I gave you guys a hint on my Tumblr! Misery is by Maroon 5 so it does not belong to me. Thank you very much for all the views, reviews, subs, and favs! So, sorry if any of the characters were OOC. I was pretty lazy and exhausted from school when I started it.
'Thoughts.'
Flashbacks/Memories
Lyrics and POV reminders
Jack's POV
I was listening to Crystal's music player as the song, 'Misery,' played. I groaned and fell back on the bed. Crystal's bed. I was so bored without Crystal and Jamie, whom were at school. Yes, Crystal went back to school after years. She was able to continue from where she stopped at and she fits in well with the other high school students since she looked years younger than what she really was.
Why do you do what you do to me, yeah?
Why won't you answer me, answer me yeah?
Why do you do what you do to me yeah?
Why won't you answer me, answer me yeah?
I am in misery And there ain't nobody who can comfort me, oh yeah Why won't you answer me?
The silence is slowly killing me, oh yeah
Girl you really got me bad
You really got me bad
And now I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna get you back
Oh, music of Crystal's. Why do you have to torture me so? But then, an idea came to my head. I slammed the door of North's office open. He was about to put the finishing touches on a little glass train but he dropped it and it shattered. North sighed and took off his glasses, setting it aside.
North's POV
"What do you need, Jack Frost?" He stood there, smirking in a way that spelled 'trouble.' "I have a question." I raised a brow as he slowly made his way towards my desk. "Is there a possible way for a guardian, such as myself, to turn into back to a human?"
"For a day." I immediately slapped my mouth closed and my eyes widened. I was filled with fear, hoping that a miracle would happen that made him not hear what I just said. But miracles don't happen in my office do they? Jack cheered and looked even more eager.
"Awesome! So, how do you do it?" I exhaled a breath I didn't know I was holding in. I finally got up and exhaustively opened the door, ushering Jack outside. He followed me contently around the workshop until we reached a basement we rarely used. "Get in." Jack walked in cautiously, inspecting the dark room for a jump scare. I shut the door behind us and rummaged through a few boxes. "Uh, why don't we turn on the lights?"
"Because if we do, we cannot see."
"See what?"
"It's a very special snow globe I have,"
I set an empty box on another shelf and bent back down. "It connects Tooth's power of memories and my snow globes for transportation. It looks through your memories, analyzing how you looked like and then I throw globe at you and-POOF!" Jack grunted in amusement and started helping out. I saw a faint light and a grin spread across my features. "Yippa!" I cheered as I held the snow globe up. It looked like one of my other snow globes but you can only see this in the dark. "Now we only need a tooth of yours!"
Tooth arrived with Jack's memory box and a smile on her face. She was trying hard to mask her excitement since no one has ever used this snow globe except for a certain other guardian thousands of years ago(1). I plucked a tooth inside the snow globe and shook it as an image of Jack as a human appeared. Jack peered in. "Wow..." He stared at it until I suddenly threw it at his head. "Hey!" A bright light flashed as they streamed upward of Jack's body, transforming him. After the lights sparkled and dissolved, everyone in the workshop was in awe. He still had the same clothing and stance but he had a few different features. "Yeah!" Jack cheered and flew around the workshop. He still had his powers but he had some disadvantages, too.
Jack's POV
"What are you planning to do?" North asked as I gently settled back on the toasty floor. Man, I miss feeling the difference between cold and hot! "I wanna go to Crystal's school." North and Tooth's smiles instantly dropped. I smiled meekly back. A while later, North finally managed to enroll me into Crystal's school for the day. He had also gotten me different and more appropriate clothing. He got me a dark hoodie, a t-shirt, some jeans, and shoes! I stared at the t-shirt, inspecting it. "Is this seriously what kids are wearing these days?" I felt like an old man. The other t-shirts I got to choose from had weird sayings so I chose a simple one.
North handed me a bag full of notebooks and pencils. "Do you remember what we taught you?" Tooth asked, ecstatically. "All those grammar and writing sessions in an hour?" I replied sarcastically. Truth be told, when kids worked on their homework, I would be behind them and observed how to do all those things. I learnt how to read from a 4 year old who had to go to school the following year. Learning all these back then was pretty useless since all we did was work, work, work. But then again, it had some pretty useful studies like diseases.
I entered the portal and appeared behind a bush. "Woah!" I shuddered violently as the cold hit my skin. "Am I that cold?" I whisper and right now, I felt sorry for Crystal who had to put up with my temperature everyday. I exhaled and readied myself. I walk out of the bush and began walking towards the school. I looked around and it seemed that the other teenagers seemed normal, doing their own business. But as soon as I entered the door, some teenage girls started staring at me. I didn't know what to do since I don't usually spend my time watching over kids their age. I tried to remember how it was back when I was human and how to handle situations like these. I smiled and waved at them. They smiled and waved back, seemingly in some sort of trance.
The more I passed through the halls, the more girls noticed me, and the more anxiety started building up. Finally, I saw Crystal sitting next to the window and dancing along to one of the boys who was playing a guitar. I grinned and ran over to her. I tapped her shoulder and for a minute, she just stared at me but realization came over her features. She grabbed me away from the crowd and pulled me in a tight hug. "What are you doing here?!"
"I wanted to spend some time with you so I asked North and there was a way to turn back into a human... For a day." I felt jittery and excited to learn more about Crystal and where she goes to school and how she manages through it.
Crystal's POV
Jack sat next to me in every class and I loved being beside him. But... My eye twitched as girls stood around Jack's table, flirting and giggling. One of them was twirling their pretty little hair. I eyed it intently as if I could shoot lasers out of my eyes. 'Keep twirling it!' Jack seemed perfectly fine, though. "J-Jack! Hey! Hey Jack!" I tried calling to him but he was too busy talking to one of the girls. Another one noticed me trying to gain his attention so she glared and moved right in front of me. I huffed and slumped in my seat. Was it this hard to get someone to notice you when they're sitting right next to you?!
We were the only ones left in Algebra. I took one last look towards Jack and the girls; they were still chatting. I bit my lip and stacked my binder and books somewhat loudly to vent some anger. I gathered them in my arms and stomped out of the classroom. I felt a pang of jealousy coursing through my veins. I haven't felt this jealous in years. I threw my books in my locker and walked to the cafeteria. By myself. In which Jack had promised me that he and I would walk together to lunch. It was a bit childish but I still agreed. I stopped in the middle of my tracks and I was near the cafeteria. I turned around, using my last ounce of little hope, that Jack would come running to catch up with me. I looked around the nearly empty hallways with slight disappointment. I wasn't supposed to feel down by just this one measly thing like this, right? I trudged to the line in the cafeteria and scanned the assortment of foods.
Jack's POV
"How about we go to lunch? You can sit with us, Jack." I smiled but instantly faltered. My eyes widened as I realized that Crystal wasn't here anymore.
"Hey Crystal! Let's walk to lunch together! Promise?" I grinned brightly at her. She giggled and smiled. "Sure! I promise!"
I looked at the clock and it was 10 minutes past. "Uh, sorry, no can do. I promised someone that I would sit with them." I hurried out the classroom.
"Ooh! And promise that we'll get to sit together at lunch?" I slightly bounced. Crystal nodded and pinky promised me.
I ran to the cafeteria and got my lunch. I scanned the room and saw no sign of Crystal. Fortunately, I saw some people walking out of the cafeteria to eat outside. I jogged around and skipped tables and even more girls that were eager to talk to me. I finally found Crystal, looking miserable, sitting in a table that was well isolated from the others. I set my tray down and sat across from her. She didn't bother looking or acknowledging the fact that I was here. "Look, I'm really sorry I'm late and I know we promised, but things were very time consuming and those girls kept throwing questions-"
Crystal shook her head and kept her eyes on her food. "No, no, it's okay." Her voice crackled slightly but I caught it. Now I felt even more guilty. I scooted next to her and pulled her into my arms. But she looked away from me and intended on not giving up. Well I wasn't going to give up either. I took her chin between my fingers and planted a meaningful kiss on her lips and embraced her again. I finally felt her snake her arms around me and cuddle into my neck. "I swear that I will never break another promise like that again." I smiled slightly, still a bit distraught from her depressing mood but I tried my best to lighten up. So, for the next several minutes, I ate and cracked jokes and fooled around with her.
Crystal's POV
We both knew I couldn't resist him and his playful ways. I laughed so hard and felt too comfortable around Jack that I didn't notice all those other girls boring their glares into me. I knew I shouldn't be that worked up about being jealous but... I couldn't help it. I think I'm just too selfish at times. I wanted Jack's attention. His full attention everyday and every second. But it was now in the past so I tried brushing it out of my head. For once, my school life was far more upbeat and eventful. Because I, went to school with Jack Frost.
