A/N: Whoa! … yeah…
Disclaimer for this chapter: I don't own any songs contained inside the chapter! They are used just for fun, and it shouldn't be assumed that I own any part of. If you really want to find out who it does belong to, Google it!
Also, full credit to Josh Groban, since I use his full song! It's amazing! Check it out if you haven't heard it before, it's called Believe.
December 6th
Carols
Jack crouched on top of a roof, reaching his nature side out to find out where the next snowstorm was. A gentle tugging toward the western side of Canada, and he was off. He quietly hummed under his breath as he twisted and twirled around in the air.
Have a holly, jolly Christmas;
It's the best time of the year
Grinning, he flew over Manitoba. Christmas songs always cheered him up.
With a swoosh, he dove down to street level, zooming around everyone and everything.
As he slowed, he continued singing under his breath.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
He didn't consider himself a singer, but years of loneliness had him singing a lot.
Carefully landing on Reindeer Lake, he froze the whole lake solid, still continuing his singing, a few random lines from songs at a time.
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh!
This area fully dusted, and no pending snowstorms due anytime soon, he flew off back to Burgess. He drummed his fingers on his staff, matching the tune he hummed under his breath. He'd always loved Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. It brought back good memories.
As he landed in Burgess, he changed tactics, singing to announce his arrival.
Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays
As he wandered down the street, he noticed an elderly woman nearly slipping on some ice. Quickly he aided her by unfreezing the ice, all the while singing under his breath.
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
He chuckled under his breath. He probably shouldn't be disrespecting old people - he technically was one.
Once again, he started down the road, avoiding brushing through people. Noting a young child missing his front teeth, again he was reminded of a song.
All I want for Christmas
is my two front teeth,
my two front teeth,
see my two front teeth!
With a whoosh, he made his way back to his lake, singing all the way.
Oh! What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Sliding back onto his ice, he changed his words.
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane.
Slightly distracted, he wondered if North knew all of the Christmas songs.
Skating around his lake, his mood darkened, being reminded of his sister. She'd always loved to sing, especially on Christmas – her favorite holiday.
Sighing, he lost his train of thought.
To him that was just fine and so started singing one of his favorites.
Children sleeping, snow is softly falling
Dreams are calling like bells in the distance
We were dreamers not so long ago
But one by one we all had to grow up
When it seems the magic's slipped away
We find it all again on Christmas day
Smiling, he remembered his first Christmas with his sister. Having his memories back made things more clear, but it could be depressing too.
Believe in what your heart is saying
Hear the melody that's playing
There's no time to waste
There's so much to celebrate
Believe in what you feel inside
And give your dreams the wings to fly
You have everything you need
If you just believe
He took another deep breath, circling around his lake, focused completely on his memories, and so didn't notice his growing audience.
Trains move quickly to their journey's end
Destinations are where we begin again
Ships go sailing far across the sea
Trusting starlight to get where they need to be
When it seems that we have lost our way
We find ourselves again on Christmas day
He ran his fingers along his staff, randomly skating around.
Believe in what your heart is saying
Hear the melody that's playing
There's no time to waste
There's so much to celebrate
Believe in what you feel inside
And give your dreams the wings to fly
You have everything you need
If you just believe
If you just believe
If you just believe
If you just believe
Just believe.
He was startled out of his thoughts by applause. Wide-eyes stared at the gathered group of kids, his mouth still slightly open. Jamie moved forward, and Jack moved to meet him, cheeks quite pink.
"Jack! That was amazing! Where'd you learn to sing?" His first believer questioned. Jack shifted, mumbling.
"Just over the years and stuff…" He wouldn't meet Jamie's eyes. The brunette shuffled forward, wrapping his arms around Jack. The stiffening of Jack's back was to be expected, but he didn't lean down to Jamie's height.
The other kids shuffling in the background, Jamie turned his eyes up to meet Jack's. In a questioning tone he asked, "Are you okay? You're acting weird."
Shifting again, Jack put a hand to the back of his neck, "Yeah… I just… Haven't had an audience before…"
Smiling, Jamie repeated himself, "Well, it was amazing!"
"Thanks." Jack murmured when the rest of the kids joined in Jamie's praise.
Tugging on Jack's sleeve, he chattered away, "Come on! We've been waiting for you, for, like, forever! Snow Day!"
Jack smiled, getting caught up in the kids' enthusiasm. His blush disappeared, and he nearly forgot about the incident with all the Fun they had that day. Jamie however, didn't, and he hadn't sent his letter to North yet. Who was he to blame if this talent of Jack's ended up in part of his letter.