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Anna was heading out to play with Jaimie and his friends. Ever since that easter egg hunt last year, she hadn't seen Elsa anywhere. It was like she had just vanished, along with the blizzard that had come so suddenly. Anna had looked so hard for her sister, but eventually Mrs. Bennet told her to move on and focus on enjoying her own life. Anna knew she was right and that her sister would be okay. Elsa was strong and could take care of herself.
"Guys, wait up! Are you guys coming to the egg hunt Sunday?" Jaimie asked, seeing Claude and Caleb nearby. Anna followed him, this time not as excited about looking for eggs. It would only remind her of Elsa, the girl who refused to listen to Anna about how real the Easter Bunny was. "Yeah! Free candy!" Caleb replied, while Claude worried about being able to find the eggs because of the weather. Anna shrugged, her smile gone now that she had thought of Elsa once more. It always ruined her mood to think about her missing sister.
"Hey, she's going to be alright, Anna. I know she will be." Jaimie said, grabbing Anna's hand. She had sort of become like an older sister for him. His mother told him that Anna had been found on the streets a few years ago, along with her sister. Being a very kind and generous person, his mother and father had taken them in and raised them. It was only a few years ago that the divorce happened and Jaimie lost his father, but the girls had helped him through it. He was determined to help Anna through this as well.
Anna nodded and squeezed his hand, appreciating his support. "You know, I heard that they found Big Foot hair samples and DNA in Michigan." Anna said, trying to lift the mood once more. Jaimie would get incredibly excited over this, just like he did over any news on magical beings. "Here we go again." Claude commented, knowing how imaginative Jaimie could be. "You saw that video too, Claude! He's out there!" Jaimie insisted, not liking that his friends refused to believe. Anna backed him up, agreeing that magic was out there too. "Yeah, he is. I've met trolls before, so why can't there be yetis too?" Anna asked, getting strange looks from everyone. Maybe she shouldn't blurt out the first thing that comes to mind, after all. She hadn't exactly seen rock trolls outside of Arendelle.
"That's what you guys say about aliens." Caleb argued, not seeing her point and recovering from the strange comment. It was sometimes best just to ignore her comments. "And the Easter Bunny." Claude added, shaking his head at Jaimie. "Hey, stop it! The Easter Bunny is real. Stop picking on Jaimie." Anna complained, holding Jaimie protectively. Sometimes, his friends could be so mean.
"Come on, you guys believe anything." Claude responded, shaking his head. Just then, Jaimie's little sister joined them outside trying to hop like the Easter Bunny only to trip and fall. "Mom! Sophie fell again." Jaimie yelled, watching Sophie start crying. "Jaimie, hat?" his mother asked, seeing that he was about to go play with his friends.
"You don't want Jack Frost nipping at your nose!" she told him, putting the hat on his head. It was an expression Anna had heard before, but she never thought much about it. Strange expressions like that were common over here and she was used to it now. "Who's Jack Frost?" Jaimie asked in confusion. "No one, honey. It's just an expression." Mrs. Bennet replied, looking amused at her son's imagination. Anna frowned, not agreeing with this. Why would they create and expression off of someone who didn't exist? This Jack Frost had to be real, otherwise they wouldn't say something like that.
Suddenly, she was able to see a strange boy in the yard with white hair and blue eyes. He wore a dark blue hoodie and light brown pants. In his hand was a staff that curled at the end. "Hey!" he yelled, looking annoyed and glancing in the direction of Jaimie's mother. Anna watched him for a moment longer before joining Jaimie and the others to play in the snow. She noticed that the boy she saw followed her and began to wonder what he wanted.
She was about to ask him about it when he spoke. "Who's Jack Frost?" he repeated, and Anna watched with eyes wide as he created a snowball in his hand. She watched him blow on it, making it glow blue, before he threw it directly at Jaimie. "Okay! Who threw that?" Jaimie yelled, and Anna pointed at Jack. Jack froze, his eyes wide as he stared at her. "You can see me? Can she really see me?" he whispered, as if it was such a surprise.
"Of course I can see you? Why wouldn't I be able to see-" she was cut off as a snowball hit her from behind. "Jaimie Bennet, I'm going to get you for that!" she yelled, turning around and making a snowball of her own. "You struck first!" he yelled back, laughing as everyone joined in. Anna soon forgot about the boy's strange comment and found herself lost in the fun of the snowball fight.
Jack however, had not forgotten her actions. She had looked directly at him, pointed at him to answer Jaimie's question. How had she seen him? No one ever believed and he had grown used to it. Snapping out of his daze, he decided it was time to give the others some more ammo. "Free for all!" he yelled, creating snowballs all around him as he flew around the kids. Anna laughed and grabbed some, aiming for the strange boy with white hair this time. He dodged, his eyes seeming to stare at her with shock once more but this time he was a bit calmer.
All of the fun stopped as soon as Cupcake got hit with a snowball. She was the bully around here, the toughest girl any of the kids had met. Anna was the teenager, the one the kids hid behind as they tried to avoid her rage. Cupcake was approaching with a giant snowball in her hand, one that had once been part of a snowman. Anna sees the strange boy, now standing on top of his staff, create another snowball and throw it at her. "No, you're going to make it worse!" Anna tried to tell him, only earning herself a strange glance from the others and a grin from Jack.
Anna watches as Cupcake's angry expression transforms into one of amusement. She begins laughing and joins them in their fun, leaving her staring at the boy in confusion. "What did you do to her?" she asked, staring at him. He grinned and flipped off of his staff, landing lightly on the ground. "Finally! I've finally got someone who can see me. After all this time…" he cheered, grinning wildly and just leaving Anna confused. She noticed the kids playing around her then stared in surprise as one of them ran directly through the man in front of her.
Jack felt his joy start to fade slightly as the kid ran through him, but he did have something else to be excited about. Maybe none of the others saw him, but this teenage girl did. It was so rare for someone her age to believe, but it had happened anyway. "They really can't see you, can they?" she asked, her face turning concerned as she looked at him. Jack shrugged and picked his staff back up, not wanting to explain this to her. "Want to see something fun?" he asked her, trying to make her smile again. He didn't want his first believer to be upset, that was something he was sure of.
Anna was curious and nodded, watching him grin and actually begin to fly around again. She didn't know how he could do it, but it was amazing to watch. She watched as he created ice on the ground in front of Jaimie, causing him to fall forward onto his sled and begin sliding through the town. Anna found herself smiling, despite the obvious dangers of the ride. The boy clearly had this under control, changing the path of ice to keep him out of the way of objects and most of the people on the sidewalk.
Anna and the other kids chased after him, the others shouting as they watched Jaimie slide across the streets. As Anna followed him, she began to wonder what was different about her than the others. Why could she see him and not them? Thinking about it, she began to realize there were two things. He was magical after all, and she was probably the only one who believed he existed. Jack Frost was the only magical being Jaimie didn't believe in, so that would explain who it was. The other thing was her age, but she ignored that possibility. She was still a child at heart, so it didn't matter how old she looked.
Anna laughs as she realizes who it is she is seeing, running harder to catch up with him. He is clearly focused on keeping Jaimie safe, so she doesn't say anything but she does hear him laughing right along with her and Jaimie. Jaimie curves around and ends up flying off his sled and into a snow bank, ending his adventure but not quite as safely as they had planned. A couch slid across the ice as well, running right into Jaimie and knocking him over. "Whoops." Jack commented, wincing slightly.
Anna smacked his arm, upset that he hurt Jaimie. "Hey, what's wrong?" he asked, confused about why she was acting this way. "You hurt Jaimie! See, he lost a tooth." she told him, pointing at the kids in front of her that were now discussing getting money from the Tooth Fairy. Jack actually looked upset now and Anna thought he understood, but she was wrong.
"Oh wait a minute, come on. Hold on, hold on! What about all the fun we just had? That wasn't the Tooth Fairy, that was me! What's a guy gotta do to get a little attention around here?" Jack was begging, his face growing more distraught as the kids walked through him. He looked back at his one believer, thinking that he had something at least out of the day. Even if the others didn't believe, even if Jaimie Bennet didn't see him, he did have one person who did. He gave her a sad smile, wondering if he should take off now or wait and talk to her. Suddenly, he feels her grabbing his shirt and dragging him behind her. "Alright mister, you are going to come with me so I can explain a few things to you. You can't just go around injuring kids, it isn't nice and it isn't fun! I don't care if they can't see you, that doesn't give you the right to harm them!" Anna complained, making sure that no one was near them on the street. Jack only smiled, happy to finally have a believer. Maybe the moon had other plans for him after all.
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