Winter wonderland
The wind howled and blew snow all about them like a wall. The moon was still in the sky but had been blocked out by the snow. Alex could no longer see and had to squint to try and keep the snow from blinding him. His face was numb and he could tell that the snowmobile was burning more gas then usual trying to fight the wind.
"Ah shit it's a white out!" Alex yelled out to Asazi. She was holding onto him tightly and he could feel her shivering. "I think we should stop, or we will end up burning more gas then we need to."
Asazi did not answer; she buried her face into his back trying to stay warm, and nodded her head. The Snowmobile slowed down, and all that could now be heard was the wind. Alex got off and helped Asazi down. Asazi looked at him; he wasn't the same mad she had last seen his hair was much longer and shaggy, stubble masking as a beard was on his face. His body was slumped and his eyes were now two frozen orbs of gray. Asazi realized that Alex was also staring at her with confusion on his face. She quickly stopped and pretended to look at something else.
Alex looked around and saw a snow drift, he ran towards it falling twice in the deep snow. Alex started digging desperately in the snow. Asazi ran beside him and started to help, they tried to move as fast as there unwilling hands would move, they were so cold it was like digging with two lumps on concrete on there hands blindly scrapping at the snow. After a few minutes they had made a small hollow in the snow big enough for just the two of them. They found a tarp and threw it across the front. They parked the snowmobile close by, but at the moment the snow was blowing around to firstly to even try to keep going. Alex and Asazi crammed themselves into the small cavern, but it gave little relief from the snow and wind.
"I'm so cold," Asazi mumbled, "I can't feel my hands."
Asazi was a little frightened when Alex pulled her close to him; she could feel his warm breath on her cheek. His breathing sounded heavy and strained, "If we are going to live through this storm we must share each others warmth," Alex said over the wind.
"I'm just going to go to sleep," Asazi's last few words drifted off in the sound of the blowing wind. But she was quickly jostled out of her sleep by Alex.
"If you go to sleep you might not wake up." Alex yelled.
Asazi nodded her head but still felt very sleepy, the sound of the wind was deafening and the darkness that surrounded them was very intimidating. A soft sound suddenly broke through the wind, after a moment of confusion Asazi realized that it was Alex singing lightly.
"What are you doing?" Asazi asked.
"I thought my horrible singing would be able to keep us up."
Asazi tried to smile but her face was to cold, "I'm happy your here with me," she whispered.
Alex did not respond, Asazi thought that maybe he didn't hear her and was a little relived he didn't. But Alex replied softly, "Why are you happy I'm with you?"
Asazi sighed and lowered her head, "This will sound a little stupid coming from a tuff assassin like me but." she paused for a second, "I just didn't want to die alone."
"Don't speak like that, we will make it through this," Alex said with a strong voice, but his words seemed hollow even to him, and he could tell they didn't bring Asazi any comfort.
They waited for the rest of the night listening to only the sound of the wind; every now and then Alex made sure Asazi was still awake. A few times Alex even caught himself closing his eyes, but tried to focus on something other then the droning wind. He looked around the dark cavern; to try and find something to keep his mind occupied. He could feel Asazi breathing her back pressing against his chest in a constant rhythm. He counted her breaths all night until the sun slowly crept through the holes of the tarp. They got up stiffly and walked towards the snowmobile, they had to dig it out of the snowdrift that surrounded it. Alex tried to start it but the engine had frozen over.
"What a snowmobile froze over? Aren't they meant for outside in the snow hence the word snow in the name," Asazi yelled out. She kicked the snow in frustration.
"These things will freeze over real easy if they are left out in the cold to long, I was hoping that last night would spare it but it seems this place is determined to kill us," Alex replied, trying once more to start it. "Well it was almost out of gas any way so we would not have used it for very long anyway."
The sound of a gun shattered the morning silence, snow flew up behind Alex were a bullet had landed. "What the hell was that?" Alex yelled out.
"Its Koren," Asazi said, holding up her gun towards the direction of the sound, another shot rang out and was right by Alex's foot. He jumped back hitting the hard ground. He ran behind the snowmobile, and Asazi did the same. On the horizon Alex could see Koren with a team of sled dogs, well wolves instead of dogs. He had a shotgun in his hand and was preparing to aim once again, a cruel smile was plastered on his face and he rose the gun. He shot the bullet hit the gas tank of the snowmobile, gas started to poor out of it onto the snow.
"Oh shit!" Alex yelled out, "Get away form the gas, get away from the gas!" he grabbed onto Asazi's hand tightly and pulled her away from the snowmobile. Koren let another shot go just as they ran out form behind the snowmobile. It let a spark go igniting the gas in a blaze of fire, the remaining gas in the tank caught fire and blew up the snowmobile, the sound was deafening as Alex and Asazi ran for there life. Pieces of metal fell down on them like rain; smoke filled the air with a thick haze of black that blinded them. More shots rang out of the darkness, one hit Asazi she yelled out and, fell to the ground in pain, Alex put his body overtop of her desperately trying to shield her from the falling metal. He looked up and saw Koren with a ghost of a smile, walking towards them; he had his barrel level with Alex's head.
"Goodbye Alex man!" he said with a sneer of satisfaction on his face.
"I don't think so!" Alex reach under Asazi and pulled out her gun and let all hell brake loose, blood splattered as the bullet hit Koren in the head staining the ground red. Alex looked down at Asazi she was laying there motionless, he turned her over she was still alive but hardly, He tried to stop the bleeding but it was no use he had to just sit there and watch her life ebb away.
The wind howled and blew snow all about them like a wall. The moon was still in the sky but had been blocked out by the snow. Alex could no longer see and had to squint to try and keep the snow from blinding him. His face was numb and he could tell that the snowmobile was burning more gas then usual trying to fight the wind.
"Ah shit it's a white out!" Alex yelled out to Asazi. She was holding onto him tightly and he could feel her shivering. "I think we should stop, or we will end up burning more gas then we need to."
Asazi did not answer; she buried her face into his back trying to stay warm, and nodded her head. The Snowmobile slowed down, and all that could now be heard was the wind. Alex got off and helped Asazi down. Asazi looked at him; he wasn't the same mad she had last seen his hair was much longer and shaggy, stubble masking as a beard was on his face. His body was slumped and his eyes were now two frozen orbs of gray. Asazi realized that Alex was also staring at her with confusion on his face. She quickly stopped and pretended to look at something else.
Alex looked around and saw a snow drift, he ran towards it falling twice in the deep snow. Alex started digging desperately in the snow. Asazi ran beside him and started to help, they tried to move as fast as there unwilling hands would move, they were so cold it was like digging with two lumps on concrete on there hands blindly scrapping at the snow. After a few minutes they had made a small hollow in the snow big enough for just the two of them. They found a tarp and threw it across the front. They parked the snowmobile close by, but at the moment the snow was blowing around to firstly to even try to keep going. Alex and Asazi crammed themselves into the small cavern, but it gave little relief from the snow and wind.
"I'm so cold," Asazi mumbled, "I can't feel my hands."
Asazi was a little frightened when Alex pulled her close to him; she could feel his warm breath on her cheek. His breathing sounded heavy and strained, "If we are going to live through this storm we must share each others warmth," Alex said over the wind.
"I'm just going to go to sleep," Asazi's last few words drifted off in the sound of the blowing wind. But she was quickly jostled out of her sleep by Alex.
"If you go to sleep you might not wake up." Alex yelled.
Asazi nodded her head but still felt very sleepy, the sound of the wind was deafening and the darkness that surrounded them was very intimidating. A soft sound suddenly broke through the wind, after a moment of confusion Asazi realized that it was Alex singing lightly.
"What are you doing?" Asazi asked.
"I thought my horrible singing would be able to keep us up."
Asazi tried to smile but her face was to cold, "I'm happy your here with me," she whispered.
Alex did not respond, Asazi thought that maybe he didn't hear her and was a little relived he didn't. But Alex replied softly, "Why are you happy I'm with you?"
Asazi sighed and lowered her head, "This will sound a little stupid coming from a tuff assassin like me but." she paused for a second, "I just didn't want to die alone."
"Don't speak like that, we will make it through this," Alex said with a strong voice, but his words seemed hollow even to him, and he could tell they didn't bring Asazi any comfort.
They waited for the rest of the night listening to only the sound of the wind; every now and then Alex made sure Asazi was still awake. A few times Alex even caught himself closing his eyes, but tried to focus on something other then the droning wind. He looked around the dark cavern; to try and find something to keep his mind occupied. He could feel Asazi breathing her back pressing against his chest in a constant rhythm. He counted her breaths all night until the sun slowly crept through the holes of the tarp. They got up stiffly and walked towards the snowmobile, they had to dig it out of the snowdrift that surrounded it. Alex tried to start it but the engine had frozen over.
"What a snowmobile froze over? Aren't they meant for outside in the snow hence the word snow in the name," Asazi yelled out. She kicked the snow in frustration.
"These things will freeze over real easy if they are left out in the cold to long, I was hoping that last night would spare it but it seems this place is determined to kill us," Alex replied, trying once more to start it. "Well it was almost out of gas any way so we would not have used it for very long anyway."
The sound of a gun shattered the morning silence, snow flew up behind Alex were a bullet had landed. "What the hell was that?" Alex yelled out.
"Its Koren," Asazi said, holding up her gun towards the direction of the sound, another shot rang out and was right by Alex's foot. He jumped back hitting the hard ground. He ran behind the snowmobile, and Asazi did the same. On the horizon Alex could see Koren with a team of sled dogs, well wolves instead of dogs. He had a shotgun in his hand and was preparing to aim once again, a cruel smile was plastered on his face and he rose the gun. He shot the bullet hit the gas tank of the snowmobile, gas started to poor out of it onto the snow.
"Oh shit!" Alex yelled out, "Get away form the gas, get away from the gas!" he grabbed onto Asazi's hand tightly and pulled her away from the snowmobile. Koren let another shot go just as they ran out form behind the snowmobile. It let a spark go igniting the gas in a blaze of fire, the remaining gas in the tank caught fire and blew up the snowmobile, the sound was deafening as Alex and Asazi ran for there life. Pieces of metal fell down on them like rain; smoke filled the air with a thick haze of black that blinded them. More shots rang out of the darkness, one hit Asazi she yelled out and, fell to the ground in pain, Alex put his body overtop of her desperately trying to shield her from the falling metal. He looked up and saw Koren with a ghost of a smile, walking towards them; he had his barrel level with Alex's head.
"Goodbye Alex man!" he said with a sneer of satisfaction on his face.
"I don't think so!" Alex reach under Asazi and pulled out her gun and let all hell brake loose, blood splattered as the bullet hit Koren in the head staining the ground red. Alex looked down at Asazi she was laying there motionless, he turned her over she was still alive but hardly, He tried to stop the bleeding but it was no use he had to just sit there and watch her life ebb away.