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Author's Note: Half-filler chapter I suppose. I'll try to provide more answers in the next chapters!
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Chapter 3: (Jack's P.O.V.)
How could it be? How could she be identical in every aspect to the Melanie I knew so long ago? That is impossible. Humans haven't accomplished time travel yet so how? The girl I loved is back before me. I was touching her for heaven's sakes! My arms were resting on her shoulders and my face was mere inches away from hers. I could see my frost forming involuntarily on her shoulders. For a second, I thought my ears were playing tricks on me so I asked again playing dumb, "Huh? What did you say your name was?"
"I said my name is Melanie. Do I need to come even closer so you can hear me?" Melanie said with a glint of mischief in her eyes.
They even have that same twinkle in their eyes. Funny thing is that this Melanie is flirtier than the 300 years ago Melanie. Or maybe the old Melanie was always this flirty; I was just too oblivious to notice.
So they do have the same name. I realized that I was staring intently into the girl's eyes because she kept on fidgeting under my grasp. I looked up and found the moon wondering if the Man on the Moon was playing some cruel trick on me. He made me wait 300 years before figuring out why I was here. What purpose I had in this world. He better not make me wait another 300 otherwise Melanie would be dead.
"…Jack? Can-can you let go of me please? Sorry, I need to go check on my father. He's sick right now and he only has me so I need to get back. Only I can take care of him since he's so fussy so I really, really need to get back. May we talk again later?"
I was watching the moon for any signs that the Man of the Moon could be saying. I took one last glance at the moon and turned my attention back to Melanie. I smiled a small smile at her and took my arms off her shoulders and lifted them up behind me head. I took a step away from her to give her some space.
"Where do you live?" I asked curiously.
"Next door to Jamie's on the left. I have a feeling you know where his house is." She replied quickly. She must be really anxious about her father. Just like the old Melanie.
"See you tonight then… Melanie."
I tried out her name; it sounded weird using the same name on two different people who looked identical. Typically at my village there were no two people with the same name. I suppose my village was small enough so everyone had a unique name. I imagined telling Melanie about meeting a doppelganger of her. Her eyes would be as wide as my best made snow ball and she would be asking for all the differences and similarities of her and her twin from a different family.
God, I miss the old Melanie. Her smiles and laughter are what I remember most vividly about her. I remembered the time when we rolled around in the snow and I finally gathered my courage to kiss her on the cheek. That for me would be one of the best highlights of my past life.
When I saw Melanie, the new one I suppose, turn away to the direction of her house, I got up and flew away in the wind. My staff was dangling in the palm of my hand. I occasionally touch a tree with my wooden stick to create some frost. Hey, even if I have the matter of both Melanies on my hands, I still need to do my job!
"Jaaaaack!"
A high-pitched shriek pierced through the air almost making me topple off the wind currents. I saw a blur of greens, blues and pinks swirl around me until it stopped right on top of my tip of my nose. I looked at it cross-eyed and see that it was actually Toothiana's little fairy who is practically my friend-pet who I named, Toothy.
The next second I saw Toothy fly off my nose in the speed of light and I felt fingers in my mouth. I heard oooh's and awww's, which obviously meant it was Toothiana or how humans call her, the Tooth Fairy. Every time I see her she always rams her fingers into my mouth commenting about my dental hygiene. Excuse me, this is winter time and I'm too busy caring about my work then my teeth right now.
I took her hands out of my mouth and said, "Hi Tooth. Whose teeth could you be collecting at this hour?"
"I'm not here to collect teeth Jack! At least not right now. I'm here because we need to go back to my palace! Man of the Moon wants to show you something." She said animatedly. It's sort of cute and endearing actually. The feathers nearest to her forehead always pop up when she's happy or excited.
When she mentioned Man of the Moon, I always wondered why he talks to everyone but me. I'm still here, I'm still important! Regardless of it all, if the Man called for me I need to attend to his wishes. He is I suppose my employer as he appointed me as Guardian. Though I will still need my answers to why Melanie looks so much like Melanie.
"Take me there then Tooth." I said smoothly.
Toothy fell into my hands after I spoke. It's now a daily thing for me to make a fairy fall from my obvious suave-ness.
Toothiana had a snow globe in her hands and shouted out our destination. We both jumped right into the portal with no hesitation. You do it enough times and it becomes customary.
The view was just as spectacular as last time. The whole castle had a rustic feel to it but the Tooth's fairies made the structure seem alive. There is always commotion in the building. Fairies are always bustling in and out delivering and retrieving teeth. Tooth grabbed my hand, I would have preferred it if it was Melanie who took it instead, and directed me to the heart of the palace.
The Man of the Moon had better have answers about the two Melanies otherwise; I won't be the happiest teenage Guardian on earth when I go see the present Melanie.
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