Wonderful Winter

[Kady Perrin]

This family trip to France, which had turned out to be one of Kady's favourite holidays, had taken an unexpected turn as the family had headed north. They were now in a small vilage, completely snowed in, but happy. All were used to cold weather and extreme conditions, from living in Alaska and all bundled up in scarves, gloves and coats spent more time wandering around the white streets than in their warm hotel room. Kady had left her parents and younger brother in an antique shop, completely uninterested in the cheap little trinkets and tea pots. She kept walking down the almost deserted street, the snow making almost all the houses and shops look identical. Looking back over her shoulder, her confidence in being able to find the little antique shop again began to fade. However she kept walking, not even knowing where she was going. The silence and solitude of the winter's day was making her feel completely peaceful and at ease, and she could feel her numb feet following an unknown course.

Abruptly the seemingly endless rows of houses and shops ended, giving way to a what might be a dirt road, bordered by empty fields covered in several feet of snow. Kady knew that this was where the invisible peaceful pull had meant to take her. Pulling her gloves off and fumbling with cold hands in the pockets of her thick coat, Kady pulled out her beloved camera that never left her sight. She took a picture of the beautiful scene, before replacing her camera and taking several steps in the field, sinking up to her knees in powder. Turning to face the road, she spread her arms and let herself fall back into snow. Familiar bliss overcame her as her eyes closed and se drifted off into her imagination.

 

[Claire Blaze]

Claire walked down one of the snowy paths of a Village north of France where she had spent a little bit of her childhood. She loved it here, and could see herself playing in the snow all day long. Claire liked the bliss that laying i the snow brought her, and couldn't wait to get back there every time. That was one of the reasons she loved France as much as she did, and would miss it quite a lot when she changed to New Zealand next year to attend the school there. She didn't like change much, but her parents thought it would be better for her to learn at a large school like that, instead of Beauxbatons. She didn't mind the idea, because she liked to make her parents happy, but she also liked to be able to have friends when she went to a place, that way she would be able to see people when she did end up going there, and she could socialise with people.

Claire saw somebody playing in the snow as she walked along the street, and envied them. She wished she could join her, for she looked like she was having a lot of fun, and that was something Claire loved to do. She could play outside for hours on end if she had a reason to do so, and even when she didn't she would still play outside with no point to it. If there was snow it only ended up better for her, and that was the thing that she loved more than anything else at the moment. It was something that she would miss when she changed schools, and would probably end up coming back up here in her breaks just so that she could experience it. She walked over to the girl, and smiled at her. "Hey there. Mind if I join you?" Claire inquired, waiting for her response before she even began to drop down on the snow next to her.

 

[Kady Perrin]

A tune began to play in Kady's head, and she began to hum the tune to one of her favourite songs. She loved those light songs that just made her feel happy and like dancing. However this snowy field wasn't really the place the start waltzing and pirouetting, as the powdery snow would most likely cause her to fall flat on her face. And anyways, she was far too comfortable on her back in the snow. It was quite surprising to a lot of people how the snow could mold to one's body. Having grown up in Alaska, Kady was very at home in the snow, having laid for hours just contemplating the world many times. The words began to form on her lips "Don't let me fall..." she sang, regardless of her quite bad voice. There was no one else out here to hear her anyway, and even if somebody heard, they most likely wouldn't understand anyway, not speaking English.

Launching into the chorus, Kady stopped abruptly as a figure appeared above er. Well she had obviously been very wrong about nobody else being out in the snow, and about the language barrier. She smiled brightly up at the figure, blocking the weak sun attempting to push it's way through the heavy snow laiden clouds. Perfect weather for Kady. "Sure" she said genuinely, gesturing with a gloved hand to the undisturbed snow next to her. It was always nice to meet new people, especially in other countries. She wasn't really fazed that the other girl had come across her singing at the top of her very untrained voice. Embarrassment had never really a problem for the confident American.

 

[Claire Blaze]

Claire smiled as she said that she could join her. Claire loved meeting new people, and it didn't matter to her if he wouldn't be able to see them that often, just having friends was good enough for her. Claire liked knowing that she would have people there for her if she needed them to be. Best friends she didn't have any of, and she had little friends. She was known to be shy at times, and really, that was all that kept her from making that many friends. Claire layed down next to the girl on the ground in the snow, and started making a snow angel. She loved playing in the snow, and she got quite a lot of it in France.

Claire turned to look at the girl. She wanted to know what her name was, but she wasn't sure if she would tell her or not. The girl didn't really know Claire, and she couldn't be sure if she would be willing to tell her her name. Claire wanted to get to know her though, and possibly even befriend her. "I'm Claire, by the way. Who're you?" She asked, hoping that she would talk to her.

Out of Character:

Sorry.
It's poop.. Not with it right now.