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Full Summary:

Toothiana was much like an ordinary young girl until fate played her heartstrings, she has then been cursed into taking the form of an exotic hybrid feared by many but loved by others. Since her tragedy, Tooth plays the part of a thief and warrior, all the while protecting her tribe as a queen under Pitch's many attacks.

Jack Frost serves under the darkest lord, Pitch with no intention of hurting others to fulfill his job as a guardian. But his pride goes down the drain once he is offered what he wants most in exchange to end a life.

Once their worlds collide, how will fate play their parts?

She ran at lightning speed, each step making her gasps shorter, limiting her chances to breathe.

"I saw her go this way!"

Tooth gasped and looked back; the guards were quickly catching up to her, right at her tail. As much as it pained her, she gave herself another push to move on faster.

Making a sharp turn into an alleyway, she hid behind a brick wall, hoping to hide from the guard's bright torches. Taking a glimpse over the wall she contemplated them glancing around, trying to seek her figure through the black sky and dark alleyway.

Her back slammed hard against the wall behind her and her knees buckled, sending her body plummeting to meet the cold hard ground. She desperately tried to control her breathing, hoping to not let them know where she was hiding. Her heart rate wasn't much of a help either.

Praying to the moon in the back of her head and tightly shutting her eyes as she felt the guards searching near her presence. As the flame's light reflected on the brick wall she held her breath, the flames were much bigger and brighter, meaning they were about to seek her.

"No, no, please no," She prayed.

As if a miracle happened, she heard the heavy footsteps falter. Still unsure if they were actually gone or they were just waiting for her to show up, she decided to take a peak over the old crate she hid behind. Once she did, she gave a sigh out of relief… they weren't there anymore.

Pushing herself up she immediately fell back down wincing in pain, as her ankles stung.

"Come on Tooth, you can do this…just a little more" she pushed herself further, whimpering at the sting near her right rib cage.

She screwed up pretty badly, just as she was escaping the palace; she hadn't noticed that a guard saw through her disguise, eventually making up an excuse that the lord wanted to see her. Once he brought her in the dark alleyway, he brought a mighty fist to her near low abdomen. Cursing herself over not having been more conscious about her surroundings or decoding the signs. Oh well, what done was done. No use in crying over it.

Finally back on her feet, accidentally letting out a strangled cry, but as soon as it left her lips, she quickly swallowed it down. Jerking her head around to look at her surroundings making sure no one had seen or heard her. Luckily for her, it seemed to have passed off unnoticed.

Holding the bag full of jewels and coins close to her chest, she darted out of the alleyway and headed towards the exit, trying to escape the kingdom as soon as possible, before anymore nightmares spotted her.

She took a glance behind her, when she was sure no one was following her...Apparently she was safe. She smirked in triumph and looked to the front again, never once looking back.

At last she made it to the high gates that divided this land with the others; the obstacle in front of her was a great golden gate, the size of a giraffe.

She groaned inwardly and thought of a plan. Staring at the small cottages she decided to climb a window, swinging to pull herself up. Once she made it to a rusty church's roof she took a few steps back and held her hands behind a pillar, bracing herself for what she was about to do.

This was stupid and she was most likely to get herself killed if she failed the stunt, but it was so worth a try. She'd either die free or die trying.

There wasn't any more options.

Biting her lip and building up courage, she exhaled a cool breath and ran at full speed towards a tree on the other side; hoping gravity won't fail her now.

She leaps herself over the edge and glided towards the tree, holding back any inch of fear telling her she wasn't going to make it.

Grabbing a hold of bark she exhaled a cool breath but instantly panicked as she found out it was the wrong branch, old and flaky,bits of bark hitting the ground. She hurried and measured the distance between her and the earth, it didn't look so bad so she let go.

Once her feet touched ground again, she gave herself a silent cheer and pat on the back, satisfied with her training in acrobatics. Bringing her gaze up and recognizing the dark woods, she pounced off towards the trees as the sun was slowly rising.

She didn't take notice of crystal blue orbs eyeing her every move behind a wall of shadows...

"My lord, there has been another theft!" exclaimed a palace guard as he barged through the big heavy doors. He awaited a reply from his superior, who glanced down at him in disapproval. The tall man stood up from his grand seat, he brought a hand across his forehead, taking a deep sigh.

"Again? it's been the third time this week, when are you fools going to take hold of her for once!?"

He yelled at the top of his lungs and slammed his right fist on the table. "Is it so hard for you to capture a girl? A worthless piece of trash?"

"But sir, she is very agile and fast, she has very quick instincts and blocks everyone's movements with such perfection its-"

"SILENCE!" he huffed angrily, rage boiling through his blood. He turned his back on the guard and went deep in thought, trying to seek out a plan to capture the beast, once and for all. Toothiana was no ordinary lady, she was a deadly monster and a threat to his people. No matter how many men guarded the palace walls to go against her plan, she always managed to slip with ease as graceful as the wind. Something suddenly lit up inside him and he gave an evil grin.

"I have an idea, call guardian 06; he will be perfect for the job, he is very skilled and I'm sure he could match her status"

The guard's eye widened, suddenly aware of whom he was referring to.

"But my lord, you know he denies every one of your missions, how can we possibly convince him this time?"

"Easy, fellow nightmare, we just have to blackmail him, pour fear into his mind and take what's most precious to him…, now bring him to me, Frost and I can settle this over a nice cup of tea".

The guard was still hesitant of his plan, but his loyalty came first. He kneeled down and lowered his head.

"Yes, my lord, as you please"

And he left Pitch alone, who was thinking about his plan over and over, his smile each time growing wider. He walked towards his balcony where the silence was deadly and only cricket's chirps could be heard. His posture full of pride he gazed up at the moon and gave it a wicked smile.

"Well Frost, what would you do now? You can't ever deny your sister can you? You swore you'd always protect her no matter what?" he grinned "We'll see about that"

He turned away, his laugh echoing through the palace's walls.

Toothiana ran through the dark woods, occasionally losing her balance every once in a while, but skillfully countered it. She squinted in search of a light, to tell her she was near. When she sought out her target; she headed towards it, smiling gleefully and forgetting her pain in near her abdomen.

Once out of the woods, she looked towards the mountains where a small, barely noticeable village could be seen. She darted off towards it and sped up, taking in the scent of the fresh grass and flowers that had just sprouted around her.

Spring was coming, and she wouldn't miss it for the world.

All too soon she saw familiar faces greeting her; some surprised at her return, others proud. She stepped towards a familiar small cabin and knocked on the door.

"Hello?" she sang in a musical voice, bringing her ear next to the door.

"Toothie is here!" said a small childlike voice.

"She's back!" exclaimed another.

She laughed at the many squeals and cheers she could hear at the other side of the door. The wooden plank in front of her brutally opened, meeting big smiles of 5 little girls. She grinned back with just as much glee and crouched down to their size.

"Miss me?"

She was met with a chorus of giggles and squeaks, arms surrounding her and hugging her tightly; she smiled and breathed in their floral scent, returning their embrace. It had been so long since her departure. She had missed their small arms curling around her whenever she asked for comfort.

But then she noticed something was missing. She counted the heads.

"One…two…three…four…five…where's Baby Tooth?" she asked concerned of the child's disappearance.

"Here I am Toothie!" A girl jumped into her and wrapped her short arms around her waist, snuggling her head and enjoying the warmth radiating from her.

It was no lie that Baby Tooth had really missed her sister; it had been around 2 weeks since she left. They were all really worried and comforted each other, hoping nothing bad had happened to her. Baby Tooth was most affected by her not returning, she cried herself to sleep every night, wondering why it had taken so long. Her sister's tried all they could to cheer her up, occasionally trying to distract her with games, flowers and smiles, sadly, leading them to nowhere. But those tears were instead wiped off by a kind man who rarely spoke, telling them every night beautiful stories of fairies and guardians, bringing hope and joy to their hearts. In those stories it brought them an overwhelming sensation, regaining that faith in their sister. That was enough for all of them, and they were all very grateful.

"How are you? " Tooth shrunk to her size making eye contact and rubbing her nose with her's"Who took care of you guys while I was gone?"

"Mr. Sanderson! He is a really sweet person and he tells us the most thrilling stories!"

"Can he come over again?"

Tooth chuckled at their glee.

"As long as Mr. Sanderson is okay with it" she gave them a heart-warming smile "I'm sure he won't mind"

Baby Tooth hugged her even tighter, happy to have her sister back. True that Mr Sanderson was a kind gentleman with a heart of gold, but to Baby Tooth he was nowhere near to compare to her sister, even if she didn't bring stories of her own to share at the campfire.

She was pulled out of her thoughts as she noticed her sister's muscles tense around her embrace and her arms shake. She looked up and saw her face forcing a smile and sweat covering her forehead. She reluctantly let go and gave her some space.

"Toothie…are you okay?"

"Oh, don't mind me BT, just got a small scratch near my ribs, nothing much" She smiled, hoping to let her little sister drop the issue. But Baby Tooth wasn't easy to fool; she had this strange feeling something was wrong. She could read her thoughts and emotions, read her like a book, as if there was a connection between them. The others were close, but not as much as Toothiana and Baby Tooth.

"Toothie, you're hurt, we have to get you to the doctor" she started pulling her hand, leading her to a small tent. The others followed behind, concerned about their sister, worry reflecting through their eyes, making Tooth feel guilty.

"Baby Tooth it's no-"

"No buts Toothie!" she cut her off.

Tooth gave up and let them lead her towards the tent with a tree symbol for nurse care. She pulled the curtains aside and walked in, looking around the room, trying to seek the nurse.

"Hello? Miss Emily Jane? Toothie has come back and she is hurt" Baby Tooth whispered, looking around frantically for the nurse. To no avail, she spoke up.

"Miss-AH!"

Tooth jumped at her sudden outburst, her mouth already forming words to ask her what was wrong. Baby Tooth's grip on her wrist grew incredibly tighter and she stood stiff and pale. She looked towards where Baby Tooth pointed and saw Emily Jane, who was treating a patient with fatal wounds, blood stains visible on her hands. Tooth reacted quickly and covered Baby Tooth's eyes with the back of her palm, hoping to calm her down.

"Toothiana, what a lovely surprise, it's so nice to cross paths again, sorry if you saw that Baby Tooth"

Baby Tooth could only nod and she shivered at the previous events tormenting her thoughts. Tooth noticed her distress and held her tighter, letting her know that it was alright. Emily gave an apologetic smile at Tooth, hoping she didn't frighten the kid too much. Tooth giggled and shook her head, smiling, letting her know she would be fine.

"So Miss Toothiana, may I see the wound?"

Tooth nodded and gestured to Baby Tooth the exit, letting her know that it was best for her to leave with her sisters than to stay. Baby Tooth wanted to protest, but as a flash of Toothiana's possible wounds invaded her mind she nodded and darted out with her sisters.

"Miss Toothiana, please take a seat and show me your wound"

Tooth did as told and pushed herself up on the stool, wincing at the pain, silently leaving curses. This caught Emily's attention and decided to take a closer look; she slightly pulled up Tooth's clothing, showing off her injury. Her rib looked swollen and bruised; she could see fingermarks almost imprinted on her tan skin. It took the color of a painful purple.

She let out a sigh of relief, it didn't look too bad and she was happy to find her rib without any fractures. She took out a small wet cloth and gently pressed it against her wound. Tooth gritted her teeth, trying to not whimper at the sting. Emily quickly whispered "sorry" as she cleaned all the dirt from it.

Once Emily Jane was done, she put the cloth back in place and took out some herbs and spread them around the mark. Tooth struggled to swallow her hisses.

"No broken bones Tooth, it should be fine in a few days, but I recommend you to not push yourself with training. Please call off sick and rest the next few days"

Tooth's eyes widened in surprise.

"But-"

"No buts Toothiana"

Emily cut her off mid sentence, pointing an accusing finger at her. " I will be watching you"

Tooth groaned and nodded. She hated being treated like a kid, even more when she was the one who was supposed to look after the village, not the other way around.

"Any news from Pitch?" Emily asked, quickly changing the topic as she placed her herbs back in a jar.

"Not really, I just over heard while I was locked in for a few days by the guards at the palace…something about them having a war..."

She brought her hands to rub her shoulder.

"I couldn't hear anymore because they were planning to interrogate me, obviously going threaten me to tell our village's location if I didn't get out soon..."

Emily Jane raised a brow. It was very rare for the nightmares to catch Tooth.

"How ever did you get out?"

"I dressed up as a commoner and got out using my old dagger. Once out, I quickly got some gold and jewels, I planned to steal some food as well from Pitch's dinner party, but I was caught and a nightmare gave me a nasty blow…that's how I got this"

Tooth pointed towards her wound. Emily nodded slowly, taking all the information in.

"Does he…?"

Tooth caught up with her question and she shook her head, giving her a sad frown.

"I'm sorry Emily, but he still doesn't remember"

Emily Jane's gaze dropped down and fell silent, hiding her frown. She brought her hand up to a gold locket she had wrapped around her neck. Tooth, upset, tried to comfort her , bringing a hesitant hand to her shoulder rubbing circles.

"But that doesn't mean we should give up just yet"

Emily Jane gave out a hollow chuckle and a sniff. All fell silent, and Tooth tried to let out more words of encouragement, but to her surprise, Emily Jane straightened herself up and smiled brightly, making Tooth jerk away her hand. Just as Tooth was about to question her weird behavior, Emily brought her soft hand onto her shoulder and spoke up.

"Tooth, we are proud of you, and we are grateful for every sacrifice you did. But you shouldn't push yourself too hard, there are other knights watching over the village you know?"

"Well i-"

"Please be more careful with what you are doing" she pleaded.

Tooth's eyes widened in astonishment and met her gaze. Slowly, she smiled.

"Don't worry Emily, I'm happy to help, I promise to not push myself past my limits, I swear…" She bowed down "Thank you Seraphina"

Tooth hopped off the counter and was surprised to feel hardly any pain, she shook it off, of course she wouldn't feel a thing. Emily Jane was a great nurse; she studied every plant on earth and always knew what anyone needed during an emergency. She was also very mother-like towards the children of the village, full of grace. Not to mention she was gorgeous, always having a kind smile, melting many knights' hearts.

As she pulled the curtain open, she heard.

"Thank you Tooth…for everything"

With those last words, she turned to look back at her and bowed down, earning one in return. She was grateful and truly happy when one appreciated her hard work, she left the tent with a bright satisfied grin on her face.

The great gold doors opened and in the distance a shadow of a young man was seen. Pitch gave a wicked smile and dismissed a few of his guards to leave them alone.

The man in a black suit walked towards him with an unpleasant look on his face. Once in front of him, he crossed his arms and glared at him, breaking the law of kneeling down in front of the king to show his respect. But Pitch didn't give a damn, right now; all he wanted was to get rid of the thief. And this boy would help him and complete that task…he was sure of it.

"Jack Frost, a pleasure to see you, it's been a while hasn't it?" He started circling around Jack, trying to unsettle him. But Jack stood his ground, proud and confident, not willing to give in

"Around 6 months I suppose?"

"Not long enough" he muttered under his breath, his eyes like daggers trying to shoot at Pitch's skull.

"How dare you disrespect the great lord like that!" A nightmare yelled at Jack in outrage. Pitch brought a hand in front to his face, silencing him and making him pause on the spot. The nightmare took a step back and nodded his head for his master to proceed. Aware, that he had a very vicious plan thought out.

Jack simply ignored him and kept his eye on Pitch, his eyes focused, hoping to freeze him at any moment.

"What do you want Pitch?"

"Why, I'm so glad you asked, it saves me some time" Pitch strutted towards him, making Jack uncomfortable at his wicked smile, but he tried not to show his fear.

"You see Jack, there is this thief who is taking advantage of my kingdom and we are desperately trying to hunt her down and seek her location. We caught her before, but these moron's over here, failed to keep her locked up before I could see her!"

The nightmares eardrums banged at his volume, making them grit their teeth. They felt shame wash over them at their superiors words, but also felt highly offended at their name.

"And you need me to…?" Jack asked, not liking at all where this was going. Jack's blood went cold once he realized that Pitch's grin grew wider every second. Was he really going to…?

"I need you to hunt her down and bring her to me, so she can be executed for all her crimes. That demon doesn't deserve to live!"

He snarled. Locking eyes with Jack once again, fully expressing his rage he had towards Lady Toothiana. Jack flinched at his volume, but kept his guard up. He should have known it would come to this, Pitch's only pleasure is to bring fear. He never killed. But he pointed out the victim's fear like a book and tortured them until they couldn't take anymore and ended up taking their own life. He was disgusting in every way.

"What will I win in this?" he questioned, his eyes demanding answers.

"Your family will be safe and your sister will be free and...i will give you your memories"

Jack's eyes bugged out, his heart pace increasing at taking in his sudden words. That meant he would finally see her again…

"You miss her don't you? Do you want them Jack, your memories?"

Jack could only nod.

"Well then…complete this task and I will set her free"

Jack took a step back, glaring at him and searching for any sign if he wasn't serious with his words. He saw Pitch's blank expression, he couldn't tell if he was lying or not.

"What do you say Jack? Do we have a deal?"

Pitch brought his hand out towards him and smiled, showing his rotten teeth. Jack, disgusted looked away as he thought carefully of his decision. He hated the idea of killing anyone over a reward, he was a guardian, he was supposed to help and protect others. But he hadn't seen Emma in months after she was locked up in prison with his family, all Pitch's fault. But if he did this, then she would be free and no longer have to endure the pain…and he would remember most of his past.

"Y-you swear your words right?" Jack stuttered, his finger twitching anxiously.

"Cross my heart" He gestured to his chest where his heart would be and marked an invisible x sign.

He froze at first, but he wasn't aware that his body moved on his own, he slowly brought a hesitant hand up to shake Pitch's and seal the deal. Pitch's smile increased and tightened his fist.

"I'm very happy you obliged Jack, glad we're in business. You will pack tonight and leave tomorrow; my guards will help you on your quest with supplies"

He retreated from the grand ballroom. his nightmares behind his tail.

"Sweet nightmares Jack"

He turned around towards the exit, the thought of his deal with Pitch made Jack stumble to the ground as guilt washed over him. His chest ached at suddenly realizing his betrayal towards the guardians. He wasn't a worthy guardian and no less a human being.

He would have to hurt, no…kill someone. It was his duty to protect and care for others, but he was aware that he just signed the pact to do the complete opposite. He was never too fond of rules, but he wished not having to break this one, regret filling to his core.

"I think it's better for us to knit some clothes" Baby Tooth suggested.

"What if we go out shopping?" Tina asked.

"Nah, let's go to the woods and gather up some berries!" proposed Ana, her eyes sparkling brightly at her idea. "We could make blueberry pudding!"

"We already did that yesterday!" Talia whined. "besides, you know too many sweets are bad for you, remember what happened last time?"

"Oh…right."

"What do you think Toothie?" asked Jai, looking up at her.

Tooth could only smile, trying to keep her head from spinning. The girls were certainly lovely, no doubt about that, but there were times when she couldn't stand them all gathering up near her and talking all at once, her head was all a blur.

She thought that if she proposed an idea that would help her clear her mind for a moment and rest up easily, she could finally relax and stop hearing the many squeaks surrounding her.

"What if we just…sleep?" she asked, shrugging.

Baby Tooth was about to protest until she noticed her sister's dark circles and wrinkles, she gave a nod while the rest whined. But they gave in, fully aware that their big sister must be awfully tired from her long journey. They crawled towards her and curled up together, although it took them a while finding their own comfortable spot without losing a bit of their sister's touch. Her sisters were fighting over who Tooth should sleep with and what side they should get. But once Tooth let them all snuggle up next to her and hold hands, they calmed down.

She breathed in their scent and gave them a tender smile, her eyes half lidded. She brought herself up on her elbows to give them each a kiss on top of their heads and snuggled in, enjoying the warmth and joy they brought her.

She wished nothing would ever take this feeling away from her. She swore to protect them in front of her parent's grave, it was her duty and they were her only joy and comfort.

Jack got into his black suit and pulled on his mask, the only thing visible were his crystal blue eyes. He gathered all his belongings and weapons, making sure to have gotten everything in his bag. Once he was set, he stepped outside the castle, but paused as his footing was at the line of the gate.

One step…

One step and everything would change…for better or for worse.

The thought was nerve-wracking.

He thought long and hard about his actions and the consequences they would bring him, but Emma needed him now more than ever. He couldn't stop now, this may be his only chance to be at peace with his family, to laugh together and smile, to go hunting and tell each other stories at a camp fire. His lips trembled as he thought in distraught at the scene in his head, where he watched Emma get taken away, screaming and with eyes filled of fear, desperately trying to grasp his hand. He didn't make it in time, he couldn't do anything, and he hated himself for that.

The nightmare guards next to him eyed him wearily and were about to confront him, desperate for him to leave, some snickered under their breath, claiming he was afraid…a coward. Yes, he may be afraid, but he definitely wasn't a coward.

He looked over the horizon and his foot stepped over the line, each step he was further away from the kingdom and leading him closer to his prey. Only one thing was set on his mind right now…

To be free, To be happy, he must...

Kill the thief.

Chapter's Soundtrack: Run- Snow Patrol

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