Riku wakes up.

It takes him a while to take in his surroundings. He hears voices, and he feels a weight on him.

A coat...?

Before he fully readjusts, someone speaks up.

"Well, good morning, Sleeping Beauty!"

It's Yuffie.

I... I really fell asleep on the desk, didn't I...

"Good afternoon, Riku!" Aerith says as she approaches him.

"Ugh... it's already past noon...? Wait. The password!" Riku sits up straight and looks at the monitor.

"PASSWORDS INCORRECT. REDIRECTING"

Someone else speaks up, "Was that the last one?" Naminé's here.

Riku clutches at his head, gripping his hair with both hands, "Yes..." He slumps down and says, "I... don't know what to do."

"Well... I was just telling Naminé about snowball fights..." Yuffie says

"What...?"

"You know! When you pack snow into balls and throw them at each other?"

"Yes, I know what snowball fights are, but-"

"I was thinking we could all have a big snowball fight! Some air could do you good, right...? And you have to stretch out of that horrible posture you were in all night!" The ninja says with a flourish.

"I... Yeah, some air would be good." Riku steps up and notices the coat that was draped on top of him was Naminé's. He hands it to her and follows everyone outside.


CONTINUE