Finally, I give you Chapter Five! I'll be updating this book more often after I finish writing my other story, I promise! Unless if I'm busy, of course. I hope you enjoy!

(Winter's POV)

"Come on, Winter, music class!" Qibli, the sandy-haired, freckled boy who had been my best friend since middle school (not like I'd ever tell him that, though), grabbed my arm and began to drag me down the hallway to my next dreaded class, music. I had no clue on why I had let Qibli talk me into taking music class. Music class. Seriously? What was I supposed to do, sing? I didn't sing. I didn't play instruments, either, though I supposed that I could play the piano if necessary.

"I'm coming, Qibli." I grumbled, shaking his tanned arm off of my pale one. Qibli often teased me about how I must live underground or something, being so pale. He was the weird one. Seriously, who even is that tan? Anyways, I strode past Qibli, my chin tilted up slightly, and Qibli quickly caught up to me, saying, "Winter, no need to act superior. This is music class. We're all learning to play instruments and sing! It'll be awesome. Now come on, we'll be late!"

"Since when do you care about being late?" I grumbled under my breath as Qibli darted ahead and slipped into the classroom. I followed him, pulling my bangs over my eyes and crossing my arms as I stepped in, taking the seat next to Qibli. Around two minutes later, our teacher walked in. Mrs. Orchid, if I remembered correctly.

"Hello, class. Today, I decided to have you all sing. You'll come up one at a time, say your name and the song you'll be singing, and then, well, sing it! No need to care about how you sound, I just want you all to do your best. Now, if you'll come up when I call your name."

Great. That was just my luck. Why was I taking this class again? Right, Qibli. I was a bit busy glancing at the new girl, that pretty one with the black hair and green eyes who had stood up to Morrowseer earlier. "Moonwatcher Galaxy, if you'll come up first, please?" The girl rose up, pushed her hair out of her face, and walked up to the front of the classroom. "Um-Hi, I'm Moon, and I'll be singing Clarity by Zedd ft. Foxes."

"High dive into frozen waves where the past comes back to life

"Fight fear for the selfish pain, it was worth it every time

"Hold still right before we crash 'cause we both know how this ends

"A clock ticks 'til it breaks your glass and I drown in you again"

I listened silently through the entire song, amazed by her voice. She was good. When she finished, Mrs. Orchid looked at her list of students again and I slid down in my chair, trying to be unnoticeable. "Winter Snow?" I groaned softly, shoving my chair backwards and stepping to the front. I frantically tried to think of a song, and the first thing I thought of was Let it Go, but obviously I was not singing that.

Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain
I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days
She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones
It seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone

And I'll be gone, gone tonight
The ground beneath my feet is open wide
The way that I been holding on too tight
With nothing in between

I took a deep breath, before singing the next line, and, after that, the entire song.

The story of my life
I take her home
I drive all night
To keep her warm
And time is frozen
The story of my life
I give her hope
I spend her love
Until she's broke
Inside
The story of my life

Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change
Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cage
I know that in the morning now I'll see us in the light upon a hill
Although I am broken, my heart is untamed, still

And I'll be gone, gone tonight
The fire beneath my feet is burning bright
The way that I've been holding on so tight
With nothing in between

The story of my life
I take her home
I drive all night
To keep her warm
And time is frozen
The story of my life
I give her hope
I spend her love
Until she's broke
Inside
The story of my life

And I been waiting for this time to come around
But baby running after you is like chasing the clouds

The story of my life
I take her home
I drive all night
To keep her warm
And time is frozen
The story of my life
I give her hope
I spend her love
Until she's broke inside

The story of my life

The story of my life
The story of my life
The story of my life

I opened my eyes, not realizing I had closed them. I slid back to my seat, slouching even lower in my chair. I zoned out while the rest of the class sang their songs, but I heard Qibli singing Treat You Better by Shawn Mendes, Kinkajou doing This is Me from The Greatest Showman (and sounding very off-key), and Turtle singing Secrets by OneRepublic. I let out a sigh of relief as Mrs. Orchid dismissed us, and I practically ran out the door and to lunch.

Me and Qibli sat at our normal lunch table, and soon after Turtle joined us, along with Peril. I was always a bit wary towards Peril, but Turtle was friends with her, so I tried not to be overly hostile with her. It worked most of the time. Not always, though. Kinkajou sat down across from me, her tradition pink-and-yellow pigtails bouncing. "Hi, Qibli! Hi, Turtle! Hi, Winter and Peril!" She exclaimed, and I already knew that this was one of her extra-hyper days.

"Hi, Kinkajou. What's all the excitement? We just saw you five minutes ago in music class." Qibli said, grinning.

"Well, I wanted you all to meet my new best friend, Moon! You heard her amazing singing in music class, and she super-awesome! Moon, this is Winter, Qibli, Turtle, and Peril!" Kinkajou said in a rush, and Moon walked up beside her, sitting down, and I could see her blushing under her curtain of hair.

"Welcome to Pyrrhia High, Moon." Qibli said, smiling and elbowing me in the side when I stayed silent.

"Ow! Qibli, stop it! I was getting there. Yes, welcome, Moon," I added, glaring at Qibli.

"Yeah, yeah, sure you were." He retorted. I shook my head, and them my face fell as I saw someone coming towards me. "Winter, what-Oh." Qibli said, noticing the girl walking over, glaring directly at me.

Tall, thin, and frighteningly beautiful, with white hair and blue eyes just like mine, was my twin sister, Icicle. Probably coming to tell me off about hanging out with the 'wrong people' again. I got up, walking the rest of the distance between us and looking at her in the eye. Much to my disappointment, she was still taller then me by and inch, not to mention that she was technically a few minutes older then me. "What do you want, Icicle?"

"Winter, you know that Tundra and Narwhal told you to stop talking to those people. Seriously, you need to come hang out with the people who we're meant to hang out with, not those scruffy ones. We're better than all of them, so we should only talk to people who are actually even a bit worthy of our attention. And I see you looking at that new girl, and let me tell you that Tundra and Narwhal will not be happy to hear about this latest offense of yours. Try to shape up, Winter, and maybe you won't be a complete disappointment." With that, she whirled around and walked off, her long white ponytail swishing as she disappeared into the crowd.

Sighing, I turned, striding back the way I came, grabbing my tray of half-eaten food, and walked away without a word. I dropped my tray off on my way out of the cafeteria, and I was sitting by my locker, brooding silently until my next class, so I wasn't there when the lights were turned off, and all the other drama. The rest of the day went by in a blur, and once I was in the family limousine, with Icicle and my older brother Hailstorm, I slumped backward in my seat, staring at the ceiling and not being interactive for the rest of the day. I pondered over what Icicle had said, about me being a complete disappointment to my family. I knew that Tundra and Narwhal didn't like my friend choices, but that bad? The more I thought about it, the more true it sounded.

And there you are, finally another chapter! Almost 1,500 words, too. I hope you enjoy, and, also, if you go back to the first appearances/info, you'll see that I changed Winter's and Clay's pictures stuff that seems a bit more fitting. Chapter Six hopefully coming soon!

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