Philby POV

"P-P-Philby?" Willa asked quietly.

"H-Hmm?"

"I-I-I'm t-tired." I noticed her blinking quickly.

I sat down, ignoring the snow and patted the spot next to me. She settled down and laid her head on my shoulder, closing her eyes. I rubbed her hands between my palms, feeling the bravest I ever been in our relationship. I heard her breathing slow down, and Willa fell asleep.

I looked up back at the lights filling up the sky.

Willa moaned a little in her sleep and wiggled a little closer to me, shivering. She's so cute when she sleeps!

Her head slipped and fell into my lap. I started to stroking her hair, twirling and sliding it through my fingers.

"You g-guys are so c-cute together," Jess whispered, sitting next to us. I shook my head.

"She doesn't l-like me," I said.

"Are you k-kidding? S-She is nuts f-for you!" Jess laughed.

"Me? A n-nerd like m-me? Your c-crazy."

I looked around at the Keepers. Maybeck fell asleep, holding Charlene close to him, using his sweater as a blanket. Oh...well, interesting.

Amanda and Finn were whispering to each other, snuggling close to preserve body heat.

"We w-will get back, P-Phil," Jess whispered, noticing me looking at my friends. I sighed.

"I'm just w-worried."

"We're s-strong. We have b-been through t-tons together. W-We will get t-through this. T-Together," Jess said. She closed her eyes and laid her head on my shoulder, falling asleep. Now I had to sleeping girls on me. I smiled.

If I were to be stuck out here with anybody, I'm glad it's with these guys.

Charlene POV

As my eyes opened, I was hit by instant cold. I shivered.

Maybeck's face was inches away from mine, and I quickly scooted back. Half of his face was red, probably because he was sleeping on the ice. I touched my cheek, knowing I probably looked the same.

He groaned and opened his eyes. "Wha-? Oh, hi Charlie," he closed his eyes again.

"Wait, CHARLIE?!" he yelled, jerking up. I heard laughter behind us. Willa, Philby, and Jess were laughing their heads off. I glared at them.

"Not f-funny!" I said.

Maybeck inched away from me. I grabbed his jacket and held it out to him, but he waved his hand as if to say keep it. I slung it over my shoulders, smiling gratefully at him. The sweater was soaked through and pretty much useless, but the gesture was sweet. I stood up and walked over to Willa.

"H-Hey, b-bud. How a-are you f-feelin'?" I asked.

"F-Fine. W-Why are y-you asking?"

"I k-know you d-don't like t-the cold..."

"I-I'm n-not a w-weakling, C-Charlie!" she said.

"I-I never s-said that, W-Wills."

"B-But you w-w-were thinking i-it."

"N-No, I w-wasn't!"

"YEAH! Y-You were!"

"W-Willa, you a-are a s-strong g-g-girl!"

"T-Then you d-don't n-need to a-ask!"

"F-Fine! Excuse m-me for c-caring about my b-best friend!" I stomped off, the snow crunching beneath my soaking wet sneakers. I heard Willa hur-umph and stomp away.

"G-Guys..." Jess said.

I cross my arms, ignoring her.

"I-I'm sure the c-c-cold is j-just getting to t-them, Jess," I heard Amanda whisper.

"I H-HEARD THAT!" I hissed. Amanda jumped, surprised.

"G-Guys, let's not s-s-start f-fighting," Philby said. I sighed, and nodded. Now is not the time for arguing.

"Y-Yo. You g-guys might w-wanna check t-this out!" Maybeck pointed. A white lump started walking over to us. Wait...that's not a white lump! That's a-

"P-P-POLAR BEAR!" Willa screamed, starting to run. The polar bear growled and bounted after us. We screamed and started running.

"S-STAY AWAY!" Maybeck yelled, tossing a snowball right between the eyes.

"D-Don't provoke i-it!" Philby scolded, grabbing his arm and pulling him along.

Too late.

Maybeck alread provoked it. The polar bear snapped his jaws down on Maybeck's leg, yanking him out of Philby's grasp. Maybeck let out a blood-curdling scream as the snow around him turn red. There was an awful snapping noise.

"MAYBECK!" Philby screamed. I looked around. What do I do, whatdoIdo?!

I picked up some snow and chucked it at the bear. It dropped Maybeck with a sickening thud and turned its head towards me. It slowly walked over. I took a couple steps back, putting my hands out. "N-Nice bear..."

"No s-sudden m-m-movements!" Philby whispered. The polar bears lips drew back into a snarl, and I gasped.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Philby wrap his arm around Maybeck's chest and help him up. His leg twisted at an awkward angle. The polar bear's head snapped back towards the boys, and they froze, eyes wide. I slowly walked back to the others while the polar bear's attention was on me.

"W-What do w-we do?" Willa whispered, a little loudly. She directed the bear's attention to us.

"W-We r-run?" I suggested.

"N-No! R-Running will m-make the b-bear c-chase after y-you! You can't o-outrun a b-bear!" Philby said. Maybeck fell unconsious in his arms, probably from the lost of blood.

"W-Well then w-what do y-you s-s-suggest?" I hissed.

"I-I...don't k-know," Philby looked down, blushing. Woah. Philby doesn't know something? We all gaped at him, jaws on the ground.

I shook my head to clear off my expression, deciding not to call him out on it.

The polar bear growled and took a step closer.

As you can see, Maybeck got hurt. Don't think all the attention will be placed on him, though. Plenty of bad things will happen to different people, everyone will get a chance at...pain, I guess.

Well, how do you like? It's a little short, but I had no idea where to go from there.

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