Authors Note: Thank you to my friend Ella for inspiring this chapter! #loveher <3
"Thanks Frypan." Fry passed me two cups of steaming hot chocolate. I guess they had been able to shovel enough snow out of the kitchen to make simple meals. Nothing crazy.
"Anytime y/n." He went on to pass more of the sweet treat to everyone else. Our day in the snow had been a wild success. Everyone laughed and played until the light ceased to exist. Chuck and I's snowman, which we named Mr. Berkshire reached to be six feet tall. We had spent a good hour crafting him. He was the fanciest snowman out of them all, with a proper scarf and hat.
Gally kept trying to kiss me the entire day. I suppose it was to really sell the annoying couple thing but now it was getting irritating. Gally would practically try to makeout with me every time Zart walked by or came close. I had grown sick of it and now just pushed his face away everytime he'd try. Gally was over by his builder friends sipping on his own drink so I knew this would be perfect timing. I snuck out of the homestead, cups in hand, looking for him.
"Hey stranger!" I called out, heading over to the army of snowmen. Zart sat in the middle of the ring that had been created, just staring off into the distance. "Long time no see huh." He looked up at me, but gave no reply. "I brought you something." I held out the drink earnestly. Breathing a sigh of relief when he took it, I sat down next to him.
We drank in silence. Snowflakes had fell on his eyelashes, making them look so pretty. His face was still that standard ruby red. I hoped he would say something. Anything. But he didn't. He just sat there, looking straight forward. We both had finished our drinks and that's when I spoke up.
"I have an idea." I gripped onto his mittened hand, pulling the boy up with me. He looked hesitant, rubbing his lips together. "Come on." I pulled on him with both of my own hands. "I'll show you." Zart gave in, letting me tug him along. It was only when we reached the edge of the pond is when I stopped. It had been frozen over, thickly I hoped. We tossed our gloves off for the next part. "Let's go."
Carefully, hand in hand, we took small delicate steps until we reached the middle. I laid down, he followed my actions. The stars looked so beautiful, dotting the sky like a thousand freckles. The pond felt cold on my back, like a giant ice pack. Ice making my hands stick to it if I wasn't careful. I turned my head to look at Zart, our fingers brushing against each other. He had a beanie on and was staring up at the sky, his breath fogging up the air.
"Are you mad at me? You can be honest." His eyes met mine. "Call me a bitch if you want to." Zart gave me a sad smile. Guilt pushing into my heart. I wanted to hug him, tell him everything was going to be okay.
"I know you're worried about me y/n." His fingers interlaced with my own. My heart started to beat just a little faster. "You don't need to feel bad." My hand was given a little squeeze. "I'll be fine." My lips twisted as I wondered if I'd hurt him badly. "Promise." I let go of his hand and rushed him into a tight hug, my head on his chest.
"I'm sorry." I whispered.
"Don't be." He paused, his chest rising and falling. "Y/n I know that-"
"Y/n?! Is that you?!" I shot up from Zart to see a shadow weaving through the trees...a shadow I assumed to be Gally. Zart and I got to our feet to see Gally on the pond's bank. I brushed some of the fresh fallen snow off my hair. "With, Zart?!" I had been caught...but I don't think I should've felt that way.
"Don't freak, we were just talking." Giving Zart an apologetic look I said. "I'll see you later okay." He nodded, allowing me to leave. After a tedious walk back to the shore Gally grabbed me by the shoulder.

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