Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Angel's Gift ❯ Chapter 16

Angel's Gift Part Fifteen

Roma looked out of the shop window curiously. It had been a fairly quiet day, some of the others scattered around the bookstore reading or talking softly. Quietly she noted, "It appears water is coming down from the sky in an frozen form."

"It's snowing," Marilyn laughed, running outside. The blue haired young woman stretched her arms out and turned, the flakes swirling around her body and melting as they touched her cheeks.

"I've never quite understood organic lifeform's fascination with frozen crystals of water," Roma admitted, watching Marilyn play as the snow began to come down harder.

"And I'm not sure I can explain it," Kat came up beside her, her long brown hair flowing down her back in it's usual braid.

Roma's cheeks reddened, her short red-gold hair falling into golden eyes. She hadn't heard Kat approach, looking over at her to ask, "Could you try?"

Kat chuckled softly. A bit of brown hair had escaped her neat braid, falling down into her face as she softly said, "A scientist would probably say that it's just our bodies reaction to the sudden cold or something. But personally, I just think we've had fun out in the snow since we were kids and it gets to be a habit."

"I like your explanation better," Roma said softly.

"Isn't that interesting," Jenna noted from where she was sitting by Allison at the desk. Her black hair flowed around her as she turned to Allison, "What do you think?"

Allison pushed her mop of short, sandy brown hair back from her face as she asked, "You don't think that they're.."

"I don't know," Jenna admitted, "but they sure are cute together."

Allison had to smile, "Maybe so." Jenna laid her hand over Allison's, and she gently slipped her fingers into the other woman's.

"Hey boss!" Kat called from the front, "It looks like the snow's picking up. Do you want to stay open, or close up early?"

Allison and Jenna walked out to the front window, looking out to where the snow was indeed swirling down much more heavily. Marilyn was out there trying to collect enough of the snow to make a snowball, a bit of white clinging to her blue hair.

"The first snow of the year?" Allison chuckled softly. "I kind of doubt anyone will be in, honestly," she said.

"Then let's go home," Jenna smiled, "we can play in the snow."

Not that far away from them Milly put the phone down and reported, "They're coming home early, because of the snow."

"Wimps," Amara murmured, standing by the window to gaze out at the balcony, already covered by a few centimeters of snow.

Milly gave the black haired bounty hunter a fierce little scowl, "And why did you have to move in with us again?"

"Because Jenna asked me to," Amara said with a little smile, "probably so that she can keep an better eye on me."

"Well, yes," Milly admitted, the redhead's tail lashing.

"So are you going to start making up dinner early?" Amara asked her loudly, trying to get all of the cat-girl's attention.

"I haven't decided," Milly admitted thoughtfully, then her eyes went very wide. "EEAOW!" she cried out in alarm as something both cold and wet was dumped down her back! The girl did a little dance trying to get it out, then once she managed it she turned to shoot a glare at the woman who had been standing behind her.

"Thanks," Sharin gave Amara a smile, the tall blonde looking very pleased with herself.

"Why.. you.." Milly advanced on Sharin, the hair on her tail and cat-ears standing straight up, a fire growing in her green eyes.

"You're gonna regret that," Amara noted.

Sharin backed away from the clearly furious Milly, "Maybe, but it sure was fun." With that, she turned tail and ran, Milly right behind her.

"I hate wet!" Milly growled as she tried to catch up with her,

The two women bounded out the apartment door out into the hallway, then they all but flew down the flight of stairs. Sharin opened up the side door outside, running out into nearly a foot of fluffy snow covering the ground. She slowed, Sharin realizing that she'd lost track of Milly.

"Now where did she get to..." Sharin murmured to herself softly, the blonde warrior looking around her nervously.

"Banzai!"

".. oh,no." Sharin muttered.

Pounce! Milly sent both of them crashing to the ground into the snow, struggling together as they rolled in the whiteness. "Got you," Milly rolled them again, the cat-girl atop Sharin. "Now who's cold and wet," she gloated.

"You're cute when you're being evil," Sharin smirked.

"What?" Milly blinked.

Before the cat-girl could even react Sharin lifted herself up slightly, gently pressing her lips to the startled maid. While the girl was stunned, she grabbed yet another handful of snow and dumped it on the back of her neck.

"Yahhh!" Milly screamed again.

"Is it me, or is your maid trying to murder Sharin?" Roma noted calmly as the group walked up the street towards the building.

"Looks like it," Jenna sighed.

"Should I go try to break them up?" Allison offered gallantly.

"Oh, no," Kat shook her head. She had a standing invitation to have dinner with them, and today she had decided to take them up on it. "Not only does Milly look pissed, but it looks like another fighter has entered the fray," she pointed.

Pow! Pow! Two snowballs aimed with pinpoint precision sent both women falling to the ground. Amara grinned as both women rose with murderous looks, bouncing another snowball in her hand, "I just couldn't resist."

Sharin and Milly exchanged a long look, instantly deciding to make the interloper pay. They charged, Amara bolting away as soon as she saw them coming. Still, she wasn't quite fast enough and both women slammed her into the snow.

"You know, I'm almost tempted to join in," Allison muttered as Amara was forced onto her back, cold snow being rubbed on her belly.

"Bwa-ha ha ha!" Amara wiggled about weakly, "No, stop!"

Jenna shook her head, "I wouldn't get in their way."

Kat, Roma and Marilyn looked at each other, then all three women nodded at the same time. "Let's get 'em," Kat grinned, and they all quickly began to make up snowballs, building up their own little piles of snow ammunition.

"We'd better get clear," Allison quickly grabbed Jenna by the arm, the two laughing as they ran for cover nearby.

"Incoming," Amara barely managed to wheeze out just before the first salvo of snowballs descended on them all.

"Ack!" Sharin wiped snow from her face.

"Ooh, they're gonna pay for that," Milly bundled up some more snow while she glared over at Kat and the others.

"Shall we?" Amara dusted herself off, packing snow into a tight little ball.

"Lets," Sharin agreed, and pretty soon a snowball war was begun.

"You're surprisingly warm," Jenna murmured as they sat together on the stairs to the front door, Allison's arm protectively around her shoulders.

"So are you," Allison pulled her closer. "How long do you think it'll take them to decide to quit?" she asked softly.

Jenna chuckled, "They'll get tired eventually."

To be continued....