Ant shivered in his thin jacket, rubbing his arms to try to generate warmth. Sparklez looked at his companion worriedly. The two have wandered quite a distance from home. It was winter, which only made ice biomes even more freezing. The land around them covered entirely in snow, with the occasional sheep walking around, their thick coats protecting them from the winter's breeze. Silently, he walked up to the other Minecrafter and placed an arm around his shoulders. "Ant, are you okay?" he asked.

AntVenom jumps slightly at the contact, quickly shaking off the others hand. "I'm fine." He replied with confidence, even though, in reality, he was trying to keep his teeth from chattering. His legs trembled slightly from the cold as he continued to walk on. "Why did we even come out here again?"

"Well, because nobody has a sufficient amount of nether-rack, and that our housed serves as really, really poor fire wood." Sparklez said. He was still his usual causal and care-free self.

"Hmph." was Ant's only come back; mind too clouded from being exposed to the viscous winter air for so long to think up anything snarky. Sparklez shrugged, but it wasn't like Ant could see him anyways, as the other wasn't even looking at him. "Seriously, we need to go to The Nether and mine more nether-rack. Unless we want to do this every single winter." he joked.

Ant cringed at the idea, as summer was the season he was best in and he couldn't stand the cold, he grunted in annoyance, "If we're looking for nether-rack, wouldn't we need to be underground to get the obsidian? Anyways, it's getting dark; let's just get some wood to get us through to the next day and think about it tomorrow." It took every nerve in his body not to be visibly shaking by this point. He tried to take out his iron axe from his pack, but that proved to be a fruitless attempt, at best. Because he couldn't move his fingers too well, the axe hit the snow with a thud, which Ant cursed to himself for.

Sparklez' eyes narrowed at that. "Alright, new plan. Let's make sure that none of us gets our fingers frozen off before we do anything else." Sparklez said as he knelt down to pick up the axe that was dropped by the other Minecrafter. As he turned around to give Ant his axe back, his eyes widened. "Holy shit. Ant, your skin is unnaturally pale."

Even though his fingers were numb, Ant took the ax back and gripped it tightly, determined to not let it fall again. "What do you mean by that?" I f...feel fine!" 'Dammit' He swore in his mind; he'd been keeping that under control, too!

Sparklez reached over and grabbed the hand of the other that wasn't wasn't holding the axe. He felt himself shiver lightly knowing how cold the other's hand was compared to his. "You definitely don't feel 'fine' to me. Shit, Ant, how long have your fingers been frozen?"

"S' not i-important..." Ant mumbled, and tried weakly to pull his hand out of the other man's stronger grip. "I've g-gotten used to it, it doesn't matter... L-let me go so we can get wood!" His voice was still quiet, and he wouldn't look the other in the eye, but he tried to keep the confidence in his voice.

Sparklez only frowned. "You don't need to have your fingers frozen off and then explain to either Cave or Skit why a few of your fingers were missing." He said, but then looked up when he noticed that the snow seemed to be falling at an alarming rate, and that the wind had tremendously picked up. "Shit, Ant, I think there's going to be a snow storm. We're going to have to find shelter first. Then we can continue our argument."

The idea of coming home to the boys with missing fingers unsettled him, but he didn't want to tell Sparklez he believed that he was right. That would only increase his already inflated ego or something. He nodded in agreement and began to search the area for a shelter. "Do you s-see anything?" The sky was definitely getting darker, and the snowfall stronger.

Sparklez looked around, though the snow was making it hard to see. The lack of light wasn't helping either. It was a while before he noticed a snow-covered mountain, thanks to a few black sheep that were on it. He lightly tugged Ant by his hand. "Let's head this way. Maybe we can mine into the wall and wait until the storm had passed."

Ant nodded again, but visibility was becoming worse by the minute. "Can you lead th-the way? I don't know where we're g-going..." he put his axe back into his pack and replaced it with a diamond sword, in case they ran happened to run into any villainous creatures along the way.

Sparklez placed a hand on Ant's. "Don't stress yourself out. You can barely even hold an ax. I'll hold onto it for now, but I'll give it back to you later." he said, before lightly taking the sword from him. Then his other arm wrapped around the other's shoulder, and began walking towards where he'd seen the mountain.

"B-But I can..." Even though he was freezing, his face instantly turned red when the arm went around him. Because of the instant blood flow to his face, his feet almost gave out under him, making him trip up slightly. He shook it off as quickly as he could, ready to blame it on a fallen branch or something similar if questioned. He tried to move quickly so that they would be able to make it to their destination before things got too bad.

Sparklez sighed inwardly. Things were bad before, but now the two of them were going to be trapped in a snow storm for Notch knows how long. He just hoped that when the two of them made it back to their separate residences, they wouldn't be assaulted by questions from their friends. With that thought in mind, he quickly guided them towards the mountain. As the two eventually got closer, a large cave at the side of the mountain was seen.

Ant squinted slightly through the snow as he tried in vain to keep his muscles from spazzing out. "I-is that what you s-saw, Sparklez? If we b-block off at least some of the e-entrance, do you think it will be good enough for the n-night?"

Sparklez's grip on the other Minecrafter tightened. "Yeah, it's going to be okay. The storm will pass the next morning, I'm sure." He wasn't. But he was trying to reassure the other Minecrafter so that he wouldn't freak out, since their situation was pretty dire.

Ant nodded again, as it was really the only thing he could do anymore. They'd been walking around quite a bit before all of this had started, not to mention the cold had seeped a lot of his energy out of him, so he was very tired by this point. He tried to remain strong and keep pushing on, but his head unconsciously began to droop onto the taller man's shoulder. The body part was becoming too heavy for him to hold up, but still he trudged on with the other, unaware of where his mind was resting.

Sparklez tried his best to hold the other up. The cold sure had done a number to him. "Ant, we're almost there, we'll be fine." He said. After a long while, the two found themselves at the entrance of the cave. Yet the strong winds made it so that he was trying hard not to be blown over, and at the same time support the other Minecrafter. As he stepped at the entrance of the cave, he did his best to see if there were any monsters inside, before leading the two deeper into the cave when he was sure that he did not hear or see one.

Ant felt as though a weight had been lifted from his being once the direct winds and cold had gone away and they were in the cave, but he was still colder then cold. He did his best to walk on his own, to not be such a burden to the other, but his body wanted to shrink up on itself for warmth. With extremely trembling hands, he reached into his pack and brought out sticks and coal, and tried his best to give them to the other man. "T-t-torch..." He did his best, but words wouldn't come out.

Sparklez nodded, quickly making a few torches from the supplies that the other Minecrafter had just given him. Placing the torches onto the walls of the cave, the whole place was effectively lit up. He hadn't notice this before, but the torches also seem to emit a fair amount of warmth. Looking around, he was a bit relived to see that the cave wasn't as big as it appeared to be. It was just a huge hole that was in the side of the mountain, and not an entire cave system. This was good; it meant that the two wouldn't have to deal with any monsters while inside.

Ant looked around once to gather his surroundings before going to the wall furthest away from the entrance and collapsing against it. His arms circled around his bent knees, huddling himself into a little ball on the ground. The torches were warm, but he was still frozen. Trying to focus on the other man, he attempted to speak his concerns. "I-I-I... think-k... Hypoth-thermia-a..." He shivered and rubbed his arms again.

Sparklez quickly blocked off the entrance with cobblestone, yet not entirely so that the two would still be able to breathe. He quickly made his way to the other Minecrafter when he heard that the other had uttered something not quite audible to him. As he knelt down beside to other Minecrafter, he noticed how much the other was visibly shaking. He placed a hand on the other's back. Shit, they should have really killed some of those sheep when the two had the chance to do so.

Ant gasped quietly in a desperate attempt to try and force enough air into his lungs,which felt tight. This was becoming annoying to him, not to mention painful. Carefully, even though his body was freaking out, he looked at the other's face. He knew it had to be done, but he couldn't bring himself to ask. Not only would he feel like he degraded himself, but Sparklez probably would hang it over his head forever. "S-Sparkl..."

He tensed when he heard the other spoke his name. "Ant... what is it?" he asked softly. Seeing as the other was freezing to death.

Ant sighed, and tried to control his voice, "We n-need to share heat-t..."

Sparklez blinked at the other's words. For a while, he couldn't really say anything, but he quickly realized that the other was probably right, as there wasn't really any other way in keep the other warm besides... Sparklez grinned. "So... you want to cuddle for the night?" he asked teasingly.

Ant growled as best he could, but he couldn't help the blush that crossed his cheeks at the words. "I-I don't have a choice, i-idiot! If I don't I-I'll probably die..."

Sparklez just placed one hand on the other's cheek, quite used to the other's snappy attitudes. "Ant... there's no need to get all mad about it, I was just saying. We don't have to do so if you don't want to..." he said, but he made sure each word he said was directed at the other's face and neck.

Ant sighed again, eyes trained on the ground as he tried to stop shivering. "Y-you don't have to make a joke out of i-it..." He tried to get out of his curled up position, but his body was sore and this was the only way he could think of staying warm solo-style. His eyes drifted slowly back to the other Minecrafter's, and he swallowed his pride with a helpless look, still shaking.

"Shh. It's okay." Sparklez cooed, leaning in to embrace the shaking Minecrafter. One hand placed on his back while his other arm wrapped around the other's waist. He smiled when as he rested his chin on the other's head. "You poor thing."

Ant growled again and squirmed slightly, not liking the close contact. However, he didn't move away; the warmth the other was giving off was to inviting, and he unwillingly snuggled closer. Slowly, the shivers became to cease, and all that was left was a tired feeling. "I don't... Need your pity... idiot..." He yawned and tried to rub the sleep from one eye like a child.

Sparklez just sighed, the hand that was on the other's back now placed behind his head, the finger's twirling the black locks as he breathed in the other's scent. "You're tired." was all that he said.

"Thank you for the... information... Captain Obvious." he mumbled in a fairly monotonous voice. He closed his eyes, but was still conscious, even if it was only for a bit. Right before he drifted off, he threw his pride out the window again, whispering 'Thank you' before being as good as knocked out.

Sparklez still held the other Minecrafter as he fell asleep. He briefly glanced around, still slightly wary of their current surroundings even though it was quite concealed, before closing his eyes and allowing his mind to rest for the time being. The two of them will have to spend the night here until the storm passed before attempting to leave the snow biome.