Each Touch

Cold Fun Time

AN: I'm sorry for not updating last week. I was going to update, but I've been sick for a month and couldn't pull through, but I'm getting better and decided I'm feeling better to write. Expect one last chapter after this for the year 2015 ^^)

The first full batch of snow just came in a day ago, the weather not dropping to the singles just yet but it was considerately cold. A puff of black hair shook as the warm air from the fireplace hit him. John was inside in front of the fireplace as his father was making a ruckus in the kitchen, lucky for him Christmas just passed but the new year was coming very soon. Just as he was getting warm a knock on the door interrupted him.

"John! Open the door! Hurry up it's freezing out here!"

A grin crawled onto his face as he hurriedly got up to open Dave the door, the blond stood outside with his coat bundling him up tightly, a large sled was behind him. John tilted his head as he stared at the sled ignoring the cold air that was erasing the warm feeling from seconds ago. Dave stared at John soon following where his blue eyes lay.

"Like it?" he asked.

"Yeah, I haven't been on one since I was six." replied John seemingly breathless.

"Then get your jacket and let's go."

"But you were-"

"You wanna go sledding yeah? Then go get your damn jacket." interrupted Dave.

John pouted before dashing upstairs to grab his jacket, excitement surged through him as he grabbed the blue coat, ran down the stairs and out the door after his best friend. Today wasn't going to be a day in after all.

"Are we going to-"

"We're going to Hyak Sno-Park." answered Dave.

"That's so far!" exclaimed John.

The blond turned to look at John, his face showing an obvious 'duh' answer to the others reaction. Yes the place was far from where John was, but that's all to Dave's plan to have a bro day with him.

"That's why we're taking a bus."

"But we need passes too-"

A free hand whipped out of his pocket revealing two daily passes specifically for Hyak Sno-Park, John quieted as he stared at Dave. Dave planned this whole thing out.

"I got this John, don't worry. Think of this as a late Christmas gift."

The blue eyed teen bit his lips as he stared hesitantly at the other, "Alright."

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It was near 2:15 PM once the two friends reached the park, people were still crowding the place even at this time of day. Dave pulled the sled behind him as John followed along jumping like a puppy, what a way to spend a day. Showing their tickets, they were granted to enter the park area.

"C'mon Dave!!" grinned John as he ran up ahead.

A grin crawled on Dave's face as he ran after, almost tripping a few times here and there before reaching the top of the hill with John. The families and friends were enjoying theirselves as they went down the hill, the blond set down his sled properly and motioned for John to get on.

"Are you getting on too?" questioned John.

"Yeah, but you get on first." answered Dave.

With a nod, John got on the sled happily; Dave waited for John to get on and steady before he set a foot on the sled. He pushed the both of them as hard as he could forward before holding onto John's shoulders for support. A scream emitted from John's lips as he held the sled steady while making sure his balance didn't knock the both of them off of the sled.

"AAAAAaaaaHHHH!! d AAAAVEEEE!!"

"WOOOOOOoo!"

Blue and Red flashed down the mountain of white, their speed increasing as they got further down the hill. Cold air nipped at their face and ears as a soft trickle of snow began to fall from the sky.

Once the sled carrying the two boys came to a halt, silence took over the air with uncontrollable laughter soon following fit. John took off his fogged glasses as he tried to calm himself down from laughing so hard; Dave fell onto the floor, face red as it could get as laughing hard started to hurt his torso.

"Why-Why didn't yOU si-Ahahah!" attempted John, "Sit down??"

Giggles and needy breaths were the only things that could be heard from Dave as he tried to reply, the aftermath of the laughter only made the two laugh harder. John sat down in the snow as he couldn't take standing any longer.

"I..." trailed Dave as he finally calmed himself down enough to talk, "That would have...Been boring plus we were already...Already going down so fast I couldn't get down without falling off."

Breathless laughs and giggles emptied out of John as he looked over at Dave, "Let's go again, I'm standing this time."

A smirked replaced Dave's grin as he sat up, snow sticking on his hair and coat.

"If you can stay on."

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4:18 PM

A rush of air dashed down the mountain with two red faced boys, they were grinning and howling with laughter as they reached the bottom of the hill. Dave took in deep breaths of air as John squirmed and laughed as he rolled on the ground.

"We should go home Dave."

"Not without a kiss."

"What??"

Dave was facing John as he got up to look at the other, a playful smile was on the blond's face as he laughed. A small chuckled escaped John's lips shook his head, but he hesitated. A kiss.

Blue eyes stared up at the still laughing Strider. His laugh. When did it become so vivid? So...Twinkly. A kiss, he's done it once before. A kiss is nothing, it's just a kiss, a platonic kiss nothing more nothing less. It'd really catch Dave off guard too, so it'll be like an...Ironic prank..???

Soft noises of John's jacket moving indicated the movement of John himself, he leaned in quickly and planted a kiss onto Dave's red colored cheek. The albino froze and shut himself up as he processed the feel of being kissed.

"There." giggled John, "Now let's go home, you can stay over. I think you left some spare clothes at my place so you don't have to wear the same, probably wet, outfit."

John picked himself up from the ground and shook off the snow that stuck to him; Dave's heart was beating fast, his cheeks burnt hot enough you'd imagine how he didn't get third degree burns, John actually kissed him and he didn't seem bothered by it. It was probably an act, just a face to not alarm him that he pushed John too far.

"Dave? You're going to get sick if you just sit there!"

The sound of John's voice snapped him out of his internal ramble, he got up and grabbed the sled, racing over to John with a smile.

Maybe next year isn't the year after all.