Merry Christmas, fellow fanfiction readers and writers! As my little gift to you all, I finally got back to working on Kingdom Konvention. I swear, with each chapter, it gets harder and harder for me to find a good way to make each chapter, but more on that after the chapter. So, enjoy reading.

Disclaimer: For Christmas, I did not receive the rights to the Kingdom Hearts franchise. This series is owned by Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura.

It was nearly 11 AM, and A-Kon was in full swing, with countless cosplayers roaming the halls of the building. Currently, Sora and his companions were exploring the artists' gallery, where they found out that people could sell their own personal merchandise separate from any sort of company. Some of the gang, such as Namine and Kairi, took a natural shine to these stands, more so marveling at the creations instead of settling on something to buy. A couple of the group, Terra and Axel, didn't show any particular interest, and everyone else had varying levels of intrigue.

Speaking of Terra, he was currently trying to console Aqua, who was still a little irritated with the sporadic "episode" he had caused that morning. With a sigh, he said, "You need to learn to take a little joke, Aqua. I was just getting into character."

"Don't give me that, Terra," Aqua mumbled, not at all pleased with him. "The next time you want to make a scene and draw attention, try and think about everyone else around you. None of us were prepared for that. And what if we had gotten separated? Or hurt? We're here to have fun: not cause accidents or destroy the world order."

"But nothing happened…"

"Yeah, you need to lighten up, Aqua," Axel said casually, a smile on his face. "After all, you guys didn't hurt anything, except maybe Ven's masculinity." Ventus frowned deeply at that comment while the redhead continued. "Plus, Sora's constantly broken the rules of keeping the world order in check, and I don't see you guys get on his case."

"What?" Sora piped into the conversation, a look of disbelief on his face. "Since when did I break any rules?"

As if on cue, everyone recited different instances, either from their experiences or from hearing Donald and Goofy talk about it. "Well, there's openly talking about the keyblade…"

"Bringing in friends as summon spells…"

"Getting involved in different world politics…"

"Introducing spells in worlds lacking magic…"

"And, how about, oh, I dunno…" Everyone chorused, "Telling people about the existence of other worlds?"

Sora squirmed a little under the gazes of his friends before finally relenting and saying, "O-Okay, maybe I broke a couple of past rules set by keyblade masters, but it didn't hurt anything, did it?"

Everyone else sighed and turned back to the stands, with Riku mumbling, "Perhaps not yet, Sora, but I swear, one of these days, you're going to cause a universe-ending paradox if you aren't careful…"

Sora pouted for a little bit at his friends' words towards him, but he was soon swept back into his cheerful nature as Kairi pointed to him a stand with colorful buttons. The next couple of minutes were spent with the gang going back and forth between stands. It finally stopped as Namine spotted a stand that caught her interest. She looked in awe at the different posters of characters at the stand and watched the woman behind the stand working on a sketch.

Noticing that she had paused, Roxas came up to her and said, "What's up, Namine? Found something you want?"

He followed the young girl's gaze and saw the artist at the counter. Not too sure what she found interesting, Roxas looked for a sign. What he found was a paper that said, "Commissions - $25".

"… Commissions?" Roxas asked, not sure what the word meant.

"That's right." Roxas turned to look at the woman behind the stand looking at him with a smile. "For $25, I'll draw a picture of whatever character you want."

"Oh…"

As Roxas looked at the posters on display to know what her pictures looked like, Kairi came up and asked, "Are these pictures limited to characters from certain shows?"

"Not necessarily. So long as I have a reference of the character, I can usually work with it."

"Interesting…"

"Hey, guys, can't we move on to the next stand?" Axel asked. "We don't need to pay for someone else to draw pictures for us. Besides, last I checked, Namine was a good enough artist; if we want something drawn, we can just ask her."

Axel got a few disapproving looks from his friends. In a scolding tone, Aqua said, "Axel, don't say that in front of the stand; that makes you come across as rude."

"Well, I'm just saying, if you buy something, it should be for something we can't get easily!"

Aqua gave him one last scolding look before turning back to the person running the stand. "I'm sorry about his behavior, ma'am."

"Don't worry, a lot of people are rude in the world," the stand woman said, a hint of humor in her tone. "By the way, can I get a picture of you? That's an impressive Aqua-Maleficent cosplay you have there."

"Oh, sure. Go ahead." Aqua smiled and posed as the woman took a picture of her. Once they were done, the woman turned to Namine and said, "Hey, so, you're an artist then?"

Not expecting the attention, Namine thought for a moment before saying, "Oh, well, I haven't done much lately, but yes. Drawing does help me relax a little."

"You should check out the art panel at 4 today." Once Namine gave her a questioning look, the other woman said, "It should be listed in the program. I think it was called 'A Beginners Guide to Making Manga'. It might help you out with your fanarts."

Looking at the other girl, Roxas said, "But, Namine doesn't do fa-"

"Oh, I'll think about it. Thank you," Namine interrupted, cutting off her friend. After saying farewell to the woman at the stand, the group turned away to walk past the stands back to the lobby.

As they walked, Riku said, "Well, I guess that's an idea for a panel we could do today."

"But, I'm not really into artsy things," Axel said with a sigh.

Riku rolled his eyes, mumbling, "Then don't go, but when you don't have a group to walk with and get lost, don't complain about it."

"Actually, I'm not too sure about it, either," Terra mumbled. "I've never really cared much about learning to draw. I'm not saying it will be a boring panel: it probably will be fun for anyone wanting to work on their ability to draw. It's just not something I'd want to go to."

As everyone took this in, Ventus said, "Don't worry, Terra. We can probably find something else to do at 4. When we get to the lobby, let's look through it."

"I like that idea," Sora said happily. "And maybe someone else can look for a place we can get some food while we look through it!"

Everyone voiced agreement to this idea, and after looking at a few more stands in the art gallery, they went to the lobby to take a seat and get some food. By the time they got there, it was nearly 11:30, which meant that soon, the dealer room would open, and even more surprises would be discovered.

I swear, it gets trickier and trickier for me to make these chapters. On top of not being used to working on such laid-back stories, I never know if I end these chapters properly. In a way, it reminds me of when I first made some one-shots on my last fanfiction account (which I won't be promoting, mostly because I want to do more stories on this account). So, I hope this story is keeping some interest with you guys. I'm already contemplating on what to do in the future. Until the next update, have a wonderful holiday, and may your New Year's Eve be wonderful!