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Summary:
Stevie Rae loves winter despite being blind. There's always this calming feeling she get whenever she plays with it. Especially knows that there's somebody who keeps her company. But when she regained her sight, she can't find him anymore. Will she ever meet the boy again? Jack Frost x OC.
Chapter 9: Sealed
Stevie Rae's pOv
Jack went to sleep in… well, I have no idea where. I focused my mind to the shadows to lead my way to North's office. It made a tugging force and I allow it to pull me along. It stopped when I was in front of a door. I knocked gently and waited for any response.
"Who's there?" North asked.
"Tis Stevie Rae, a'm needin' tae blether wi' ye." I replied in Scottish English. When I noticed he wasn't talking I translated what I said. "It's Stevie Rae, I need to talk with you."
The door opened and he guided me inside. He offered me to sit down and the elves are trying to get attention when I heard their bells ringing.
"So, what brought you here?" He asked, his Russian accent getting thicker.
"I want to visit my home." I requested.
"In Burgess? I think it's just fine." He replied. "When do you want to leave?"
"No, not Burgess." I confessed. "In the Isle of Skye, Dún Scáith, the Fort of Shadows."
"Why?"
"It was now in ruins, that's for sure, but I wanna see my home as the Scathach even if just one last time." I begged.
"Alright we will, but mind you Easter is gonna start in a few weeks maybe Bunnymund won't come with us." He agreed.
"I understand." I grabbed the paper I had in my pocket that Pitch gave. "I can't read it…"
"Hmm…" I could feel anxiety on him. For some reason he typed something with a typewriter, I guess, and give it to me. "It's best if you're the one to read it. I translated it into Braille*."
I felt that he placed it in my palm and close it. "I should keep going then. What time is it?"
"Quarter to midnight." North replied with a bit of happiness in it. "I'll see you in the morning."
"Merry meet, merry part and merry meet again." I said and let the shadows tug me once again back to the room.
When I got inside I noticed that somebody is standing by the door. The frigid feeling made me realize that it was Jack Frost.
"Where did you go?" He asked warily.
"I just went to North's office." I said imperturbably as I could and head to the bed. "I want to sleep. We'll just talk about this tomorrow."
"Alright, sweet dreams." He said and kissed my forehead before I succumb into my deep slumber.
I was awakened by the sweet smell of newly baked chocolate chip cookies. I stretched my body and scratched my head. I can imagine how horrible I look right now but it didn't matter, I can't wait to get the chocolate chip cookies into my mouth now. I feel somebody brushed my hair, and then played with it. I smiled.
"Jack…" I whispered.
"Yes?" He responded sweetly I could feel my cheeks blushing.
"Why are you brushing my hair?" I asked innocently.
"Cause you can't see it?" He tried to reason.
"Yeah, well give me the freaking comb and I'll show you I can brush it without looking." I dared him, hoping he would take it.
"Sure…" he said coolly and hand me the comb.
I touched it and realized it was now covered in ice. "JACK FROST! UNFREEZE THE FREAKING COMB!" I yelled angrily.
He laughed and played with my hair again. "You're no mess anymore. I already brushed you hair."
I patted my head to check if he was saying the truth. Sadly, he really did tell the truth.
"Alright, you win." I could sense that he just grinned when I admit defeat. "Now, where are my cookies?"
"Come on, Stevie. I'll bring you to the cookies you've been muttering in your sleep." He chuckled as he said it.
My face reddened in embarrassment. "I'm sleep talking?!"
"Apparently, yeah." He's still chuckling as he spoke again. "So you think I'm actually cool."
Second wave of blushing rushed in me. "Oh for crying out loud, just bring me my cookies!"
"Aww, you're blushing." He teased and caresses my cheeks.
"Shut up…" I looked away really embarrassed.
He took me by the waist and flew to the kitchen. I can hear Tooth commanding her forms on what to do and about the children's teeth. Jack cleared his throat the very moment he landed and set me down. I can hear Tooth's wings fly somewhere and went back to our direction.
"Here's the cookies and hot chocolate drink!" She said vigorously then her tone change into worry. "Oh my! Why Stevie Rae's face is so red?"
She starts ranting at Jack and he just replied imperturbably at her. Bunnymund took my hand and help me sit on a chair. I can smell the cookies in front of me, freshly harvested carrots at the right and burning cookies at the left. I looked at Bunnymund and for some reason he understand what I meant.
"Tooth, the cookies your baking are getting burned again." He said effortless.
"Ah! My cookies!" she flew straight the burning scent and extinguished it.
"Hey, Kangranny." Jack greeted Bunnymund. "Carrots again?"
"I'm no grandmother kangaroo, mate." He countered back. "I eat whatever I wanna eat. Go get a life."
"Oh, I did. I was really nice, I admit." He agreed and stroked my cheeks.
I swallowed the cookies I was currently munching. "Seriously? a'm eating breakfast 'ere. Juist sloch yers."
"Say what?" The three asked.
"This is what she said. Seriously? I'm eating breakfast here. Just eat yours." Tooth translated, a bit pissed off.
"I really like this Scottish lassie here." He sits beside me and grabbed some of my cookies.
"You just … said a Scottish word" I said and gulped hard.
"I'm learning." He explained. "Oh, I heard North said that we're going to Scotland today. Is that true?"
"Yeah, we're going to the Isle of Skye." Bunnymund explained more. "In Dun satchel or something."
Jack laughed out loud. "It's not satchel Easter Kangaroo. It's Dún Scáith, or in English, the Fort of Shadows. The Scathach's home."
"You've been engaging yourself in the Scottish stuff a bawherr bit awfy much." I said.
"Yup a little bit too much." Tooth repeated.
"I'm still waiting for my cookies!" North's voice echoed at the halls.
"I'm not eating his cookies, right?" I asked immediately.
"Nah, you're good." The trio said in unison.
"Okay… you guys are to blame if it was his." I smirked and finished eating. I took the hot chocolate and drink it as fast as I could then stand up.
"Wanna play again?" Jack asked with a hint of excitement in his voice.
"Sure thing! Come on." I squealed in joy.
We flew once again and let him toss me mid-air and catch me again and again. I was laughing too much that I lost my balance and I gripped hard to Jack. He immediately pulled me up and hugged me tight.
"Maybe we shouldn't do that anymore." He said warily. "Are you alright?"
I laughed at him. "I've been in so many fights and this is nothing compared on being face to face with a sphinx."
"So who won?" He asked peculiarly.
"Who do you think?" Then I frowned and corrected myself. "Well actually, I ran away."
In a few moments we laughed and go back to North's workshop when we heard the sleigh is ready.
"Everybody in here?" Santa asked with his Russian accent getting stronger.
"Yup." We all replied.
"Hey, Kangranny is with us! How about Easter?" Jack taunted.
"I've finished everything I have to prepare for." Bunny snarled. "Unless somebody freezes the whole place like back in '68."
"Here we go again…" Tooth said in consternation.
I felt Sandy poking me and trying to say something to me. "Sandy, I'm blind. I can't see what you're saying."
"He's just saying to hold on tight." Tooth translated to me.
"Oh, thank you Sandy." I said as I take a seat in the sleigh. "No seatbelts?"
"Nope." They all replied to me.
"Cool!" I exclaimed merrily.
A strong force of gliding from the sleigh made me really excited but the moment I sort of float a little on my seat, I yelped in fear. Jack's cold arms suddenly secured me from going somewhere and in a few seconds, the familiar breeze swept in our faces.
"Isle of Skye!" I gasped.
We landed and get off the sleigh. I could hear everybody looking and quarreling around. I know what they are talking about. It's about why we're here if there's nothing to see. I walked to towards the ruins of Dún Scáith. I let my instinct take over and I raised my hands like a priest.
"Like new becomes old,
Like live becomes dead,
Dún Scáith, Fort of Shadows,
Arise once again!"
The ground shook and shadows entwined with each other forming a fortress. In a few minutes the castle is back on its old self.
"Welcome to Dún Scáith, the Fort of Shadows." I conducted.
We all entered and everybody explored around. I realized Jack remained in one place. So, he did notice it.
"What a weird tree. So many cloth strips." He mumbled.
"That's a hanging tree." I explained.
"You execute people here?" He said obviously baffled.
I laughed. "No silly. It's an intertwined Rowan and Hawthorn tree."
"What the heck are you wearing?!"
I was surprised the moment he said that. I patted my new clothes and realized I was wearing my old Scottish clothing. I smiled loving the soft wool brushing against my bare skin.
"Well, since we're at the tree…" I ignored his question and pulled out a long, narrow strip of my plaid. "Jack Frost, would you tie your wishes and your dreams for the future with me in a knot on the hanging tree?"
I feel his happiness and replied. "Yes, Stevie Rae, I'll tie my wishes and dreams for the future with you."
He cut a strip of his shirt and we tied it together with my cloth strip in one of its branches. His cold yet sweet and caring lips suddenly kissed mines. His toungue explored every single place of my mouth not leaving anything untouched. He parted and speak sweetly while caressing my cheeks.
"And thus, it was sealed with a kiss."
~~End Chapter~~
Well I hope you like it guys. Based on my research, the Dún Scáith does exist only that it was now ruins. R&R please English, Tagalog and Taglish is accepted. And seriously no flames!
*Braille is a tactile writing system used by the blind and the visually impaired, and found in books, on menus, signs, elevator buttons, and currency.
RoTG character & series © DreamWorks Animation
Stevie Rae Nightshade © me/chibichibiichigo
