"Haha...now that...that was fun." Jack said laughing, as he hung from atop of the tallest building. "Hey Wind! Take me home!"
A carpet of wind rushed towards him as he let go, the rush of being one with the wind crashed through him as wind flew him back home in Burgess, Pennsylvania. He was ecstatic, having no interest of being bound by rules or obligations. He loved causing personal amusement for him and the children. He laughed as he thought of that kid's expression when Jack froze the water the exact moment his tongue touched the water, leaving him frozen.
He floated like a snowflake as the wind rushed him home and finally pushed him down past the clouds and into the recognizable and familiar street that was his home.
He used wind to carry home past cars and people and stores and towards the lake, sliding on the ice before jumping up, causing a strong gust of wind hit Jamie's book and causing it to fall.
Jack landed next to the book and saw the title, "Mysterious times. They're out there"
"Huh, that looks interesting." Jack said curiously as Jamie hurried to pick up the book, wiping off the dirt. "Is it a good book?"
His friends came and cheered yelling, "Snow day!"
"Haha, you're welcome." Jack said, happy that the kids were enjoying the snow he made for them.
"Hey guys, wait up!" Jamie yelled as he chase after his friends whilst Jack followed. "Are you guys coming to the egg hunt sunday?!"
"Yeah!"
"I hope we can find an egg in all this snow."
"...in Michigan! That's like superclose!" Jamie exclaimed happily as he put away the book and grabbed his sled.
"Here we go again," His friend with the jersey sighed.
Jamie and his friends talked excitedly about a video they saw as Jack walked on top of the wooden fences, his staff on his shoulders, hands hanging from it.
"And the Easter Bunny?"
"The Easter Bunny is real."
"Yeah, he's real, all right. Real annoying, real grumpy, and really full of himself." Jack said as he flew off the fence to hover nearby.
"Haha, you'll really believe anything."
"Easter Bunny! Hop! Hop! Hop! Ow!" Sophie fell down the stairs as the greyhound sniffed her.
"Kailani, Sophie fell again." Jamie yelled into the house.
"Kailani?" Jack murmured confused. He never heard a Kailani. Come to think of it, he only saw the mother and no one else. Who was Kailani?
His question was answered when he saw a girl with long honey brown hair and tanned skin as she rushed down the stairs towards Sophie.
"Oh, Sophie. Are you okay?" The girl murmured as Sophie sniffled and whined. "It's okay. You don't need to cry. You're tough."
Sophie smiled and stood up quickly. The girl turned and sighed before walking after Jamie. "Jamie, hat!"
Jamie sighed and turned begrudgingly. "Kai..."
"Don't you Kai me. I'm your older sister. It's my job to take care of you. Besides, we don't want Jack Frost snooping at your nose." She said before putting on his hat.
Jack was intrigued by the girl and felt a jolt when her gaze passed him as she turned around to head back into the house.
"Who's Jack Frost?"
Jack froze, hoping and wondering if this girl knew anything about him. He saw her freeze as if blocked by a wall of ice and he felt the tenseness of her body leave her body in waves. She turned and Jack's eyes widened when he saw the loss and yearning in them. He saw a debate in them, as if she was wondering how much to tell Jamie.
"You know something about me?" Jack asked, knowing full well she couldn't hear him but hoping anyways.
She sighed softly as if in pain before speaking. "Jack Frost is..."
"No one, honey, it's just an expression." Everyone turned to see the older woman who was their mother come out of the house.
"Hey!" Jack exclaimed, hating that Kailani was being interrupted just as she was about to say something. About him.
Jamie, Sophie, Kailani froze and Jack felt the tense atmosphere surrounding all of them. Jack felt the most hostile emotion coming from Kailani. Jamie looked towards Kailani and she smiled, which caused something in Jack's body to warm up in a way he hadn't felt since the Man of the Moon woke him up.
"Go play. I'll come out in a bit after I fix Sophie a snack, okay?" Kailani said, her voice trying to hide the irritation and anger in them. Jamie didn't notice it but Jack did.
300 years of being not seen but seeing other people made him a pretty well person reader. Kailani intrigued him and he felt a pull towards her. She was beautiful and she knew something about him. She had to. She was going to say something about him until her mother interrupted her. Jamie smiled and ran off to play as Kailani turned, the carefully concealed irritation and anger breaking through her facade now that Jamie was gone and Sophie was playing with the dog.
"Why isn't he at school? Or you?" The woman asked and Kailani sighed. Jack saw her fists clench and wondered why she hated her mother so much.
"It's a snow day. You'd know that if you paid attention to us." She hissed out quietly but with anger. Jack flinched at the tone of her voice and was not surprised when her mother did the same.
"I'm trying." Her mother murmured, clutching her arms together.
"You're a bit late for that, don't you think?" Kailani said as she went towards Sophie.
"It's not my fault."
"No, it's never your fault. It's my fault for turning them against you, it's my fault I took your role when you were too lost to do it yourself, it's my fault I took them from you. It's always my damn fault!" Kailani said loudly and Jack flinched again. She may as well have yelled and it wouldn't have made a difference.
"Well, if you had give them to me when I want to spend time with them..."
"They don't want to be near you. I let you try but they always come back to me! Why? Because I did what you were supposed to do three years ago. I raised them, mother. It's not my fault that they gravitate towards the one person who actually cared and paid attention to them."
"I care! But it was..."
"Hard, I know." Jack noticed the weariness in her voice now as if they had this argument so many times before to no avail. "But we lost our Dad too, mom. It hurts the same and it was hard for all of us but you left us on our own and left me to pick up your job."
"Not all of us are as perfect as you, Kailani." Her mother hissed almost angrily.
Jack felt a surge of protectiveness when he saw Kailani reel back as if she got slapped. "I never said I was."
Her mother crossed her arms and watched as Kailani leaned down to pick up Sophie and head inside, noticing a lone tear on her cheek before she disappeared into the house. Jack didn't know what was going on with Kailani and her mother but he wanted to find out. Especially about the girl who knew something about him.
He wanted to know what she knew.
