Winter Days *4*

Dedicated to AlexandriaMaxwell86 for the ice skating idea :)

Ok so sorry for any huge mistakes I didnt have time to edit DX school has started so updates wont be as frequent but my goal is to get the first chpater of Spring Days out on the first day of Spring (which is in march somewhere) I WILL SUCCEED...i hope...

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"[Name] wake up! It's Christmas Eve! We've got a ton of stuff to do!"

You groaned and pulled the warm blanket over your head, drowning out Xion's voice.

"Fine I didn't want to do this to you..." Xion's voice trailed away. You smiled for a moment as you realized she left the room. Then it hit you. The possibilities that she was planning to come back wit a bucket of water was highly plausible. That method of waking people up seemed to be extremely popular between your group of friends. You sighed and decided to try and pull yourself out of bed. Before you could muster up the strength to move though the door flew open with a bang. Yuffie ran in and jumped on your bed.

"Wake up! Wake up!" She screamed while bouncing on your bed. You laughed and threw your pillow at he knocking her off.

"Alright I'm up, sheesh. Just let me get ready." You chuckled and skid out of bed.

After the candy store last night it was decided that it was time to head back to the hotel for a good night's sleep. Hope and Vanitas agreed to meet in the hotel lobby at 8 AM. It was Ven of course who suggested everyone leave the hotel at 7 AM before they eleven got here. You glanced down at your bedside table to see the small black box. You picked it up and opened it to marvel at the bright green marble. When you held it to the light it seemed to shine and glow. Different shades of green seemed to swirl in the middle.

You set it back down into the box and headed to one of the bathrooms to get ready. After showering and going through the rest of your morning rituals you stepped out into your room for a change if clothes. You pulled on a warm outfit when you noticed the lack of a black box on your bedside table. Curiously, you walked over to see if it had fallen.

"[Name] let's go!" Tifa called from the hotel room door. You stood up and brushed yourself off. You couldn't find the marble but you knew it had to be around there somewhere.

"Coming!" You yelled in reply as you ran out to join the rest of the girls who stood waiting for you. Kairi, Yuffie, Namine, Xion, and Tifa were waiting in the hall for you.

"Where's are the guys?" You questioned as the the hotel door swung shut behind you.

"They all went downstairs earlier." Namine answered. The six of you headed down the hall towards the elevator. As you reached the opening where all the elevators were, you noticed a male figure waiting in front of one of the doors.

"Gabe?" Namine questioned. He slowly turned around and flashed everyone a smile.

"Hey babe." He leaned over and planted a kiss on Namine's forehead.

"I thought you already went down with Auron and Leon?" Tifa spoke up. Gabe nodded in response and wrapped one arm around Namine's waist, the other he kept in his coat pocket.

"I did. I forgot something though so I had to come back up." Gabe smoothly explained. The elevator doors opened and everyone stepped inside.

"Well what did you forget?" Namine curiously asked. Gabe's eye glanced at you before returning to Namine's.

He whispered, "I'll tell you later."

After meeting up with everyone else, Snow was coming later because he was doing something with Serah and Lightning, it was breakfast time. Apparently though, they ate breakfast at a certain place every time they come here because according to Cid it was, 'Good and won't cost a freakin' arm and leg to eat there.'

You followed the group down the busy road to a small little cafe looking place. The building actually looked like a huge stack of pancakes, it was named The Pancake Stack. You chuckled to yourself and walked in behind Kairi and Xion.

"Table for...er..." Cid looked around at the huge group, "Umm geez..one, two-"

"24." Auron spoke up. Cid tossed him a small glare over his shoulder as the lady walked away to prepare a table.

"If you knew the number you could've said somethin' before I embarrassed myself you ol' bat." Cid shot at Auron. Auron let out a chuckle and shook his head. The lady came back a moment later and led everyone to a four large tables that had been pushed together to form one large table.

You sat in an open seat between Kairi and Sora. You had only sat for a few seconds when Yuffie came by and pulled you out if the seat. "You can't sit there!"

She dragged you around the table to an open seat at the head of the table. Now you sat in between Leon and Cloud. You gave Yuffie a curious glance but she skipped back to her seat. Roxas was the last one to sit down. He walked towards the table and took the seat in between Kairi and Sora.

For breakfast you were going to order an egg omelet but Cloud stopped you and shook his head. "Trust me we'll order for you." He smirked and pulled your menu away from you.

You shrugged and jumped back into the conversation going on beside you. The waitress came and took all the orders. After she left everyone continued talking.

"So what are we going to do next?" You asked in general.

"Well we need to-" Tifa spoke up when Yuffie cut her off with a wide grin. "We have to go ice skating!" She cheered.

You giggled Tifa who rolled her eyes at Yuffie's antics. The conversation turned to a different topic. About 10 minutes later or so, you heard clapping and singing. You looked around with a smile to see what was going on, you didn't notice the knowing looks of your friends. What you did notice however was that the large group of employees clapping and singing were getting closer and their eyes were fixated on you. You blushed and turned around to see the entire table, minus Vanitas, smiling at you. Vanitas was smirking at your discomfort.

"You guys didn't." You said with a dead tone.

"Oh we did." Reno chirped.

The group made it to your table and stopped. Your waitress smiled at you and asked you to stand in your chair. With a blush, and a glare pointed at your friends, you stood in your chair where the entire crowded restaurant could see you.

"Excuse me everyone! We have a very special announcement!" The waitress yelled loudly, "It's [Name]'s 18th birthday today, and The Pancake Stack crew would like to make it memorable!"

They all burst into a catchy tune wishing you a happy birthday. After a few minutes of laughing along with them at their jokes in the song they ended and you were aloud to sit down. As you sat they clapped and cheered. All your friends joined in loudly.

They wished you a happy birthday one last time before leaving. You glared at your friends again but couldn't hold it long before you cracked a smile.

"Guys it's not even my birthday." You chuckled.

"No way!" Sora yelled at you.

"You didn't tell us it was your birthday so we're making up for it." Zack declared and everyone agreed.

"So today is no longer December 24th. It's now December 19th." Riku smirked.

You smiled warmly at all of them. You were touched that they'd do this for you. "You guys are the best". You replied.