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Chapter 6. Arrival of a rival
It took nearly 2 years before he had managed to gain at least some amount control of his new powers. It had been far from easy, as his powers tended to act up whenever he got too emotional or stressed. He nearly froze his entire room over a few weeks ago, when he stressed out about an important test. It wasn't the test that tested his patience, no, the wind kept on pestering him about his training. When it became too much for him, his powers went out of control leaving pretty much everything in his room covered with a thin layer of frost. When he calmed down enough to realize what had happened he thawed it, before anyone entered his room only to find it covered with frost.
After the awakening of his powers, he noticed how the snow, ice and frost helped him 'see'. It radiated a strange light throughout his normally dark world, giving shape to his surroundings. The first winter after his awakening was one full of endless wonder, while he had always been able to sense his surroundings within a certain radius it seemed to expand to far beyond what any human with sight ever would be able to see with their eyes. It was as if he could 'see' everything touched by the snow, although, he had to learn to restrain his powers. Otherwise, this wide perception would only make it harder for him to focus on maintaining control.
He had perfected this restraint in the past 2 years and now he often released the restriction when he was alone in the garden, allowing himself to be lost within the movement, sounds and shapes. It was incredible, though he could only do it safely, when no one would be around to interfere.
The white haired teen let out a sigh, it was now near the end of his summer vacation, only a week left before he would enter high school. While he looked forward to the fresh start with a new set of classmates, he didn't particularly look forward to their reaction towards his blindness, not to mention what would happen if anyone ever found out about his unusual powers. He haven't even told Tooth or Emma about it, while they both knew about his friendship with the wind he knew that revealing his new abilities would be too much, even for them.
It defiantly hadn't been an easy secret to keep as he even now still barely had any control. The wind kept telling him that once he becomes the spirit of winter it would become much easier for him to control, that being a mortal trying to control such forces is simply impossible, no matter how much you try. He seriously doubted the words of the wind back then, but now after 2 years of failing to do little more than making a few snowballs and making a handful snow (to put down the neck of someone's cloth as a prank) before he lost control he was starting to realize the truth of the wind's words. As much as he hated to admit it, the wind was right. He didn't really have much choice, he would either have to become a spirit as the wind wanted him to or end up hurting the people he loves.
Jack was about to back upstairs to his room when he heard the doorbell. He groaned in annoyance, as he was currently the only one home. He opened the door, revealing a tall male standing in front of him "Hello mate, I'm Aster E. Bunnymund, I just moved in next door." Jack could tell from the stranger's voice that he was around his own age and gave a slight smile as he felt the teen rise his hand for a handshake. He took the hand and returned the greeting "I'm Jack Frost. Nice to meet you" the other teen let out a slight chuckle at Jack's name. Noticing this, jack raised an eyebrow and put on a smirk "Yeah, like your name is any better, Bunny." Both teens laughed at that.
"I know this may be rude of me, considering I just met you and all, but I could really use your help with some boxes. I would have asked my uncle to help but turns out, he forgot I would arrive today and is out of town. I'm just happy I already gotten the key." Jack raised an eyebrow at that "Your uncle?" Bunny smiled at that "I'm moving in at my uncle North's place as I wanted to attend burgess high." Jack laughed slightly at that, knowing very well what kind of person North was. He then nodded "Sure, I'll help. Your uncle has always been nice to me and my family, so I don't mind helping you for a bit." Bunny's smile widened "Thanks a lot, mate!"
The two teens walked over to the house next door. Jack only vaguely familiar with the place, making him a bit uncertain as the owner wasn't around. The two of them worked for a few hours, carrying in the boxes from bunny's truck. The two of them really enjoying each other's company that was until Tooth arrived shortly after they finished up.
She immediately noticed Jack talking with a stranger. Jack noticing her presence, stopped mid-sentence as he turned to greet his girlfriend of a few months. "Hey Tooth!" she walked over and gave him a kiss on the cheek in greeting. "Who is your new friend?" she asked him teasingly, Jack smiled as he put an arm around her waist as he turned to face Bunny again. "Tooth this is my new neighbor, Aster. E. Bunnymund who will attend at burgess high next week with us. Bunny this is Sheila Collins, my best friend and girlfriend."
Bunny was rendered speechless at the beautiful girl in front of him. Already feeling the stab of jealousy, that this strange white-haired teen was able to get a girlfriend like her, when he clearly didn't even notice how lucky he was. Tooth noticing the strange, mixed expression on Bunny's face chose it was time to leave and said with an apologetic smile "Well, we better get going now. Nice to meet you Bunny." That snapped Bunny out of his speechless state "Oh! I see. Thanks for helping me with the boxes Jack." Jack noticed the slightly forced formality but couldn't tell why, so he let it go and just smiled happily at the other teen. "Anytime, Bunny." As the couple walked away, Bunny couldn't help but frown in confusion, though happy Jack hadn't seemed to notice his mixed expression of awe and jealousy.
A/N Hey guys. Sorry for not posting the last week or so, i've just been extremely busy. Yes i made another time skip to avoid fillers and don't worry! I will write a flashback on how Jack and Tooth became a couple, but i won't reveal any of it now. you'll just have to wait for it :D