"C'MON (Y/N), WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE." Your matesprit's voice calls out.

"It'll be Christmas by the time you're done up there." You boyfriend calls after.

"Yes, yes, I'm coming." You snap.

You grab your hoodie and chuck it on as you descend down the stairs, where the two figures were waiting for you. You were pretty sure they were just being impatient, but you hurry still. You were now tucked in a large hoodie, a pair of jeans and boots.

Today you were going ice skating on the lake outside of town. It hadn't snowed in about two days, so you had all decided that it would be a good idea to go today.

"Okay, let's go!" you cheer.

"WAIT A FUCKING MINUTE," Karkat says, grabbing you be the shoulder, "WHERE'S YOUR SCARF?"

"Eh, it's fi-"

"SO HELP ME IF YOU FINISH THAT SENTENCE I'LL KICK YOUR ASS." Karkat interrupts.

You let out a whine and look over at Dave, who just shrugs, a grin pulling onto his lips. You groan and trudge back up the stairs. You look around your shared room, where clothes were strewn about in your morning rush. Your eyes light up when you see the (colour) sitting atop the desktop. You remove your skates from around your neck. You grab the scarf and wrap it around your neck, running your hand over the (god tier symbol) stitched into the end. You put your skates back around your neck and then you the make your way back down.

"There, happy now." You sigh.

"DAMN STRAIGHT," he replies, "NOW LET'S GO."

You roll your eyes as you follow the short troll out of the house. As soon as you step outside the freezing, icy air hits you. It wasn't as bad as it was a week ago, but it was still pretty damn cold. The ground was still covered in a layer of snow, which was still as crisp and white as it had been the day before. The three of you begin your short journey to the lake.

You jump slightly when you feel something grab your gloved hand. You look down to see another gloved hand grasping yours; you follow the arm up to come face to face with Karkat. You don't say anything, but you smile, grasping his hand tightly. Dave was on the other side of Karkat, holding onto his other hand. You snicker as you watch Karkat's face turn red.

There wasn't any snow falling at the moment, but it was a little windy. You so hoped that you would be blown onto your butt when you got onto the ice. Your hair flicked in front of your face, which irritated you. You push the hair away only for it to return to its original place in front of your eyes.

Once you all reach the lake, you let go of Karkat's hand, who lets out a disappointed sound. You smile as you take a seat on the snow covered bench, you ignored your now wet pants as you quickly slip on your skates and tie them up. By the time you had done so, the other two also had theirs on.

You had skated before, but you weren't very skilled. You shakily step onto the ice and push yourself off. You turn around to watch as Dave got on next, he was better at skating than you. Once Dave skates up to you a smile stretches over your face. You grab his hand and look back over to the edge of the lake where Karkat was still standing.

"C'mon Kar," you call out; "you'll be fine!"

"JUST GIVE ME A GOG DAMN SECOND." Karkat snaps and steps onto the ice.

You and Dave both snort when he lands on his butt. You let go of Dave's hand and skate back towards the fallen troll. You hold out a hand for him to grab, which he reluctantly takes. He nearly falls down once again, but he manages to cling to you. You glance behind you to see that Dave was making his way over to the both of you. Once he reaches you, he takes a hold of one of Karkat's arms.

"Just hold onto us until you get used to it." Dave offers.

Karkat just nods and the three are you are off onto the ice. You and Dave were perfectly fine with helping your matesprit along, since you were sure that he had never gone before.

"Okay, we're going to let you go." Dave explains.

"WHAT, NO, DON'T DO THAT." Karkat replies, sounding panicked.

"It's alright, we'll be right beside you." You comfort.

You let go of Karkat's arm, and you can see him wobbling. Dave was next; he slowly slides away from him. You grin as you watch Karkat stay on his feet, he was definitely having a struggle staying on his feet.

"Now just begin to push yourself forward." You explain, skating beside him.

Slowly but surely, you watch as the male begins to skate off on his own. He looked like a baby trying to walk, and in a sense you guess he kind of was. Getting used to skating was just like learning to walk, gradual, but soon enough you do it like its natural.

"Yay!" you cheer, excited to see that he was doing well.

"HEY, I'M D-" Karkat's celebration is cut short when he accidentally throws himself back a bit too far, ending with him butt first on the ice one again, "DAMMIT!"

You couldn't help but begin to laugh; you clutch your stomach and try to keep yourself steady. You could hear Dave laughing only a few metres away from you.

"I WANT TO GO HOME NOW."

You sigh blissfully as you watch to snow fall outside. You take a sip of your hot chocolate and sit it down on the table in front of you. You jump slightly when something hits you. You look down to see a blanket sitting on your lap. You smile and you lay it across your lap. A moment later Karkat walks in and plops down beside you. He sneaks under the blanket and leans against you.

"You did great today." You smile, running a hand through his dark locks.

Karkat just hums in reply and snuggles closer to you. You chuckle and wrap an arm around his waist, running your hand up and down his back comfortingly.

"Okay, so today is Karkat's choice for a movie," Dave says as he walks into the room, "what do you want to watch?"

You hear a muffled 'Love Actually' come from him. Dave nods before he goes through the DVDs and picks it out, slipping it into the player before sitting on your other side. He pulls you closer to him. Now he was lying against the side of the couch with your back against his chest, Karkat was snuggled into your chest, his eyes on the TV.

'Man I love winter.'