Based on Lily Sevin's "The Snowstorm"
Took a walk in the winter woods one night
After a particularly nasty day of training
Hiccup sighed. The new nightmare had been especially tough, and wouldn't stop flaming everything that moved until Hiccup had brought out the fish. Everyone had a few nasty scratches, but Ruffnut had gotten that shoulder/lower-back mauling she had been wishing for. Turns out she didn't actually want it. Figures.
And that was when out of the corner of my eye
I saw a boy my age sitting by himself in the snow.
He looked so odd, and he had a dejected look on his face, as if he had been rejected by a girlfriend, or some important event had gone horribly wrong.
I almost asked him if he was alright
He was so pale he really looked like he was freezing.
I looked him over he wore clothes like mine
But where I wore green, this boy wore pure white.
And it was such odd clothing for the middle of the winter. All of his clothes were raggedy and gave him no protection whatsoever from the biting wind and harsh snow all around him.
And his feet were bare.
Yeah. He definitely couldn't be comfortable.
He was pretty clean-cut for a town like mine.
His clothes, while ragged, were obviously the clothes of some important chief's son.
From where he sat I couldn't tell if he was breathing
So I picked up the closest stick that I could find
It was such a strange stick, with a hook on the end like it was meant for grabbing people and dragging them to safety.
And poked him with it to be sure he was alive.
It was more of a gentle nudge, really. But it worked. This strange boy jumped up a mile high.
I think I spooked him he looked quite surprised
When he jumped up and snatched away the stick that I was holding.
He acted all offended, like Hiccup had touched some very personal belonging.
I wondered if this kid had lost his mind
When he took a step towards me and asked if I could see him.
There was only one person in the mythical world –or any world, for that matter- who thought people couldn't see him…
Frost bloomed beneath his feet
SUSPICIONS: CONFIRMED
And I said
The boy Jack Frost braced himself.
Of course I see you Jokul Frosti, winter spirit
His eyes grew to the size of dinner plates, and a Cheshire cat-like grin spread from ear to ear.
My life has made a believer out of me.
And I remember you from my mother's stories
You're Jack Frost….
Aren't you?
Jack jumped for joy. This was his first believer, and he hadn't even needed to do anything!
And after that night I often saw him flying
Between the treetops and sometimes right beside me
Hiccup was one of Jack's new favorites. He was more fun than raiding Bunny's warren the day before Easter, and that was saying something.
And in between sarcastic tones and pick-up lines
It's safe to say me and Jack got along just fine.
Hiccup and Jack were soon inseparable, and the best of friends, even more so than Hiccup and Toothless. Now that was really saying something. They never went anywhere without each other.
I became a bit too interested in his eyes
And his friendly touches would occasionally linger.
Hiccup thought nothing of it at the time…
Other than that we were just two normal guys
Except for when we kissed that one time.
Right. Anyways…
And that other time.
Enough said.
It wasn't until that mid-March night
When he began hinting at the changing of the seasons
And he told me he didn't want our land to die
At first, Hiccup didn't get what was going on. Yes, it would soon be spring. So what?
And I realized
Jack is a winter spirit.
He meant that he was leaving.
And I told him that I loved him.
And he said
Hiccup braced himself.
"I feel just the way you're feeling.
You're all I've ever needed.
Someone to believe, someone who believes in me.
Trust me when I say I'm not leaving.
We will meet again.
The other seasons last like, three months anyway."
Hiccup wasn't that reassured that much, but he agreed to let Jack go, albeit with many, many tears and hugs and- dare he say it- kisses.
And then spring came.
Hiccup was miserable. There was no consoling him. He moped around for the first few months before "learning" how to be happy and have fun again.
I enjoyed the warm months while they lasted
It felt like a long time but I passed it
With my best friend by my side.
This was a good thing, too, because Hiccup didn't know what he would have done without Toothless comforting him. The dragon was just anxious to have his rider and best friend happy again. Where was all the sarcasm in life without Hiccup?
And one morning a cold wind left me gasping
But that could only mean…
And my dad said
"There is a snowstorm blowing in."