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Chapter 2 (Jack's P.O.V.)
"Who wants to have some fun?" I said playfully.
I was standing on a tree bare-footed already holding a perfectly formed snow ball. Jamie, Cupcake and the others were all bundled up in winter attire smiling ear to ear. They knew I always threw the best snowball fights in the whole town. I tossed my snow ball up and down in my hand looking at who would be my new victim. Smiling, I threw a fast one at Cupcake's stomach. Not hard enough to hurt but enough to show I meant business.
Laughter erupts from the children. Jamie was hit by the nerd-looking child, Alvin. Alvin was hit by the twins. Cupcake sided with the twins on this one shot and hit Alvin as well. Making sure everyone was hit at least once, I used my old shepherd's hook now staff to launch two snow balls at the twins. I hit them square on the head, score!
I fly around in the wind, surveying the happiness, the feeling of fun around. This is what I'm here for. This is my center. Fun is my reason of being a guardian and that is what I'm sticking to. I mean, North even made a little doll for my center!
From the corner of my eye, I see a fast snow ball hit Jamie in the head. I whipped my head towards the direction. My snow ball was already forming in my hand, I was smiling wickedly. I was floating in mid air above Alvin and my snow ball dropped straight on his head. My mouth was agape, my eyes as wide as Tooth Fairy's little fairy's head. I could hear Jamie calling my name but it didn't register. All I could see was… her.
I whirled around this smiling girl who had short black hair and the prettiest brown eyes I've ever seen. She was much older than Jamie and his friends. They were probably 8 years old; she had to be around 14. Around the age I died. I must have died when I was 14, 15 or 16. It's been 300 years ago. This girl was short. She reminded me of my lost love, Melanie.
Their resemblances were identical. They both had that same beautiful black hair with the chocolate-y eyes. They were the same height and I suspected they had similar weights. What grabbed me the most though wasn't the physical traits but the mood she brought to the group of kids. She made the atmosphere lighter, happier and more comfortable. The kids obviously knew who she was; I kept catching words like, "babysitter", "pretty", "play" and "Jack Frost". Wait; did the kids just say my name?
I grabbed Jamie's shoulder and whispered into his ear, "Hey, did you just mention me?"
Jamie's face brightened up immensely and turned back to the girl and said, "See? He's right here! He just talked to me! You need to believe in him in order to see him. Come on, believe in Jack Frost!"
The kids began to chant my name to the girl. The girl laughed and replied to the children, "Didn't you know guys? I believe in everything magical and mythical. I believe in Santa to Sandman to Big Foot, even unicorns! Jack Frost is most definitely part of my list of things I believe in. He's kneeling right next to you isn't he, Jamie?"
Now that shocked me. I stared into her eyes and finally realized that she could see me. I must have looked shocked because she smiled so sweetly just like Melanie and she held out her un-gloved hand to me and said quietly, "Hello Jack Frost. What brings you here to our town?"
I quickly erased any emotion over my face and replaced it with my charming smile that I knew always got the fairies of Tooth to swoon.
"I'm just hanging out with the kids, starting snow ball fights and creating snow days. My usual day of work you know."
I flashed a smile at her that I knew usually got my little sister Lucy to do almost anything I wanted.
"So you're the reason why we had three snow days in a row! I had a feeling a winter spirit was at work. You know, I had a dream about meeting you. Although, you are a bit shorter than I thought you would be," she replied with a wink at the end.
Well, this girl had spunk I gave her that. I am not short! I am taller than her by a head at least. And what does that mean, she dreamed of meeting me? Why do I feel like I heard this before? I think I knew someone who had dreams come true several times but I can't seem to remember who. I hope I won't need to go back to Tooth Fairy's castle and find my memories again.
I took a step towards her cutting the distance between us by half and said tauntingly, "Me short? Says the girl who is fun-sized. And you've been dreaming of me? Mmm, I think someone has a little crush on the Guardian of Fun."
She laughed a short laugh and closes the distance while she replied, "Me crushing on you on our first meeting? Sorry, I'll take a rain check on that. And I am not "fun-sized"! I am called petite thank you very much! Also, I dream of the future so I don't only dream of you."
I smiled widely and whispered into her ear while my arms were resting on her shoulders, "So you dreamed of me more than once? Now this is getting interesting…"
Her face lit like a red Christmas light bulb. She stammered and stumbled on her words which made me laugh. Hard. I checked from the corner of my eyes for the children when I saw that they had already left. I could imagine the twins saying, "Let's leave them alone for some boy-girl time!"
If I hear that they said that, they are being pummeled with snow the next time I see them.
"I, I had a dream that we were in this position as well. You, you are very cute, you know that right?"
She spoke in such a small voice but it sounded as if she were yelling in my ears. I could feel my face turning into my signature crooked smile and I nodded with my ego rising to the sky and above.
"To set the record straight, I am not a "spirit", I am a Guardian. The Guardian of Fun to be exact. And tell me. Tell me your name."
The words that came out of her mouth shocked me more than anything in the world, and I've been through a lot. I mean, I helped defeat Pitch for heaven's sakes!
"My name is Melanie."
Dear Guest A Fan,
Your review made me blush out of happiness and gratitude. I must admit, you made my story sound better than it actually is. I hope the meeting of the two did your review justice. And I never thought of them being like Yin and Yang. Very creative, you deserve a pat on the back for that analogy (did I use that right?) Also, thank you for your compliments and your review. I hope to update somewhat frequently. I am still in school!
Love from an amateur writer to a reviewer, violetwingsxoxo
