It was lunch time just before gym.

"Alex, I need to tell you something," She said quietly grabbing his arm and heading to a ladder up to the roof. They both climbed up and sat on roof. The wind and picked from this morning and the wind had an icy blast to it. Alex shivered as his jacket was still in his bag.

"What did you want to say?" Alex asked teeth chattering.

Juanita looked at Alex with a sorry expression.

"I'm leaving," she said quietly.

Alex was stunned.

"Me?" He asked quietly

Juanita wasn't entirely sure how to say it, the truth was just as bad.

"Worse. They found my Aunt… In Vancouver" Juanita said as it started to rain, which quickly turned to sleet.

Alex shivered both with the shock and the cold as the sleet began to soak through his hoodie.

"When…" He asked his teeth chatting even more wildly. "Do… You… Go…?"

Juanita looked at Alex who was shivering wildly, Juanita was lucky she was still wearing her jacket. She put her arm around Alex both to warm him up, and comfort him for the next bombshell.

"Tonight," She said quietly.

Alex was completely numb. He felt confused. How could this happen so quickly.

Juanita hugged him tighter.

"How… Long… Have… You… Known?" Alex asked shivering unable to get enough warmth from Juanita.

Juanita sat quietly for a couple of minutes.

"A week"

Alex started to vigorously rub his hands which were completely frozen. He was too cold to feel anything, except some numbness.

"We… should… go… inside…" Alex said standing up and feeling the full force of the sleet and wind and feeling even colder. Juanita stood up as well. Alex seemed to be taken it well, she just hoped he wouldn't go of the rails later on.

Alex was about to climb down the ladder.

"Ladies first Alex" Juanita smirked getting ahead of him.

Alex smiled, even though he was freezing his butt off. Juanita was only ever a lady when it was convenient.

Juanita grabbed on to the rails and slowly began to climb down. Without warning her feet slipped on the ice that had formed on the rungs.

Juanita screamed and frantically tried to get a foothold on the rungs but couldn't get a grip.

Alex saw Juanita slip and reached over the side. Alex's hands were so numb he could hardly move his fingers, but he held them there for Juanita to grab hold of. Juanita locked hand with Alex and felt the sensation of slowly sinking and realized she was pulling Alex off the roof. Alex felt himself being dragged over the icy roof, he frantically searched for something to hook his feet on to. Alex managed to hook his feet onto a pipe and he stopped sliding. He could feel his arms start to burn as he supported Juanita's weight. Alex was breathing heavily when he felt that he was secure. He looked down at Juanita, who was looking petrified and to the ground where there were people who had there attention grabbed by Juanita's scream and were now looking up and pointing. Alex's hands were so cold by now that he would not have been surprised if his and Juanita's hands were frozen together. Alex was looking into Juanita's eyes trying to reassure her when he was distracted by sirens. Two Fire engines arrived and screeched to a halt, sliding a few extra feet on the icy road. The firefighters jumped out of the trucks, one of which was a ladder truck, and Alex was immediately envious of them, in their big thick jackets. An ambulance arrived as the firefighters where swinging the ladder around and positioning it below Juanita. A couple of them climbed the ladder and stood below her ready to lower her down.

"You can let go now," One of the firefighters called.

"I… Can't…" Alex whimpered from the roof. It felt like his arms where on fire while the rest of him was frozen.

"Don't worry we've got her, you can let go," The other firefighter called up.

"I… Can't… Let… Go…" Alex whimpered again while his teeth chattered loudly.

"Just let go Alex," Juanita said desperately.

"I… Can't… Move… My… Fingers…" Alex whimpered desperately.

Juanita groaned.

One of the firefighters yelled down for someone to get onto the roof. They tried to use one of the portable ladders, but decided it was too icy and dangerous.

They other firefighter took of his jacket and wrapped it around Juanita. They all heard the request over the radio for another ladder truck.

Alex looked at Juanita's eyes, he knew he would miss her when she left. He knew he didn't want to let her go, even if he could.

The sound of more sirens grew nearer as the third truck arrived. Alex couldn't see where it had parked, but two minutes later, there where four firefighters on the roof. Like with Juanita one took of his jacket and the best he could wrapped Alex in it. It didn't warm Alex up a lot, but he shut out the iciness of wind and sleet. Two of the firefighters then found something to anchor themselves to as the laid down like Alex and reached over the edge, grabbing Juanita's arms. Alex felt hands around his ankles.

"On Three!" One of the firefighters behind Alex called. "One… Two… Three!"

With that they all seemed to work in unison. The two holding Alex's ankles pulled him back while the other two pulled Juanita up, until both Alex and Juanita were sprawled on the roof. The firefighters began cheeking on Alex and Juanita. The important task seemed to be unfreezing Alex's hands so he could let go of Juanita. One of the firefighters took of his gloves and began to rub Alex's hands to warm them up. When he felt they were warm enough he gently and expertly pried Alex's fingers from Juanita's hand.

Juanita looked into Alex's eyes, which for now seemed to be filled with relief. She smiled at him and gave him a hug, and realized just how frozen he was, even with the fireman's jacket.

"You saved me, Alex" Juanita whispered in his ear.

Alex was to cold to answer back but he knew he was just returning the favour. The firefighters began to help Alex and Juanita down the ladder. Both were led back into the school, where they were taken into the warmth of the staff room. A paramedic quickly cheeked over them, and suggested they take off there cold and wet clothing. Alex felt the Jacket taken of him, and stripped down to his boxers before having blankets wrapped around him, and the Jacket put back over him before he was guided to a chair in front of the heater. Alex noticed Juanita's clothes in a pile by the floor and assumed she was down to her underwear too, not that you could tell with the mass of blankets and the firefighters jacket over her. Alex slowly felt the warmth returning to him and smiled weakly at Juanita. He realized that this was probably their last adventure together.

Alex found himself handed a drink of hot chocolate and as he took a drink he felt his insides suddenly warm up.

"Thank you for saving mr," Alex said feeling warmer but exhausted.

The firefighters who had been talking quietly with the paramedics, a couple of teachers and principal Schmoke turned and looked at Alex.

"Thanks, but we were just doing our job," One of the firefighters said appreciatively,

"You did a good job saving your friend though," Another firefighter said making Alex blush with embarrassment. He wasn't used to positive attention seeing as for the last few months it had all been negative.