tysonkaiexperiment – LOL, it's ok. I'm an insane fan-girl too. :)
B4U – I tried my best to make it that way.
SpasticMonkey – No Axel in this story, but Roxas will find somebody else to like. Not sure if she's any better than Namine though.
anahearts123 – LOL, don't worry. He will. And Kairi's going to deal with it in her own little way.
urufu-misora – Well, here ya go. :)
NightimeRoseOX – Holy crap. Thanks for pointing that out to me. I guess he did something like that. I don't know. I'm too lazy to fix it. And of course I'll finish it.
Audunke – Of course there's humor. And you're very welcome.
Angel Storm22 – So long? It's only been like…a day, LOL.
ChibiFrubaGirl - Eat those stones? LOL, whatever. sings and skips along with you
Black Juju – Glad it's funny to someone. :)

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Author's Note – Whew…finally, Christmas vacation! Anyway, enjoy!

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Snowflakes
By: Her Tears Of Darkness

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Part III

God, where is she? Roxas thought. His skating partner had been gone for the last fifteen minutes and he was starting to get little worried. It shouldn't take that long to buy a candy bar from a vending machine.

He skated over to the little area outside the rink, hoping that she was somewhere around there so he could get her and they could get back to their little 'date'. He didn't get very far as he accidentally ran into a very flushed Kairi.

"Heh, sorry Kairi. Guess I wasn't watching where I was going."

She paid him no attention and proceeded to shove right past him.

But Roxas was faster. He grabbed her wrist and asked, "Hey, what's wrong Kairi?"

She glanced up at him. She'd never noticed how much he looked like Sora, only much cuter; with his ocean-blue eyes and blonde spiky hair and soft pink lips…

Roxas was a little intimidated by her stare and was about to say something about it when she suddenly pressed her lips again his. His stomach did a little flip.

…Wait a minute.

Kairi? Was kissing him? What about Riku? What if Namine saw?

He quickly, but gently pushed her away and she replied by staring at the floor in embarrassment.

"…Kairi…?"

"I'm sorry." She shoved past him, this time successfully, and ran outside into the freezing cold.

Roxas shook off the feeling of (regret?) and continued his search for Namine.

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"Hello? Namine? Earth to Namine."

A hand waved in front of her face but she ignored it as she glared at the door she just saw Kairi run out of.

How could she? How could she? Roxas was hers! He liked her! He was on a date with her! Granted, she was just using him to get him away from Riku, but still! What if she had a crush on him?

Not that she did or anything but what if?

Kairi had no right to kiss Roxas without her permission!

She was just about to get up and go after her when she felt someone start to shake her.

"Namine!"

She turned to where the voice was coming from and saw Sora sitting right next to her. Wait. When did he get here?

Oh yeah. The plan.

She sighed loudly. "Yes Sora?"

He scratched the back of his head. "Well, what do I do now? It was obvious Riku didn't like it…maybe he really is straight?"

"Oh no. Trust me. He liked it. A lot. He wouldn't have kissed you again if he didn't." She smirked at him.

"But…" Ok, that made sense. "But, why did he run away?"

She rolled her eyes. "Because Sora, he's afraid of his feelings and stuff. I mean, he thought he liked Kairi and then you come and completely change that. He just needs time and then he'll come running back to you and you'll finally get what you want."

"How long will that take?"

"Um," She stood up. "However long it takes I guess. Listen Sora, I'll see you later 'k?" She ran towards where Roxas was walking, took his hand and guided him back towards the rink.

Sora sighed. "Well, hopefully it won't take too long…"

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Aerith smiled to herself as she watched the cute couple snuggle up with each other on the bed. It was a rare sight to see two teenage boys in such an innocent act, especially with how serious they were when they were awake. Especially the taller, brunette one.

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"So, you got a name?"

"…"

"How long have you and Cloud been going out?"

"…"

"Shouldn't you been in school?"

"…"

"Taking a little vacation?"

"Why do you care?"

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Aerith shook her head amusingly. She reached inside her pocket and took out 2 heart-shaped lollypops, placing them by the lamp next to the bed. She stole another glance at the two before heading out the door, hoping to get some sleep before her next appointment.

She was not prepared for someone to be there when she opened the door.

The woman paused in mid-knock and looked suspiciously at Aerith. "I'm looking for my son, Cloud."

Aerith just stood there, staring weirdly at Mrs. Strife.

She looked down, obviously uncomfortable with Aerith's gaze. "Uh…is he here?"

A couple moments passed before, "Yuna? Yuna is that you?"

Mrs. Strife perked up at the sound of her own name. She stared questioningly at the other women.

"It's me, Aerith!"

She gasped, finally recognizing her old friend. "Areith? Is it really you?"

"Yes!" Aerith stepped forward to hug her.

"I can't believe it." Yuna returned the hug enthusiastically. "I thought I'd never see you again."

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If I put that 3 of clubs over there…

But if I do that then…

OK, so, so far, Riku had managed to do his extra credit math homework, read 4 chapters of his book for English, clean all the dishes in the kitchen (his mom was extremely grateful for that) and was now busying himself in an intense game of FreeCell.

Argh! Where the hell is that ace of spades?

This is hard…

And, somewhere in between all of it, he had managed to forget about that little incident that happened that afternoon.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Not for long though.

"Who is it?" Riku called.

"It's Roxas. I came with your sister."

"Come in."

Roxas did as he was told and sat on the edge of Riku's bed, watching the boy amusingly.

After a few moments, Riku felt as he was being watched and turned around to see the amusement on Roxas' face.

"What's so funny?"

"You hate FreeCell." Roxas said matter-of-factly. "You only play it when you want to forget about something."

Riku glared at him and then turned back around to his game.

"Come on. Spill it. What happened?"

Riku continued to play.

"Hmm. Does it have something to do with a girl maybe?" Roxas guessed. "Kairi? Did you guys…?"

"No." Riku quickly answered.

"Another girl perhaps?"

"No."

"…A boy then?" Roxas joked.

Riku tensed up. And just when he spent 4 hours trying to forget about this! This…the rink…Sora…and that wonderful…

No!

"Riku, are you ok?"

He sighed and faced Roxas again.

"Roxas, if I tell you what happened, will you promise not to tell anyone?"

"Yeah. Of course."

"Ok." He bit his lip, trying to figure out what to say. "I…um…well…I kinda…kissed someone I shouldn't have kissed."

Roxas nodded, even though he was confused as hell.

"I kissed Sora."

The blonde boy almost fell off the bed. "You kissed who?!"

Riku looked away, trying to fight back a blush. "Sora."

"Well, um…" He tried to search for something to say to his silver-haired friend. "Did you like it?"

Riku glared at him. "Of course I didn't, idiot."

"Then why did you kiss him?"

He sighed. "He kissed me first. And…I don't know. I-I couldn't help myself."

"Well, maybe you should kiss him again." Roxas replied, wincing at the look Riku was giving him. "I mean, just to see if you really didn't like it."

"Oh yeah, real nice Roxas. 'Hey Sora, why don't you bring your cute little ass over here and plant one on me?' I'm sure he won't be freaked out by that."

"You think Sora has a nice ass?"

Another glare. "Roxas…"

"Sorry, sorry. Well, you don't have to say it like that, but if he kissed you first, that means he likes you right?"

"Right…wait. We were also under a mistletoe."

"So, get under it again and, you know, kiss him. Then, if you don't like it, you can stop feeling so guilty. And if you do like it…"

Riku groaned and rubbed his temples. He dreaded seeing Sora again; for fear that the boy might think he really is gay or something. Which he isn't. Still, he couldn't help getting a weird jumpy feeling in his stomach at the thought of kissing Sora again…

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Leon awoke to the sounds of girly whispering and giggling. He opened his eyes a bit and saw Mrs. Strife and Ms. Gainsborough near the kitchen counter talking close and smiling like they were old friends.

…Wait a minute! When the hell did Cloud's mom get here? And how the hell did Aerith knew her?

Leon sat up abruptly, causing Cloud to groan a little for the loss of Leon's warmth, but stayed sleeping.

Aerith was the first to notice the brunette was awake. "Good morning Leon! Sleep well?"

Cloud's mom, who had her back to him, turned around and gave him a soft smile.

Leon glared angrily at the both of them. "Would someone mind telling me what the fuck is going on?"

Mrs. Strife looked like she was about to say something, but Aerith spoke up first. "Me and Yunie here have been best friends since middle school. But then college came and Yuna got married and I went to medical school and…well, we got separated. But here she is," she giggled, "Still the same Yunie I remember."

Leon didn't know what to think. Before, 'Yuna' was a real bitch, keeping him away from Cloud and such, and now here she is, laughing and talking and smiling at him as if nothing wrong went wrong between them at all.

He felt Cloud shift a little next to him before getting up also. He rubbed his eyes, focusing on the 2 women staring at him. "Mom?"

"Good morning son. Ready to go home?"

"What...what…?" He looked to Leon for some answers, but the brunette just gave him the same confused look as he had.

She seemed to realize that something was wrong and silently asked Aerith if they could be alone.

After she left, Yuna sat at the edge of the bed, giving them an I'm-sorry-and-please-forgive-me look.

Cloud and Leon shared the same skeptical look.

"Look guys, I realize that I haven't been being all that fair to you. I should have listened to you guys instead of just overreacting like I did. I'm sorry."

"…"

She sighed. "I've been a bitch. A real bitch. But seeing Aerith today has made me remember something. One day when I was young and awkward and confused, I kissed her."

"We're not young and we're not confused." Leon replied, unfazed by her story.

"We're in love." Cloud said simply.

"I know. I know. And, I'll try to teach myself to be ok with that, but you guys have to meet me halfway, ok?" She stared at them with pleading eyes.

Cloud looked at Leon who looked back at him and nodded. Cloud nodded back.

"OK. Good. And no more of these disappearing acts alright? Your father was seriously worried sick. He drove all over the neighborhood six times looking for you."

"Ok, ok, I'm sorry mom."

She sighed happily and opened her arms.

The two boys beamed and ran to smash Yuna in a big bear hug. "My two favorite boys…"

Back in the bathroom, Aerith smiled to herself. "And my work here is done."

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What the hell am I doing again? Riku thought to himself as he tiptoed quietly through the hall outside the rink. Oh yeah, trying to find Sora.

Why again? He didn't even know if the guy was there! He'd knows that the rink closes at 10:00 PM, but most people leave before that time, so the boy probably went home and stuff, so that meant he was probably just wasting his time…

"Riku?"

Or not.

Riku turned around to meet those beautiful blue eyes once again. He could stare at them forever.

Argh! Stop thinking like that!

He swallowed. "Um, hey Sora. Um…what are you doing here?"

"I was just leaving actually." Sora stepped closer to Riku, so that they were inches apart, and Riku almost forgot how to breathe. "What are you doing here?"

"I, um, I just, um…" He saw Sora reach inside his bag and pull out two blue/silver skates. "What…?"

"You wanted to learn right? I never did get around to teaching you." He held the skates out to Riku. "We have time now. How about it?"

Riku took the skates from him, accidentally brushing his fingers against his. He forced himself not to blush. "Sure," he said, happy to have some more time with Sora.

Riku sat down next to Sora and unconsciously watched the boy put on his skates. Watched his soft hands, his spiky-brunette hair fall in front of his face, watched his lips purse as if he was thinking about something.

Riku grabbed Sora's wrist, and turned Sora to face him. Before he could tell what was happening, Riku pressed his lips against Sora's.

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Author's Notes –
Coming up in the conclusion:
What is Roxas going to do about Kairi?
Will Leon and Cloud finally have their alone time?
Will Riku ever learn to skate?
Will Sora and Riku have sex? (LOL, just kidding!)

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