A/N: Hello, hello hello! ^_^ How are you guys? I trust the school year is going well? Mine's great! Well, here I am, to save you/distract you from your homework. Read away! Reviews always appreciated!
"Eli," I whined.
"Clare," he said, dragging out the syllables in my name.
"How do you know how to ice-skate anyway?" I questioned, putting my hands on my hips.
"Um…can I pass?" He said with a slight smile. I pursed my lips and glared at him. Eli had kidnapped me from my house on a Saturday night, and had brought me to the ice rink nearby. I don't know how to skate, but somehow he does.
"Eli, what if I slip and break my neck?"
"Clare, I'm not going to let you slip and break anything. Now come on." I still stood there in the doorway, refusing to step onto the ice. I stared at Eli and he looked back at me, with an eyebrow raised. "Clare, you're blocking the doorway." I looked behind me and there stood a young mother with her toddler son and daughter. I smiled and stepped out of the way so they could go inside. The boy and girl stepped onto the ice and sped away, leaving their mother behind. She smiled and skated after them.
"Now see, if they can skate, you can too," Eli said to he, holding his hand out. I looked at him, then his hand, and sighed. I grabbed his hand and stepped onto the ice shakily.
"Eli," I said, my voice wavering.
"Clare, I've got you." I clung to Eli, scared of falling.
"Okay, I'm on the ice. Now let's go," I said. Eli chuckled.
"Nope, not yet. Sorry Clare. Now…I'm going to let go."
"YOU'RE GOING TO WHAT?" Eli released my hands and I stood there, rooted to the spot, too scared to move. He started skating backwards away from me, watching my eyes with a small smile on his face. I frowned.
"Eli! Get back here!" He laughed and skated in a large circle, coming back beside me and grabbing my hands, slowly towing me along behind him.
"Okay, now move your feet as if you're walking, but instead of picking them up, slide them along." I did as he said. "Good." He sped up a bit, still holding my hands so we went a little bit faster.
"Now keep doing that and…" Eli released my hands and I skated quickly past him. My eyes widened at the realization that I was now ice skating.
"Oh my gosh Eli! I'm doing it!" I squealed. His eyes twinkled and he smiled. I skated around the rink and back to him, hugging him from behind. He laughed.
"You're welcome Clare." He pried me off of him and grasped one of my hands, pulling me along behind him. He skated to the middle of the ice and twirled me around, pulling me closer to him.
"I love you Eli," I said quietly, looking into his jade green eyes.
"I love you too Clare," he replied, pressing his lips to mine.