I'm getting good at uploading! Well, for me! Ok, so… not that I have been getting bored of this story, not so much the story itself but, the characters. So I will be putting more…what is it…oh fluff or something like that, nothing BIG, but…It'll be nice! Ok I'll be done because you want to read the story, which I always forget to say but, thank you for reading my story I hope you like this chapter because, it's been a pain in the butt! Ok, ok now…I am done.

Chapter 7: Winter wonders

Through the past 2 weeks the schoolhouse was quiet. Darrion was able to get everybody comfortable, all except Janie, of course, but Darrion wasn't going to stop her, and she didn't want another cut and a headache from her. Through the time Vicki and the others left they have had only little communication, so Darrion couldn't tell Vicki what happened, but she guessed it would be better, until she got home and saw the burned cabinets in the kitchen, but Zeke said he could come and fix that for her. November was almost over for the schoolhouse, which meant, winter.

Darrion always loved the winter time, before everything happened not so long ago, it was the only time her family spent time together. But it was also for that special holiday she held dear to her heart, Christmas. Not only because she got all new stuff, but it was the only holiday her parents where there at the same time.

After Darrion was done with her choirs she didn't go up to Andy's room, not that she didn't want to, they have become very good friends and Darrion really enjoy talking to him, but she had been up there as many times as she could, so she thought she should give him time to rest instead. She walked to the giant window in the sitting room of the school, she stared at the world outside and realized even if so much has changed in her life, one thing would always be the same, the seasons. She saw the snow fall gentle from the sky, she remember all the things she use to do in the snow, she…she… but then she remember, she didn't want to do anything in the snow before, she remembered she has never made a snowman or have ever had a snow ball fight. She wished she acted more like a kid before the rapture, Darrion wished she did a lot before the rapture but, this was something she really did.

"What are you looking at?" A voice said from behind her getting her out of her thoughts.

"Oh, Ryan… nothing, just, the snowfall" Darrion said turning back around to look out the window. Ryan and her where still not where they were before the fire accident but, they were speaking.

Ryan walked over to her and sat next to her, looking outside with her. "I remember having so much fun during the winter breaks. One time me and some of my friends from school had this huge snowball fight in the park, ha-ha-ha it was great, one of the boys hit this grumpy man walking and he ran us out with his newspaper, ha-ha it was great... oh, oh and this one time Raymie and I made this snowman…but, I was in the snowman! Ha-ha what about you? I'm sure you have some great stories too!" Ryan said laughing and having a great time remembering all the wonderful stuff he use to do.

"Me? Well oh yes one time… um, I can't remember any" Darrion said looking sad, she couldn't believe it Ryan had all these great memories with his friends, when all Darrion could remember was that most of her 'friends' only liked her for her money and stuff.

"Oh, come on no, giant winter party or trip to the Netherlands to go skiing or anything!" Ryan asked eagerly

"None I can remember, well we always had Christmas parties but, they were always grownup parties and really boring" Darrion said hugging her knees

"What! Are you kidding me! Ok so you're saying you have never built a snow fort or run around in the snow!" Ryan said shocked that Darrion hadn't done any of these things

"No, I never liked it, I always thought it was terrible, you would get wet and cold and sweaty." Darrion told Ryan couldn't believe she was ever like that.

"Wow, you must have been a really boring child" Ryan said smiling. Darrion liked this they were getting back to where they were, well… faster.

"Hey!" Darrion said hitting Ryan on the shoulder "I was a very fun kid, I was just, I never liked getting dirty and sweaty."

"Sure, whatever" Ryan said smiling

"But, it would have been nice to do those things back then, you know, to have more fun doing kids stuff" Darrion said looking down at her feet

"Really?"

"Ya I mean, I still haven't even made a snow angle"

"Well, maybe you should get started on that" Ryan said standing up

"What? Ryan, what are you thinking this time?" Darrion said remembering the last time Ryan had an idea.

"Nothing! Just go upstairs and put a coat on ok?"Ryan told her, and Darrion listened, even if she didn't want to.

Darrion got her coat like Ryan told her too and walked back down stairs, Ryan was standing there with his coat and shoes on.

"You ready?" Ryan asked

"Ready for what!" Darrion said really afraid this is going to end the same way the other ideas Ryan thought of.

"Come on" Ryan said opening the door the white land

When Ryan opened the door, Darrion felt the fresh cold wind hit her face. And she walked up to him, looking him up and down wondering what was going on in that boy's head and stepped outside.

"OK, Ryan, what are we doing out here? Ryan, RYAN!" Darrion said turning in circles trying to find Ryan. But then a cold chill ran up her back sending a chill up and down her spine.

"What? Ah Ryan!" Darrion said turning around "What did you do!"

"Ha-ha it's called a snow ball Dar, so that means, you throw one at me…you now if you can throw!" Ryan joking with her and booked it away from her

"Oh, don't be so sure Dayley!" Darrion said running after Ryan. Darrion stopped looking around to find which way Ryan went

"Ryan, come out what are you, chicken!" Darrion yelled so where ever Ryan was he would hear her.

Darrion turned around to a giant rock. She walked up to it knowing that is the only place he could be hiding, then a ever-so-happy blonde boy shot up and threw a snowball, but this time, it was at her face, the wet, cold snow made her nose cold. Darrion fell to her knees putting her hands on her face dropping the snowball she was holding. Ryan came running up to her, putting an arm around her.

"Darrion, I'm sorry" Ryan said but no answer. Ryan hugged her harder

"Darrion, I, I-"But Ryan was cut off by getting his face mashed in the snow.

"Ha-ha I can't believe you believed me! That's what you get when say I throw like a girl!" Darrion said holding Ryan's head down.

"Mamahamsms" Ryan said

"What was that? Did you say I had a better arm then you?" Darrion said putting an ear to Ryan's mouth

"maahhggss"

"You did! And you want to do all my chores for me for the next week, oh Ryan if you say so" Darrion said letting go of his neck and letting him get up

"You…made…me…think…you where hurting" Ryan said trying to breath in between words

"And you say I'm not fun" Darrion said lying back in the snow

"I never said you aren't fun, I said you weren't a fun kid, there's a difference" Ryan said lying right next to her

"No there isn't" Darrion told him

"There is too, you're out here aren't you?" Ryan said looking at her

"Well ya"

"And you stuffed my face in the snow right?"

"Right?"

"Then see, you're fun trust me" Ryan said closing his eyes and moving in arms and legs

"Ok fine, but, what are you doing?"

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm making a snow angle" Ryan said standing up and looking at his creation.

"Mmm" Darrion said doing the same thing as Ryan did. When she was done she stood up and looked at what she did. It's looked like a big circle… nothing like Ryan's.

"Ha-ha good try" Ryan said patting Darrion on the back

Darrion smiled "Thanks"

"So, what do you want to do now?"

"It's getting dark and we still need to make dinner"

Ryan sighed "Fine, come on" they headed inside and changed clothes. Darrion cooked dinner tonight and Ryan served it to everybody. And before they knew it, it was already 11.

Darrion sat in front of the fireplace, thinking about today and how much fun it was, she wished she had this much fun before. Darrion held her mug filled with hot chocolate. But she also remembered how much she missed her family, this was her favorite time of year, remembering that it was the only time her and her family were together without work, school or fighting. Darrion missed sitting by the fire with her father, talking about the places he was going to take her and he always did.

"So, what did you think?" Ryan asked from behind her.

"About today? It was fun!" Darrion said

Ryan sat next her, putting in arms out to warm his hands

"Hey, thanks for everything today, it means a lot" Darrion said

"Ah no problem" Ryan told her

"No, it really does mean a lot to me" Darrion said looking up at Ryan, he smiled and she smiled back. Darrion leaned on him and Ryan put an arm around her shoulder.

"Good" Darrion said "Because I don't know what I would do without a friend like you" Darrion said getting up and headed up to bed.

Ryan sat there looking at the fire, he felt his face getting red but he didn't know if it was from the fire…or something else. Why did he feel so weird when Darrion said friend, that's what he wanted to be, her friend…so why does he hate being called it.

Ok I had to do that! It's not like I'm going to make them fall for each other in one chapter! And you can't forget about Andy! I know… I got your hopes up! Oh well