OMG I literally wanna fly over rainbows right now~ 11 favs so fast! And 7 reviews heehee you guys are the best. Haha so hyper now xD Anyway, my update was supposed to come a few hours ago but I'm on vacation, so I only managed to get internet now (wheeee).Thisbe a rough idea of where this is going, but not giving any hints. ;)
Enough rambling, enjoy!
Jack followed closely behind the girl. She was shivering, despite being wrapped in layers of clothing. Her teeth chattered as she panted, trying to hold up an axe.
Why was she holding an axe? Jack thought to himself, flying up onto the branch of a tree. He hopped from tree to tree, wishing he could do something, but he knew all he could do was keep her cold and she would just walk right through him. He sighed and followed her until she reached the lake.
The small girl dropped her axe on the snow as she adjusted her knitted hat. Jack knew how cold it could get at night. He was the winter spirit, after all. The girl pushed her brown hair behind her ear as she sat by the lake, removing her shoes.
Jack frowned. Why was she removing her shoes? It was freezing cold! The girl picked her axe up again, and stepped onto the layer of ice covering the lake. She winced in pain, and her foot quickly went numb, as though pins and needles were poking through her foot. Nonetheless, she hobbled to the centre of the lake, carrying the axe on her shoulder. Using all her might, she lifted the axe and...
"Oof!" The girl rubbed her elbow. A strong gust of wind had knocked her to the side, causing her axe to slide a few metres away. "Emma Bennett! What are you doing! Keep upright, and break that ice!" She mumbled to herself. Jack put down his staff slowly, seeing that he had successfully called in some wind. He knew she was going to break the ice, but he was not going to let her.
"Emma?" Jack whispered in surprise. She was the girl who drew those doodles on her wall. She had most likely run away from home. He leapt forward and ran onto the ice. "Hey, hey! What are you doing? You should be getting home!" Jack shouted, stretching his arm out to try to help Emma up. But Jack's hand went right through her. It struck him once again — he was invisible, and couldn't help anyone or communicate with them.
Emma picked herself up, and reached out for her axe again. Again, Jack used his staff to send another gust of wind her way, and she fell face-first.
"Sorry," Jack said, "but I can't let you break that ice, for no matter what reason." He saw that Emma's feet were starting to develop cuts, from stray shards of ice. Jack was hoping that at that point, Emma would give up and go home.
Unfortunately, he was wrong. She picked up a large rock next to her, and without haste, started using the rock to create cracks in the ice. Jack knew that eventually, a small hole would form, and it was dangerous and cold in the water. He lifted his staff again and concentrated on the cracks. Out of the blue, the cracks started mending themselves! Emma's eyes widened in shock.
Jack was fully concentrated, and wanted his 'Jack Frost powers' to be put to good use. Emma was nearly in tears, and began using all her strength, whatever it took to crack the ice faster than it was mending itself. She was about to deliver one last blow when a strong arm siezed her by the waist.
"Emma!" A man, with brown hair and the same hazel eyes as Emma, had picked Emma up. Emma was wailing. "Shh... It's alright. Daddy's here...I'm going to take you home..."
"No!" Emma was struggling in his arms. "I want Jack! I want Jack! Why did you leave, Jack?!" Jack's heart ached. Her brother's name was probably Jack too. He thought of it as a coincidence, but still, this girl was missing her brother.
Jack wanted to help this girl, and thought, "Maybe a couple of snowball fights in the morning would cheer her up, or I could just have a cold kiss of air nip at her nose in the morning."
Okay, that's it of this chaaaapter. Hope it was a little longer. Please review pretty please :) I get so happy even when it's just one review. :)