Hello! Has it been awhile since I updated? It has... hasn't it? *Sigh* Oh well... here's the next chapter!

BTW- Leecey's birthday is June 30, 1700 so she's 15 in this chapter. For future reference...

Don't own it... I do own a copy of the movie, though!

I wanna believe

I wanna believe in love again

I wanna believe

I wanna believe in love again

Tired of living this way

Tired of everyday

So will you help me

I wanna break through

I wanna believe in you.

"Believe"~ Britt Nicole

The book fell out of Tooth's numb fingers. Leecey had seen Jack; nearly 300 years before Jamie saw him. She quickly wiped the tears from her eyes and picked up the book.

February 28, 1715

I know I didn't imagine the boy a few days ago. I saw him again. He was sitting on a rooftop- the same way Jack used to sit up on our roof to watch the sunset.

Leecey walked in to the main square, looking up at Jack Frost as he sat on a roof, his staff held loosely in his hand.

I didn't say anything to Jamie because I don't think anyone else can see him and I don't want him to think I'm crazy. He was holding a shepherd's crook staff - the one Jack used to save me. I haven't gotten the chance to get much closer than that to the boy. But… he looks a lot like Jack; his clothes are the same- so is the way he holds himself.

March 19, 1715

I told Jamie about the boy and, surprisingly enough, he doesn't think I'm crazy! I pointed him out to Jamie but he said he couldn't see anything. I don't understand why I can see the white haired boy and Jamie can't… at least he doesn't think I'm delusional.

April 6, 1715

I haven't seen that boy in a week. I usually see him every day… I wonder where he's gone.

April 29, 1715

I wonder if the white haired boy is somehow connected to winter… he was there all winter, and then disappeared when spring came along. Maybe he's some sort of winter spirit … I hope I see him next winter.

Jamie and I gathered Easter eggs for the Mason's this year. He gave all his up too! I really lucked out when Jamie befriended me.

If there's a Guardian for Luck; Thank You. Thank you for giving me ten wonderful years with a brother who would die for me, and for a new friend who can help me through the loss of that brother….

"Leecey's really changed…" Tooth murmured; smiling at the difference between the entries at the beginning as opposed to now.

May 24, 1715

Hope is a funny thing… it is so frail- yet nearly impossible to completely kill. Even in the worst of times people hold onto a tiny, dying, shred of hope. And sometimes that's enough to pull them through those dark times.

June 19, 1715

Jamie pushed me into the river! Then he jumped in with me… so that was okay. I'm just lucky I was wearing the dress that's going to be washed tomorrow.

Leecey splashed Jamie; her hair was wet and her left side was drenched, cool water flowed around her ankles. Jamie pushed his sopping blond hair out of his eyes and grinned maniacally before tackling Leecey onto the bank.

Jamie has brought a whole new light into my life; he makes me feel special; and he's not afraid to hold me while I cry.

July 20, 1715

Brinley Mason died yesterday… I don't know what to say, or what to think. Just last week she was fine.

There were a few spots of water damage on the page and Tooth guessed they were tears.

Jamie is my rock right now. He's always there; I can tell he's shaken too- he'd gotten kind of close to Brin- but I haven't seen him cry yet. I think it's like Jack- he won't cry because he feels he needs to be strong for me…

Leecey cried into Jamie's shoulder as they lowered the simple box into the ground. The entire village was there but all Leecey was aware of was Jamie's arms around her and the pain of losing someone else she cared about.

It's almost like losing Jack again… to realize I'll never see her again.

July 30, 1715

I saw Jack last night. I'm pretty sure it was just a dream; but it was so real… I could FEEL him, he HELD me. He literally pulled me onto his lap; I'm nearly as old as him but he still did it.

Leecey was lying in bed, asleep, but stirred slightly when a rustle sounded in the room. The weight of someone sitting at the foot of her bed made her sit up and grope for the lamp on her bedside table, squinting confusedly at the dark figure at the foot of her bed.

She finally lit the wick and turned up the light. "Jack?!" She was lucky she wasn't still holding the lamp, because she would have dropped it.

Jackson Overland sat at the foot of her bed, smiling softly. "Hey Leecey…" Leecey's eyes filled with tears as Jack reached for her and started running his thumb over the back of her hand as he gripped it.

"Jack… is it really you?" Jack nodded, tears sparkling in his eyes as Leecey's tears spilled down her cheeks.

It seemed like I woke up and Jack was there, looking just like I remembered him, down to the glint of laughter in his eyes.

"I'm so proud of you, Leecey. I'm glad you're still able to smile…" Leecey suddenly lunged at Jack and hugged him tightly; he returned the hug, but quickly pulled her onto his lap and burying his face in her hair.

I could feel Jack's tears in my hair when he hugged me but his arms around me were incredibly steady.

"You promised you wouldn't leave…" Leecey sobbed into Jack's shoulder.

"I haven't…" Leecey pulled back to look into her brother's face in confusion. "I'm always there, Leecey… more importantly, I'll always be here." He touched two fingers to her heart. "You just have to believe…"

Jack told me he'd always be in my heart as long as I believed. I looked at him and suddenly, he was the white haired boy.

Leecey's eyes widened and Jack Frost smiled. "Just believe, Leecey." Jack's voice echoed and Leecey sat up in her bed, gasping in the darkness.

He told me to believe one last time and I woke up. Like I said; I'm pretty sure it was a dream. But then; I wonder…

Tooth wiped tears off her cheeks. That may have been just a dream, but it was most likely sent by Manny. Not even Sandy could create dreams like that; and Manny didn't often get involved with dreams anymore. Leecey was a very special girl.

I wanted to thank ClearBear for the idea of having Leecey dream of a conversation with Jack. As you can see I used it!

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-ImagineShine