Frozen Chemicals

Where do we go from here?

      The next morning I wake up with the sun directly in my eyes. "Ow, thanks for that sunlight". I sit up and re evaluate last night. He loves me? Jack Frost, a freaking immortal legend loves, me? That just doesn't exist, I mean how the hell did that happen? "Hey Siggy? Time to get up, it's time for school" Al is gently knocking on my door. "Al, can you come in please? I promise I’m decent.."

After he opens the door I point directly to my eyes, and lift my hair with the other hand. "What exactly am I supposed to do about this? I have ice blue eyes and freaking WHITE hair!" "I don't know Sig, we'll figure something out after school, it's only one day!" I evaluate my options, get in deeper shit with the guys or just go. I mean, it is only one day. If I play on Al’s sympathy, Ed will figure it out and not be too happy, it’s not like he’s always a grump but he definitely is more of the authoritative figure. Besides, I don’t think Alphonse will budge on me going to school today, even if he has to get Edward in on this so they can team up. So I really should  try one day of being at school with this new look. I mean, I don’t think it’s going away anytime soon; besides  I've already worried the guys enough. I bite the bullet and agree to go and start picking out my outfit as Al leaves my room.

      Once I get to school, all hell breaks loose even as I leave the car. "Yo! The freak really is a freak! She has white hair now! Oh and contacts too!" Great, just bring attention to it why don't you, ass.  I look back at Edward then step out of the car. People really piss me off. Normal teenagers deal with acne and dates to the next dance, but no. I have to deal with dying, being saved by possibly my own hallucination and loosing all the pigments in my body, except my eyes, welcome to albino town! (No offense to albinos, but it just doesn't work on me.)

After what feels like eternity, but is really only about 8 hours I finally get home and collapse on my bed and bury my face in my pillow and let out the most frustrated groan I can. "Better be careful with what noises you make, or your family is going to think you're up to something up here Sigourney." I do my best to not scream and throw my pillow at Jack who is leaning against the wall next to my window. "Jesus on his throne Christ! Jack, don't scare me like that!" "Sorry babe." I pause, did Jack Frost just call me babe? I mean, we did share a lot of feelings last night but I didn’t think things would progress this quickly.  Jack walks over and hugs me while kissing the top of my head. "Babe?" I can’t help but question it, I mean just, I don’t know anything right now.

"Yeah, do you not like that?" Jack raises his eyebrow, God only knows what’s running through his mind, possibly several other pet names he could apply to replace ‘babe’."It's fine, but what's going on between us now?" Again, I can’t help but inquire, what he’s thinking could be SO different from what I am. Especially since I’m not.  "Well, I like you, and you like me right?" I nod slowly and reply with "Well yeah." "Then we're together." My eyes bug at his simple statement. It’s just so… Matter of fact. "Wow! Hold your horses! Last night was the first time we talked in how many years, don't you think that's a little too fast?" "When you have forever, 'fast' and 'slow' don't apply anymore." He’s still being very frank, and it’s very disgruntling, almost disturbing because it’s almost like it’s not big deal to him. While this is all a very big deal to me. Like last night, I’m back to whispering. "But, I don't have forever." "Mere details" "For you! Not for me Jack, I won’t live as long as you will, hell! I’m just a blip in how long you have to live."

       "Who are you talking to Sig?" "Just going over play lines E.... HOLY WHAT!" I turn around see Edward, his hair is gone, well the length is. His once mid-back length hair is gone to a normal person cut. "Just, what? what? what?" "I thought it'd help you feel better if somebody else you knew had a massive, alarming, attention bringing change." "Oh Edward! Thank you!" I hop off my bed and give Ed a hug. "Al and I are going to run to the grocery store, do you want anything?" "No, I’m set thanks." I smile at Edward and give him another hug. When he leaves, I turn around to see Jack sitting in my window seat. I instantly smile to see that he stayed.

“Where we we?” I ask him as I sit at the end of my bed resting my arms on the foot board. “A trivial little matter about the relationship before us.” “Right, but somehow I feel as though I was getting nowhere.” “How right you are, because I do not care if you live another 50 or 500 years, I love you Sigourney and will express it in all the time I have. So why don’t you lay down on your bed?” At the suggestion, I turn bright red, is he implying what I think he is? I mean, yes we are home alone but that is really fast.  “Sig, really?” Shit. He can tell what I’m thinking like he can read my thoughts. “This isn’t sexual” So I do lay down on my stomach as he walks over to me and whispers in my ear “though I wish it were” I squeak as he smirks. His hands are gently rubbing my back as he asks how my day went. Somehow I feel as though he doesn’t need to ask. “Don’t you already know Frosty?” I can tell that he does because his hands become more intense in their previous gentle circles. “You really should ignore them Sigourney, you really are a beautiful woman no matter the hair  or eye color.” I think Jack Frost just called me beautiful. “Jack?” “Yes?” “Where do we go from here?” “Eternity, one step at a time.”