Ok this is the next chapter.
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So whose ready for Jack's past! I've noticed some of you asking about it and his sister, so here you are!
Now onto the longest chapter I have ever written (I think)!
The day was such a beautiful day. The sky was clear, not a cloud in sight. The snow that powdered the ground was soft and fluffy. This was a day that was seemed like a perfect day to all that who weren't the pale teen sitting upon the frozen lake. He had snowy hair and pale skin. Eyes the color of the winter sky was tilted towards the ground. A furry tail with a fluffy tip lay limply upon the ground behind him and slightly pointed ears. He wore a white long-sleeved shirt and brown pants.
This was Jokul Frosti. He had escaped from his prison in Gehenna about a year ago when Satan had left and caused the Blue Night. Since then, he'd been wandering around Assiah, but whenever he came in contact with someone, they would scream and flee. His powers, unused for years, would sometimes go out of control. Sadly, it wasn't long until he was hunted down by a group of people called exorcists. All he wanted was help or something but in response, he got attacked and pushed away like some sort of monster. But, then again, he was a monster wasn't he.
Jokul sighed as he continued to sulk upon the ice. He had opted to hide in the woods ever since he was hunted down a year ago. He was never found or caught. If the exorcists had ever searched for him, he would just simply hide until they were gone. Honestly, the demon was happy that today was so peaceful and quiet. He needed it.
A sudden noise to his left sounded through his ears and he quickly turned towards the sound. All he saw was a bush. However, as he focused his advanced hearing he caught the sound of soft breathing from the bush.
"Whose there?" He spoke in his native tongue. A small squeak was heard as a young girl popped out from behind the bush. She had shoulder length brown hair with light skin. Her eyes were a soft chocolate brown. She was dressed in a simple dress and shoes as well. Their eyes met, and they just stared in silence.
Finally she spoke in such a sweet voice of a child. "I-I'm sorry if I scared you! I just…I saw you sitting there and you looked sad. Are you ok?"
Jokul stared wide eyed at the child before him. Could she not tell he was a demon? He took a step backwards, away from her. "Stay away from me!" He exclaimed.
Not understanding what he said but understanding the fear upon his face she spoke up. "I won't hurt you! I just wanted to know if you were ok. Do you…understand what I'm saying?"
Jack stared at her before slowly nodding him head. He understood what she was saying, he even learned the language in the year he's been in Assiah. He just didn't trust her enough to speak English.
She took another step forward only to step upon weakened ice, causing it to crack and both of them to freeze. Jokul didn't move. He stared in horror at the child as the cracks spread out under her. She moved to step back, only for the ice to break under her. There was a scream, a rush of air, and the sound of ice forming followed by a thump on the ground.
Jokul panted where he lay. When the ice had cracked, he ran as fast as he could to get the child off it, pushing her to land and cushioning her smaller body with him own. He felt her get off of him and speak in a voice full of wonder.
"Woah! Did you just refreeze the ice?" She spoke. Jack sat up and his eyes widened when he saw that, indeed, his powers had reacted again and ended up freezing the ice once again.
Jokul nodded before swallowing and saying. "You should go. I don't want you to be hurt because of me."
Her eyes lit up at his ability to speak English before a pout formed upon her face as she stared up at him. "What do you mean? You just saved me! Why would you hurt me?"
"Well you see-"
"Does it have to do with this?" That's when Jokul realized that his tail was still out for her to see. It flicked away from her as she went to touch it and he hid the appendage under his shirt.
"…Yes." Jokul answered. "You need to understand that I'm not…normal. I'm not from here. I don't know if you know about Assiah and Gehenna or not, but you need to know…I'm a demon."
It was quiet after that for a moment, the girl's eyebrows furrowing in confusion as she stared at him, before she spoke. "You can't be a demon." She said. "Demons are mean monsters, not nice boys who save others."
Jokul chuckled. "I can assure you I am a demon." then he frowned again. "But I still can't go with you. I don't want to put you and your family in danger just because an exorcist or someone will see and recognize me."
"But what if I disguise you!" She exclaimed. "And then I can get my parents to let you stay with us! Yeah!"
"I don't know how well that will work and I don't want to intrude on your life." Jokul said. "Besides, let's say it works and I do stay with you. How would I repay you?"
She stood there silently for a moment looking the other over. She hummed before her eyes suddenly brightened and she exclaimed, "You could tell me about all that exorcist and demon stuff! That way I can help you not get caught!"
Jokul frowned. "Why would you want to know that? You could live a perfectly normal life if you just leave me be."
"But I can't do that. You're too nice abandon." She then reached out to him, only for Jokul to move away. "Please? Let me do this for you."
Jokul stared at her before his icy eyes flashed down to the hand being held out to him. He could leave now. He could deny her invitation of going to her home and attempt to live with her. He could let her life go on hopefully without any further confrontations of demons. She could go back to her family without any risk of being hunted down by exorcists and other demons searching for him.
Or…or he could accept her hand, accept her invitation. He could attempt this chance of living in Assiah without hiding out and stealing for survival. He could come into her life, bringing in the threat of demons and exorcists and everything in between. He could supply her with that knowledge and in return he gains a place to live.
Now, as they stood upon the snow covered ground one hand stretched out while the other was still next to the other's side, a decision was to be made. One knew what was wanted while the other was uncertain as to what the decision to be made and the effects. But until one was made, the future lay unwritten before them. Everything would take effect after a single choice was made. But then again everything was. But those weren't important right now. The only choice that mattered was the one made now. Not ones in the past. Not ones in the future. Now. A choice had to be made, they didn't have forever.
So a choice was made.
A pale, freezing hand twitched where it lay on the side before slowly reaching up to grasp the smaller one. The grip was light at first, hesitant. Seeing his hesitation, she tightened her grip slightly around his, as if showing he could trust her but not enough to make him stay if he didn't want to. A heavy silence hung in the air for a few moments before something happened.
The grip tightened.
Her eyes lit up with joy as she then flung herself into his arms. Jokul stumbled back but was able to regain his footing and put his arms around her.
"Oh, thank you! Don't worry you'll have a great time with us!" Us. She was referring to her family he realized.
"Err…yeah but don't I have to be disguised first?" Jokul asked looking down at her.
She gasped. "Oh yeah! And I have to make up a story for you too!"
Jokul raised an eyebrow. "A story?"
"Yeah! So that way you can have a convincing reason to stay with us!"
Jokul chuckled, actually chuckled, at this. "How old are you anyway missy?"
She huffed and crossed her arms. "I'm eight years old just so you know. And my names not "missy"."
"Oh and what is it?"
"My name is Emma. Emma Overland." She introduced herself. Then she tilted. "What about you?"
"What about me?"
"What's your name? You have one, don't you?"
"…yeah."
"Well? What is it!?"
Jack stared for a moment before answering. "My name's Jokul Frosti."
Emma hummed. "Yeah that will have to change."
"What!? Why?!"
She raised an eyebrow. "You've most likely introduced yourself so changing your name would be good. And it will also be easier to pronounce."
Jokul smirked. "What? Can't pronounce a simple name?"
Emma's cheeks darkened with flush. "No! It's easier on others!"
Jokul just let out a loud laugh in response.
Emma huffed in annoyance. "Whatever, let's just get you looking differently."
"And how are we going to do that?"
Once more the child hummed. "Let's see. Hmmmm, oh! Come with me!" She grabbed his hand and began to pull him out of the woods and towards civilization. Letting go of his hand and turning towards him, she ordered. "Stay here, I'll be right back." With that she ran off, leaving Jokul alone.
When she returned many hours later, she had a large bag with her. Jokul, who had been hiding in the meantime, came out and approached her.
"What's all this?" Jokul asked as he approached her.
"This is what's going to make you a different person." Emma answered as she began to unpack her supplies. However she paused before going on. "You can't change your appearance can you?"
"Not that I know of." Jokul replied. "Besides don't you think I would have done that?"
"I'm just asking, no need to get upset." Emma said back at his tone. Jokul just rolled his eyes. She dug through her bag and took out the rest of the things. Some of it was food while other things were makeups and things of that like. "I brought somethings to hopefully change you look as well as make you feel better, because it looks like you haven't eaten in a while." She pushed towards him the food and water which Jokul took happily and sat down to eat. As he ate she grabbed something brown and walked over to Jokul as he ate. Emma walked behind him and placed the thing upon his head, surprising Jokul.
"Hey!"
"Hush, this will hide your hair." He just scowled as she positioned whatever it was on his head. Once she was done, Emma moved away and back towards her pile of supplies. Then she came back with a box and mirror.
"Here," she handed the objects to Jokul who had by now finished eating. In the reflection of the mirror, Jokul could now see his hair was brown!
"What happened to my hair!?" He exclaimed.
"I put a wig on you stupid." Emma laughed as she knocked on his head. She had spent hours cutting it in a way his was but making it so it could hide his pointed ears. "I also got colored contacts but you don't have to wear them if you don't want to."
"I think I'm good like this." Jokul said. "Now what should we do about my story? I can't do anything about injuries because as a demon, the wounds will heal really quickly." Jokul explained to her.
Emma's chocolate orbs grew with wonder. "Wow, really? Let me see!"
"You want to see me get hurt and heal?"
"Yeah! Show me!" She pled with wide eyes.
Jokul chuckled. "You're special, you know that?" With that he formed a shard of ice in his hand and cut across his hand. Emma winced at the sight only to watch the wound quickly close up.
"Wow! I wish I could do that! So does that happen for any injury?"
Jokul smiled. "Pretty much. Some will take longer than others but only specific things like holy water."
"That hurts?"
"Well, yeah. I am a demon remember." Emma scowled at the word demon. Jokul rose a confused eyebrow. "What?"
"Don't call yourself that."
"What?" He laughed.
"Don't call yourself a demon, because you're not. You might have the looks and come from a demon home, but from what I've seen, you're not one."
Jokul shook his head. "You've only known me for like a day and you're being nice to me."
"What wrong with that!?"
"Nothing!" Jokul responded quickly at her anger.
Emma huffed before grabbing her makeup kit. "Well if we can't do cuts I could try to make it look like you were caught in a fire."
"Again, you're how old?"
"Oh shut up!" Emma laughed as she began to apply the makeup. For what felt like hours, Emma went to work in dirtying up his clothing and occasionally ripping it. It wasn't long until Jack looked like he had just escaped a fire.
"Ok so I'm going to go find my parents while you go act hurt or whatever." Emma said, packing up her supplies. "Where should I find you?"
"The lake?" Jokul offered.
"Alright, see you soon!" With that she took off once more. Jokul then turned and headed in the direction of the lake. Once he got there, he laid upon the ground and closed his eyes, waiting.
"Hurry! Hurry! I think we're close." Jokul heard the sound of Emma's voice shouting and footsteps drawing near. He had been lying there for a while now and he had at first thought he'd be laying there for days or something. Now though, he knew Emma had gotten someone.
"There! See! I don't know who it is but their hurt!" The footsteps had stopped a few feet away.
"Oh my lord! Johnathan is he alright?!" a woman's voice called out. Footsteps approached him and Jokul felt himself being lifted into someone's arms. He felt fingers being pressed to his neck.
"Yes, he is!" A man's voice called loudly from above him, hurting his sensitive ears. Next thing he knew, he was being patted on the face. "Hey, come on, son, wake up." A voice was calling for him to open his eyes and, playing the part as best he could, Jokul slowly opened his eyes with a groan.
"Hey, that's it. Can you hear me?" Jokul took in the man above him, Johnathan if he remembered. The man was lean but had muscles. His skin was sun kissed and his hair and eyes were as chocolate as Emma's. Jokul slowly nodded his head at the man's question.
"Good, that's good. Can you speak? Can you tell me what happened?"
Jack faked a very good fake cough as he answered. "W-who are…you?"
"I'm Johnathan Overland. Can you tell me what happened to you son?" Jokul furrowed his eyebrows, thinking up a story as Johnathan helped him sit up. Coming up with one, Jokul answered.
"I-I don't remember." He replied. "I remember…burning and screams and-and…" He clutched his head and widened his eyes, faking his horror. "I-I can't remember!"
"Shhh," A voice called next to him and he turned to see the woman with the same color scheme as Johnathan and Emma. "It's alright dear. Do you remember anything? What your name is? Where your parents are? Anything?"
Jokul swallowed. "Jack. M-My name is J-Jack Frost."
The Overlands took Jokul, now called Jack, to their home to clean him up. After he had finished, they asked him more questions to see if he could remember anything. Jack explained his name was short for Jackson but that was all he could remember.
While Mr. and Mrs. Overland moved to their kitchen to discuss things Emma and Jack talked in the living room.
"So, Jackson, huh?" She smiled at him. Jack shrugged. "The best I could think of at the moment."
"Alright. So care to explain anything to me?"
"I'll explain more when, if we have more privacy." At that the Overlands came back into the room.
"Jack." Mrs. Overland, Mary he learned, spoke. "How would you like to live with us for now? We have the room and can't leave a 14 year old boy out on the streets to defend for himself. Would you accept our offer?"
Jack's, whose confident expression he had used when talking to Emma had vanished when the two walked in, eyes widened in shock. "I would greatly appreciate that Mrs. Overland."
Jack now sat in his own room in the Overland household, messaging his aching tail with ice from his fingers. He's never had to have it so cramped up and it hurt after a while. The fur was even matted from his inability to brush it after the shower! He sighed but yelped when his ice suddenly spread from his tail to the sheets. He was still learning to control it ok!
Just then there was a knock at the door and Jack fumbled to cover the ice and hide his tail. Once that was done he called, "Come in!"
The door opened to reveal Emma and Jack sighed in relief, letting his tail back out. "I thought it was your parents."
Emma laughed. "Nope!" She popped the p. "Just me." Then she looked him over. "You alright?"
"Yeah, just taking care of a few things." His eyes had unconsciously flickered over to his tail catching Emma's attention.
"Would you like help with that?"
Jack's cheeks heated up. "What?! I-I don't…I…well you see its-" He stumbled nervously over his words.
"Jack, use English!" Emma laughed.
"Well, it's just that, a demon's tail is a very sensitive spot. A weak spot so…you know." He trailed off, hopefully she got the idea. And she did but that didn't keep her from asking.
"Can I brush it out for you?"
"Emma, I don't think you-"
"No, I understand I just want you to be comfortable. And I want to touch it." She huffed. "And while I do that you can explain to me about more things."
Jack bit his lip. "Emma-"
"Please!" She whined. Jack sighed and gave in. "Yay!" Emma exclaimed rushing out before rushing back in with a brush in her hand. She approached Jack and sat next to him. Slowly, she reached out before gently and softly picking up the snowy appendage. Jack tensed at her touch as she laid it on her lap. She brought the brush to the tail before starting the job.
"So? Explain." She demanded as she worked.
Jack, who had been ready for any pain that never came, blinked before saying. "Oh, alright…" With that he began to explain to her what he knew of Gehenna and Assiah; of demons and exorcists. She listened attentively as she brushed the knots out of the other's fur. At some point she had taken notice that there was a slight rumble behind Jack's voice, though it was soon recognizable as a purr. She laughed silently to herself not bringing attention to it as the other continued his story.
By the time Jack had finished, his tail was soft and smooth and Emma was slowly petting it. She now understood who to look out for and dangers to Jack. The two curled up on his bed. Emma rested in Jack's arms, his chin on top of her head. The purring that came from him lulled them both into sleep.
Jack had been living with the Overlands for two years now. Over the years he had acted much like an older brother to Emma and Mary and Johnathan didn't mind that. They had taken care of the other like he was of their own flash and blood.
Jack and Emma had grown close as well. While he comforted her and played with her and acted very much like a caring older sibling, she kept his secret and protected him from the things that could harm demons. During his first year with them, she had even gotten him a staff to help control his powers. While he did question it and its shape, Jack appreciated it none the less. Everything was going alright for them, hell the Overlands didn't even question Jack's never changing appearance. It looked like a bright future for them.
But good things could never last.
10 year old Emma Overland was outside one day playing with Jack when people dressed in coats walked up to them. Emma, having already come across a few during Jack's time here, looked up to them with a smile.
"Can we help you?" She asked while simultaneously trying to get Jack to flee. He never liked to but it was one of the few ways they'd stayed safe.
"Yes we'd like to talk to your family." The one in the front asked.
"Oh? Why?"
"For business. Can we please speak to your parents?"
"Sure…" She said. "Come on Jack." She grabbed his hand as they entered their home. The people stood outside their door as Mary appeared.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"Yes, we need you and your family to come with us."
"What? Why?" Mary exclaimed in surprise.
"What's going on here?" Johnathan asked appearing besides his wife.
"As we explained to your wife, we need you and your family to come with us."
"Why? We've done nothing wrong." Johnathan scowled at them.
"Oh the contrary, sir. But it seems you and your family have knowledge of someone we need to find. Because of this, we'll need to take you all him."
"We have done no such thing!" Mr. Overland exclaimed as he stood in the doorway, blocking off any entry. "I'm afraid I'll have to ask you all to leave my property now."
"I'm afraid we can't do that." With a simple hand motion, the other men and women charged forward, taking hold of both the struggling man and woman.
"You can't do this!" Johnathan exclaimed as he struggled in their hold. "I have my rights!"
"Stop it!" Mary shouted. "Leave us alone. Leave our children alone!"
However, the man did not listen. They charged into their home and began searching every nook and cranny for the two. As they came down a hallway, the people slipped upon ice and were passed by two running figures.
"Get them!"
Emma and Jack ran through their home and out the back door. They started running through the forest only for something to suddenly catch Emma's ankle and make her trip. Jack turned around, to go back, only for Emma to start shouting. "No! Go! Run Jokul! Please!"
Jack listened to her pleas of his safety, not listening as he knelt by her side. He freed her ankle from the branch that had caught it however when they stood, they found themselves surrounded by exorcists. Jack held his staff, which they had grabbed from his room, up in front of him while Emma was behind him.
"Now if you just give us, "Jokul" and come with us." The exorcist said.
"No!" Emma shouted from behind Jack. "You can't take Jokul! He's done nothing wrong!"
"Listen, this demon has obviously fooled you into thinking he's good. Don't worry, we'll help you and your family the best we can. Just give us the demon."
"No!" Both Jack and Emma shouted at the same time. Jack then began shooting ice at each of the exorcists but he failed to notice the one sneaking up in Emma until he heard her scream.
He turned towards the two, finding Emma trapping and struggling within the other's arms.
"Now." The exorcist spoke. "If you come with us, she won't be hurt."
Jack just growled, ears elongating, sharp teeth bared, and nails sharpening. He growled at the man before him until Emma spoke up.
"Just get out of here jack!" She shouted. "Go! I'll be fine!" She continued to struggle in the exorcists hold but her pleading eyes convinced Jack to run. He began to back away from the two and he turned to run but not before he saw the man plunge a syringe into Emma's neck and her to go limp in the exorcist's hold.
Jack would have attacked him there and then, tearing into his skin until none was left. But he didn't. It's not what she would have wanted. So Jack turned and fled.
Never looking back.
SO that was that. I planned to get everything important about that done in this chapter and I did! Next chapter we are back in present time!
Question, what do you think became of his family? Will they appear later on or do I leave it with this?
You don't have to answer of course, just a random question.
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Until next time! :D