Chapter 1: The boy in the pond.
I laugh as i run down the hill hearing my friends run after me. I pick up my skirts so i could run faster as my hair fell out of its loose braids and stream down my back. "You are never going to get me!" i shriek as i look over my shoulder to see Rose, Mark, Jane, Luis, Lola, and Katia. "Oh yes we will!" Lola called as she ran after me. I laugh as Mark fell over Luis and Katia and roll down the hill in a heap. I duck as Rose throws a snow ball at me. "Ya missed!" Jane yelled at Rose as i hop over a fallen tree. I pull the hood of my brown cloak over my head. I slow down when i know im out of sight and hide behind a tree. I hear my friends run past yelling and laughing. I let out a sigh as i turn away, to see a pond, i remember the sad story about this pond. This is where Jack Overland Frost died for his sister. I take off my boots and cloak. Knowing any extra weight could mean my death.
I crawl to the middle of the lake as my dark curl hair fell around my face. Would i be abled to see the boy who died here? Or was it all a fake? I brush the frost off the ice and pear inside. I could make out a figure floating in the water, but could not make out the face. Was it me or was it slowly starting to float up? It was! I slip backwards and scoot away as the ice seem to break. Suddenly a boy my age floated out of the water. He had white hair and clothes that were similar to mine. His shirt was a creamy white and his pants were a dark brown, but he had no shoes. He took a deep breath as he stared up at the moon as his feet touch the ground. I stare at him with horror and as i stand up to run, the ice breaks under one of my feet. I let out a shriek as the icey water touches my bsre skin and the noise caught the boys attention.
He turned to me and those blue eyes pierced my heart. I froze as the boys hand reached out to touch me. I shiver as his hand touched my cheek. My eyes flutter shut at the comforting warmth coming from the boys hand. "Who are you?" His husky voice ask as my eyes open again. "I am Sage, who are you?" He shakes his head. "I...i dont know..." I take a step towards the boy and hears a noise under my foot. I look down to see that my foot hit a sheperd's staff. The boy picked it up and i watch as a blue light shined in the cracks inside of the woods. The boy ran away from me to touch it to a tree. It covered with frost where the staff touched it. I take a step towards him but heard the ice break again this time my whole leg fell in. I let out a scream as the water burns my skin. The boys eyes snap to me and he runs back over and helps me But as soon as my leg came out of the water. "Are you ok?" The boy ask with concern as he takes off his cloak and wipes the freezing water off of my leg.
"I-i'm going to be fine, thanks." i look at him. "I think i know who you are," the boys eyes snap to mine as he finishes and puts his cloak back on. "Who am i then?" The boy crosses his arms over his chest in away that instead of making me serious, made me laugh. The boys serious face melted and a smirk came onto his face. "I think your Jack, Jack frost." The boy nodded and helped me stand up. "That seems like an awesome name." Suddenly i heard a yell. I turn to see old lady Marcie standing there on land. Her white hair stood out around her head as she stared at me with horror. "You, you...you!" She shrieked as she pointed a finger at me. "You will be cursed! You will be cursed like that boy...cursed forever!" I stare at Old lady Marcie as my mom appeared next to her and ran across th pond to hug me. "Sage sweetie what are you doing here alone and without your shoes on? You're going to catch a cold!" I shake my head "I'm not alone jack is with me!" My mother looked at me with confused eyes as she looked jack, but it seems like she looks through him. "What are you talking about? Your alone sweetie, there is no one here but you me and your grandmother!" That when i realized that I'm the only one who can see Jack.
Jack looked at me with those eyes as he kept a strong hold on my hand. "Come with me." i whisper and he nodded. I walk off the ice trying to not look as if I'm holding a guy who nobody can sees hand. My mom forced me into my boots and pulls my hood over my hair as i pout. Jack laughs next to me and shakes his head. At least now he was smiling, he looked upset when my mom said nobody was there. We walked slowly back to our village and as soon as i saw our house i pulled jack with me to the back of the house. I quickly open a window so it was a little colder in the room as jack leans against my door. "Nice room you have..." Jack looked around my plain room as i sat on my bed. "Yeah, not fancy but its good." I yawn as Jack looks at me. "You need rest, sleep. I will protect you from whatever comes here ok?" i nod and lay my head on my pillow as sleep took me.
Jack:
He studies Sage sleeping and couldn't help but moan. How did he end up here? Watching a girl he just met sleeping only a few feet away from him, and the only person who could see him? But why oh why does he have to stay? Wait...he doesn't have to...but he couldn't leave her! Some creep could come through her window! Jack sighs as he looks at the moon. Maybe this is the mission the man in the moon was talking about. Maybe he is to protect Sage from something or some one.