You groaned as you woke up to the sound of a continuous knocking on the door and two pairs of giggles. You immediately knew who was behind it: your best friend Jackson Overland Frost and his little sister, Pippa.

"Quit knocking!" you finally shouted, and Jackson burst out laughing.

Sighing, you pulled your covers over your head as you heard the door open. You heard footsteps approach your bed and heard Jackson hush his sister. You felt the bed sink down and rolled your eyes, wondering what in the world Jackson was doing. The covers were ripped off of you and Jackson began tickling you. You screamed in shock and began laughing extremely hard.

"Jackson Overland Frost, quit it!" you screamed.

Pippa laughed and clapped her hands in encouragement. "Pippa!" you groaned. "Don't encourage him!" That only made her laugh more.

You father, DN, poked his head in the room and raised an eyebrow towards Jackson. Blushing in embarrassment, Jackson quickly crawled off of you.

"Sorry, sir," he mumbled.

DN smiled and patted Pippa on the head before leaving the room. You smiled and crawled out of bed, pushing Jackson towards the door.

"Okay, out. Both of you," you said, grabbing Pippa's arm. "I have to get dressed."

Before Jackson could respond, you slammed the door in his face and chuckled. You changed into one of the many dresses your mom had sewn together for you and pulled on your only pair of shoes. Grabbing your parka (it was late fall, after all) you ran out to see Jackson helping Pippa with her own parka. He already had his parka on.

You smiled, because you couldn't believe you had such wonderful people in your life. Your mom, MN, met Jackson and Pippa's mom, Layla, at a sewing get-together. She invited your family over for dinner. Your dad thoroughly enjoyed it, being the town's local baker. He became good friends with Jackson and Pippa's father, George, who was the town's richest sheperd.

Jackson finished helping Pippa and stood up, smiling to you. Being the goof he was, he bowed to you and held out a hand.

"Shall we, my lady?" he smirked.

You rolled your eyes and took Pippa's hand instead, walking off. Jackson caught up to you two and playfully glared at you. You and Pippa giggled and stuck your tongues out at him. The three of you walked through the village, taking in the different life going on around. Everyone said hello you two three, and you replied back cheerfully.

Pippa soon ran off to join some of her friends in a game of hopscotch, leaving you with Jackson. He smiled, taking your head. You two walked down the countryside road until you reached his house. Jackson walked you inside and quickly kissed his mom on the cheek before grabbing something and stuffing it under his parka where you couldn't see it. He grabbed his favorite sheperd's staff and led you out to the fields.

You loved coming out here. It was always just you and Jackson, and those were your favorite times. You always wished they'd last forever. Jackson smiled, leaning against his staff while he watched kneel down to pet a baby lamb. The peaceful scene carried down for a few minutes. Then a growl made you freeze.

"YN," Jackson said, grabbing the back of the neck of your dress. "Get behind me."

You didn't need to be told twice. You ran behind him and wrapped your arms around his skinny waist before catching a glimse of a wolf not too far from you two. Out of fear, you shielded your face in his clothing, trying to control the fear you were feeling. Jackson pulled something out of his parka and you looked to see one of his dad's guns. I slightly gasped and Jackson's hands shook as he aimed it at the wolf.

"Cover your eyes," he demanded.

You shielded your face again and heard another growl. Jackson slightly shook, but stood his ground. Then you heard him shoot and the wolf howled in pain. You began shaking with relief. Jackson dropped the gun, turning to you and pulling you into his arms. You broke down crying and he just held you. You faintly heard his dad's voice as he ran to see what had happened. You just hugged Jackson tighter.