Chapter Three: An Icy Embrace
It was the day of Christmas Eve and Jack was riding the winds to North’s workshop. It had been two weeks since the incident where Eva fell through the ice. Molly asked her to believe in Jack, but nothing has changed. Eva still can’t see him no matter what Jack did to try to get her to see him. More and more his heart started to fall for her, but it felt like it was breaking every time she just walked right past him.
Jack knew that North would be busy getting everything together at the last minuet but he just needed to talk to him. Maybe he could help him with his problem. Jack got lucky and caught North inside his office creating something else from ice. He lightly knocked on the window to get the big man’s attention. North looked up and smiled and motioned for Jack to come in.
“Hey big guy, how’s everything going?” Jack asked North.
“Everything is on schedule and the list have been checked twice.” North nodded then slapped Jack in the back; “you’ll keep the skies clear for me tonight won’t you?” He asked in his thick Russian accent.
“I’ll think about that North, but I want to ask you a question.” Jack said looking up at North.
“Shoot.” North said to Jack as he wondered back to his desk and continued tinkering.
“I was wondering if you could help me with something.” Jack asked.
“This involves a girl, doesn’t it Jack?” North said with a smirk spreading across his face.
“Actually…yes it does.” Jack said looking down at the floor.
“Haha! Jack has a crush on someone, who’s the lucky girl? It better not be Tooth, it’s a bad idea to be in a relationship with fellow guardians, just letting you know.” North stated walking over and smacking Jack in the back.
“Her name is Eva Manda.” Jack told North.
“Oh I know who you are talking about. She’s always been on the nice list, and cares greatly about her little sister.” North said.
“The thing is she doesn’t believe in me, and no matter what I do I can’t her notice that I do exist.” Jack said a little depressed.
“I know you’ll think of something to get her to notice you.” North winked at Jack and then walked Jack over to his desk. “Anything is possible, even us Guardians have to believe. You’re the Guardian of fun. Don’t let something like this get you down.” North told Jack, “Now I have to get back to work and you should go and have some fun, I still have a lot to do and little time to do it.” North said and lightly nudged Jack to get him to smile a bit.
“Thanks for the talk big man.” Jack smiled lightly as North then he jumped out of the window and the wind caught him and he went back to Burgess.
Jamie and all the kids were outside playing in the snow and having fun. Jack landed on the statue in town and watched them as they were sledding. A smile played with his lips as he recalled when he sent Jamie on an epic ride. He jumped off the statue and went over to the kids and they all goofed around and had fun with Jack creating ramps for them to launch off of them land in a pile of snow.
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Later that night after Jamie, Molly, and all of their friends went back home to get warmed up and to have dinner Jack wandered back to his pond and looked up at the moon and sighed. His breath creating a puff of steam that escaped from his lungs.
“Can’t you help me out here…I just want her to believe in me and notice me…is that so wrong? Is it wrong for a guardian to fall in love?” Jack asked the moon. But he didn’t get a response back.
Jack wondered around town. There were couples that were out and enjoying the night together and it kind of tugged at his heart. He just wanted to be able to be with Eva and have him notice him and believe in him. As he was wandering from rooftop to rooftop he spotted a blonde haired girl sitting on the bench a lone in the park. He wandered down to her to see that it was Eva.
“I should probably get home before Mom and dad get worried about me.” She muttered to herself.
Jack made it snow lightly and Eva looked up at the sky, a snowflake gently landed on her cheek and melted. “But, I thought it was supposed to be a clear night.” Eva said to herself. “It’s a good night for it though.” She said but she didn’t get up, “It’s so beautiful.” She sighed.
Jack sat down next to her and placed a hand on Eva’s gloved hand. “I wish you would believe in me Eva, I just want you to smile.”
“Who’s there?” Eva said looking to her side. She could have sworn she heard someone say her name.
“Eva, I know you can do it, I know you can believe in me.” Jack said putting one of his ice cold hands on her cheek.
Eva shivered and stood up, it felt like someone just placed a hand on her cheek, but she couldn’t see anyone.
‘I’m just imagining things.’ Eva thought to herself and then quickly walked back home.
Jack sat there on the bench alone, and sighed as he stood back up.
When Eva got back home Molly came laughing up to her sister as her sister entered the yard.
“Eva, Eva, Jack Frost made it snow.” Molly giggled as she jumped onto her older sister.
‘Just believe, in Jack Frost…the sky was supposed to be clear tonight but it started snowing. That feeling of someone touching my face…it was Jack Frost.’ Eva thought to herself finally putting the pieces together.
“I see that, now lets get back inside before you catch a cold from coming outside in bare feet.” Eva smiled at her little sister and picked her up then they both went inside.
Eva went and took a shower to heat up from being outside for so long, than she went and laid down on her bed and relaxed. “Jack Frost.” Eva muttered to herself looking up at the ceiling and she lightly touched her cheek. Eva looked over at her window when she heard a light knock on her window. Her eyes grew wide and she shot up off her pillow when she saw a teenage boy around her age floating in front of her window. She went over and opened the window. “Jack Frost…” She whispered.
“You can see me?!” Jack said to her as a smile grew on his face.
Eva nodded slowly, her little sister was right Jack Frost did exist. “You can see me!” Jack shouted happily launching himself into the air and then coming back to her window.
“You made it snow.” Eva said to him, “While I was in the park, and you’re the one that touched me cheek earlier…you’re the one that pulled me out of the water two weeks around aren’t you?” Eva questioned still shocked.
“Yes I am.” Jack nodded and placed an icy hand on her cheek.
“Your about as old as I am, how are you a spirit?” Eva asked him shivering a little from his cold touch.
“That pond that I saved you from, that was the pond that I ended up becoming who I am today.” Jack told her.
“But, why did you save me?” Eva asked stepping back from the window so Jack could come into her room.
“I didn’t want you to die, you make your little sister laugh and smile.” Jack said to her. He wanted to tell her the other reason why he saved her but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.
“Thank you Jack, I owe you big time.” Eva smiled and hugged him.
Jack took a sudden breath in when she hugged him; then he hugged her back. It was nice to feel her warmth against his cold body. “Your welcome.” He said and then they released from their hug.
“Um…I should probably let you warm back up and get some rest, I’m sure that you will have a lot to do tomorrow considering that it’s Christmas day.” Jack said looking down at the ground then back at her as he stepped away from her.
“When will I see you again?” Eva asked him.
“I’m always around, you just have to keep believing in me.” He smiled at her and then hopped out the window and rode the winds away back to the lake.
The End
