Not too much pressure, but I have another fanfic I recently uploaded. It's called "I'm Here For You". It's a Life is Strange/Until Dawn crossover. It's more of a romantic fanfic, with a new ship name! Ashfield (Max/Ashley)! Be sure to check it out, and enjoy this new chapter!

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Chloe

Prescott Lodge

22:00

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"I feel like this mountain's growing a foot every time I climb it!" I decided to spark a conversation with Nathan when he greeted Rachel and I at the lodge. I thought he was my enemy, but the real enemy was in jail, and Nathan wanted to make up for our dispute by inviting me to the retreat last year. I mainly accepted because Max and Rachel were there. Mainly Max.

"Yeah, feels the same to me."

Nathan

Brooke and Stella's Close Friend

Complex, Thoughtful, and Loving

"Really? You practically live here, it must feel like it's shrinking."

"I guess that's true." I pulled out my phone and frowned.

"When're you gonna install some cell towers up here? I'm already gettin' withdrawals. I thought you were hella rich."

"Hey, you got a spare million lying around, and I'll fix you right up."

"Funny you should say that, I think I left it in my other jacket." I joked, making him grin. He was trying not to laugh at the corniness of my joke.

"Oops. What's with him?" He turned and walked towards the lodge, noticing Hayden and the look on his face. "You guys make it up here okay?"

"Yeah, more or less… but it is so good to see you." Max replied to Nathan. She was sitting on the steps of the front porch. Nathan walked up to the door, and I followed him. He tried to open the door, but it didn't open.

"Lock's frozen?"

"What else?"

"Isn't there another way in?"

"There are a million ways in, they're just all locked."

"Well… maybe we can… get something open." He turned to look at my statement, his eyes wide.

"Are you saying we should break into my parent's lodge?"

"Well, it's not exactly breaking-and-entering if you own the place. It basically just entering."

"Not if I don't report you." My face turned red, I scratched the back of my head. "Lead the way, Magellan!" I never understood why he called me Magellan. I guess it's because I was leading the way. We were walking down the steps when I decided to stop and talk with Max.

"Hey Max."

"Hi Chloe!"

"So, how are things?"

"Pretty good, pretty cold. I could really spend some time by the fire." My heart started racing.

"Yeah, sounds pretty nice. Isn't it a bit weird feeling back?"

"Kinda. But we should just… forget last year and just live."

"Well, I'm living right now! I'm breathing, my heart's beating. I'm pretty alive right now." Max chuckled, and I turned my head around to see Nate waiting for me down the trail. "Be right back." I muttered as I jogged towards Nate.

"She's looking pretty hot in that shirt." What the fuck did you just say? "I just wanna… rip that parka right off of her and make some snow angels, am I right?"

"To be honest, if you do that, I will fuck you up." I cracked my knuckles while saying that.

"I'm just saying: where are you gonna take her to the bone zone?"

"It's not really the bone zone if there aren't any bones. More like taking a vacation to the Grand Canyon, maybe a scuba diving trip to the Mariana Trench." I grinned widely, making several innuendos.

"Exactly! Look at these beautiful mountains. Do you see ANY parents? This is a perfect, ripe scenario just pouring erotic possibilities into your cup. All you have to do is take a sip from the cup!"

"I dunno, it's just… I'll try." We kept on walking to the side of the house, where I saw an axe holder, the axe missing. "What the fuck?" I murmured, walking up to what looks like a dumpster, the hood covered with snow.

"Nice thinkin'!"

"If Max were here instead of me, she'd say she's MaxGyver." I said while pushing the dumpster under a window, which was open. I climbed on top of the dumpster, almost losing my balance. I opened the window and climbed in, falling after climbing through. I hit the ground with a thump. "I'm okay!" I yelled to Nathan, who was staring down at me through the window. "Shoulda paid more attention in climbing class."

"You mean gym?"

"Yeah, with the climbing up the rope." I got up, and jumped when the lightbulb popped. "Did I do that?" I wasn't joking, I really thought I did that.

"Hey, think fast!" I turned around and caught something Nate threw at me. It was a lighter. "You ready for some in the dark searching?"

"No, but I'll do it. What exactly are we looking for?"

"I'm pretty sure we've got some deodorant in the bathroom. Use it with the lighter."

"I don't think a speed stick is gonna do something."

"It's spray-on, in a can!" I caught on real quick.

"Oh! Flamethrower! Like with the lil' army dudes!"

"Yep, melted right away! So you're good with the plan?"

"Hella yeah!"

"Godspeed, pilgrim!" He sounded like Forrest Gump, cause I had no clue about the reference he was making. I went ahead and saw something laying on the ground. It looked like a totem piece. I picked it up and examined it. I turned it around, and gazed into a slot in the shape of a butterfly, outlined brown. I then had a vision of a girl, who looked like Victoria, being burned alive.

Totem Found: Loss Totem

My eyes widened, and I tried to forget about it and walk away, placing the totem back in its place. I walked around the house looking for the bathroom, and I noticed a family portrait. It had Sean Prescott, his wife, Nathan, and Nathan's sister. She was clearly older than him. I thought it was cool. I kept on walking around and found an answering machine. I pressed a button on it.

"One new message: hey, Mrs. Prescott, I've called to inform you that we still have not found either of them. We are not calling off the search, but we will stop looking for them temporarily, to wait for the snow to stop, at the earliest. No new messages."

I was officially freaked out. I went ahead and marched upstairs. I found the bathroom with ease. It was because there was a whole lot of noise coming from there. It was coming from a cabinet, but it stopped when I walked in. I opened the cabinet to find the deodorant. Spray on.

"Come to big mam-" I muttered while I reached for it, and something jumped out and scurried away. "OOOHHH! Jesus, what the?" I stood and turned, and it was nowhere to be seen. At least I had the deodorant. I went back downstairs to the front door, where I saw Max and Rachel waiting. "WHOOAAAAOO!" I made a ghost noise from a low-budget film.

"Haha Chloe, very funny."

"How'd you know it was me?"

"Shouldn't you be getting the lock open or something?"

"Oh! Got it!" I quickly took out the deodorant and the lighter. I lit it, and sprayed the deodorant, the flame directly hitting the lock. I waited for a few seconds before I stopped. I turned the boiling hot lock and opened it quickly, shaking my hand from the burning lock. "Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all we-" I jumped again when the same animal that surprised me in the bathroom came rushing out the door.

"Shit, what was that?" Max asked while laughing at my reaction.

"It was a bear, or a tiger, or something."

"Aw, it was just a cute baby wolverine!" Rachel said in a baby voice.

"Baby?!"

"Don't worry Chloe. You'll be a big girl soon!"

Again, be sure to check out my crossover. It'll be sick! It was partially inspired by "Love is Strange" by The Losing Memory. Might as well check that story out as well. Leave a review showing support and what you think of this chapter, since there were no important decisions, so you're lucky! And as always, have a great day!