I DON'T OWN ANYTHING!
Jack's pain has slowly eased down over the last couple hours. Though every time I touch him, he flinches. I really feel bad for him. Even though I was abused by Rick in my past life, I don't know what Jack was feeling cause Rick strength is MUCH stronger in this life. There's a slim chance of us surviving. But if one of us survives, it's gonna be him. Actually, there's no survivor. Is he dies, I die. According to him, if I die, he dies.
He IS getting his strength back alot faster than normal. It would take a human about a week to get the pain away. It's taking Jack just a couple hours. We've been talking the entire time. He really needs to get some rest. I can tell that he's getting tired. His eyes keep closing for a couple seconds before opening again.
I was sat up against the wall with his head in my lap. I stoked his winter white hair, "You can go to sleep, ya' know?" I whispered. He closed his eyes for a couple before opening them again.
"I can't. Too...tense?" He tried to find the right word. I chuckled.
"It's okay. Just relax and listen to the sound of my voice." I soothed. He took a deep breath and let it out and closed his eyes.
"I can't." He repeated, scrunching his eyes together.
"Just try." I soothed. He was still too tense. I can fix that.
"Say you'll love me every walking moment
Turn my head with talk of winter time
Say you need me with you now and always
Promise me that all you say is true
That's all I ask of you"
...I sang. I heard that song in an Opera sometime in the 1800's. Once I heard it, I couldn't stop listening to it. It's just so beautiful. Jack gave a soft smile, "Sing more to me." he mumbled.
"Say you'll share with me one love, two lifetimes
Say the word and I will follow you"
(Okay, I know this is an opera song but just imagine it less opera-y. By the way, the song is called 'All I Ask of You' from 'Phantom of the Opera'.)
His whole body relaxed in my arms as he dozed off. I smiled, finally seeing Jack at peace.
Our immortal lives are on the line. Everybody's lives are on the line. Jamie's, Sophie's, North's, Tooth's, Bunny's, Sandy's...Jack's...The people of the world...
I wish we could stay in this moment forever. But, in this situation, forever isn't as long as I hoped.
I fell asleep about 10 minutes after Jack did. But it wasn't a peaceful rest. No, I didn't have any nightmares. I didn't have any dreams at all. But it just didn't feel right. We fell asleep a little early, considering it was now around 9:00 at night. I smiled as a cold breeze flowed into the cave. I closed my eyes as I listened to music that came with the breeze.
I feel sorry for all the people that are sleeping right now. The music in the wind is so...soothing. Like a lullaby. Too bad it only comes at night...
"Enjoying the breeze?" I heard. I looked down and saw Jack looking at me.
"More like the music in it." I chuckled. He grabbed my shoulder and hoisted himself up. Once he was sat up, he took his staff(Did I mention that I grabbed it before I left? Yeah...don't want Rick breaking it...) to keep his balance and walked to the mouth of the cave. I followed him.
"Is this really happening? Is this the last piece of peace that we're gonna have for a while?" Jack asked. I knew exactly what he was talking about. I came up to him and rested my hand on his shoulder. He flinched.
"I'm afraid so." I muttered. He sighed.
"Cryssy, you are aware that after this battle, nothing will be the same ever again. Somebody's gonna get killed, whether we like it or not." Jack stressed. Yes, I am fully aware of that. That's what I'm afraid of.
"I do know that. But we just gotta hope that the odds will be in our favor. That's all I can say right now." He looked down, his fists clenched. I took a deep breath and let it out.
"CRYSTAL, LOOK OUT!" Jack yelled. He took his staff and hooked the crook of it onto my waist and pulling me away from...whatever it was. I looked over and saw a dagger jabbed into the side of the cave. Wow, strong metal.
"Who are you?! And WHAT are you doing in my cave?!" Somebody yelled. We looked over at the woods and saw somebody walking out of the forest. It was a small girl, no older or bigger than Jamie, with straight white hair(Link in profile). She wore a mid-thigh length black dress that had white stars covering the whole thing(Link in Profile). But what really caught my eye was what was on her arms and legs. Wrapping around her arms and legs were little black and white music notes. It was like they were spiraling her body, yet they were a part of her skin. Though the white ones were barely noticeable because of her pale skin.
And man did she look familiar! I'm getting a strange case of déjà vu at the moment. Just like when I met Jack in the afterlife.
"Well, you gonna answer me? And why is he shirtless?" I couldn't help but laugh at that one. But I quickly covered my mouth after I did it. Next thing I knew, my back was pressed up against the wall with a knife at my throat.
"You think this is fun-...Wait a minute..." Her face softened, "Crys-"
"Get off of her!" Jack yelled, throwing her off of me. I was too in shock to move. Did I really just almost get my head cut off? Wow...
The girl didn't make a move to get back at Jack. Instead, she just stared at me in shock.
"Crystal?" It finally clicked.
"Danielle?" Jack just stood there awkwardly(Lol at the awkward thing. Danielle would be voiced by G Hannelius.)
She managed a giggle before running to me and hugging me. I laughed. I bent down and hugged her back.
"Oh, my gosh! It's you, it's you, it's you! It's- Oh, my gosh, I almost killed you! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" She scolded herself, hitting her head with her hand with each 'Stupid!'. She sure talks alot.
I picked her up and let her rest on my hip. She laughed.
"It's great to see you too, Ellie." Yep, that's my nickname for her. Jack awkwardly coughed. I looked at him, remembering that he was there.
Danielle looked at me, confused. "Question; Why is he shirtless? Why are you guys in my cave? Who is that guy? Why is he shirtless? Oh, wait, I already said that, didn't I? Oh well. Who cares? Not like I do. Do you guys care? Why would you care? I mean, all I did was say something twice! No harm done." She said all at once.
Awkward silence
"Okay...I can only answer one of those questions at the moment. The rest is a long story. That dude over there, yeah that's my boyfriend, Jack. Jack this is Danielle. Ya' know, the one I told you about." I winked. He smirked, started walking over to us, and put his hands in his pockets.
"'Sup?" He said, all cool like. Literally. She smiled and gasped.
"Whoa! You're Jack Frost! You bring all the snow days! Oh, my goodness, I love snow! I like the coldness of it! But that's probably because it's cold at night and that's where I come from! How ironic! Wait, Crystal, you're hairs white! And you have wings! That means that you're a snow fairy! So a snow fairy and Jack Frost are together? You're a frost fairy! It's perfect!" Wait, what? All I heard was that she was from the night...
"Ummm Nice to meet you too?" Jack said.
"I'm sorry. She isn't usually like this. She's just hyper." Another soft voice whispered. I looked at the mouth of the cave and saw somebody else walking in. It was a girl, no older than 15, with curly, light pink hair and a knee-length, soft pink, lace dress. Her eyes were a very beautiful shade of gold(Link in Profile of the hair and the dress.)
And pink, gold, and silver arrows and a bow were strapped onto her back.
Danielle hopped out of my arms and ran up to her, "Cupid!" She exclaimed as she hugged her. That's...Cupid? I thought Cupid was a baby in a diaper? Talk about awkward...
Jack and I looked at them, confused. I guess we both thought that Cupid was a baby.
"Hey, sweetheart." She whispered. She seemed pretty shy.
(Cupid would be voiced by Christina Ricci)
Danielle took Cupid's hand and pulled her to me and Jack, "Cupid, this is Crystal and her boyfriend, Jack Frost. Crystal and Jack this is Cupid! Cupid, can you believe it? It's Jack Frost! Bringer of all snow days! Jokul Frosti! Old man Winter! And some other names that I can't come up with at the moment! And Cry-" Cupid reached over her shoulder, grabbed her bow and a took a silver bow, and aimed it at Danielle. She shot it and when it hit Danielle, she fell to the ground.
I gasped and ran over to her. Jack stood there in shock. Cupid knelt down and looked at us, giving a warm smile.
"Don't worry. She's not dead. I would never kill someone. She's just knocked out." She spoke a little louder.
"Are you sure?" Jack asked, walking over to us and kneeling down. She looked at him and cocked her eyebrow, probably wondering why he was shirtless. But she quickly recovered and smiled.
"Ha! Do I look like the kind to kill somebody! I mean, look at me. I'm all pink and...well...pink!" She IS wearing alot of pink, "She'll be awake in no longer than 5 minutes. And she won't talk as much. She's actually pretty wise for her age...Now, why is Jack shirtless?" She asked. I knew it was coming from a mile away.
"Long story short. The world is in danger and we got spiritknapped and Jack almost got beat to death but then the Man in the Moon saved us and sent us here."
Another awkward silence.
"Okay then..."
3 minutes later
"Cupid! Why did you shoot me?...Again." Danielle groaned as she sat up. Wait, again? I guess she gets hyper alot.
"Cause you wouldn't stop talking." Cupid giggled(Not in the lovey-dovey way). Danielle smiled sheepishly and shrugged.
"Sorry. So...Crystal, are you just a snow fairy or do have any ninja moves?" She asked, getting into a fighting pose.
"Well I wouldn't say ninja. But I'm pretty good at fighting." I smirked. She laughed and crossed her arms.
"Ha! You are no match for my army!" Wha-Army? Please tell me she's joking.
"You're joking, aren't you?" Cupid and Danielle were suddenly thrown into a fit of laughter. What? Was it something I said?
"No I'm not joking. Follow me." She motioned for us to follow. I sent Jack a confused look. He just shrugged. She took us to the entrance of the cave and she closed her eyes, "You know the constellation Leo the Lion?" She asked.
"Yes..." Jack and I said at the same time. She took a deep breath and held her arms up, as if summoning something. Suddenly, all the stars started twinkling. Though a couple stood out, for they were glowing gold instead of silver. But it seems like...they were coming out of they sky...I heard a roar and jumped a little.
"Good to see you again, too, Leo." Danielle said. Suddenly, a full grown lion started running to us from the sky. It didn't look like a regular lion. It was made out of stars. Like you couldn't see it, but you could clearly see it.
The lion, apparently Leo the constellation, nuzzled Danielle as she petted him. I stepped forward.
"You...can make the constellations come to life?" I asked in awe. She smiled and nodded. She walked over to me and took my hand and started pulling me to Leo.
"Wha-What are you doing?" Jack asked, worryingly. Ellie chuckled.
"Trust me..." She brought my hand up in the direction of Leo, only a couple inches away from his face. I sucked in a breath and looked away. Leo growled a little. I flinched.
"He won't hurt you. I promise."
Leo stared at me before leaning in, pressing his muzzle against my hand, making a little purring sound. I never thought I would touch a constellation. I turned my head and looked at him. I laughed a little, coming out of the shock. I reached my other hand up and stroked his mane.
"Wow..." I mumbled. He nuzzled my cheek with his head, "Well, aren't you a good boy? Yes you are, yes you are!" Everybody laughed at my baby voice.
"Well, Leo's gotta go back home to Sagittarius, Gemini, Virgo, Aries, Capricorn, Taurus, Aquarius, Pisces, Orion, Hercules...(Did you guys know that Hercules is a constellation too?)" She listed off. I giggled. I guess she really does have an army.
"Well, now I know what they mean when they say 'Touch the Sky'." Leo licked my cheek before running back into the sky.
"Bye Leo!" I yelled. He roared in return. I sighed. But more like a happy-sigh
"So, Danielle, is that the only thing you can do?" I asked. She shook her head. That's not all? Why do all the younger spirits get all the fun stuff?
"Nope."
"Then what is your other 'power' thing?" Jack asked.
She smiled, "Do you trust me?" She asked.
I looked at Jack, us both thinking the same thing. He nodded. I copied him. She motioned us to follow her into the woods. We followed. We walked for a couple minutes. We were deep inside the woods and she hasn't said anything yet. Finally, she stopped.
"You know the sound you hear when the wind blows at night. The music inside it?" Funny we were just talking about it...Jack and I nodded.
"That's me. I make the music of the night." Next thing I knew, I was hearing the most beautiful melody in the world.
('Music of the Night' Cover by Jackie Evancho.)
Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defenses
She started walking deeper into woods, still singing.
Softly, gently, music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your music notes unwind
In this beauty that you know you cannot fight
The beauty of the music of the night
I gasped as music notes started to surround us just like when the dreamsand flowed through the city.
Let your mind start a journey through a wondrous world
Leave all thoughts of the pain you had before
Let your soul take you where you want to be
I saw an opening at the end of the woods. She cocked her head in the direction on the opening. I wonder what she wants us to see. My thoughts were answered when white and gold music notes took the place of the stars. In a trance, I started walking to the edge of the cliff. I stopped at the edge and gazed at the beauty of the music of the night.
Close your eyes and surrender to your wondrous dreams
Purge your thoughts of the pain you felt before
Close your eyes and let your spirit start to soar
And you'll live as you've never lived before
Jack smirked and walked up behind me, still keeping his balance with his staff. He wrapped his arms around me gazed down at me. I smiled and held onto his arms. What did I ever do to deserve him?
Watch me, trust me, savor each emotion
Let the dream begin, let your music side give in
She started walking up behind us(Crystal isn't noticing this. She was talking from the outside in.) as she started singing the last few lines.
To the power of the music that I write
For I compose the music of the night
As she held out 'night' she reached her hand out and touched Jack right in the center of his shoulder blades. What the fudge is she doing?
Her hand started glowing blue. Jack's eyes closed. Wait...the look on his face...it isn't pain...It's like she was taking the pain right out of him. He gave a small smile. She took her hand off of him and he started floating in the air as his eyes turned bluer than usual(Didn't think that was possible.). Is that good?
All of his scars disappeared and the cuts that were covering his body were long-gone. He smiled as his feet touched the ground again, all of the pain gone. I laughed, coming out of the shock, and ran to him. He caught me and twirled me in the air.
His pain was gone and he was healed completely.
NO TIME TO TALK! I'M IN A RUSH! GOTTA GO BYE! SORRY IF THERE'S ANY TYPO'S! REVIEW!