"ELLA" I yelled up the the stairs "if you don't hurry up we're gonna be later" . I was growing ever more annoyed, I promised jack I would be the at noon and it was 11:48 . my strolled into the hall way
"Late for what" she asked . I suddenly became more nervous, what do I tell her, what am I supposed to do I cant just say "going to meet the winter spirit Jack first because to my window last night and told me he had a surprise for us.I had to think quickly something believable, something we can't get caught out on.
"I told her we would go to that new indoor play room thing , she's wanted to go for ages now". I lied, taking a deep breath . hated lying to people but the problem I was very good at it.
"Oh well that's very nice of you,have fun and stay safe" mum smiled at me and handed me a was so kind my mum but she's never been the same since dad died , they where so close , you know how some couples get further apart after marriage, well not my mum and dad , they where meant to be together .
I heard a thumping noise as Ella began jumping down the stairs one step at a time. She was wearing a white coat with pink pocka dots on it . her pink hat with matching scarf and gloves. And those signature pink welly boots.
"Let's go , let's go, let's go" she repeated over and over , pulling on my hand . I just rolled my eyes she could be a very annoying 6 year old but she was my sister, and if anyone hurt her, it would be the very last thing they would ever do. I grabbed dads coat and began opening the door .slung the coat on any said by to mum still feeling bad for lying to her.
It was a speedy walk but we managed to get to the forest on time,actually we were there before Jack did, typical he stresses for us to be there and he's late. I turned my head around to see Ella making a snow angel , she was now covered in snow , she looked so funny .Then she waved for me to join her I placed my bag down and sat next to her and then she shoved snow into my face .
"Oh you wanna play it like that do you" I giggled , making Ella giggle. I scooped up some snow and smothered it into her face, this was the start of a massive snow fight first she was winning , then I was . it went back and forth until a cough interrupted us and we both looked to the source of the cough ...Jack
"Are you two quite finished having a snow fight with out me" he smirked down at us , then began to return to the floor so we didn't have to look up at him.
"You where the one who made us wait " I protested "what where we supposed to do" . Ella backed me up with a "yeah good one Riley". Jack started to walk towards me until he was only standing a few center meters away from me .
"I was making sure that the surprise was perfect " he explained
"Better be worth it , for making us wait" I answered back. He just smiled at me and held his hand out to me in a very gentlemen manner
"Well if princess Riley would be so kind enough to follow me , as well as her little friend" he said winking over at Ella making her laughter . I looked down at his hand and then back up to those amazing eyes of his . I slowly placed my hand in his , then reached my hand out to Ella , she ran over and held it tight as we began walking towards the surprise.
"OK ready" Jack asked . I just nodded then pulled up some branches to reveal the most beautiful landscape I had ever seen . the hills where in background mist of the frosty air . there was a frozen pond surrounded by a crisp white untouched blanket of snow . Ella went running around in the snow as if she was a aeroplane. I just stood the mesmerized by the view.
"Do you like it" Jack whispered in my ear
"Jack its so beautiful... I love it " I hugged him really tightly , I almost knocked the air out of his lungs , I was so happy I was almost brought to tears this was nicest thing anyone had ever done
"Glad you like it" he hugged me back, as we separated I looked directly at him and began to blush ...again "so jack what are we going to to do" I asked trying to make sure he didn't see me blushing he just smiled "what ever you like"
For the rest of the day we just played around in the snow , snowball fights, sledging , snow angel, and a failed attempted at making a snow house Jack even took flight with Ella on his back , she kept saying I should try it but I told her maybe another time. It was the most perfect moment...but then that moment ended
Jack had made us some skates made from ice that attached to are shoes so we could go ice skating . me and Ella zoomed across the ice and I fell over a few times but none the less it was so much fun . but all of a sudden in went cold , and not from the snow I was cold on the inside it was horrible , I began shaking as if I was scared , I was scared ...but why .I looked to Ella, she was crying silently but then let out a huge scream , she felt it to .
"What is it , what wrong" Jack panicked .
"Jack something wrong, something feels wrong" I told him my voices was shaking and all of a sudden a cloud of dark cloudy sand appeared and from it emerged a man. He had black hair and black robes , his skin was gray and he seemed to terrifying Ella . I held Ella in my arms as she hide her face from the man
"So good to be back" he spoke in a venomous voice
"Pitch" jack yelled at him
The man walked towards jack and Jack didn't move a inch "hello Jack did you miss me"
"What are you doing" he yelled holding his staff to pitched face .
"I just came to see Ella, such a scared child she has a massive fear of drowning poor thing , I find her nightmares so beautiful, but someone always has to ruin my fun by being there don't you , Riley , I can't figure out what your scared of there seems to be some kind of wall there , you are very pretty you know and brave , I can see why jack likes "he monologue
"You touch my sister and I will.." I started
"But her fear will affect you both, and that fear will effect Jack" he said . then suddenly he struck the ice beneath us with a black sand bolt , the ice began to crack . jack went to battle pitch but he was gone .Ella was terrified.
"Ella look at me , don't look down, look at me , Jack do something" I tried to stay calm for Ella . Jack placed his staff onto the ice , tried to re-freeze the ice but nothing
"I can't re-freeze it pitch must of done something to it " he yelled in anger
"Can't you fly over here and pick us up" I asked
"I can only pick one of you up at a time , and if I do the other will fall through the ice" he was frustrated
I took a deep breath , I knew what I had to do it was a risk but it might just work , and even if it was Ella wouldn't be the one to get hurt thank goodness for that . I looked at Ella "trust me " I asked . she nodded at me , I slowly picked her up making the ice begin to crack more
"Jack get ready to catch her" I said , he held his arms out and I counted "1 .2 . 3 NOW" i tossed Ella over to Jack and he caught her . he held her for a moment the put her down , I smiled at them and they smiled back. Suddenly I felt the ice crack again and again till it gave way under my feet and I fell into the ice cold water .
"RILEY" I heard Ella scream . I swam upwards, thumping on the ice to try and find the hole in fell through but no luck. My lungs began to burn from the lack of air , it was so cold that my skin was burning
Then everything went black ...