A/N : After watching Rise of the Guardians, I was inspired to write a story about Jack and what could've happened after the movie. Maybe he meets a girl? Seemed to me like he needed someone a little less... enthusiastic that the Tooth Fairy. She seemed a little crazy or somethin to me. This is for people who think I'm stealing the copyrights to the movie: I DON'T OWN IT!
PROLOGUE
My new home smelled of pine trees and mountain air. The house was freezing without the furnace burning wood from the snowy forest surrounding the property. When I first moved in, I remembered the calm blanket of silence that smothered noise so perfectly. You could only hear the murmur of snowflakes colliding with the white ground. Then, as if the forest finally accepted my arrival, new sounds greeted my willing ears. Calls from cardinals and robins accompanied the sun as it hauled and stretched its pastel hues across the dawn sky. When the brilliant beam of the moon cast atop the trees and snow in the evening, the sorrowful cries of wolves lulled my mind to rest.
The sounds of the forest were my only company then, since my cabin was so remote. The closest town was 72 miles away. But I was happy with my choice to move into the wilderness, because I had been even more alone in a crowded city, as impossible as that may sound. I had no parents, and lived at an orphanage the majority of my life. As soon as I turned 16, I packed up my belongings and left after speaking with my ward. My parents had left a small, wood box to my name. In it was a picture of the three of us. Happy and a real family. There was also a legal document entrusting 184 acres to land in the northern mountains to my name. There was a cabin on the property as well. The last thing in the box was access to my own bank account, which had $984,000 deposited. I was set finacially for a while.
Before moving out to the cabin, I ensured that it was self sustainable. I grew my own food, and had my own water supply from a small pump inside. I also modernized it by adding a TV, refrigerator, Dutch oven and microwave. I like cooking, so sue me. I also brought some supplies to last the winter. The roads would be dangerous to travel into town on. After everything was set in place, I hunkered down for what I expected to be a long, boring winter.
I couldn't have been more mistaken.
A/N : Hope this sets the stage for you. Jack will be making an entrance soon. Please tell me what you think, and feel free to offer writing advice. Or any developments that you would like to see. I'll be writing more, and I check this everyday. ~Kat