solitaire ; multiship

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jon and spencer trudged up the trail, shivering in the cold. it was dark out, and jon was utterly creeped out.

"i'm getting the chills man..." jon muttered. spencer shrugged.

"i can keep you warm."

"no, i mean like, i'm getting creeped out," jon said, glancing around. "it feels really weird being back here after last year..." spencer intertwined his fingers with jon's.

"look, i know it's strange being back after sarah and breezy being gone, but we've gotta do this. for them. for josh," spencer said, smiling sympathetically. jon shrugged and went silent.

-

dallon and brendon waited at the door of them cabin with ashley and melanie. the four were freezing, but the door was locked and they needed josh to unlock it.

"when's ryan getting here? he's okay walking up the trail alone, right?" brendon rambled nervously. "i hope he's warm enough..." ashley rolled her eyes.

"ryan's fine," she exclaimed. "stop acting like a soccer mom." brendon sighed.

"i'm sorry, it's just," brendon paused, "breezy and sarah were really important to him. they were nearly sisters to him... i'm scared this weekend might mot be great for his mental state," brendon muttered. melanie smiled sympathetically.

"i think we're all still grieving breezy and sarah," melanie said, "but this weekend isn't about grieving them. it's about being happy; the way they'd want it to be."

"mel's got a point," dallon spoke up, "we've gotta move on. tonight is about having a good time." brendon smiled faintly.

"yeah."

-

taylor and ryan were racing each other up the trail. ryan nearly tripped over a fallen tree, but managed to save himself at just the right time, keeping him in the lead. the two were mostly racing for the hell of it, but they were still competitive over it.

once they made it to the top of the mountain, taylor decided to "cheat." she grabbed a handful of snow, made a quick snowball, and threw it at ryan's back. ryan stumbled and taylor ran past him, touching the cabin wall and cheering.

"i beat you!" taylor exclaimed, laughing.

"cheater," ryan muttered. taylor laughed.

"fight me." ryan was about to make a witty comeback, but was cut off by brendon engulfing him in a tight hug.

"looks like someone missed me," ryan said, sarcasm laced in his voice. brendon laughed.

"i was worried!" brendon retorted, attempting to defend himself. "i love you a lot, okay?"

"i love you too," ryan replied, kissing brendon softly.

"alright, quit it before this becomes a porn shoot," ashley muttered.

"didn't josh tell us to party like porn stars?" ryan asked, winking.

"what if porn stars are super lowkey?" dallon exclaimed. "maybe they have book clubs and drink tea." the group laughed.

"porn goals," a familiar voice exclaimed. the group turned their heads to see a familiar green-haired girl.

"babe!" taylor exclaimed, practically leaping on jenna in a hug.

"relationship goals," dallon mumbled. tyler had arrived with jenna, but he stayed quiet.

-

"we're almost there," spencer said reassuringly.

"i hope this is the right thing to do..." jon mumbled. "i just want us all to be happy, you know?" spencer nodded.

"everything will be okay," spencer reassured. "breezy and sarah would've wanted this."

the two continued the walk in silence, hopping over logs and stepping through snow.

once they arrived at the cabin, they were greeted by the others.

"where's josh?" spencer questioned. everyone was there except for the red-haired boy. taylor shrugged.

"said he had to go power up the generator and get the boiler set up real quick," jenna explained. spencer nodded. ashley furrowed her eyebrows and stared at something in the distance.

"what's wrong, ash?" ryan asked, nervously glancing to where she was looking.

"didn't josh say we'd be alone this weekend?" ashley muttered.

"yeah... why?" dallon said, sending ashley a worried look. ashley shook her head.

"i thought i saw someone. it was probably nothing."

-

josh pumped his fists in the air when he finally for the power working. the boiler was also running, so he could finally head up to the cabin to see the others.

it'd been a long time since they had all met up like this. things had changed a lot since sarah and breezy's disappearance.

josh began heading up the trail, hugging his jacket tighter around his torso. the cold air was nipping at his skin. he flicked a piece of his bright red hair out of his face.

-

josh finally arrived at the cabin, and everyone was eager to get inside the warmth. he unlocked the door and let everyone inside.

whilst turning the generator on, he turned the heat on so it'd be warm right when the group stepped in. they were thankful of that.