You're going to notice that I wrote 2 chapters from Hazel's P.O.V. and then I'll continue with 1 chapter from Jack's P.O.V. and 1 from Hazel's. Hope you'll enjoy it.

She was standing there, still looking in the direction I flew away. I didn't really want to end it like this. She was clearly hurt and I felt like such a moron for leaving her with basically calling her anybody. But she wasn't just anybody. And although I didn't know her well I felt something strong for her. She was just as lonely as I was before people started believing in me.

People usually say that things that are dusty are old, but I have a different theory. She had that hair that was darker and then at the ends it god lighter. Girls usually wore that as a summer look, but if you laid eyes on Hazel you'd immediately know it was a fall look. And that's what dusty things are like: different. She isn't old, aging she's just standing in that one spot, in that one moment. Forever lost in thought.

A sudden swirl of leaves made a kind of shield around Hazel and she turned to a breeze that was carried away. I jumped up and flew as fast and silent as I could, trying to follow the wind. She got lost in all the other leaves and I couldn't see her anymore.

"Hazel?" I asked trying to find her. I realised I was in an open field and surrounded by a storm of leaves. Brown, yellow, orange and red just swarmed around me. It was breathtaking.

"Jack?" I heard a sweet voice say. I turned hoping to find her, but all I've seen was just the same as in front of me: a field circled by leaves.

"Where are you?"

"Everywhere. You?"

"I-" I stammered as a warm blast of air picked me up, it wasn't mine. "I don't know."

"You're playing my game now." She said appearing in front of me. I summoned a cold wind to keep me from falling to the ground as she let me go.

"Okay…?" I whispered.

"Good." She said letting herself fall into a pile of leaves she made of the storm. She just dissapeared in the mess. She wasn't coming out for a few minutes. My heart started beating fast and my breathing quickened.

"Hazel!" I panicked as I rushed to the pile and started digging through the leaves. "Are you okay?"

"Ha ha ha." I heard her giggle from somewhere to my right. She was leaning on a tree and smiling. Her smile was so warm, not like summer, but like all the warmth of autumn just was a part of her.

"You tricked me!" I shouted in a playful tone, getting closer to her.

"Yes," she said going deeper into the woods. "but you care for me."

"Well-"

"You were lying when you said you were just doing your job." she could see right through me. And to think that I made her sad. "Weren't you?"

"Maybe," I said. "maybe not."

"I think you didn't mean it." she stated as I followed her deeper into the forest. "I think you were trying to play it cool and failing at it."

"Me?" I said trying to look hurt. "Failing in being cool? Come on! I'm the winter spirit! I'm forever cool!" And to prove it I made a little snowflake and sent it flying towards her.

"Yeah but-" she was cut off by a terrible howl. She turned slowly as did I, to see a huge wolf behind us. He was dark grey with long fur and bared teeth. He growled at us and then before I could even take hold of my staff he pounced. He was on Hazel in a matter of seconds and slobbering all over her.

"Hey!" I shouted at the beast before it could hurt her. "You big sack of meat and blood! Leave her alone!"

The creature slowly got off her and made its way towards me. It pounced and in mid air it let out a yelp, falling to the ground. I hurried over to Hazel and helped her up. She didn't seem hurt.

"Are you okay?" I asked to make sure she was fine.

"Yeah…" she said rubbing her shoulder. "Thanks."

"Well," I said looking down at the frozen wolf and slightly leaning on her. "I guess you owe me a kiss now."

"What?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Did the guardians kiss you after you saved the world?"

Joking. It looks good on her. Just like smiling. It gives face a certain light. It makes her look alive.

OKay thanks for reading again!