Snowflakes
Song: Fireflies (again, any songs thatcha like...leave them in the reviews!)
(A/N: I am just so incredibly thankful to my reviewers for getting me here at my 100th. 99th- "Echo" 100th - ? 101th - ..you)
Max
I gathered up the dingy curtains in my hand, looking out into the white landscape. Soft, quarter-sized snowflakes were falling to the ground, 7 inches already accumulated with a thin layer of frozen rain sealing it in. The pastel blue sky was littered with gray, snow-dripping clouds.
"Hey, Angel!" I called. Angel padded in from the living room, her hair tousled and her toes sticking out of her socks. I pointed out of the glass.
"Look." I said, a smile hinting in my voice. Her eyes grew wide, and she yelped exitedly, running to tell the others. I sighed, walking into the living room myself. Fang and Iggy were seated on the couch; Gazzy, Ella, Nudge, and Angel were nowhere to be found. Fang smirked.
"Did you see outside? Angel's going nuts." he said. I nodded, sitting down on a creaky rocking chair.
"Yeah, I'm the one who showed her." I said calmly. Fang broke into a mock-fear look.
"What have you done?" he asked, laughing along with me. I pushed a strand of hair behind my ear.
"Wanna go snow flying?" I asked. Fang shifted on the couch, and Iggy grimaced.
"I don't know," he said admittedly, "remember last time?"
In fact, I did remember last time. Iggy had grown disoriented from the snow, and we lost him. We spend almost two hours searching for him in the snow dunes. I coughed.
"Just the two of us." I clarified. The worry on Fang's face vanished.
"Sure." he said, getting up. He grinned once more before walking towards the winter coat closet. Angel, Gazzy, and Nudge dashed into the room, all wrapped in brightly-colored coats and matching mittens. The coats had identical slits in the back to let us fly in the winter, but the slits could also be zipped up.
"Can we go out now, Max? Please?" Angel asked, cupping her hands together and jumped up and down, her blond curls bouncing cheerily. I nodded begrudgingly, even though if they were attacked, they'd be dead meat with their neon colors. Iggy returned from the hall (when did he leave the room?), holding Ella's gloved hand. I smiled at the group as they headed out, then jogged into my own room to get ready. The only snow-worthy things that I owned were a pair of thin ski pants, a gray winter coat, a beanie, and a gray-and-blue checkered scarf. I pulled on a pair of conveniently matching rain boots, and walked into the hall where Fang was leaned up against the wall. His outfit was in black, down to his combat boots.
"Ready?" I asked. He gestured to his pocket.
"Betting cash intact." he said. I giggled before stopping myself.
"Let's go."
As we headed out of the door, a snowball hit my face, the hardness making way for cold, melted water making serpentine paths down my neck. I shuddered, scanning the front yard for the offender. A brown head was only half-concealed behind the nearest snow fort. I threw another ball, and Ella's exited face popped up, cheeks red with cold and enthusiasm.
"Darn!" she yelled before taking another to the side. She ducked below. My hair poking out from my jacket was now wet with freezing water, so I snapped at it. It cracked. Fang pulled my jacket's hood.
"We gonna take off, or what?" he asked. As a response, I shot myself into the sky, blinking the snowflakes away from my vision line.
Fang
I flew in silence with Max, watching her. She had to keep pulling her hair away from the falling flakes, and her expression was one of annoyance. We spotted a section of clear blue sky streaked into the clouds, and we landed under it. We walked closer to each other. Little white snowflakes stuck to the end of Max's eyelashes. I opened a crimson-colored box, and removed the present inside. A diamond necklace with a pale blue stone on the end was ice-cold to the touch. Max smiled.
"Fang..." she started, but was quieted as I strung the silver chain around her neck. She tucked it into her shirt, biting her lip. I kissed her pink nose, making a prickly blush creep onto her already-red cheeks.
Max
After Fang gave me the necklace, we flew towards the house again. The snowball war had stopped, replaced with nighttime star-gazing, the snow clouds having been pushed to the east. The stars shone almost as brightly as my diamonds in the day.
I looked to both sides of me, watching my Flock members in awe. They were so amazing; they were more than my family. Fang was nudged up against me, and his warmth radiated throughout my body. The others felt just as close. They were so special, each one of them. Unique, loyal, and just plain miracles. None of them were the same. All different.
Just like the snowflakes.