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Sorry for the very long wait, things have been popping in my life right now that has to be dealt with and probably later as well. But I digress! Anyway this took forever to write, and just to let you amazing readers know that I will be posting a few more chapters with Jack and his Seasonal family then I will head straight for the movie. Man are there going to be some changes that's for sure! I would like to thank all those who have reviewed, favorited, or have this story on alert. Makes me so happy!

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"Would you quit your pacing Sister dear?"

"I can't help it! I'm just so excited and nervous I could run on the walls! There's going to be another addition to our family!"

Summer huffed, "Well your excitement is driving me up the wall. Try to be patient will you and not fall into pieces?" He too was ecstatic as well to meet their nephew. He looked over to their brother Fall who was standing by the window gazing at the night sky. He out of all of them was the calmest, but the Heat being knew better. He knew how close the Fall King and the Winter Queen were especially with their history.

"What do you think? Of our Winter having a son?" He hummed to his older brother, waiting for his reaction. He wanted to see his brother show some kind of uneasiness so that he may taunt him, or to prove that the stoic man actually had feelings.

"It is none of my business of our Sister's wants and needs. If she desires a child then she will have a child." Summer snorted at his older brother's response. So typical and to the point as usual. "Though…"

"What?"

Fall slowly looked over to his heat being brethren. "A child is a lot to handle. A delicate gift that must be taken care of with the most utter respect. Are we Seasons capable of taking care of this boy, raising him as our own, loving him…with our history?

Summer's eyes had widen in realization; Spring lost her hippity hoppity bounce, listening to Fall's words…words that spoke of truth and horror.

"Dear Brother…" she whispered softly, her playful nature now gone and buried within her soul, "It was a long time ago. We…can never atone for what we have done, but do we not deserve a bit of happiness? Winter especially deserves it."

"For once I agree with you Spring." Summer stated and looked back at his older sibling. "What's done is done; there is no way or chance to change it now. That is in the past, this is the present we are living in now. Stop these dwellings of the past Fall, it does nothing for your complexion." Fall snorted indigently while Spring held back her giggles but with no success. "We are who we are."

"And what are we then Brother?" hissed the eldest loudly, eyes slitted and face showing anger.

Summer puffed up is chest and stated every so proudly, "We are the Seasons of course!"

"Not in the very beginning we weren't."

Silence echoed throughout the entire Winter Palace. The air becoming more cold…frigid…suffocating. Talk such as their past was too dark to think of. Their origins too sinister to ever speak of.

"Stop! I can't stand it no more! Our little nephew is going to be here very soon and I don't want him to hear such vile talk! No more!"

"Calm down Sister before you start to lose your petals." Fall grabbed his spastic younger sibling by the shoulders, giving her a scolding. "Or your common sense for that matter."

"She's already lost that a long time ago Brother Fall."

"Summer! Take that back right now!"

"Make me!"

Sputtering and bickering between the two, Fall groaned massaging his aching head. Not wondering for the first time why he was cursed with annoying younger siblings. He hoped the boy didn't act like those two or be influenced by them in any way, shape, or form. Winter would cause the next Ice Age as punishment. He wondered if he could strangle the other Seasons and hide the evidence before the Winter Queen and their new kin arrived.

The Balancer would certainly not be pleased at all.

"These family gatherings never cease to amaze me."

Spring and Summer stopped their spattering while Fall's eyes widen at hearing their Sister Winter's voice. The three Seasons slowly turned their heads to see the Winter Queen watching them. Her arms crossed and a small smirk playing on her beautiful facial features. Her eyes half lidded, but full of merriment though not from their antics but from finally having her wish granted; for having the child that she always wanted.

Speaking of said child…

"Winter! We have been waiting for so long!" The Lady of Spring ranted, rushing over to her sibling. "I am so excited for becoming an aunt!"

"Her excitement has been driving us insane." The Lord of Summer spat. "I was going to knock some sense into her but alas she would lose it in mere seconds."

"Brother! Stop teasing me! Winter! Fall! Make him stop!"

"Oh stop your blubbering! You're acting like child, or better yet a spoiled brat."

The Fall King intervened. "Speaking of children, where is your son Sister? The Wind sang praises to us claiming he has arrived today."

The Winter Queen's smirk merged into a smile. "He has and he is a pure delight. I believe you will like him."

"We will if we knew where he was!"

"Calm yourself Brother Summer, for Jack is playing with the Wind right now, flying together. They have become the greatest of playmates in the short amount of time they have known one another."

Silence enclosed on the Season's, too stunned to even comprehend the words. The Fall King was the first one to speak.

"The Wind and your son…are playmates?"

Soon the rest of the siblings were speaking out.

"The Wind is letting a child ride on her? She doesn't let anyone ride her! For Earth's sake she barely lets us the Season's ride her even if we ask her! How can a boy just fly on the Wind? This is absurd!"

"Oh my! I knew the Wind wasn't just a crabby air spirit! She actually has a heart, though it does make you wonder where it would be in an air spirit that you can't see at all. I mean she doesn't have a body so how would that work since she is a living being or is she? That is so strange…"

The Winter Queen waved her hands in the air, "One at a time my brothers and sister. If you do not believe me, you will just have to see for yourselves." She beckoned them to be silent, and listen to their surroundings. Soon they heard the laughter of a child and the whistling of the wild Wind. The sounds rose louder and louder as they drew near to the group of Seasons.

"WHO HOO! That was fun! Can we do that again? Please oh please!

Suddenly from the Winter Palace's hallway a figure swooshed right passed them, laughing ever so joyfully echoing throughout the palace. The Wind gently placed Jack on his feet next to his mother, a bright and beautiful smile lighting up his face as he went up to hug her. The Seasonal Siblings could see the pure joy on the Winter Queen's face, lighting up so brightly with her smile down at her child. "Perhaps another time my young one. Right now there are some important people who…" She smirks at her brothers and sister, "…have been anxiously waiting to meet you. Jack I want you to meet your Uncles and Aunt. Everyone this is my son, Jack Frost, the Winter Prince."

Jack smiled and waved at his older family members. They did seem a bit strange, but he believed that every family has an oddball or too. "Hi!" The three Seasons kept on looking at him, not one of them uttering a sound or acknowledgement of his greeting. His smiled slowly slipped from his face and he suddenly became nervous, wondering if he had offended his mother's siblings by accident. Jack was about to apologize when suddenly he was gathered into a pair of green arms and a squeal of a voice calling:

"Oh Hello my little nephew! I'm your Auntie Spring! I'm so glad to finally meet you! We are going to have so much fun you won't believe it!" She hugged him so tightly and firmly that Jack was fleeing his limbs, hands reaching out for his mother to save him. Winter scowled at her young sister.

"Let the boy go Spring! He was just born today and now you're trying to strangle him before any proper introductions are made." The Lord of Summer crossed his arms and glared at Spring when she childishly stuck her tongue at him. Jack giggled then started grunting to remove himself from those dainty but strong arms. The Winter Queen pulled him away, making sure he regained his breathing and smoothing down his hair.

"Forgive your aunt, she is sometimes impatient and gets excitedly very easily. She is the Lady of Spring." The mentioned Lady of Spring blushed with embarrassment and giving a small shy smile. Jack just grinned.

"No worries…just give me a heads up next time…Auntie." The young boy blushed and was brought back into those arms with his Aunt crying and giggling that she was an aunt now. He could see the two other males in the room rolling their eyes at the woman's antics while his mother just sighed.

"Dear Airhead Sister…if you don't release the boy in the next twenty seconds I will have to bring the sizzling heat early upon your domain, drying and burning up all your creations for the next millennium." Summer threatened a slight smirk revealed on his arrogant face." How would you like that?"

The Lady of Spring whined, "You're so mean Brother Dear!" but still she let go of young Jack who rubbed his neck from the restraint, and gave his Aunt a small smile to reassure her he was alright. He glanced over to see one of his uncles circling around him, making him feel tense.

"Stringy boy, isn't he Winter? A bit too skinny and gangly, why he's mostly legs!"

The Winter Queen glared at her young brother while Jack felt mortified. "Brother Summer, I would watch that mouth of yours if you want to continue to be around for the next few millenniums. My son here is quite adorable," The young boy groaned and blushed with embarrassment, wondering why mothers always said that about their children to other people. "And in time when he grows up he will be quite a handsome lad." She glared then turned back to her son. "Jack this is your uncle, the Lord of Summer whose mouth likes to get him into all sorts of trouble." A smirk was tugging at her lips. "He's also full of himself too."

Jack laughed at his mother's words and by the look of his uncle's face he was not too happy at all. Suddenly he had a face full of the Heat Season in his face. "Whoa! Ever hear of personal space?"

"I don't like being laughed at boy. You respect your elders you hear me? Especially your mother because she will go crazy with anger if you do something wrong, along with the rest of us…well except Spring…your aunt isn't really all there in the head if you know what I mean." Spring scoffed while the rest of the Seasonal Siblings glowered at him, ready to smite him. Especially Jack. No one talked liked that about his mother and got away with it.

"You know…" the boy casually said, "…For someone who likes to cause trouble, you're really doing a lousy job of it."

"Say what now you little-"

A snowball, a freezing cold snowball hit him square in the face taking him aback leaving him stunned. Spring was giggling like a silly girl, while the Winter Queen smiled at her son who was laughing and smirking. Summer's left eye twitched, face scrunched up in anger, raising the temperature up to melt the snowball quickly, leaving him wet. Suddenly a booming eerie laughter was heard behind them. They all turned around…just to see the Fall King chuckling.

The Fall King never laughs.

The Bitter Season soon was done laughing, walking up to the surprise young Winter Prince. Jack looked into those dark eyes and saw a glint of amusement in them, easing away the tension he felt.

"I like this boy." He held his hand up to the young teen. "Anyone who can make a fool out of Brother Summer and get back at him with his own antics has my respect."

Jack just blinked in awe of this great Season before him and shakily took his hand. His hand was huge and muscular! He could easily break his small hand, heck maybe break him in two. He gave him a small smile, trying not to show fear to his uncle.

The Winter Queen came over to them, a small chuckle breaking out from her pale lips. She bent down and kissed her son's forehead. "There's nothing to be afraid of Jack. Your Uncle, The Fall King, maybe a stern soldier, but you have gained his respect quickly. That is quite an honor to accomplish my young one."

Jack blushed, making both adults laugh quietly this time. The Fall King let go of his young nephew's hand and ruffled his white hair, getting a squeak out of him, though this time Jack smiled cheekily at his uncle.

"You're a strange bunch, but I like you!" The boy turned to his mother. "Is there anymore family members to meet, Mom?"

"Just the servants of our Season's young one. Later on you will meet the other Spirits who dwell here, though take heed some of them are old and bitter, they don't like change that much-"

"Kind of like Brother Fall here!" The Lord of Summer snorted, while Fall glared right at him.

"Oh don't forget the Monsters, the Sprites, Imps, Fairies, Creatures, Beings of Weather, beings of Magic, and Oh! The Guardians, Dear Sister!" Spring jumped excitedly clapping her hands, "We mustn't forget them."

Summer rolled his eyes while Fall just sighed. "How can we forget the likes of the Guardians? They are nothing but pompous-"

"Little ears here, Brother Dear!" The Winter Queen hissed, covering her son's ears. "The others maybe full of themselves, but do not judge the Sandman at all! He works too hard and tries to protect everyone. He has no one to help him while the others do. So watch what you say in front of me and Jack. They work for the Man in the Moon, and I shall be ever grateful to him for the special gift he has given me. "She hugged her son.

Jack returned the hug back, his head filled with thoughts and questions about the others he would soon meet; especially the ones called Guardians. Who were they? What do they do? Why did his relatives not like them? Who was the Sandman? And the Man in the Moon? Was he the one who spoke to him and told him who he was? So many questions Jack wanted to know, but he would ask later, not wanting to anger his family members even more.

"So who else is there that I get to meet?"

"Well most importantly…"The Lady of Spring began, "You will have to be introduced to our Balancer. The one who looks over us the Season's, NOT rule over them mind you."

The young boy tilted his head. "Who's the Balancer?"

Before anyone could answer him, a shift of change in the air alerted them. Alerting them of a disturbance in the palace. Someone with power, someone they knew very well. A presence they all knew too well. A kind, strong authority figure, stern being that could bless you with gifts or curse you with horrors unknown for the rest of your days. The Winter Queen should have known the Wind or the Man in the Moon would have spread the news to her of the birth of the Winter Prince. A small grin appeared on all the Season's faces.

"You'll soon find out."

Jack turned his head…and gasped.

I'm so evil just leaving that cliffhanger there. Mwhahahahahahaha! I wonder who it could be that wants to meet Jack? You will just have to find out in the next chapter so stay tuned!

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