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New Friends [Active]

Character(s): Flonne, Naminé, Xion, Yorda. Also includes Mao as a brief special guest!
Content: Yorda has invited several new friends over for a sleepover.
Setting: St. Destino hospital.
Time: Early evening to mid-morning, week 35
Warnings: Mao.

Urd had told her what to do, but Yorda was still a little nervous. She'd given her the make-up bag and showed her what to do with it, and dropped off a bit of clothing - a pretty purple dress, cute pink pajamas and a set of winter clothes - pointing out that most people slept in something other than what they wore every day - which, in turn, had led her to realize that she had yet to take Yorda shopping for new clothes and somewhere along the way, Yorda frankly got a little lost. But then, she normally did, and Urd's tirades rarely helped.

She'd also told her what to do in case any intruders (but really, Yorda knew she meant Mao) had shown up. Intruders were usually something to be feared, so why did Urd seem so gleeful at the prospect? Nevertheless, Yorda had hugged Urd gratefully and thanked her, and promised to make plans with her soon and tell her all about the party.

An hour or so later, Yorda stood, barefoot as usual, in her new dress - an apron covering it, as Urd had told her to be careful - and worked on carefully frosting the cupcakes Genie had taught her to make as she let dinner cool on the counter of the rather dreary hospital kitchen. She smiled to herself, her heart beating a little faster in rare excitement. She hoped the night would go well; now all she had to do was wait for the others to show up.

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Well, they were all in agreement then. Chewing thoughtfully, Flonne watched the other girls for a moment. Not for the first time, she caught a glimpse of familiarity and friendship between Naminé and Xion. She glanced at Yorda before looking back to the other girls. "Do you guys already know each other? Are you close?"

Having grown more than used to Mao and his way of eating - usually hurriedly; he always preferred to be working in his makeshift laboratory or else bent over a strange handheld device, which he usually played around with for hours on end - Yorda was untroubled by the way everyone else ate. They were far more polite than Mao, not that she knew that. She nodded at Flonne's question; it had been something she'd wanted to ask herself, but her mouth was full and Urd had told Yorda never to eat when her mouth was full.

It was just as well, anyway; it seemed that speaking with one's mouth full often resulted in misunderstandings, as she'd learned from watching others do it on occasion.

Xion nodded, smiling at the other two. "Namine and I sort of knew each other back home, and now that we're here we've gotten to know each other a lot better!" Namine was free to add anything to that, but the important thing to Xion was that Namine was her friend.

Naminé glanced at Xion and nodded, too. She didn't have a whole lot more to add that wouldn't be incriminating for either of them. "Xion was... one of the first friends I ever had," she tacked on softly. It was true, too. Sora, Kairi, and Riku... and then Roxas and Xion. They were all her home friends.

...If she even had a home to go back to anymore.

"Oh..." Flonne finished her last mouthful and dabbed at her mouth with a napkin. The fact that Naminé and Xion already knew each other was actually a great advantage in her quest for a great circle of friends. They already knew the power of love, after all! That much was obvious. She set her napkin aside and smiled widely at Yorda.

"Thanks for the meal!"

Yorda was glad Xion and Naminé were friends. It seemed nearly everyone knew each other in some form or another, even if Yorda had only met Naminé once and spoken to Flonne a few times on the message boards. She didn't really know Xion at all, but was glad she invited the other girl nonetheless; she was nice, and since she and Naminé knew each other, that might help things along a bit. The princess finished her own meal and nodded. "You are welcome," she replied as she stepped away from the table to bring the platter of cupcakes over. "I have also made dessert. Please help yourselves." While she was up, she re-filled everyone's tea and gathered any empty plates that were lying around, putting them in the sink to wash once everyone had finished dessert and tea.

"Thank you." The only time of desert Xion knew was ice cream, so she was a little puzzled when the cupcakes were brought over. They looked really good, whatever they were... She tentatively reached out and took one, taking a bite and smiling. "These are really good!" She liked ice cream a bit better, she thought, but still.

Cupcakes were a new thing for Naminé, too, and she looked at the plate carefully before choosing one to bite into. They were good and she smiled, nodding her satisfaction. "You're a good cook, Yorda."

So food and talking were all well and good, but what else were they supposed to do at a sleepover? Naminé was still a little confused about that detail. She didn't ask right away, though, deciding to enjoy the time she had with her friends.

"Mm!" Flonne absolutely loved sweet things the best and Yorda's baking definitely fit the bill. "I haven't had a cupcake since the shops started banning people from buying things," she said reverently, eyes shining as she carefully unwrapped a cupcake. Taking an appreciative bite, she slumped back into her chair. Yes, sugar was definitely the best thing.

"Guess after this we should get into our pajamas," she said after a thoughtful moment of chewing. "That's what you're supposed to do, right?"

Yorda ducked her head with a blush, happy that her new friends had liked what she'd made for them. She nibbled on a cupcake carefully, trying to not get frosting on her face. It was a bit of an uphill battle, though, especially as the princess was also listening to the others talk. Speaking of the shops, she wondered just how Mao had managed to procure all the ingredients Yorda needed to cook without any trouble. She would have to ask him about it sometime.

"Yes," she agreed. "I will lead you to my room." As spooky as the old building might seem to some, it was quite comfortable, and Yorda had grown fond of the quiet that could be found - even if she did sometimes miss the noise in Urd's dwelling.

Xion finished up her cupcake as they talked (it was really good), and when Yorda talked about going to her room she was more than willing to follow. Though... when they started walking, she did notice said 'spookiness' a little more. "You said you don't live here by yourself, right?" she asked, having a hard time imagining Yorda picking out this place.

Pajamas? Naminé blinked, but she followed along with everyone else. She was eager to learn more about these 'sleepovers.' The old building didn't really bother Naminé at all. She'd seen worse, after all, but it did seem to be a little different than what she'd imagined Yorda would choose. So she glanced at Xion as her friend asked her question and then looked to Yorda. Naminé wanted to know the answer, too.

Flonne was completely oblivious to the creepy aura of the place, quite used to the Netherworld as she was. She followed cheerfully, a bright sunny ray of sunshine in the shadows. "Ah, I can't wait to see your room, Yorda-san! Is it cute? Do you have any pictures or toys or books? Ah, what kind of things do you like to do anyway?" She glanced at the other girls. "We can share our hobbies!"

Being largely unused to the idea of "creepy" meant Yorda didn't notice how off the hospital must have seemed to outsiders. She led the others down the cold, empty halls, the lanterns flickering eerily, and into her room. "I do not," replied Yorda, looking at Flonne with a somewhat bemused look on her face. "What are toys? Is it customary to decorate one's room?" She had never been inside of Mao's room; one time, she had gotten close to it while bringing him some cookies, but Mao had gotten oddly defensive and flustered, and so Yorda hadn't gone inside. She wondered if he had any decorations, and made a mental note to ask him about that the next time she saw him. She only hoped everything would be okay for tonight.

Luckily, the princess had washed up before leading the others on, and left a plate of the food she'd made out for Mao, along with soda and a note that the rest of the cupcakes could be his, if he liked, but he shouldn't eat too many at once lest he get sick again. She knew he liked sweets, even if he preferred cookies, and while she worried a little about leaving Mao to his own devices for a night, she was confident there wouldn't be any trouble.

Mao read over the note again with an odd look. What was with this set up? Wasn't Yorda supposed to be around for dinner? There was something suspicious about this, and Mao would be damned if he wasn't going to get to the bottom of it. He thought he remembered something on the message boards about Yorda wanting to have a sleepover. Was that it? Would this be his chance to witness a real sleepover in person!

Girls in their natural habitat... Their behavior patterns! Mao could barely contain his excitement. Yes, he had to find out what was going on. He would see this sleepover himself!

Immediately the demon slipped into the hospital halls, and odd grin on his face and the food on the table untouched.

Xion was, at this point, officially not sure of what was going on in this conversation. Rooms were not very personalized within the Organization, with the exception of her of seashell collection that she kept hidden to make sure no one took it. Toys sounded vaguely familiar, but she really didn't have any idea what they were. As for hobbies... did she have any?

She really hoped Flonne would lead this conversation. She seemed to be the only one of them who really had an idea of what was going on.

Hobbies? Wasn't that... something someone liked to do...?

"I like to draw," Naminé admitted shyly, wondering if that counted for a 'hobby.'

"Toys are things you play with!" Flonne replied immediately, holding up a finger as she explained. "Stuff animals you can hug, or video games...or action figures!" At the blank look on the faces of the other girls, she realized she was losing them. She cleared her throat and focused on Naminé.

"Oh, that's right! You mentioned that before! Why don't we draw together?" She looked back at Yorda with a bright smile. "Is that okay, Yorda-san?"

Nodding at the explanations, though she had plenty of questions just waiting to be asked, Yorda stepped into her room, keeping the door open for the others. Her room was left undecorated and mostly bare of furniture except for a few chairs and a bed. There was also the supplies Urd had given her, as well as a neat stack of books on various subjects, a sketchbook with some crude drawings in it, and a notebook filled with scientific notes - Mao insisted that any lab assistant of his be caught up on their subjects, and so Yorda had learned to write quickly - in her native language, of course. Learning to type aside, she didn't quite grasp the means to write in the language she'd suddenly found herself knowing in Paixao.

Beaming, Yorda nodded, moving to pick up her sketchbook and her small, but growing, collection of colored pencils and paints. "I would like that." She glanced over at Xion, noting the other girl's quiet. "Would you enjoy it?" she asked her, shyly.

Xion smiled, and nodded at Yorda's question. "I've never really tried it before, but it seems like it would be fun." Namine enjoyed it a lot, after all. And... well, it would give her something to concentrate on. She still really had no idea what Flonne was talking about.

Naminé just waited to be told if she could help the drawing. She was beginning to think she should have brought her sketchbook and pencils with her, but she hadn't known she would need them.

"Can we all draw together?" She'd done it before a couple of times, but it was still a different concept for her. She'd only begun drawing as... well, not a good thing, but she still loved it.

"Yes!" Flonne took Naminé's hand and pulled her to the center of the floor, then turned and did the same with Xion and Yorda. "I'm not very good at drawing, but I don't think you girls will mind, right?" She planted herself down in the circle with them, picking up a red crayon, eyes fairly sparkling.

"Can I use this color? It's one of my favorites!"

It wasn't long before Mao began to hear the sound of voices. Carefully he sneaked through the hallways, occasionally stopping to listen and see which way they were coming from. He was close. He could feel it. Finally, the secrets of the slumber party revealed!

Mao stopped just outside the door to where the girls were, making sure to keep himself hidden. As interesting as it might be to infiltrate them, it was probably better to keep a careful eye out and take notes from a distance. Taking part might make them act different.

Yorda gladly followed Flonne when she was led, the feeling of another's hand in hers comforting - Mao didn't like to hold hands and while Urd and Genie didn't mind, she didn't spend nearly as much time with them as she did with Mao. She sat down on the floor, passing around the drawing supplies and carefully tearing out sheets of paper from one of her sketchbooks so as to share with everyone else.

She nodded at Flonne's question, picking up a green colored pencil. "Please take whatever color you like." She was still fairly new to drawing, but she had already learned the use of different colors. She began to draw a field, leaving some spots blank so she could fill them in with flowers later.

Xion stared blankly at her piece of paper, before picking a random color. She knew nothing about drawing, and she'd only seen Namine doing it a couple of times. Still, she was willing to try, and started to try and draw a picture of the group. This was kind of fun...

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