"Hey, you awake?"
Crystal grumbled as she tried to bury her head beneath her pillow.
"Oi!" A laugh was heard above her.
The pillow was taken off her head as her eyes peaked open and stared into icy blue ones, making her heart flutter and a smile to edge on her face.
Jack smiled and gave a small chuckle as he looked down at her. He floated in the air above her, watching as the glaze in her eyes cleared up.
"Jack," She groaned, grabbing another pillow next to her and hitting him lightly in the head with it. "You shouldn't wake someone up."
Jack sat next to her before giving a smile and inching beneath the covers, pressing his chest to her back and curving his legs around hers. He spooned around her as he wrapped his arms around her waist, lying his head on top of hers.
"How's this then?" He asked softly, feeling her warmth spread onto him.
Crystal sighed in relief as she felt his icy touch send shivers throughout her body. Though he was cold, she couldn't feel warmer inside as he held her tightly to him and kissed her neck gently. His kisses traveled down to her shoulder, then back up her neck again, and across her jaw and ear.
"That's distracting." She laughed.
She turned in his arms and twined her legs with his, feeling his breath cascade over her as his eyes gazed into hers. She wrapped her arms around his back, feeling the muscles move under her fingers smoothly. She reached forward and pulled his head towards hers, letting his lips connect with hers softly.
"I think I like this." Jack smirked, kissing her again, this time lengthening it.
Crystal pulled back, breathing heavily. "Does my brother know you're here?"
Jack looked away from her as if he was innocent. "Yeeeeeeeees?"
Crystal laughed into his chest as she heard the questioning lint on his tongue. "He's going to kill you if he finds out you're here. Let alone if he finds out you're in my room…in my bed…"
"Good morning lil Sis!" Tyler shouted, slinging open the door to her room and waving his arm.
He froze as he looked at Jack, hanging onto her, underneath the covers, and pressed up against her. His arm dropped as his shoulders slumped, smile fading, and eyes narrowing at Jack.
"What are you doing?" Tyler asked pointedly.
Jack shot up quickly as he flew to the ceiling, his eyes wide with shock. "I swear I didn't do a thing!"
Crystal sat up and rubbed her head, feeling her hair stick up at all places. She watched her brother carefully, not knowing what to expect. She let out a small laugh as her brother broke his ocmpusre and broke out into a smile.
Jack blinked at Tyler, not processing what was going on and if he should still be on alert or not. He smiled back, watching as Tyler started laughing.
"You really think I'd kill you or something?" Tyler laughed.
Crystal slid her legs off the bed, and watched as Jack floated down from the ceiling. He let out a pent up breath and laughed, letting his bundled up nerves relax.
"I seriously thought you would." Jack told him truthfully.
'Jingle Bells' began to play in Crystal's room, making them all look around in confusion for the source of the winter song. Crystal hit herself on the forehead as she let out a small shout and flung herself across the room. She picked up a cell phone quickly and answered it, almost tripping over the rug in the middle of the room as she did so.
"Hey North!" Crystal breathed out, tugging on Jacks sweater that was used as her pajamas.
Tyler lifted an eyebrow at her as it barely went over her butt, then looked at Jack questioningly. Jack shrugged his shoulders and mouthed 'stolen' at Tyler with a smile and shake of his head.
"I'm sorry, I forgot you gave me this phone! Yes, it's very useful!" Crystal said nodding her head. "Eh? You're behind on work?" She began nodding her head as she walked over to Jack and grabbed the strings of his head, dragging him along with her out of her room and down to the kitchen.
"Oi!" Jack said laughing.
He grabbed her wrist and made her let go, before shutting his mouth as she shushed him and continued to listen to North on the phone. She pushed him down on a chair at the dining table, and then walked into the kitchen as she grabbed pans and eggs.
"Yeah, let us get ready and we'll be there." She finally said, cracking eggs into the pan and scrambling them, adding a bit of milk, cheese, and salt to it as she stirred. "Yes, us. Jack's here too. Do you want me to bring my brother?" She let out a small laugh and nodded her head. "Okay, we'll be there. Thank you again for the phone."
She hung up the phone and slid it into the front pocket of Jack's jacket, finishing the eggs carefully and placing them on three plates. She placed them on the table and one in front of Jack as Tyler walked in and sat with them.
"Eat up. We're going to North's and helping with building toys." Crystal said with a sly smile.
"We're you going to ask first?" Tyler asked her with a sigh.
She laughed as she finished her plate and walked around the table, wrapping her arm around her brother's neck and kissing his forehead. "Nope, because I knew you'd agree."
"You're so stubborn." Jack laughed as he looked at the siblings.
They finished as Crystal went to go change quickly, but still left his jacket over her dress as they flew towards the North Pole, Crystal hanging onto Tyler tightly and keeping him aloft.
"North!" Crystal said excitedly, racing over to the big man with a wide smile.
She jumped into his arms as the big man threw her back up and caught her, making her feel as if she was a small child once again. He held her on his arm, as she braced herself on his shoulder.
"I'm so glad you came!" North said, ruffling her hair and making her pout as she fixed it.
"Like a doting father and his daughter." Jack said, patting North on his arm.
North's eyes widened as he let Crystal down quickly and stared at Tyler with guilt. Tyler looked at North with confusion and sadness before giving him a small smile.
"All of you are her family now," Tyler said with a sigh. "There's nothing I can change about that."
"Tyler," Crystal said, fidgeting on her feet.
Tyler walked over and messed up his sisters hair, making her shout out in annoyance and fix it. "You're all family. I'm glad you found others."
Crystal smiled as she hugged her brother's arm. "I'll never forget our family. They'll always be special!"
North laughed as he patted both of them on the shoulders. "Let's work!"
Crystal grabbed Jack's jacket and tugged him along through the factory, helping here and there with the yetis. Crystal smiled as she painted and put together dolls, cars, and planes, thinking of the children that will be receiving the presents after they were all done.
"Just think of the little kids receiving these." Crystal said happily, bumping her shoulder with Jack's.
"Ah, yes," Jack said sarcastically. "Little kids jumping on you to wake up so they can open their presents."
Crystal glanced at him and back at the toy, her smile fading. "But isn't that what's great? Acting like a family and having your kids wake you up with smiles on their faces because Santa gave them what they wished for?"
Jack looked at her surprised, never realizing how motherly she was towards children. He knew she was good with children, but never knew she saw that kind of future and dreamed it.
She let out a sigh and smiled sadly. "I guess that's the down fall of being a Guardian. You won't have any children because you never age."
Jack set down his toy and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, hugging her close in sadness. "Sorry,"
She looked at him in surprise, than guilt as she realized the effect of her words. "It's not your fault. I'm sorry, sometimes it hits me about the consequences of being a Guardian."
"Come with me," Jack said, taking her hand.
"But we have to help North." Crystal argued, trying to stop him.
"He'll be fine," Jack told her with a reassuring smile. "We'll come back I promise!"
Crystal looked back at the Yeti who was watching them with wide eyes, before shrugging his shoulders and going back to work. He waved them off, making Crystal smile and grip Jack's hand.
"We have to come right back okay?" She said, lifting her smile to him gently.
Jack ran towards the nearest window, wrapping his arm around her waist and carrying her into the air with him. He led her all around, till he found the perfect place. It was a park that had a tall, wide fountain in the middle. Water had frozen as it came out of the fountain, giving it a glass look as it sparkled and shined from the lights. A tall evergreen tree stood behind it, covered in frost and making it look white.
"So pretty," Crystal gaped, looking around at the park.
"Just wait." Jack told her.
He snapped his fingers, and instantly, big flakes of snow covered the sky as they flew and landed on the ground. The flakes began to land on her hair and eye lashes. Crystal looked down at herself and waved her hand, changing her dress into pants, black furry boots, a light blue long sleeved t-shirt, and a darker blue sleeveless furry coat. She kept Jack's Jacket over her t-shirt, but under the coat.
"Feel better?" Jack asked spreading his arm out.
Crystal raced into his arm as she hugged him close to her and placed a kiss on his jaw. "It's beautiful!"
She looked around as ran through the snow, spinning around with her arms spread out on either side of her, letting the snow fall gently on her. She looked up at the sky and laughed as the flakes brushed over her gently, as if they were feathers.
She looked at Jack with a bright smile, before falling back into the snow. She moved her arms and legs up and down, creating a snow angel beneath her. Jack floated over her as he held his arms out, pulling her up off the snow and into the air with him.
He reached behind him as a smile spread on his face, before pulling out a frozen rose, perfectly preserved in a sheet of ice layers. Crystal gasped as she took it from him and smiled.
"You know, I'm going to have my own collection of frozen roses soon." She joked, kissing his lips sweetly.
"That's my goal." He joked back, reveling in the feel of her close to him. He seized her lips and devoured them until they were red and swollen.
'Jingle Bells' went off in Crystal's jacket pocket, making her groan as she pulled away from Jack and glared at her pocket as if it would shut the phone off and melt it. She sighed as their feet softly touched the floor and she answered the phone.
"Hello?" She asked, slightly annoyed. Her mind fogged up as Jack began to kiss her neck and ear, sending all coherent thought out.
She pushed her hand on his cheek making him stop as she raised an eyebrow. "Moony? Why do you have North's phone?" She nodded her head before sucking in a breath. She covered the phone and looked back at Jack. "Jack," She hissed, making him smirk as he kissed her neck again.
"Yeah, we'll be there." She breathed out, trying to make her voice sound normal. She shut off the call and turned on Jack.
She opened her mouth to argue with him, but stopped as he took the opportunity to slip his tongue into her mouth. She moaned into his mouth, feeling his tongue take over hers and explore her mouth. His hands roamed into the small of her back, running his fingers just under her shirt.
Her mind clouded as she desperately tried to remember what she needed to tell him. She pushed on his chest, pulling away from him and sucking in a breath.
"What's gotten into you?" She breathed, a shiver going up her spine as his fingers continued to trace against her skin.
"I like to see you in my type of setting." He smirked, kissing her lips again softly.
He tried to pull her back in when Manny's voice came back to her, pulling her back towards the conversation they had.
"Wait, stop." She said, closing her eyes, so his icy blue ones don't trap her once again.
"Why?" He chuckled, kissing her jaw.
"Moony wants us…." She said with a smile. She opened her eyes and looked at his own, seeing the disappointment in them. "I'll pay you back."
He let out a sarcastic groan as he gave her one last kiss on the forehead and dragged her into the air, letting the snow fall to a gentle one.
They walk into the workshop and look at the small group that had gathered around one another. She stopped as she looked at Manny and then at Father Time who was standing next to him.
"Both of you here at the same time? This doesn't seem good." Jack said, pushing Crystal slightly behind him.
"What's so important?" Crystal asked them, stepping on the other side of Jack, away from Manny and Father Time.
The two look at one another, at the Guardian's, at Tyler, and then back at Crystal.
"We want to ask your brother something, but we figured you should have a say in it this time." Manny said, giving a guilty smile.
"I don't see why it should matter." Father Time sighed.
"Tell us already," North argued, crossing his arms.
"We want to try and make Tyler a Guardian again." Father Time told them before Manny could stop him.
Crystal dropped her crossed arms and stared at them in shock, then furrowed her eyebrows and narrowed her eyes as her anger grew increasingly. "No," She said stubbornly.
"Crystal…" Manny tried to reason, looking at her guiltily.
"This isn't a matter for you to decide. It is your brother's decision." Time said emotionlessly.
Crystal took a step forward, ready to hit Time for his lack of restraint. "I will not let you do anything to my brother again."
Jack grabbed her arms lightly, and Bunny stepped in front of her to block her path to Time. She gritted her teeth and breathed in deeply, trying to calm the rising anger inside of her.
"Could I be of some use to Crystal?" Tyler said suddenly, making the room grow silent.
Crystal looked at her brother in shock and hurt as she searched his eyes for some hint that he was joking. When his eyes didn't falter, she felt like her brother was no longer himself again, and anger at him rose.
"How could you even consider letting them do this to you again?" She yelled at him, clenching her fists at her sides.
Tyler looked down at her with a sad smile, patting her head softly before walking past her towards the two powerful men. "As long as this will help my sister and not harm her, I'm willing to try and be a Guardian."
"Crystal?" Manny asked, looking around Tyler at Crystal who still had her back to them.
Her shoulders were slumped and shaking as her fists clenched. She ignored them as she gritted her teeth in anger.
"Do as you like," She said hurt.
She wanted so badly for her brother to tell them no; she didn't want to lose her brother once again to a mistake that could happen. But her brother was just as stubborn as she was, and she knew that once he made a decision, he wouldn't change his mind. She felt Sandy place his hand on her fist, making her look down at him. The sadness in her eyes made him sadden and look at her worriedly. She patted his head and walked off, ignoring Manny behind her who was trying to get her to listen to what he was explaining.
"Hey, you okay?" Jack asked, walking up to her quickly.
"I need to get away from them." She said, continuing her walk towards the upper rooms of the workshop.
Jack looked at her worriedly, before nodding his head in understanding and grabbing her quickly. "Come with me." He told her gently.
He took her away from the workshop and towards his 'home', hoping it would give her better memories. Night had fallen by the time they reached the tree he slept in, and it seemed she wanted nothing more than to sleep it off. He let her nuzzle into his neck, and held her close, trying to keep the worries from her; at least for the night.
Morning light seeped through the icicles and landed warmly on Crystal's cheek. She sighed at the warmth and nuzzled into the strong body in front of her. She peeked her eyes open and looked at Jack with thankful smile.
She reached her hand up and brushed his white hair out of his closed eyes, seeing the innocent look as he continued to sleep. His eyes fluttered open as he glanced at her sleepily.
"Thank you," She told him softly.
He laid his forehead on hers and smiled. "Why?"
"No matter how I feel, you are always there to help me." She told him. She kissed his nose, then eyes, and then lips as she worked her thanks into each one.
Jack let out a small laugh and wrapped his arms around her protectively. "I'll always be here for you. I'll always protect you."
"Did I overreact?" She asked him with a half smile.
"Maybe just a bit." Jack teased. He stretched out his arms and looked at her. "Too bad. I guess we'll just have to go see him. I was enjoying this though."
Crystal let him fly them to her house, and walked through the house, looking for Tyler, but finding no sign of him. She walked into the living room and saw Jack standing there with a piece of paper in his hand; his eyes scanned over it.
"It's a note from your brother." Jack said, handing it over to her and letting her eyes scan over it. "He says he'll be with Manny and Time. You have the house for a couple days."
"It seems there's a side note for you." She said with a small laugh. " 'Make my sister happy again. Don't let her beat you up.' What's that all about?" She laughed.
"Your brother is a good guy." Jack said, sitting on the couch.
"He is." Crystal agreed, looking at him happily.
She looked down at Jack and saw his pale skin seeping out, making her heart flutter and her skin to heat up. She scratched her cheek, trying to look away from Jack, but her eyes kept turning back to him. His white hair that was as soft as downy feathers, his icy blue eyes that seemed to peer into her own, pale skin that matched with his cool touch, and his lean muscles that tone his body.
She took a step forward and placed a knee on the couch between his legs, letting her body control her and do what it wanted. Her hand was placed on his thigh as she leaned forward and pressed her lips to his, feeling his cool breath run over her and into her mouth.
His hand cupped the back of her head, pulling her closer to him. He turned her over, laying her down on the couch as he braced himself above her. He broke from her and breathed heavily as his eyes locked onto her dazed ones. His eyes searched hers questioningly, and she gave him a reassuring smile as she gazed up back to him and traced his cheek.
"I won't be able to stop if you don't tell me to now." He breathed, his thumb running along her cheek and jaw.
"I never said I wanted you to." She said with an airy smile.
He stepped off the couch, looking down at her as she lay extended on the couch. He slid his arms under her and lifted her up into a bridal hold. His lips founds hers quickly as he savored the sweet taste of fruit on them, making him smile as he realized this was an effect he had on the spring Guardian. He walked up the stairs and to her room, shutting the door quietly behind him.
He let her fall onto her bed as he climbed over her and helped her slid off her coat. He chuckled as he saw his jacket underneath and kissed the small spot of skin just under her neck that the jacket left open. His hand slid underneath the jacket and shirt beneath that as his kissed along her jaw, making her groan in pleasure from his touch.
Her arms linked behind his neck as her fingers twined themselves in his hair, feeling the softness that slid through her fingers. Her hands traveled down his back and slid on his waist to the front. She tugged his jacket up and over his head, feeling his muscles move on his stomach as her fingers glided over them softly.
"So many layers," He growled, as he tugged on the jacket and shirt.
She lifted her back up into him as the clothing slid off her skin; raising her arms as it went over her head and onto the floor with his jacket. His hand lifted the arch of her back into him more, unhooking her bra and sliding it off of her before she could think.
"Ja.." She gasped, but was cut off as he kissed her hard and slipped his tongue in.
A moan escaped her throat as he grasped her breast in his hand and massaged it, making her nipples hard and taut in pleasure. His thumb ran over the nipple, making her moan in surprise at the unfamiliar touch to that area. She pulled back as she tried to catch her breath and looked at Jack with a blush on her cheeks.
She kicked off her boots and heard a thump as they hit the floor. Her fingers hooked into his pants waist, pulling his hips to hers and feeling the tightness that was pushing against the front of his pants. She gasped from the feeling and tried to cover her face from the blush. His fingers traced down her stomach and hooked into her own pants as he started to slowly tug them down until they reached her knees.
Part of her was telling her to pull them back up, but the rest of her was telling her to let him see it all. He looked down hungrily at her as he kissed her breasts and traveled down her stomach, sending flaring heat everywhere he touched. He kissed her hip and her thigh, making her groan from how close he was to the place she desperately needed him.
"Jack," She groaned, making him look up at her pleased and turned on.
He chuckled at her. She narrowed her eyes and flipped them, sitting on his waist as she rubbed her underwear clad entrance against his pant caged member. She felt it twitch, making her let out a small gasp beneath her breath and look down at him.
"No fair," He groaned, pulling her face down to him.
"Not fun huh?" She smiled against him, kissing along his jaw, shoulder, and down his chest and stomach.
She undid his pants and helped him slide them off and let him kick them away as he lay fully naked beneath her. She spotted his member and blushed red as she didn't know what to do. Jack on the other hand knew what he should do; he was going to let his body do what it wanted. He flipped her back under him and slid her underwear off quickly, gazing down at her body; reveling in the curves, dips, and lines of her body.
"Beautiful," He murmured, kissing her stomach again. He kissed along her sides and up her neck and jaw until he reached her mouth once again. "You sure?"
She looked at him and gave him a small smile, pulling him down to her instead as she pushed her hips into him. He pushed into her, breaking her barrier and stretching her walls. She let out a small squeak, making him look down at her and notice the tears on the edge of her eyes.
He kissed them away as he linked his hands with hers, giving them a reassuring squeeze as he waited for her to adjust to his size. She cracked her eyes open and pushed her hips forward, pushing him farther into her and giving him the signal she was okay.
He pulled out of her and thrust into her slowly, making sure she wasn't in any pain as he did so. She groaned for him to pick up his speed, and he smiled as he leaned down and kissed her lips, giving her what she wanted. A moan escaped her lips as she felt her body shivering in anticipation for its peak, her heart beating furiously, her breathing ragged, and her body heating up as if it was the sun itself inside of her. She couldn't get enough of the sight above her; Jack. His breathing was ragged same as hers, his skin was slightly pink, and sweat rolled down his skin. But what made her catch her breath was the intensity of his eyes as they watched her and never left her face.
Jack looked down at her and marveled at the flushed look of her skin, the way her chest rose and sank with every breath, and the cute way she brought her hand up to her mouth to try and suppress the moans that kept coming out.
"Jack!" She gasped, making his heart beat all the faster.
Her coil inside of her was tightening as he thrusted into her faster and deeper than before, reaching inside of her with his full length. She gripped the covers with one of her hands, and held onto his hand with the other. Her back arched into him, trying to get him to go further than before. His hand reached her hip and pulled her closer, angling her just right as he hit the bundle of nerves her body wanted him to find.
A scream of pure ecstasy escaped her lips as he repeatedly hit the bundle of nerves, sending electricity throughout her body and making it go into bliss.
"Jack!" She reached her peak as her walls tightened around his shaft and her body tried to keep hold of her climax.
Jack helped her ride it out as he pounded into her a couple more times before he could no longer hold it and filled her with cool liquid as he growled her name into her shoulder. He collapsed on top of her before rolling to his side with her in his arms.
"This," She said, catching her breath as she kissed along his jaw. "My brother may murder you for."
Jack laughed as he kissed her forehead. "It could be our little secret." He whispered to her, making her giggle and nuzzle into his neck as she wrapped her arms around him.