Chapter Two. So, here's chapter two. I hope you guys like it. Thanks to all who subscribed and favorited( I know it's not a word) this story. By the way, I have a question for you guys. Which Hiccup do you think this is? Old Hiccup or new Hiccup? I honestly can't tell, or chose. Let me know! Btw, Hiccup and Bunny aren't gonna get along well. Especially during the later chapters. Will the ever make some sort of peace? I have no clue yet, but let's find out! Please Review! Thanks and enjoy!
The Guardians trudged behind the four energized teenagers. How on the Earth did they have that much energy in the first place? It boggled the Guardians minds. But they chose to continue, hoping for an opportunity to talk about these new discoveries with Jack. Right when North was about to turn left to lead them to the sleigh, Jack and his friends started right.
"Jack, vhere are you going?", North called after him, while the people around him looked back at the winter teen amidst his friends.
Jack gave the Russian Man a quizzical look, before he realized that the Guardians didn't know about to Toothless.
"Erm…", he started unsurely. How do you explain that your best friend had a dragon? He rubbed the back of his neck, giving his friends a look that read, "Help me!"
The other three have a similar chorus of ums and weird looks. The Guardians were still giving the four looks of utter confusion, but they were starting to get annoyed. Why were Jack and his friends acting so odd? What were they hiding? A question dawned on Sandy, and rapidly produced pictograms for Tooth to decode.
"Wait, how did you guys even get here?", the fairy questioned, translating for the sand man. The guardians turned in unison to their youngest friend, waiting for a response.
Suddenly, Rapunzel burst out, "Guys! They're the Guardians! Magical Spirits!"
The Guardians were losing their patience, not knowing how their magic related to the questions at hand, but Jack got the message. The Guardians lived in a world normal humans would consider surreal, so a dragon might not be too bad. With this newfound assurance, the winter teen started to explain, however hesitant he was.
"Brace yourself", Jack warned after a deep, steeling breath, "Hiccup… owns a dragon."
The stark silence and bugged-out eyes of the Guardians conveyed to Jack their astonishment, and the winter teen gave them a sheepish look which he dropped the instant her rounded on his friends.
"I don't think they took that well.", Jack hissed anxiously, whipping his head around to get another look at the stunned Guardians, still wearing the same expressions.
"NO duh.", Merida retorted bluntley, earning her a rushed and icy glare.
"Yup, ", Hiccup continued as shakily as his comrade, sparing Jack for now, ",his name's Toothless. Wanna come meet him?"
Slowly, and unsurely, the Guardians nodded, edging forward behind the boy. The teens were containing their giggles at the gawking group. Jack started to pull his phone back out of his pocket, but then thought better of it. He felt slightly guilty for not telling the Guardians this before, but honestly, it had never really come up in conversation.
Once outside, the Guardians' mouth dropped even farther because staring right back at them was a fully-grown dragon. It gave them a quick, curious cock of the head, then dashed over to Hiccup.
"Hey bud!', Hiccup said lively, giving the boundless reptile a scratch under the chin. The Guardians took note of the phenomenal way tiger dragon seemed to act, not unlike a trained puppy. Just then, Jack stepped out, laughing loudly due to something the girls had said. In mere seconds, he found himself launched to the ground, with Toothless on top of him.
Bunny, who'd been slightly of jealous of Jack's friends' bonds with the winter spirkt, saw this as an opportunity to gain some credit with Jack. Jack didn't think he was cool, well, he'd show him! He whipped out his boomerangs and held them at the ready, eyes narrowed in concentration.
"Get the overgrown lizard off Jack.", he commanded, trying to sound powerful. Just as the words left his lips, a laugh left Jack's.
"Okay, Toothless, good to see you too, ", he chuckled, but stopped abruptly when he saw Bunny, poised to attack. Anger coursed through his veins; so Bunny discriminated against dragons too? He could sense Hiccup's fury building next to him. He got up slowly, then turned to the Pooka.
"It's okay. The overgrow lizard is a friend.", he told Bunnymund coldly, letting the sarcasm practically drip from his voice. The Pooka heard the frostiness in the comment, and inwardly cursed himself. 'Way to look cool!', he thought acidly. He relaxed his stance and backed up to join his fellow Guardians, trying to hide his blush.
Hiccup silently thanked Jack for having his back with a grab of the shoulder and a small squeeze. Jack returned the gesture with a grab of that hand a gentle squeeze of his own. Hiccup was grateful that Jack had stood up for him. He'd been worried for a fraction of time that Jack would side with the Guardians because he worked with them, but had been pleasantly reassured. Jack had stood with him from day one.
From the side, Rapunzel surveyed the scene with blossoming concern. She, as a highly observant being, could in a way could decode the Pooka's actions and sense his motives. She knew what the Guardian of Hope wanted, but he was going about it completely wrong. She made the firm decision to aid him when a similar situation arose. Now that she thought about it, all the Guardians seemed to be flustered by the teens' appearance. I mean, Rapunzel was aware that Jack was a very introverted person who tended not to share his feelings, but she was a bit taken aback by how little the Guardians knew. With that, she made a mental note not to help only Bunnymund, but all of the Guardians get to know her friend. She flashed them what she hoped was a warm smile, trying to let them know through that gesture that she would help them. With that, she clambered onto the back of an obedient Toothless, waiting for the others.
The Guardians were overwhelmed. How much were they going to learn about their youngest guardian? But as Tooth had said earlier, jointing Jack on his Birthday was the best way to make amends. So they proceeded to the slay, assured by the teenagers that they would be joined once they reached the skies.
Once the Guardians were out of earshot, Hiccup turned on Jack.
"I don't really like Bunny,", he voiced aloud his opinion, the hardness of his voice making it cold and unforgiving. Jack was discouraged. If one bad first impression was enough to make enemies, he was in bad shape.
"He's, a little, uh…", Jack trailed off, without a proper description. He wanted to let Hiccup know that he understood why he was upset, but at the same time wan't completely set on the idea of talking smack about the Pooka. d
"A little what?", Hiccup pushed. He didn't want to be a jerk, but he also wanted to test Jack. Would he actually say something bad about the Guardian of Hope, or would he be too nice?
"A little arrogant.", Jack conceded, earning a nod from Hiccup.
"But he's not so bad if you get to know him?" Jack coaxed. Hiccup snorted in reply, and Jack frowned.
"Jack, how well do you know Bunny?", Rapunzel asked gently.
Jack was about to answer haughtily that he knew the Pooka really well, as a matter of fact, until he realized something. Punzie had a point. How well did Jack know Bunnymund? Jack felt himself get flustered, and felt another spike of anger.
"Better than you.", he snapped at the blonde, trying to cover up his moment of indecision and failing miserably. The doubtful expression and avoiding answer were taken into account by his friends.
Merida was feeling awkwardness build in the silence, so she cried, "Are we goin' ur not?" This jolted each spirit out of their respected revery. They took to the sky, all atop Toothless, albeit Jack, who was riding the Wind as he always did.
North turned to his fellow Guardians, without the intent of sorting out what they'd already discovered. But before he could even begin to speak, an outraged Bunny shouted, "I don't like that Hiccup character.", fully aware that he was biased but not at all caring.
"Well, you did try to attack his pet dragon.", Tooth pointed out carefully, not eager to be on the Pooka's bad side. When he stayed silent, she risked asking, "Why would you do that?"
She flinched when he neared, fearing a violent and furious reaction, but was taken aback when he just slumped down next to her.
"I dunno.", he lied. He knew very well why he'd acted in such a way, but he was not about to tell the other Guardians that.
North took advantage of the following quiet to start the make-shift conference.
"So, ziz is right choice, joining Jack and friends?"
"Yes.", Tooth replied adamantly, Sandy nodding vigorously behind her, ", the only way we can become closer to Jack is by learning more about him. And we can observe the others to see what teenagers are like. This might end in a closer relationship with Jack and more believers."
The others considered this, and decided that Tooth was correct. They compiled into the slay, somewhat hesitantly on Bunnymund's part, and took off, searching for Jack in the sky.
The two groups were now flying side by side. They teenagers interacted casually as the Guardians looked on. Merida was staring at Jack, a small grin pulling at the edge of her mouth and a mischievous glint in her eye. They other two noticed this but dismissed it, thinking it better not to get involved. Rapunzel began flooding Hiccup with her many questions, and Hiccup, inwardly delighted to have someone onto which to express his knowledge, gave her plenty of detailed answers.
Merida was planning a prank, one to get revenge on the winter spirit for making an are of her earlier. With her plan complete, she decided to put it to action. She let out a war cry and launched herself off Toothless, heading straight down towards Jack. But, Jack, aware of her plan, simply swerved out of her path at the last second, turning her thrill of exacting a perfect prank into terror. Just as the maiden began to scream, Jack swooped down under her and gently eased her onto his back. She was relieved to be saved, so relieved that she didn't even think to pester Jack for ruining her trick, just simply burying her face into her shoulder for a few moments, breathing in and out. jack liked the feeling of her touch; it put a content smile on his lips. He knew he wanted more it. So with an idea and a wicked grin, Jack began to perform loops and arches in the air, sending the red head screaming and clinging on tighter for dear life.
Bunny chuckled and locked eyes with Sandy. They both came to the same conclusion; Jack was a major flirt.
Jack rolled onto his stomach, lifting Merida up then letting her back down so that she was know resting on his stomach. Merida gasped when he grabbed her waist to do so. It wasn't like he hurt her, on the contrary he'd been astonishingly gentle. It was his strength that shocked her. She'd always assumed from the sweatshirt that Jack was willowy, like Hiccup. He then tickled her, drawing a deep laugh from her. It was like music to his ears! They looked into each others eyes, time slowing breathing slow and soft, in time with each other.
Merida felt a strong attraction to kiss the winter spirit, as did the winter spirit her. They leaned closer, letting the emotions of lust and love guide them.
On the side, Rapunzel and Hiccup watched with growing anticipation. They'd been watching the pair grow closer for months, and enjoyed watching it flourish. The Guardians were in shock for the billionth time that day, or so it seemed. They'd noticed the flirting, but not the extent of the pair's attraction towards each other.
Just as the two were about to kiss, the reared back, realizing what was going on. Jack's mind was reeling. This was Merida! The tomboy he joked with and, maybe sometimes flirted with! Not kissed! But, though he was focused on denying the close call was invalid, in the back of his mind, he'd wanted the kiss to happen.
Merida was distressed. She couldn't possibly be having felines for Jack! She was an independent, single woman! A warrior! But all the same, the thought of Jack lips sent butterflies racing 'round her stomach.
They stayed in their own thoughts, still in the awkward position they'd started in, until Hiccup cleared his throat and Jack almost tumbled out of the sky, regaining his balance just in time. He caught Merida around the waist, sending blush to his cheeks. He scolded himself, but was secretly delighted to find Merida was doing the same. She would normally hated actin so soft and dependent, but Jack's strength was comforting, and so was the coolness of his touch. He readjusted so she could lay on his back once more, and she rested he chin comfortably on his shoulder.
Hiccup and Rapunzel were deeply disappointed by Jack and Merida's withdraw, but were consoled by the loving moment that occurred after it.
"Skates from "You Know Who"", Hiccup announced, pulling out four pairs. He turned slowly to the Guardians.
"These are the only pairs we have.", he admitted, slightly guilty.
"No problem. We'll just watch from the side.", Tooth suggested, smiling sweetly at the willowy teen. Hiccup smiled back, taking a liking to the fairy. Bunny noticed this, and his jealousy increased triple-fold. The Guardians took their seats on a plush snow bank, and went on observing Jack and his friends.
Jack was lacing his skates at top speed, his fingers flying. He was so excited to skate, he was actually shaking! Skating, as a winter sport, but even as a child, had been a favorite of his. He was thrilled to be able to share it with Punzie, Hic, and Mer.
"Jack, rushin' ta get on the ice and show us all up.", Merida jabbed.
Sure enough, just as the other three sat down to start putting on their skates, Jack shot up, practically dancing in anticipation.
"Why don't you go ahead, Jack.", Rapunzel suggested. Jack didn't need to be told twice. He ran towards the ice, ready to skate.
Once his blades touched the ice, he was speeding along, turning backwards in a flash and pushing powerfully around the lake. His lake. He set for a lutz, pulled back, and launched powerfully into the air, landing perfectly with grace that made the Guardians jaws drop to the floor. The whole time, a feeling of freedom and joy rushed through him
"What'd I say!", Merida exclaimed, exasperated.
Jack laughed, feeling so free full of fun. It was, his centre, of course. He sent Merida an impish wink, and that sent her dashing toward the ice, a challenge burning her eyes.
"Anything you can do, I can do it better.", she bet boldly. Jack liked the sound of this. For him, this could only end well. Merida knew very well that she shouldn't let her hot head control her, but, well, here she was.
"What do I get if I win?", he asked slyly, the thought occurring to him.
Merida considered this for a moments, although she already had the perfect choice.
"A kiss.", she said.
This caught Jack's attention. His brain immediately thought, 'YES!', but Jack scolded it. Merida was a friend. But, try as he might, the kiss sounded so appealing. He nodded, sending her a sheepish smile, which she mirrored.
"Now what do I get? ", she asked him, looking through her hair in his direction.
He thought this over carefully, until he thought of the perfect solution. He cracked a devilish smile and suggested, "I'll drink."
Merida strode up and shook his hand eagerly, loving this deal a whole lot more.
Jack did something a bit more simple, so that she'd have a chance. Or else she'd claim he rigged the bet or something. He rolled his eyes at the mere thought. Merida confidently stepped onto the ice, confident that is, until she stumbled and almost feel straight on to her face. Undettered, Merida shot back up, trying her best to ignore Jack's snickers. Breathing deeply, she readied herself. What he'd done had seemed simple enough. She turned backwards, trying best to copy Jack's fluid motions. She stretched back, pulled through, and rocketed into the air. For the seconds she was flying in the air, her heart soared, and she suddenly understood why Jack enjoyed this so much. But, the feeling crashed along with the red head herself, as she landed shakily. She cursed her luck, but when she looked up, she was appalled to see a Jack Frost holding up a 10 made of ice with an ecstatic expression on his face.
"Are you kiddin'?", Merida asked, her awful touchdown replaying in her mind.
"No, I'm not.", Jack answered with a chuckle, "You're landing was off, but your air was phenomenal and your technique was wow, just wow."
The winter spirit seemed to be flabbergasted as well, running his hand through his hair, making it stick up more than before. Merida giggled at the sight, her mood lifting. She'd won the bet! The spectators were equally as shocked, staring at Jack as if he were some sort of puzzle they were trying to decode. Why would he let her win? Rapunzel was the first to break the silence.
"Uh, you guys wanna skate now?", she asked, slightly impatient.
This seemed to snap everyone out of the weird moment. Hiccup and Punzie joined Mer and Jack, and soon they were all skating around.
They Guardians expected Jack to go and help Merida first, given his obvious attraction to the lass, but instead, he immediately appeared in front of Hiccup. He looked down at the prosthetic, then back up to Hiccup with understanding in his eyes. He grabbed his friend's hands and lead him slowly onto the ice.
Jack knew this was going to be difficult. Prosthetics and ice don't mix well. But he knew Hiccup wouldn't give up, so Jack wouldn't either. He guided him through the strokes, and Hiccup took them and altered them to suite his needs. Sometimes, Jack couldn't fully fathom the extent of his friend's wit. It took the willowy teen only ten minutes to develop a system, and now he was speeding around the ice.
"You got it!", Jack encouraged, reaching out and giving his friend a high five.
Meanwhile, Rapunzel, who's hair was now fully braided, was falling twice a minute, and adoring every single dip. Figuring out the skates was an amazing adventure to her, and falling didn't matter! When Jack did approach her, he was hunched over from laughing at the blonde's antics.
"Need some help?", he asked knowingly, reaching out to catch her arm. He reeled back when she shoved him back, his eyes wide and confused.
"I"m good.", she told him, but as soon as she had, she took a nose-dive, allowing herself to be saved.
"Or not.", she confessed. The winter teen grinned, then took her hand, helping her to steady her movements and balance. Soon, she joined Hiccup, stroking aimlessly around the ice. Merida was down, retying her skates, when Jack approached her, packing snow into a sphere. This was the perfect time to-
"Jack!", a friendly young voice called, causing Merida to turn her head. She spotted the snowball, and Jack hastily hid it behind his back, whistling comically. Mer rolled her eyes, and Jack cracked a smile at her perfect reaction. The source of the call burst into the clearing. It was Jamie, leading Sophie and his friends. They spotted the winter teen and raced up to him.
"I knew it was you! I could here you!", the child cried proudly. Jack broke free of the hugs to ruffle his hair.
"Nice job kiddo!", he praised.
"Hey, I could tell it was you too!", Pippa declared defiantly, striding up to Jack. He chuckled and bent down.
"Well, here's a ruffle for you too, then.", he said, ruffling her hair as well. She giggled. The other's took one look at this, and suddenly every kid was screaming how they'd known it was Jack.
"Fine, fine!", Jack shouted, trying to quiet them, "HAIR RUFFLES FOR EVERYONE!"
Jamie and his friends shrieked and whooped as the winter spirit began chasing after them, darting in all directions. He caught Sophie and picked her up, slinging her over his shoulder. She shrieked again, laughing gayly. Jack laughed along with her, until he felt something strike the back of his neck. He turned around slowly to see Jamie, face alight with pride. He'd hit Jack, the Kind of Snowball fights! But he cowered as Jack stood up, balling up the snow in his hands.
"Oh it's on!", he yelled, starting a full out Snowball War. The Guardians were struck again with the realization of how good Jack was with children. Fun yet caring. Joking, but serious when he needed to be.
Snow was being flung everywhere, until a voice rang through the trees.
"Jamie! Come back for some hot chocolate!", she called, instantly grabbing the kids' attention.
"The gang can come too!", she added.
Jamie looked up to Jack, pleading in his eyes.
"Go ahead kiddo.", Jack urged, ", wouldn't want to miss hot chocolate!"
Jamie hugged him tight once more, before dashing in the direction of his house. At the edge of the wood, he stopped, letting his friends run ahead.
"Happy Birthday Jack!", Jamie called back, surprised he'd forgot to mention it.
The winter spirit was puzzled. "How'd you know it was my birthday?", he asked the child.
"I heard Tooth talking about it!", he answered, gesturing to the now-blushing fairy. Jack cocked his head at her as Jamie left.
Tooth figured it was as good a time as any to tell Jack.
"Well Jack,", she started, earning a nod from him to go on, ", my powers give me an ability to give you a special Birthday gift."
This had caught Jack's attention. Gifts were still a pretty foreign concept after 300 years, so it interested him at the very least.
"What kind of gift?", Jack asked, excited for the answer.
"I can show you what ever memory of yours that you'd like to see. Project it.", she explained, hoping very much that he'd like it.
"Cool!", Jack exclaimed. But then he had an idea.
"Can you do three extra?", he asked Tooth.
"Why?", she asked him suspiciously.
"Let's just say, let's give me an extra for each century I existed without those memories.", he suggested, aiming to strike a chord and succeeding. Tooth flinched, guilt like she'd never known coursing through her. Jack hated to do this, but he had a plan, and it required four memories.
"Four memories it is!", she announced cheerfully, brightening at the winter teens happy reaction. He turned to his friends and shouted, "Chose a memory!"
The Guardians realized Jack's plan, as did the teenagers, who were searching their minds for the best memory to request.
"Got one?", he asked them after a minute or so. They trio nodded.
"Who'd like to go first?", Tooth prompted, eager to give her gift. Merida's hand shot up.
"Me! Ooh Ooh, pick me!", she cried, jumping up and down.
Jack took this as an opportunity to flirt once more.
"I really don't know who to chose. Such a tough choice!", he joked sarcastically.
Merida gave him the death look in retaliation, and he raised his arms in surrender.
"Okay, okay.", he said, "What memory would you like to see?"
"The day you met me.", the red head announced. Jack was intrigued by this choice, as were the rest of the group. Tooth summoned the memories, and used her power to project it front of them. The four teens plopped down into a snow bank.
Italic : Memory
Reactions/Thoughts of the Guardians or Big Four: Bold
A small boy was lounging in a tree, his leg hanging haphazardly. He had big, bright eyes and an impish grin, with brown hair and warm, hazel eyes. It was Jack Overland.
The Guardians locked eyes, accessing their youngest Guardians old appearance. It was different, to say the least.
Suddenly, a tromping could be heard from below, startling the young boy so badly that he almost fell out of the tree. He peeked through the foliage, astonished to see a young girl down below. The first thing he noticed about her was that he her hair was wild and red, almost like fire. He also saw that she carried a bow, and a teddy bear. He thought it quite an odd combination, and chose to spy on her.
The girl set up the bear at the base of a tree, then back up about twenty paces. Jack was confused. What was this girl doing? She notched an arrow, than released. This time, Jack did tumble out of the tree. The bear was pinned to the tree by an arrow, one that had entered right between it's two button eyes. The girl jumped at the sound of Jack falling. She notched another arrow, and aimed it in the bush were Jack had landed. Jack popped out of the bush, eyes widening at the weapon aimed in his direction. The girl stared at this new kid for moments, before realizing she was still aiming at him. She realized her bow, gazing warily at Jack.
"Hi I'm Jack.", Jack introduced himself, thinking that a good place to start. Apparently, the girl agreed with him, because she proceeded to say, "Merida, of Dunbroch. NIce to meet ya." She stuck out a hand to shake.
"Nice aim.", Jack marveled, grabbing her hand. The girl flashed a mischievous smile.
"I'll show you one better.", she told him. Before he could react, she'd launched a handful of snow into his face, knocking him to the ground.
"Catch me if you can!", she taunted, running off.
Jack got up, slowly turning to look in the Merida's direction.
"Woah.", he breathed.
And as Jack looked over at Merida now, that's all he could think.
I will continue to memories and get into the bar scene next chapter! Thanks for your guys's support! Cookies to those who followed and favorites. (::) (::) (::) (::) (::) Enjoy! I will try to update soon, when I'm not falling asleep. ~Avatarijd