*Jamie P.O.V.*
It was really early, barely six in the morning, but Jamie was wide awake. Rushing to his window he looked with glee upon the world outside blanketed in snow. Today was the first day of Christmas break, and he was going to take full use of the day. With a huge grin he got dressed, brushing his teeth and hair before pulling on his toque and mitts, and running downstairs, rushing to get to his toboggan.
"Woah woah woah, where are you going young man?" his mother called from the kitchen, the source of the smells of breakfast cooking. "I'm going out to find an awesome sledding hill with my friends, mom. I'll be back soon!" he said, already halfway out the door. "No, you need some breakfast first. Come sit down" his mother said, her voice taking on the tone that meant there was no room for argument.
Sighing, Jamie set down his beloved sled, slumping back into the kitchen and taking his seat the table. Sophie sat on his immediate right in her high chair, and was currently throwing Cheerios in the air and yelling "Confetti!" with an impish grin on her face. Jamie's mom placed a plate full of eggs and bacon in front of Jamie, a look that said 'eat up' on her face. Jamie did just that, shovelling forkful after forkful into his mouth until there was nothing left.
"I'm off!" Jamie says, his mouth still full of egg and toast. Bolting for the door, Jamie hears his mother shout after him. "Jamie! Take Sophie with you!" she says, Sophie following him quickly after. "Aw, mom. Really?" he groans, eyeing his little sister with a look of utter disappointment. "Yes, really. You want to go, she comes along" she says, using that finality tone of voice again.
With a grunt of displeasure, Jamie helps Sophie get dressed, pulling on their jackets and boots before heading out into the cold early morning and rushing to the meeting place Jamie's friends had set up.
Everyone has already assembled by the time Jamie and Sophie show up, all of them laughing at some joke that they missed out on. "Hey guys!" Jamie calls as they get closer, gathering their attention. "Hey Jamie. Why're you so late? It was your idea to meet up this early" Caleb asks, his face lined from lack of sleep. "Yeah" His twin, Claude, says intelligently.
Jamie rolls his eyes, jabbing his thumb over his shoulder at the three year-old menace that was struggling to stay standing on the ice coated sidewalk. "Great, now we gotta watch your sister? This is gonna be fun" Monty says, pushing his glasses up further on his red nose. "It wasn't my decision." Jamie says with a shrug, positioning his toboggan for an easier carrying position.
"We should get going if we want to find a hill before noon" Pippa says, slinging her own sled over her shoulder and starting down the street. Everyone follows her, making fun and pushing one another to fall down the slippery sidewalk. After a few minutes of walking they approach the end of the street, the dark forest lying in front of them.
"Are we r-really going in there?" Monty asks, wiping his runny nose. Pippa rolls her eyes, though a smile plays at her lips. "Well, yeah. No one ever goes in there, so maybe there's something cool that nobody else has seen before. What, are you scared?" she says, her tone lightly mocking. This settles any other complaints or protests the others had on their lips, no one wanted to be called out as a coward. So this meant it was a put up and shut up moment.
Then Sophie pointed out something very interesting. "Futprin!" she shouts, giggling with glee as she jumps from print to print with her stumpy legs. Jamie crouches down, examining the marks in the snow. "It is a footprint. But who would go in there?" he asks aloud, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Uh, us?" Cupcake says, a shrug accompanying this. "Let's follow them!" Claude says, eagerly taking the lead for once. The group eyes one another before starting the trek into the forest.
*Author's Note*
Fifth chapter! WOO! I'm so glad you guys wrote reviews, it made me all happy and warm inside! I'm sorry if you were reading earlier and all the chapters got messed up, I will NEVER try to fix things again! Are you guys curious as to who she is? I made an edit earlier and made her hair red, hope it's not too big of a hint! I realized a little too late that her having white hair will make her too...Jack-like, and I'm not going for one of those Jack look alike stories, oops on my part guys! Read and Review!
P.S. I am making the P.O.V. so that they tell you who's thinking what, but when it returns to Ella's P.O.V. it is ')****(' Okie dokie? Thanks for reading!
-AngelxWings14