Rise of the Guardians Fanfiction
Prologue
Why did it go so wrong?
(Jack's Point of View)
I pressed myself against a tree as a snowball flew past my face, so close I could feel it hitting me square in the face.
Oh, sorry. I suppose introductions are in order. My name is Jack, Jack Frost.I'm a guardian, along with my sister Jackie, North, Sandy, Tooth, and Easter, we protect the children of the world. If you don't know me, or don't believe enough to see me, I have white hair, snow white skin, and bright blue eyes. I always wear long brown pants, my blue sweatshirt (with a white t-shirt underneath), and I never go anywhere without my curved, hook-like staff.
Now, back to what I was saying.
I heard a twig snap and turned to see a girl. This girl had chocolate brown eyes, straight dark brown hair, and pale skin. She smiled and stepped out from behind the tree she had been hiding behind. She wore a light blue t-shirt, brown shorts, and no shoes. "Jack, you left me." She stated pouting. This is Ash, a human. Possibly the only human I've fallen for in my 320 years. She walked over and hit me lightly on the shoulder.
"You're really going to leave a girl on her birthday?" She teased. I shook my head and she grabbed my arm pulling me towards the lake. The lake was frozen, as always this time of year. She grabbed a pair of skates out of an old rabbit hole and tied them on. I smiled and ducked into the trees grabbing a small staff that was near exactly like mine.
I walked out to see her skating across the ice humming. I saw her eyes closed and sprung into action. I got out the small piece of mistletoe I had found earlier hanging it from a low hanging branch on a tree. I slid across the ice and skated next to her.
She opened one eye to look at me smirking mischievously and snapped it shut as soon as it was open. I saw the skin on her bare arms turning red and I took of my sweatshirt and pulled it over her head. Her eyes shot open and she looked at me. She blushed bright red slipping her arms into the sleeves.
"It's a little big." I noted with a small smile.
She grinned and pulled the sleeves up a bit so her hands were showing. I pulled her under the small tree that hung over the lake. I got her right under the small piece of mistletoe and grinned. She cocked her head to one side and looked up.
Her eyes widened and her face flushed red. She let out a small, "Oh." I smiled and grabbed her hands. She looked up at me and I smiled at her. I leaned down slightly and kissed her on the cheek.
I let go and grabbed up the small staff I hade made. I handed it to her and she skated back slightly and pointed it at me like she was going to send some attack at me. "Look, I'm Jack Frost." She giggled. She skated around the pond again and suddenly she stopped.
"Jack… Thin ice…" She called looking at me with wide eyes. I looked at her feet and saw cracks spreading away from her skates. She tried to take a step forward, but that was a mistake. The ice cracked and she fell through letting out a loud yell as she fell. "Ash!" I screamed, but for some reason I couldn't move.
"So, Jack. This is what it comes down to? A human girl." A cold voice I recognized called. I turned and saw Pitch. He smirked, but it was cold. Not at all like Ash's playful yet mischievous smirk. "A human girl, that's all it takes to break you? Well I have to say that is PATHETIC!" He mocked.
I swung my staff at him yelling in anger, but he disappeared.
I returned to the Guardians that night. When Jackie asked me what was wrong it turned into story time for the whole group. As I laid out what happened the Guardians reacted differently. Tooth put her hands to her mouth, Bunny (or Easter) hung his head, North closed his eyes and sighed, while Jackie flew away half-way through unable to hear anymore. "And that's what happened." I muttered.
Everyone gave me sad looks and sympathetic looks.
Nearly eighty years after Ash's accident I was flying around Burgess (the small town hadn't changed at all in the hundred years since defeating Pitch) when I saw Jackie. Or at least I thought I did. As I flew toward her I realized a few things.
This girl's hair was up in a high ponytail, she wore a sweatshirt exactly like mine, her eyes were a brighter blue than Jackie, and she wore shorts instead of the small skirt Jackie wore. She was floating above a girl with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and was fairly short.
She was reading over the girl's shoulder. "Good book." She muttered, more to herself than anyone else. "Ash!" I exclaimed. Ash and the girl turned to look at me. "Jack Frost!" The girl squealed running over to me. Ash examined me, her eyes showing confusion. "Do I know you?" She asked.
"Manny, please. Not her too." I whispered quietly.