OMG thank you guys so much for your awesome reviews! I didn't expect this many reviews, favourites and follows for it in one chapter so thanks! Cupcakes to all! Okay so Jack memories will be written in italic so there won't be any confusion. I will be doing replies to the reviewers in the next chapter but since I am going away for a few days, I wanted to write this up quickly since there isn't any wireless where I'm going :( Okay, I hope you guys enjoy!
The guardians couldn't see a thing for several minutes but then the light faded away to reveal a beautiful green forest. The spring flowers were all in bloom, the leaves in the trees were as green as emeralds and the forest bed was coated with soft green grass. Tooth gasped at the scene before her as did the others. This was one of the most beautiful places they had ever seen!
"Wow!" Tooth exclaimed. Bunny had to admit that this place was almost as nice as his Warrens. Almost. North looked around and Sandy created an image above his head showing Jack and then a question mark.
"He had a head start so he is probably further ahead in his memories" North guess and Sandy nodded understandably. Bunny's ears then twitched.
"You guys hear that?" he asked looking to his left. "Sounds like laughter" Bunny said.
"Let's go and see!" Tooth said eagerly and the four guardians dashed in the direction of the sound with Bunny leading the way. They pushed through some bushes and came into a fairly large clearing with a little cottage in the middle. Looking around, Bunny saw a little village not far from this cottage but the cottage seemed to be in its own personal place.
"Nice place" North said admiring that the house had been made out of wood and had some carvings on it. Outside the cottage was a table that had some food on it and some wooden chairs scattered here and there.
"John! Hurry up sweetheart!" a woman's voice called. A brown haired woman came out of the cottage holding a small wooden plate with a loaf of bread on it. She had chocolate brown eyes, her brown hair was braided down to her waist and she wore a brown dress with white patterns scatted on the bottom of her dress. She placed the bread on the table next to the other pieces of food and then she heard her husband's call.
"Coming Rose! Just getting it ready!" John called back from somewhere behind the house.
"I don't get it" Bunny said and Tooth glared at him.
"Give the memory a chance will you?" she snapped and Bunny raised his hands in surrender.
Rose put her hands on her hips and smiled. She then started to walk around the table and she unfolded her arms and held them out as if she was going to catch something. "Where are you? Come on out!" she said trying her best not laugh. A slight giggling was heard and Rose grinned at this.
"I wonder where the birthday boy is" she said with a fake curious voice. "Oh well…" she said and she stomped on the floor to make it sound as if she was walking away. A little movement came from underneath the table as mop of brown hair peeked out from under the table.
Sandy squinted at this as he did not recognize this child peeking out from under the table and neither did the others.
Rose then grabbed the little child and pulled the child up. Laughter erupted as Rose then dropped to her knees and started to tickle the child. "Mama!" the child squealed in excitement and now the child's face. It was a boy who had the same brown hair and eyes like his mother but his eyes seemed to be much more energetic than his mother's. He looked about the age of five and he was fairly small but not too small.
"Alright Rose!" John said coming around out from behind the house and he laughed at the sight that he saw. The resemblance in this family was astonishing for John had brown eyes and hair and he was wearing a shepard's outfit with a tall crooked stick in his hand.
"Daddy!" the boy said in glee but he wasn't freed from his mother's tickling.
"I'll save you!" John said putting his stick down and pretending to tackle his wife. Soon, the three of them were all laughing in happiness.
"Aw that is so adorable!" Tooth said smiling but Bunny was still confused.
"What does this have to do with frostbite?" he asked. This didn't have anything to do with him! Jack couldn't be the boy since his hair and eyes were brown and Jack's hair was white and his eyes were blue.
"It might be Jack but I don't see how" North murmured. He felt something in his belly so he continued to watch.
The little boy managed to scramble out of his mother's clutches and he ran over to his father's staff and tried to pick it up. His parents, who had now stopped laughing, watched their son in amusement. The boy held the staff up with a wobbly grip and he had a huge smile on his face, "Daddy can I come and help you herd the animals with your staff?" he asked with puppy dog eyes.
John chuckled and got up from the floor and Rose got up with the aid of John's hand. "One day son but you're too little right now. Those sheep would trample on you and my staff is too heavy for you" John said and his son scoffed.
"No animal can trample upon me and nothing is too heavy for me or my name isn't Jack Frost!" the boy yelled with determination.
The guardians gasped at this. The boy was Jack? This was his home and family? "But what about his hair and eyes?" North said scratching his head.
Tooth frowned, "Maybe when Manny chose him, he change his appearance" she suggested and Bunny nodded.
"Maybe but how do we know for sure?" he asked looking back at the scene.
John laughed, "When you're older son. It is a tough job especially in Winter" he said. Winter always proved to be the hardest since most of the animals froze to death or got lost in the woods if not looked after properly.
Jack shrugged, "Winter is the best season! There's nothing more fun than snowball fights! Parents are all hard work and deadlines and I am snowballs and fun times!" Jack declared.
Bunny gasped; this really was Jack! "It is little frostbite!" he said and Sandy was amazed but he then displayed a picture of a family with a heart above them and North nodded.
"Yes, you are right Sandy. Jack's family have very big hearts" North said with a smile but then he felt a little saddened. This might be the reason for Jack's depression since the family here wasn't around anymore and he was alone for 300 years.
Rose then sighed and walked over to her son and kneeled down to his height. "I am sorry honey but we didn't have enough money to get you a proper present this year" she said with a little shame in her voice. John looked a little sad at that comment but then smiled.
"But we did get you this" he said coming over and kneeling down too. He pulled something wrapped in cloth from his coat and handed it to Jack who took it happily. He unwrapped it to reveal a wood crafted snowflake with swirly patterns covering it.
Jack's face broke out into a huge grin that stretched from ear to ear, "I love it!" he squealed. He then set it carefully on the ground and thrust his arms around his parents necks who laughed and wrapped their arms around Jack. "It doesn't matter if I don't have proper presents. You guys are the best presents I could ever have! I love you guys!" Jack declared and this caused tears to run down Rose's face.
"We love you too Jack" his mother said hugging him tighter.
"We always will" his father added.
Tooth squealed in a high pitched voice at this, "Aw, Jack was such a cute child!" she cooed and Bunny rolled his eyes.
"Yeah he ain't that bad I have to be honest" he said and North snickered.
"Ha! Like you when you were a little bunny" he said and Bunny threatened to pull out his boomerangs.
"I am warning you now mate, don't mention that!" he growled and Sandy shook his head and pointed to the scene. The memory was now fading and the guardians were full of curiosity as they were pulled into another memory.
I hope that was okay! So five reviews for next chapter and please tell me what you thought of the memory. Did I wite it okay? Bye for now guys!
~Star
