The power of imagination.
Revised! Thank you blitzer99 for the great suggestions about describing stuff a bit more. I am open to constructive criticisms. Leave a review please!
Ok so I saw The Rise of the Guardians movie thanksgiving and later I got the idea for a fan-fiction from some other fan-fictions that I have read and an epic dream I had.
Thank you Sandy!
WARNING SPOILER CONTENT
And should this story be Jack + Tooth or Jack + OC or maybe even a Jamie + OC?
Chapter 1: Meeting old and new friends.
It had been a couple years since the Guardians had defeated Pitch. Jamie was getting older but was still a strong believer. By now he was about 16.
Jack spent his days doing his usual stuff, having fun and creating mischief where ever he went. At the moment Jack was flying around at the North pole. He had been cooped up in North's workshop since that morning and had nearly died from boredom. There had been nothing but meetings. Now, thanks to an 'accidental' blizzard in the workshop, he was free to have fun. The rush of the wind felt incredible as it ruffled through his snow white hair. He laughed at the exhilarated feeling that flying always brought!
"Jack! Jack get down here!" an Australian voice called up to him. He looked down to see Bunnymund. The cranky pooka was shivering in the ice cold wind of the north pole.
"North wants ta see ya!" He called to him again. "Now get down here before my ears fall off from frostbite!"
Jack frowned at the thought of his fun being cut short but then he got a rather mischievous idea, and a sly grin grew on his face. Jack flew up higher for a few more minutes, then stopped and began to fall. He rushed towards Bunnymund and made a snowball in his hands. As he got closer to the pooka he took aim and let the snowball fly. Jack's smile grew as he heard the snowball hit its mark with quite a bit of force.
"Gaaaaah! I'll get ya for that one ya frostbitten imp!" cried Bunny.
Jack laughed and zoomed away, leaving Bunny to shake the snow from his fur.
Jack soon arrived at North's, now blizzard free, workshop. The Tooth Fairy, Tooth, and the Sandman, Sandy, were there along with North. Baby Tooth zipped to Jack's side and began to chirp excitedly.
"Nice to see you again too." Jack said as he affectionately stroked Baby Tooth's head.
"So what's this meeting all about?" questioned Jack as he leaned against his staff and Baby Tooth perched on his shoulder.
Suddenly a snowball zipped across the room and nailed Jack in the back of his head, causing the winter spirit to lose his balance for a split second.
"How do you like it frostbite!" laughed Bunny as he joined the group.
"And I thought you didn't know how to have fun." Jack laughed flinging a bit of the snow back at the grey and black striped pooka.
Tooth smiled as the two playfully punched each other in the shoulder as Bunny walked by. She thought it was cute to see how closely those two had bonded. They almost seemed like brothers. Jack the annoying younger brother that was always up to something and Bunny the no nonsense older brother who was serious so much that it didn't seem like he knew how to have fun.
Tooth smiled fondly to herself as precious memories rose to her mind.
North grinned as he watch the two, he too remembering fun times together with them, but the grin quickly faded.
"Down to business." He said in his thickly Russian accented voice, drawing the others attention to him.
"Last night I received a warning from the Man in the Moon that Pitch is going to try to regain his strength."
At this statement the others were shocked into silence.
"We've beeten him once we can do it again!" Jack said, breaking the quiet spell. The others nodded and murmured in agreement until North shushed them.
"True as that is we still need to prepare," North said sagely, "MiM said that he will be looking for a new power to help him unlock his prison and his fearlings."
At the last word one of the nearby elves fainted.
"Fearlings were those weird horse things right?" Jack asked.
"Yes and no, he creates the nightmares from dreamsand by corrupting the dreams with fearlings. And now there have been rumors that he can create them from those who dreamed those dreams." North said gravely. The room became deathly still again. Tooth broke the silence this time with one simple question.
"How?"
"The same way he became King of Nightmares." North replied. Upon seeing the confusion on Jack's face North told the story of how Pitch became the Boogeyman. How he had once been the bravest warrior to the Man in the Moon, and how he had been corrupted by fearlings. After the tale had been told Jack Frost, the bringer of winter, shivered.
"How do we stop him?" Bunnymund demanded. The guardians began to brainstorm about what this power Pitch was after could be and ways of stopping him before he got it.
Sandy had been looking out the window in thought when the Man in the Moon appeared in the sky. Like always he was the only one who had noticed. Instead if trying to get there attention with dreamsand images, he decided to go an easier route. He reached for an elf, to ring the bell on its hat, to get their attention when he felt cool metal pressed into his palm instead of soft fabric. He looked down to see the elf he had been reaching for handing him a gold bell from a case. He smiled at the elf in gratitude and rang the bell. The others looked at him and he directed their attention to the window.
"Oh, thank you Sandy," North said then he directed his next statement to Manny, "What is it that you wish to tell us, old friend?" As before the light from the moon ignited the crystal that had risen from the floor. The crystal showed them not a person of the Earth but the Man in the Moon himself!
He was short and rather plump but had the presence of a being who held great power.
"Guardians," he said in a deep sure voice, "By now you know that Pitch is trying to return. He seeks a great power to aid him. We cannot allow him to seize this power."
"We know that. What is the bloody thing already?" Bunnymund asked a bit impatiently but still with respect.
"It is not a thing but a power and a person. The power of Imagination." MiM stated.
"This power resides in all beings who dream, it can be used for great good or great evil." MiM began to fade from sight ever so slightly.
"Wait you said it was a person too. What did you mean by that? Is there another Guardian?" Tooth asked her wings humming excitedly.
"Yes. The Guardian of Imagination. Though they aren't immortal yet and they do not know what they are or what power they hold."
"How do we find them?" Jack spoke up.
"This I do not know. I only know that you shall know them when they reveal themself to you and a star shall help to guide you." with that Manny faded away from the crystal.
"How in blazes are we sopose to find them if we don't know who or where they are! And what's with the riddle 'a star shall help to guide ya'. What does that even mean!" Bunny cried in exasperation.
"Just like MiM said we shall know when we find them." North said "In mean time let us get back to our normal guardian duties. If we want to be strong we must keep the belief alive." He turned to face Jack "Don't you have somewhere you need to be?" North finished with a smirk and a wink. Jack had been lost in thought.
"Oh right! See ya later everyone." Jack said dazedly as he snapped out of his thoughts. He took off with a leap and soared away. North smiled and turned to leave the room.
"North, where are you going?" Tooth questioned.
"To my workshop I need to think." was his only reply before he left the room.
Sarjena awoke with a start. She had been having a wonderful dream about flying with a pair of beautiful white wings that had seemed to be made of light and sparkled like fresh fallen snow, but then her stupid alarm clock had gone off! She clambered out of her bed and looked out the window to gaze at the new scene before her. The town was similar to the last one she had lived in but still it had this strange aura, like something important had happened or would happen here. And that it was colder here than in Arizona. Though right now Burgess, Philadelphia seemed pretty ordinary.
She shrugged off the thought and set about preparing for her first day of the new school. "Aunt Marian and Uncle Joe just had to move in the middle of a semester," she thought coldly to herself as she put on a blue-green sweater and dark blue jeans, "Hopefully I won't be picked on in this school." she said to her reflection as she brushed her long brown hair.
The past schools hadn't been all that great with everyone making fun of her for her name. She had to admit that Sarjena was a weird name. Her mom had told her that it was Indian (as in India not Native American) and that it meant creative. At least her name fit her. Sarjena loved to paint, draw, and sculpt. She loved just about anything that required her to use her imagination and creativity. She made up her own songs and when she had been lonely during most of her school years she had created imaginary friends to help her through.
She put on dark brown eye liner and blackish brown mascara to emphasize her green eyes,though they already stood out quite a bit. She put on her favorite star-shaped locket and ran down stairs to get a quick bite of breakfast before heading out the door to the bus stop.
"Bye Aunt Marian! Bye Uncle Joe!" she called over her shoulder as she rushed out the door.
"Good bye Sarjena! See you after work!" her aunt called from the kitchen. Yes she lived with her aunt and uncle. Though they weren't her real aunt and uncle. They were really just her guardians. Her parents didn't have any siblings. Her parents. The thought made her sad. Her parents and the rest of her family had died four years ago. She crushed the welling memories and hurried on her way to the bus stop.
At the bus stop she noticed a boy standing next to her. He had shaggy-ish brown hair and warm brown eyes and seemed to be about her age. He was taller than her too.
"Hi," He said "I'm Jamie. What's your name?" He seemed nice but Sarjena wasn't about to tell him her real name.
"I'm Jena." she said shyly, using her hair to hide her face.
"I haven't seen you around before are you new?" He asked with a smile.
"Yes." she answered peeking through her hair, he was quite cute really.
"Cool. Where ya from?" He moved closer but still gave her her own personal space.
"Phoenix, Arizona." She said tucking her hair back behind her ear.
She was starting to warm up to him, he certainly had a way of making her feel calmer.
"Oh, then you're probably not use to the cold here yet are ya?"
"My family visits my uncle's cabin in Alaska almost every Christmas break and summer so it's not so bad."
Someone poked Jamie's arm and he turned to face them.
"Oh, sorry. Jena this is my sister Sophie. Sophie this is my new friend Jena." Jamie gestured to a little 7 year old girl with blonde hair who had been standing behind him. Jena's heart leaped for joy at the thought that she finally had a real friend to talk to. Sophie bounced over next to Jena, her bright brown eyes lit up as she smiled, one of her front teeth wiggling as she bounced in place.
"Hi! Niccce to meet you." she said with a slight whistle.
"Nice to meet you too." Jena replied happily, she could tell that this little girl would be a new friend too.
"Wanna know a sssecret?" Sophie asked giggling behind a cupped hand.
Jena loved kids, and was happy to bend down to listen to the little girl's seceret.
"I have a loossse tooth!" Sophie whispered excitedly!
"Oh that must mean you'll be getting a visit from the Tooth fairy soon huh?" Jena smiled kindly.
Sophie giggled and jumped around and while saying "And maybe the Easssster Bunny too!"
The last sentence caught Jena off guard. The Easter Bunny too? Before she could ask what the little girl had meant the bus pulled up.
Jamie liked this new girl. She had seemed shy at first but she was kind once you got to know her. She was a bit shorter than him and had long brown hair that hid her face a lot of the time. Her eyes were a pleasant bright green and her skin seemed oddly pale for someone who had lived in Arizona.
After they had boarded the bus, Jamie invited Jena to sit next to him and Sophie. She gladly accepted. Once they had found a good seat Jena asked Jamie about what Sophie had meant by "and maybe the Easter Bunny too". He wasn't sure if she was a believer and didn't want to lose a new friend so soon, so he forced a laugh and said that Sophie had once had a dream where the Easter Bunny and the Tooth fairy had visited her.
Jena seemed to accept this and let the subject drop. She asked him all sorts of questions. What his favorite food was, his favorite color, animal, hang out spot, and a variety of other questions. She asked him what he did for fun around here when Jamie noticed the school bullies get on the bus.
Jena noticed the smile droop from Jamie's face and turned to see what had caused her friend to frown and the happy light in his eyes to dim.
Three boys had gotten on the bus. She could tell just from the look of them and Jamie's reaction that they were trouble. One boy with black hair and freckles pointed them out to the probable leader of the group, a big fellow with blonde hair and a tan who would have been cute if he hadn't seemed so mean. The third, another skinnier boy with black hair, just hung back a bit, waiting for the fun to begin. They all seemed to be around her age or a bit older. The trio made their way over and took the seat behind them.
Jamie faced forward and avoided eye contact but winced when the leader began to speak.
"Hey Jamie," he sneered the name, "Who's the new kid? Doesn't she know not to sit by dorks?"
Jamie hung his head.
"Great now she'll ditch me for sure." He thought to himself quite depressed.
"I'm Jena." she spoke up quietly, "and I think you're confused. The only dork I see here is you." she finished with a small smile. Jamie lifted his head in surprise at the timid girl's bravery.
The blonde teen was flabbergasted. A new kid, a girl at that, had called him, one of the most feared and popular kids at school, a dork! He recovered quickly, reached over the seat, and snagged Jena's lunch bag from her lap.
"Hey give that back." Jena cried out trying to grasp the bag. Luke, the blonde bully, held it out of her reach though.
"Give Jena back her lunch, Luke." Jamie said.
"Make me." said Luke with a laugh, and passed it to the freckled guy to his left.
"Haha." laughed the bullies as Jena tried to reach for her lunch bag once more.
Jamie almost got it when Joe, the freckled kid, passed it to Tom, the skinny black haired teen on Luke's right. Jena managed to grab the bag but Tom wouldn't let go. Jamie joined the tug-o-war and helped wrestle the bag away from the bullies. Just in time to, at the instant Jena got her bag back the bus stopped in front of the school. Jamie and Jena sighed with relief and exited the bus quickly, avoiding the bullies. They waved good bye to Sophie as the bus pulled away from the school. They entered the building and Jamie showed her to the main office where she got her schedule.
"What's your homeroom?" asked Jamie.
"English with Mr. Droop."
"Same here."
"Awesome!"
"Let me see your schedule." Jamie said. After a quick look he told Jena happily, "We almost have all out classes together. The only ones we don't have are Science and P.E."
"At least I'll know someone then." Jena thought happily.
They made their way to their class and sat down at desks close to each other. Jena was disappointed to see Luke walk into the class and watched him sit down at the seat one desk behind her. Mr. Droop walked in and called Jena to the front of the room.
"Class, we have a new student joining us today. Her name is Sarjena Silver." -She winced as he used her full name. Glancing at Jamie to see his reaction.- "I want you to make her feel welcome." He said in a nasally voice.
"What kind of name is 'Sarjena'?" laughed Luke causing the rest if the class to chuckle. Jena blushed and looked down at her feet, her hair hiding her face again. After a stern look at Luke from Mr. Droop, Jena was allowed to returned to her seat. A piece of folded paper was on her desk when she got back. Her name was on it with Jamie's below hers. She glanced at him to see a small hurt frown on his face. She timidly unfolded it to see what he had written.
It read *I think your name is cool. Why didn't you tell it to me?*
She replied *Because I thought you would be mean to me if I told you my full name*
*Well I wouldn't have.*
She sighed with relief. At least she would have one friend.
*Ya want to know what it means?* she asked him.
*Sure*
*Creative*
*Interesting. Hey do you want to hang out after school today?*
*ya sure. I'll just have to call my aunt to let her know where I'll be.*
*Great! Your aunt?*
*Long story short my family was killed in an accident four years ago. I was the only survivor. Please don't ask for details.* she wrote briskly.
*K. I won't.*
*Thank you, twice.*
*What's the second one for?*
*For being nice to me. :)*
With that they turned to pay attention to Mr. Droop for the rest of the class.
The rest of the day went on without to much trouble. She loved art class the best. The look on Jamie's face had been priceless when he saw her make a beautiful statue of a fairy in only ten minutes.
Jamie's friends had been a bit skeptical about hanging out with her but had soon grown fond of the timid girl. By lunch they acted as if Jena was an old friend. Jena was the shortest and thinnest of the group but not by much. Jamie hoped that she would like, and see, Jack too.
Sarjena loved this new school! She had made more friends here in one day than in all her life. They kept whispering about how they were looking forward to the predicted snow storm that was suppose to come this afternoon. She found this a bit peculiar but decided that they just loved the snow.
School finally ended and the friends all headed to their respective busses. Luke and his goons sat behind them again. Luke kept trying to snatch Jena's notebook but she simply moved it out of his reach. So Luke decided to snatch Jamie's hat instead. Another round if tug-o-war commenced. Jena managed to sneakily snatch it back when Luke got up to leave the bus.
When they finally reached their bus stop Jamie, Jena, and Sophie hurried off the bus. Jamie lead Jena to their house, which was about a block away from her home she informed him. Jena called her aunt and told her where she was and when she would be home. Jamie and Jena quickly finished their homework and headed outside just as the first snowflakes began to fall. It wasn't long before the snow was thick enough to play in. Jamie showed her the park, the woods, and most importantly the lake. Jena liked the lake the most. She loved how the ice was so smooth that it acted like a mirror. She decided to show Jamie her best gift.
"Do you see it?" she asked him suddenly as she twirled through the snow, her green eye gleaming brightly with excitement.
"See what?" Jamie asked looking around in a confused circle. "I don't see anything."
"How can you not see the castle?" Jena asked with a playful smirk.
"What castle?" Jamie questioned still confused.
"The one we're in silly. See, there's the main hall over there"- she pointed across the ice to two boulders that looked like a couple of thrones- "There's the courtyard"- pointing behind them to the small clearing- "And there's the rest of the castle." she said gesturing to the rest of the woods. As she described it Jamie could actually see the imagined castle forming around him, his brown eyes lighting up as he took in the fantastic scene.
"Haha," Jamie laughed, "I see it now!"
"First one to the thrones is ruler of the castle!" Jena cried breaking into a run around the lake. Jamie was stunned but was soon in hot pursuit. He reached it first and hoped up on one of the rocks.
"I win!" Jamie cried happily in a singsong voice. "I'm king of the castle!"
"Care for some snow your Highness?" Jena asked as she lobbed a snowball at Jamie. Whack! It nailed him right in the face. Jena laughed so hard that she fell over at the surprised look on Jamie's face, which was again priceless!
"You're in for it now!" Jamie cried in mock anger as he scooped up snow. Jena yelped and rolled out of the way of the snowball that just barely missed her head. She leaped up and took off. Jamie chased her down. Each throwing snowballs at the other.
As Jena landed more hits on Jamie than he did on her, he thought of something.
"As king of the castle I order you to stop thowing snowballs and hold still." he laughed.
"And if I don't listen to you?" Jena asked in a playfully mocking tone.
Jamie thought a moment then said "Then I'll throw you in a snow pile!" he declared in an almost serious tone. Jena's eyes grew wide as if she was truly scared, then they became mischievous.
"You'll have to catch me first!" she cried over her shoulder as she took off once more, but not before she nailed him with another snowball. Jamie raced after her. Though she was short she had long legs that made her quite fast. He finally caught her though, him having longer legs than her, and flung her into a massive snow pile beneath one of the trees. She was actually really thin and light so he was able to fling her with ease. Laughing so hard that he didn't even notice the pair of eyes that had been watching the chase.
"Haha! That will teach you for throwing snowballs in the castle." Jamie laughed triumphantly.
"What castle?" asked a voice from behind. Jamie leapt a foot in the air.
He turned to see the familiar smirk of Jack Frost.
"Jack! You scared me."Jamie laughed upon seeing his friend.
"Really I couldn't tell." Jack said sarcastically.
"Jamie I could use a little help!" called Jena from where she sat, stuck in the snow pile.
"Oh sorry." Jamie turned toward the stuck girl.
"Who's that?" Jack questioned an eye brow raised in curiosity.
"A new friend." Jamie explained as he helped Jena up. She gazed at Jack, surprise evident on her face.
"Hi. Where'd you come from?" She asked. Jack was stunned she could see him. Some of the teens who had helped defeat Pitch could still see him but hardly any other teens could.
"You can see him?" Jamie asked.
"Of course I can see him, he's right in front of me." Jena laughed thinking this was a joke. She stopped laughing as she took in their surprised looks.
"What? And aren't you going to introduce us?" she asked Jamie with a playful nudge.
"Uuh, yeh sure." Jamie said shaking his head to clear it.
"Jack this is my new friend, Sarjena Silver. You can call her Jena for short. Jena this is the infamous Jack Frost." Jamie said the last part with a grand gesture to Jack, who struck a superman pose.
"Thee Jack Frost?! As in 'nipping at you nose', 'window pane paintings', 'Old Man Winter' Jack Frost!" Jena asked in shock.
"The one and only!" Jack said with another one of his signature smirks leaning on his staff. Jena stared at him and he returned her gaze steadily. She examined him closely. Dark blue hoodie covered in frost, brown pants laced at the ends, no shoes, and a tall curved staff. He had the bluest eyes she had ever seen and his skin was so pale. He was a bit taller than Jamie and seemed almost as old as him too.
"Well, anyone up for a game?" Jamie finally asked breaking the silence. Jack's vivid blue eyes sparkled with eager anticipation at the thought of having fun. He needed to get his mind off finding the new Guardian.
"Sure I'm in." Jack said joyfully.
"Ok." Jena answered.
Just then the rest of Jamie's friends showed up. Once they spotted Jack they rushed over to greet him.
"So this is why they where so excited for the snow storm." Jena thought.
"Ok everyone let's have some fun!" Jamie announced happily. Jamie described the plan. An all out free for all snowball fight. Last two standing would be team captains for a team snowball fight later. The teens rushed away from one another as soon as Jack hollered "Go!"
Jack grinned as he watched the new girl throw snowballs with surprising speed and accuracy. She took out two people before she was bombarded from behind by Jamie and himself. She was almost one of the last two standing when a snowball from Jack knocked her off her feet. For a moment Jack was worried that he had hurt her but then she got up with a laugh. This new girl was great! She could really take a hit. Jack and Jamie where the last ones standing. They quickly chose their teams until Jena was the last one in line. She went over to Jack's team. The teens all helped draw a border line dividing the clearing and went to opposite sides. The teams built their forts quickly and hid. The rules for this game where simple, you got hit with a snowball three times you where out, no head shots, and, for Jack anyway, no powers. The game began. After an hour the teams where about even. Jena and Jack made a good team and were able to take out some of Jamie's team's best throwers. Another hour went by and the sun had begun to set. Eventually Jack was able to get the last player on Jamie's team out, who had been Jamie himself.
"Great game guys but I need to get home." Cupcake said as she started to walk away. Slowly the other teens left. They all said good bye to Jack as they left and thanked him for the snow. Soon the only three left in the clearing was Jack, Jamie, and Jena.
Jena walked over to the lake and sat down near the edge, watching the last few rays of sunlight dance on its the frozen surface, causing it to shine like crystal. Jamie and Jack soon joined her. All where exhausted from the fun time they had had.
"So you never did answer my question." Jack said out of the blue.
"And that would be?" Jamie asked.
"What castle?" Jack asked again.
"Oh, the one I made up." Jena said. She explained and described the castle to Jack, who smiled at how he was able to see it too once she was done describing it to him.
"Sure is nice to see some people don't grow out of their imagination." Jack smiled as he layed down on the snow and gazed up at the stars that were beginning to appear in the sky.
"Thanks." Jena said shyly.
"Hey look a shooting star!" Jamie said suddenly. He and Jena had joined Jack in laying on their backs to star gaze a bit. Jamie was to Jack's right and Jena was to his right.
"Quick make a wish!" Jena said closing her eyes. With all her might she wished that they would all stay friends.
Jamie wished to always be able to see Jack and the other Guardians.
And Jack wished that they would be able to stop Pitch and find the new Guardian.
Jena opened her eyes and sighed.
"This has been the best day of my life." she sighed contentedly. It was true since her family died she hadn't had this much fun in what felt like eons.
"Really?" Jack and Jamie asked in unison.
Jena laughed, "Yes, really." she closed her eyes once more and released a contented sigh.
"Ok I have a question for you two." she said suddenly. Jamie sat up in interest.
"How did you guys meet? And since Jack is real does that mean all the others are too?" she questioned.
Jack answered her. He told her about what had happened, how they had met, and how they had become as close as brothers over the years. He told her about the other Guardians too. About how all of them had a center and all that. Jamie added bits and pieces to the story as well. When he was finished Jena was sitting up staring at the two with suprise. She thumped back down onto the snow after a bit.
"Wow, that's some story." she said wistfully.
"Ok my turn. So what's your life's story?" Jack asked ignoring the look Jamie was giving him.
"I'm afraid mine isn't as happy as yours." Jena said glumly, frowning as memories bubbled to the surface of her mind.
Jamie looked at her. Jack sat up a bit and looked over at her too.
"You don't have to tell us if you don't want to." Jamie told her softly.
She looked back at them, her two newest friends, and, after a moments hesitation, decided to tell them her tale.
"I use to have a big family. There where my parents, my older brother, three younger brothers, and my little sister. We where always together. Whenever one of us wasn't at home it didn't feel right. Like there was a piece missing. Now for me there will always be pieces missing. Something happened and our home caught fire and it quickly spread through the house. My parents got me out safely but… as they where getting my brothers and sister… out a gas tank… caught… fire. After that… all that remained… of my home was… a pile of ashes." Jena had begun to sob at the last part. "The o-only thing I h-have left o-of them a-are a few pic-pictures, some c-clothes, a couple-le prized i-items from st-storage and m-my mother's locket." she finished between shaky sobs gripping the necklace like it was a life line. A few minutes trickled by but it felt like hours before anyone spoke.
"S-sorry if m-my story is a b-burden." Jena said regaining her breatheing. "Th-anks for listening though. It h-helps."
"It's no burden at all." Jamie said sliding over and placing a comforting arm over Jena's shoulders. Jack slid over next to them and placed a consoling hand on Jena's. She smiled at the two of them. She hadn't told anyone her story in such a long time that it had felt like it had been building inside her, ready to burst. The trio sat there, feeling the bond begin to form between them.
Jena suddenly leaped up from between them and danced around in a circle. Jack and Jamie watched in confusion.
"Don't you hear it?" she asked them, humming a small tune as she danced and leaped in the sparkling snow.
"Hear what?" Jamie and Jack asked at the same time.
"The music! The beautiful music." she said and then began to hum. Soon Jamie and Jack could both hear a strange melody floating through the air. Jena began to sing.,
"The stars whisper to each other,
Do you see it sister? Do you see it brother?
The moon casts its spell.
A star takes flight across the night!
Wish well, wish well.
We will shine till morning 's light.
Dance in the sky.
Take wing and fly.
The Man in the Moon smiles down.
On each sleepy little town."
She finished her little song and spun back to where she had been sitting.
Jamie seemed to be in a sort of trance. Jack was tilting his head as if to ask "are you ok?" Though both where confused they felt that the words fit the odd melody and the mood of the night. It seemed to lighten their moods too.
She chuckled nervously, worried that now they would think she was weird.
"Sorry, I just don't like to linger in dark memories and then the music came along and it… just… felt right." she explained still standing up.
"I think it was quite lovely." said a dark chilling voice from the shadows.