Chapter 13! Something MUST happen to Roxas in this chapter! Because 13…You know… When I was writing this chapter, I was thinking of the song Therapy by All Time Low… (My favorite song btw!) Even though it really has nothing to do with the chapter… But, I just wanted to spread the love of All Time Low! Enjoy you guys! And thanks to everyone who has reviewed and rated at stuff! I will draw you a purty picture and send it to you! :D

Roxas' POV:

Dinner was FANTASTIC! It was great just being with my family again! We haven't been all together like this since… Since we were huddled over Sora in his hospital bed… When he flat-lined… It was a horrible scene and I remember it like it was just yesterday…

Axel could see the tension in my face. He placed a hand on my shoulder. He whispered, "Just relax Rox, I know you're thinking about him…" I slowly nodded.

"So Roxas, did you and Axel KISS yet?" Rikku and Yuna giggled. Axel and I blushed. They took the silence as a, 'yes'. "So you did?"

"Aww! My little brother finally kissed someone!" Ventus teased. "Axel must be very special to you!" My mom gave a disapproving look to Ventus.

My mom looked at me and smiled. "Congratulations, I guess! Um… But why is this coming up at the dinner table… On Christmas Eve…"" The whole table burst out in laughter.

"Yes Rikku! Why did it come up?" Axel laughed.
"We were just curious! Since you guys are all lovey-dovey and stuff!" Yuna smiled.

I scowled at my younger cousins. "And how are we lovey-dovey?"

"You only said, 'I love you' to each other like, three times before dinner on the couch. Yes. I have the ears of a hawk! Now, you can not defend your, 'We are not lovey-dovey' argument! So the- I lost the game!" Yuna slammed her head on the table. "I blame you Rikku… An Luxord…"

"Who's Luxord?" Axel asked, eating some mashed potatos.

"My dad. He was pretty much the person who introduced, 'The Game' to society. He told us, we told our friends, our friends told their friends, so on and so forth." Rikku said. Axel nodded in understandment.

"Alright… While I wash the dishes, how about you guys open your presents? Oh and Roxas, anything from me or Axel has to wait till morning!" My mom smiled at me as she picked up everyone's clean plates.

"That was delicious by the way, Ms. Little!" Axel smiled as he stood out of his chair to help clean up. "Do you need any help?"

My mom shook her head. "No! But thank you. Go enjoy yourself! You are our guest." Since when was Axel so… polite and stuff…?

Axel nodded and walked into the living room. Rikku, Yuna, Axel and I sat around the Christmas tree, exchanging gifts. Yuna got me a new sweatshirt. It was blue and black, and Rikku got me a new CD. All Time Low! My favorite band…

Axel sat snug next to me by the fireplace after the presents. We mindlessly stared into the burning flames. It was a peaceful Christmas Eve, unlike the previous ones. I was just really, super happy Axel was by my side for this one.

"So… Are you having a good Christmas Eve?" I asked Axel, breaking him from his daze.

"I am having a great time Rox. Because I am with you." Axel smirked, looking into my eyes. I heard some mumbling from Rikku and Yuna, but I couldn't make out what they were saying… Ahh those eyes…

"Oh my GOD! Just kiss already!" Rikku snapped. I raised an eyebrow. Hey, you have to put on a good show for the audience. Axel shrugged.

When our lips intertwined, Rikku and Yuna clapped and cheered. A smile formed on my face. I felt Axel smile too, trying not to chuckle. We broke apart. "I love you." Axel whispered so only I could hear.

"I love you too." I whispered back. Yuna raised an eyebrow. Right. The ears of the hawk.

"Wow, it's almost 9pm! Yuna, Mom is going to kill us if we don't get back by 10!" Rikku stood up. "Sorry Roxas, but we have to go now." Rikku and Yuna said goodbye to the rest of the family and left.

The house was quiet for a while. Then, Pence went to bed. After, my mom went to bed. Then Ventus went to bed. Axel and I were the only ones left, sitting by the still glowing fire. It was like Survivor. The last one to stay awake wins.

Finally, my eyelids began to droop. I started to get up so I could go to bed. "A-Axel.. I'm going to bed now…" I yawned. Axel stood up too. "No, you don't have to go to bed."

Axel let out a huge yawn. "But I'm tired…" Axel rubbed his eyes. I couldn't keep Axel from sleeping.

Wow, I can't believe Christmas is tomorrow… It's crazy! It seems like yesterday I was watching Demyx and Zexion hold hands, running around the mall in October. Now, it was Axel and my turn.

I mean, I guess you could say we were lovey-dovey. In the not lovey-dovey way.

Axel's POV:

Roxas literally jumped on me to get me awake. It took me a minute to realize that it was Christmas. The only clues were that there was a bunch of snow on the ground, it was freezing in Roxas' room, and Roxas was only chanting, "It's Christmas!"

"Calm down Rox!" I pulled my present for the blond out from inside my bag and quickly placed it under the tree. As I did that, I noticed one that said, 'To: Axel From: Your Secret Admirer.' Cute Roxas. That's just too cute.

When everyone was up, we were allowed to open our presents. Roxas got a new iPod, with a new CD. Pence got Zelda: Ocarina of Time for his 3DS. Ventus got a new memory card for his Xbox 360, while Ms. Little got a really nice sweater!

Roxas and I decided to open our gifts together. On the count of three, we tore open the colorful paper. Inside the colorful paper was a small box. I opened up the box to find a necklace. The charm was a little chakram. I always bugged Roxas on how I always wanted to have a pair of those. I was trilled to finally have some, even though they were very mini.

I got Roxas a necklace as well. Instead of a chakram, it was a key taking it's place. He WAS the key to my happiness. And you could also say he was the… 'Key to Destiny'. Roxas smiled at the necklace. "I love it Axel!"

"This is so cool… Where did you find this?" I smiled at the necklace.

"I found it on ! I thought that since you wanted chakrams to badly, I should give you some!" Roxas took the necklace out of the holder. "Wow…"

"I am glad you like it." I decided to put mine on. I took Roxas' and clipped it together for him. We gave each other a 'thank you' hug.

"Awwe! That is just too cute! Here, I want to take a picture!" Roxas' mom got her camera. With one press of a button, the flash went of, marking our smiling faces into the camera history.

"Thank you, so much for letting me spend Christmas with you guys. It really means the world." I smiled at the loving family I always wanted. The loving mom, the older brother, and the little sibling who always had the funniest things to say.

"It was surely a pleasure having you here! Come back and visit us sometime!" Roxas' mom smiled. "Now, who wants to watch a cheesy Christmas movie?"

"I wanna watch Elf!" Pence yelled, playing his 3DS. Everyone shrugged as we pilled onto the small couch, Roxas putting the movie into the DVD box.

Elf… Ah the movie Elf… There is so many things I can say about Elf… The pasta and maple syrup… The 'free candy'… The revolving doors…

All I have to say…

Best movie ever.

A/N I know, I know! I promised some snuggling in this chapter… But I wanted to get this out as soon as possible. Sorry it came out so late! I was on vacation over the weekend… And of course, no computer access! So NEXT chapter will have snuggling! I promise you! I PROMISE! And I never break a promise! :D