Chapter 8
"RYOU! WAKE UP! IT'S CHRISTMAS!" Ahri shouted as she kicked Ryou off the bed. He sluggishly got up and slid back into bed. "Merry Christmas... Now let me sleep," he mumbled. "Oh no, you don't!" Ahri barraged him with her tails, basically whipping him like a brutal slave driver. "Owowow! Okay I'm up, I'm up!" Ryou complained. As he opened his eyes, Ahri happily handed him a crudely wrapped package. "Happy Snowdown!" Ryou was stunned. "Ahri... When... How?" The fox girl beamed. "When you were out of the house, I had time to look up stuff on your computer!" Ryou paused. "Wait... How did you buy this?" He questioned. "I used your card!" Ahri chirped. "You say that with a straight face..." Ryou sighed. "Anyways, I'll open it, thanks." As Ryou carefully opened the badly wrapped present, it turned out to be a pillow- "Of you?" Ahri's smile faltered, and she stuttered, "W-well, I thought y-y-you would miss me if I ever left, s-so yeah!" She blushed, avoiding his eyes, but was surprised when he suddenly hugged her. "W-W-What are you doing, you predator!?" She squeaked, flushing red. "Hush," he scolded her. "Why would I replace someone when they're right here with me? Thanks." Ahri went silent. After a moment, Ryou let go, smiled, and said, "Come on, let's make this a day to remember!"
The morning passed with Ryou opening his presents. He got money from his parents, and various exotic gifts from his family. Geoff gave him League cards, while Tyr sent him a simple wolf shaped necklace. "The fox and the hound," Tyr said in his card. "I swear, I'm going to kill him," Ryou chuckled. "Hm?" Ahri asked. "Nothing." Ryou quickly replied, putting away the card. They then ate a big brunch, and decided to spend the rest of the day outside. Ryou made sure Ahri's gift was in his coat pocket before he left. As they went to the park to walk off their meal, Ryou sneaked up behind Ahri and dumped a little snow down the back of her shirt. This, in turn, made her yelp, and thus began their hour-long snowball fight. By the time the siege ended, both teens were thoroughly pelted, and the sun was going down. As they laughed on their way home, Ryou suddenly remembered the gift in his pocket. He grabbed Ahri's wrist and dragged her along, and said when she protested, "I have something I want you to see."
"Woooooooow, it's so beautiful!" Ahri exclaimed, marveling at the sight of the city at night. Ryou had taken Ahri to a hill that overlooked the city, and since the sun went down, the city looked more brighter than ever. Illuminated by the lights, Ahri's face was full of wonder and excitement. The snow began to gently fall, adding to the scene. Ryou quietly pulled out the gift from his pocket and hid it behind his back. He thought to himself how to give it to her, and after a moment of thinking, he just decided to say what his heart told him to. "Um, Ahri?" He started. "Hmm?" She turned around, still distracted by the glowing city. "Ummm... Uh..." Ryou stuttered. Ahri cocked her head to the side, curious at what Ryou had to say. He took a deep breath and continued, "As you know, you came here more than two weeks ago, and it's been quite the change... I just wanted to say thanks for making my life more interesting, and that... I wouldn't mind making more memories with you. So... Merry Christmas." Ahri was growing red with every comment, and she jumped a little when Ryou suddenly stuck the present out toward her. She quietly took the small box, and gasped when she opened it. On the sides were two earrings, consisting of three orbs circling each other. At the center, was a simple yet elegant necklace shaped as a fox, with diamonds for eyes. She looked at Ryou at astonishment, and uttered, "How?" "Well," Ryou started, "I saw you staring at that in the window, and the earrings reminded me of your foxfires... As for how I got it, well..." Ryou smiled and simply said, "Let's just say Santa decided to grant my wish." The fox girl just stood there stunned as Ryou gently took the box from her, took the necklace, and put it around her neck. At his touch, Ahri snapped back to reality, and spun around to embrace him. Startled, Ryou froze but soon hugged her back. She smiled as she said, "Let's keep making memories, you moron."
If you hate me for killing your hearts with fluff, you're welcome! :3 I actually uploaded this at school. (Hue hue, I'm such a rebel.) Hope you enjoyed this new chapter, more are coming, so favorite, follow, and review! Actually, I have a small story to tell you guys. So I went to the store recently to get a League card, because I wanted to buy Braum. So I come home and I look up the previous prices of champion release bundles. They cost 1462 RP. I looked at my RP and I died. I had 1461. -_- But thankfully, after I sent Riot a picture, they sent me 40 RP to save me. Thank you, Riot Mogey Bear! :D