Crystal is now 17, Cerelia is 10, and Leo is 7. I made this longer chapter to make up for the short one :)
And here's Jack Frost!
This chapter is in his POV, by the way.
2 Years Later
I flew to the North Pole and I was making my way to North's work room when I almost bumped into a girl. She let out a short yelp before inspecting her freshly made cookies. Her dark eyes looked up at me, her shaken expression faded. She was pretty tan, slightly wavy black hair, and she was wearing some sort of maid uniform and it definitely looked cute on her. It seemed that we were staring at each other when I snapped out. "Uh, I'm sorry about that." I landed on the ground and leaned on my staff. The girl looked quickly looked down and mumbled something but it was fast so I didn't hear.
"Hm?" I asked. Her dark eyes quickly glanced back at mine before landing back to the ground. She just nodded. I tilted my head in amusement, such a weird girl. She knocked on the door to North's work room. "Come in!" North's voice boomed. We walked in to see him piled with lists of papers. The girl hastily made her way to North's desk and set the plate of cookies. North's face lit up before cheering, "Ah! You've always made such delicious treats for me!" He gobbled them happily like a child. "It makes me feel spoiled." They chuckled at his compliment.
I inspected the papers and saw names on them. "So where on the Naughty list am I?" I smirked at North. "The very top." He smiled back before we erupted in a small fit of laughter. The girl let out a giggle which made a cute Tinkerbell-like ringing in my ears. It somehow made me blush. "So which list are you on?" I gave her a smirk before she blushed a bit and looked at the ground. North chuckled, "Crystal is always on Nice list." I smiled and perked up at her name. "Crystal." The way I said it was like bliss.
Phil slammed the door open and said something that was barely clear to me. "Oh! I'm coming!" Crystal replied. I let out a short, quiet sigh. Just hearing her voice made me feel weak. Crystal scuttled outside to do whatever the yeti said. "So, what brings you here, Jack?" North asked. I sat down on one of the chairs and let my staff lean on the arm. "I haven't visited in awhile, just wanted to see what I missed and judging by Crystal, it seems I missed a lot, huh?"
"We saved her and her siblings 2 years ago when Pitch killed their parents." My eyes widened as I sat up alert. "How come I wasn't informed of anything?" North just shrugged. "So now Crystal lives here, and her younger siblings Cerelia and Leo are living with bunny." I slumped back in my seat and sighed. "Hey, is my room still here...?" North nodded. "Can I stay here for another while?" "You're always welcome, Jack Frost." I smiled before getting up and grabbing my staff. "I'll go to the kitchen, I'm hungry."
"Sure, Crystal should be in there by now so you can take a cupcake or two." North informed. I nodded before flying to the kitchen to see a few elves and Crystal taking out a batch of cupcakes out of the oven. "Oooh! What flavor are they?" Crystal turned around and gave me a shy smile. "White. It tastes delicious. Here." Crystal handed me a cupcake on a plate. "Be careful it's hot."
I took a bite and grinned. "Mmmm! I can't believe how long I haven't eaten!" The cupcake tasted sweet and great that it made me regret not eating. "How long?" She tilted her head which is cute, by the way. "249." Her eyes widened before she ran around the kitchen taking random foods. "Here eat these. You must be starving." I laughed at how innocent she is. "Don't worry, we don't starve." I gave her a reassuring smile before Crystal blushed again and darted her eyes towards the ground. "How is the floor more interesting? I mean, I've got the looks and all but what does it have that I don't?" I joked. Crystal smiled bigger and laughed, making me brighten up. I think I'm gonna enjoy it here. And I think I'm gonna enjoy solving this mystery girl. Mysteries are fun!