A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while. The holidays were kind of rocky for me but I recovered. Here is a brand new chapter. Think of it as a late Christmas and an early New Years Eve present. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Ok fine I don't own Degrassi. You don't have to rub it in though!

Chapter Six

The One Thing You've

Waited for Your Whole Life

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I loved
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway

Sean Cameron awoke to the sound of clanging dishes coming from the kitchen. He rubbed his messy hair to try and straighten it before standing up. He stepped into the kitchen where Emma Nelson was washing dishes in a pair of turtle pj bottoms and a black tanktop. He was wearing a wife beater and a pair of black boxers. He looked over at the clock. 7 am.

"Quick question: Why are you washing dishes at 7 in the morning?" He asked. She turned around and grinned.

"Because I was bored and you wouldn't wake up to open presents so I found something to do."

"Dude! It's Christmas. Presents!" He ran back into the living room where he saw two presents under the tree. One for him from Emma and one to Emma from him.

"Not a lot but I think it's fine." she said walking into the living room.

"I've gone with less." He said sighing. He picked up his present and sat cross legged on the floor. He shook it.

"What are you doing?" she asked laughing at him.

"Checking to make sure it's not clothes." He shrugged and opened it.

-X-

"Ok, dude, it's Christmas and I'm stuff with you guys in this crappy town." Spinner said as they all climbed out of the car. They finally made it to Wasaga Beach after another 5 more hours of driving.

"If you say 'dude' one more time, I will kill you, DUDE." Jimmy said, gritting his teeth. Manny rollded her eyes at the two idiots and looked around. They had pulled up infront of a small cafe' where the owner was shoveling out front. He was a man in his mid 40's with thinning black hair and was bundled up in an orange parka.

"Umm...excuse me?1 Excuse me!" She called out until he looked up at her.

"Yes, young lady?" Manny pulled out a picture of Emma and showed him it.

"Have you seen this girl? She might of been with a boy--"

"Oh yes!" His face lit up. "She was the young lady here with Sean just yesterday. They went to his apartment to hide from the terrible storm."

"Oh thank you! Do you happen to know where Sean lives?" The man frowned.

"What business do you have with him?"

"Oh he use to go to our school back where we came from. Our friend Emma has run away and we came to find her. And--" Manny started to make herself cry fake tears. "--we all just want her to come home safe and sound."

"aww...young lady don't cry. Sean lives up the road some and to the left. IT's the house with the black pick up truck in the drive away. I keep telling him to sell it but he won't listen..." The old man continued to ramble on as Manny ran towards the car.

"She's here! I knew it! She's at Sean's! Now we need to go and get her to come home. Now." They all nodded and climbed back into the stuffy hell hold of car to begin going up the road.

-X-

"Sean! Thank you so much for the scarf! It's soooooo beautiful!" Emma said, wrapping the black scarf that had blue butterflies on it. He smiled as he leaned against the door way, watching her. She was sitting cross legged on the floor infront of the tree and her now discarded box the scarf had been in. He looked down at the black and red knitted ski cap that she had gotten him. How is it that they had gotten gifts for each other that were so a like with out planning it?

"No...problem." He said slowly. She looked up at him confused.

"What's the matter?" She stood up and folded the scarf up in her arms.

"What? Oh nothing. Just a little bored. What do you want to do?" Her face suddenly lit upwith a bright smile and she started to run for his bed room. "Emma?"

"Just get dress. Here." She ran back out of his bedroom with a pair of jeans and a blue t-shirt which she placed in his arms. "And grab some gloves. Oh! And your new hat. We can go play out in the snow!"

"And how old are we?" He asked raising his eyebrows.

"Sean! Come on! Please?" HE still didn't show any signs of agreeing. She dropped her bag on the floor and grabbed his shoulders. "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese?" She asked, giving him a puppy face and shaking him slightly.

"Fine. Fine. Hurry up though. I won't wait forever for you." She smiled and ran inside of the bedroom again. Sean took advantage of this and quickly changed and pulled his coat, cap. gloves and shoes on. He ran out the door and hid by the steps, hidden by the bush and by the fact it was starting to snow again.

-X-

When Emma finished changing into a pair of heavy jeans and a t-shirt, she walked out into the living room carrying her jacket and scarf.

"Okay I'm ready. And you better not of changed your mind either!" She looked up and saw no one there. "Sean?" No answer. She pulled her shoes and gloves on, wrapped the scarf around her neck and stepped out onto the steps.

"Sean? Are you out here?" She called. It was very quiet out here but very beautful. The snowbanks glistened as Emma walked down the steps. The bushes look so pretty with the white snow and the black behind it, Emma thought as she looked around. she froze. Black behind it?

"Sean, that's not funny--" she tried to say as he suddenly jumped out and threw snow balls at her.

"Ha ha! Gotcha!"

"That's not fair! Hey!" She picked up some snow and through it at him. She was laughing so hard byt this point, she was finding it hard to breathe.

"Alright. That's it. You better run!" He called as Emma started running off towards the woods by his apartment. She disappeared as he followed her in.

"Emma?" He called, going feeper into the forest. "Emma?" No answer. "Alright. I'll leave you to be eaten by the wild animals out here..." He called. He started to turn.

"Wait! No. No. No." She said running towards him. She tripped on a thick root sticking out of the snow and fell on him causing them to roll down the hill.

When they stopped rolling, they were at the bottom of the hill out of breath. Emma started to laugh again. Sean sat up and looked at her.

"It wasn't that funny."

"Yeah...yeah it was. It reminded me about the old times..." She suddenly stopped laughing and just layed still. Sean loked at her with deep concern. He scooted closer to her.

"Emma...are you okay? I mean are you sure that you want to go to California?"

"Of course. What else will I do? I'm sure that you don't want me to burden you at your house forever."

"I really wouldn't care." Emma looked at him, eyes surpised.

"Sean--" Emma was silenced when a pair of lips met her's in a sweet and innocent kiss. When Sean pulled away a little, he searched her face for some sort of sign of mutal feeling. He got it when her lips met his on their own a few seconds later.