The date was February 14, 2011. Oz stared blankly out the living room window watching raindrops chase each other across the glass. The pathetic fallacy was a bit much. Another lonely valentines day had come again. Well, perhaps it wasn't too lonely…
"Hello?" a voice inquired from behind the front door.
Oz jumped up to go see who could be visiting. Surely everyone else had places to be on such an important day? She was pleasantly surprised to find the ecstatic faces of Super Weasel Princess and Valda Abyss grinning back at her.
"HEEEYYYYY! I'M COMING IN WOMAN!" SWP yelled as she charged inside with her pet penguin, Ralph.
Oz shook her head and sighed at her rather energetic friend. "Hi," she said turning towards Valda.
"Hey," she smiled, pulling Oz into a tight embrace. "Happy Valentines Day."
A smile grew on Oz's face as she buried her head in Valda's golden blonde hair. "Happy Valentines Day, I missed you."
Inside the kitchen, SWP had already begun to raid the fridge. "Don't you have any tomatoes in this place? Oooh look! COOKIES!" Once SWP had grabbed a whole box of cherry tomatoes, a bag of cookies, and some leftover pizza, the three of them settled on the couch to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas (obviously the best romantic movie to enjoy on February 14th). Oz and Valda slowly inched closer together while SWP fed pieces of M&M cookies to Ralph.
Suddenly, Cheshire-K rushed inside, her figure soaked and shaking, her eyes wide and full of shock. She turned towards her friends with an extremely pained expression and then collapsed on the floor.