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{Part one in the Seasons Pack}

Tugging the scarf closer to her face, [Name] coughed lightly and furiously wiped at the snow that was getting in her eyes. Why did she walk to the college this morning if she knew that it was going to blizzard later in the day?! Cars passed her on the road, some people honking when they recognized her. She tried her best to wave back, but returned to crossing her arms over her chest because it was so damned cold.

A flash of blue streaked across her vision, causing the girl to stumble back a bit. “What in the world?” Looking to her right at the snowy forest, [Name] bit her lip as she weighed her options. Hurry up and get home to be warm or go and see what that was? Curiosity getting the better of her, she stepped down the small hill and nearly fell on her ass in two foot snow.

“Stupid winter. Stupid coldness. Stupid snow.” [Name] grumbled to herself as she stepped into the forest, grabbing onto branches to help keep her balance. “Anyone out there?” She kept moving forward when she didn’t hear anything.

John floated upside down behind the girl, head cocked to the side as his hood trailed in the wind. What was this strange person doing walking in the forest during a blizzard? Adjusting his glasses, the boy righted himself in the air before blowing some snow and ice down by the girls feet. Slipping, [Name] fell backwards and landed right on her ass. “God dammit.”

The boy laughed heartily, clutching at his stomach as he floated in the air. Hearing the noise, [Name] turned around and blinked. “Oh there you are.”

Cutting his laughter short, John stared at the girl. “You can see me?”

“Duh I can see you! Why wouldn’t I?” [Name] raised an eyebrow before she realized that he was flying. “Wait, wait. You’re fucking floating. You must not be real. I must have fell and hit my head. And now I’m laying in the snow and I’m going to freeze to death. Great.”

“You’re not dreaming, trust me.” Blowing some wind around [Name], she found herself floating like he was. “I’m John, and to be honest, I wasn’t sure anyone could see me when I was invisible. Well, besides other magicals and stuff.”

“Magicals?” [Name] asked numbly, looking down at the ground she was currently not touching.

“Yeah I’m the deity of winter. Then you have spring, and summer, and the autumn, but he prefers the word fall because he’s a right dick. But it’s okay because we’re best friends. Since our seasons are right next to each other and all that!” The boy grinned widely at the girl.

“Right. I’m [Name], and I’m currently fucking crazy. Now, if you would stop me from floating please, I will take my leave and go home. I obviously need some sleep.”

“If you so insist. It’s faster flying though. Here, take my hand.”

Eyeing the boys hand skeptically, [Name] reached out and took it. “Goddamn, John, you’re freezing!”

“Hehe. Sorry!”

Lacing their fingers together, John tugged them up high into the air. The snow didn’t seem to touch them as it had been doing to [Name] previously. “The snow and ice don’t bother with me since I created them. I was feeling in a blizzard mood today.

“Thanks for that,” [Name] muttered, clinging to John’s arm as she surveyed the forest and town below them. If she wasn’t so convinced she was dreaming, [Name] would have probably been freaking out.

“So which one’s your house?”

Pointing to it, John flew them down in [Name]’s backyard. “Home sweet home I guess.” Grabbing out her keys, the girl turned to John. “Thanks for uh...ride?”

John laughed. “No problem! Maybe I can come and visit you tomorrow?”

“Sure, sure. I don’t have any problem with it. See if you can warm up a little though. Here.” Unwinding the scarf around her neck, [Name] wrapped it around John’s and tightened it gently. “There. That’ll at least keep your face warm.”

Missing the rosy blush that crossed his face because the scarf was in the way, John nodded his thanks. “S-sure. I’ll try to stay warmer. Okay thanks for the scarf and bye!” Whizzing off up into the sky, [Name] just raised an eyebrow before entering her house.

“I need some sleep and a drink. A very strong drink.”

-

Holding her bottle of whiskey like it was her best friend in the world, [Name] passed out cold on her couch. Unfortunately, white sandy beaches and warm sun did not rise up to meet her in dreams, but cold, snow, and blue eyes framed with glasses did. Snorting awake when sunlight hit her eyes, [Name] groaned and rolled over, burying her face in the pillows again.

Trying to get back to sleep, [Name] sniffed a couple times before bolting up on her couch. Was someone...cooking in her kitchen? Throwing off her blanket without even pondering how it got on her in the first place, [Name] stumbled and skidded into her kitchen doorway. “John…?”

The boy in blue had lowered his odd hood to show off slightly spiked black hair as he turned around with a smile. “Morning!”

“W-wait so...you’re real?”

“Well I sure feel real,” John muttered, touching his chest and face. Sitting cross-legged in the air, John stared over at [Name] before shrugging. “Maybe I am a figment of someone’s imagination. Either way food will be ready in-[Name]?”

“I have a floating boy in my kitchen,” [Name] muttered.

“Well yes, I do that a lot I suppose but-”

“That means that yesterday...it wasn’t a hallucination.”

“I am certainly not a hallucination!”

“I have a floating boy in my kitchen.” [Name] nodded to herself a couple of times before she landed face first onto her kitchen tile.

“We already covered th-[Name]! Were you drinking again?!”

-

“-ads, ‘ol boy. What did you do to her?”

“I didn’t do anything Jacob! Just fix her!”

“If you insist, Johnathan.”

“Don’t call me thaaaaaat!”

“Then don’t call me Jacob, you twat. So what happened?”

“I was just floating in her kitchen and she just...died.”

“She didn’t die, you moron. She’s still breathing. Jiminy Crickets in a hand basket.”

“You’re a somewhat doctor here. Now fix it!”

“John, I am not a somewhat doctor. I am one. You’re the only one out of the four of us that hasn’t done something with his life.”

“So I like running around places and making it snow. Big deal.”

“Egads, even David has a somewhat job.”

“Jaaaaaake!”

“Alright, alright.”

[Name] groaned, reaching her hand up to hold her head.

“Easy now, darling. Will you open your eyes for me, if you can?”

Forcing her eyes open, [Name] was met with two pairs staring back at her. “Let me guess,” she murmured, staring at Jake’s eyes. “This is Spring.”

“Egads. You’ve told her about us, John?”

“Well not really! I was rambling about you guys, but I didn’t mention who you were!”

“The eyes kinda give you away,” she mentioned helpfully, sitting up on her couch. “So you’re a doctor then.”

“That I am. Dr. Jake English at your service. Or Springlish as Dirk likes to call me. And you are?”

John began chuckling behind his hand causing Jake to glare over at him. Narrowing his eyes, Jake caused a sapling to sprout on John’s head.

“I’m [Name], and you guys are kinda strange.”

“Jaaaaaake!” John whined, brushing dirt off his head with a sigh. “I hate it when you do that.”

“That’s what you get for laughing at me.”

“Oh oh oh! Jake! She could see me when I was invisible!”

“Huh?”

“You were invisible when she talked to you? How strange. Tell me, [Name], do you see us...now?”

The girl nodded her head. “Yeah. You both are still there, clear as day.”

“Very strange! This is certainly a revelation, John ‘ol boy!”

“Well I guess I didn’t need you after all Jake. Bye!”

“Wait, what?”

“Leave now.” John started pushing Jake toward the door.

“Oh. I see how it is then. Goodbye [Name]! Put some ice on that head of yours!”

“Bye…?” [Name] said, confused and raising her hand up in some semblance of a wave.

Once the door had slammed shut, John walked back into the living room with a smile. “So, how about breakfast?”

“Sure.”

Sitting down at her table, [Name] sighed and flipped through the paper for anything interesting as John fixed up two plates for them. Pushing the newspaper to the side when a plate was set down in front of her, she murmured her thanks before digging in. John sat across from her and started eating his off his own plate.

“So, what exactly are you again?”

“Well, I suppose you think of it as I’m winter. Just winter. I cause the cold, the ice, the snow, etc. That’s all me.”

“So can I call you John Frost?” [Name] asked with a smile.

Laughing, John stuck out his tongue. “I don’t think so. John will suffice, thanks. Anyway, you’ve already met Jake. He’s Spring. Matches his eyes, as you guessed. Dirkus is Summer, but he prefers to be called Dirk, and his eyes are orange. David is Fall, but he prefers Dave, and his eyes are red. So there you go.”

“Makes sense I suppose. So why’d you shove Jake out so fast?”

“Oh. You noticed that.”

“I was right there, John. Of course I noticed it.”

“Well, he is a doctor so I thought he would have to get back to his duties after all! Oh, let me grab you that ice pack!” Floating up off the chair and over to the freezer, John opened the door and looked around while [Name] just stared at him.

“Strange boy.”

[>Two Months Later]

It was around the ending of February, and [Name] sat on the couch as Jake and John argued in the room next to her.

“Goddamn devil fucking dickens, Johnathan, just give me the necklace!”

“It’s not Spring yet, Jacob, so back off!”

“It’s nearly March you ninny. You’ve never argued this much for the power of the crystal! Normally you’re happy to give it away!”

“Uh guys? The fuck is going on here?”

After running into John in the forest that day, he had taken up residence at [Name]’s home since then. She didn’t mind the company, of course, since she was always happy to have a friend around. Even though she was sure she had developed a small crush on the wintry boy. It was the strangest thing really. One day he was just John, and the next he was...cute. Funny. Adorable. All the things [Name] could not put into words.

“Ah miss [Name]! Terribly sorry for interrupting your show. Johnathan here is being difficult.

“Am not, Jacob!”

“What’s the crystal?”

“It’s what gives us the power. We each essentially control three months. I control March, April, and May. Dirk controls June, July, and August. Dave has September, October, and November, while John here has December, January, and February.”

“But you made a sapling sprout on John’s head in the middle of winter.”

“Well yes. Our powers are our own, but whoever wears the crystal designates what the weather is for the mortals.”

“I guess that sorta makes sense. Why don’t you want to give him the crystal yet, John?”

Staring back and forth between Jake and [Name], John turned and flew out the door as fast as he could.

“John!”

“Leave him, Miss [Name]. Come, let me tell you about all of us.”

“Alright.”

Leading [Name] to the couch, she and Jake both sat down. “When we’re not in control of the season, we all live basic, normal lives. When the crystal is in my possession, I must juggle taking care of the weather, but also my job. Dirk is a music producer in charge of a large company, so he definitely prefers to give the crystal off to Dave when his time is done. Dave makes music, and he does part-time at a club as their favorite DJ.”

“What about John?”

“John...really doesn’t do much, I’m afraid. We’ve never seen him outside of winter time. When John doesn’t have the crystal, he can barely use his powers. His flashy blue outfit fades into a regular t-shirt and jeans. I think he believes himself to be not special.”

“But he’s special to me!” [Name] exclaimed. “Embodiment of winter or not, he’s still John. And I’d still like him even if he didn’t have any of his powers.”

“Really?”

[Name] turned to see John, holding a bright crystal necklace within the palm of his hand. “You came back.”

He gave her a cheeky grin. “Of course I did. I wouldn’t leave you alone for too long. You might fall face first on your kitchen floor again.”

“Ass.”

“Here, Jake. Let’s get Spring started right.”

Taking the icy blue crystal from John, it changed to a bright emerald green as Jake tucked it in his shirt to hide it from view. His green eyes flashed once before his white doctor’s coat turned into a green overcoat. “It’s good to be back.”

“Yeah yeah. Just make sure to treat my snow right for the next couple of days before you melt it away.”

[Name] looked over at John, who was now clad in a white shirt and a pair of blue jeans. She took his hand, lacing their fingers together, and was surprised that he was now warm.

“Wasn’t expecting that were you?” John asked with a laugh as he squeezed her hand. “I’m basically a human until I get my power back. Then I’m just a bit colder than normal. Jake and Dave get to maintain their body temperatures, but Dirk runs pretty hot since he’s Summer.”

Breathing in deeply, Jake smiled. “I certainly feel a lot stronger. Thanks for somewhat cooperating Johnathan.”

“Yeah whatever. Just get the fuck out Jacob.”

“Will do old chap. See you later miss [Name].”

“Bye Jake!”

After Jake flounced out the door with a spring in his step, [Name] turned to John with a smile. “You know, you didn’t have to worry about anything. Just because you can control winter doesn’t mean you’re any less when you don’t.”

“Well, I was just worried that you wouldn’t like me anymore since I like you a lot,” John murmured, scratching the back of his head sheepishly.

“Silly boy,” [Name] said, pulling John’s face down to hers. “I’ll just have to kiss away your worries. And if you try to freeze my mouth with that breath of yours, I’ll punch you in the dick.”

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{Part one in the Seasons Pack}

Tugging the scarf closer to her face, [Name] coughed lightly and furiously wiped at the snow that was getting in her eyes. Why did she walk to the college this morning if she knew that it was going to blizzard later in the day?! Cars passed her on the road, some people honking when they recognized her. She tried her best to wave back, but returned to crossing her arms over her chest because it was so damned cold.

A flash of blue streaked across her vision, causing the girl to stumble back a bit. “What in the world?” Looking to her right at the snowy forest, [Name] bit her lip as she weighed her options. Hurry up and get home to be warm or go and see what that was? Curiosity getting the better of her, she stepped down the small hill and nearly fell on her ass in two foot snow.

“Stupid winter. Stupid coldness. Stupid snow.” [Name] grumbled to herself as she stepped into the forest, grabbing onto branches to help keep her balance. “Anyone out there?” She kept moving forward when she didn’t hear anything.

John floated upside down behind the girl, head cocked to the side as his hood trailed in the wind. What was this strange person doing walking in the forest during a blizzard? Adjusting his glasses, the boy righted himself in the air before blowing some snow and ice down by the girls feet. Slipping, [Name] fell backwards and landed right on her ass. “God dammit.”

The boy laughed heartily, clutching at his stomach as he floated in the air. Hearing the noise, [Name] turned around and blinked. “Oh there you are.”

Cutting his laughter short, John stared at the girl. “You can see me?”

“Duh I can see you! Why wouldn’t I?” [Name] raised an eyebrow before she realized that he was flying. “Wait, wait. You’re fucking floating. You must not be real. I must have fell and hit my head. And now I’m laying in the snow and I’m going to freeze to death. Great.”

“You’re not dreaming, trust me.” Blowing some wind around [Name], she found herself floating like he was. “I’m John, and to be honest, I wasn’t sure anyone could see me when I was invisible. Well, besides other magicals and stuff.”

“Magicals?” [Name] asked numbly, looking down at the ground she was currently not touching.

“Yeah I’m the deity of winter. Then you have spring, and summer, and the autumn, but he prefers the word fall because he’s a right dick. But it’s okay because we’re best friends. Since our seasons are right next to each other and all that!” The boy grinned widely at the girl.

“Right. I’m [Name], and I’m currently fucking crazy. Now, if you would stop me from floating please, I will take my leave and go home. I obviously need some sleep.”

“If you so insist. It’s faster flying though. Here, take my hand.”

Eyeing the boys hand skeptically, [Name] reached out and took it. “Goddamn, John, you’re freezing!”

“Hehe. Sorry!”

Lacing their fingers together, John tugged them up high into the air. The snow didn’t seem to touch them as it had been doing to [Name] previously. “The snow and ice don’t bother with me since I created them. I was feeling in a blizzard mood today.

“Thanks for that,” [Name] muttered, clinging to John’s arm as she surveyed the forest and town below them. If she wasn’t so convinced she was dreaming, [Name] would have probably been freaking out.

“So which one’s your house?”

Pointing to it, John flew them down in [Name]’s backyard. “Home sweet home I guess.” Grabbing out her keys, the girl turned to John. “Thanks for uh...ride?”

John laughed. “No problem! Maybe I can come and visit you tomorrow?”

“Sure, sure. I don’t have any problem with it. See if you can warm up a little though. Here.” Unwinding the scarf around her neck, [Name] wrapped it around John’s and tightened it gently. “There. That’ll at least keep your face warm.”

Missing the rosy blush that crossed his face because the scarf was in the way, John nodded his thanks. “S-sure. I’ll try to stay warmer. Okay thanks for the scarf and bye!” Whizzing off up into the sky, [Name] just raised an eyebrow before entering her house.

“I need some sleep and a drink. A very strong drink.”

-

Holding her bottle of whiskey like it was her best friend in the world, [Name] passed out cold on her couch. Unfortunately, white sandy beaches and warm sun did not rise up to meet her in dreams, but cold, snow, and blue eyes framed with glasses did. Snorting awake when sunlight hit her eyes, [Name] groaned and rolled over, burying her face in the pillows again.

Trying to get back to sleep, [Name] sniffed a couple times before bolting up on her couch. Was someone...cooking in her kitchen? Throwing off her blanket without even pondering how it got on her in the first place, [Name] stumbled and skidded into her kitchen doorway. “John…?”

The boy in blue had lowered his odd hood to show off slightly spiked black hair as he turned around with a smile. “Morning!”

“W-wait so...you’re real?”

“Well I sure feel real,” John muttered, touching his chest and face. Sitting cross-legged in the air, John stared over at [Name] before shrugging. “Maybe I am a figment of someone’s imagination. Either way food will be ready in-[Name]?”

“I have a floating boy in my kitchen,” [Name] muttered.

“Well yes, I do that a lot I suppose but-”

“That means that yesterday...it wasn’t a hallucination.”

“I am certainly not a hallucination!”

“I have a floating boy in my kitchen.” [Name] nodded to herself a couple of times before she landed face first onto her kitchen tile.

“We already covered th-[Name]! Were you drinking again?!”

-

“-ads, ‘ol boy. What did you do to her?”

“I didn’t do anything Jacob! Just fix her!”

“If you insist, Johnathan.”

“Don’t call me thaaaaaat!”

“Then don’t call me Jacob, you twat. So what happened?”

“I was just floating in her kitchen and she just...died.”

“She didn’t die, you moron. She’s still breathing. Jiminy Crickets in a hand basket.”

“You’re a somewhat doctor here. Now fix it!”

“John, I am not a somewhat doctor. I am one. You’re the only one out of the four of us that hasn’t done something with his life.”

“So I like running around places and making it snow. Big deal.”

“Egads, even David has a somewhat job.”

“Jaaaaaake!”

“Alright, alright.”

[Name] groaned, reaching her hand up to hold her head.

“Easy now, darling. Will you open your eyes for me, if you can?”

Forcing her eyes open, [Name] was met with two pairs staring back at her. “Let me guess,” she murmured, staring at Jake’s eyes. “This is Spring.”

“Egads. You’ve told her about us, John?”

“Well not really! I was rambling about you guys, but I didn’t mention who you were!”

“The eyes kinda give you away,” she mentioned helpfully, sitting up on her couch. “So you’re a doctor then.”

“That I am. Dr. Jake English at your service. Or Springlish as Dirk likes to call me. And you are?”

John began chuckling behind his hand causing Jake to glare over at him. Narrowing his eyes, Jake caused a sapling to sprout on John’s head.

“I’m [Name], and you guys are kinda strange.”

“Jaaaaaake!” John whined, brushing dirt off his head with a sigh. “I hate it when you do that.”

“That’s what you get for laughing at me.”

“Oh oh oh! Jake! She could see me when I was invisible!”

“Huh?”

“You were invisible when she talked to you? How strange. Tell me, [Name], do you see us...now?”

The girl nodded her head. “Yeah. You both are still there, clear as day.”

“Very strange! This is certainly a revelation, John ‘ol boy!”

“Well I guess I didn’t need you after all Jake. Bye!”

“Wait, what?”

“Leave now.” John started pushing Jake toward the door.

“Oh. I see how it is then. Goodbye [Name]! Put some ice on that head of yours!”

“Bye…?” [Name] said, confused and raising her hand up in some semblance of a wave.

Once the door had slammed shut, John walked back into the living room with a smile. “So, how about breakfast?”

“Sure.”

Sitting down at her table, [Name] sighed and flipped through the paper for anything interesting as John fixed up two plates for them. Pushing the newspaper to the side when a plate was set down in front of her, she murmured her thanks before digging in. John sat across from her and started eating his off his own plate.

“So, what exactly are you again?”

“Well, I suppose you think of it as I’m winter. Just winter. I cause the cold, the ice, the snow, etc. That’s all me.”

“So can I call you John Frost?” [Name] asked with a smile.

Laughing, John stuck out his tongue. “I don’t think so. John will suffice, thanks. Anyway, you’ve already met Jake. He’s Spring. Matches his eyes, as you guessed. Dirkus is Summer, but he prefers to be called Dirk, and his eyes are orange. David is Fall, but he prefers Dave, and his eyes are red. So there you go.”

“Makes sense I suppose. So why’d you shove Jake out so fast?”

“Oh. You noticed that.”

“I was right there, John. Of course I noticed it.”

“Well, he is a doctor so I thought he would have to get back to his duties after all! Oh, let me grab you that ice pack!” Floating up off the chair and over to the freezer, John opened the door and looked around while [Name] just stared at him.

“Strange boy.”

[>Two Months Later]

It was around the ending of February, and [Name] sat on the couch as Jake and John argued in the room next to her.

“Goddamn devil fucking dickens, Johnathan, just give me the necklace!”

“It’s not Spring yet, Jacob, so back off!”

“It’s nearly March you ninny. You’ve never argued this much for the power of the crystal! Normally you’re happy to give it away!”

“Uh guys? The fuck is going on here?”

After running into John in the forest that day, he had taken up residence at [Name]’s home since then. She didn’t mind the company, of course, since she was always happy to have a friend around. Even though she was sure she had developed a small crush on the wintry boy. It was the strangest thing really. One day he was just John, and the next he was...cute. Funny. Adorable. All the things [Name] could not put into words.

“Ah miss [Name]! Terribly sorry for interrupting your show. Johnathan here is being difficult.

“Am not, Jacob!”

“What’s the crystal?”

“It’s what gives us the power. We each essentially control three months. I control March, April, and May. Dirk controls June, July, and August. Dave has September, October, and November, while John here has December, January, and February.”

“But you made a sapling sprout on John’s head in the middle of winter.”

“Well yes. Our powers are our own, but whoever wears the crystal designates what the weather is for the mortals.”

“I guess that sorta makes sense. Why don’t you want to give him the crystal yet, John?”

Staring back and forth between Jake and [Name], John turned and flew out the door as fast as he could.

“John!”

“Leave him, Miss [Name]. Come, let me tell you about all of us.”

“Alright.”

Leading [Name] to the couch, she and Jake both sat down. “When we’re not in control of the season, we all live basic, normal lives. When the crystal is in my possession, I must juggle taking care of the weather, but also my job. Dirk is a music producer in charge of a large company, so he definitely prefers to give the crystal off to Dave when his time is done. Dave makes music, and he does part-time at a club as their favorite DJ.”

“What about John?”

“John...really doesn’t do much, I’m afraid. We’ve never seen him outside of winter time. When John doesn’t have the crystal, he can barely use his powers. His flashy blue outfit fades into a regular t-shirt and jeans. I think he believes himself to be not special.”

“But he’s special to me!” [Name] exclaimed. “Embodiment of winter or not, he’s still John. And I’d still like him even if he didn’t have any of his powers.”

“Really?”

[Name] turned to see John, holding a bright crystal necklace within the palm of his hand. “You came back.”

He gave her a cheeky grin. “Of course I did. I wouldn’t leave you alone for too long. You might fall face first on your kitchen floor again.”

“Ass.”

“Here, Jake. Let’s get Spring started right.”

Taking the icy blue crystal from John, it changed to a bright emerald green as Jake tucked it in his shirt to hide it from view. His green eyes flashed once before his white doctor’s coat turned into a green overcoat. “It’s good to be back.”

“Yeah yeah. Just make sure to treat my snow right for the next couple of days before you melt it away.”

[Name] looked over at John, who was now clad in a white shirt and a pair of blue jeans. She took his hand, lacing their fingers together, and was surprised that he was now warm.

“Wasn’t expecting that were you?” John asked with a laugh as he squeezed her hand. “I’m basically a human until I get my power back. Then I’m just a bit colder than normal. Jake and Dave get to maintain their body temperatures, but Dirk runs pretty hot since he’s Summer.”

Breathing in deeply, Jake smiled. “I certainly feel a lot stronger. Thanks for somewhat cooperating Johnathan.”

“Yeah whatever. Just get the fuck out Jacob.”

“Will do old chap. See you later miss [Name].”

“Bye Jake!”

After Jake flounced out the door with a spring in his step, [Name] turned to John with a smile. “You know, you didn’t have to worry about anything. Just because you can control winter doesn’t mean you’re any less when you don’t.”

“Well, I was just worried that you wouldn’t like me anymore since I like you a lot,” John murmured, scratching the back of his head sheepishly.

“Silly boy,” [Name] said, pulling John’s face down to hers. “I’ll just have to kiss away your worries. And if you try to freeze my mouth with that breath of yours, I’ll punch you in the dick.”