Dedication: To my sister and believers everywhere. So if you think I'm writing this for you, that's because I am.
Author's note: I wanted to write a story about how Jack has a friend and then they find each other again in the future, but with that in mind this won't be fast pace and in the first couple chapters I really want to focus on several aspects that relate back to the movie. Many things have already been integrated and there is probably still more to come so bear with me. Also, I looked up the name for Jack's sister and she had no name, therefore I made one up. Finally, I've hidden several references throughout the chapters if you find them let me know :P
Chapter 1: The Snowball Fight
"Come on Jack!" I yelled at my brown-haired companion as I waited for him to come join me in the front hall of his house. "Its the first snow fall!"
"Juliet, sweety, would you like something to eat while you wait for Jack?" Holly Frost or Mrs. Frost asked me. I simply shook my head no, the motion causing my curly brown -almost red- hair to fall in my face. "Okay well anytime you get hungry you know you can come here and I'll fix you up some food. After all, you're basically family."
"Thank you Mrs Frost. I'll keep that in mind." I said with a smile. I've known the Frost family for over 5 years now since I moved with my family from my small french community to Burgess. The Frost family has been nothing but kind to us since and so I quickly became friends with their children Jack and his sister Charlotte. Charlotte is several years younger than Jack and I who are both sixteen and she is like a little sister to me. She thinks of me as an older sister too, so it works. She likes to call me sissy and I call her Little Lottie. Speak of the devil, the little brown-haired girl ran up to me and threw her arms around my waist in a hug.
"Hi Little Lottie! How are you today?" I asked the young ten-year old while hugging her back. She loosened her arms around me but she continued holding on and looked up at me with a large smile.
"I'm alright sissy. Hey, um, can I come play with you and Jack?" She asked me while making puppy dog eyes. She like her brother both have beautiful brown eyes and somehow when they make those puppy dog eyes I just can't say no. Me on the other hand, I have blue eyes with a bit of yellow around the pupil.
"Of course you can Charlotte!" I smiled as I heard a pair of feet racing down the stairs. I looked up and saw Jack wearing a pair of brown pants, a white shirt and a brown vest over.
"Whats with all the brown today Jack?" I asked with a slight smirk as he stopped in front of me.
"What you don't like it? Oh, I'm hurt," He responded with a smirk of his own. I simply rolled my eyes at him with a joking smirk still on my face. "Besides I'm not the one who looks like a tree."
I gasped and looked down at my green shirt and brown pants before looking back up at my best friend. "Jack Frost! Be nice. I'll have you know that this is a brand new shirt." I told him in a joking pout.
"I like your shirt sissy," Little Lottie pipped in with a smile.
"Thank you Little Lottie. See Jack, at least someone likes what I'm wearing," My smirk back on my face. He took a step towards me, our chests almost touching. I turned towards Lottie,"Go put on your jacket Little Lottie."
I watched as the small girl ran over to the closet before I sensed Jack's closeness. I didn't move as he bend down slightly to whispered in my ear, "I never said I didn't like it."
A blush appeared on my cheeks and I felt my breath get caught in my throat. There was a smirk on Jacks face as he pulled away and straightened up. I bit my lip and saw that he knew that he had won in our little word spar. Point 1 to Jack Frost but I'd get my revenge. I'm not entirely sure why but sometimes we just had fun tricking and watching each other become embarrassed. It was like a little game, hence the point tracker. Thank goodness for little miracles because just as Jack was about to say something else Little Lottie came back with her jacket and threw it on. She quickly slipped on her boots before looking up at Jack whom - to her - hadn't moved.
"Come on Jack! Your so slow!" Lottie said while tugging and pulling at Jack. Attempting to bring him towards the closet. He let out a little chuckle at the young girl and he looked over at me before he finally let the girl bring him over to it where he found his - surprise - brown jacket and slipped it on. he walked back over to the front door where he promptly attempted to put his boots on.
"Lottie's right you are slow." I commented, as Jack jumped around trying to get his last boot on.
"Ya and how long did it take you to get ready this morning, Juliet?" he responded trying to sound smart.
"Less time then you that's for sure." I said with a smirk playing at my lips. That's when I noticed that Jack also bore a smirk of his own. It almost caused my smirk to disappear , "Jack what are you thinking?" I asked him tentatively, fearing the answer. Jack was many things and a trickster was most definitely among them.
"You'll see." He said as he opened the door and pulled me out of the house. The snow fell gracefully around us and piled up along the sides of the pathways and on the grass and bushes. Lottie ran out of the door and squealed in delight as she ran past Jack and I to go play in the snow.
"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" I asked him jokingly. With a smirk on his face he shrugged his shoulders. I narrowed my eyes at him and was about to question him again when,
"Snowball fight!" I immediately dropped to the floor to dodge a snowball that would have hit me in the shoulder. I looked up and saw both Lottie and Jack preparing snowballs and I made one of my own. I threw it at Lottie as I quickly dodge another one of her snowballs, only to get hit by Jack's. I scooped up another handful of snow and formed a snowball and threw it at Jack. He dodged it easily and threw another one at me. I dodged it and surprisingly dodged Lottie's as well. That's when I caught on. This was planned.
"Lottie! I thought you liked me!" I jokingly yelled as I attempted to get her on my side. Dodge. Throw snowball. Dodge. Dodge.
"I do sissy, but Jack promised me his dessert tonight if I was on his side." That little cheat. Throw snowball. Dodge. Pick up snow. Dodge. Dodge. Throw snowball. Pick up snow. Hit. Dodge.
"Jack Frost teaching your sister that bribery is a good thing, is bad!" I scolded with a playful smile. Pick up snow. Dodge. Throw snowball.
"Oops, oh well." and with that the snowball fight raged on and soon the other towns children joined in and picked sides, until I decided to finish it. I threw my snowball at Jack and it missed but unfortunately Lottie hit me from behind. I dramatically swayed for a moment before falling to my knees.
"Oh no! I've been hit!" Jack ran up to me with a look of worry on his face. Good he was playing along, the children would love this. Just as I was about to fall face first into the snow, a pair of arms caught me and flipped me over so I was facing up. Jacks 'worried' face hovered over mine as he played along.
"Oh no, Juliet can you hear me! Juliet, you can't leave me!" He cried dramatically. By now all the children were watching with amused expressions, intrigued by the scene we've created. I reached my hand up and noticed that the glove had fallen off but regardless I lifted my hand and placed it on Jacks cheek.
"Jack, I-I don't have much time..." I started dramatically. His hand went up to his cheek to hold my hand in place. "Tell my mother... that I... I... love..."
Then I died. Well, not really, I just pretended to die. I let all the muscles in my body relax and closed my eyes. I made my hand slip from his cheek and fall on to the ground or, I guess it would be on to the snow. I let Jack come up with the end of the 'performance'.
"Juliet..." I felt him shake me and I tried not to laugh or smile. "Juliet, no! You can't die on me! Especially without finishing your sentence! Its rude!"
I heard the kids laugh and once more tried to continue to look dead. Well dead-ish. "I will avenge you and your unfinished sentence!" I heard Jack yell dramatically.
I felt him gently place me on the ground and a battle cry erupted. Then I heard the sound of squealing children. Obviously Jack was now throwing snowballs in an attempt to 'avenge' me. Suddenly, I heard the children cry out with an "I'm hit! I'm hit!" followed by a "Hang on! I'll save you!". Meanwhile, I continued to laying down in the snow, waiting for it to all be over. Not that I was bored or anything, but well, ya I was bored.
"So, it's just you and me." I heard Jack say to someone.
"Yup, we're the last ones standing." I heard another male voice say although it was considerably younger sounding, a kid's voice. I heard the sound of snow being picked up and tossed and I waited for the final cry of the victor.
"Ah! I've been hit. I'm dead." I heard as a body hit the ground. It was the kid's voice. That means Jack won. I heard the crunch of boots running towards me as I continue to lay there 'dead'.
"Juliet! I have finally avenged you and I cannot bear to live this life without you!" He said dramatically. Obviously still playing it up for the kids. "I'll take this poison snow and end it all! Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide. / Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on / The dashing rocks thy seasick, weary bark. / Here's to Juliet!"
I heard the sound of snow being lifted and hit against something before falling back down to the ground. Meanwhile, my mind has been trying to wrap itself around the idea that Jack Frost, my best friend, just quoted Shakespeare. Not just Shakespeare though. It was Romeo and Juliet. My favorite story. And he quoted it. That means he read it. My favorite story. He listened when I told him to read it. And he did. And quoted it.
I heard a thump and then felt as something round-ish landed on my stomach. I heard the kids clapping and laughing before I opened my eyes and saw that it was Jack's head that had landed on my stomach. We looked at each other before giving each other a smile and standing up to playfully bow at our 'audience'.
"Thank you. Thank you. We'll be here all week." said Jack. I shook my head and rolled my eyes him, while Lottie ran up to me. No points added this round. Still 1 point to Jack Frost.
"Sissy can we go for a walk in the forest?" She asked. Children. Always needing entertainment. I found my missing mitten on the ground not too far away and put it on before moving my hair out of eyes.
"Of course, Jack are you coming?" I asked the brown-haired boy.