Disclaimer: La tee da….

Christine: La-la-la-la-la-la-la….

Emily: Bre-break break-dance!

Christine: My ears! They burn!

I know this may be strange, but I truly didn't like how the last chapter turned out. Strange, considering how many people liked it…..

The First Snowfall

Christine's P.O.V.

None of us have been talking to each other since that afternoon. Emily can't even look at Tyler without bursting into tears. I've tried to talk to Justin, but every time I come close, he walks away. Poor Mania is directly in the middle of us four. She's going out with Will now, and with the dance on Friday, she'll probably end up being the happiest in the group. The Drama teacher finished casting the parts yesterday after school. I'm still so amazed that I get to play my grandma. When she was sixteen, of course. Oh, yeah, I forgot.

Justin was cast as Raoul, Christine's true love.

Mania's P.O.V.

I'm so torn right now. I want to spend more time with Will. I mean, he's my boyfriend now, right? But my friends need my help. What do I do? And the Drama rehearsals have started already. My part is harder than I thought it would be. Some of the notes can be high. I'm amazed Christine can get hers straight; she has the lead! And her notes are higher than mine…I don't know how she does it. She has all the beautiful songs, as well. Oh, well. I wouldn't be able to remember her lines. And she sings so beautifully. Like an angel.

An Angel of Music.

Justin's P.O.V.

I haven't spoken to Christine since she caught me in her room. She's tried to talk to me once or twice, but I always walk away. If only she knew, if only I could tell her. Then things would be different. Tyler seems to be the only one I can talk to; Emily cries at the sight of him and Mania's too occupied with her boyfriend. I'm trying hard to learn my lines. I read some of our script and I have to kiss Christine. I wonder what I'll do. The night after she found me in her room, I woke up in the middle of the night to find myself freezing cold. I stood and looked out the window only to see a blanket of white coating the ground. I looked closer and noticed something moving. I pulled on some clothes and went outside. I could barely see through the heavily falling snow. Just beyond my vision, there was a red and black blur moving toward the forest. I ran after it. It got to the edge and spotted me. Then it went faster. I realized it was a girl….In fact; it looked a lot like Christine. I sprinted as fast as I could after her. She got to a clearing in the forest and turned to face me.

"Christine?" I ask her. She shakes her head sadly.

"I was, once. Now I am but a memory, a thought inher mind. You, however, have a secret. Tell her, she needs you more than she knows. He's coming soon." She says clearly, her voice ringing through theclearing like a bell.

"Who is?" I ask her. She shakes her head.

"Just keep her safe. Like the rest kept us safe." She smiles and blows me a kiss. Then she steps back and disappears into the swirling snowflakes, just like she was never there.

Emily's P.O.V.

Life has become pointless and dreary. Suddenly, a laugh is annoying; a smile a waste of time, and everything is terribly boring. Tyler follows me around and just the sight of him makes me cry. I don't know what's wrong with me, nothing's ever made me feel this terrible. Tuesday night, I decided to take a walk outside. I saw fading footprints in the snow ahead of me. Good, someone to talk to. There were voices ahead of me, then silence. Absolute silence. I broke into a run, trying to see what was happening. I entered a clearing, only to find Justin and Christine kissing, just like Tyler and that girl were only yesterday. I feel unshed tears prick my eyes and I turn away. I think of my sweet, warm bed back in the dorm and start to run away. When I get to the edge of the trees, I ran into someone and landed in their lap.

"Sorry," I sniff, before seeing who it is. Tyler stares back at me in surprise and I feel a laugh tickle the back of my throat. I'm so surprised, I lean back. The snow is more slippery than I think, and my hand slips back, making me lean away from Tyler and nearly fall. I feel an arm around my waist and Tyler pulls me close to him again. I gaze into his eyes for a few seconds then pull away. I stand up and step back. He grabs the tree and pulls himself up. I take another step back and he stares at me. I turn and want to run, but he grabs me hand and pulls me back to him.

"I'm so sorry, Emily. I would never hurt you. Please, you have to believe me. She kissed me. Please." He stares into my eyes and I start to lean closer to him.

"I forgive you." I whisper slowly. He pulls me a little bit closer but I pull back.

"No, not yet, not now. I'm sorry." I tell him, drawing away. He stares at me, his eyes pleading for me to come back. I know I only have to step forward and let him kiss me. But I can't. It just seems wrong somehow. I take my hand back from him and run all the way back to my room. Sleep comes easily, and I welcome it.

I don't have to cry myself to sleep for once.

Tyler's P.O.V.

After she walked away from me, I thought my heart would break apart. I watched hergoaway from me and sighed. As long as I was awake, I might as well do something. I slowly walk to the manhole, too many thoughts in my head to count. As I start to walk in, my foot slips on the ladder rung.

Then there's nothing but black.