DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS. ENOUGH SAID ALREADY.

Yes! FINALLY! My own collection! STARTING WITH. WINTER. Seems like a continuation, well, Kid tries (BLINDLY :D) to make Chrona enjoy the snowy year~ And I thought I made drabbles. ...Yeah. XD

Why is it so cold...

Chrona hugged her pillow, and turned her gaze to the window. It wasn't so dark, but little light poured through the small window high up in the room. The air was cold, and it lacked of internal warmth. The lavender-haired girl shivered, and wondered how the building had became so cold. The hallways were eerily quiter than before, and as it lingered in silence, it sent chills down her spine. Chrona then felt something move in her back, and turned her head around.

"Ragnarok? Are you there? R-Ragnarok...?" But she received no response from the little monster. Chrona decided to give up after calling many times, and sighed. She wondered why he didn't answer her. The cold weather had arrived, and Ragnarok became silent ever since. She only felt slight tugs at the back of her dress and a small scuffling noise which were, sadly, only reflexes. Chrona tempted to call for help, but never succeeded for her lack of sociality. She indeed missed her partner, who had always teased and beaten her up to encourage her. "Ragnarok.."

She was too busy thinking about him when footsteps were heard in the hall. Chrona looked up in alert, and her eyes were focused on the metal door. They seemed faint then clear as the sound was heading towards Chrona's room. The sound stopped, and Chrona calmed down. Then, the door opened slowly with a creak, and she suddenly jumped.

"Chrona-san?" The girl recognized the silhouette which stood at the door. It belonged to a certain boy who wore a black suit and had three white stripes in his black hair. Eyes that shown boredom and yet intimidating sense greeted Chrona. The boy was wearing a white scarf, that almost hid his mouth completely.

Chrona stammered at the voice, "K-K-Kid-kun?"

The young shinigami strolled over to the bed, and let out a hand. Chrona stared at it for a while, then at Kid. She was waiting for him. "Maka-san said she was busy, so she told me to escort you to her house."

"O-Oh...I see." Chrona understood, and put the pillow to where it supposed to be. She reluctantly stood up from the bed after taking the hand.

Kid raised an eyebrow. "You're cold."

This made Chrona jump again, at the slight and unexpected reaction. "A-Am I?"

"Of course you are. Here, have my scarf;you could have died here in this time of the year," Kid said, taking off his scarf and giving it to Chrona. The girl blinked, not knowing what to do with the fabric cloth she just received. "Here, let me help you." The scarf was taken by Kid again, and he threw it around the girl's neck. He then brushed the ends of the scarf to behind Chrona's back with a swift movement. He stepped back, and nodded in a finish. Chrona looked down at herself.

She felt surprisingly warm, well, only by her shoulders and neck, but it did help. Chrona touched the scarf with a hand and she was able to talk normally again, dropping the small disadvantage caused by the weather, "I-It's warm."

"No need to thank me." Chrona was about to when Kid interrupted. She chose to shut her mouth for a while, but not for long. He then noticed the red shades on Chrona's cheeks. Didn't Chrona have black blood? If she did, then her cheeks would be grey. However, something was missing. "Where's that little friend of yours?"

Chrona looked up. "Y-You mean...R-Ragnarok?" Kid nodded. He could still remember how Ragnarok had the habit of teasing and sneering at people without considering a second thought. It was disgusting, for him. "I-I d-don't know...He was just...g-g-gone."

Her words didn't convince the shinigami entirely, but Kid was able to digest her point. "I suppose he may be hibernating, due to the winter that had fall this month."

"H-Hibernating? W-Winter?" Chrona stuttered, utterly speechless and confused of the new concept. "W-What do you mean?"

"I'm unsure about the case, but Ragnarok may be 'sleeping' now for the moment. Usually animals 'sleep' throughout winter, and they are not to be waken unless the season is over. As for winter, it's a season or a month-long event created by nature. It starts to snow, and sometimes the cold will play with the mind, causing one animal to drift into slumber." Kid studied Chrona's oblivious and startled face, "But for us here in Death City, non-animals don't fall asleep for almost five weeks, so don't worry. We spend the time celebrating about it, in truth."

Chrona nodded slowly. "I-I see...But Ragnarok isn't an animal."

"It might be because the weather was too strong for him."

"W-What? T-T-Then what should we d-do?"

"Perhaps he will wake up in the middle of the month. Ragnarok is a 'strong' weapon, after all," Kid sighed, and Chrona lightened. He then ushered Chrona to walk of her room, and followed behind. The dim lighting in the hallways were enough for both to see each-other clearly. Kid looked around, and shouted. "Liz! Patty! It's time to go!"

No response. "Liz! Patty!"

Still no response. Chrona asked nervously, "I-Is there s-s-something w-wrong?"

Kid turned to look at Chrona, who backed away. "When I was in the room with you, it seems that those two might be exploring a few minutes ago. But no worries, they will soon meet up with us after we find them." There was a loud bang, a familiar scream and a recognizable giggle. "And that will guide us to them." He smiled lightly at Chrona, who tried to believe him.

She then bit her lip. What if Liz and Patty loitered around in the limited areas? "U-Um...We should find them..."

"Indeed. Who knows what they're doing right now," Kid agreed. He pointed to where the source of the noise was, "Liz and Patty are over there, if I remember correctly. C'mon."

The girl walked heavily behind the shinigami, ensuring that they both have a good distance between them. Kid didn't make an effort or an attempt to turn around again, and Chrona sighed in relief. She didn't quite know how to interact well with Lord Death's son, especially when she was alone with him. She breathed in and out to drive away her hesitation and fear of the creepy silence, but it didn't help as much.

She noticed the hallway being wider than how narrower it was, and swallowed. Chrona didn't recognize this path. After seeing the 'NO TRESPASSERS' sign, her throat became dry. "K-Kid-kun..."

"Hm?" Kid said, still walking silently as he slightly turned his head in a 45-degree angle. Chrona could see his yellow eyes.

"A-Are you sure that...L-Liz and Patty are down there?" Chrona tried to hide her frightened tone, but didn't succeed as her legs were trembling. She pressed her index fingers against each-other.

"Up there, you mean." Kid corrected her. He showed her how the floor was curved to escalate gradually with his hand. "Marie-sensei taught me a shortcut. I suppose she didn't tell you at all?"

Chrona froze. Marie didn't tell her this? Maybe she had forgotten to. She started living with Stein, after all. "N-No...She didn't."

Kid chuckled, "I must be the first one to tell you this. This is an alternate route to the same exit you often end up in, and it's much more faster if you go this way." He heard another giggle, and it was almost a few meters in front of him. "Liz! Patty! I got Chrona-san with me!"

The Thompson sisters sprang out into the halls, and Patty was the first. Her bright blond hair was too visible in the light that almost her whole body shined with naive mischief. "Kid-kun! It's about time you come back!"

Chrona could see light creeping into the darkness at the end of the hallway, and stepped backwards. She wasn't so sure if going out was safe. Also with Ragnarok 'sleeping' in her, Chrona didn't have the courage to walk into the cold and chilly streets of Death City, that day.

The taller girl, who appeared to be Liz, shrugged. She then greeted Chrona, "Good morning, Chrona. Nice way to start the day, right? I see you have Kid's scarf. Kid, are you sure you're willing to give Chrona your scarf? Look at you;shaking uncontrollably when we're so near to the exit."

"I-I'm fine." Kid huffed, and brushed off imaginary dust from his jacket. "There's no need for you two to worry. Besides, Chrona was cold so I had to. Let's just get out of here, and head downtown to Maka's."

"Haaiii!~" Patty saluted. She skipped into the bright light, and soon disappeared. Liz ran after too, and the same thing happened to her: vanishing into the light. Chrona scuffled her feet on the floor, and tried to see if random chains will bind her to the floor. But it was no use. At least she was wearing a part of protection -as known as the thick scarf- on her body. What worried her most was that Kid didn't have any winter clothing on. His normal black suit was all he had. I really should apologize to him... Chrona thought to herself. Because...I was the one who took his scarf so I should apologize-

"Chrona-san?" The Demon Sword was interloped by Kid's voice. The shinigami was just an arm's length in front of her, waiting patiently for her to follow. Chrona didn't know that she didn't budge from where she stopped, and it was only from three to four meters into stepping in the light. She gulped, feeling scared as though the bright light might consume her. Kid reached out a hand, "Let's go."

Realizing how anxious she was, he smiled reassuringly, "Don't be scared. The snow won't kill you."

"Y-Yes..." Chrona said in a slight whisper, and took his hand. It was warm, even from a young man with no proper winter clothing. "I-I hope so."

She didn't hear the small chuckle Kid hid underneath his breath, and soon forgotten about the pitch black darkness in the cells. As both reached the exit, Chrona shielded her eyes with her sleeve, not feeling comfortable about dealing with the light. She tried to remove that arm, but it didn't seem to obey her command. Her feet were pressed on a squishy and watery liquid, and it felt tremendously cold that she couldn't move her legs. Chrona was right: she wanted to go back to her cell. It was her instincts which stopped her until Kid came to help.

"Like I said, don't be scared. It's not going to kill you, look." He took her arm from her face, allowing the white liquid to filter in her eyes.

Chrona blinked in startlement. Bright white crystals were painted on the walls of the old buildings, and perfect pieces of snow jewels were squashed into a smudge on the wet ground. The road almost seemed as glacial like an ice rink, and the air people breathed outside were visible. Death City was adorned with the fantastic touch of the winter theme, and it didn't look as bad as all. She held her breath to witness this wonderful scenery, "Amazing..."

Kid smiled. "Amazing it is. Now, you can admire the environment all you like as we'll walk to Maka's house." He still had his hand on Chrona's.

"A-Alright..." Chrona nervously. As she watched the sisters leave ahead of them, she looked at the hand that was holding hers. A small smile was planted on her face.

Perhaps this won't be a bad time without Ragnarok.