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Sophie jerked awake when her bedroom door was thrown open. Jack tightened his arms around her shoulders in protective alarm, and Jamie appeared in the doorway, looking a little flustered.
"Mom's looking for you." He grinned sheepishly.
Sophie scrambled from Jack's arms, still groggy from sleep. She stumbled a little when her feet touched the floor, and she tried to smooth down her mess of golden hair. Jack heard her make a surprised little noise as she bumped into her mother in the hallway, then two sets of footsteps retreated down the stairs. He looked over to Jamie with confusion.
"Sorry, I just thought it would be really weird and awkward if mom saw Sophie curled up around an invisible person. And I really don't want her to believe in you, that would take all the fun out of everything." He was a little breathless, and Jack laughed at the look of relief spreading across the boy's face.
"After all these years of having her convinced I'm your imaginary friend…" Jack grinned in amusement and untangled himself from the bed.
Jamie moved over to the window, peering out at the waves upon waves of snowflakes pounding against the glass. The weather had worsened, and his friends had all hurried home when the streets became uninhabitable. Jack stood beside his closest friend, gazing out at the snow with pride.
"You know school's going to be canceled all week, right?" Jamie asked with a small grin.
"Uh huh." Jack's grin was downright evil, and he crossed his arms as he turned his gaze on the young man beside him.
"Did you know sometimes, if there are too many snow days, we have to stay in school an extra couple of weeks during the summer?" Jamie asked, giving Jack an odd, suspicious look.
"Yep." Jack was unfazed, and even seemed to draw some self-satisfaction from Jamie's words.
Jamie was quiet for a few minutes, more or less watching the snow fall against the window as he tried to gather his thoughts. Jack knew it was coming, and waited patiently for his friend to choose the right words.
"Soo. You and Sophie, huh?" He shoved his hands in his pocket, then bumped Jack's arm with his elbow playfully.
"Uh, yea. I guess so…" Jack rubbed at his arm, avoiding Jamie's heavy gaze.
"No offense, but aren't you kinda old for her?" Jamie asked quietly. It took Jack a moment to register the question, and he rolled his eyes over to the boy's face.
"Yea, by about three centuries." He said flatly. Jamie's face broke into a grin.
They both turned to glance at the door when footsteps could be heard on the stairs, and Jamie slowly stalked toward the door.
"Just know, I'm watching you, Jack." Jamie pointed two fingers at his own eyes, then jabbed them in Jack's direction as he backed out the doorway.
Sophie sidled into her room, moving slowly so she could give her brother an odd look as he passed her. Brushing a lock of hair behind her ear, she turned to find Jack still standing in front of her window. It was getting dark outside, though it was hard to tell through all the snow. The white mass outside was losing its glow, and she gazed happily at the young man silhouetted in front of it. He gave her a somewhat shy smile, and she returned it as she pushed her door most of the way shut and took a few, careful steps to him.
She held her arms out, and Jack happily allowed her to slide in against his chest, winding her arms gently around his back. They stood together for a few long minutes, embracing each other in front of the window. Eventually, Sophie leaned back to smile up at him.
"Sorry about that, my mom wanted to show me some of the stuff she bought. I hope Jamie was being nice…" Her voice died in her throat when Jack brushed his fingers along her jaw.
She stared up into his icy blue eyes in shock, and as a jolt went up her spine several locks of blonde hair fell into her face. A chuckle resonated in Jack's chest, and he brushed her hair back behind her ear, keeping his hand nestled against the side of her face as her vibrant green eyes widened. He hadn't realized the effect he could have on her, and now that he knew he couldn't stop thinking about how much fun this was going to be.
Sophie hadn't been expecting this from him, but when he leaned down to her she eagerly raised her chin to give him better access to her mouth. He lowered his lips to hers almost painfully slowly, and she knotted her hands in the fabric of his hoodie. She jerked involuntarily at the coldness of his mouth. She's expected him to be cold, but this was like kissing someone that had been standing outside in a freezing wind for an hour. He tried to pull back when he realized the cold was biting at her soft skin, but she brought her hand up and clamped it down on the back of his neck, keeping him in place.
Happy to admit defeat to her, Jack held her tighter and placed a series of soft kisses on her lips, giving her a moment to get used to the temperature. She had started shivering, but he had a suspicion that it wasn't just from his coldness. He flicked his tongue over her bottom lip, thoroughly enjoying the violent shudder that went through her body. She allowed him to deepen the kiss, the cold seeping into her mouth.
He continued a few more moments, then pulled away from her when he suspected her lips might be going numb. She tried to look disappointed, but her eyes were too hazy and her head was swimming. She flashed him a smile, and he leaned down to softly kiss the tip of her nose.
A/n: You guys have some awesome ideas! Thank you! Sorry these chapters are so short, if I try to make them longer I'll wind up never updating. And don't worry, I'm planning out how the other Guardians hear about Jack and Sophie. I'll be getting to that soon. If you hadn't noticed, the 'T' rating will be coming into effect now. Things will be staying tasteful, I just want you guys to know that some scenes might be getting a bit mature.