Jack grinned at the snow covered farming village below his feet. China! It was very prone to snow in the winter,being so close to Russia, and the frosty teen /loved/ every bit of it. Still smiling widely, he rode the wind lower to the ground,coursing through the busy streets as people gasped and skittered away when the wind touched them. The boy chuckled to himself. When the streets started to become less congested with bustling people, he landed on the ground,snow crunching under his bare feet.

Often times, North or Tooth would ask him if he felt the cold,seeing as he was barefoot. Yes, he felt it, but it didn't bother him. In an attempt to explain, he told them it was more like stepping into cool grass for him,rather than the burning,frigid sensation they or an ordinary human would feel. He smiled slightly, digging his toes into the delicate powder,kicking it up as he walked. The soft crystals sparkled slightly in the cloudy day's light giving off flecks of color as they twinkled. The jolly expression on the boy's face quickly disappeared however, when a shout near his feet caused him to take a step back.

"Watch where you're going! That's cold,man." Jack peered down at the source of the sound, which appeared to be a tiny red... lizard? Did lizards talk? The reptile glared up at him, beady eyes narrowing. "Don't just go kicking snow into people's faces!" There was a pause. "And get that look off your face, ain't you ever seen a dragon before?"

"Wha- Dragon? Pffft." Jack laughed slightly, bending down to get a better look at the so called 'dragon'. "No way. You're waaay too small." Poking his index finger into the reptile's chest, it was quickly swatted away. The teen laughed again as the tiny dragon went off in a slight rant,something about being travel sized, and dishonor... Jack had honestly stopped listening, simply amused with watching the little red thing flail about,skittering around.

"Mushu, who are you talking to?" A female voiced questioned from a few feet away. Jack turned to look at it's source, a young woman peering out of the gate to a front yard. She had a think brow raised in question, as her eyes stayed focused on the tiny entity. Mushu glanced at her,motioning to Jack.

"This rude young man. Got no respect for dragons or anything." The woman glanced at where Mushu had motioned.

"Riiiight. Mushu,there's no one there." Jack's eyebrows raised, but he remained silent. Mushu's mouth dropped open.

"What do you MEAN there's no one there? He's standin' right here!" Once again, he motioned to the teenager. "You don't see him,Mulan? How can you not see him?" The dragon skittered over to Jack's foot, standing on top of it. Mulan's brows raised, as to her it appeared Mushu was floating off the ground on seemingly nothing. To make his point further, Mushu scaled his way up Jack's torso and arms, settling on on the boy's head.

"Hey!" The teenager protested,quickly grabbing the reptile around the waist. "I'm not a jungle gym, stop that." He glanced over at Mulan, whose face was locked in a priceless expression of surprise.

"... What on earth..." The boy had quickly gone from invisible,to translucent, before quickly setting into a solid form in front of her eyes... And a strange looking boy at that. His hair was white, but he appeared younger than her! And barefoot in the snow, what was wrong with him? Than again, if he /had/ just gone from invisible to visible right in front of her, he probably wasn't human. She shook her head. Really, the most 'supernatural' she had ever gotten was Mushu. And he was more like a sassy lizard that could talk.

Because /that/ was /so/ normal.

Mulan put her hands up, giving in to the very... odd situation. Jack chuckled,setting Mushu down,who skittered up to Mulan,quickly climbing up to her shoulders. The female quirked a thick brow, looking Jack over skeptically once more. Jack merely gave a small wave, smirking slightly as he waited for a reaction.

"Well look at that!" A voice called from behind Mulan. The group of three leaned over or turned to face an elderly woman, whose hands were placed firmly on her frail hips. She smiled almost mischievously,tromping over to Jack. " A winter spirit, ya don't see many of those." Wrinkled hands grabbed his cheeks, squeezing them slightly. " A cute one too." Jack's eyebrows were nearly raised off of his face from surprise.

"Y-you can see me? But you're so-"

"Old? Boy when you're my age and you've seen as much as I have you'll believe in anything." She smiled cattily. "And you learn to recognize quite a few things too." Mulan blinked in surprise before exchanging glances with Mushu. She stepped out of the way as the older woman once again tromped past her, back into the gate. "Well come on in, sonny. We've got some extra food."

Jack exchanged looks with Mulan and Mushu, before shrugging and following the woman inside.

Mulan wondered how she would explain a floating rice bowl to her parents.