Chapter 2 - Part Two

Kei pulled a Santa hat onto her head, tossing her baseball cap onto her bed. "Hey Tori, Koji!
You guys wanna come with me to the mall in search of Presents!?"
"Sure!" Tori said looking over at Kei.
"Yeah, maybe I could find a present for Leon," Koji sighed.
Tori looked over at Kei and grinned. "I'm sure you'll find something."
Kei giggled. "If not, we can just stuff you in a box on Christmas Eve for him!"
Koji frowned.
"Oh, come on Koji! That would be the perfect present!" Tori said, still grinning.
Kei giggled as she stuffed her munny into her pocket. "C'mon lets go then!" She said.
Tori and Koji both stood up and walked over to Kei. "Ok then, lets go!" Koji said brightly.
Kei grinned, practically barreling down the stairs. WHAP! "...There's a wall there..." Yuffie
commented as she stood by, munching on one of Aerith's Christmas cookies.
"So I noticed..."
"Uh... The doors this way..." Tori said turning Kei in the right direction.
"Okay!" Kei said, running into the kitchen to grab a hand-full of Aerith's cookies before
walking out the door
"So what do you have in mind for everybody, Kei?" Koji said snatching one of the
cookies out of Kei's hands and cramming it into her mouth before Kei could get it back.
Kei grinned. "I'm gonna get EVERYONE the best Christmas gifts ever! This will be the
best Christmas ever!"
Koji shoved her hands into her pockets. "I'm not going into any boxes though."
Kei giggled. "Of course not, we're just kidding...course...if we REALLY can't find
anything..."
"Your still not going to shove me into a box," Koji said finishing off Kei's sentence.
Kei grinned evilly. "Are you SURE?"
Koji frowned. "At least I HOPE you aren't going to shove me into a box and give it to
Leon!"
Kei cackled evilly and ran ahead to jump into the snow. "WHEE!"
Tori smirked and, leaning over, scooped up a handful of snow, formed it into a ball, and
hid it behind her back. "Oh, Kei!"
Kei bounded over. "Yeah!?"
"Look over there!" she said pointing to nothing.
Kei looked over. "What!?"
Tori grinned and threw her snowball right at Kei's back.
WHAP! "GAAH!" Kei cried, falling over and failing in the snow. "I'VE BEEN HIT!
EVEYRTHING IS GOOOING DAAARK!"
Tori started laughing but suddenly stopped as an icy snowball hit her face. Tori glared at
Koji who was busy looking at the snow. "SNOWBALL FIGHT!" Tori yelled scooping up
another snowball and throwing it at Koji.
Kei twitched in the snow. "...WAIT FOR ME!" She jumped up and scooped up two
snowballs and threw them at both brunettes. "HA!"
Koji stumbled backwards, having been hit by two snowballs at the same time, but quickly
formed another snowball and launched it at Kei.
Tori ducked under Kei's snowball and scooped up another snowball, throwing it at Kei.
KEI Fell over. "ARGGGHHH! I'M BEEN HIT! Everything...is...going...dark..." She
declared in an overly dramatic voice
Koji rolled her eyes. "Dog pile!" she said running up to Kei and throwing herself over her.
Tori ran after Koji and sat down on the two, triumphantly.
".... Pain...massive..........pain...world of pain..." Kei grumbled, face down in the snow.
"Now GET OFFA ME!"
Koji grinned and pushed Tori off her back, who fell back first into the snow, Koji picked
herself up and fell backwards onto Tori. "That... was not comfortable!" Tori said pushing Koji
off her stomach.
"You two are heavy.... Loose some weight." Kei declared, sitting up.
Tori pushed herself up from the snow and looked at Koji, "Yeah, you need to lose
weight."
Koji giggled. "Too many Christmas cookies!"
Kei giggled as well. "C'mon lets go!"
Tori stood up and looked backwards. "We've gotten far, it's been five minutes and we're
only about one hundred yards from the house!"
Koji laughed and stood up, "Well if it wasn't for the snowball fight we would be farther."
Tori shrugged. "Hey, it was all fun so why does it matter?"
Kei began to run. "C'MON! WE GOTTA GET TO THE MALL!"
Koji grinned and ran after Kei. "Yeah, we gotta get there before nightfall!"
Tori sweatdropped. "It's ALLWAYS dark in Traverse Town, Koji," she said also running
after Kei.
"I know that, I'm just playing with you!" Koji said, still grinning.
"So? We gotta there fast! I gotta get the best presents!" Kei smiled.
"Yeah, and I still have to find something for Leon... and Cid" Koji paused. "Why don't I
just get them both a nice, handy, toothpick holder!" Koji grinned.
Kei giggled. "Nah."
Koji nodded "You're right, I got them that the Year before... and the Year before that...
and the Year before... an-"
"We got the picture, Koji," Tori sighed.
Kei sighed as she walked. "This is gonna be tough..."
Tori nods. "Especially Leon, He is such a stiff and gets angry at everything, so we have
to get him something he likes... that doesn't contain alcohol..."
Kei snapped her fingers. "Darn it."
Koji blinked. "What?"
Kei grinned. "I was thinkin' of just getting 'em some Sake...but...nope..."
"Oh, sorry," Tori grins.
Kei looked up. "WE'RE HERE!"
"Yay! Let's start in the leather shop!" Koji suggests.
Kei blinked. "Why the Leather shop?"
"Because I know Leon likes leather and we HAVE to get him something... besides me"
Kei shrugged. "Yeah, but the Leather store sells leather key chains and stuff like that. Not
the stuff Squall-san likes."
"He needs a new leather jacket, his old one is... well... small!" Koji blinked.
Kei giggled. "Yeah, so we could try in the CLOTHES shop."
Koji sweatdropped. "Yeah, that would work too."
Kei nodded. "Yup!" She poked Tori. "You alive?"
"Yeah, I hope I am if I'm standing here," Tori blinked.
Kei grinned, grabbing both her friends. "Then c'mon lets go!" and so it began.
"Where are we going to start?" Tori asked.
Kei shrugged. "Who knows?" She asked, humming cheerfully.
"Let's start at one end and work our way towards the other end," Koji suggested.
Kei was already gone, rushing into a store.
"Or we could run around the mall like chickens with their heads cut off..." Koji said
grabbing Tori's arm and following Kei.
Kei had just entered the store and was gazing at the things inside. "...NOPE!" She
declared after a moment and charged into the next shop.
Tori sweatdropped. "Kei, We'll meet you back here in two hours, Okay?"
"Okay!" Kei said, bouncing before running into the next shop.
Tori blinked. "She is hyper! Let's start at one end like you said, Koji." Koji nodded and
started walking towards the nearest end of the mall.
"Hmm... now what would be the best gift?" Kei mused aloud.
Koji quickened her pace. "Now what would be the best gift for Leon and Cid?" She
asked Tori.
"I dunno, just get them what you think would be good," Tori shrugged.
Kei was walking around when she noted the Mall Santa. Something was oddly familiar
about him. Kei's eyes suddenly widened. "OH MY GOSH!"
"Cid should be easy, all he wants is tobacco or alcohol." Koji thought aloud.
"But you can't buy any of that stuff... You're too young," Tori noted.
Koji sighed. "You're right, I guess he won't be that easy."
Kei ran up to the mall Santa. "Leon!? Is that you!?" She cried.
The Mall Santa blinked. "WHAT THE F-"
The little kid on Santa's lap blinked. "...Santa?"
"...Uh.... HO HO HO....who are YOU little GIRL!?"
"...HA! IT IS YOU!" Kei fell to the floor laughing. "LEONS THE MALL SANTA! HA HA HA
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA AW THIS IS TOO FUNNY! MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Koji stopped and turned around, having heard familiar laughing. "Kei must have found
some dancing singing Santa toy." She shrugged and turned to enter one of the shops.
Leon glared at Kei. "Shut Up!" He hissed.
Kei continued to laugh, now rolling around in laughter. "HA! HA! Leon...I. didn't think you
LIKED kids!"
"It's for extra munny okay...now go away!" Leon growled.
"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
Leon's eyes narrowed. "Go away or else I'm gonna take this here tinsel junk and strangle
you with it."
"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"
"GRRRR! THATS IT!"
Koji blinked. "That must be a REALLY funny Santa toy," she said turning back to one of
the isles. "Nope... not this," she said placing the item back on its shelf.
The little Kid on "Santa's Lap" was thrown into his mother's arms and Leon jumped up
and grabbed the giant candy cane from the ground and held it like his Gunblade. Kei's eyes
widened and she turned tail and ran. "AHHHHHH! SANTA'S GONE PSYCO!" Kei screamed.
"GET BACK HERE!!!" Leon roared, jumping off of the pavilion he'd been sitting on and
proceeding to chase Kei.
The little kid who had been sitting on Leon's lap blinked. "...Mommy...Why is Santa
attacking that girl?"
"...I'll.... tell you when you're older..."
Tori and Koji both blinked. "Santa's gone psycho?!" they said in union.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! NO, NO, LEON LEMME ALONE! YOU'RE SANTA
REMEMBER!? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE NICE TO ALL THE GOOD LITTLE GIRLS AND
BOYS!!!" Kei howled, running as fast she could.
Leon took a swing with his candy cane weapon and missed. "TOO BAD YOU'RE NOT
GOOD! NOW GET OVER HERE!!!"
Tori and Koji both looked at each other and ran out of the shop to see what was going
on. Both girls' jaws dropped at the view of Leon in a Santa outfit. "... Leon's... Santa!?" Koji
blinked
"AHH! NO, GO AWAAAY!" Kei cried, running past Koji and Tori, Leon following closely
behind howling "GET BACK HERE!"
"Now what has Kei done!" Tori said running after Leon.
Koji, meanwhile, stayed behind, "Leon's... Santa?!" she muttered.
Tori sighed and grabbed Koji, "C'mon, we gotta see how this ends!" she grinned.
"NOOO! GO AWAY GO AWAY GO AWAY SANTA'S SUPPOSED TO BE NICE!" Kei
cried, having climbed up a beam to get away from Leon while Leon grabbed a table so he
could climb on it and get up there.
"What did you do to get him so angry, Kei?!" Koji said looking up at Kei.
Kei blinked. "I didn't DO anything! It's not MY fault that no one can picture him in a
SANTA suit with little kids on his lap!" She howled from her spot atop the column, It was then
that she lost her grip on the bows string round the cello and slipped down...no sooner had
Leon found his table. Kei's eyes widened. "GOTTA RUN!" She ran.
Tori and Koji both sighed. "Man Kei, you sure got him mad this time!" Tori said while
running after Kei.
Kei was now atop the statue in the middle of the fountain, grinning down at Leon. "Okay
Squall-san, I'm reeeaaaallllyyy sorry...you can put down those various weapons of mass
destruction..."She said.
"Leon, this isn't the best thing to do right now. Don't you think we could solve this
somewhere else!" Koji said walking up to Leon.
Leon growled and Kei found this time to discover that the fountain lights up.
"...Oohhh...pretty colors..." She said, getting absorbed in the pretty colors and lost her
footing. "AHHHH!" She tumbled down the waterfall and SPLASH! Into the water.
Leon growled, holding up his candy-cane turned weapon.
"Now I gotcha!" He cried. Various shoppers watched as Santa appeared to be ready to
whap a blonde idiot over the head with a candy cane.
Kei gulped. "Uhh...LOOK! A PINK MONKEY!"
"What?" Leon blinked, turning around. Kei took this opportunity to run.
Tori ran up beside Kei. "You are running out of mall" Tori paused for a moment and
started grinning. "Go into the women's bathroom, Leon will leave you alone there!"
Kei blinked. "GOOD IDEA!" She cried.
Meanwhile Koji was running behind Leon. "Oh, come one Leon, just give up and leave
her alone... I was shocked too, seeing you in a Santa outfit! Just let her go!" She said trying
to convince Leon to stop running after Kei.
Leon rolled his eyes. "Nope.... must.... hunt.... down..."
Koji sighed and, seeing the end of the mall, decided to sit down and watch the show. 'At
least I tried' she thought, flopping down on a bench.
Eventually Leon gave up on finding Kei (he was secretly planning the bop her as soon as
they got home) and went back to his job. Kei went back to shopping, and had paused to look
at the giant tree, which they were setting up. She ran up to the tree and poked the
ornaments. "...Wow...." She said, eyes wide.
Yuffie apparently had been shopping as well and walked up. "Yeah, cool isn't it? Last
Year they had this awesome sound system in it..." Kei nodded and poked the ornaments
again.
"Hey, get away from my tree!" The tree suddenly yelled.
Kei yelped. "AHHH! HAUNTED TREE!" She ran.
Cid popped his head out of the tree and blinked. "...Okaaay..." He said finally, and went
back to setting up the sound system

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