The flickering firelight illuminated the swiftly falling snow outside
as Ray
waited anxiously by the cabin door. He had been back in the cabin for
over
an hour, and there was still no sign of Fraser. It has been snowing for
a
while, longer than he has been back, and Ray was worried.
//He thinks he's Super Mountie, he thinks he's invincible. Well, he's
not,
and one day he's going to get hurt. God, I hope he's okay. Don't let
him be
hurt.// Trying to shake these thoughts from his head, Ray went to put
more
wood on the fire. He didn't have anything to heat up, besides himself,
but
stoking the blaze helped get his mind off Fraser. Placing another log
on the
fire, Ray almost burnt himself when a loud bang made him jump. Thinking
it
might be Fraser, he ran to the rickety door and flung it open. All he
saw
was a flurry of white snow flakes. Disappointed, he closed the door and
sat
down on an old wooden chair.
He closed his eyes, hoping that the thoughts of Fraser lying in a snow bank
somewhere would leave him. Ray slumped in his chair, and closed his eyes.
He didn't want to fall asleep, not with Fraser still missing, but his
drowsiness was overwhelming him. He was just drifting of to sleep when
another loud noise jolted him awake. After the false alarm before, Ray was
in no hurry to see if it was actually Fraser out there.
Suddenly a snow covered form stumbled through the door. Ray jumped up from
his chair, and grabbed an unconscious Fraser, helping him to the ground.
Wiping snow from his face, Ray saw he was frostbitten badly. His skin,
where it wasn't splotchy red, was a pale, pale white, like a marble statue.
//This is taking the stone Mountie mask to an all-new level// Ray thought
grimly. Worried, Ray pulled Fraser shirt off, seeing if the rest of his
body was as bad. It was, the red patches being more noticeable, and Ray
knew he had to get Fraser warmed up.
Leaving his friend for a minute, Ray franticly searched the cabin for
something to warm Fraser up. He found a few moth eaten blankets, and a
light sleeping bag. //Well, this is better than nothing// he thought. He
hurried back to Fraser and gently placed the blankets on top of him. The
Mountie was shivering, a good sign, and Ray was glad he had fallen near the
warmth of the fire. Ray had done everything he could; it was up to Fraser
to do the rest.
