It's kind of funny. The first thing I remember is it being dim. Everything was dark and cloudy. I didn't know how I knew those words, or how I knew to do anything at first, but I just kind of did. And, as soon as fought my way out of the brambles and saw the moon all bright and inviting, I knew my name. I was Roselyn Falls. Before I knew it I was swept up into the air, so close to the moon, and then so far away. There was a town of people all wandering around like lost sheep.
I didn't understand, I was so excited. The wind had swept me up, and the leaves had followed. It was the most amazing thing, but none of them seemed to notice me. I ran up to a woman wearing a dress much longer than mine, with a long face. The air was knocked out of my lungs. She passed through me like I was nothing. I was a ghost.
The woman shivered, and jogged away, holding her dress up. The leaves billowed up after her. Was she important?
Another passed through me, and another. I clutched my stomach, and jumped into the air, hoping it the wind would lift me up again. It granted me leverage, but only just above the heads of the people. The night sky was so bright, and wonderful. The stars were bright.
But I couldn't focus on that. My hair swept against my chin. But why my chin? All of the other women below me had such long and beautiful hair. I pulled at mine. It was short and ragged. I could just barely pull it in front of my eyes. It was shocking. The strand were grey, and red, orange, and yellow. It wasn't anything like those other people, but maybe I was just different.
After that I flew away as far as I could from that little town. The green trees changed as I swept past them. They died. I didn't pay attention yet though. I just flew until I was in the middle of nowhere surrounded by evergreens.
The leaves below my feet changed, and turned a strange golden color. Though they were dying, they were so beautiful. I walked slowly, trying not to disturb too many of the plants, up to one of the pines. Carefully, I reached a hand out to gently touch a finger to one of the needles.
"Hey!" A voice yelled from above. I almost fell back, in a panic. Someone could see me? He, for the voice was male, could see me? "You know," the voice was closer now, but still above, "You should leave a few things alive, uncolored. You see, when the snow falls, there's got to be something other than bare branches for it to lie on."
"Who are you?!" My voice almost cracked with joy. The tears were practically welling up in my eyes. "How can you see me?" I whispered.
"Well, I guess I'm kind of like you. But you're new around here, aren't you?" He sounded young, like me. How old was I? The trees creaked as he hopped from branch to branch, getting closer and closer. I trembled as a cold breeze flew over.
"Who are you?"
"You probably don't know."
"You don't know who I am either." I heard someone drop to the ground behind me. "Answer my question." I said after a moment.
"Eh."
I finally turned, scared that this would be a trick. I was being deceived by my own mind. No one was behind me, just a figure of my own lost, twisted imagination. But there was someone there. He looked no older than me with the palest skin, and icy eyes half hidden by a blue hood. The second thing I noticed was his lack of shoes. I took a moment to look down at my own feet. There were brownish bindings running the length of my leg, from my thigh down to coil around my toes. I shoeless as well.
"What do you…who am I?"
"I don't know." He shrugged.
"You're helpful. What do you do? Control winter?"
"Do you control autumn?"
"I don't know. I just…just woke up in brambles, and there was a town, but no one could see me, and-"
"Don't worry about it. None of them would be able to see me either. So you just woke up, huh? I remember when I did. That was almost a hundred and twenty years ago though."
"You're a hundred and twenty years old?"
"Yeah, I guess so. The time kind of flies by. Heh, the Tooth Fairy, Bunny, Sandy- they're all older than me."
"Am I…ageless then too?"
"Sure, I don't meet too many people like myself, but I've heard most of us last pretty long. But listen, I was just passing through." He nervously backed away, glancing around at the frost forming on my leaves, and the snow that had started to slowly drift down. "I've got to go. This isn't my time, it's yours now."
He flew back into the wind with such ease, and left me. I wasn't alone. Well, I guess I literally was, but that wasn't what I paying any attention to then.
I looked at the pine tree once more, and stepped away. I could leave those ones full of life for him, whoever he was. But, not too concerned about the rest of the trees, I stepped through the forest, painting the rest of the leaves and the trees in pretty colors. They were dying, but it was so pretty, I couldn't help but paint almost everything.
But then what was the point of my sword?
Yeah, so, this was the prologue, and obviously Jack Frost made his little cameo. The rest will take place about 150 years in the future so about 5 years after the movie and will be about Roe. Since I was little I've always had this idea in my head about a spirits for different seasons because...I don't know because. And when RoTG came out, I was like 'Hey! There should be a spirit for Autumn/Fall!' And I guess I made a cute little story as to why evergreens stay green forever! Don't forget to review, favorite, or follow whatever you like! :)