chapter 2- sleepy snowflakes.

i took a bite of the frosted cookie. i havn't talked to anybody like this in forever!
"so, Charlotte, do you know what brought you?" Camilla asked. i shook my head no. "i wonder how then..." she thought off, as she drank the milk in front of her.
"why do you ask?" i wondered.
"oh, because daddy said, Jack was a loner. so, i was thinking about how you got here." i believed her, because i had nothing else to believe.
"tell me something Camilla...what's today?" i asked. she looked up at me, as confused with a tilt of her head like a puppy. "like, what's a hit today. what's popular?" i asked again, and she laughed.
"i can name a bunch. One Direction, Justine Bieber, Miley Cyrus. what do you want to know about?" Camilla asked. i caught myself asking a bunch of questions. mostly about the people she had named before.

(but i can't dare myself to type them again. OK, i can type Miley. but anyone else, and you'll have to call the doctor!)

after about an hour of learning about todays hits, Jack came in the kitchen.
"Charlotte. ready to head out?" he asked.
"she can stay here. i mean, your probably going to end up sleeping in a tree." Camilla guessed. i shook my head yes, and began to start begging my brother.
"please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please! please!" me and Camilla cried together.
"fine. fine." Jack said, after minutes of me and Camilla begging. "your talking to north though." Jack pointed a finger to Camilla, and she opened her mouth, and was seconds away of bitting Jack's finger. he had pulled it away just in time though. "evil little thing." Jack muttered, as he walked away. we laughed at the sight of my brother, who was scared of a 15 year old girl.

for hours we spent cooped up in her room, watching some movies she had. mostly Christmas movies, but also some popular hits, like the movie Frozen, and Twilight. soon, we feel asleep, i curled up on the extra bed in Camilla's room, and she fell asleep on her bed. my first sleep over!


Camilla was wrong. i wasn't going to find a tree and go to sleep. i was going to hunt down the shadow that might have brought my sister back. i didn't know what to expect, but i had that feeling i was close to him, when i walked by a dark ally way, and found i was being watched. i spun around, with my staff ready to attack, and saw the nightmare king waiting for me.
"ah. Jack. so good to see you again." he said, with an ugly smile. i wanted to freeze him right there and then. but, i needed answers.
"Pitch. what do you know?" i cried.
"oh, lots of things. how to give kids nightmares. how to cook eggs. how to bring someone back from the dead. how to control someone, after i bring them back. i know lots about you too! Jackson."
he said. i looked deep into his eyes, trying to find if he was telling the truth or not. "like, you were loved by many children before you turned into you. before, nobody saw you. you acted as a big brother, and best of all. you had a sister. and a mother, who was crazy. but, back to your sister. she died, after your mother was taken away. died in the same pond you did. not looking after her safety anymore. just looking for you. oh, what was the girl's name? Charlotte?" as he said her name, i tightened the grip on the staff, and did everything i could, not to freeze the shadow. "yeah. believed it was all her fault. although even after everyone had forgotten about you, as if you never existed. she remembered, the time's you shared with her. those times she missed. she grew older, and so did everyone else. she didn't even take care of herself afterwards. then. on one lucky day. she fell in the pond. and didn't even try to swim. didn't try to save her life. just died." Pitch looked at his nails, as if this was something everyone had known. "isn't that right Jack?" he asked me.
"why her?" i gritted through my teeth.
"oh. simple. because now, i have a wall. a wall that you love. a wall that loves you. and you wouldn't dare hurt me, or else, i could hurt my wall." as he said this, a black orb began to float next to him, in the orb was Charlotte, fast asleep. she stirred around, as Pitch touched the orb with his long gray finger. "or...i could make her hurt any." Pitch lifted his gray right hand, as Charlotte lifted hers. he turned his head, and she did too. then, as Pitch moved, Charlotte moved her hands, and created a small snowflake. as the snowflake was alive for much more, it's ends began to turn black, like shadows. then, the whole flake turned a jet black. then, it changed it's form to black horse, and rode off out of the opened window. "Jack. being around your sister could hurt her more then you think." Pitch added. the horse arrived, but instead of it being tiny and little, it was the size of a real horse, and looked like one too. Pitch grabbed the nightmare by the reins, getting ready to leave.
"leave her alone!" Jack cried, to the king of nightmares.
"dream on." Pitch said, as he collected the black orb, and walked away, leading a trial of black shadows.
then, Jack relieved, he could be hurting Charlotte as he thinks€. he took off, spreading back for the north pole.
Jack ran into Camilla's room and rushed on the light. Charlotte and Camilla sat up, at the bright light.
"Jack?" Charlotte asked. Jack ran to his little sister and wrapped his arms around her.
"im so glad you OK!" Jack cried.
"Jack? what's wrong?" Charlotte asked, getting a little scared.
"no! don't you dare be scared! ever! you must be a brave girl!" Jack cried, holding his sister tighter.
"i'm not scared of your words, im scared i won't be-able to breath if you keep holding me like this!" Charlotte cried. but Jack didn't release he from the hug. he tightened it. he might have said not to be scared, but he was more. he was terrified.