A/N: I'm back! Sorry for the long absence, school and college prep and theater and all sorts of other things got in the way. That's really not an excuse, especially since I've had this saved on my computer for a long time (since Christmas really), so I apologize. Anyways, enjoy this one-shot and expect more from me soon!
Peppermint Winter
"Race ya to the top!" Jeremy called back to his girlfriend, laughing. He grabbed his tiny disc-like sleigh and started racing up the steep hill, running as fast as he could through all the snow. He could hear Candace coming up behind him, gathering speed until he could hear the crunch of snow directly behind him. Then, she passed him up, laughing at his red and sweaty face.
"Betcha can't beat me down!" she cried as she reached the top, Jeremy only a foot behind her. Without pausing to wait for her boyfriend, she flung herself on her sleigh, racing down the hill towards her unsuspecting brothers.
Phineas and Ferb were both preoccupied at the moment, as they were attempting to build a snowman even bigger than last year's. However, they had just barely started when their sister came barreling towards them on her sleigh, scooping them up as she whizzed by, and effectively destroying what they had accomplished on their snowman.
But the boys didn't mind the unexpected sleigh ride, and so the three of them were laughing as they skidded to a halt a good ten feet from the bottom of the hill.
By the time Jeremy had caught up to the Flynn-Fletcher siblings, the worried look on his face melted into a warm smile at their laughter. "Hey, are you guys alright?" he asked, already knowing the answer.
Candace nodded, still laughing, as she helped her brothers untangle themselves and stand up. "Sorry about your snowman," she said as soon as she regained control of her voice.
Phineas laughed and Ferb shrugged. "It's alright, Candace," Phineas said, still laughing slightly.
"It was simply a prototype anyways," added Ferb calmly.
Candace eyed her brothers suspiciously. "Prototype for what?"
"The biggest snowman in the world!" cried Phineas. "It's gonna be awesome!" He grinned at his big sister. "Wanna help?"
Jeremy glanced at his girlfriend with a small smile on his face, wondering what she might say this time. She was so unpredictable when it came to her brothers this year with her being at college most of the time.
So, when Candace exclaimed, "Sure!" in a cheerful voice, Jeremy smiled at her. Candace smiled back and winked. "I'll get 'em this time," she whispered to him. "If I'm around the whole time, then there's no way it can disappear before Mom sees it!"
Jeremy chuckled as his girlfriend ran off to join her brothers, and said to himself, "That's my girl."