Chapter 9: Bright Future

Jack's POV

More than anything, I just feel relieved and happy.

There was a point in the battle where I ended up nearby Glow and briefly watched her touch the horses and make them fade away. My instinct told me to run to the opposite side because she was glowing, meaning she was hot. However, even when being right next to her, I barely felt anything in terms of heat. I felt a smile creep onto my face and I knew right then that things were beginning to turn around for me.

After the battle I noticed that Glow was standing off by herself, a determined yet confused expression on her face. She seemed to be deep in thought yet despite that, I decided that I should talk to her, maybe begin the relationship. But just as I approached, she jumped out of her state and smiled weakly towards me. I asked her, "You okay?"

She blushed slightly and quietly replied, "Yeah, despite everything." The air around her seemed alive, more so than the Warren around her. Something about was just electrifying, pulling me towards her.

I decided to take the plunge, "Hey, I was wondering, since you seem to have control of your powers….I.I.I was wondering…" I stammered. What the heck was wrong with me? Where is the confident fun person that I have always been? Why is my heart beating so fast? Why do I feel faint?

I cleared my throat and before I could start talking again, Glow stopped me, "Jack Frost, are you trying to ask me out?" she asked probing, mischievously grinning.

"Um…I…uh," I nervously sputtered. I rubbed the back of my head, trying to regain my composure. This was way more difficult than I thought it would be. For years I laughed at the boys stumbling around their words when they tried talking to their crushes, but now I realized that I was wrong to laugh. This was terrifying!

Glow smiled gently and gently grabbed my hand, new feelings crawling up and down my arms. It was similar to my powers but it was somehow different, more numbing. She spoke quietly, "I would love to get to know you a bit better Jack. How about we both go back to North's and then you can show me how you work." Her smile broke out wider and she pulled her hand away and ran back giggling towards the other guardians.

I just stood there dumbly for a moment in shock. Then what just happened slowly hit me and I grinned, jumping into the air, "YEAH!" I roared. She said yes! She said yes! All fears of the future faded away: Pitch, worry of rejection, everything. All I had to do now was just not screw things up. What could possibly go wrong?

Crystal's POV

I smiled to myself as I heard Jack cheer in happiness. Bunny was definitely right, Jack had fallen for me, hard. I stood in silence as Bunny finished up with North and decided that we all should just go back to the North Pole for the time being. On the trip back, I considered what I had determined about Pitch and wondered if that was why I was brought back to life as the Guardian of Light. Am I just here in order to save Pitch once and for all? I knew that there was only one person in the world that could possibly have the answers that I seek: Man in Moon.

I looked up towards the sky and turned to North, "I've been thinking about something for a little while now. How do you talk to Man in Moon? He helped me come here, but how to you talk to him?"

His left eyebrow raised up in curiosity and he met my gaze. He replied, "We rarely contact Man in Moon, he contacts us when he knows we need help."

I narrowed my eyes, "So he is kind of like God then right?"

"It depends on vat you believe in. That is vat many people on Earth believe." He tilted his head at an angle, "Vhy are you so curious about Man in Moon all of a sudden?"

Oh man. I didn't think this through. Think fast. Think fast. I blurted out the first thing that came to mind, "I just want to thank him for everything that he has done for me." Please work please work.

North seemed to accept this as an answer and says, "Well maybe you can try talking towards the moon. Maybe he will respond to you. Although I do suggest that you wait until the full moon at the workshop. That is the best time to ask him a question. Maybe he vill answer." Finally we did arrive at the workshop and I looked up towards the sky and noticed that the moon was not full. North noticed my gaze and said, "The day you arrived was the night of a full moon. It will take another month until you can talk to him, I think."

I sighed in resignation. I needed to know the answer to my question about Pitch as soon as possible. The fate of the world could be at stake. I decided that I would ask him every night and just hope that maybe one day he would answer.

But in the meantime, I should just focus on the present and on Jack. The joy in his eyes when I said yes was infectious. I giggled slightly to myself and I felt that despite everything, things seemed to be going right for once.

Sorry that this is such a short chapter but I have been extremely busy recently and will try to post a little more frequently atm.