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Chapter 12

Axel was waiting outside as Ari had gone in to get supplies for their snowman. Somehow, she had him wrapped around her little finger once again and had convinced him to help her build a snowman. It most likely had something to do with her ever-fatal puppy dog eyes. She came swiftly out the door, arms loaded down with a variety of items. She tripped down the last steps and everything went flying.

She, however, landed snugly in Axel's open and waiting arms. She turned pink and glanced up at him, with wide eyes. He chuckled, helping her back to her feet and then ruffled her hair. "Well, let's get to work then." She said, trying to recover her original, pale color. He smirked, "Getting a little too hot for you, hm?" She just rolled her eyes, used to his antics by now.

He walked with her over to the objects now lying, disheveled and seemingly forgotten in the moment. There was a black hat with a red ribbon above the brim, a carrot for the nose, seven pieces of coal for the eyes and smile, a red scarf, two sticks and lots of buttons to go down the front. Axel let her organize the items while he started rolling the different pieces for the body. After about ten minutes, they were both done with their assigned projects.

They put all the decorations on the snowman and stood back to admire their work. "Hm - Something's missing." Axel mused, staring at the man made if snow. "Oh, now I've got it!" He walked over and used one of the pieces of coal from him mouth to mark two very familiar upside-down teardrop shaped tattoos under the snowman's eyes.

He replaced the coal and then went back over to Ari. "I'd say that makes it perfect," she said, but he wasn't sure if she was referring to the snowman or to the entire day and frankly, he didn't care as long as he got to spend every last minute of the day with her.