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Spoiler: Would be most definitely spoiled if you read this chapter.


Chapter 1 (Melanie's P.O.V.)

"Melanie!" Jack yelled bursting through my hut.

"What?" I yelled back at him. I was just about ready to go visit him before he came in.

"Mom finally gave me permission to teach Lucy how to ice skate! Isn't that great?" said Jack excitedly.

He had been bugging his mother about this a while. Any child of our village knows how to skate, even before they knew how to walk. Lucy though was on the fence about this. She wanted to learn but she was so scared of ponds since she nearly drowned in one. Having Jack teach her should be a good experience for her to get over her fear.

"That's great Jack! I can't wait for all of us to go skating together." I replied earnestly.

"I know right? Little Lucy skating and getting over her fear, that's a double whammy! And I'm teaching her tomorrow!"

"Haha, oh Jack. Where do you learn all these words? Even I haven't heard any of them yet."

He replied as if it were normal, "I learnt them in a dream! The moon told me all about it."

He had been having dreams about the moon lately. He would tell me about his dreams every chance he got when we were alone. When we are eating together in my hut, sitting on my bed or my dining table, ice skating, everywhere! As for me, I have an uncanny ability to see the future in my dreams. I can only see glimpses here and there of it but each one I see, they come true. My dream of Jack having his first dream of the moon and telling me all about it? Check. My accepting Jack's mother invitation of dining with them? Check. My dream about my hand brushing against Jack's during the campfire in the summer and him holding my hand for the night? Dream comes true. Not long ago though, I have been having nightmares. Jack would be drowning in the pond. Jack lying dead from an avalanche. I would dream Jack dead. And the thought of him dead scares me more than me dying from hunger. How I hope my dreams won't come true!

"Anyways, I actually came here to see if you wanted to take a walk around the pond. You know our usual route?" Jack asked shyly.

I perked up immediately at the thought of hanging out with Jack. We had the best times together. Sometimes we would just talk or we would have a snowball fight. It was amazing being around him. Obviously I said quickly, "Yes!"

We left my hut, taking our usual route through the trees between our huts to reach the frozen pond. It really wasn't that large but we kids loved it dearly. One of the perks of living in a village y'know. When we reached the pond, Jack sneaked up behind me and threw a snowball straight at my back.

"EEEEEEK! Jack!" I shrieked.

Jack was rolling in the snow laughing. That boy was asking for it! As he was laughing, I gathered the snow around me to make a snowball, walked over and dropped it right over his stomach. That stopped his laughter.

"You're asking for it," he said smirking mischievously.

He got up quickly, shook off the snow and lunged at me. Imagine a good-looking teenage boy with brown hair and eyes wearing a brown cape jumping at you. Not sure if I should be scared or happy if my crush was about to tackle me. And of course, that is what he did exactly. He fell on top of me and made us roll around in the snow. I was laughing so hard I couldn't even pay attention to where we were.

"I got you."

Jack whispered into my ear in a low and husky voice. I never remembered his voice being that low. He was sprawled on top of me with that crooked grin of his that I loved so much. He had one arm over my head and another on my side. The sun was a beautiful backlight to his wondrous face. I could pick out every detail if I really wanted to. I will never forget how he looked and his warmth.

I replied in a small voice, "You got me."

He smiled at me brightly and got up. He held his hands out to me in which I took to help me up. By the time we made it back to the village, I had a feeling that we were both smiling ear to ear, hand in hand.

He escorted me like the perfect gentleman back to my hut. He let go of my hand, his heat lingered on mine. He leaned in close and looked me in the eyes.

"Tomorrow after teaching Lucy how to ice skate, I have something important to tell you. Wait for me alright?"

I looked into his eyes, wondering what he would tell me. Did he like me back? Did he know I liked him? Was he going to reject me? Was he going to accept me? All I could do was nod and see his rare sweet smiles that melted my insides. He quickly almost impulsively kissed me on the cheek and ran back to his hut leaving me stunned.

I went back into my hut in a daze. Jack. Me. My cheek. His kiss. Oh God in heaven, if this is a dream, don't wake me up!

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…I didn't want this to happen. He, he didn't need to die. Why did I dream it? Did I make the future? Was I the cause? He drowned in the pond. He saved Lucy by sacrificing himself. I was the first one to be there out of the whole village. I heard Lucy screaming his name and when I made it there, it was as if ice filled my veins. I felt cold and numb. Detached from the world, knowing that the boy I loved died. Lucy was bawling, her parents wept. No parent should outlive their child. I couldn't cry, I had to hold it together for his family and myself. When I went home that night, I wailed. I could have cared less about the whole village. Jack died. My love died. I might be a hormonal teenage girl but my man of my dreams died. My rock, best friend and go-to buddy died this day.

I will never hear his voice again. His body warmth is lost to me. I can't ever be with him ever again. Good-bye Jack's smiles, laughs, smirks and quirks. Good-bye Jack. I will never hear what you had to say. I wish you were here. I wish I wasn't crying for your death. Jack... Will I ever see you again?