The Christmas Shadow
Author's Note: Okay, so I've been getting a lot of reviews. I didn't even realize that there were people reading it. So thanks again totally-blonde and to the new reviews from Joey and Wafflesrule. Also, thanks to Wafflesrule, this will not be the last chapter. I don't know what I'm going to write after this, but I'll think of something. With that said, here's chapter nine.
Disclaimer: I don't own the movie, the characters, the song, or anything except Shadow. Heck, I don't even own the character of Kisa. That idea came from my best friend, Kisa (we both used our real names for our characters).
At the North Pole, Jack Frost was enjoying his newfound powers (I decided that since he's still the personification of winter, he needed to keep his powers, but he should be able to thaw anything he freezes, since he is also thawed now) and freedom. He was looking for Shadow because he hadn't seen her in a few days, not since Christmas.
He had thought that she was just avoiding him-and he didn't blame her-but then he realized that, even if she was avoiding him, the North Pole wasn't that big, and they would have run into each other eventually. When that didn't happen, he became concerned. He asked Santa and received a simple answer,
"She left." Jack didn't understand.
"What do you mean 'she left'?"
"She doesn't live here, Jack. She went home." Jack didn't know what to do. He didn't know where she lived-he knew she lived in Wisconsin, but he never thought to ask where exactly in Wisconsin she lived. Santa noticed his silence and sighed. "But, if you really need to talk to her," he paused.
"What?" Jack really did need to talk to her. She probably wouldn't listen, but he had to try.
"She always goes to New York to celebrate New Years with her friends."
"Yeah, I know that. Do you realize how hard it would be to find her in that crowd?"
"They stay away from the crowds, near the buildings, close to the front, but to the far right." Jack's expression brightened. He thanked Santa and left.
That night (because it was New Years Eve), Shadow, Kisa, Kisa's boyfriend, and some of their other friends were bundled up against the biting cold, counting down until midnight. They all yelled at the top of their lungs-even though they didn't need to-and when the ball reached the bottom, they all screamed 'Happy New Years' and the couples (which was everyone, except Shadow) had their New Years kiss. Shadow made mock gagging sounds and wandered off, laughing.
"Happy New Years." Shadow stopped in her tracks and looked to where the voice came from, which was right in front of her.
"What do you want?" Jack had been hoping that her attitude would be lighter in the happy atmosphere, but he was wrong.
"I just wanted to talk to you."
"Well, I don't want to talk to you." When she turned away from him, he did the first thing that came to his mind. He grabbed her wrist, swung her around, and kissed her. She resisted at first, but eventually kissed him back.
When he pulled away, she looked at him, surprised, before slapping him hard across the face. Jack touched his cheek gingerly and smiled. He had realized that he loved her and, now he knew, she loved him too. Then, a song came on that he recognized.
"Frank Sinatra," he said suddenly. Shadow looked at him, surprised.
"Excuse me?"
"The song, it's-"
"New York, by Frank Sinatra. I know. I love this song," She said warily. "But, how did you know that?" Jack scoffed.
"You're not the only one who knows songs, you know." Shadow looked away.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Sorry." She said quietly. It wasn't a very convincing apology, but Jack didn't mind. "Why are you here?" Enough beating around the bush.
"We need to talk." Shadow rolled her eyes. She was though being timid.
"Yes, we do. Later, though. You're ruining my night." With that, she turned away and went back to her group. Jack watched as she and another girl started singing and dancing like idiots. The other's around them were rolling their eyes and laughing at the two of them. Jack laughed too.
After the song was over, he lost track of the group. He didn't find them again all night. When Shadow had said later, she must have meant the next morning, because that's when he found her again.
Shadow and the other girl, who Jack recognized as Kisa, Shadow's tamer, were ice skating not too far from Time's Square (which is where the ball drops, for those of you that don't know). They were both very good, doing jumps and flips of all kinds. They never once slipped, that is, until Shadow saw him watching. Her eyes widened and she fell hard on her arm.
Jack ran over to her (he didn't slip because of his powers), but Kisa was already there, helping her sit up and examining her arm. Shadow looked up at him, causing Kisa to look up too. She knew who he was-Shadow had told her-and she glared at him.
"Can I help you?" Well, that sounded familiar. Shadow had said the exact same thing to him when they first met, in the exact same tone of voice, too. Not only that, but, now that he was looking closely, he realized that they looked a lot alike (and yes, I know that I said that they had met in the alternate universe, but he never really paid attention to detail then).
Kisa had black hair, the same as Shadow's. The difference was, Kisa's hair was up in a high ponytail and her bangs were all swept over to the left side, covering one of her almost teal-colored eyes. Their facial structures were similar too. They looked just like sisters and, as far as Jack could tell, they acted like it.
"It's okay, Kisa. He's just some idiot I know." Shadow knew that Kisa knew who he was, but she felt the need to insult him.
"Fine," she said reluctantly. She turned from Shadow to Jack. "Consider yourself lucky. I would kill you if Shadowmon wasn't here." She went back to looking at Shadow's arm.
"Kisa," Shadow said in warning.
"I know, I know," She looked at Jack. "Sorry," She said unconvincingly. Shadow gave her a look, which Kisa returned before standing up. "Well, you seem fine to me. Watch what you're doing next time, you dummy!" Kisa cuffed Shadow on the back of the head and skated away, leaving her alone with Jack. She looked up at him.
"Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to help me up?" He grabbed her hand, braced his foot against her skates, and pulled her up. Shadow brushed off her pants before looking at him. "So, I guess you want to talk now, huh?" She said with a bit of sarcasm. Jack nodded, but didn't say anything. "What, you want me to go first?" She said, again with sarcasm. He nodded again and she sighed.
"Oh, where to start?"
A/N: Okay, I'm ending it here, partly because I need something for the next chapter, but mostly because I really don't know where to start. So, that's the end of this chapter and I'll get the next one up as soon as possible.
