Chapter Two: Life or Death Search
Here's Chapter Two of Out In The Snow! Thanks guys! Remember to review :)
Present
Tails took in another deep breath, the ice cold air entering his lungs almost making him fall over in pain. Hands that were usually quick and nimble were slowed to a snail's pace as he rubbed his tails, trying to bring the feeling back to them. He hugged his nickname's sake to his chest, burying his face in the now frozen white and orange fur. The cuts on his arms continued to bleed but he had lost feeling in them a while ago. He continued to move forward, finding that walking in a straight line was becoming more and more impossible due to the wind constantly blowing and the cold getting to his legs. Another sickening feeling came over him and caused him to fall back in to the hard snow and ice. He wanted to get back up again and keep going, but the cold had sucked all of the will power out of him. He closed his eyes as he got drowsy again. Maybe death wasn't that bad…maybe he'd see his family, tell them how he had made something of himself…there was a soft white light coming towards him…
Icirrus City Woods, Angel's Area
Angel called out his name frantically. Her voice was drowned out by the roaring wind that ripped at her sweatshirt, but she didn't care. She took it off. It was getting annoying.
She shouted his name again, but received no answer. She climbed to the top of a small mound of snow, not sinking at all. The sky above her was still dark, and continued to pound snow and hail in to the forest. She could tell that it was a storm that even she couldn't control. Lightning flashed across the sky, making her jump. A rush of panic came over her as she realized that the possibility of not finding him was real. She started running, trying to find his tracks in the snow but they were already covered up. She concentrated her energy on her spear, the weapon's light making her vision a little clearer, but not by much. Her heart was racing now as she ran, but she ignored everything and focused on trying to find him.
Icirrus City Woods, Tails' Area
About half a mile away there was a small fox laying in the freezing snow…and he was dying. The ice and snow had tortured him, his usually bright blue eyes were dull, gray and lifeless, a blank look in them. His golden fur was covered in frozen blood and was losing color by the second. He was mumbling unintelligent things under his breath; he was becoming delirious. The snow and ice that pelted the ground was starting to cover up his body and putting extreme pressure on his already crushed ribs. He was completely paralyzed by the harsh weather and pain. The white light in front of him was still there, still beckoning him…but something didn't want him to go just yet.
Tails' ears twitched when he heard what sounded like a voice in the distance. Still dazed and confused, he slowly opened his eyes half-way, which proved to be more difficult than it should've been. He coughed as the ice on top of him began to crumble, putting him in to more pain. He heard a sudden gasp come from above him, then the worried tone of a familiar voice. He felt the crushing snow being gradually lifted off of him…then black out.
Angel blindly grabbed at the snow that covered Tails, tossing it aside as she dug him out. Frozen tears of relief and fear slid down her cheek and on to his fur. She couldn't let him die, not after everything they had been through. The painful separation of him going in to the Games, the harsh conditions of the rebellion, fighting the clones, and eventually her own death. And she definitely wasn't going to let him die of something that one of her kind created. She brushed the last of the snow off of him, holding his limp body close to her. He was in horrible shape. Unable to think of anything else but his own well-being, she wrapped her hoodie that she had taken off around him, trying to protect the small fox from the harsh weather. Although unconscious, he flinched at her cold touch. It was the first time in her life that she almost wished that she wasn't such an Ice-type.
She shook her head and flew off in to the air with Tails in her arms, trying to find any place that would provide shelter. After a few minute of desperate and panic-filled searching, she finally spotted a small log cabin hidden deep in the woods. She landed in front of it and opened the door easily, shutting it before too much snow could enter.
Angel looked around the cabin. It was almost empty, the only things inside were a fireplace and a closet in the corner. She gently placed Tails on the floor in front of the unlit fireplace, unsure what to do next. All she knew is that you shouldn't use water to heat someone up. That was about it.
She turned and looked at the fireplace, which had a pile of firewood sitting next to it and a few small sticks that could help start the fire. The thought of having to have anything to do with fire scared her, but Tails needed it badly…
She sighed, then grabbed the wood and put it in the fireplace. She seized the sticks in her hands, rubbing them together. After getting multiple splinters and burning her hands, a fire was started. She grabbed her spear to try to cool her hands off, the heat causing her powers to slow down a bit, but she wouldn't be needing them now. What she needed was for Tails to be okay.
Angel looked at the closet in the corner and hurried over to it. To her luck, it was filled with heavy blankets and pillows. She dragged them out and over to Tails, placing the blankets on him and propping his head up with a pillow of feathers. The extra heat seemed to sooth him as she watched his muscles relax as well as his expression. She sank to her knees and laid down on the floor about a foot away from him, exhausted. Why did something bad always have to happen to them whenever they came to this city, or even near it? And it was Tails that was always getting hurt, not her. If it was God, or karma, or something trying to get back at Angel for the apocalypse, why hadn't it gone after her?
Angel sat up as she came to the realization. Whatever force that wanted to punish her, it did, but used Tails instead. The more she thought about it, the clearer it became. Without Tails, she was nothing, she had no one. It knew that she hated to see Tails in pain and just the sight of it was more pain then any injury of her own could offer. His pain was her pain. She looked down the small fox that laid in front of her, his chest softly rising and falling with every breath that he took. His tired eyes slowly fluttered open, his blue ones meeting her green and sapphire. He didn't need to speak, Angel could read the silent thank you in his eyes. She leaned down and kissed him on the forehead, then laid down next to him. Moments later, the two fell fast asleep.
No matter what happened, good or bad, the two would always be there for each other. Every challenge since they met they had faced together, despite any of the circumstances. They both only had one thing in mind…to protect one another.
Whoa. That…was very lacking in dialogue. Like, no one said anything at all XD But I still think it was really good, myself. So that's ends my first short story! Thanks for reading you guys! Please leave a review before you go! It means a lot to me, it really does. Thanks so much! Oh yeah, and I don't own anything except for Angel. Gotcha, lawyer dudes.