Have an Ice Time
For @cosmiccoffeebee ! Here's a bunch of friends simply having a good time together.
AO3
Sora pouted at his friends. "Why does Kairi get a sled? All I have is Goofy and a shield." He shivered a little against the wind. At least this time he visited, Anna arranged for them to get warmer clothing.
Kairi leaned over the railing and grinned. "The Seven Hearts have to stick together."
"Plus," Elsa added, "You already mastered the mountain with Goofy's shield." She stood behind Kairi with Anna. The sisters would be no help, it seemed.
Kairi sat back in the sled and firmly held the reins. "Don't tell us you think you'll lose?" She raised a brow.
"Yeah right. In your dreams, Kairi."
Riku intercepted before these two bickered the day away. "I'm just glad that I'm not racing. It was getting old beating Sora at everything."
Donald squawked with laughter while Goofy patted him on the shoulder. Sora sputtered, "You did not! I won plenty of those races."
"Then put your munny where your mouth is. 100 munny that I beat you to the bottom of the mountain." Kairi put her hand out. "And loser buys hot chocolate for everyone on top of that."
Sora took a step back. "That's not fair to Goofy and Elsa. They're just here to have fun."
"Oh no, this is just between you and I. It's friendly competition, that's all." Her eyes twinkled mischievously.
Well, if she wanted a race, he'd give it to her. This would be the easiest munny he earned. Sora took her hand and shook it. "You're on."
Anna handed Riku a scarf to signal the start of the race. Kairi sat up straight and braced herself against the seat. Sora crouched against the shield.
"On your mark," Riku called.
"Hey Kairi," he said suddenly.
She looked at him with a puzzled look. "Yeah?"
"Get set."
"Good luck."
Kairi replied with a beam and, "Good luck to you too. See you at the bottom."
Riku waved down the scarf. "Go!"
Later, when Goofy helped Sora bring everyone their Oaken Hot Chocolate, he thought back to the fun he had all day with Kairi and Riku. The three of them hadn't had so much fun in, well, years.
Kairi regaled Donald with a story of how Sora navigated Goofy straight into a tree during the race. Sora winced at the memory; snow was harder to deal with than sand. And that tree had come out of nowhere!
No one likes a sore loser, he thought to himself, and handed Kairi her mug. "Extra marshmallows for today's winner." Sora also gave her a munny pouch. "And your winnings."
"Thanks Sora!" She grinned. "Better luck next time," Kairi added sincerely.
Riku cleared his throat and raised his own mug in a toast. "To the beginning of Kairi's winning streak, and" he paused for dramatic effect, "the continuation of Sora's losing streak."
To Sora's dismay, everyone else toasted to that. Still, he wouldn't change his friends for anything.
