Hey Internet! Sorry this chapter took so long! I got distracted by stupid homework assignments and I may have started cheating on this fanfic. (Sorry! It's just that Achievement Hunter is awesome and I couldn't resist writing a fanfic.) But, I'm back now, and that's what counts! By the way, if you like Achievement Hunter, or zombies, check out my fanfic on Quotev called "Achievement Hunter vs. The End of the World". I'll shut up now. ON WITH THE STORY!
(Disclaimer: I only own Melody and my plot line)
I found myself standing on a frozen lake, watching a teenage boy with brown hair try to get his sister off the cracking ice. I wanted to run forward, to help them in someway, but I was stuck, a bystander. I tried to shout to them, but my voice was nothing. I watched the scene unfold.
"Jack, I'm scared." The girl said. I noticed their old-fashioned clothing, and the boy looked almost like my Jack, but it wasn't him. Was it? I had no clue what was going on. I pulled myself out of my thoughts and brought my attention back to situation. He was pretending to play hopscotch with her.
"One, two, three!" He said, jumping over to the girl and using his shepherd's staff to launch the girl across the lake, closer to the shore. The girl laughed, but the sound quickly faded as the ice cracked beneath the boy's feet.
"Jack!" The girl and I shouted, but only her voice was heard. He fell into the lake and the girl ran towards the water. I wish I could have moved. I needed to run, to get away from this. This wasn't something meant for me to see, but yet I was stuck, watching the little girl cry. My vision grew blurry, and my eyes opened suddenly
-line break-
I woke up to see Jack holding me, almost cradling me like I was a fragile creature. He was sitting on a tree branch, looking at that lake, which he must have frozen himself because the leaves were still green. This was the lake from my dreams. How?
"Jack, what happened here?" I asked, and he snapped out of his trance-like state and looked down at me. There was a confused look in his eyes.
"How did you know I was thinking about that?" He asked, raising an eyebrow, though the pain of the subject was evident in his eyes. I glanced down at the black sand dress, which had a few torn seams after that light burst, and realized it must have caused the nightmare.
"This dress, I think it caused me to dream about whatever you were thinking about." I replied. That meant that had been my Jack, that had been his sister, and that was him that drowned in the lake. "Oh my god." I whispered, finally putting everything together. "I'm so sorry." Jack grimaced.
"Don't be." He said, a bit angrily. "It doesn't matter anyways. What matters is that we get you back to North's place." He lifted off the tree branch and flew off, still cradling me. I could tell he was somewhat upset that I had seen his memory though, and I'm not surprised. I wouldn't want someone to look through my painful memories.
Throughout the flight, I would open my mouth to say something, but Jack's expression shut me back up. He didn't look at me, just stared ahead, almost glaring. Had I missed something? What happened while I was out? Did Pitch do something? Did I do something? I wanted to ask all these questions, but I could tell Jack didn't want to talk. I couldn't stand the silence, I had to say something.
"How old were you?" I asked randomly, trying to think of something to say. He glanced at me, just for a moment.
"15, maybe 16." He shrugged. Something was definitely on his mind, but how to ask? I thought it over in my mind before finally shouting out.
"Jack, what the hell is wrong with you?" I just about yelled at him. He jumped in surprise, and stared down at me with wide eyes before reverting back to his sulking face.
"Nothing." He replied coldly. Okay, seriously, something was up. I turned his head so he was looking at me.
"Jack, tell me, now." I said, my hair starting to flare out. I was getting sick of this attitude he had. His eyes turned to ice.
"Zane! That's what's wrong!" He shouted back. My eyes widened and I was at a loss for words. That was one reply I was not expecting.
"How do you know about Zane?" I asked, finally getting over my shock. He looked away from me again.
"Pitch told me all about you and him. You'll never get over him, so why did you go and mess with me? Why did you have to make me think that-that-" he growled through is teeth, struggling to find the words to say.
"What?" I exclaimed, my hair flaring up completely now. "You think- you believe what Pitch said, really?" I was getting angrier by the second.
"He had proof. You wear that charm bracelet everyday, and you kept him a secret. What else him I supposed to think?" Oh my god, he was being a complete moron.
"I didn't tell you because it hurt to talk about him!" We were both screaming at each other now. "You honestly don't trust me? You think that I- that I don't-" I couldn't make myself say those last two words.
"You can't even say it! How am I supposed to believe that?" He exclaimed, causing a snow storm to start above us. Each snowflake that hit my skin melted instantly, but the cold droplets were almost painful.
I tried to think of how to say it, but I couldn't, so I did the thing that would be easy for him to understand. I kissed him. Not like a full make out session, just a soft little kiss. The feeling of his ice cold lips meeting my burning ones sent a tingling sensation coursing through my veins. I pulled away to see him staring back at me, as if he wasn't quite sure of what he was seeing. After a few seconds he bent his head down towards mine and kissed me again, gently, as if he were afraid I might shatter. He landed on the snow outside North's workshop and set me down, breaking off the kiss.
"Wow." I accidentally let slip and immediately blushed, my skin glowing very bright. I really needed to work on that. Jack smirked at me.
"Yeah, I'm a good kisser, I know." He said without an ounce of shame in his voice. I slapped his arm but couldn't help smiling.
"Shut up."
Anyway, I hope you liked that chapter. I wanna send a shout out to BIG Z1776, you're pretty much the only person inspiring me to keep on writing. Thanks to all you readers and followers! Please review and tell me what you liked, loved, or absolutely hated with the burning of a thousand suns. Until next time, people of the interwebz.
