Hi guys! Again, thank you for the reviews, I REALLY LOVE THEM AND THEY REALLY INSPIRE ME! ;)
Also, thank you for your patience while waiting for an update; school and homework really takes part of my time. Anyway, let's see (or read, actually) what happens next, shall we?
Despite the result of the little confrontation with the new guys, Jamie couldn't stop thinking about the fact that Jackson Overland looked almost exactly like Jack Frost. Sure, there were some differences (eyes, hair and skin tone). But they both had the same figure and voice. And, for what he managed to hear, his friends also called Jackson Jack.
"Maybe it really is just a coincidence" he thought. "After all, there are a lot of people called Jack in the world"
He would have continued to think that, if he wouldn't have heard what the counselors said at the dinner party.
For everyone else, the rest of the day went pretty well. When Jack and Tooth reunited with the group, the scavenger hunt had already ended with Bunny as the winner (turns up that the clues were all related to Easter). Lunch also went without any inconvenience, all though the Guardians had decided to sit somewhere not near Jamie and his friends (just to avoid an awkward conversation and possible discovery). And, as Jack had predicted, when the worm hunting activity came in, all the boys started to scare the girls away with the wiggly creatures.
During all this time, Jack actually thought that thanks to his little hacking, everything would be fine and Jody and Broody would let that go and it would never be mentioned. Oh boy, how wrong he was.
Dinner came and everyone was chatting among friends. The Guardians were telling stories of their times before they became immortals.
"…And then, before I knew what was happening, there was an explosion and there was chocolate everywhere! Crickey! I thought they were going to cut my ears or something" Bunny was currently telling them about some of the things he used to do at his native planet, and everyone was laughing about it.
"I can't believe you actually did that!" said Sandy.
"I agree with Sandy, who knew that Cotton Tail will have a fun side?" Jack said, earning a "Hey!" from Bunny.
"So, Jack, do you vant to share something about your past life? It could be about your sister" North said.
Jack started to get nervous.
"Common Frost, these guys are your family now! Just tell them a story before the ice-skating incident" he reprimanded himself.
Jack swallowed and forced a smile, while thinking what he should tell.
"Well…um… when I was about 10 and my sister was 4; we were walking around the town. And then, it started to snow, and I saw one group of kids who seemed kind of bored, so I decided to start a snowball fight" The four guardians were paying close attention to him. Jack started to relax a bit.
"It was going pretty well, until I accidentally hit the town's main bully, Billy. I swore to him that I really didn't mean to that, but he didn't care. Instead, he started chasing me all over the place!" Jack giggled at the memory.
"And then I hid behind a tree, made five snowballs, and started to thrown them at him. They all hit him straight in the face. And from then on, every time someone encountered Billy, they reminded him of the incident. In fact, someone gave him the nickname "Snow Face" and, believe it or not, it wasn't me. It was my sister" Jack smiled sadly at the memory. The Guardians took notice of this. Before one of them could ask something, Jody and Broody started to demand their attention.
"All right campers! We got all of your activities programmed…" and then Jody proceeded to name all the new activities. Everyone started to cheer when they heard the fun activies they were going to do. Jack couldn't help but feel proud of himself.
"Nicely done Jack" North whispered to the young guardian.
"Thanks North"
"And we hope that you all have fun with these new activities and…" before Jody could continue, Broody angrily took the microphone out of her hands.
"OKEY, WHO BROKE INTO THE OFFICE AND MADE UP THOSE ACTIVITIES, HUH?! WHICH ONE OF YOU IS THE "GUARDIAN OF FUN"?!" he yelled. Jack gulped; he really didn't see that outburst coming.
And then, Jack´s expression turned into one of terror. His eyes rapidly search for the table in which Jamie and his friends were sitting.
"Damn it" he muttered.
Upon hearing Broody's sudden outburst, Jamie Bennett just stared at his friends open-mouthed.
"Did he just say "Guardian of Fun"?" Pippa asked. The rest nodded.
"But, that's not possible! Jack Frost, in Burgess, at this time of the year?" Monty asked.
"Maybe Jack made a truce with the summer spirit so he could turn everything fun and signed "Guardian of Fun" to give us a clue" Cupcake said excited.
"Maybe he's still here!" Sophie almost screamed.
Jamie searched for the table with the almost-Jack Frost lookalike. And there he was, with panic and terror all over his face, instead of a mischievous grin.
"Guys, I think I found it" he said, pointing at Jack.