"Excellent work, as always, everyone!" Buster Moon said, his smile as big as ever.

"Usual time tomorrow, Mr. Moon?" Rosita asked as she put on her jacket.

"It's Buster and nope! Weather guy said that it will be snowing tonight and a slight blizzard tomorrow, so stay home with your families!"

"All right, video games!" Johnny said.

"And I can help my mom with her Christmas baking. And I can bring some cookies at our next rehearsal." Meena said.

"I better go get snow suits ready, my kids will want to play outside." Rosita said.

"Yep, and me and Diana can finally go out." Mike put in as he grabbed his keys.

"Já, I'm sleeping in tomorrow!" Gunther said.

"I'm going to Bridge Club, good night, Mr. Moon!" Miss Crawley said.

"Drive safe, everyone!" Buster called to his friends.

He was about to head out himself (he had some business with Nana Noodleman), when he saw Ash sitting on the stage, strumming her guitar.

"Hey, Ash, aren't you heading home? You better get going now if you don't want to stuck in a storm." He said.

"Yeah, it's just...ever since Lance has left, my place has been really lonely. That's why I've been coming here so much." Ash said, feeling as though Buster needed an explanation. Then she shook her head. "Never mind, let me get my stuff and I'll head out.

Buster smiled. "Wait, how about I walk you home? I'll buy you a cup of coffee." He offered.

"What about your meeting with Miss Noodleman?" She asked.

"I can do it tomorrow."

Ash hesitated before smiling

"Okay." She said.

SING

So Buster and Ash left together, stepping in to bitter cold and going on their way.

They stopped at the local Starbucks and bought a few drinks, hot chocolate for Ash and coffee for Buster and then they continued to walk.

"Can I ask you something?" Buster asked.

"Sure." Ash said.

"What's Ash short for?"

The porcupine frowned. "Might as well tell someone. It's short for Ashley." She said.

"That's pretty." Buster replied.

"Yeah, well, glad someone thinks so." Ash said, quietly.

"What do you mean?" Buster asked.

"Well, when I was younger, I used to get picked on a lot for liking rock music. I was bullied when I said I was going to be a Rockstar when I got older. No one believed in me, so I changed my name to Ash, to forget about my past. The bullying went on until I left for College. My parents weren't happy with my decision either, so we lost contact with each other and I moved here, where I met Lance. I guess you can say he took me in and helped me get a job to buy my own apartment. He was also big into rock, so we started a band, but he started to become a huge jerk, but I still stayed with him. If it weren't for you, Buster, I don't think I would been brave enough to go out on my own."

Buster smiled and Ash took a breath. "So what's your story?" She asked, taking the koala completely by surprise.

"Oh, well, the theater has always been my life, ever since my dad took me to my first show." Ash noticed Buster's ears droop as he mentioned his dad.

"You guys were close?"

"He was my only family. My mom had died when I was really young, so he took care of me. After he took me to the theater, I was hooked and my dad did everything in his power to get me that theater. I-I was also bullied for my love of the theater, said that I wasn't right in the head, that I was crazy. Eddie was the only one who didn't make fun of me. My dad had no idea about the bullying because I knew that he already had his paws full. Well, after I got my gir- my theater, Dad's health took a bad turn. He developed pneumonia, a bad case in which he recovered over time and then it returned again. Then he got a ruptured spleen and because of his already bad health, he...he wasn't able to fight it. I-I lost him on this day 3 years ago."

Ash frowned. "Why didn't you tell anyone?"

Buster shrugged.

"Well, I'm glad you told me." Ash said, smiling.

Buster smiled back, but frowned as he noticed Ash shiver under her thin jacket.

Thinking quickly, he took off his coat, shocking himself with the sudden coldness, and placed it on Ash's shoulders.

"No, you'll end up freezing." She said.

"With you, I'm always warm." Buster replied.

Then the koala smiled as he laid a kiss on Ash's cheek.

Soon they arrived at Ash's apartment.

"Come on, we can order a pizza and watch a movie." Ash said, smiling as she took his paw.

Buster beamed. "Okay." And together they walkedin.