As the snow falls, the mercury drops, and the stores sell, Carly and Freddie are heating up. 25 Days of Creddie... ends December 25th!

December 1st - First Snow

(Carly POV)

The first of December is already here. It seems like just yesterday I was packing my bag for the start of 10th grade. Now, I'm sitting on this bench outside of school with Freddie, waiting for Spencer to come. It's been kind of awkward between us lately... ever since that dance... and that was 66 days ago. Yeah, I counted. That was one of the moments that lingers in your mind, a moment that will haunt me until I figure my feelings out. Just last week, I just denied one of Freddie's "casual yet desperate" attempts to capture my heart. I began contemplating this situation, then he broke the strange silence between us.

"Hey, it's snowing." I looked up to see that he was right. Pure white flakes were falling gently onto the frozen ground below.

I had to smile, "The first snow of the season. This is something I've looked forward to every year since I could walk. It's so magical, so peaceful."

"I know what you mean. It's like one of those sappy Hallmark movies, only not so ridiculous." That's one of our Christmas traditions. Watching the Hallmark Channel, mocking it, and drinking cocoa on Saturday afternoons.

"When I was little, I dreamed about having my first kiss on a sleigh ride during the first snow. Like a fairytale. Just one of the silly dreams that never about to anything..." To my disappointment, my first kiss was very far from what I wished it could have been. A school picnic. May. The sun was shining. It wasn't the magic I dreamed about.

"Well, you can never give up on your dreams. They could always come true, eventually.." I tried thinking of what he meant, and I could have sworn he leaned a little closer to me, but Spencer pulled up at that moment.

We both pulled out of the trance we were in, picked up our bags, and walked away from that bench.

The bench where the first snowflakes of 2009 fell. Where I felt magic for the first time. The seat that made me think of Freddie in a different light.

(Freddie POV)

I can't believe it's December already. I always look back on the year so far during the holiday season. Boy, it's been a weird one. I'm not a little nerdy kid anymore, and if anything, my crush on Carly has only gotten stronger. I'm not so desperate anymore; I just try to be the best friend I can. Which is why the dance with her was spontaneous, but I won't argue. It was one of the greatest moments of my life. And now here I sit with none other than the love of my life, waiting for a ride home. Well, that's my 2009.

I stared up at the frozen sky, noticing something that excited the child in me, but I wouldn't let Carly know that. I played it cool and talked subtle. "Hey, it's snowing."

She shook her head, as if erasing thoughts, and looked up. Immediately, the corners of her perfect mouth turned up.

"The first snow of the season. This is something I've looked forward to every year since I could walk. It's so magical, so peaceful." So magical. So peaceful. It's true; I feel like all is right with the world when it snows.

"I know what you mean." I was quiet for a second, but then I realize one of our little jokes. "It's like one of those sappy Hallmark movies, only not so ridiculous." Every Saturday in December, I went over to her house with Sam and we watched stupidly romantic Christmas movies. Carly made some secret recipe of hot chocolate and bonbons. Both were insanely delicous.

"When I was little, I dreamed about having my first kiss on a sleigh ride during the first snow. Like a fairytale. Just one of the silly dreams that never about to anything..."

You know, I kind of had a similar dream. I always wanted my first kiss to be perfect, with a girl I felt magic with. I'm such a girl! Oh well, my first kiss ended up being on a fire escape with the "girl" I half-despise. You can't get everything you wish for. But you can still have hope. Hey....

"Well, you can never give up on your dreams. They could always come true, eventually..."

Just another pathetic attempt at getting her to fall in love with me. To no avail.

She smiled. Hey, why not... I got a millimeter closer to her, not wanting to be obvious. Too bad Spencer came rolling in on his new Prius at the exact second I thought she was giving in.

We both pulled out of the trance we were in, picked up our bags, and walked towards him.

The first snow of the season. The second time I got Carly to relax a little. And hopefully, they would lead to more of those moments... Maybe even a relationship.

Instead of waiting until 2010, I decided to make a December Resolution. To get Carly to fall for me. If she didn't, I'd give up, and if she did, well....

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