You're Not Alone

Wintery Soul

(Jen's POV)

"Wake up, kiddo." I heard Austin coo softly. "You're gonna wanna see this."

I woke up and stretched. The guys spirit's had been down due to the cancellation of a show (thanks to the interview which put us behind schedule), but for some reason, they all seemed exited and upbeat.

"No one tell her!" Aaron said excitedly.

"Tell me what?" I asked, still half asleep.

The guys burst out into a fit of giggles. I rolled my eyes.

I turned around, and faced them. They were all dressed in several layers of clothes.

"What's going on?" I said, barely able to suppress a smile.

"Figure it out, kid." Tino said jokingly.

I scanned over the guys a second time, trying to piece everything together.

I looked out a window, and suddenly everything made sense.

Mountains were covered in a white blanket, the ground as well. Flecks of snow drifted from the sky, softly landing on the windows.

I felt like a kid at a birthday party, giggling uncontrollably.

But my heart tumbled. I had no winter clothes.

"I know what you're thinking. Close your eyes." Austin said chuckling.

I did as I was told, and felt him take my hand in his.

I felt him lead me into the back room of the bus, the others following closely behind.

"Open."

I opened my eyes slowly, and my heart fluttered.

The room was covered in clothes. Dresses, shoes, boots, jeans, blouses, t-shirts, sweaters, hats, jackets, shorts, skirts, gloves, and a thick, winter coat. You name it, it was there.

"You didn't have much, even after we bought you some stuff, so we figured that we'd help you out." Austin explained.

"You guys didn't have to." I said softly, grinning from ear to ear.

"We kinda did. You had almost nothing. And we only bought you , like, two outfits a few days ago." Phil joked.

I gave a nervous laugh.

"Get dressed so we can PLAY!" Alan yelled.

I smirked. He reminded me of a three year old.

I pulled on a thick sweater, jeans, fuzzy socks, boots, a beanie and a pair of gloves.

I giggled to myself. I was never allowed to play in the snow. I was pretty much deprived of a childhood. But I decided that this was the next best thing.

I stepped off the bus, and a wave a cold hit me. Flecks of snow landed in my hair, snowflakes landing and melting on my still warm cheeks.

Aaron rushed over to me.

"Stick out your tongue and see if you can catch any snowflakes." He suggested.

I did as he told, my tongue slightly scraping my silver braces. Not long after, I felt a spot of cold on my tongue, which quickly dissolved into water. Aaron giggled like a girl.

Suddenly, I felt something hit the side of my face. A snowball. The pieces of ice that still clung to my cheek melted into small puddles of freezing water. I whipped my head in the direction of the snowball, to see Tino and Phil chuckling.