Yes I am still alive! The last few weeks I have had nothing but The Hobbit on my mind and to get that out of my head I just typed. The result is a 50 page story that isn't even finished yet but I finally ran out of Hobbit juice and here we are!
I was able to finish this, unfortunately I am realizing that each chapter is getting shorter and shorter and I really don't like that but, as long as I get something out that people like I can deal with it. More character development in this chapter and then we get to the good stuff! THANK YOU FOR STICKING WITH ME!
I own nothing except my OC's.
"Reap" Jack said, then paused. "Aniu I need to talk to you."
Reap didn't look at him. She still needed to cool down. "Not now Jack, I am still steaming from before."
"Well I am still going to say what I need to because if I don't I may chicken out." Jack said in a rush.
"No, Jack. Can't you just leave me alone to cool off before I slap you across the face, because I have been itching to do that since Easter!" She said, finally turning to face him.
"Then why haven't you!" Jack yelled.
"Because I am too nice and I care about you too much, so just leave me alone!" She yelled back at him.
"Well I am sorry ok?! I am sorry I hurt you and sorry I took things way out of proportions and I am just…sorry." Jack sighed. He paused before he continued. "Up until that day I didn't even know I had a life before this and then I found out I did. When I saw Sarah that day I thought to myself 'I could be a part of my family again' and it made my heart fill with joy. Then to have that taken away from me in an instant, it hurt. I know that is no excuse for what I did but I didn't know what else to do at that time. I'm sorry for being a jerk" he concluded, looking right at her red eyes, slowly turning back to green hazel.
"You are forgiven, and I really am sorry that I had to do that, but it was the best thing for her." Reap said, walking over to him and giving him a comforting hug.
"Whoa whoa whoa wait. You are going to let it slide and forgive him? Just like that?! He nearly tore your heart out!" Grim stormed, coming out of the hallway.
"Yes Grim I am forgiving him. When he says things he means them. He said he was sorry, he admitted he was a jerk, and he said why he did it. Besides, now that I have a part of my past back in the flesh, I really don't want to let it go" She said, resting her forehead on Jacks shoulder. She felt his hand gently stroking her hair, trying to make it smooth and sooth her.
"Same here. Now that I remember everything from that life, how close we where, I don't want to lose that ether. Not over something that was the right thing to do." Jack said, leading the way back to the party. Bunny and North followed close behind.
Grim just stared after them, seeing the way they held each other. Like they loved each other very much. Grim couldn't keep his eyes on them even if he tried.
"Poor Grim, forever alone" came a smooth voice from the shadows. "It's a shame that the one you love doesn't love you in return."
"Shut up, she does love me" Grim said, glaring at the shadows next to him.
"Are you sure? What has she ever done for you except try and push you away. That's all I have seen Grim. She may say she loves you, but when has she shown it." Pitch said, coming out of the darkness like a shadow. His face one of understanding. "You know, I once loved someone as well Grim. That woman loved another so she left me, never to speak to me again even though we where friends. She left me broken and alone" Pitch said, placing a hand on Grims shoulder.
"Reap is nothing like that! She would never abandon anyone she cares about" Grim said, but his voice cracked. What if she did leave and never speak to him ever again. What if she didn't love him at all? No, he couldn't think like that. He couldn't let Pitch mess around with his mind. "You are wrong about her. Now leave before I tell the Guardians and GR that you are here."
"The Guardians, GR, they greatly underestimate you Grim. You have so much potential to be powerful, but they are afraid that if you know that you will overpower them. If you where with me, I could teach you how to use your abilities to make you even more powerful then the Grim Reaper. Join me and together we can get rid of Jack Frost. After that, Reap is all yours once again. What do you say?" Pitch said, extending his hand.
Grim looked at it, greatly tempted. He wanted to be the one Reap fell in love with. He wanted to be her knight in shining armor. But still it felt wrong, no matter how much he wanted it. "No, now go away"
"Very well. But if every you need someone to talk to, I will always lend an ear" Pitch said, then disappeared.
Grim sat there, trying to ignore what Pitch had said. But try as he might he doubted his relationship with Reap. Doubt is never a good thing amongst friends. He decided to return to the party to find everyone dancing to North's Christmas music. Bunny and Tooth where spinning around each other and Jack and Reap where dancing in a swing style, their cheeks touching at times, both of them with smiles on their faces.
"Wow Jack, I didn't know you could dance like this!" Reap exclaimed as he spun her around, whipped her away then towards him and then started spinning with her to the music.
"I got really into the 60's dance style." He said, as they both moved their feet to the beet.
"I can see that" She laughed as he spun her up and over him with ease. Reap had changed into red and gold colors for the Christmas party, Jack had on a Christmas hat. The music died down to the slow smooth beat of the "Moonlight Serenade".
Their body's almost meshed together made Grims blood boil. He walked over to them and taped Jack on the shoulder. "May I cut in?" He asked.
Jack looked at Reap and she nodded. "It's ok, come on Bro. Let's dance" She said with a smile. As they danced Reap noticed that Grim was tense. "Grim what's wrong?"
"The fact that you forgave him so easily. I mean you should have seen what he did to you!"
"I know what he did to me and it did hurt but he had a good reason to be mad. Besides he is a good person. He always has been."
"Do you love him?"
"What?"
"Do you love him?"
Reap stared at her brother, completely taken aback by the direct question. She thought for a while thinking aloud. "I did love him back before we became like this, but he didn't love me the same way because I wasn't really myself. I don't know if I love him now but only time will tell." She said philosophically.
"Do you love me?"
"Grim, you have asked me that so many times. I do love you, but not in that way. You are like a little brother to me and I want to protect you. I do love you, but I am not in love with you. I'm sorry" She said as the music stopped and a Christmas carol came on.
Grim's heart plummeted to the crust of the earth under all the ice under the pole. She didn't love him the way that he loved her. She left me for another and never spoke to me again Pitch's voice came back inside his head. No she would never do that! Never! He repeated in his head.
"Hay, are you ok?" Jack asked, offering her some egg nog.
"Yah it's just Grim. He has had a major crush on me since he first changed. He called me an angel when we first met. He asked me, again, if I loved him." Reap said, sipping from her cup.
"Do you?" Jack asked.
"Yes I do, he is like my little brother. But Grim wants a different type of love that I can't give him" She said, and then sighed.
Jack could see that Reap was troubled. He placed his hand on her shoulder and reassuringly rubbed his thumb in a small circle over her skin. "I am here if you need me." Jack said before everyone began to laugh at them. "What?"
"Look what you two stand under" North said, pointing up.
They both looked up, and then blushed madly. They were standing under a mistletoe that was being held there by Sandy.
"Sandy come on! That's not fair!" Jack said.
Sandy just smiled and waved.
"What's the matter? Don't you want to…you know" Reap said, blushing crimson.
"Well…um…I thought that…you didn't want…to" He said, his voice getting quieter with every word.
"I don't mind, after all, it is tradition" She said softly, trying not to chicken out.
"Well, alright then" Jack said, standing taller, or trying to. He took her hand and brought her closer, slowly leaning down a bit as she leaned towards him. They were so close to each other before their lips met.
For being the spirit of winter, his lips where warm on hers. It made her melt and made every cell on her body hyper sensitive. She felt lighter as cool arms wrapped around her waist, bringing her closer to him. She brought her arms up to wrap around his neck, holding him there.
He felt feather soft lips, touch his. Everything in him melted with just that little contact, he had to have more. He slowly brought his hands down her sides and around her waist, pulling her closer to him, relishing the slight moan he got from her as their lips stayed locked together.
They could both faintly hear the whistles and cheers from the rest of the group, but they didn't care.
Grim was shocked, had gone completely catatonic. The love of his life was kissing someone else. He felt sick but he couldn't stop staring as Jack and Reap broke apart, both of them panting and smiling. Their cheeks slightly pink. He felt anger, frustration, even loathing towards Jack. He wanted Jack out of the picture so he could have Reap back. Together we could get rid of Jack Frost and you could have Reap all to yourself. Pitch's offer, there was his way of getting Jack out of the way. He would need to find Pitch, but first he had to participate until the evening was finished, so no one would suspect anything.
"Wow, that was some kiss you two" He said, walking out of the shadows.
"Grim" Reap exclaimed. "I hope this doesn't hurt our relationship. Like I said, I do love you but not in that way."
Grim forced a smile. "Not at all, after all you are like my big sister."
Reap looked at him in confusion. "Are you ok? Was that too much for you to see" She said placing a hand on his forehead.
"I am fine, really. Congratulations, I hope it lasts" He said, sounding fairly sincere.
"Thanks for understanding Grim" She said, kissing him on his cheek. Oh how he wished he had been the one next to her under the mistletoe, with those soft lips on his. Well soon enough.
The day went on without a hitch as Reap played some of her favorite Jazzy Christmas toons, North had to many glasses once again, and Tooth and Bunny had disappeared for the rest of the evening. It was a great relief having Jack back, even more so than before.
"You have changed a lot" Jack said, while he was setting up a mattress next to Reaps.
"Really? How so?"
"Well, you are much more opened and relaxed."
"Well that's because I don't have my father watching me like a hawk, nor am I afraid that he will find out anything. He is gone for good" She said with a smile.
"Yes and thank goodness for that. But it's not just that, you have grown up a lot. You are no longer aiming to please anyone or to eager for things to happen. You have become calmer and more focused on enjoying what you have now and not worrying about tomorrow or yesterday" Jack said, snuggling under the large blanket that was tossed over both their mattresses.
"Aw thanks, you have changed a lot too. You are more focused and a lot more down to earth. You have held a great burden for a long time and it has helped you to grow as well." She said as her cloths shimmered into a red tank top and fuzzy black pajama bottoms with white skulls on them. She snuggled down under the covers and found it nice and cool. She didn't like to be to warm but she also didn't like thin blankets. She sighed "It's not every night I actually get to sleep. These kids have me running around like a chicken with my head cut off" She said with a smile.
"Yah well, maybe I could meet some of them?"
"Yah, I think they would like that, or maybe not. They are just as angry with you as Grim was." She said with a yawn.
Jack smiled and tenderly kissed her on her forehead. "Go to sleep, and sweet dreams."
On the other side of the workshop, Grim was just heading out to find pitch. He had a feeling where to look but he was a bit nervous. He found the house that had a child in it and looked under the bed. There is was, a hole leading down. He thought for a moment, still feeling that this was wrong, but then the image of Jack and Reap kissing came back and he dove right under until her hit solid ground.
"Welcome Grim, to my world. To what do I own this great pleasure?" Pitch said from a throne next to a globe.
"That offer you gave me this morning."
"What about it?"
"Are you still offering?"
Pitch smiled down at Grim, his pointed teeth gleaming as the nightmares around him began to bay.
Pitch you ass! Grim don't do it! Things are about to get interesting because, like every well read fairy tail story person knows, a broken heart is a very easy thing to manipulate. How is Pitch going to use that, we shall see!
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