When the bell rang, signalling the end of the school day, Amy was racing outside the gates. She had a horrible run in with Freya and her mindless drones at lunch time.
Clearly they had expected her not to be in school today after the incident on Tuesday. They managed to gain a crowd as they teased her and pushed her about. The teacher had seen and Freya had gotten a lunch time detention. Freya was certainly not pleased and Amy didn't want to endure her wrath anytime soon.
As she started to walk home she felt a presence beside her. Without even needing to look she knew Jack had appeared beside her. He had a tendency to do that, she thought, come and go with the wind.
Clearly her facial expression gave it away because when Jack saw her he asked, "What's wrong? Was it a bad day?"
Amy nodded. "They just won't leave me alone," she said with a sigh.
Jack hated seeing Amy distressed. He had promised himself he'd make her happy.
"Hey, I've got an idea. It'll take your mind off of things," he exclaimed, offering his arms out to her.
Amy looked simply confused and Jack chuckled. "I want to take you to my favourite place," he said with a fond smile on his face.
"Sure," she agreed.
She let out a shriek of surprise as Jack grabbed her waist and toke his favourite form of transport: The Wind.
"This is crazy!" She screamed as they flew through the air.
"Not to me, Blondie," he replied.
Throughout the whole duration of the trip, Amy couldn't help but be aware of how close they were. As they landed onto the ground, Amy looked around to see a head of trees and a beautiful lake, though it was frozen over. White snow covered trees and toadstools and brightly coloured birds sang their melodies in the air. It was like a place out of a fairytale.
Jack and Amy sat against the tree, close together. She toke out her notebook absentmindedly and flicked through its contents.
"You've drawn us all?" Jack observed.
She nodded, taking out a pencil from her bag; she began to add more detail to a drawing of Tooth.
"I love drawing the Guardians. Especially you," she whispered, her cheeks turning pink.
"I love that about you," he said quietly.
"It's the only thing I'm good at," she laughed.
"You're good at lots of things, Amy," he disagreed.
Amy simply smiled, raising her eyebrows slightly, "Like what?"
"Being a good friend... making me smile. You're good at being kind and caring. I could go on."
"I love everything about you."
Jack smiled and felt a flutter in his stomach. He loved how just seeing Amy smile or utter kins words to him could make him want to fly.
Amy let out a content sigh, looking upwards.
Amy saw it before him. Mistletoe. She blushed a deep scarlet as she saw it become visible above them. He followed her gaze and laughed.
She looked at him and his eyes met hers with a sense of uncertainty in them.
He moved closer, looking down at her kind, delicate face and toke it in his cold hands.
She felt a wave of nervousness and affection crash over her as she leaned closer. Their lips touched and she felt like fireworks had exploded inside of her. Jacks cold lips met her warm and they moved together gently. It was the sort of tender first kiss you saw in movies before they broke apart. Jack's cheeks were flushed and Amy was giggling.
"Wow," she breathed.
"Wow," he agreed.
They both laughed together.
After hours of simply talking, laughing and playing in the snow they eventually walked hand in hand through the streets as Jack walked Amy home.
"Well, well, well. Look who we have here, in all her freaky glory," Freya's voice snarled viciously.
Jack turned and looked at Freya with cold eyes. She couldn't see him. Amy groaned.
"Leave me alone," she said bravely. It was rather unlike herself, but something about Jack being close eased her mind.
Freya raised her fist but was cut off by snow hitting her face. Amy giggled and Jack smirked. Jack threw another one, hitting her face again.
"Who-ho... Who is that?!" she gasped, looking around, confused.
Another hit her, this time her arm and then her shoulder.
She looked at Amy with wide eyes. "You... freak! What are you," she was cut off again. Jack had hit her with another snowball to her face.
"I'm sorry, just stop it! Stop it!" Freya cried.
"I told you to leave me alone," Amy said calmly.
Freya stuttered another apology before nodding and running off.
Amy burst out laughing and Jack joined in.
"I don't think she will be bothering you again," said Jack.
"No, somehow I don't think she will."
