Twelve Days of Christmas
Roxine
Rating: T for Te Amo.

Summary: It's December 13th and a frendly gathering turns to something more for these two close friends.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

"Roxas?" a small blond shouted from across a snow trodden field.

"Huh?"

"Let's go?" the blond girl, clad in white pea coat and faux fur hood, ran across the snowy field with rosy cheeks.

"Wait for me!" he grabbed her hand, and the blonde girl silently thanked God that her face was red from the cold.

"You think Kairi and Sora are waiting for us?"

"If they aren't, I'll deck Sora!" the blonde boy stood as if about to punch someone with his free hand, never letting go of the blonde girl's hand.

"Let's go!" she yanked away her hand and skipped away across a frozen garden.

"Hey Namine!" Roxas chased after her picking up snow and tossing it at her playfully.

"Roxas that's not nice!"

"I never said I was nice," he mischievously chuckled before catching her by the wrist.

"We're never gonna get to the café if we stand around out here all night!" she giggled.

"Wait Nami, look at this," he turned her around and behind him was the most beautiful sunset Traverse Town had ever seen, or so she thought. The warm hues of the sun made her forget the frigid cold air. Her heart felt like smiling and she could feel her whole soul melt at the moment.

"Roxas…" the blond softly smiled and looked back at her companion.

"Hmmm?"

"I… I…" she wanted so much to tell him exactly how this moment made her feel... about this and him... but before she could say a word he had looked at his cell phone.

"Oh man, we gotta go!" he once again grabbed her by the hand, racing in front of her.

"Roxas!" she whined as he pulled her through the sparkling snow and into a small café.

*

Leaving Roxas for a moment to pay, Namine strolled to the large fireplace that centered the shop with cocoa in hand and watched the flames dance among the vibrant red logs. The heat radiated all around her and she felt so much warmer after being in the cold with Roxas for so long. Unexpectedly, a small redhead leaped behind her giving her a tight squeeze as well as frightening her a tad.

"Hi Kairi," she held on with a nervous grip to her large cup of cocoa.

"Happy Holidays Nami!" she smiled, bouncing in lace next to her friend.

"Where's Sora?" I turned searching the small coffee shop for the spiky brunette.

"He's buying us some hot cocoa."

"Oh, so are you spending the holidays with him?" she nudged her friend playfully.

"Well of course we are," The redheads face began to warm from more then the heat of the flames, "My parents are on a cruise in the Bahamas and the rest of my family has scattered around the country."

"What about him? Are you going to his family's?"

"No, he and Roxas are having their first independent Christmas at home."

"Oh," it was the blonde's turn to blush. How could she be fooled into thinking that Roxas would actually want to spend Christmas with her?

"Well not together, I think," Kairi quickly said, seeing her friend's slight distress.

"Are we still going to spend Christmas Eve together?" Namine brushed away the previous subject.

"Yeah, Sora's making dinner and everything."

"How's that going to go?" her face scrunched slightly at the thought.

"Fabulous because Sora is an amazing chef," the redhead proudly smiled, and Sora came up from behind her with her cocoa.

"Here's your cocoa Kai kai," he smiled childishly at Namine and she threw him a smile back.

"Thank you," she grabbed it gratefully.

"No problem for you Kai," he smiled and his child-like face flushed a light shade of pink, "Oh and Nam?"

"Yeah?" the fair-haired beauty had turned away momentarily form the affectionate almost-couple.

"Roxas wants you to go to the table," she nodded happily and walked around the corner to a small round table. Roxas' things were sitting in the furthest seat and he was standing beside the other chair pulling it out for her.

"Ummm hi?"

"We are having a little private moment before Sora and Kairi come. Now sit," he indicated to the chair and she willingly did so.

"So?"

"So."

"What are we talking about in our private moment?" she leaned on her elbows slightly towards him.

"Hmmm… how about… Christmas."

"What about it?"

"What are you planning to do on Christmas day, since Christmas Eve is obviously already planned for?" he leaned in just as far as she had closing the gap a little more.

"Ummm… well… yeah," now that he was closer, her poor mind could think straight, "Nothing really. I was going to visit my mom and now I sort of hate her… So I nothing really."

"Wrong. You do have something to do," she tilted her head slightly in confusion, "You shall spend all of Christmas day with me."

"Wait… I thought you and Sora would spend time together."

"That's what Christmas Eve is for," he pulled away slightly and he started turning red, "I want to spend it someone… someone like you."

"Oh…" Namine felt her heart just give up on her and her face was a deep wine red.

"If you don't want to…" he looked away.

"No, no I want to! Sorry, it just caught me off guard."

"That's great!" he smiled and leaned back in his seat, sighing in relief, "Look who's coming."

"Any room for us at this obscenely small table?" Sora plopped into a seat right next to Roxas.

"Yes, my good man," he threw his arm around his brother. The two looked the part too. Each with piercing blue eyes and smooth yet strong facial features, yet Sora's childlike air was always in the smile on his face and Roxas had his signature mischievous smile on his lips.

"So Sora what's for dinner on Christmas Eve?" Kairi questioned as she sat beside the flaxen girl.

"Wait, Sora's cooking?" Roxas flew away from his brother.

"Yeah I am," the brunette puffed his chest out with pride.

"I might just pass on dinner then!" his brother punched him in the arm lightly.

"I mean smoked cooked quail with candied pears and garlic frittata. Yummy!" Sora smiled at the thought and soon Roxas had fallen under the same charm thinking of the delicious food.

"You are such boys!" Namine giggled and Kairi agreed.

"We be men! Argh!" they grunted and stood to flex.

"Yeah, haha very manly men," the two girls were nearly in a fit of laughter before they both gave up and sat down.

"Whatever, you still love us."

"And who said this…?" they all laughed. They continued joking and messing around for an hour or so before Roxas suddenly got an urge to go play in the snow.

"You're going alone, I hope you know," Namine smiled as he pulled on his layers of warm clothing.

"No, I'll be there with him!" Sora followed suit taking one last sip of his cocoa before putting on his gloves.

"Awww Sora!" Kairi whined tugging at his arms, "Stay in here where it's warm!"

"Kai, I haven't played in the snow with my brother since we were kids. I'll be back in before you know it… unless you come with us…" he said suggestively and soon shaking his head when he saw her face.

"Fine, go play in the snow. We'll stay in here."

"Okay," he pulled her in and hugged her. Roxas and Namine both stepped away to give them a moment of privacy.

"Don't freeze out there," she adjusted his scarf so that it covered more of his face.

"How could I when I hold that warm smile of your near my heart?" the blonde's face had began changing to a dark red.

"Uh… I guess," she stammered trying to find a suitable response.

"It's true," he swept his finger beneath her chin to bring her eyes to his.

"Thank you… I guess Sora's ready," she gestured to his brother with a thin hand.

"Oh yeah. And before I go," he turned and pointed to the messenger bag by the table, "Watch that for me."

"Ummm okay Roxie," the blonde giggled at the name, and he leaned in close.

"See ya in a bit."

"Okay," she popped away and he waved at her as he and his brother skipped out. She turned around and picked the bag up to place it on the chair something fell out. On the floor was a long green box.

"What's that?" Kairi leaned to pick up the gift, "It has your name on it," and Namine grabbed it.

"Roxas!?" the flaxen girl skipped after him but he was already out in the cold.

"You have to open it!"

"Kairi! That wouldn't be right!" though her curiosity was itching to open the jewelry box.

"It doesn't look like he's got anything else in here," Namine turned to her friend who was searching through Roxas' bag.

"Stop that!"

"Oh wait, there is a note on the bottom," she turned it over and lifted it to read in the light, "For Namine on the first day of Christmas. Tonight's the first night, and this is where it all starts. Know that each of these gifts comes straight from my heart. Now each night going forward, I'll bring gifts to you or your door, The twelve days of Christmas, not one less or one more," she paused, "Awww, oh on the side it says 'Kairi stop going through my stuff!'" she blushed in embarrassment.

"Did he really write that?" she grabbed the box from her friend rereading it over and over.

"Are you going to see what's inside?"

"Yeah… okay," the blonde girl sighed and opened the green box. Inside was a silver necklace with a single pear emerald hanging from it.

"Whoa…" she took the words out of Namine's mouth.

"This is so beautiful," she lifted it out and looked more carefully at the detail. Two, silver leaves protruded from a stem connecting to the emerald, imitating a pear. The back of each leaf was his and her initials. She stared at it silently not yet noticing that the corner of the café she and Kairi had been standing in, now had a new arrangement of people. The redhead slipped away and exchanged places with the blonde boy.

"You like it?" she seemed slightly startled, jumping back a few inches.

"I love it," her hands fumbled with the clasps.

"Lemme help you," he took the necklace and stepped behind her, draping it on her pale neck. He pulled her beautiful golden locks out of the way, lightly touching her neck and making her shudder. He clicked the ends together, finally, after a moment then she turned back to thank him.

"Roxas, I-I d-don't know what t-to say," she barely choked out.

"A simple 'I love you too' will suffice," he kissed her lightly on the cheek.

"I do love you Roxas… I never knew how to say it."

"Well 'tis the season for love and joy. Now we know we love each other, we can celebrate the joy," he smirked playfully at her.

"Roxas, I love you," she threw arms around him. He squeezed her back, leaning his head into her hair saying:

"I love you too Namine."

…A partridge in a pear tree.

Merry Christmas from chibi and startscribbling12,

I got this grand idea when I was sitting contemplating a Christmas one shot. Not I'm doing a sort of 12 shot? Haha I guess that makes sense. Just little romantic/ funny chapters. I like the idea already.

P.S. I just noticed that the sentence at the top is kinda funny "on the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… Roxas?!" yeah odd but funny hhahaha

Anyway, ENJOY!

:3 chibi