It only took us quarter of an hour to reach the lake and Billy was zipping around with excitement.
"This place is so cool! Come on I'm ready! Who's ready for a snowball fight?"
He had already made a handful of snowballs on the way and was holding one in preparation.
Tina and Sally got down to make snowballs as I raised my arm and ten perfectly formed
snowballs began floating behind me.
Billy's eyes went wide and his grin became wider. "Now you're just showing off."
I grinned in return, "Yep, and there's nothing stopping you either."
With that, the snow ball fight began.
Tina, usually uptight, was zipping through the air as quick as a hummingbird as she threw snowballs and laughed. Sally was moving quickly on sand made instruments which allowed her mass produce snowballs and dodge quickly. Billy was jumping from rock to tree, hardly ever stopping except to throw, then he was off again.
I used my powers over ice and snow to my advantage, keeping a constant barrage of snowballs going and making sure the snow didn't hamper my movements, sometimes skating to move faster.
"Hey you guys!"
The shock of another voice almost made Tina drop out of the sky, Billy drop to the ground and Sally's sand to disappear.
I turned in a full circle with my snowball at the ready, because I recognised the voice.
"Jamie! Heads up!"
He looked a little confused until he saw the snowball hurtling towards him.
"Gah!"
He took a step back from the hit and brushed the snow off his coat.
"Hey no fair! You can use your powers to make sure it hits!"
He looked over at the lake while Tina crept over to me.
"I thought you said that no one would come here."
"Jamie's fine, he knows about us and the Guardians, you met him last night remember!"
"Hey Jackie, who are these guys?"
I began introductions.
"Tina and Sally, you met them last night and the jittery mess over there is Billy when's he's had coffee. This is the rest HOG."
"Where's Nigel then?"
"I'm not sure, he didn't really want to come I think."
He looked over at the others. "So you're Descendants of the Guardians right? What kind of powers do you have?"
Tina looked over me with a shocked expression on her face.
"Jackie! How much have you told this kid?!"
"Enough, and Nigel added to it so its fine in his book."
"But still..."
She got interrupted by Sally giving a demonstration of her powers, with Jamie ooohing and ahhing.
"Wow..."
He quickly went over to Billy. "What about you?"
"Mine's not as impressive as you're used to. I'm just really good at jumping." Billy said with a shrug.
"Can I see?"
Billy looked over Jamie's head at me.
"You picked a good one here kiddo." He said sarcastically.
"I, well." I stammered, feeling my face go red.
Billy ended up obliging and did a few tricks over the rocks and such. Now it was Tina's turn.
"So you must be descended from the Tooth Fairy right? Can you fly?"
Tina looked over at me and sighed. Wordlessly she let her wings out and took to the air with a soft hum.
"Ah wow! You guys are awesome!"
He suddenly seemed to notice that I still had snow ammo and that everyone else was snow splattered.
"Were you guys having a snowball fight?"
"Yeah." I replied, then I raised a snowball threateningly. "Do you want join?"
"Yeah!"
I looked around at the others. "Any objections?"
"None from me." Said Billy, then he grinned, "so long as he can keep up."
He bounded across the lake as Jamie hurriedly made a snowball and threw it at him.
"Missed me!" Yelled Billy.
"Ahem."
A quiet cough behind us stopped our new fun.
We turned to see Nigel standing on the edge of the lake, wearing a serious expression and his hands behind his back.
Without a change in expression he brought his hands round to reveal a snowball.
"Room for one more?"
It seemed that today was the day that nobody wanted to come to the lake, so we could be free with our powers and have a proper snowball fight.
It had gotten dark by the time we all collapsed in the snow, panting and laughing.
"Hey Jamie, you never said, why did you come out here?" I asked.
"Well, I was hoping to find you, I thought you'd still be upset about yesterday, so I thought a snowball fight would cheer you up."
I became a little disheartened as he reminded me what happened, but strangely I didn't feel quite as bad as I thought.
"Well, you're certainly right about the snowball fight bit." I said.
Tina got to her feet and began brushing off snow from her clothes.
"Well, I'd better go. I'm famished after that."
Sally rose to her feet as well.
"I second that, see you later."
The pair walked off and Billy groaned. "I think that coffee's worn off, I've never been so hyper."
"Was it fun?" I asked.
"Yeah, but now I feel really drained."
"Sounds like you need a hand home Billy." Commented Nigel as he got up. "Come on, I'll make sure you get home."
Billy groaned again, but got up.
"See ya later guys."
They walked off as well, leaving me and Jamie in the snow.
"You going to practice tonight?" he asked.
"No, I don't feel like it tonight. I just feel like lying here for a while."
"Hmmm."
I quickly noticed that Jamie was shivering. I stood up and took off my coat, brushed the snow off and draped it over him.
"Huh? Won't you be cold?"
"I have ice powers, it wouldn't do if I got cold easily, would it?"
"True."
I lay back again and we stayed in comfortable silence as the stars began to shine and the moon glowed above us.
"You know, if Jack comes tonight, you'll have to practice."
"Or we could get him into a snowball fight and say its practice. That's if you're not snowballed out, are you?"
"Course not! Who could ever be snowballed out?!"
"That's good to hear." I said, although my eyelids were drooping.
"Looks like you are though!" Jamie laughed. "I suppose we'll have to have that snowball fight with Jack another time."
"Shame." I yawned.
"How about I walk with home with you? You look like you're about to fall asleep."
"You don't have to; besides, your mum would have my head if you went home on your own."
"Just this once?"
I turned my head to face him.
"You are determined to be a gentleman, aren't you?"
"Well, that and you look tired."
"Alright good sir, I accept your invitation."
We got to our feet and he handed me back my coat. With that we walked back to my house.
Once in my room I instantly noticed something I hadn't paid attention to earlier.
On my bedside table was a snowflake made of golden sand.
I went back to my dream last night and smiled when I realised what had happened.
Just in case I had nightmares, Jack persuaded the Sandman to make sure I didn't get any. Whilst it might not happen tonight, I was still grateful.
Just in case they came back I quickly formed a small ice sculpture.
It read, "thank you."