It was bright and sunny on the first day of the fair. Small crowds started to gather in the town square, where vendors were still setting up their stands. It was only 8:00 in the morning, so it would take a little while for more people to arrive.
Heat Miser nervously set up a table at the side of a street with Melvin's help, and they set out the cookies, pies, and cupcakes they had baked. Heat looked around, wringing his hands. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"
Melvin saw that Heat was anxious and assured him, laying a hand on his shoulder, "You'll do great. Once people taste your food, there's no way you won't sell out before the day is through. You'll need several arms just so you can keep up with the demand!"
Heat smiled at him. "Thank you. I hope you're right."
"Well," Melvin said, holding up his camera, "I better start taking pictures before all the merchandise disappears. Hey, can I take your picture, first?"
"I don't know. I'm kinda camera-shy."
"Just one? It'll only be in the local newspaper."
Heat sighed. "Oh, alright."
Melvin held the camera up. "Smile!"
Heat smiled the best he could, and the journalist took the picture. "Thank you, Harold! This means a lot!"
Nina and Snow Miser stopped by the stand. Snow was holding a guitar. "Oh, Nina, take a picture of me and Harold," Melvin said, and handed her the camera. "Just be really careful with it."
Nina said, cheerfully, "Of course." She focused the camera while Melvin stood beside Heat Miser.
After their picture was taken and Melvin took his camera back, Melvin told Heat, "I'll come by at times and see how you're doing. I'll see you guys later. Good luck!" With that, he walked away to take photographs of other people.
Snow asked his brother, "You going to be okay by yourself?"
Heat crossed his arms. "I'll be fine. It's not like I can't handle a few humans."
"You say that like you're going to fight them instead of sell cookies to them."
Heat scoffed, and Nina told Heat, "It'll be okay. People just want to enjoy themselves and have fun today, and you should, too. We'll be around if you need us."
"Thanks, but I can handle it," Heat said. When the couple walked away, he took a deep breath, hoping he was right.
Tingler was standing nearby with two big boxes and was already handing out colorful bracelets he had made with Snow Miser and Nina's help. "Hello!" He waved to them.
"Hey!" Nina hugged him. "I see you've already given some of your bracelets away."
The Sound Imp nodded. "I hope we made enough."
"You sure you don't want to sell them?" Snow asked.
Tingler shrugged. "What would I do with money? Besides, if something I make brings joy to even one person, then it was worth the time I spent making them."
Snow Miser nodded. "You have a point."
"Before you go, I made you both one." Tingler reached in his pocket and pulled out two bracelets, both with blue, white, and brown beads.
Nina immediately put hers on her wrist. "They're beautiful! What a lovely gift!"
Snow Miser put his on, as well. "Thank you. You didn't have to do that."
"You are my friends," Tingler stated, "and I wanted to do something nice for you two."
"They're very special. Thank you," Nina said, then gave him another hug.
At that moment, Iggy arrived with a line of children behind him. "Nina! Sn-Sam!"
Nina and Snow Miser greeted Iggy. "Glad you could make it!" Snow exclaimed.
"This is my class," Iggy said, proudly, and introduced each child.
Tingler asked the children, "Good morning. Would any of you like a bracelet?"
A loud, "YES!" came from all the students. They eagerly crowded around the Sound Imp until Iggy said, "One at a time, kids."
As Tingler handed out the bracelets to each child, Snow said, "Nina and I are going to be performing songs most of the day. You all should stop by sometime, and we'll do requests."
"That sounds great," Iggy said. "We'll definitely do that."
"Oh, but before you do," Snow told him, "my brother is selling pastries and cookies and stuff. Would you mind buying some of them?"
When the children heard the word 'cookies', they immediately begged their teacher to get them some. Iggy said, "Okay, but everyone just gets one." He waved to Snow and Nina. "See you guys soon."
Snow Miser and Nina walked to the center of the square. Nina got the guitar ready. Snow asked her, "Are you nervous?"
Nina replied, "A little. I'm not used to performing in front of people."
He kissed the side of her head. "You'll do great. Our act will be a hit!"
She smiled at him and tuned the guitar. "I sure hope so. How are you holding up?"
"What do you mean?"
"I know springtime makes you sad, so I just wanted to check on you and make sure you're okay."
Snow Miser looked around. "I am a little bit sad, but not much. I mean, I guess I can't have all the fun. All these people seem happy that the new season is here, so I might as well enjoy myself, too."
Soon, the streets got more crowded. Iggy and his students approached the couple once again, and each child was happily nibbling on a cookie. Iggy himself was eating one. "These are great!" He exclaimed.
"Be sure to let, uh, Harold know," Nina said.
"Oh, I already did! I didn't think he was the kind of person who'd be into baking."
"People are full of surprises," Nina told him, smiling.
Snow Miser asked the kids, "Who would like to be the first one to make a request? My lady and I play and sing just about anything."
The children told the couple their favorite songs, mostly tunes written for people in their age group. Snow Miser and Nina played and sang all the songs they could fit in before Iggy told the class, "Everyone, we have to go to some other places now. Please clap for Sam and Nina and tell them thank you."
All the children said thank you, and each of them looked happy and cheerful. Iggy looked at them, sighed in relief, then turned toward Snow and Nina. "Thank you. This means a lot to me. More than you two will ever know."
"Anytime," Snow said with a gentle smile. "I hope we'll see you again before we go back home. If not, stop by if you're ever up north."
Iggy just flashed a big grin at them, then took his class somewhere else so they could enjoy more of the fair.
The fair went on, pleasantly. Morning turned into afternoon, and Melvin finished taking pictures and writing notes, telling people along the way about Heat Miser's baked goods. He then helped Heat Miser with the stand while Tingler gave away bracelets, and Nina and Snow Miser sang and played music. Then, afternoon turned into evening, and the event began winding down.
Snow asked Nina, "How about one last song? Here, let me play it."
When Nina gave him the guitar, he tuned it, then sang, focusing his attention on his fiancee.
"If I could only get back to yesterday,
Today would be a perfect day
If I could only get back to yesterday,
Oh, the different things I'd do and say
I'd be a different man
If I had a second chance
Wouldn't you?
Wouldn't you?
I'd make a special plan
If I had a second chance
Wouldn't you?
Wouldn't you?
If I could only get back to yesterday,
Today would be a perfect day
If I could only get back to yesterday,
Oh, the different things I'd do and say
I'd be so good to you
If I had a second chance
Yes, I would
Yes, I would
I'd be so keen to you
If I had a second chance
Yes, I would
Yes, I would
If I could only get back to yesterday,
Today would be a perfect day
If I could only get back to yesterday,
Oh, the different things I'd do and say
Oh, yesterday...
Oh, yesterday..."