As the snow falls, the mercury drops, and the stores sell, Carly and Freddie are heating up. 25 Days of Creddie... ends December 25th!

Okay you guys, I'm going to be kind of weird and dull for a sec. I kind of need to make Sam disappear for a couple weeks... so I'm just going to tell you why she isn't around as usual. She met this really awesome guy at the mall one day, and now they're dating. Yeah, I could have actually shown this, but it's not very Creddieish, and I just want to get to the point. So there. Sam has a boyfriend. It's just Carly and Freddie now... *wink*

December 8th - Frozen Battlefield

(Freddie POV)

School passed by fairly uneventfully. A few more people asked me to "confirm the rumors," and I reluctantly told them that they were nothing but lies. But they won't be soon, I mentally added on.

At the end of the day, I stuffed my Chemistry and Algebra 2 books into my backpack and started out the door. Not long after I stepped out into the bitter cold and sea of white, Carly appeared right beside me, perfect as ever.

"Hey!" She said, cheerfully. She was in a good mood for some reason. I shouldn't harsh it with my own glumness (AN: If that's a word, great, if it isn't I don't care. Glum is still my word).

"Hey, why so hyper?" I asked, just as if nothing had changed between us. In plain sight, nothing had, but in our minds, it was getting to be sort of tense between us. Part of me wanted things to go back to the way they were, but somewhere deep inside, a twinge of optimism kept me chasing after her heart.

"Oh, no reason." She replied. Obviously, there was a reason and she was dying to tell me.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

Woah. Is she like... that Edward Cullen dude or something? She knows exactly what I'm thinking half the timee.

"Those rumors were kind of frusterating, but then in 4th hour, I heard Rebecca B dumped Trevor for being such an idiot. Now, he's trying to find another girlfriend, but no one is stupid enough now. I just love seeing a player get played. And you know how we got our midterm study guides today? I know practically everything by heart already. Not to mention the blizzard on the way."

Looks like she's back to her old self. My Carly. As we began our walk home, I decided to get a little risky and take a stroll down memory lane. Elementary school, snowstorm, snowball fight.

I grabbed a pile of slushy frozen precipitation and rolled it. After slowing down a bit, letting her get ahead of me, I aimed and pitched. Bam, it hit her right in the back of the head. Not hard, of course. I would never hurt her. Just a friendly little snow war.

She whipped around faster than I've ever seen anyone move. Her face was cold and unfriendly, but I knew what she felt inside was different when she did the exact same thing I did, nailing me in the chest.

I started chasing after her, grabbing clumps of snow and chucking them, not bothering to get them into balls. It turned into more of a snow-shoving fight in a vacant lot near our houses. Our bags were tossed carelessly on the side. We meant business. The two of us slid around on the icy pavement, getting totally soaked and frozen solid, but we didn't mind. It was just like old times. But better. What I could only dream of a young friendship between future lovers would be like.

(Carly POV)

School passed by fairly uneventfully. A few more people asked me to "confirm the rumors," and I reluctantly told them that they were nothing but lies. But they won't be soon, I mentally added on.

Throughout the school day, all the questions about Freddie and I were really starting to get annoying. Just as I was getting near my official "bad mood" point, it did a complete 180. I heard a group of three nice, smart, non-lying girls talking about Trevor.

"Yeah, Becca totally dumped him when she heard about Carly. Now nobody will go out with him. It's kinda pathetic, he's chasing around girls like a five-year-old."

Yes. Normally, I hated it when people talked about others behind their back, but the idea was starting to warm up to me. I think he got what he deserved.

At the end of the day, I packed my bag as fast as possible to catch up to Freddie.

"Hey!" No use hiding my excitement! Freddie seemed like he hated Trevor.. maybe my news will make him feel better too.

"Hey, why so hyper?" Not as happy as I was, but he was looking better than this morning.

"Oh, no reason..." I have to get him intrigued! After a second, though, I had to spill the beans.

"Okay, I'll tell you. Those rumors were kind of frusterating, but then in 4th hour, I heard Rebecca B dumped Trevor for being such an idiot. Now, he's trying to find another girlfriend, but no one is stupid enough now. I just love seeing a player get played. And you know how we got our midterm study guides today? I know practically everything by heart already. Not to mention the blizzard on the way."

I took a deep breath. That was an incredibly long-winded statement. He smiled at me, and we began to head in the direction of home. We were walking pretty close, and I was fully aware of his arm nearly touching mine. Woah... why did I notice that?

Since I was so attentive, it was obvious after a moment that he wasn't so close anymore. Before I could turn to see where he was held up, something cold and wet hit me.

I turned around so fast at the surprise, my neck hurt. There was Freddie, smirking once again, with the subtle evidence of white powder on his black glove.

I had to smile. This reminded me of when I was a kid, when the little boys who had crushes on me would throw snow until I cried. Only now, it was different. Different how? No idea.

I quickly threw a snowball back at him, hitting him square in the chest. But when he started coming after me, I ditched him.

We tossed a snow sphere here and there until we made it to an empty parking lot with 6 inches of powder on it. The fight went from snowballs to just pushing snow back and forth. When my hair was full of slush, my cheeks were as red as Rudolph's nose, and my hands were so frozen they failed to work, I decided it was time to go home to a hot cup of cocoa and a Christmas movie or two with my best friend.


You guys. Help me. I watched iChristmas and now the thought of Sam + Freddie (Sorry, it already drives me nuts saying "Creddie." I hate official ship names) won't leave my head... WTF?

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