"Regret is something you might not regret today or even tomorrow but rather soon and for the rest of you life."

- anonymous


Jakob Wynter Alvar (Human Form) / Jack POV

Monday mornings, I really hate this day of the week. It really sucks! I mean this is a day informing you that you need to get your lazy ass off bed and wake up just to go to school. It is also mocking you that you need to restart a whole week again. A type of day that you just want to sigh and took a deep breath just so you could relax a bit.

Well, before you hear me complain again, I will introduce myself first. I am Jack Frost aka The Spirit of Winter. As you can see I am not in my spirit form right now, the usual silvery white hair and deep winter blue eyes you all came to love isn't present. I am in my human form which is totally different. That will explains why I have raven hair and silvery-grey eyes at the moment. I am one of the Seekers chosen by Manny (aka Man in the Moon) to find the lost Maidens of the Seasons. My code name in this mission is "The Guardian" since I am already the Guardian of Children. Note to sarcasm. To tell you honestly I was not chosen to this mission, I volunteered myself... you might be curious why, but lets just say it is due to deep personal reasons. Anyways, my undercover name here on the Mortal Realm is Jakob Wynter Alvar, fancy right? Like James Bond fancy. Lol... took that name so that I won't draw attention to myself since my name is well know to the Spirit World. To tell you frankly, I am still sleepy even though I woke up with the big thud earlier. Not to mention I am late for practice and I wont be able to hear the end of it to my friends. I left out a loud yawn as I enter our classroom with a auburn-brown haired beside me.

"Hey, haven't got any good sleep?" He asked me as his bright green eyes eyed me with concern as his face showed some minor freckles on his cheeks. He has the same height as me 6'1, we are kinda bit tall for our human form's age. He has a leaner and slightly stronger build of frame and his hair is somewhat scraggly and unkempt by two small braid that he kept on his right ear which by the way I think gives him a little bit of modern edge while wearing his nerdy glasses.

"Had a good dream..." I trailed off remembering my dream earlier, "... but then it turn into a nightmare."

I have been silent for a while as I sat on my usual spot on the last part of our Homeroom near the window. I buried my face in my desk, feeling kinda down at a moment until I felt a light tap in my right shoulder.

"You have a dream of her again, am I right?" The auburn-brown haired asked me as I tilted my head to look at him.

"Yes, Hicc. I did." I said as I left out a deep sigh, "Every dream I had with her felt so real." I looked at the window as my head still lying in the table.

"It felt like she is so close and yet so far..." I continued to tell Hicc which I also call Hiccup by the way, the name is a bit weird but you get use to it. Anyways, Hiccup stayed quite but gently pat my right shoulders again trying his best to comfort me in his own way.

"... if I haven't left her and stayed with her as her knight this wont have happened..." I continued as clinch my fist until it turn white, "I will still be able to see her, even if she wont be mine..." regretting everything as I remember the day I left her.

-FLASHBACK-

I was walking around the halls of the kingdom of Lunaoff near a gardens as I heard an angelic voice call my name behind me.

"Sir Jack Frost!" she said I such a regal but sweet voice that you will immediately turn around to and make you smile at the same time.

"Yes, Princess Gwentyh Eirwen Cheimon Lunar of Lunaoff" I amusingly answered her as I address her in her full title. While she just playfully but sassily rolled her eyes while tapping her foot impatiently. Her long platinum hair sways softly on the garden breeze as her chiffon lavender gown sways with it as well. The rays of the sun reflect to her differently making her look like an angel that just descent from the sky. My day dream was cut short when she asked.

"Could you walk with me in the gardens?"

"It will be my pleasure, milady." I told her with a bow. I gave her my arm and she took it while giving me a warm smile from her reddish lips, which I gladly return to her.

Our walk to the gardens of the Kingdom of Lunaoff was silent but comfortable. It seems whenever I am with her, my heart wont stop beating faster and slower at the same time. Her laughter, her smile, her presence, her voice makes my heart Falter. I don't know when these feelings started, maybe I felt this way the first time I saw her. She was just 5 years old when I first laid eyes on her. I was assigned to be her mentor, guardian and knight. The position was requested to me by her parents Manny, her father and the Lady of the Light, her mother since the princess has the same powers as me. At first I thought the feelings that I have for her was affection of a older brother to a younger sister but when I saw her grew older and more beautiful each day, everything changed. My affections for her grew and grew to something different that it made me hard to control. But alas, I can never have her. She is our princess, and I am just a knight that is why I have to do this. I need to tell her that I have to resign. I sigh to the thought and realized that the lady beside me has stopped walking.

"Is there something wrong, milady?" I asked her with concern. She let go of my arm and went to one of the benches on the garden and sat elegantly. There is silence for a while until she finally decides to break it.

"Is it true that you are leaving me, my knight?" she asked me softly with a hint of sadness in her eyes. It pains me to see her like this but I have no choice, I have to do it. It is for the better and for the good of both of us, I mean mostly me.

"Yes..." that is all I was able to say to her as I downcast my face on the garden grounds. I cannot look at her directly, it hurts when I see her sad.

"Why? I don't understand?" She started to ask, "You have been my mentor, my best friend, my guardian and my knight since I was still young... you cannot just leave me!" I heard her say with shakiness on her voice that warned me that any minute she will start to cry.

I cannot look at her... I just can't, because if I did I will change my mind without a second thought. I cannot tell her that the reason why I am leaving her is because I love her so much and the love I am feeling for her is forbidden. That is why, while I am still able to control my own emotions I will be have to make the first step to prevent a possible heartbreak. My thoughts was stopped when I felt her stood up and slowly walk towards me.

"I need to know my past..." I finally answered her, still not looking at her, "I need to know who I really am."

To tell you honestly, what I finally told her is only 1/8 of the reason why I am leaving her but majority of the reason is because of her. I am just hoping she will be able to buy what I have just told her since she knew that I don't really know my past.

I suddenly felt two cold-warm hands cupping my face, I was suddenly shocked by the sudden gesture, making my face get warm while she force me to look up to her and see her icy blue eyes that she has tried so hard to hold the tears as our bodies just a foot apart. In that moment, I had tried so hard to control my emotions, tried my best to stop the urge to kiss her and hug her right there in the spot. We have been silent and in that position for whole 15 minutes as she looked at my eyes as if searched for something. Until, she eventually broke our trance and started to sing.

"I am letting you go,

I am setting you free...

And you see, what you need to see

When you find you, come back to me...

Please, promise me, you'll come back to me"

I felt the warmth and hope of emotion on the words of the song, that it let my heart skip a beat and everything around us stop. But still, I need to be firm to the my decision. I gave her an emotionless look and gulp.

"My maiden and Lady of Winter. Our Princess of Lunaoff. I am sorry but I cannot make that promise." I have told her this very coldly, trying my best not to stutter and break my voice in the process. I saw her eyes full of hurt and a single tear fell on her left cheek. She finally remove her hands off my face, still trying her best not to break as I gave her an emotionless expression. But then again, she stood tall as she finally gathered back her composure without removing her gaze from me. I was struck by the emotion I saw as I continue to gazed back at her icy blue diamond orbs. Instead of being mad about what I have told her she just looked at me with hope in her eyes, as she sang again.

"I hope you'll find anything that you need

I will be right here waiting to see...

When you find you, come back to me" she sang before turning her back at me.

"When you fine you, come back to me..." she lastly sang, almost a bit like a whisper but loud enough for me to hear before walked away from me.

-END OF FLASHBACK-

"Jack, it is okay. It is not your fault." Hiccup said calmly as he pulled me back to reality, "Besides if you did not leave her you wont know about your past and you wont be the Guardian of Fun and be the Protector of Children." He pointed out.

"Plus, you wont be able to meet a wonderful kid who's name is Jamie and you wont be believed in by children. Don't worry, we will be able to find her soon."

I lift my head and faced my best friend as he gave me a sincere smile.

"Thanks a lot, Hicc..." I told him and return the smile back at him.

"You are welcome bud." He said as he flip his book and read it.

I turn my head back to the window and suddenly I heard my stomach growled. A thing about having a human form is that you get hungry like a regular human but you need to eat 3x as much because you consume a lot of energy to maintain our form. Anyways, I leaned to Hiccup's end trying to get his attention.

"Pssst!" I whisper-yelled to him.

"Hmmm?" Hiccup hum while still reading his book.

"You still owe me brunch..." I whispered giving him a sly smirk.

Hiccup face palm himself that made me chuckle. He was about to say something but he was not able to spill it out because the bell just rang signaling us that our 1st class is about to start and right on cue our English teacher Miss Margaret Kingsleigh entered our classroom. In my opinion, she is a 30 something woman who is quite strict. She is our homeroom teacher which always good to go to school right on time if you ask me or else you will get a piece of her mind. She always has her golden blonde hair in a sophisticated bun and wore thick glasses that make her look a little bit scary. She has a weird sister named Alice who also studies here, but I will tell you about her the next time. Anyways moving forward, Miss Kingsleigh placed her books on her table as she started to write something on the board before turning back to us.

"Good morning class!" she said with her British accent.

"Good morning, Miss Kingsleigh!" Our class all said in union.

"Okay now, class. Our next lesson is all about Interviews. We will be discussing different kinds of interviews and how you will be able to do it and answer the interviewer confidently. I will be assigning your partners for this and you will interview your partners and vise versa." We all groaned on what she said and she raised an eye brow.

"Come on class, this is the right time to socialized to your classmates who you haven't have an interaction with. Anyways, This will be due on Wednesday. You all need to make couple of question on the interview about your partners personal life. So now your part-."

She said as she was suddenly interrupted by a knock the door. Miss Kingsleigh opened the door and reviling the head of our Student Council President, Tadashi Hamada. I turn my head again in the window and lazily buried my face on the table. If you wish to know what he looked like, well he is Japanese dude that is quite tall, you get the picture.

"Good morning fellow student..." he said, I was not really listening to what he was saying but he was able get my attention back when he said that there will be a "new student" joining us. I looked up at his direction again as he signaled someone to come in. A girl with dark chocolate brown hair entered our class and walked to the middle of the room. I suddenly stood up wide eyed and shocked when I saw the new comer. It seems like the ghost of my past has come to hunt my very existence right there and then...


Author's Note:

Hello! My dear snowballs and snowflakes,

CLIFFHANGER! Sorry about that, not really... 😏. lol

Finally, posted the 2nd chapter of this book with 2506 words [(A.N. still not included) Kindly give me a round of applause again please].

Not as long as the first one but still I am so very proud of myself and it is on Jack POV, lol. :D

Hmmm... the song that the Maiden of Winter sang is one of the songs of David Cook, I believe the title is "Come back to me"... not really sure... hehe, loved his songs 😍... love love love alternative rock songs...

Anyways, again your comments and likes are greatly appreciated. Also I will respect any of your opinions and healthy criticism on the comment sections. If you have any question in regards to the book please kindly message me. I will be more than happy to answer your questions.

Anyways, hope you will be able to enjoy this chapter.

TTFN! (Tata for now!) 😄


Disclaimer:

Most of the characters used in the story is not owned by the author, they can be either from Dreamworks, Disney, Sony Animation. WB or different AUs. however some of the characters and the plot itself is owned by the author.