"And then I drove here, to this bar." I ended my story right then. I drank another gulp of milk, finishing it. Actually my stomach was full with all the liquid I had been drinking, but I need drinks to distract me from my roller-coaster-like emotion.

Leon didn't say any words. He only nodded, understanding my story sincerely. "Well, you know, you can just tell the guy how you feel towards him."

I looked at Leon in disbelief. "Are you shittin' me? I can't just tell him! He'd be freaked out, Leon. I was—or am?—his best friend, and best friends don't do that." I pinched the bridge of my nose, frustrated and confused. What should I say the next time I meet him?

"Yes you are best friend, but no one said you can't be more than best friend." The brunet bartender clasped my shoulder with his palm, squeezing it hard. "Sora, you have to fight for love. Or else, you will lose again to Kairi. Now you can win Riku, a best friend, a soul mate, and not a cereal box."

I glanced at the clock then I realised it was 10.30 pm. I had passed my work schedule and I should've brought the ambulance back. I knew that I had gone missing the whole evening and heck, I was sure punishment was waiting for me. So at least I could drove the ambulance back and hoped Ansem wouldn't fire me. I paid the drink to Leon, and much to my surprise, he only took half of the total of the bill ("Christmas gift, Sora." "But this is not Christmas yet!" "Advanced Christmas gift. After all, on your 5th glass of mojito, I switched the rum to soda." "Hey!"). I thanked him and went outside the bar. I fetched my keys and then plopped my sober ass onto the driver seat. I took a deep breath to make sure that I wasn't drunk enough and was capable to drive. I decided to open the window because I thought the air of cold Christmas Eve might've helped to get rid of my half-drunkness.

I was already halfway heading to the hospital until I heard a several attack of honks from behind. I looked at the rear mirror and, with my mouth hanging open, I realised it was Riku. He wasn't wearing his helmet and his sparkly, beautiful hair flew like blown leafs on the autumn breeze. Did I just say his hair was beautiful? Okay, nope, that must've been the alcohol. Or it was just myself falling for the man even harder than before. Riku accelereated his motorbike and tried to match my velocity.

I took a sharp turn to the left and drove away from my first destination. I was afraid that Riku would catch me, so I thought he would've left me if I got away from him. But I was wrong: he followed me. It was a ten minutes chase between me and Riku until I felt tired from the impromptu race. I drove my way to the beach and stopped there.

"Turtle! Get off this instant!" Riku got down from his motorbike and screamed to me. He didn't approach me.

I sighed and opened the door, getting down from my ambulance and walked towards him.

He grabbed my shoulder and shook my body quite harshly. "Are you mad? You've taken the ambulance and disappeared!"

"Yes, I'm sorry Mr. McCue but actually it is none of your concern." I stared at him blankly. "So, was it Xemnas or Ansem who told you to search for me?"

The police officer exhaled, seemed tired and stressed out. Riku then walked towards my ambulance and beckoned me. He then opened the back section of the car and asked me (forced me) to sit on the stretcher, and he placed himself on the seat across me. The door was opened, so we could feel the cold night air between us. Faintly, I could hear the wave crashing. It was a beautiful night, indeed. Especially with the mesmerizing view of Riku sitting in front of me.

"No one did, Sora. I searched you on my own will." He ran his fingers through his hair. My heart thumped a little bit faster. Was he concerned about me?

"Why?"

His eyes showed a did-you-just-ask-me-that look and he pinched my cheek hard. "I was worried sick, Turtle!"

"Ow ow ow, stop Riku!" I grabbed his hand and tried to release my cheek from his fingers. It took a while to make him let it go. "Thank you for worrying, but I'm fine. Leave me alone, Riku." I didn't mean it of course, but people do that on TV shows and films.

"Okay if you say so, Turtle. I'll just leave you and—"

"W-wait, don't!" I hugged his entire arm tightly. "I didn't mean it, idiot!" He stared at me and my cheeks were burning red. Even though it was dark, I could see that he was almost smirking. I released his hand and covered my face miserably.

"So, are you going to tell me why are you acting weird? Because I don't get you." He raised his eyebrow, demanding explanations from me.

"Excuse you?" I raised my voice. "I thought it was you who acts weird."

"Me?" Rather than confused, he sounded scared, wasn't sure with his word.

"Yes, you!" I jabbed my finger to his chest, my eyes locked on him. I squinted my eyes and lowered my voice. "You have successfully ruined my life, Riku McCue."

"How? I-I didn't do anything, Sora!"

"Oh really? Let me explain this: once I had a best friend who I had known well more than I knew myself. Suddenly we fell in love with the same girl, and everything was like the World War. In the end my best friend won the girl, and he was being such an asshole with it. He didn't talk to me anymore, he ignored me, and he treated me like a dump. I prayed to God so that I would never see their faces anymore and it was granted. After years of healing my broken heart, he suddenly appeared in my peaceful. Oh, it was a war between us, throwing hate glances and snarls, but then, one day, we talked. And what I meant by 'talked' was actually talking like responsible adults, like mature men. At that night, we laughed, we shared the memories and I realised that I was talking to my old best friend, my best friend before we fell for the same girl. I thought we were already cool by then, but I was wrong. He didn't talk to me at all, and I didn't even know why. Then, one day we saved a lady from robbery and she turned out to be our former crush's mom. And you know what? It was like the past was repeated all over again. I saw him and her laughing, happy and sweet just like a perfect couple. And I was jealous. She talked to him easily and he smiled, laughed, and that was what I couldn't do. He didn't ignore her like the way he did to me. I wasn't jealous because she looked so happy with him. I was jealous because helooked happy with her. I... I don't want to let my best friend fall for the same girl and leave me alone again. I don't. It hurts really much."

I inhaled a big breath. I had to explain about my feeling as well, and heck, I didn't know it needed a lot of courage until this second. I let my tears streamed down my cheeks like a heavy rain, or even waterfall. I didn't care anymore. If Riku found it weird and creepy, so be it. I would just move on and forget everything. I would move from this town and start a new life and again, hoping that I wouldn't see Riku's face for the rest of my life.

"After seeing that, I realise that I want him. The old Riku McCue that I know like my own twin. And the fucked up part is, now I want him more than a best friend. So I thought 'fuck my life' and I took the hospital ambulance and went to the bar and stayed there. I was going to put the ambulance back to the hospital, but you were there, chasing me. I was and am afraid of you, Riku."

"Wait," he inched his face closer to mine.

I lifted my face in confusion. Well, he was supposed to be freaked out and killed himself right in front of me as I predicted. But he didn't.

"So," Riku started, and I held my breath, "you were drinking at the bar and you drove the ambulance?"

Shit. I forgot he was a police officer.

But you know what? Fuck that, I didn't care. "Yes, officer Riku. Go arrest me, that would be better not to see you anymore until the end of the world." At least that could work as well.

He sighed and face-palmed himself. "First of all, you won't be jailed for the rest of your life just because of Drunk and Driving, and I won't arrest you." Riku then lifted my chin gently and stared into my eyes. His teal eyes had something I couldn't figure. The police officer then took my lips with his own, kissing mine with warmth. "Second, I wasn't really dating Kairi back then."

Riku was about to kiss me again, but I held him back. "Wait, what do you mean by "wasn't really dating Kairi"?"

He climbed onto the stretcher and pushed my body back, lying on the stretcher. "I was dating her just to make you jealous of me. But who knows you are jealous just now?"

"I don't believe it. You were even expecting Kairi at the hospital! You weren't surprised when you saw her coming."

"Well, the Lady's family name was Kairi's as well, so I kinda had it figured out." He shrugged.

Riku then ran his hand on my inner thigh and the touch was enough to send shivers to my spine. Not to mention his face, he looked so tempting and sexy. I panicked and then swatted his hand. "P-p-patience, Riku!" I gulped and look into his beautiful face only to find him biting his lips. Oh the temptation. His body was really close to mine and I was trembling under him. "Anyway, why would you make me jealous?"

He was going to sit straight, but my feet were under him and his thigh was spread above mine so he couldn't sit. "Well, Turtle, don't be slow in thinking as well." And he started to unzip my pants.

I panicked again and almost hit his 'thing'. "J-just tell me!"

"Sora, you're making this difficult," he complained. I could tell that he was blushing hard, noting the opaque red color on his pale skin. "I... I lo—ugh," he groaned and used one of his hand to cover his face. "You know the 'L' word."

"The 'L' word?" I asked him innocently.

"Yes, four letters, starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'."

"...Lube?"

"Dear lord—Love, Sora! I love you!" He crashed his lips on mine and I welcomed it. After a couple of seconds, we pulled apart and breathed. Panting, he said, "I love you Sora. I fell in love with you back then, but I couldn't bring myself to tell it to you! And when I knew you liked Kairi, I couldn't stand it. I had to get you back to me, so I tried that way. I wouldn't have known it would end up worse than I thought. You left me and I was so heartbroken." He sighed. "And I didn't have the courage to apologise, let alone contacting you. But after all this years, we suddenly meet and I couldn't be happier. Of course my feeling towards you wasn't as strong as before, but that night changed it, the night when we had a real conversation. I felt the nostalgic feeling of loving you, Sora. I fell in love with you all over again. And you know what? When I saw you being stabbed, I almost died. I panicked back then, but you told me to help the lady first instead of you. Glad that we made it back in time and you were saved. I couldn't imagine losing you for the second time, Turtle," he smiled softly and cupped my cheek, stroking it gently.

I grabbed his hand which was on my cheek and squeeze it lightly, and I gave him my sweetest smile. "I'm sorry I didn't realise it earlier, Riku." He then proceeded to lower his body quickly and his lips were already on my neck.

"So, are you really going to do this to me?" I questioned him. He lifted his head and fixed his eyes on mine, puzzled. "Officer Riku, don't rape me!" I joked.

"Seriously? Rape?" He raised an eyebrow. "I don't consider this as rape as you've stated you're only half drunk and you have a oh-please-do-me-hard expression on your face, certainly saying that you're fuckable." Riku smiled and I smacked his chest playfully. Riku then popped some buttons of my uniform open impatiently.

"But wait!" He stopped and looked at me, annoyed. "We have to put the ambulance back and your motorbike too. We will get scolded by Ansem and Xemnas if we don't."

"Tch, I'm not doing that, Turtle, and I won't let you." Riku pinned my shoulder on the stretcher and I could see his muscles. "Let them be angry and I would be happy to say 'Merry fucking Christmas, bitches'."

I laughed and Riku joined me. Again, just before he devoured my neck, I stopped him. "Shouldn't we close the door first?"

"Sora!" He yelled at me in disbelief. "You're so making this difficult!"

I woke up when the sun light shone through the window. I tried to sit, but Riku's heavy, muscled arm was preventing me to do so. It was wrapped around me. On my second try to sit, he was awakened, probably because of my gesture. Riku blinked a few times and took his arm off me. My body hurt from sleeping on the stretcher and I had plenty of bite marks on certain places.

"Morning, Turtle." He smiled at me and kissed my cheek.

"Morning, officer Riku," I giggled like a high school girl.

Riku stared at me lovingly. He looked so beautiful with the sun light shining right before him. Boy, did I ever wish to have such a handsome boyfriend!

"I didn't know that a turtle like you could move that fast," he teased.

"And I didn't know that you're bottom," I chuckled. He wasn't exactly pissed off, only momentarily pouting, but I found it cute.

"And oh, Sora?"

"Yes, Ri-ku?"

"Merry Christmas." We both smiled and then melted into a deep, loving kiss.

Don't Rush on Christmas, Sweetheart - End

A/N: Yay, it's over! Merry early Christmas, everyone. I hope you enjoyed the story :) Do leave me a review and tell me whether you like it or not, or simply state your favorite part! I wish you all a great holiday. Cheers! –Anwy.