Her legs kicked out from under her as she burst with glee, her wings working frantically to keep her hovering in the air. A smirk tugged on Jack's lips as he watched her grow excited over a tooth she had pulled from under a sleeping child's pillow. Her nose scrunched up when she smiled so big like that… Jack couldn't help but chuckle.
The weather had grown warmer and while Jack preferred the cold, he couldn't keep away from his colorful companion. She flourished in the warmth and it showed- her sun kissed skin radiant in comparison to his own pale complexion. She tanned easily and the color she came to be was truly perfect, bringing out her vibrant eyes even more.
"Ah!" a shiver of excitement came over her, her feathers perking in a display of sudden alertness.
"Tooth? What's the matter?" Jack asked, brows furrowing as he looked towards whatever it was that had caught her attention. His lips pulled into a diagonal line of confusion as he looked between the small patch of moss and Toothiana. "What? You allergic or something?"
"He's awake!" she practically squealed, looking quickly to Jack with pure joy in her eyes.
"He? He who?" Jack asked, Toothiana's reason for the sudden excitement lost on him.
"Jack!" she exclaimed brightly before her face fell, "I mean, not you Jack, but Jack. Jack Green."
"Jack Green?" Jack repeated in a murmur under his breath. He'd not heard of this Jack.
"Mmhmm!" her head bobbled sporadically up and down, "He's a woodland spirit. He hibernates in the winter. The girls just adore him," she dreamily explained.
"All of them?" Jack raised a brow. It was strange and, he was uncertain but… If he didn't know any better, he'd think Toothiana was swooning. "Uh… Tooth?" he called her back from her moment, "Last house… We gonna do this or what?"
"Oh! Of course, how could I forget," she giggled at herself. The sun was just beginning to peek over the tumultuous horizon, peach patches of the light falling on the ground around them. They snuck into the house, the small girl curled up in her bed. Tooth effortlessly swapped one tiny tooth for a quarter, making her way back to Jack as he watched and on the way catching sight of one of the girl's drawings posted up on the wall. "Oh, Jack," her voice sounded as if she'd was about to melt, "Isn't it wonderful?"
The drawing was a myriad of bright, vibrant colors. Freshly bloomed flowers spotted the paper here and there. Little hummingbirds speckled over the crudely drawn buds and butterflies danced across the sky. His eyes quickly anaylzed the doodle before more thoroughly scouring Toothiana's face.
He could see in her eyes, that's what she liked. The liveliness of the world. Not the sleeping Earth underneath a blank sheet of white and cold. There were no birds, no flowers, no warmth in what he brought. Everything was colorless, everything was cold. He'd never wanted to be anybody other than Jack Frost but… right now it might feel nicer to be Jack Green.
Give a "heyyyy" to just realizing author notes. Aww yeah. So yeah, ROTG. I pair Tooth/Frost obviously, but let's for a moment, take time to appreciate Jack of the Green (who I just found out about). The next chapter will feature J. Green in the flesh! Spoiler alert, he will be adorable. I may have the next chapter up as early as tonight or as late as tomorrow. Thank you to all of those who have commented, favorited and/or followed!
