Chap 5: When It Snows

"Hey guys wait up!" I turned around and the boy that got a plate smashed on his head named Rock was running up to us.

"What does he want?" I heard Marlin say under his breath. The boy ran up to us as if we were good friends.

"Hi! We haven't bin properly introduced I'm Rock what's your name cutie?" I hated when boys talked to me like that and I think that's what Marlin remembered about me because the expression on his face told me he knew I was going to get defensive.

"Call me cutie again and I might have to smash a plate into your head." I said giving him a look.

"Sorry, Didn't mean to make you mad I just wanted to become friends you know?"

"My names Nellie is that enough can we go now?" I said hoping that he would stop talking but that boy wasn't afraid of a snippy girl like me I guess because he just kept babbling!

"Can I come to?" He said looking like I hadn't told him to go away.

"Fine but don't call me cutie." I said trying to not be mean… I hated that about my personality and it bugged the crap out of me!

"Thanks Nellie, I'm really not that bad of a guy just kind of a jokester and sometimes I say the wrong thing… Were are we going?"

"Good question." I said, "Where are we going?"

"I don't know were do you want to go?" Marlin said now talking quieter that Rock was there. It was odd to see him like that after knowing that he had a more outgoing side that he hide from everyone. Some people actually took him as mean because when he gets nervous he gets deffensive and says things that he doesn't wan't to sayand I knew that. Maybe that's why we go along so well. I knew Marlin almost like my own brother.

"Hmm... I don't know we were just going to walk around town and now I don't know were I'm going. We could go back to my farm its getting cold." The sun was starting to get covered by clouds and it seamed like it was going to snow again.

"Sounds good." Rock said and we all walked back to the farm. Rock was a very annoying boy and I think he just liked attention but what was really bugging me was what happened after Marlin had to go work and he was left here with me.

"So Nellie you're a city girl? How do you know boring old Marlin."

"We have bin friends a long time." I said dryly. I was hoping he would get bored and go home.

"Nellie I know we just meet and everything but… Your such a sweet girl maybe you and me could go out sometime?" I just gave him a look. This kid and me? He looked to young but you know the way he looked at me right then…It gave me an odd feeling… He reminded me of the nice Harley, the one that had given me gifts but then after he was tired of being nice because he knew he had me hooked he became vicious but I couldn't just pin point Rock as someone like that. That wouldn't be fair. Should I give him a chance? It seamed like all the stuff that was said earlier was over and now I was falling for a guy I just meet? I felt kind of dumb but I hadn't had a boyfriend in a long time because of how much the last one hurt me.

"All right." I said turning around to look at him. No one had looked at me like the way he was right now in a long time and it was a little scary. I didn't know if he was genuine or not. He seamed kind of like a playboy and that scared me a little.

"Really? Ok why don't we go to the bar tonight at about nine? Is that ok with you?"

"Ok, see you then." I said quietly, we would soon see if he was genuine and if he wasn't I would dump is sorry butt the second he turned on me. I thought as he left with a wave. After watching him leave I put on my shoes and ran to Marlins. I had to ask him about Rock because anything he knew about him would be better then anything I knew. It was starting to lightly snow and it was almost pretty the way the valley looked with the small snowflakes softly touching the ground.

"Marlin!" I said running through the fields and saw him sitting by the fence.

"What's the matter?" He said looking at me like I was hurt or something. I gave him a smile so he could see I was fine but I had run all the way here! I stopped to catch my breath and then started to talk again.

"Marlin… what… do you think of… Rock?" I asked in-between breaths.

"Actually I hate the guy why?"

"Umm." I said now not knowing what to say.

"Nellie… why?" He was giving me a look and I knew I wasn't going to get out of this without an explanation.

"Well me and Rock are going to the bar tonight… Umm."

"Nellie! Did you even see when Lumina smashed a plate into his head! He was a jerk to her don't let him be a jerk to you." I just stood there and looked at my feet, I didn't know that Marlin hated him that much. I didn't think they were that fond of each other but hate was such a strong word. "Come on… you don't like that guy do you? You could do so much better then Rock! He is only 22… You have to be kidding me." He didn't look at me but he seamed upset and that made me even more uneasy.

"Well I wouldn't call it a date… why don't you and Cilia come!" I asked trying to make him smile. I was hoping him and Cilia would start to like one another because I thought they looked so cute together and I was trying to play matchmaker for a moment.

"Ok but I don't know if Cilia…"

"I will ask her out for you don't worry about it. Why don't you guys come around nine to the blue bar?" I cut him off knowing he would probably say that Cilia wouldn't go with him. "Ok?"

"Fine." Marlin said stiffly. "But you have to promise that if rock starts being a jerk to you that you will dump him or tell me and I will dump him for you."

"Fine, but you don't have to protect me. You've always bin like the brother I never had Mar thanks." I said giving him a smile. "Now were is Cilia?" He pointed to the house. "Ok see you at nine." I felt happy. Marlin was such a good person but I didn't really think Rock was as bad as he seamed! I walked into the house like it was my own. No one ever seamed to mind. I found Cilia in her little room upstairs.

"Hi Cilia! Do you want to go to the bar tonight with me, Marlin, and Rock?" I asked getting to the point. It was almost seven and I needed to get ready.

"Ok but why are you asking me?" Cilia said as she was watering plants happily.

"You and Marlin seam like good friends and I thought maybe you would like to come." Cilia blushed. "So why don't you meet us there at around nine?" I said smiling at the look on her face.

"Ok." She said blushing even harder now. I then gave her a small wave and left the house.

"See, she said yes Marlin so be there by nine or me and Cilia will be upset!" I yelled at him and then ran all the way home again.

I then quickly got ready. In the city when a girl is asked on a first date she wants to look as sexy as she can. I was hoping that was the case here but I only had one skirt and random t-shirts so it was a little harder then I was use to. In the end I thought I looked good and my make up made my eyes and lips stand out.

I then walked the short walk to the blue bar where Rock was leaning against the wall of the small old bar. The snow had started to really fall now and I think it had pilled up about 2 inches! It was almost amazing.

"Hey Rock." I said smiling.

"Hi! Wow you look great. You do way more for a date then any of the stiffs here."

"Hmm that's nice… Well I hope its ok I that I asked a few others to come join us." I said casually.

"Ok but who? Some of your friends from the city?"

"Not really… actually I invited Cilia and Marlin." Rock just nodded his head he didn't look very happy even if he did try really hard to cover it up. Soon Cilia and Marlin came and we all gathered inside. Marlin seamed on guard the whole time like he was just waiting for Rock to slip up and make me mad. We talked (Rock talked the most) about some random stuff and drank a few beers. It was fun and tell we herd a thud on the top of the bar.

"What in the hell was that!" Muffy exclaimed trying to open the door. "It won't open." She said franticly now trying to almost knock it down. We all tried and after Marlin and Rock miraculously pushed a bit of the door outside a glob of snow and a wall of cold air piled in as the guys then quickly shut the door again.

"Were snowed in." Griffin said calmly as if this happened frequently. I knew he was trying to calm us down but it wasn't working because Muffy, Cilia, and me all looked like we had seen ghosts or something.

Now they are all snowed in! Whew Who! Ok then! Now here are some responses 2 some reviews!

Lexy499: Your so sweet caring about me and all that! I'm fine really! My friends and me are planing a mall day next weekend and stuff (even though there is way 2 many different personalities in my group of friends. We usually end up splitting into smaller separate groups throughout the mall because we can't agree on what store to go into its still fun though!) so don't worry about me! I'm fine:) You're so so so so so sweet though:)

SSJBryan: No Marlins not going to die… (Nervous laugh) Ok no I won't kill good old Marlin off but I my kill someone off… Wahahahahahahaha! Maybe! You hate Rock? Why does everyone hate him so darn much! OH WELL! I wont give anything away right now because If I say much more then ya… :P

Greenfrie: Yes my grammar and spelling is not the best and thanks for the advice! I like getting comments like yours because they make it so I try and get better:) I here you're a very hard but fair reviewer so thanks for taking your time and reading! (Been, bin, been, bin, must hammer into mind! There is a difference Sarah! You must remember! Sorry I am a little weird!)

Ok well that's it! Next chapter will be soon!

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