Here's the next chapter! Sorry it took so long.
Please tell my twin that I KNOW what she did to my doppelganger. *sigh* I don't like it, well I sort of do, but I made a chapter that can work with it. Lots of romance! Hope you enjoy!
I opened my eyes in a heap of white powder. I was fine, nothing hurt. It was almost like landing on a pillow. I looked at my surroundings, and everything was fine, but something was missing. No, not something, two things.
"Chet?" I called out. "Chet?!" I called louder, as he didn't respond. A shiver went through my spine as I feared something had happened to him.
"I'm okay!" Chet yelled out as his arm rose from a large pile of snow. "Just buried."
I sighed with relief and pulled him out. His blond hair was covered in specks of snow, and his jacket had turned white. A small bit of snow had rested on his upper lip; giving him a snowy mustache. (What would you call that? A mustachnow? A snowstache? Oh, never mind.)
I laughed.
"What?" He asked "What's so funny?"
"Oh nothing." I said mischievously "You've just got some snowy facial hair." I laughed.
He looked down and quickly brushed it off. He blushed, then laughed. I actually felt happy. Maybe I was just going hysterical from the cold, but I was happy.
Suddenly, a flash a of red clouded my vision. I stumbled, and Chet caught me.
"Adriane?" I called out alarmingly. "Adriane where are you?!" I called as I remembered my phoenix friend. I searched the snow for her, digging through large pile3s of snow to find her. "Adriane!?"
I suddenly found her in a thick pile of snow. She had gotten smaller, to the size of a normal hawk. It reminded me of the small, last tongue of fire in a dying flame, but I didn't want to think about that. She shivered as I picked her up, so I took off my cape, took Adriane, and wrapped her in it; so only her face showed. She weakly cawed, and I held her close to my chest, determined not to let her freeze.
"Oh Adriane." I sighed as a pang of sadness and fear rushed over me.
It hadn't occurred to me, that I was shivering, until Chet put his arm around me. I thought about pulling away, but I didn't, I actually went closer; his presence was gentle and comforting. I enjoyed having him by my side. As I rested my head on his shoulder and started to close my eyes, I looked at the falling snow. It was nice at this time of winter.
Winter!
I quickly sat up as I realized my sister left without me. I searched the surroundings for any sign of her and her flying horse, but there was no trace of her or Calder. I looked at Chet, he seemed to be searching too.
"Well, come on." I said
"What?"
"Well we need to catch up to them sometime." I replied plainly, trying to hide any hint of uncertainty in my voice.
We started walking through the thick snow, the cold surrounding us like a block of ice. I held Adriane close to me, dreading that I'd ever have to leave her. Her flames dimmed as the cold air blasted into my face.
"I can barely stop the wind!" he grunted. "It's… too cold."
I struggled to create a small flame in my palm, but failed. Every time I created a spark; it quickly died, and with it, some of my energy.
"It's no use. We have to find some place to rest. We can't go on like this." I said while my teeth chattered.
"Okay." Chet replied quietly.
It was then when I actually saw how bad Chet looked. He was pale, and even though it was like five degrees here, he was sweating. He must've spent all this time trying to keep the wind from really impacting us. Adriene didn't look so good either. Her fire was dim, and it looked like she was about to go out. I used some of the last energy I had to replenish her fire.
"Aednat, look." Chet gasped as he pointed to a small cave.
We slowly stumbled to the small sanctuary, holding each other up. Once my feet touched solid, rock ground, I collapsed. Adriene rolled across the room as my grip loosened. Chet sat next to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. I looked at him, and he looked at me. Our eyes locked and a warmth seemed to spread through my chest. It wasn't that bad here, in a cave, with Chet. His hand grasped mine and we pressed closer together.
This time I didn't pull away, I didn't want to. As we sat in the cave I grasped Chet's hand. I was slowly losing consciousness, but I didn't care. I just held Chet's hand like it was my lifeline. I set my head on his shoulder, pulling him closer to me, so close, that I could smell the fresh scents of his hair, and I could feel the soft warmth of his skin. His grip loosened, but I just gripped him tighter.
"Don't leave me." I whispered to him as I slipped out of consciousness.
"I never will." He replied quietly.
The words repeated in my head as I fell into a deep sleep in Chet's arms.
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