Disclaimer: I don't own Rise of the Guardians or Jack Frost (sadly).


Belle sat up in her bed groggily. She stretched, and yawned, and rubbed her eyes. Still half under her comforter, she looked around, not really looking for anything, but her eyes landed on the window. She sprung out of bed and ran toward the window.

"Thnow! Mommy, its thnowing!" The six year old exclaimed with a lisp because of her missing two front teeth while bouncing up and down excitedly.

There was no response.

She looked at the princess clock on her dresser. It was only eight o' clock. Belle never got up this early, especially on the weekends. No one got up this early on weekends.

Which meant no one would be awake for a while but Belle wanted to go outside now. She had to think of something. Then, a light switched on in her mind and she had an idea.

The little girl pulled her small chair over to her dresser, climbed up, and plucked a shirt from her drawer. She picked out the rest of her clothes and quickly changed before running out of her room, down the hall, and down the steps.

Her coat was on the railing and her boots were on stairs. The problem was getting the hat and gloves. But with a bit of struggle, Belle managed to pull a chair from the dining room in front of the closet. She climbed up yet she still wasn't tall enough to reach her gloves and hat, which sat in a basket on the top of the closet.

Thinking, she plopped herself down in the chair. Her eyes wandered to the pile of boxes filled with Christmas decorations. Suddenly, she had an idea. Belle scampered down from the chair.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, she was standing on top of a crate on top of a step stool on the chair. Her make shift ladder wobbled a bit but she was able to retrieve her desired items. She climbed down and dressed herself.

She twisted the doorknob and it swung open, but before she could step outside the family's beagle puppy sprinted past her out the door.

"Pepper! Come back here!" The puppy stopped to look back at the girl then bounded out of their yard. Ignoring the sound of her make-shift ladder crashing to the floor, Belle hurried after her but she stopped dead in her tracks when she reached the end of the block. She wasn't allowed to go any farther, especially without her parents.

"Pepper, come back. Please?" She whimpered as she watched the little dog run farther away.

The little girl started to cry and ran back to her house. She couldn't get the door open again so she dropped to the floor frustrated and upset. Belle was sitting on the porch sobbing when she heard something like bare feet on the porch.

"Poor kid. What happened? Get in trouble?" A voice said. Even though he didn't sound like he wanted a response but she gave him one anyway.

"No, my puppy ran away." She informed the person, her voice muffled by her gloves. "What?" The voice sounded surprised.

Belle looked up to see a teenage boy with silvery white hair and a bewildered look on his face. She wiped her eyes and nose on her sleeve. "My puppy ran away." The little girl repeated.

"You can hear me and see me?" She nodded.

"Do you know who I am?" He asked sitting next to her.

"Yeah, you're Jack Frost. Like in that movie but you're a lot younger." He laughed a little.

"Yes, that's me! An-and you believe in me?" Belle nodded again. "My older thister said you're not real but I knew you were."

He just sat there for a minute smiling, and then he looked back at her. "Hey, kid, you said you're dog ran away right?"

"Uh-huh."

"Let's go get her." He stood up and walked off the porch but his feet didn't touch the ground. In other words, he was floating. Belle's eyes widen at the sight.

"I'm not allowed to go off the pavement without my mommy and daddy." She managed, still in wonder.

"I'll be with you."

"But you're just a teenager."

"Want to know a secret?" Belle nodded excitedly. "I'm over 250 years old."

She gave the snow haired boy a skeptical look.

"I really am."

"But Jack–"

"Do you want your dog back or not?" After a moment, the little girl nodded.

"Alright, then get on your sled."

Ten minutes later, Belle was sitting on her plastic sled gripping the sides like she would never let go while Jack flew beside her and made an ice path to for the girl.

"Jack, look!" She said letting go of the sled for a second to point at a certain beagle a few feet in front of them.

"Alright. I've got her."

He waited until they got as close as possible before scooping up the puppy. Then Jack directed the ice back to Belle's house. At home, the six year old closed the gate before the winter spirit put the puppy down making sure she couldn't get out again.

"She's pretty cute." He remarked as the beagle attack him with kisses.

"I think she thinks you're cute too." Belle giggled.

"Okay, okay." He laughed and gently pushed the puppy off of him.

"Hey, kid."

"Yeah?"

"What's your name? I mean, I can't call you kid forever."

"My name's Belle." She said cheerily

"Well, Belle, have you ever had a snowball fight?" She shook her head. "The older kids thay I'm too little."

"Well, how about we have a snowball fight? Right now." "Really?"

"Sure."

"Yay!" Belle was really beginning to like her new friend.

Jack and Belle played for a few hours. He helped her build a snowman and they had a snowball fight and made snow angels. When it was time for him to leave, Belle went over and hugged him.

"Do you really have leave?"

"Yeah, sorry kiddo." He said kneeling down and ruffling her hair.

"But y-you will come back and play with me again, right Jack?" She sniffled partially from the cold but aslo because of the tears welling up in her emerald eyes.

"I promise. Every chance I get, I'll come back. But can you promise me something?" She nodded. "Keep believing in me, okay kiddo? No matter what, you have to or I can't come back. You can do that, can't you?" She nodded.

"I'll always believe in you, Jack Frost."


Jack was up to his usual winter activities when a thought came to mind. He hadn't been to Pennybrooke in a while and he had a promise to keep. So he flew there as fast as he could. The funny thing was Jack was a little nervous. He couldn't help but wonder about the only friend he ever had.

What if Belle had moved away? What if she didn't remember him? What if she didn't believe in him anymore? But he convinced himself that those thoughts were silly. Of course, she still believed in him, she had to.

Finally, the town came into sight and Jack looked for the familiar blue house with a white porch. By the time he actually found it, he had almost given up, thinking he was in the wrong town.

But there it was; he could even seen Pepper, who wasn't so little anymore, running around the front yard. Just as his bare feet touched the paved walk way Pepper tackled him.

"Hey girl. Alright, alright, I'm happy to see you, too. Where's Belle?"

The dog barked excitedly and ran in a small circle before running into the back yard. "Okay, I'll take it you want me to follow you." He said as he casually walked into the back yard after the beagle.

Just as Jack reached the brick patio where Pepper sat, a girl, about ten, walked through the back door of the house into the yard. Jack did the math quickly. Belle would be around ten…right? Yet, this girl didn't look very much like the Belle he knew. Her hair was short and it was dyed black and pink not long and chocolate colored but when she looked toward him, he saw a familiar face.

"Hey freckles." He said stepping forward.

She acted as if he hadn't said anything.

"I see your teeth grew back." He tried.

Again, no response. She just walked closer.

"I can't believe you dyed your—" Jack was cut short when she phased right though him.

"Ugh, Pepper, look at you! You're all muddy. Stupid snow making everything gross." She walked back in the house.

"Belle?" He said with a hollow voice.

Jack looked back at Pepper and she seemed to shake her head but Jack left. He found himself consumed by bitter thoughts. Sure, everyday Jack dealt with kids not believing in him, but this time it was different. It was worse somehow.

So this was my first published fanfic. I hope you like it. I'll most likely continue it either way but I would really like to know what you guys thought. So please review!