Disclaimer I do not own any of Amelia At-water Rhodes characters Kaye is my own and that is all at the moment.

Cold Darkness

Another year another Christmas party to go too, well it can't get much worse. Kaye thought standing alone in an almost empty room. It was a beautiful set up; a row of poinsettias lined a walk way to a big chair where Santa would sit. All the important adults were there mingling trying to gain a little more respect in their bosses eyes.

"Politics" She mumbled. Turning around she saw something that did not belong in this festive place. In the shadows of the room stood someone. Their face was in shadow and all that could be seen were a pair of Kaki pants. She could make out a tall outline and a somewhat relaxed and bored look.

"Alright Kaye, your going to be taking pictures of the kids as they go sit with Santa, Then you give them off to Jessica over there and she will give them to those frames. Now is Chris Jaguar here?" The coordinator of the whole thing came into the room telling everyone what their job would be.

"Yes I'm here." The melodic voice came from Kaye's left making her jump. The person laughed, "Don't worry I won't bite." Kaye looked up at this stranger about to give some sarcastic remark but found herself looking into his sparkling eyes. They were an odd shade of green, almost grey but slightly green.

"Alright you will be working with Kaye taking pictures." She moved off into another room to finish getting all the volunteers to help out. The group dispersed, Kaye was left in the room with the boy.

"So…." She tried to think of something to say.

"I take it you've done this kind of thing before." It was not a question.

"No my family is big into the photography thing, at all the family gatherings there are like three cameras going at least." She smiled not for the last time that night. He smiled back, he had a beautiful smile. That smile made Kaye feel as if something did a flip flop in her stomach.

At six o'clock the kids started coming in, after about a half an hour Kaye she got hungry and asked Chris if he would mind taking pictures all he said was "As you wish." At about 7:30 there were no kids left. So Kaye decided that in the festive spirit she might as well get her picture taken. So Sitting on Santa's lap and feeling like a complete fool she smiled for the camera. "Now it's your turn." She urged Chris.

"Fine," was all he said.

Kaye took the picture and put it in a frame. Man is that boy hot, she thought. To bad I'm so young, once again my age is my demise. She smiled as he left alone and shook her head. After a few minutes of seeing his face in her minds eye she realized that she was holding his picture in his hand. Looking down at it she saw that he was not exposed in the photo, Santa was smiling at the camera with no one on his knee.

A/N I know this is short and that it has almost nothing to do with Any of Amelia's books yet but it will I had very little time and wanted to get this out before I forgot. R&R please!!!!