It had been one of Alex's many visits to Ivan and his family to inform them on any updates on Dika, she was just about to leave when...

"You really shouldn't go." Toris spoke up.

"Da, Toris is right," Ivan told the young French girl. "There's a huge storm coming, we wouldn't want you to get stuck in the middle of it."

Alex considered the storm for a moment, before shrugging. "How bad can it be?"

"Very bad," Natalia said. "I nearly froze to death when I was stuck in a storm. And for someone who's not used to article temperatures, it'd be even worse."

Alex sighed, looking out the window. It was already a blizzard out there. She looked back at her friends family.

"I wouldn't want to intrude..."

"You wouldn't be," Eduard assured her. "You come over so often that you're practically part of the family. So don't look at it as intruding, just look at it as staying your second family."

Alex blinked a little. She didn't think that they thought that highly of her. The French girl smiled a little.

"Well, alright than," She said.