I twirled my staff around in between my hands. Hayley paced back and forth below me. Strangely, the cold branch I was sitting on was quite comfortable. Who would've known?
She began to bite her nails, while I shot ice and snow at another branch. Frosted designs appeared, making it more inviting. Well, at least in my opinion. The silence was quite nice, with exception of Hayley's nervousness. Is that even a word? I shrugged. It is now.
"Hayley? Remind me why you are so nervous?" I asked her.
She stopped and looked up at me. "Why do you think?"
"Probably because a unicorn died-"
Before I could finish my sentence, a snow ball was hurdled right at me. My mouth hung wide open, and I jumped down to see her there, staring at me annoyed. I grinned a but, before magically making a snowball appear in the palm of my hand. Gently, I laid my staff down in a pile of snow.
Hayley's expression converted to fear. I playfully bounced the snowball from one hand to another, creating more suspense. She began to back up, holding her hands out.
"Jack. Calm down, let's not be crazy. But the snowball down-" I cut her off the same way she did to me, and she shrieked at the coldness. "Jack you are so dead!"
She scooped up a handful of snow and threw it at me, not even caring to mold it into its shape. I, of course, dodged it, and threw a snowball at her, laughing. She tried to move, but was not quick enough and it hit her back. Hayley let out a laugh and began to hurdle more snowballs at me and vice versa.
Along the way, we neared toward each other, just throwing the snowballs at a small distance and hitting each other. Before she could throw her last one, I grabbed her wrists, bringing them down to her side. Our faces were so close our noses were touching.
Her breath was on my while mine was on hers. I stared down into her mysterious grey eyes, seeing a mixture of emotions in them. Casually, I slid my hands down and interlocked out fingers together. Strangely, I even found myself leaning in, but she moved her head and looked down at her feet.
Confused, I asked, "What's wrong?"
She didn't look up at me and just shook her head.
"Hayley," I said softly. "I thought this is what you wanted."
She took her small hands away from mine, leaving me puzzled. "I just- obviously it didn't work out the first time for a reason." Her eyes met mine. "What if it won't work out this time?"
I took a step forward reaching for her hands, but she pulled back. "We're never gonna know if we never even try." I said.
She looked up at me with guilt. "I just- give me more time. I need to think things out."
"Isn't it me who has to realize you killed my sister? And now that I'm moving past that, you're just backing out!"
Hayley said, "Im sorry-"
"No. I'm sorry." I interrupted and sighed. "Look, I'm sorry. I just- I'm sorry."
It was quiet for a while. "I should go. Do my job." She spoke up, awkwardly.
As she began to walk past me, I grab her arm. "Let me go with you-"
"No, I- I should do this on my own. I mean- go check on Jamie."
"Hayley-"
"I'll be fine. I-I promise."
Slowly, I let go of her. She gave me a reassuring smile and disappeared. I sighed. After we learned about this whole Sun conflict, I've been reluctant to leave her on her own. But I've decide to take her advice and check on my only believer.
Who happens to be fading away.
"Great," I mumbled, kicking a pile of snow.
. . .
I jumped through the open window. "Jamie?" I called out. "Jamie."
"Jack!" Sophie runs into his room, hugging me. "Where's Hay?"
"She is working." I say, not really paying attention. "Where is Jamie?"
"He's downstairs doing homework." She let go and skipped away, as if she were never there.
I shook it off and walked downstairs, seeing Jamie doing homework. His tongue was sticking out to the side and he looked very frustrated. "Mom!" He yelled.
"Yes, honey?" Mrs. Bennet came from the living room, looking over his shoulder.
"Can you sign this? Its a permission slip for a field trip." Jamie handed his mother a paper without looking. She took it and quickly signed it, before going back to the living room. I gulped, and took a seat next to him.
"Hey, Jamie." I said. He didn't say anything. "J-Jamie?" I stuttered.
Sophie walked past and saw me. "Jamie? Jack wants to talk to you."
Jamie never looked up from his homework when he asked, "Whose Jack?"
(A/N) Not very proud of this chapter. It's kind of a filler. You get to see where Hayley and Jack's relationship stands, and how Jamie is doing. Next chapter will most likely have more information about the Sun and the Sun Messenger and blah blah blah blah blah.
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