(A/N) I just want to say thanks to everyone who supported me. You ask for a sequel, and now you got it! I'm just gonna go now, so enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians

It was a normal morning. Well, as normal as it gets here.

"Come on, Jack! You're not even trying!"

"Yeah, what's the point of having a fight, if you won't participate?"

"Guys, calm down." Jamie defended me. "He just has a lot on his mind. Give him a minute." He turned to me. "You're okay, right, Jack?"

I gulped and put on a smile. "Yeah, Jamie. I'm fine, just- I'm just feeling weird." And that was the truth.

Besides my problems of trust with Hayley, something didn't feel right. Nothing ever felt right anymore, but this is something serious. I don't know how I know, but it's just a feeling. A strong one. And I can't ignore it now.

Speaking of Hayley, it's been a year. But, as always, I'm still seventeen. For the rest of my life, actually. But anyway, our relationship isn't as it was before. . well, her secrets were revealed. I mean, we can tolerate each other, and can speak to each other. But it's just kind of hard trusting her sometimes. As much as I want to, I just can't.

Not without imagining her standing over my sister's pale, dead body with a smile on her face.

I shrudder at the image.

"Are you cold, Jack?" Jamie whispers.

"What?" I ask confused. To be honest, I am kind of not listening. "Oh, no! Just, thinking about things." To reassure him, I give a small smile.

Even though he is basically my best friend, I haven't told Jamie about the situation. For all he knows, me and Hayley are just having some issues, which is normal.

Actually, not normal for eternal beings.

But it's kind of hard. I really like her, and wish that none of that got in the way of us, but it did. Unfortunately. I'm pretty sure if she didn't tell me the truth, or was forced to say it, we would've worked out. But then, once the truth did come out, I would probably be angry with her. She probably did the right thing. But, even if it was, it still hurts.

"Jack!" Jamie, once again, interrupts me from my throughts.

"What?"

"You don't want to play anymore, do you?"

"No, not really." I sigh. "Sorry, Jamie."

"It's fine. Hey guys, we got to go, see you tomorrow!" He cupped his hands and shouted to his friends. They all groaned, and I felt as if I owned them something. So I did the thing I'm good at:

With my staff, I swept the snow covered ground, and dozens of snowballs appeared in piles.

"Who needs more amo?" I called, and they all cheered. Satisifed, I smirked. "Alright, climb on, Jamie. Let's go before they realize I did that for a distraction." I bend down slightly, and he climbs on top my back. Without warning, I take off into the air, flying away from the park. Jamie's smile is as big as it can get, and that makes me smile, too. We soar above the town of Burgess, trying to avoid the eyes of citizens. But usually they don't look into the sky. And this time, we're good.

I gently land in Jamie's yard. He slides off of me, and jumps around excitedly. "That was so awesome! The way you just flew above everyone and nobody even looked up and-"

"Jamie," I cut him off with a chuckle. "It's nothing new, we've done that many times."

He stares at me for a minute, then breaks into a huge smile. "I know! But it's just so fun-"

"Jack!" We hear a voice yell, and look at the door, seeing Sophie dressed up in snow apparel. I smile. She runs up to me and hugs my waist. She had grown in this past year. "We were going to look for you and-"

"We?" I ask in confusion.

Someone clears their throat and I look behind me. Hayley stood there with her arms crossed, a sign that she was clearly annoyed. Still, she looked so cute-

Snap out of it, Jack!

"Did I do something wrong?" I ask innocently, a smile tugging at my lips.

She walks over to Jamie. "He doesn't have a hat on. He'll get sick wih pneumonia and-"

"Hayley," I stop her. "You're too paranoid. He's fine." I reassure her. Jamie gives me a questioning look. "Hat." I point to his head.

He rolls his eyes. This isn't the first time she complained about his lack of hat. He runs inside and returns a few seconds later with a hat on her head.

I laugh and Sophie giggles. But Hayley still looks uneasy. "You okay?" I whisper to her, only so she can hear. I mean, if Jamie or Sophie heard, they'd probably worry. She bites her lip, unsure whether to tell me, or not. As she begins to shake her head, I stop her.

"Hayley, if we're going to fix this, no more secrets."

She looks me in the eye and we just stare at each other for a while. Then she sighs and looks away quickly, now looking at the kids as Sophie chases Jamie around. "Later."

"Hayley-" I reach out a hand to touch her shoulder, but she shifts.

Hayley turns back to me. "Later, Jack." She tells me, a serious tone to her voice.

I have a feeling there is something wrong.

Something really wrong.

(A/N) First chapter, done! I hope you guys liked it and give me some feedback.

Okay so, I will try to update this frequently, seeing as I have no plans for this summer (besides going to Tennessee, but in that week, I'll probably update once). And if I don't update for at least a week, know that there is something probably going on. I apologize in advance if that happens.

Also, I thought of the title last minute, so...

Anyway, I have something special planned for you guys. I need a new spirit to be featured in this story and I've decided to let you guys create one. So... CONTEST TIME!

Rules:

Boy or girl

Age

Type of spirit (i.e. Fall, Halloween, Night, etc,.)

Good or Bad (You'll see why this is important in future chapters)

Appearance

Powers/abilities

If I pick yours, you get a shotout, and I will favorite/follow you/your stories. Please enter no more than two. Also, keep in mind that I might do this again later in the story.

I think that's it, so..

BYE!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

-Julissa