"'Go for a walk' she says, 'it's such a lovely day'.  Why, yes, what a LOVELY day."

            "C'mon, Sage, it's not that cold."

            "You're right, it's not that cold.  It's colder!"

            "It's only November!  What are you going to do when January comes?"

            "Hibernate."

            "Oh really?"

            "You gonna try and stop me?"

            Sigh.  "No."

            "Good."

            Indeed, it was a nice day.  If you liked the cold.  And Sage did not like the cold.  In fact, he detested it.  Greatly.  Rowen, on the other hand enjoyed the cold, perhaps the most out of all his friends.  Unless you count Whiteblaze.  He is from the Himalayas.  So, Mia had sent Rowen and Sage out to "go for a walk" (buy some groceries) saying it was a nice day.  Well, it was!  The sun was shining, the sky was clear and blue, and it was cold.  Okay, so maybe the cold is a turn off, but we won't get into that.  And the second Sage had stepped outside, he turned right back around.  If Rowen hadn't grabbed the collar of Sage's shirt (a very lovely bisque-colored dress shirt with seven buttons), the ronin of light would be sitting in Mia's nice warm house.  But Rowen had indeed grabbed the collar of Sage's shirt, preventing his friend from retreating into his cozy haven, and thrown the blond a heavy jacket.  Oh, he knew what was to come; it was a heavy jacket. 

            So, here they were, out in the cold.  One was thoroughly enjoying himself while the other…well, the other wasn't (to say the least).  Rowen was forced to carry the groceries as Sage's hands were in his coat pockets, attempting to keep them toasty.  Mmm, toast.

            "You're seriously going to hibernate?"

            Sage mumbled a few incoherent words, and sped up his pace upon sighting the Koji residence.  Rowen sighed, and followed after the blond at a slower pace.

            The blond flung the front door open and walked right into the family room without taking his jacket off.  Lucky for him, the fire was roaring and Cye was in the process of making hot chocolate.  Sage sat down heavily next to Ryo on the couch, finally removing his coat.  Ryo smirked, knowing very well how much his fellow ronin detested the cold. 

            Rowen entered shortly after Sage, and brought the groceries into the kitchen.

            "How was the 'walk'?" Cye questioned, grinning.

            "COLD!" Came a very annoyed voice from the family room.

            Rowen snorted.  "Fine, just a little chilly."

            "CHILLY?!" Came the voice again, this time angry.

            Cye shook his head and brought two mugs of hot chocolate into the family room, handing one to Ryo and Sage.  The blond took the cup gratefully, nearly choking as the liquid burned his tongue and throat.  Ryo patted his friend on the back as Sage coughed and sputtered.

            "That's why it's called Hot Chocolate," Ryo said, grinning.

            Well, did you like?  I know the chapter is really short, but they will get a little longer.  I hope.  Trust me, there will be a plot, I promise.  It'll slowly start to develop as the chapters keep coming.  So be patient, and review with comments and suggestions and such!  ~Blades~