Icebound {an Asa Butterfield x Reader Fanfiction}

11

Christmas morning was a lot of fun. Just like the movies, we woke up somewhat early to watch the sun rise, but eventually fell asleep. We followed through the normal traditions of stockings, gifts, and my favorite part-breakfast.

Growing up, Tom's mother, Melody, was a chef. My educated guess is that he learned all oof his talented was in culinary were taught by his mother. Breakfast, of course, was absolutely lovely. But my favorite dish was his pancakes. Good Lord.. Don't get me started on his orange juice!

I got a lot of gift cards, as no one really knew my style or interests yet, but I was perfectly okay with it. Along with money and small things, it was really nice. In the end though, I did feel a little bad. Growing up, I was never spoiled, and this sure felt new. But Kai told me not to worry about it. Little did she know, I always would feel slightly guilty.

Though the day was absolutely amazing and full of love, something was missing, and I knew exactly what. Or rather, who.

But today, he'd be busy packing, checking things off, mailing things overseas, and so much more. If I even thought that I wanted to see him, I'd just have to remember the moments we'd had previously, and soak in the night before. And if that didn't work, all I needed to do was look down at my wrist and see that beautiful gift, and all would be okay.

Right?

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After settling down by the recently lit fire in the living room, I decided I wanted to watch some movies. My uncle had made the best Nutella hot chocolate, and I was pretty cozy. Adrian was in his room, putting in his Steam codes to buy more games. Kai and Tom were on the phone with their not-so-immediate families and in-laws, so I had some time to myself to lounge around on the couch and sit in the beautiful lights and warmth.

Outside, many inches of snow piled up on the streets. The sun was setting, or so it seemed by the time. The clouds precipitating snow hadn't gone away or slowed down in what seemed like days. It was kind of worrying.

By the time my second movie was coming to an end, my toes started to get cold. Though I was in pajama pants and an old t-shirt, I wanted to put on some fuzzy socks. As I did so, my phone buzzed. It was an alert from The Weather Channel app, telling me that there was a powerful snow front, and it was coming fast. Possibly even a blizzard. I continued to scroll through the page, my eyes skimming over every word. There would be many road blocks over my area, which meant Kai and Tom would be off on weather days. Further through the article, what i read gave me mixed emotions.

"All flights for the (presumed) next week are cancelled..."

My eyes lit up. Was this good? Could I see Asa for a bit longer? Could he make it to America on time to start training? Questions filled my head and I rambled to myself silently. I decided to text him, just to check up.

'Hey, you. I guess you heard the news?' I typed. Almost immediately, I saw three grey dots in a bubble, signalling that he was typing.

'Yup, and I'm quite mixed up about it. Why is life so frustrating? D:,' he replied. I giggled at his emoticon. He was probably definitely ore stressed about the situation than myself, but I still worried for him.

'Sorry, Ace.. So what's your plan?' I asked. I didn't want to be nosy, but I did want to know how my best friend was doing. It took him a hot second to reply.

'I have a jet scheduled for January second. I'll get to be home for New Year's, so.. Yay! :D,' I smiled even wider. How cool! 'Maybe we can hang out?'

'I'm free whenever you are.' I replied simply. Inside, I was so happy! I texted Kai if I could have him over, and her answer was yes. She and the boys would be going to see Melody, and I wasn't required to go. It'd just be awkward for all of us, you know?

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Eventually, Asa and I decided to hang out at my place. We weren't sure what we wanted to do, but we knew we wanted to see each other. I figured we could just binge some Orange is the New Black and eat junk food. He wasn't celebrating much today, as he did last night. But of course, his plans were cancelled, and he was here with me.

Soon, he knocked on the door, ringing the doorbell, and laughing obnoxiously. I rolled my eyes, and opened it.

"You're lucky you're cute," I mumbled.

"Hm?" He questioned.

"Nothing, dork," I laughed, and fixed a stray hair on his forehead. He gave me a weird look, but smiled it off. "What?" I asked. "It was bothering me."

Sat on the couch, I brought out some strawberries, Nutella, and a refill of hot chocolate for the both of us. We were both pretty much sluts for strawberries.. Regarding that, we began the marathon, curled on on the couch, just enjoying each other.

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