Snow Day

O fun fun another chapter, this will be taking place about halfway or a bit more through winter. This chapter is kind of a mix of serious, fluff, and humor so I hope you all enjoy! No Slender rights.

"Ellaaa, Slender won't let me take a nap on your bed!" "It is not yours to 'nap' on." "She doesn't care if I take a nap on it you jerk!" Bongo looked at me and whined as we listened too the two bicker in the hall over my bed, it was a bit more than halfway through the winter and I had been wondering how we had made it this far without killing each other. I had put what had happened about a month and a half ago in the back of my mind, for the sake of my sanity, and I started to focus on the people around me. Charlie and I usually had a talk a few times a week too blow off steam and Slender always talked with me every night before I went too bed, I had never realized how helpful the support of loved ones could benefit me so much. But I was pulled from my thinking as I heard Charlie slam the bedroom door quickly and locked it, laughing and taunting Slender through the door, "Haha, I win! Now I'm going to take a nice, long, n-" But her sentence was cut off as he disappeared and appeared behind her in the room, or that's what I assumed happened because she screamed and bolted from the room, grabbing a pillow for protection.

"Would you two knock it off? All I've had too listen too all winter is you two bickering and I'm sick of it!" "But he starts it Orella, he's too protective!" "I am allowed too be protective of whatever and whomever I wish short one." "He has a point." Charlie got flustered as I sided with Slender and she pointed and accusing finger at me, "Your just saying that cause he's your boyfriend!" I got a bit embarrassed but I didn't mind the term so much anymore, it fit anyway. I shrugged and moved over so Slender could sit next too me, but then laughed as Bongo beat him to the seat and tried too snuggle up against me. "No no Bongo, that's Slenders seat. Go sit by Charlie." He barked happily and I watched as Charlie just made a gagging noise and walked into her own room, shutting the door a bit loudly, leaving the two of us alone once again. "Does she have too act as if she is a child? She has her own bed too sleep in." "Maybe she just thinks mine is more comfy than hers." "Or she wanted to go through your personal items and snoop around..." Rolling my eyes, I stood and made my way too the kitchen to make some lunch since I was feeling a bit hungry, and of course Slender followed quietly after me. "How much longer do you think it will be until it starts too warm up a bit?" I could heard the quiet rustle as he shrugged and I pulled out some peanut butter and jelly along with some bread, "I'd say a few weeks, the temperatures have been a bit warmer lately. It should not be long."

"Ok...and where did you get some of this food?" Slender had gone out about 3 days ago and returned the next morning with quite a bit of food, I was curious as too how he had found some of the things he did like read, peanut butter, jelly, etc but he just said he was a good scavenger...I didn't believe him. "I already told you, I found it." "Where?" "...in a few stores." "Dammit Slender I know you're lying, just tell me!" I put down my made sandwich onto a paper plate and turned too stare him down with narrowed eyes, trying too will him into telling me where and how he found it. The staring went on for a good ten minutes, neither of us moving in the slightest, before he finally sighed and turned he head to the side slightly, "I came across a few house a good ways off into the next state and I saw one of them had power so I checked it out. There were a few dead bodies around the house, freshly killed, along with those...dead walking parasites...so I check through their food supply and took what was necessary." "Are you sure no one else was alive?" "I am 99% positive Orella, please stop pestering me about it." I backed off as an annoyed tone crept into his voice and I turned back around to take a bite of my sandwich, not really in the mood anymore too enjoy the flavor.

He must have noticed my mood change as I stayed silent for I soon found myself being pulled backwards against him, making me look up as he questioned me, "Why do you get angry when I do something good for you?" "Because whenever I ask you about it you get grumpy and I don't like it..." He sighed and wrapped his long arms around my shoulders comfortingly as I pouted, "I may get frustrated or angry sometimes yes, but is that not normal for two people in a relationship to get irritated with one another once in awhile?" I felt my breath stop and I felt my mouth twitch upwards in a slight smile...that was the first time he's actually said something about us being together since we made it official. I didn't want too make him recede into his shell so I went along with it for his sake, "I suppose your right, sorry for being short tempered..." He chuckled and shrunk down in size so I could wrap my arms around his neck and hug him close, it was times like these that I loved how the world was like it was.

However, not all quiet moments last around here. And about three seconds later we were pushed apart by a very happy Bongo, "This mutt does not know when he is not wanted..." "Aw come on, he just wants too be loved too. Have you ever tried to pet him?" "No and I never will" "But he likes you so much." I laughed as Bongo pointedly turned too Slender and looked up at him with pleading eyes, just wanting a few pats on the head, but he still refused. Then Charlie bounded into the room dressed in her warm coat and threw me mine along with my boots, "C'mon , we're going outside because I'm bored." I nodded obediently and put on my boots before standing and throwing on my jacket, then I turned too the tall brooding man beside me, "You wanna come? It's actually a bit shady today so it's not too bright." He said nothing so I shrugged and brushed past him and followed Charlie out the door, grabbing my cloak as I shut it quietly. "Wanna make a snow fort? Or how about a snow man?" "I suppose we can make a snow man...but we should see who can make the best one."

She smile wide and nodded to me before going over to an open spot and began rolling snow together to make the first part of her snowman, meanwhile I decided too make a smaller version. Not paying any mind to the presence behind me I began to roll up a good size snow ball and I placed in on a nice elevated hill I had also made from snow, then I began the second ball. "What are you doing?" "Making a snowman." "Why?" I shrugged as I shaped out the 2nd medium sized ball and carefully placed it upon the first, making sure it stuck so it didn't go toppling off when I went to put the final snow ball on. "Why is yours so small compared to your friends over there?" I looked over and chuckled in amusement as I saw Charlie finishing off the bottom of her snowman, she was shaping it and rolled it to a nice spot before rubbing her hands together and starting on the second one, "Because I wanted to make a small one."

"Hmmm." I smiled lightly as I finished the third and final snow ball, shaping in nicely and brushing off any sticks or leaves, before placing it carefully on the top of the snow man. "There..." I talked to myself as I admired my work, proud of how cute and perfect the little snowman looked, but now he needed a face. I dug in the snow and began too pull out a few small twigs and some pebbles and pieces of rock, I picked two pebbles that looked very similar and I stuck them on his face for eyes. Then I snapped off two pieces from a twig and stuck them in for arms, finally, I took the pointed end of another twig and drew him a smiley face. I picked up the finished snowman and smiled at it before turning too Slender to show him my master piece, "Well, what do you think? Doesn't he look adorable?" Slenders mouth twitched up into a smile and he lifted a tentacle to run it over the snowmans snowy surface before nodding, "He is quite...cute.." I nodded and smiled widely, "Good, then you can have him." He looked confused as I thrust the small little bundle of snow towards him but he didn't have a chance to reply as I ran over too check out Charlies almost finished snowman, "Hey, how's it goin over here?" She looked over just as she put the head on and wiped some sweat from her brow before huffing tiredly, "Good, except Bongo keeps eating the snowmans lower body." I glanced down at said dog as he was licking and gnawing on the poor lower half of the snow man and I laughed at the sight, "Maybe he just wants a snowcone." She laughed as well and shooed Bongo away before grabbing a few sticks and roughly jabbed them into the snowmans sides.

Then she grabbed some rocks and put them in for his eyes, mouth, and nose before stepping back too admire the view, "What do ya think? Awesome right?" I put my hand over my mouth as I looked over his crudely made face and lopsided arms, his middle was a bit too lumpy and a chunk of his bottom was missing, but all and all...he was perfect. "I think its really great, a master piece." She grinned and we sat back to admire the man made of snow, all the while I almost completely forgot about Slender and I nearly jumped a foot in the air when he appeared beside me and handed me the baby snowman, I looked at him with puppy dog eyes thinking he didn't want my gift at all. "You don't like it?" "Of course I like it, I just thought that maybe he would be happier next to a friend..." I smiled at the silliness yet the kindness of the thought and I walked over to place my creation next to Charlie's much larger one, she analyzed the pair for a moment before nodding and placing an arm around my shoulders while leaning on me. "I'd say we should become artists, we have true talent." We both laughed and looked at the snowmen for another few moments before shivering and turning too head inside, but just as Charlie made her way inside I stopped as I heard a noise. It sounded a bit distant but I know I heard something, so I shut the door and walked around the back of the house only too hear it again, but a bit louder. "...Is that meowing?" I listened as the meowing got louder and I was surprised to spot a bundle of bright red orange striped fur running towards me. "Oh my gosh Charlie!" She appeared at the back door and popped out in surprise brandishing a weapon, "There zombies somewhere?" "No, look." She followed my finger and gave an adoring noise of surprise as she saw the small kitten, but as soon as it saw us it stopped about a foot away, fur fluffed up and looking at us in fear. "How in the hell is it alive?" "Mother must have found shelter near here and it got lost...aw come here little kitty, we're not gonna hurt ya." It tried too back away but I snagged a hold of it and brought it inside so it could calm down. I went into my room and let Charlie in before shutting the door so Bongo wouldn't come in, as I set it on the bed it hissed and scrambled under the pillows. "It's shakin like a leaf, must be cold." "Here, go get some food. Something a kitty could eat, we'll have too pick some up somewhere and somehow." "Oh so now your just gonna assume we're keeping it?" "Just get some damn food."

She held up her hands and turned around to head towards the kitchen while I removed the pillows from on top of the little fluff ball. It squeaked as I found it and backed against the head board but I shushed it and held out my hand slowly to it, it calmed after a few seconds leaned forward curiously, sniffing one of my fingers. After a few seconds it moved closer so it could smell my whole hand and then rubbed against it softly, "Your just a sweet little thing aren't you?" It mrowed and hopped over to me while I stroked its small body, but it nearly flew off the bed in surprise when Charlie walked back in with some tuna and it hissed as she approached. "Hey hey, calm down. It's just Charlie, I know she's scary looking but she's nice enough." Charlie made a face and hit my should while simultaneously placing the tuna by the kitten, it sniffed near the can and hopped away from me and started stuffing it's face hungrily. Charlie and I alternated in petting it softly while it ate so it would get used to our touch and by the time it had finished it was playing and purring around the both of us, "So is it a boy or a girl?" I picked it up and checked the only sure fire way, smirking as I set it back down and it lept onto Charlie's string hanging from her hoodie. "It's a boy of course, our animals are both boys now. Fantastic." "What are you gonna name him?" I looked at the kitten thoughtfully, his tail, paws, ears, and muzzle were a darker reddish color while his body was a lighter red orange. "Hmmm...how about Simon?" "Why Simon?" "I don't know. Then how about Artimus?" She pondered it for a moment while petting the small cat and then nodded in agreement, "I like that one." "Alrighty then, Artimus it is."

(That Night) "C'mon Artimus, time for bed." I picked up the small kitten and brought him inside my room before shutting the door quietly, I set him on the floor while I pulled back my blankets and snuggled into bed. I was about too pull out my journal when all of a sudden Slender appeared by the other side of the bed, quiet and slightly intimidating but I knew he was going to settle down to talk. "Hey I was-" But I was interrupted by a loud mewling beside me and I looked down too see Artimus trying to climb up the bed, I sighed and picked him up and placed him on the bed where he proceeded to purr and curl up on my stomach. "Anyways, I was wondering where you had been." "I was just taking a walk. May I?" I nodded as he gestured too the bed and he laid down beside me with a tired sigh, I had never known that he needed sleep until a month or two ago and now sometimes he would fall asleep beside me, but he was always gone when I awoke in the morning.

"Where did you find that?" "He was out behind the cabin all lost and alone, so I decided to keep him." "But it is only another mouth to feed..." "I don't care, he's mine." I heard the Tall One chuckle at my fierce tone and I felt his arm pull me close and Artimus was set near the end of the bed so I could turn towards him, I nestled myself into his side and closed my eyes as I felt him stroke my hair slowly. "I do not know how well I will do with sharing...but I can try." I smiled and let out a calming breath, "As long as you'll try, and tomorrow I want too talk to you about a few things. Nothing bad but...I think it's time I stop hiding my past..."

Haha fun little chapter, but the next will have a bit more of Orellas past involved and some barriers will be taken down. Stay tuned to find out what! Love them reviews!