A/N: I got two wonderful reviews for the last chapter. Thank you so much! Here's the next one... Oh, and did any of you get the "Giant Sloth Men" reference in the first chapter? ;]

No? Okay. Onwards then.


Jack Frost flew higher up and hovered above the clouds, looking down at his creation. The town was dusted over in light snow, people were sliding on the icy roads and the children were already out in their coats trying to make the most of what was left of winter.

He gave a satisfactory 'Hmm' and then looked at the clouds. He still had a few weeks of work left for the southern hemisphere, but he missed his best friend- and first believer- and decided a visit was long overdue.

Instantly, the wind picked up and he grabbed his staff tighter. Take me home, Wind. He only had to think that and before he knew it, he was flying at top speed, on his way home.

He couldn't keep in the shouts of glee that escaped his mouth. He had done this so many times, but it felt more and more amazing each time.

And just like that, the wind calmed down and he unconsciously took over, floating down to a rooftop. He looked around and found himself in the familiar city of Burgess- his home.

It was late afternoon and with autumn just around the corner, it was actually quite chilly. Good news for him.

Effortlessly gliding from roof to roof, he made his way to the part of town that Jamie Bennett lived in. He spotted the Bennett's home but something stopped him from going there directly.

He felt a strange sensation strike him like an invisible gust of wind. At first, he wondered if he imagined it, but the feeling lingered on his fingertips. He felt something almost electric, and half-expected to see sparks when he looked at his hands. A pins-and-needles sort of feeling took over, but only on his right hand.

He thought he was going crazy, but… It felt almost like he was being pulled.

Looking to the right, he didn't see anything of particular interest. Few people were out on the streets- school was going back in session soon (Jack had lost count of the exact days…), and most children were probably inside getting ready for a good meal and a good night's rest.

Curiosity piqued, Jack floated to the right and tried to follow the sensation. He arrived in front of the house beside Jamie's, and cocked his head to the side. What was so special about this house?

He flew around it a couple of times, checking it out before deciding that perhaps the people inside the house were what was causing him to feel strange. Gently lowering himself down to ground level, his feet never touching the ground, he hovered over a window. It was the kitchen and the lights were on. He looked inside and saw a family of three- He saw a woman with long, black hair, a man whose hair almost looked like fire, and then a young boy that was about Jamie's age.

Grinning, Jack wondered if the two of them had met yet.

But the feeling hadn't gone away. The grin vanished and his eyebrows furrowed. He went around the house once more, and then finally tried the windows on the upper level. Most were unlit and empty, but he stopped at the glass door of the room that faced Jamie's, hovering over the balcony.

A lamp in the corner of the room was lit and Jack saw the silhouette of a girl lying down on her belly, her feet crossed in the air. As soon as he laid eyes on her, the tingling feeling spread all over him before vanishing suddenly.

Without really knowing why, he looked up at the moon. More specifically, the Man in Moon, and his expression said it all.

A What the hell is this, Manny? kind of expression.

But of course, MiM did not really care to answer.

"As usual," Jack sighed bitterly, before redirecting his gaze at the girl. He froze when he realized the girl was looking at him, looking completely still.

Without thinking, he ducked, trying to hide his face from the window. She can see me! She can see me! He panicked.

Wait… why was he panicking?

He lifted himself up slightly again and saw the girl- who looked to be about his age, slide her legs off the bed and make her way to the window. She stopped right in front of it, tracing her fingers on the glass. Jack's presence had left frost marks all over them, and she studied them silently.

A few moments passed before she decided to open the sliding door and take a look outside at the setting sun. If she simply turned her head to the side slightly, she would see Jack hovering a few inches above her balcony.

"Hello," Jack started, feeling suddenly nervous for some reason.

But she didn't look at him. She looked at the horizon and let the breeze air her room for a few moments before she sighed and closed the window.

Jack felt his heart drop to his stomach.

"She hadn't seen me…" he whispered sadly, before shaking his head. Of course, she hadn't! If most kids who still believed in Santa Claus and the others couldn't see him, then why would he expect anything differently from an older teenager?

But there had been something about her… he wasn't sure what it was. He felt almost like Manny was trying to tell him something, but he didn't know what it was. And frankly, he was growing tired of MiMs games and riddles.

"Whatever," he said, deciding to push the image of the girl with the super crazy perm to the back of his head. Instead, he'd do what he originally came here for.

...

Tap, tap.

Jamie looked up and his face lit up at the sight of his good friend, Jack. He scrambled to the window, letting the Winter Spirit in. A cold breeze followed him in, but Jamie was used to that. He wrapped his arms around Jack before he had a chance to say anything.

"I missed you!" Jamie confessed, his voice muffled by Jack's hoodie.

"I missed you, too, buddy!" Jack chuckled, giving Jamie a squeeze back and then ruffling his hair. "How's your summer been?"

"Great!" Jamie replied, taking a step back. "But it's over so quickly! I start school tomorrow and-"

"Wait, tomorrow?" Jack interrupted- surprised. He hadn't realized he'd been that bad at keeping count of the days.

"Yeah!" Jamie said, sitting on his bed. "But you know what the best part is? I think I got some of my friends to believe in you!" Jamie said, skipping to the part he thought Jack would be most interested in.

Jack's ears almost literally perked at this. "Really?"

"Yeah! And we built a treehouse last month and then we went swimming by the lake and I met David a few days ago and we went hiking with his sister, but before that Caleb and Claude's parents took me camping in July and we roasted marshmellows-"

"Woah, woah! Slow down," Jack said, trying to stifle a laugh. Jamie had been talking so fast he hadn't been able to make out most of what he'd said. "It's almost time for winter in this part of the world, so we'll have plenty of time to catch up on everything you did this summer," he assured him, and Jamie grinned.

"So, maybe we could start with this week?" Jack offered, and Jamie nodded, pointing at his window.

"We got new neighbours!" Jamie announced. "David is one year younger than me and we're going to the same school!" he said proudly. "Different classes though, since I'm older…" there was almost a hint of a gloat there, but Jack let it slide.

"Oh? And is he a believer?" Jack asked, grinning.

"He is! And he's super excited to meet you! He's never seen snow before!" Jamie said, a look of utter astonishment crossing his face.

Jack tried to imitate it. "What? Never seen snow before? We're going to have to do something about that!"

"Right?! That's what I said!" Jamie laughed.

"Jamie! Who are you talking to?" Mrs Bennett's voice called from downstairs.

"Just Jack Frost!" Jamie replied quickly, and his mom gave her usual chuckle and 'okay!'.

"…Maybe we should try to keep it down a bit, huh?" Jack managed to whisper after a moment of silence.

"…Maybe," Jamie seemed to agree.

"So, never seen snow before, huh?" Jack tried again, much more quiet.

And so began a long conversation where Jamie enthused about his summer and Jack talked about the nightmarish storms he'd bestowed upon the southern hemisphere- all in good fun of course. "I think I'll give them a few days off before going out with a big bang!" Jack laughed.

Jamie wondered what sort of plans he was having for his side of the world…

"Does that mean you'll stick around for a few days?" Jamie asked, his eyes widening with anticipation.

"Sure does!" Jack replied, flashing his usual smirk. "I want to meet the new kid and make sure you get a good start in school," he said, winking.

It took a while for Jamie to calm down enough to go to sleep.