Must be Santa (COMPLETED)

18

Nick

Jingles whinnied again, dipping and flying up with ease. Wynter chuckled as we dipped to the side, clinging onto my stomach for security.
I didn't mind her warmth. Was it weird I actually took relish in it?

"So where are we going anyways?" She screams, trying to speak over the rushing gusts of cold winter air.

"To the warehouse. Come on, you guide us" I say, shifting the reigns behind my body so she could guide us. I knew Wynter would enjoy it if she just opened her heart to new experiences.

"No way Nick!" She refused holding her hat against her head so it wouldn't fall off. We dipped again, turning to the East.

"Come on Wynter. Jingles trusts you and he wouldn't let us crash, especially with you on his back" he teased. Jingles whinnies, expressing his support.

"No way Nick! I'll crash and—" but before she had a chance to protest, I pulled her in by the waist and carried her foward, quickly switching places.

"Nicholas Claus!" She screamed grabbing the reigns as I purposely let go, tightening her grip around the leather. She screamed, pulling the reigns higher and higher until we teetered to the side.

I reached in front of her, holding the reigns and pulling her close. "Relax." I whispered against her ear. She nodded and lessened the grip on the reigns, allowing Jingles to steady.
I finally let go once I felt she had a good idea, letting her lead.

"Now lift your arms up a little more. Okay good". I encouraged, letting her experience the thrill of her first reindeer flight.

"I am doing it Nick! Look" she smiled, turning her head to look back at me.

She was doing great for her fast time.
I hated to admit it but I cherished moments like these. Since Wynter was a human, she was fond of little things like this. I would never take any other princess on Jingles. They would have deemed me insane for thinking this was some type of romantic first date, but I knew Wynter actually cherished it.

She looked around the terrains of North Pola as we passed different mountains and valleys, pointing to small buildings and lakes. "What's that!" She asked looking back to face me. It was a big building with wooden seams. The walls were painted a dark green with holly and ivy intertwined in between each brick wall.

"That's where we keep the sleighs. They build my sleigh in there. It's kinda like a car factory but for sleighs. I have engineers that build the most current and practical sleighs so I can travel around the world. There's also extra wood for burning."

She nodded, balancing the reigns while making sure she still guided us safely.

"And what's that." She pointed to a large number of red houses in the distance.

"That's elf village."

"Elves!!" She screamed excitedly. She smiled at the sight, looking closely at each structure.

"Ah! Ah! Gotta focus" I led her jaw forward so she could guide us through our journey. She heated at my contact but quickly refocused.

"There is a whole bunch of elves in the workshop. You'll meet them soon"

She nodded and smiled, already picturing her encounters with the people. "See those two mountains? The workshop is between them. That's where we're going."

"Okay" she nodded leading the reigns in that direction. A few moments pass before we finally arrived. I steadied her arms as we landed, making sure she could land us steadily.