Snowman
Six-year old Aqua stuck her tongue out in concentration, her azure eyes narrowed as her blue hair whipped around her face. She wore a thick blue coat, dark blue gloves, black pants, boots, and a red scarf. She patted the snow tighter, then took a step back to admire her creation.
It had taken her all morning to make the snowman, which stood a head taller than her. The snow hadn't wanted to cooperate, and had gotten heavy fast. Nevertheless, she had done it, and now reached into her coat pocket for the finishing touches: buttons and a carrot.
Reaching up on her tip-toes, she placed two big brown buttons on its head for eyes, four black buttons for a mouth, and the carrot for a nose. Three extra blue buttons were placed on its middle. She then took off her scarf and wrapped it around the snowman.
"Done!" Aqua cried happily. Just as she turned for the house to get Master Eraqus, however, she heard a large crash and was splattered with snow.
Wheeling around, she was met with the sight of seven-year old Terra rubbing his head, sitting in the middle of a huge snow mound that had once been her snowman. He looked up and met her gaze, eyes wide.
"U-Uh... A-Aqua, I..." he stuttered. Aqua's eyes filled with tears, and her bottom lip quivered. She turned to hide her face, covering her eyes with her hands. Terra got up, hesitated, then laid a hand on her shoulder.
"I-I'm sorry, Aqua... I didn't mean to; it was an accident." He bit his lip as she sniffled, feeling terrible. "I-I couldn't control the sled, and..." he trailed off. Unable to find the right words, he resorted to giving her a hug from behind, resting his head on her shoulder. "I'm so sorry, Aqua," he mumbled, his breath tickling her ear.
Aqua rubbed her eyes and turned in his arms, a small smile forming on her face. "I-It's okay, Terra."
He sighed in relief, then released her. She frowned slightly at the lack of warmth. Terra suddenly grinned, his eyes shining. "I know! I can help you build another one! Bigger and better, so that it's taller than Master Eraqus!"
Aqua giggled at his enthusiasm, then nodded. "Okay!"
Meanwhile, inside, Master Eraqus watched the two in amusement. He shook his head, a knowing smile on his face.
