:) I really like this fic. It might just be my favorite one that I've come up with.
Frost (Guest) Has won a virtual cookie! :D Yes, indeed, Mrs. C is Mrs. Clause, as if it weren't already obvious.
Anyway, continuing on!
"Who are you?"
"I'm Jack Frost."
She tilted her head to the side. "Jack.. Frost? Oh! I know you!" She suddenly exclaimed, pointing at him excitedly and making him flinch and look at her in confusion.
"You know me? How?" He asked, giving quite the incredulous look. She laughed, smiling widely at him.
"Who do you think lets you ride the wind?" She asked him, earning herself a shocked look from the white-haired boy. He laughed, now closer to her in a more friendly way.
"Really? That was you the whole time? I never knew there was someone who actually controlled the wind. What's your name, anyway?" He asked, grinning and resting the crook of his staff on his shoulder. Her smile disappeared and she looked down.
"My.. name? I don't know if I should tell you.. you probably should even be talking to me.." She said, attempting to sound harsh on the last part, but failing horribly.
She really only sounded afraid.
Jack wondered what had gotten her sounding afraid like that. It probably wasn't Pitch.. since he had been defeated recently and wouldn't be coming back anytime soon. It's gotta be something from her past... something bad happened, and she's scared it will happen again. Jack smiled understandingly. Then he frowned. Wait.. he shouldn't be talking to her? Why is that? She already knew him because of the wind, right? What was wrong with them being friends?
"Wait a second, why shouldn't I talk to you? You already know me, it's only fair that I get to know you too." He said, twisting himself so his head was under hers and he was looking up at her. She averted her eyes quickly, a pained look forming on her face.
"I'm not supposed to be here. I'm still supposed to be trapped in a tree, for the rest of eternity. I would tell you the whole story.. but there are two sides. My side, and.. and his side." She said, suddenly sounding resentful when she mentioned 'him'. She didn't even have to say his name, just thinking about him made her blood boil. "But when you talk to him, you mustn't tell him that I've been freed from the spell. Say that you found the tree I was in and was wondering who I was, or something like that. Alright?" She said curtly. He looked at her in pure confusion,
"Who do you mean by 'him'?" He asked, finally given the chance to ask.
She laughed darkly, which was a very strange thing to hear since such a rueful voice and her face didn't match at all. A dark voice to such a sweet face, it just didn't match.
"Ask the one you call 'Kangaroo'."
Jack flew to the North Pole, since he didn't really know how to get to the Warren other than the tunnels and a snowglobe, and Bunnymund was the only one who can use the tunnels, since he made them.
Nabbing a snowglobe while North isn't looking, Jack teleported to the Warren. Much to his dismay, Bunny was already in a bad mood, so he really had nothing to do.
Wait, why was he here again?
. . .
Oh yeah! He was going to ask about the girl.
"Hey, Kangaroo!" Jack shouted, gliding up to the giant bunny. Bunnymund glared at the winter spirit,
"Whaddaya want, Frostbite?" He asked, clearly angry about something.
"Woah, woah, calm down, Bunny, I just wanna ask you something, I don't want you tossing me in the river." Jack held his hands up in mock surrender. Bunny sighed, shaking his head.
"Sorry, Frostbite. Alright, what were you gonna ask about?" Bunny looked at Jack, obviously having calmed down enough to talk.
"Well.. I came across this tree... and.. I saw a girl trapped in it. Do you know anything about it?" Jack asked, as simply as he could. Bunny visibly froze up, his eyes wide and his face contorted in alarm. Jack looked at him curiously, "Well? What about it?"
"I.. Well.. I guess you have a right to know.. The sheila's name is Katherine. She's the Elemental spirit, meaning she controls Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. I met her several hundred years ago.. We got close, we were good friends, and then we were in love. We were together for a hundred years.. But if only I had known what she was hiding from me, from all of us." A pained look appeared in his eyes as his ears fell back against his head.
Jack was confused, what did she hide? Before he could ask, his unspoken question was answered.
"She is Pitch's daughter. It's why we used a spell to trap her in the tree. We couldn't risk her turning into a girl version of Pitch." He said, resting his forehead in his hand. "I hated havin' to do that.. I turned on her, before she could turn on me.. It took me a long while to get over that.." Jack looked at the pooka in shock. Katherine? That incredibly innocent looking girl he saw before was Pitch's daughter? No way! And.. did the Guardians-not including himself-really have to lock her away in a tree? That just seemed a bit extreme to him..
"I never would have guessed.. she looked so innocent.." Jack pondered outloud, though to himself.
"Hey, Bunny.. what if she was freed from the prison in the tree?"
"Kat!" Mrs. Clause, Myndi, called out, smiling brightly as she caught sight of the elemental spirit. Kat smiled back, running to the motherly woman and tackling her in a hug.
"I didn't expect you to come so soon!" Katherine laughed happily as Myndi hugged her back.
"I just had to come. I can't leave you out here alone now, can I?" She chuckled. "First, we'll start by building you a home here. It'll be easy as pie, with the help of some magic." She winked at Kat, who's eyes sparkled with excitement.
"This'll be so awesome! Will it be made from wood, or bricks?" Kat asked Myndi.
"Both! Wood can be durable in extreme weather as well as bricks, and also bricks are good insulation." She said, and with the help of a spell, they began building the humble home.
Several hours and magic castings later, the brick cabin was completed. Complete with a full working heating system, kitchen, and water system. It looked small on the outside, but it was huge on the inside. It was like an illusion.
Kat smiled, absolutely delighted of her new home. "It's wonderful!" She went inside, excitement just bursting from her being like a child waking up on Christmas morning.
Myndi smiled at the young spirit, very much happy at her decision of freeing the girl from the tree.
"Isn't it so cool, Myn?" Kat asked, grinning. Myndi nodded,
"Yes, it's quite wonderful. Now, we need to change your look a little.." Katherine frowned, obviously not too excited about that. Myndi sighed, "I know you don't want to, dear, but you want to be able to travel and have fun with other spirits, right? Then they can't know that it is you. If they do, they'll only put you back into that tree." Katherine frowned more. She definitely did not want to be confined again.. she'd much rather be free. If she had to change her look, then so be it. She'd probably have to change her name too. She sighed,
"Alright, Myn. What do I do first?" She asked. Myndi smiled,
"First, we're going to change your hair. You'll only ever have to dye it this once, the color won't ever wash out. Now, what color to choose.." A color palette appeared in Myndi's hand, and there were natural and unnatural colors. Browns, blacks, hazels, purples, blues, greens. There were all sorts of colors. Out of all of them, Katherine chose a hazelnut color. The sweet brown was a good enough change from her original auburn color. Myndi smiled, approving of the choice. Myndi changed Kat's hair to the chosen shade, and grinned widely. "Oh, it's perfect!" She exclaimed, earning a laugh from Kat.
"I should probably change my Wardrobe too.." Katherine looked down at the clothes she wore. A bright red tank-top, blue pants, a brown zip-up hoodie, and a white belt with wind designs on it. Myndi nodded in agreement. After trying several different things, an outfit was finally decided on. A blue ruffle skirt with clouds on it, with a brown and red layered-ruffle tank-top with blue glitter and a light gray hoodie. The bright colors went well with her hair and eyes, so Myndi decided Kat didn't have to change her eye color.
"Now, we think of a new name for you.." Myndi put her finger to her chin, in deep thought. Kat thought for a moment, then grinned.
"I've got it! Adaline! Ada for short." Kat grinned. Myndi smiled,
"That's a beautiful name! You are now known as Adaline, or Ada for short."
Katherine grinned. Now, she could be free.
Alright, just to make something very clear, I will refer to her as Ada or Adaline from now on, but some times for the sake of the story I'll call her Katherine. Until next chapter!
~Hinata-Chan33, Signing out!~