Once Upon A December (Book 1)

Chapter 56-Samantha

Black is all I see, nothing heard, where has this happened before?, I sarcastically ask in my head, my heart pounds loudly in my ears to being in this all so familiar void of darkness, my eyes dart everywhere, looking for something to help calm my nerves, as if knowing what would help, I feel something take my hand, the object having the oh so calming cool temperature I was used to "Jack" I sigh, my sigh dreamlike, I turn, facing the said boy, his eyes and lips holding small smiles. My smile comes to my lips "where are we?" I ask him "that's what I was about to ask you" he tells me, his voice laced with as much as confusion as my eyes, our eyes look aroundz taking in and trying to figure out where we where "you're taking a journey to the past of course" a voice says in front of us, making our eyes snap back to the front to see the origin of the voice, only to see an familiar girl, her being the same as Jack, just the perfect hourglass body she had separated them both. "Elsa?" Jack asks in disbelief, she opens her arms out, Jack immediately running to her to hug her, she giggles a chuckle like giggle, her arms wrapping around Jack's back "what are you doing here?" He asks "we were more connected than you thought, plus to tell you the tell of your past" she answers, my eyes go to Jack's, his meeting mine at the exact moment with joy, Elsa smiles at the smiles that appear on me and Jack's lips. She then uses her magic, making a glowing white screen appear in front of us, our eyes go to the screen, the light not blinding us like the light before it, but it being gentle and soft, our eyes stay on it as my gand fells Jack's take it and hold it tightly, yet gently, the screen has a blue hue swirling in the middle of the screen, the swirling stops and an image takes up the screen, it being from the back view, the image showing a girl, one young and covered warmly in her winter jacket and bennie. Her coconut brown hair falling just above her butt, her hair holding natural and magical curls that waved and bounced slightly when she would walk her confident stride, her bennie being a light blue, the same light blue of Jack's eyes, her jacket small and not really covering her entire body, this girl was utterly familiar and I recognized her from anywhere, she was me, my eyes widen "is that... Is she..." Jack tries to ask, only for no words to leave his mouth, he didn't know what to say. "That's me" I finish for him, my eyes go to Elsa's beautifully blue and round eyes "when is this?" I ask her "this was 4 years before you and Jack became guardians, this was while you lived in the same orphanage, this was the moment before it all started, your planned life started to change" she answers deeply as she moved her hand to the left, the screen moving so we got a good side view, my past self's eyes were down, reading the one book I had, Fahrenheit 451, my small smile come to my lips when I see this. Her brown wide eyes staring and getting lost in the soft and vanilla pages, only for her to bump into someone, her nose getting hit slightly to the bump, her eyes snap away from the pages and stare up, only for her eyes to widen in fear, the screen shows the one she bumped into, my eyes widen in the same fearful hue she had, the screen shows Felix, his eyes holding darkness and a taunting smirk on his thin lips, his blue eyes staring down at me, his blonde and messy hair blowin in the winter wind. His slim and slightly muscular body wrapped in winter clothing "well, look what I bumped into" he announces, mocking chuckles came from behind him, as usual, his group of boys followed their overly cocky and stuck up leader, their eyes filled with amusement and wild with danger, all of them towering over her, her having to cane her neck to meet their eyes "if it isn't the little freak?" He mocks, she hugs her book closer to her chest "what do you want, Felix?" She asks. Fear being the only thing in her tone and voice "what I want is for you to stop believing in childish things" he answers with a wicked smirk, her eyes widen and start to glare hardly at Felix "never" she states, he's smirk deepens in evil "good" he states, he snaps his fingers and two boys go for my arms, pulling on them, my past self knows exactly what was going to happen, I did too, for she was me, not even younger, but she was me, the 16 year old self that was forever stuck that way. They pull her back, her mouth opening and starting to release loud begs for help, their strong arms making it hard for me to escape, her legs and arms going everywhere and every direction, trying desperately for escape and for someone to hear her begs for help, her book falling fron her hands "HELP! SOMEONE! ANYONE!" My constant and repeating yells echo through the deserted streets, no one came, not a single soul unselfish enough to help, tears escape her eyes as they continue to push her until they go to a unfamiliar corner against a light pole. They push her until her back slams dangerously against the pole, the book sitting in the snow a few inches away fron the scene, her hair falls out of it's place and covers her face "say it" he demands softly, gentleness not in his tone, her mouth doesn't move "say it!" He demands more harshly this time "never!" She yells back, he smiks and readies to snap his fingers, her face flinching and staying cringed, ready for the pain he was going to do to her, but a laugh was heard, his fingers stopping in confusion. "HEY!" Someone calls, everyone turns, except her, her eyes just look up, her, my and Jack's widen, it was a boy, not just any, Jack, her eyes stare at him, his cocky smile on his lips, making her face redden and look down in embarrassment, he then takes a chunk of snow and throws it right in Felix's face, his force making Felix bleed, he then uses his strong and angry force to punch the rest, none of them able to get a finger on him as he dodged swiftly and quickly. All of our eyes stay on him as he dodges, his face and features a blur "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!" Felix yells to his boys, panic sounding foreign in his tone, they all run away yelling, Jack laughs, my eyes going to the precious book "hope they wont bother you again" he mumbles in anger, his feet seem to turn to look at her, she and him bend down in unison, her not knowing of him going to pick up the book, her eyes be looking st him "thanks, but I really-" she starts. Only for their hands to touch as they both try to pick up the book, her eyes go to his, the screen finally showing his face, he was nothing like Jack, his skin still slightly pale, but his cheeks held the warmth of life spring on their flesh, his hair still shaggy, but instead of snow white, it was the same color as my hair, flowing gently in the wind, his eyes big and round, full of adventure, his clothes normal for the cold, his eyes widen as he takes in his first sight of her "what's your name?" He ask, their eyes locking "Samantha" she answers softly.