Even though I paid four dollars for these, they are worth more than a new M.K. hand bag to me. I'm talking about my new earmuffs of coarse. They keep my wonderful ears warm without the need for a hat that would just mess up my gorgeous hair. Sure every other girl in the States had a pair I realized when I got there, but back home no one had ever thought of it. They were still absorbed into their knit caps. Even still though, my earmuffs are fluffy and furry to the nth degree. The rest of them are still following the international "knit trend". I was still original and out there. Again ,even though I only paid four dollars, I couldn't help but feel like more of a superstar right now. Even if I was just pulling up to Grace's place for spending the holiday season with the whole clue hunting gang.

My brother and I were just walking up to the house when I saw all of the boys playing, what I was later told, "Snow Football". It seemed as though Hamilton was running far too fast for Jonah or Dan to catch him after he caught a snowball (and mostly crushed it) from one of the Starling boys. He then threw it to the ground and started what I think was supposed to be dancing. Soon after the "excitement" Amy noticed we were here and alerted the rest of them. She and Ian took our bags into the house and stayed there for what seemed like forever. So I just stood there watching Hamilton do the same thing he had before three more times and saw Jonah almost catch him once. They seemed to be getting better. But I could be mistaken for what the objective is, but any way I just sat there watching them do their thing for at least another twenty-five minutes. Just then Daniel came running up to me.

"Hey, can I borrow those Yeti paws attacking your head? They look warm." He said in between pants.

"Ew no! You're get your disgusting boy sweat on them! And they're brand new!" I yelled. How clueless could he be?

"Oh come on! The other guys are just kicking my butt 'cause they're warm and can function right!" He argued, "Would you like to be the reason I freeze to death Natalie Cobra!?"

I rolled my eyes. "If it's so important to you than get on your knees and beg for them, while, calling me my real name." I said with complete confidence. The boys back home would never do it.

He got on his knees. I was stunned. "Please the wonderful Ms. Natalie Kabra let me borrow your Yeti paws for just one punt!" He said pleadingly. Wow did sports always do this to all boys?

I was laughing hysterically. "Oh my, after that I just you can for just one 'punt' what ever that is. And they're earmuffs not Yeti-whatevers!" I said in between breaths. This was just too good.

"Thank you so much!" He said as I handed him my 'muffs.

Next thing I knew he was running back to the field and was kicking a snowball that stayed in quite impressive shape. It even flew very far if I do say so myself. It ended up flying through a tree. Next thing I knew he was "dancing" as Hamilton had before. Then he ran over and hugged me. A Christmas miracle if you ask me.

I awkwardly hugged him back. "Um, what's this for?" I asked a little mentally off by the fact that the sent of him was so oddly intoxicating. A mixture of hot chocolate, skittles and deodorant? It was messing with my brain.

He let go with the biggest smile on his face. "These earmuffs are magical! That was my best punt ever! Even better than Hamilton's today!" He said like an excited little boy on his first trip to the water park, "I am so keeping these." He sounded very definite.

"Ah, keep them." I said with a wave of my hand and a smile on my face. "It's the giving season. Consider it an early Christmas gift from me."

"Are you sure? I didn't think you'd be so easy with it. Aren't they like, Dolce and Banana or something?" He said with a slight look of disdain on his face.

"Actually," I admitted, "I picked them up in a dollar shop back in England when I was freezing after a snow storm had blown in on my jog around a park."

He a a smirk on his face. So me like I was almost proud. He was just about to say something when the boys called him back to play. He decided not to say anything and ruffled my hair instead. Before I could hit him he ran back to his game. I ran inside to fix my hair and Amy gave me a mug of hot chocolate in the middle of what looked like a very in depth conversation with Sinead and Ian about something. I walked to my usual room thinking about where I could buy myself another pair of earmuffs. I sat down on the windowsill and took my first sip of hot chocolate. The instant I smelt it and tasted I was reminded of Dan. Not Daniel but Dan. I looked out the window at the same time and there he was. Still playing in the snow...Why didn't I tell him that I bought those earmuffs after the snow storm had ended a study date...