The tale of the shadow phoenixes

Chapter nineteen.

They went outside to wander around in the snow. Cole watched James deftly pick up some snow, roll it into a ball, pack it together, then throw it. It hit Arianna on the back of her head. “Ow!” She cried. Arianna whirled around and glared at James, who was acting innocent and whistling cheerfully. “Ok James Aragorn Riddle, you wanna play THAT game?!” She asked. Arianna knelt to the ground grabbed some snow and formed it into a ball and hurled it at James. James dodged it. “Ok! It’s on Miss Arianna Black!” The girls teamed up against the boys on one side and the boys teamed up against the girls on the other. Snow balls flew back and forth smacking people as they landed. The teenagers laughed and shouted playfully as they played. Bella sat on the boys’ side watching them with a curious look on her face. Each team was behind a barricade made of snow. Eventually James stood up. He scooped up a armful of snowballs. “Okay boys, I’m going in. Cover me!” James said, running for the girls while hurling snowballs at them. James broke through the girls’ barricade. Arianna and Leah ran from the boys which began assaulting them with snowballs from all sides now that the girls’ barricade was down.

James ran after Arianna. She ran away laughing as she went. Suddenly she stopped at the edge of the hill but James(who was going full speed) accidentally ran into her and they rolled together down the hill. “Are y’all okay?” Leah called once Arianna and James had reached the bottom. Arianna had landed on top of James and for a second they stared into each other’s eyes then they burst out laughing. “I can’t move my legs.” Arianna said. Her legs were underneath James. James grinned then gave an exaggerated sigh. “Fine, I’ll just have to….carry you up the hill!” He picked Arianna up and began marching up the hill while Arianna struggled in his arms. “PUT! ME! DOWN! JAMES! ARAGORN! RIDDLE! RIGHT! NOW!” She said. But James was very muscular and she was unable to escape his arms. Once they reached the top of the hill he plopped her down in the snow. Arianna giggled while James brushed snow off him. “And WHAT is so funny missy?” James asked her in a fake stern tone. Arianna smiled. “You have snow in your hair, so you look like an old man.” James gave a fake gasp. “How dare you?!” Tom, Cole, Leah, and Arianna burst out laughing at James’ appearance. His normal raven black hair had stripes of white in it and his clothes were covered in snow. James scowled at them. “What?!” They continued to laugh unable to stop until finally James joined in.

My next chapter is coming soon!

-SunnyFox57.