So, defiantly more chapters to come for this story, Critiquing is much appreciated, stay lovely ;)
Jamie sat alone against an oak tree who's leaves were beginning to wither from its branches as they always did around early November. The chilly air blew around him, causing his eyes to burn even more. As he finally stopped trying to hold out, the streams of cold tears began to trickle down his face. He cried at the loss of yet another friend, this time it was one of his closest, Pippa, a girl who was slowly growing into a beautiful young woman, and felt that Jamie's belief in the guardians had grown to be something of fantasy that kept him from ever really growing up. "Jamie, you need to stop living in a dreamland." She had told him sternly, "How can you expect anyone to listen to you when all that you ever talk about are childhood legends who no one can see but you?" The words tore Jamie to pieces as his closest friend had turned to walk away, leaving him in the cold, alone with a broken heart.
Jamie quickly tried to compose himself as he heard the sound of someone coming, but couldn't see where the noises were coming from. He wiped the tears from his eyes and looked around suspiciously waiting for the passerby to walk away. He waited quietly for a moment, and just when he was about to dismiss the noises as a squirrel or the wind, a giant ball of snow fell from above, landing right on top of Jamie's head, covering him in snow. He jumped up and his eyes shot up into the tree above him. There he saw the one being on earth that he really cared to see at the moment.
"Jack!" Jamie cried out, as the white-haired boy leaped from the branch he was standing on and landed gracefully on the ground.
"Hey kiddo." Jack said playfully, barley finishing his sentence before Jamie nearly knocked him to the ground with a big hug. Jack laughed and wrapped his arms around the boy who was now equal to him in height, but had broader shoulders and larger biceps, Jamie had grown into his body exceptionally well at sixteen years old. As Jack pulled away a bit to look at Jamie's face, he saw something that he didn't see often, but he knew all to well; hurt.
"Jamie, whats wrong?" Jack asked, his joyful expression turning to one of concern. Jamie looked away, trying to the devastation in his face. "It's nothing." He said unconvincingly, "I just haven't had a very good day." He admitted after a moment. Jack had a good guess about what had happened. Though he didn't like admitting it to himself, Jamie was growing increasingly unpopular due to his continuing belief in the guardians which most teenagers found strange. Even the few who had helped the guardians to defeat Pitch seemed to have forgotten about their existence. Jamie, however, still kept his belief strong, and his light shined brighter on North's globe than most of the younger children of the world.
"C'mon, tell me what happened." He said with a reassuring smile as he sat Jamie back on the ground. Jamie sighed, "I lost another friend today." He said, affirming Jack's suspicions, "They all think I'm crazy, Jack, for still believing in you, in all of the guardians. They stopped seeing you when we're together, so I just look like a crazy person talking and laughing to myself… They all think I need to grow up." Jack looked away, not being able to help blaming himself for coming to see Jamie as often as he did. "Jamie… If you want me to-" Jack started to say, before being cut off, "No. There's nothing I want you to do." He said sternly, "I want you around forever. If you left, I still wouldn't be able to forget about you. I know it, Jack. I know that you and all the other guardians think that one day I'll stop believing, but I'm sure that I won't. There's a part of me that I just don't think will ever die."
Jack had a feeling that Jamie may be right. He had already surpassed the age at which most kids stopped believing, and even the other guardians, who didn't know Jamie anywhere near the level that Jack did, felt there was something very different about Jamie from the other older kids who still believed. North had even started referring to him as "The Brightest Light", referencing Jamie's spot on the globe. "Jamie… I'm just… so sorry." Jack murmured after a moment of deep thought.
"Don't be, Jack." Jamie replied, "You're a better friend than I could ever hope for. Even when everyone around me doesn't understand, you're always there to cheer me up." Jack blushed, and remembered all of the times that he was able to lift Jamie's spirits with an unexpected snow day or simply listening to what he had to say, something that had become a rarity to Jamie.
Jack stood up and held his hand out to Jamie, "C'mon then," He said lightheartedly, "We've got some cheering up to do." Jack smirked, and Jamie gave him a half-smile before taking the hand offered to him. Almost immediately, Jack sprung up into the air, with Jamie holding onto him for dear life. Jack flew gracefully through the air, creating beautiful arrays of colorful ice and puffs of snow that made Jamie's eyes glisten, forgetting about the heartache that he felt only moments ago. Jack quickly turned the chilly scenery of the clearing in the woods into a beautiful wonderland of snow and ice that always caused Jamie amazement no matter how many times Jack did it. Jamie's giggles made Jack feel better about his own fears of isolating Jamie from the rest the world. Jack finished with a large wave of snow in the air that closely resembled the northern lights in the now setting sun, before returning the both of them back to earth.
Jamie laughed and gave Jack another hug, "Thank you, Jack." He said with a big smile, before pulling away from him. Jamie looked into Jack's eyes, and Jack's brow furrowed, trying to decipher what his expression meant. In that moment, Jamie felt slightly overcome with a strong feeling towards Jack that he couldn't put his finger on. Without thinking, Jamie leaned in and put his lips on Jack's, being exhilarated by the chilly feeling that came over him. Jack's face stayed in the same confused position that it was in before. Jamie stayed like that for just long enough that the kiss couldn't be considered a peck, but pulled away before Jack could figure out exactly what was happening. The two stared at each other for a moment, Jack's eyes growing wider, and Jamie gaining a look of concern as he realized what he had done.
"S-Sorry." Jamie murmured, trying to say something to fill the air besides pure awkwardness, "I was just…just caught up in the moment…" He now barely whispered before turning around to walk away as quickly as possible back in the direction of his house, leaving Jack alone for the realizations about what had really just happened to sink in.
Everything in Jack's conscience was screaming for him to dart after Jamie, but he simply couldn't bring his legs to move.
JACK DO SOMETHING! Haha, watch out for the next chapter soon.