It's been a year since Jack Frost became a Guardian. He was, as usual, in his hometown of Burgess, Pennsylvania, giving out the first snow of the fall season and visiting with the kids that helped save the belief in his Guardian companions.
He was sitting atop Jaime's front yard fence talking with the kids when he saw a moving truck pull up next door. He watched to see who the newcomers were and saw that the people who got out of the truck were only the moving company's employees. Then he saw an SUV pull up next to it in the driveway.
Jack saw only one person get out of the vehicle; it was a beautiful young woman. She had long, light brown hair and blue eyes. Was almost as skinny as him. She looked to be in her early twenties.
He became so fixated on the woman that he forgot that the kids were still talking to him.
"Jack," Jaime said, trying to get his attention.
Jack was still in another world; his eyes were wide with wonder and lust. He was whispering to himself, "She's gorgeous. I wish she could see me so I could talk to her."
"Jack," Jaime once again called out.
Still nothing.
A snowball hit Jack's side, causing him to lose his balance and fall off the fence. "Whoa!" He was able to stop himself from hitting the ground with his levitating ability.
Jack floated to where he could see over the fence at the kids; he had a surprised look on his face.
"Are you okay?" Pippa asked with concern.
"I'm fine," he answered, setting foot back in the yard.
"You weren't listening to what we were saying," Jaime complained.
"Yeah, you were like spaced out or something," Claude agreed.
Jack swallowed; he wasn't saying any more than he was about to. "You have a new neighbor moving in across the street," he told Jaime.
"Really? It's about time! That house was empty for like two and a half years." Jaime and his friends walked out of the front yard to see the newcomer.
Jaime continued to speak, "They say the house is haunted. No one ever stays there too long."
"Haunted? Yeah, right!" Caleb said with a laugh. The other kids laughed as well.
"C'mon!" Jaime said. "It has to be real! If Jack Frost, the Easter Bunny, and other mystical beings are real, why can't ghosts be?"
That was all Jack paid attention to, and it gave him an idea that he would put to use later. He let out a sigh of relief, happy that they didn't proceed to ask why he tuned them out, and flew into the air, without them noticing, to get a closer look at the woman.
Jack flew a wide turn into the back of the tree in the woman's front yard, so the kids wouldn't see him. The tree had yet to lose all its leaves. He would have stood next to her for a closer look but didn't want Jaime and his friends making a scene as he swooned over the beauty.
He saw how she carried herself. She had a don't-take-crap-from-anybody vibe. He watched the edges of her lips rise as she smiled up at her new house.
Everything he noticed about her so far made him more infatuated with her.
He watched as she walked in and out of the house carrying things that weren't too heavy while the movers took care of the big, bulky stuff.
Jaime and his friends only watched from across the street, so Jack stayed where he was so they wouldn't ask why he was right in the middle of it, watching the new neighbor so closely.
Jack wanted to watch the woman for as long as possible, but he heard his name being called.
The kids were wondering where he went.
He looked in their direction and saw that their backs were turned, which gave him the advantage to fly out of the tree unseen. But, before he was to leave, he glanced one more time at the woman and unknowingly saw her bend over to get a box-her butt up in his direction.
His reaction was a quick surprise that turned into smitten. Jack smiled. He has never seen or met anyone more beautiful!
"Jack?" He heard multiple voices call out at once. He groaned, rolling his eyes.
He flew out of the tree toward the kids. He paid no mind to his chilled wind rustling the leaves and the woman jumping at the sound and looking confused. He also missed her scan the small area to see if anything came out of the tree.
The woman saw nothing and brushed it off, getting back to moving things into the house.
