Title: Reunited

Pairing(s): Jack/older!Sophie

Genre: Humor/Romance

Summary: In which Jack pays a visit to his favorite little mortals, who aren't so little anymore.

Disclaimer: I own none of the characters, only the story itself.

A/N: I recently saw Rise of the Guardians and just like everyone else, I instantly fell in love with it (and of course Jack). I couldn't help it, I had to write something. So without further ado, here's the first of (hopefully) many drabbles to come!

Jack Frost never stayed in one place for very long.

Like the wind, he was constantly in motion, moving along to wherever he was needed. However, there were a few places he visited quite frequently. He spent a great deal of time at Santoff Clausen with the other Guardians, who had all grown much closer after their struggle to defeat Pitch Black. Another place he visited occasionally was Tooth's Palace. Although his pride wouldn't let him admit it, Tooth was easily his favorite fellow Guardian. It also wasn't rare to find Jack at Burgess, the only place that really ever felt like home to him.

And finally, he made a point to visit the Bennett siblings as often as he could.

Shortly after Jack became a Guardian, he somehow managed to find time to spend with Jamie and Sophie at least a few times a year. However, with an entire world's weather to manage and his new duties as a Guardian, he found himself busier than he ever had been. As each year passed, he found it harder and harder to leave his duties long enough to spend the day with his favorite little mortals.

One November night, Jack found himself with less duties than usual. He had delivered the cold front to the east coast of America, he had helped Tooth track down Baby Tooth after she failed to return that morning from a night of collecting teeth (a very large cat had taken her off guard and laid down on top of the poor fairy…then proceeded to take a nap) and he made sure the northern parts of Canada had its usual plentiful amount of snow.

Jack briefly considered using his free time to take a nice, long nap (something he rarely had the chance to do), but then realization dawned on him. He hadn't seen Jamie or little Sophie in almost three whole years. Feeling a little guilty (and more than a bit nostalgic), he rose up with the wind and took off. If he was fast enough, he could make it in time for his favorite believers to have their first snowday of the season.

Weaving in and out of golden threads of dream sand, Jack grinned the whole way there. For half a second he wondered if they had stopped believing and forgotten about him; after all, it had been such a long time. But he quickly dismissed the thought and picked up his pace, refusing to even consider it.

It was not unusual for Sophie Bennett to be standing in her kitchen before the crack of dawn, brewing up a fresh pot of coffee. She had always been a morning person, unlike her night owl of a brother. It seemed she never missed a sunrise.

Sophie was a sophomore in high school now, having just turned sixteen. Her brother may have been three years older than her (his nineteenth birthday was next month), but he was only two years ahead of her in school, due to the fact that Sophie had skipped first grade. They were growing up much faster than Sophie would have liked.

She filled her coffee mug to the brim and made her way back down the hallway. Taking a sip of her warm mocha, she pushed open the door to Jamie's room. "Jaaaaamie…" she said in a soft, singsong voice. "Time to get up, it's finally Friday!" Jamie groaned as Sophie turned the lights on, throwing the covers over his head. She giggled. "You can sleep all of tomorrow away, but I kind of need a ride to school, so get up sleepy butt." When Jamie didn't respond, she shook her head. "Fine, but you asked for it…" Grinning mischievously, she stuck her fingers in her mouth and let out a shrill whistle.

Within seconds, Abby had flung herself into Jamie's bed and was barking and licking him furiously. Jamie screamed, trying desperately to shove the greyhound off of him. Finally Abby gave his cheek one final lick and jumped off the bed, trotting out of the room.

"Jesus Soph, I was gonna get up in a minute…" Jamie grumbled, wiping saliva off his face as he glared at his laughing sister.

"Oh I'm sure." Sophie giggled, shaking her head and going to the window. "C'mon, the suns already up, we're gonna be late-" she stopped in mid-sentence as she peaked around the curtain, eyes growing wide.

Jamie glanced at her and raised an eyebrow. "What're you staring at?" he mumbled, voice still thick with sleep.

"Jamie…I think it's snowing?" she said, voice colored with disbelief.

"What? It can't be." he responded, fully awake now as climbed out of bed. "It's barely November." Frowning, he went to stand next to his little sister and pulled the curtain all the way back. What he saw made his jaw drop.

Beautiful flakes were swirling around in the morning light, dancing with the wind as they fell to the earth. At least three inches had already collected on the ground.

The siblings glanced at each other, sharing wide childlike grins. Without a word they ran out of Jamie's room and raced down the hallway to the living room. "Turn it on turn it on!" Sophie yelled as she threw herself on the couch.

"I'm trying!" Jamie laughed, fumbling with the remote as he picked it up. As fast as he could at this early hour, he turned on the tv and went straight to channel two. They read the headline before the weatherman could even start talking.

"SNOWDAY!" Sophie screamed, throwing her arms up in the air. Jamie laughed, but glared at her playfully.

"You woke me up for nothing!" he said, pretending to be irritated. Sophie just rolled her eyes.

"Go back to bed then, grumpy pants." She giggled, sticking her tongue out. Jamie chuckled and ruffled her hair before yawning and going back to his room.

Sophie rolled her eyes again and sipped her coffee, turning the tv back off. She grabbed a book off the side table and settled into the couch, preparing herself for a cozy day off.

Maybe if she would have looked out the window one more time, she would have seen the beautifully detailed frost creeping its way across the glass. Maybe she would have been prepared for the snowball that slammed into the side of her head.

Sophie screamed as snow exploded all over her. "JAMIE!" She yelled, dropping her book angrily. "You're not funny!"

Jamie, however, didn't answer. Sophie frowned and got up, grumbling to herself about not always being the immature one. She marched into the kitchen, which was connected to the living room and where the snowball had come from. "I swear I'll-"

"You'll do what?" A deep, familiar voice asked. Sophie glanced up to see a playful smirk and the bluest eyes to ever look upon this earth. A tall skinny boy with hair as white as snow was leaning against a wooden staff, eyes laughing at the frazzled girl.

"Jack?" Sophie whispered, eyes growing bigger than the moon.

"So you do still believe in me…I had to admit, I was a little worried…" Jack said, smirk turning into a huge grin. His worst fears had been chased away, and he was more than excited that he hadn't been forgotten.

Sophie just stared at him in disbelief. Finally she shook her head and launched forward, throwing herself at him. "Jack Jack Jack Jack Jack Jack!" She chanted, laughing and burying her face in his frosted sweatshirt.

Jack chuckled, wrapping his arms around the girl and spinning in her a circle. "I missed you too Soph. You've gotten so big!" He pulled back to take all of her in.

If he was being honest, the first thing he noticed was how beautiful she had gotten. Her blond hair was still a wild mess and just as long, but it framed her face perfectly. He tried not to blush as he realized how well she had grown into her curves, and her bright smile beaming up at him made his heart flutter (not that he'd ever admit it, especially to Bunny).

"Geez kid, how old are you now?" Jack asked, not even noticing that his arms were still around her, and hers likewise.

"Don't call me kid!" She giggled, sticking her tongue out. Jack smirked, knowing that no matter how grown up Sophie claimed to be, she'd still always be a little kid at heart. "You just missed my birthday a few days ago. I'm sixteen now Jacky!" She stated proudly.

"Sixteen!?" Jack said in disbelief, but smiled at the name only Sophie called him. "Wow Soph, you're almost as old as I am." He winked, making her giggle. "I'm sorry I missed your birthday, but hey, think of this snowday as a late present."

Sophie rolled her eyes. "I guess a plain old snowday will make up for the last three birthdays you've missed…" she smirked, looking up at him. Jack frowned.

"You know what," he said, brushing her bangs out of her face. Sophie shivered and tried not to blush. She would have liked to believe it was because of his colder than average temperature, but she knew that wasn't entirely true.

"I'm going to make this the best late-birthday ever. C'mon," he smirked devilishly, making Sophie's own heart do flips, "let's go wake your brother back up. I think a bucket of ice water will do the trick…"

It was near midnight by the time Jamie made his rounds about the house, turning all the lights off. His mother was gone on a cruise for the week with her coworkers, a prize she had won at work, so it was up to him to take care of everything while she was gone.

Jamie threw a pile of soaked clothes in the washer, evidence of the long day in the snow that had taken place. Quietly, he crept up the stairs to turn the last light off in the living room. Glancing in the room, a small smile fluttered to his lips at what he saw. Shaking his head, he flicked the light off and wandered to his room.

On the couch, a very tired winter spirit was curled up with his Sophie, a smile on his face as they both slept quietly together.

Outside, the snow continued to fall peacefully.

A/N: I think the idea of older!SophiexJack is absolutely adorable! Sorry if the ages are a little weird, I had a really hard time trying to make the numbers work how I wanted them to.

Anyway, I will love you to death if you let me know how I did. I'm a little rusty when it comes to fics, but hey, practice makes perfect.

I can't promise you I'll update every day, but I'd very much like to :) I can promise to try my hardest!

Thanks for reading!