It was a very long drive to Alexis' grandfather's house.

It took about ten hours with good weather, but with all the snow and ice Alex said it would probably take much longer. Fiona didn't mind too much. Although there seemed to be less and less people on the road the more they drove on. At first there were many cars and people at the rest stops, but over time it seemed like they were the only ones on the road. It made Fiona nervous; despite her reassuring herself everything was fine.

One bad thing about Alexis' car was that the heat was not working very well. So despite the extra coat Fiona packed she still felt cold all the time. Eventually she sat in the back with Hewie and he lay partially on her lap, which made things a lot more bearable. Fiona had offered to drive, but Alex insisted she drive. After all, Fiona didn't know the way.

After a long drive it suddenly began to snow, light at first, but it quickly became a blizzard. Luckily enough they were close to a town, and found a nice looking hotel to stay at for the night. The only problem was that they did not allow pets.

After finding their room they made themselves comfortable, cranking the heat as high as it would go and watching some TV.

"I'll go get Hewie." Alex said as she headed for the door.

"What if someone catches you?" Fiona asked.

Alex smiled. "If you can keep him quiet we won't have to worry about it! Besides I'd hate to leave him out there all night. Even if he does hate me."

Fiona laughed. "He doesn't hate you."

Alex shrugged. "Yeah, he just growls at me because he likes me so much."

Fiona sighed as Alex went to the door, opening it a strong, cold breeze blew in.

Alex shivered. "Hey can I borrow your coat?"

"Sure, but don't you have one?"

"Yes, but it's in the car."

Fiona shook her head. "Because why would you want to wear your coat in a blizzard?"

"Yeah, that's what I was thinking." Alex replies with a silly smile.

Alex zipped up Fiona's coat and pulled up the hoodie and walked out into the cold.

Alexis tried moving as quickly as possible, desperate to get out of the cold as fast as possible. When she reached the car Hewie's ears perked up as he noticed her and he stood up on the seat. Alex reached into her pocket and started fumbling with the car keys, as Hewie began to growl.

"Give me a minute." She muttered under her breath.

Hewie began to bark wildly. Alex was surprised. She'd never seen him that agitated before.

Suddenly something went over her mouth, and for a moment she couldn't breathe. Her startled scream died in her throat as the world faded away to blackness.

Fiona just barely heard Hewie barking from inside the hotel room. She peaked outside the window, and after a moment spotted Alex' car. But Alex was nowhere in sight. Hewie was still in the car, barking.

Fiona ran out to the car, ignoring the cold. And as she reached it she saw the car key was hanging from the keyhole.

"Alexis?" She called into the blackness.

Nothing.

"Alex!" She screamed. Panic building up inside her. "ALEX!?"