「 ♚ 」The warmth was more than welcome to Natsu and the others as they entered their room, sure the fire dragon slayer was basically his own source of warmth as he his powers revolved around fire, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t feel the cold. Stripping off the layers of clothing now soaked with melted ice in to the laundry, Natsu found a stray shirt and pants near his duffel bag, slipping them on with ease, however unsure if they belonged to Sting or himself but all in all he didn’t care, it wasn’t like the two hadn’t worn each others clothes before.
「 ♚ 」Hot chocolate and marshmallows were a must on days like this, not to mention the fact that there was a fireplace in the room that was practically begging for marshmallows to be seared in it’s flames. Whilst Sting prepared the fire and Lector searched for some marshmallows, Natsu gathered the ingredients and put together four hot chocolates, one of the few things cooking wise he was actually extremely good at as he had his own little tricks and secret ingredients to make it absolutely perfect. Salmon locks scattered across Natsu’s face as Sting asked that he turn the lacrima tv on, grabbing the remote on the kitchen counter and tapping a few buttons on it before the screen above the fireplace flickered to life, throwing the remote to the lounges before picking up the four mugs and placing them on the table as everyone circled around for their own.
「 ♚ 」Natsu’s reaction to the report on tv about Fairy Tail causing havoc only made the dragon slayer beam in absolute amusement, a throaty laugh echoing throughout the room at Sting’s comment. “ If I didn’t see us on lacrima tv even this far away I’d be disappointed honestly! “ Perhaps it wasn’t the best thing to be proud of, but to him if Fairy Tail was causing trouble it meant there was either a ridiculous amount of fun involved or the guild was protecting one another and either he would be more than proud of to
「 ♚ 」After all the marshmallows and mugs were finished the exceeds toddled lazily to their rooms for a nap before their organised snowboarding session in the afternoon, Natsu and Sting sticking to the couch instead of following the two. The pinkette let out a sigh of comfort, relaxing deeper in to couch before he felt defined arms wrap around his waist, pulling him in to the lap of his lover.
「 ♚ 」Another sigh left his lips as he snuggled in to the others embrace, lifting his head a bit to gaze at the other. “ Everything okay? “ He hummed as the others grip tightened on him, Sting’s response giving him the all clear to move his gaze back to the lacrima vision screen that was now on a quieter level of volume as the two began to doze off. It was hard to stay awake wrapped in his boyfriend’s embrace as the other was the equivalent to home to him, just as much as Fairy Tail itself, there was almost nowhere else he felt safer and more comfortable than with Sting Eucliffe. Perhaps that’s why he passed out within five minutes of those last few words shared.
「 ♚ 」As usual it was Natsu to wake up first before Sting, he always thought he was a later riser in the past but he really was nothing compared to the blond, although he was decent enough to let the other continue his slumber for a while longer as he slowly wriggled his way out of the others arms, making his way to the room where the exceeds were beginning to stir. The three discussed where they wanted to go on their planned snowboaring trip today, tugging on their warmest gear as they did, followed by putting together some eggs, bacon, toast and of course some fish for breakfast, Natsu left for the job of waking Sting up as the exceeds dug in to their shares of fish.
❝ Wake up sleepy head! Today’s the day we venture~! ❞
「 ♚ 」Leaning over the head of the couch as he ruffled up the others already messy bed head, managing to eventually wake him as a groan escaped the others lips followed by a yawn. Natsu’s signature grin sparked as the other only laughed and assured that he was about to get ready before he returned to the kitchen to start on his own meal. Although he wasn’t too far in to it before the doorbell echoed throughout the room, raising his head in curiosity as he made his way to the door, unsure as to who could possibly be there as room service wasn’t available here and nor did they do anything to cause any sort of complaints to be filed. The tune sounded once more before the dragon slayer opened the door, greeted by one of the staff members.
❝ Apologies for any interruptions I may have caused. ❞
「 ♚ 」The staff member bowed for a brief moment before Natsu waved to signal he hadn’t. “ But, I would just like to inform you that it would be best to stay in your cabin from this evening onwards as a large storm is heading this way within the next six hours. “ By this point Sting had come out, leaning against the door frame beside him as they asked for more details. “ We haven’t gotten the full information yet but we expect it to be a rather heavy storm with lightning and strong winds. We’ll be sending some supplies to your cabin before the storm gets too bad, also extra wood for fire if the power supply cuts out, for if that happens we also apologize deeply. Thanks you for your understanding. “ The man finished with another bow before continuing to the next cabin as they closed the door.
「 ♚ 」The two made their way back to the kitchen to inform the exceeds of the news, the four still wondering if perhaps it really was the best idea to continue their planned expedition. “ Well, perhaps if we just stay close by and return before the storm actually hits us? “ Natsu suggested, cocking a brow as he looked at the other three before him. “ He said it’ll be here in about six hours, surely we can go out for a last an hour or two, I mean, the sky is pretty fine at the moment as is the wind, we shouldn’t be in too much trouble if we leave when the clouds start getting thicker. “ Shrugging as he glanced out the window where the weather was still mild, eventually the group agreeing to only go out for a few hours as they all were keen for today, not to mention they didn’t want to be cooped up in their cabin all day.
「 ♚ 」Once their satchels were packed, boards set up and gear fixed they made their way out to some nearby slopes, not wanting to stray too far from their cabin as the storm was fresh on their mind, the dark clouds in the far off distance a constant reminder of the havoc they were unknowingly soon to face. After walking for about half an hour the quartet were finally atop of the slopes hanging their bags on a tree that they would retrieve later, the exceeds for now finding comfortable positions on their respected dragon slayer’s boards as the two boys were set and ready to get going. A sly smirk surfaced on Natsu’s features as he eyed Sting with pure cockiness.