Thank you all for reading this story! I am really enjoying it! I can't wait to finish it and I bet you can't wait either! Well, here's chapter 2!

Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians or any of its characters.

Chapter 2

"Ugh!" Addison grunted as she finished making her bed. She threw the dirty clothes together on the floor and grunted as she finished cleaning the room, right down to organizing her notebooks. She had thrown herself into cleaning everything that wasn't nailed down just because it seemed to be the only thing that was real. This whole thing about fairies and magical eggs and super-powered snow-flakes was just absurd!

Ever since the day she had "officially" met Jack Frost, she had tried to convince herself that it was all fake, that none of it was real but no matter how hard she did, he still came back. It didn't matter that she kept telling herself she was seeing things or that it was all in her own imagination, she could still feel that warm spot in her heart that convinced her every time: this was real. She could see him outside with her brother from time-to-time and she couldn't stop herself from remembering how she met Jack Frost on that wintery day.

"Well well.." The white-haired man grinned at her, sliding closer over towards her, his face leaning down closer to hers in utter curiosity. "I've never had an adult believe in me before."

Addison stared into the eyes of Jack Frost, wondering how this was a first for her as well; meeting a magical figure. Gabe was laughing and grinning. He seemed to enjoy the fact that Addison could now see Jack Frost. According to what Jack had said, it wasn't normal for an adult to see magical figures.

"Um.." she stammered, blinking several times as she tried to figure out how real this was. Here this man was, standing right in front of her, leaning on his staff. He had a grin plastered on his face, the playful and mischievous eyes staring her down. She never knew she'd expect him to look this way, but with him standing right there, how could she not know that it was Jack Frost? It was like something inside of her just knew that Jack Frost looked exactly like this. Even as a kid, she could remember imagining the Easter bunny as something different as what the adults always claimed him to look like. For all of those magical figures, something inside of her just knew that there was more to this than what everyone else said it was.

"Well, Gabe, I have to say, your sister is very…" Jack rubbed his chin, lost in thought. His other hand held his staff as he eyed her, almost like he was trying to put her into a sentence. She raised her eyebrow, waiting to hear. "Interesting." He smirked.

Addy blinked and kept her eyebrow raised, staring at this man. She couldn't seem to figure him out. If this was Jack Frost, and she was about ninety-nine percent sure on this, why in the world did he seem to be so…fun? Gabe seemed to love him, and from what Gabe had said, the other neighborhood kids were in love with him, too.

"My sister is pretty cool. She does all of the stuff that you do with us, Jack! We went sledding and played snowball fight..well, you got to see us, right?" Gabe was looking at Jack with bright eyes. She'd only seen Gabe look like that when she was around.

Jack chuckled. "I did, I got to watch but it wasn't as fun watching as it was joining in. I think next time, now that your sister can see me, I'll join in. Perhaps I can teach her the sledding trick I showed everyone last week." Gabe laughed.

Addy got up, dusting the snow off of her body, looking between Jack and Gabe. After letting her mind adjust to this situation, she understood now that Gabe and Jack had a very good relationship. She, at first, didn't like it for the fact that this was Gabe, her baby brother, but she then realized that she should be thankful to Jack. He had been around Gabe when she couldn't, and he really needed the fun memories that she couldn't provide him with. She then felt the trust for these magical creatures warm her heart. She had no idea why but it just felt right.

Another thing she realized is that there were more magical figures than just Jack. She was actually anxious to meet the rest of them, if she could. Gabe got to, why couldn't she? And finally, she understood that she was the only adult in this world to have ever believed in a magical figure, and she didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. She liked to stay positive so she decided it was a good thing, even though it meant she had the heart of a child.

"Sorry, um…I'm not exactly use to meeting..magical figures so um.." Why was she stammering so much? "I'm Ad-"

"Addison Sidney. Twenty-two years old. You go to college in Florida. You're the only sister to Gabriel. You get good grades, cook amazing pancakes, which by the way, I have not tried yet, and finally, you are done with college and are moving back home. " Jack looked pleased with himself for learning all of these facts. It was almost like he had memorized them. Addison couldn't help but blush as she looked at him. How did he know…Gabriel.

"Gabe, you told him all of this?"

"Well, yeah because you guys are so much alike! You both play the same games and do the same stuff. It's weird!" He laughed again and turned. "I'm gonna go get the neighborhood kids again. Maybe we can all build a snowman before it melts." Gabe ran off and Addison was left alone with the magical figure. She wasn't so sure she wanted to be alone with him. After hearing how he babbled on and on about her, it made her feel uncomfortable to be with someone, especially someone who shouldn't technically exist, that knew so much about her. She wasn't aware that Jack knew those things about her.

He smirked at her, almost like he had accomplished something that no one else could. She raised her eyebrow and found that point of him to be annoying. Why did he have to act like he had accomplished so much when all he did was learn some stuff from her brother? It wasn't like he had won! She was getting more and more annoyed by the minute, just seeing that stupid smirk. Just because he got to spend all the time he wanted with Gabe didn't mean…

"So, you believe in me? Wow. I thought it was pretty cool for kids to believe in me but now-"

"Listen, I am extremely grateful for you to play with my brother but in no way possible is it true that I believe in you. I don't know why I can see you or how this is all working but you didn't accomplish anything. I'm an adult. I don't need to believe in..Santa Clause or the Easter bunny or better yet, Jack Frost!" She stared him down, wondering if he'd disappear. He looked a bit shocked by her behavior, staring at her with those blue eyes. He then shook his head, looking away as if expecting this to happen. When he looked back at her and saw her still staring at him, he raised an eyebrow.

"Yet, you still can see me?" He asked, not so sure.

She blinked at him as well. Oh, so that was how it worked? If you believe in these magical beings then you can see them. That must be why all of the children can see Jack; because they believe in him. So if she didn't believe, why could she still see him? She sighed and rubbed a hand down her face, wondering what all of this meant.

"Yes, I still see you…but it doesn't matter. I still don't believe!" She turned and stomped off. Gabe was just coming back with a group of kids. They would probably play outside their house so Gabe was safe but she was in no mood to play now, not with Jack Frost and his arrogant attitude. She slammed the door behind her.

Addy finished putting things together, and being frustrated as she was, laid back on her bed and screamed into the pillow. When she'd finished, she threw the pillow on the floor and sighed. She knew why she was frustrated but she had no idea why it was so directed at Jack Frost. Sure, she was thankful for him to help her brother, to be by her brother's side, to play with him, to be there for him…but wasn't that her job?

She groaned as she looked up at the ceiling. She saw the pictures Gabe had made for her when he was really little, probably around 3 or 4. She had hung them up, thinking of how cool it was to have a little brother like him. She gave a half smile, knowing that she needed to be an adult if she was going to claim to be one so she had to be mature about this and stop being so…jealous. Yes, she was jealous of Jack Frost. He got to have fun with her brother every day of winter while she was stuck at school half of the time. And the other magical creatures? Do they get to have fun with him, too? She grunted and ran a hand over her face. "It's just not fair…"

"What's not fair?"

She squealed as she heard a voice and she jumped up, her body slipping and falling off of the bed, landing on the cold, hard ground with a large THUD. She rubbed her backside, groaning at the pain. "Ow.." She looked up to see who it was that spoke. There he was again, this time at her window, grinning like the mischievous man he was. He laughed at the sight of her like she was, and especially with the way she was staring at him. He found amusement in shocking her. Great.

He had opened the window, with whatever powers he had, and was sitting in it like it was a chair, facing towards her. She narrowed her eyes at him and quickly stood up.

"What are you doing in here?" She whispered harshly, folding her arms across her chest.

He chuckled. "Gabe's been wondering why you haven't come out to play in the last few days; figured I should be the one to ask since I'm the you don't like."

He didn't jump around anything, did he? She blinked in surprise at him, seeing him speak so plainly to her. She sighed, rubbing her backside some more.

"Well, I guess I did act angry towards you the first time we met." She shrugged and sat back down on the edge of her bed. He was looking at her with expectation, waiting for an explanation.

"I guess I got a little angry at the fact that you've spent more time with my brother than I have. What I meant by 'unfair' was that...you get to spend time with my brother while I'm stuck at school, plus when I was able to actually see you like the kids do, I felt like I was..I dunno, a child again." She shrugged once more and rolled her eyes. "Kinda dumb now that I've said it out loud but it just seems...odd for me to be able to see you."

Jack laughed wholeheartedly and leaned back in the window, falling right out of the window. Addy's eyes widened and she raced to the window, fearful of him actually hurting himself, only to see Jack flying right back to the open window. He could fly? Well, of course he could fly. He was Jack Frost! She rolled her eyes as Jack grinned at her.

"You're jealous of me? Well, that's wonderful!" He flew off into the evening air, making circles and laughing so innocently. She couldn't help but feel that warm spot again in her heart and the confusion swept over her of why she felt it and why he was happy she had been jealous. If Addison thought she was confused before, she surely was confused now. He was happy that she was jealous of him? He flew back in a gust of wind, causing Addy to block her face with her arms. She shivered from the cold air.

"You know," Jack grinned at her while she removed her arms from her face, "I thought for sure that you just didn't like me. I've never been not liked. In the four hundred years I've been alive I haven't had anyone hate me. I gotta tell ya, it's a new experience for a guy like me."

Addy blinked at him, trying to comprehend every little thing Jack was explaining to her. She then busted out laughing, unable to stop it. With that smirk on his face and the fact that he admitted he wanted her to like him, it was just far too adorable not to giggle at. It was still confusing in the sense of an adult, but in her heart, where the warm nature seemed to reside, she couldn't help but know that this was all so very real and extremely familiar to her.

"Addy?" She heard her mother calling to her from downstairs. "Dinner's almost ready!"

"I'll be down soon." She said, looking at her bedroom door. She turned back to Jack who gave a shrug and a half smile. "So I guess this means we can be friends?"

She looked at him, really taking it all in. This was Jack Frost; he manipulated the snow, ice and wind, could play with children, couldn't be seen by normal unbelieving adults and yet, he wanted to be her friend. He even spoke of how he did not like the fact that she didn't like him. Somehow, she wasn't so sure how she felt about that, but one thing was for certain in her mind; she had this familiar feeling about Jack Frost and she didn't feel like she could part with it. Even though she had absolutely no idea who he truly was, she did know that he was familiar to her in every aspect. Confusing, yet she understood; familiar yet unfamiliar.

She smiled. "Yes, I guess this means we can be friends." She looked at him, seeing that smile reach his eyes. Now that she could get a good look at him without being shocked or angry, she couldn't help but feel attracted to him. Wait, attracted to a mystical figure? She shook the thought quickly and blushed, looking away.

"I have to admit, it's different to have Jack Frost as a friend, especially considering that I'm an adult who shouldn't believe in stuff like this." She saw him shrug. "I wonder why I'm the only adult who can see you, who actually believes…"

"Guess we'll find out." And with that, Jack flew off into the night sky, laughter ringing through the air.

As the moon rose up and the light began to shine on her face, she could feel that familiar warm glow that stayed right in her heart. Somehow, she knew that she would find out and it was about to happen very, very soon.