Night Shade
A/N: This fic was inspired by the fact that no one seems to think that Jack Frost would fall for someone who isn't dark, who loves kids, and who is completely against Pitch and loves the Guardians, or is mortal. I don't think so. I mean, seriously, Jack isn't so nice. He's a boy. Boys like fire, and so this is what came up. Enjoy. By the way, I only own the plot and the OC. –AmetheystRose
Chapter One
It was December in Burgess, and Jamie shivered. He had kept the window open in the hopes of seeing Jack, but it seemed like his chilly friend wasn't coming. Sighing, he turned back to his Calculus homework.
Ten years had passed since Pitch was defeated, and although sometimes Jack had to help round up rogue Nightmares, he still managed to make time for Jamie. Perhaps today Jack needed to deal with Nightmares again.
"Jamie!" His thirteen-year-old sister yelled from downstairs. "Time for dinner!"
"Coming!" Jamie hollered back, and reluctantly closed the window and shut off his desk lamp. Just as he exited the room, however, he heard frost crackling across the window. Swiveling around, Jamie let out a cry of delight when he saw Jack sitting on the windowsill. "Jack!" He exclaimed.
Jack grinned. "Jamie! Nice to see that you guys still believe in me."
"Why wouldn't we?" Jamie grinned back. Jack always greeted him like this, ever since he passed age twelve, which was usually when kids began to stop believing in the Guardians. Jamie and Sophie, though, would never forget them.
Jack shrugged. "Just asking."
"Jamie!" His mom called, impatience lacing her voice. Jamie winced a little.
Jack noticed Jamie's torn expression and said lightly: "Go on, I'll come back after dinner." Jamie gave him a relieved smile and bounded off.
Jack took off and the wind carried him to the frozen lake, and Jack used his staff to create beautiful patterns across the ice, including images of the other four Guardians. He smiled as he drew a grumpy face on Bunny and mischievously gave him a mustache. Just as he was about to take off for Jamie's house again, he heard a soft whoosh, like the time Bunny had kidnapped him to the North Pole. Instantly on alert, Jack held his staff in a threatening stance, turning in a slow circle. There it was again! It seemed to be headed into a small forest off to the side of the lake. Jack bounded after it, and shot ice at it as he realized that it was another Nightmare. However, this time the Nightmare didn't freeze. Ice coated it, but the black horse-like beast was still mobile, just slower. Jack took aim again when another Nightmare crashed into him. Groaning, Jack picked up his staff and fired two cold bursts at the second Nightmare, which froze it successfully. He looked for the first one, but during the distraction it had escaped.
Moaning in frustration, Jack mussed up his hair and tried to spot the Nightmare in the sky, but it had already disappeared. Jack flinched as he thought about what Bunny would say about him being too careless, and decided to keep the encounter to himself.
As the white-haired Guardian flew off, the shadows around the lake seemed to darken slightly. Topaz eyes peered out, and Pitch let out a dark chuckle.