Author's Note:
Based on a recent dream, I was inspired to write this wonderful chapter. Now, somethings to keep in mind~
1. Jack does not appear in this chapter, He comes in Chapter 2: Waiting for Snow
2. Chapter 1 is and introduction of the person I became in the dream.
3. Enjoy! Feedback is well accepted!
Chapter 1: Wisp
"Ghosts have a way of misleading you; they can make your thoughts as heavy as branches after a storm."
― Rebecca Maizel, Infinite Days
Four squeamish girls, covered in heavy blankets, sat in a small circle within the school's freezer. "I can't believe we are doing this! " said a brunette covered in a teal blanket.
A blonde-headed girl cleared her throat after she took a sip out of her mug. "Yea! we are so daring!" She nudged her black-haired cuddle buddy. "Right Sammy?"
"Yea.. sure Angel... Can we just get on with the story?" She said hugging her knees.
"Alright, alright. The great Elizabeth will tell this story!" Said the brunette. "Back when-"
A small pink blanket pulled Angel's hand. "Can I go home?" Asked a small child. "It's really cold in here... What if mom and dad find out?"
"Oh Hush Emily! We're all having a good time. Mom said I couldn't leave your side... and did I break that promise?" Her sister shook her head as she took her blanket and covered her dimly lit candle flickered. The room's walls began to settle in for the story. A red milk crate held the door open, allowing a faint strip of blue light shown through the metallic freezer door.
"Now, if I don't get interrupted," She paused to look around. She then reached over and snagged a candle. She held the candle so close to her face that it made her hardly recognizable. "Not long ago, a girl died here. She barely had any friends. Many people labeled her weird because all she did was reading books in the library."
"Sounds like Emily." Angel snorted.
Just then a large bag of marshmallows as thrown at her face. "What did I just say Angel!"
"Yea," Sammy spoke up. "Liz, just please continue."
Angel rolled her eyes as Elizabeth continued. "Oh! I have a picture of her!" She reached down in her blanket and pulled out an old picture. "This is what she looks like." She said as she passed it around. Sammy took one look at handed over to Blondie.
"What's her name?" Angel asked as she passed that paper along to her sister. Little Emily studied the picture. In the picture, the girl was sitting in the windowsill reading a book. She wore a slightly baggy gray sweatshirt and black shorts. Her hair braided to the side, while her bangs looked like she combed back with her fingers. Emily then noticed that the girl wasn't wearing shoes. It took her a second to notice that they were on the floor.
"Wisp, because no one knows her real name." Elizabeth declared. "I've tried looking her up in the year books, but I couldn't find her." She cleared her throat." So, one day, Wisp was in the library reading a really thick book. A group of girls approached her and tried to befriend her. Wisp eagerly agreed to hanging out with them. The group of girls planned on hanging out sometime after school. Wisp grew very anxious throughout the day because she never really hung out with girls before.
"As the time came, Wisp went outside to look for the group of giggly girls, but they where no were in sight. She began to think that he girls pulled a prank on her. Just as she turned around, a small girl, about Emily's age, came up to Wisp in tears. She lost a her mother and said she was a teacher at this school.
"Seeing that Wisp had lost the girls, she decided to help the small child. The two walked back into the school and looked around. Wisp got distracted at some point and lost sight of the child. She now had to find the kid and the parent.
"Wisp ran through the halls, calling out for the small child. Someone then grabbed her arm and yanked her into a room. Wisp fought against this mysterious person in the pitch-black room, but had no luck. The fight went on for what seemed to go on for hours till she got locked up in this very room. If you look over to the door..." She pulled out her flash light and shined the light on the door. "... you can see the scratch marks."The group of girls looked at it in awe. "The next day, as the lunch lady went to get the food ready for that day's meal, she saw Wisp laying on the floor."
There was a long silence before Angel broke it. "W-Why do they call her Wisp?"
"That rush of air you feel down the halls is said to be her. Some people say they've seen her in a wisp like form, so, we call her Wisp. It sort'a fits." Sammy said.
Emily held the picture tightly. "That's so sad... who would have done such a thing?"
"Some say it's the group of girls playing a trick... or even the nasty school janitor taking his next pray!" Elizabeth announced. The squeamish girls laughed and giggled as little Emily kept quiet.
The laughter stopped as soon as the candle went out. Small chatter went about Sammy and Elizabeth as Emily spoke up. "Angel?" Her soft voice broke the silence. Emily's hand searching for her sister's hand. "Angel! Where are you?"
"Emily~" A small whisper came from the dark. Emily jumped from the soft voice brushing against her ear. She quickly crawled up against Elizabeth and Sammy for safety. The hooded figure lingered over. "Let's stay locked up the in this freezer forever!"
Emily shot up and ran out of the room in tears. "Angel! I thought we weren't going to do that?"
"I thought we were joking about that! I didn't think you actually think you would do it..." Sammy said standing up beside Elizabeth. "I can't believe you Angelica Carter..."
"What?" Angel pulled her gray hood down. "It was just for fun."
The two girls looked at each other before heading to the door. "We're going home."
Just then, the door slammed. "Do you think that was funny?"
Angel grew furious. "You know what Sammy? You didn't have to slam that door to get my attention. I can clearly see that."
"T-That wasn't me..." She looked over to Elizabeth with the flash light.
"Don't look at me!" She shakingly said as she flashed her flashlight over to the girls.
Two hands clapped on Angel's shoulders. A figure behind her look a lot like what she wore, but she had brown hair. "Didn't anyone tell you that if you make a face for too long that it'll get stuck?"
Angel and her friends froze. "T-The W-Wisp...!" Their lungs almost bursting out of their chests as they screeched. They all jammed into the door and yanked at the frost covered door handle. Their hands began burn from the frozen handle.
The girl from behind gave a small giggle. "Leaving so soon? I thought we could all catch up... friends."
The door busted open as the girls flooded into the hall, leaving their things in the freezer. The Wisp walk through the door and watched the screaming girls run around like chickens with their heads cut off.
Off to the left, a large window showcased the large white moon. There were clouds in the distance, but not thick enough to accumulate snow. The young figure pursed her lips together. "Fall is ending... when will the snow come Jack?" She said to herself. She then looked down the hall to see the girls skid down the hall. "Time to scare some girls out." She jolted down the hall like a blur. A smile cracked her face. "Friends! Wait up!" She giggled to herself a little as she played her own joke. "Don't leave me!" Just as she turned the corner, she heard sobbing. She instantly stopped and look down the other end of the hall where the crying grew louder. Wisp grew quiet and sneaked down the hall and looked in every crevice.
A small figure curled up in the corner, huddling, shaking. "Don't lock me up the freezer!" Emily whimpered.
"What? N-No!" She crouched down to her height and pulled her hood down. "I would never." She looked at Emily with concern. Her face then softened. "Please don't cry."
Emily looked up and saw the familiar face. "I-It's you! The girl in the picture. Why did you scare me?"
"That wasn't me. It was your sister making fun of me.." She gave a warm smile to the sniffling girl and held a hand out to her. "What do you say we prank your sister back?"
I do not own 'Rise of the Guardians' franchise. This is a fan-fiction that was based on a recent dream. The only characters I own is: Wisp, Emily, Angel, Elizabeth, and Sammy.