A Century I've Been Waiting

by Musical Tomboy613

One Hundred years ago, before the Guardians, before Pitch, and before Jack had memories, he had love. In the fiery spirit of Dia de Los Muertos, the Day of The Dead. But she was taken away. Death has given him 100 years to find a replacement soul. A new evil is rising, and the Hundred years are almost up and Jack sees an opportunity to catch the soul he needs to bring her back.

1. Chapter 1

A/N: Hello everybody! This is my first story here on FFN, and I'm so glad to finally be able to post this. This was a combination of headcannons and plot bunnies that has been melded together in my head for a while. This story also contains my OC Catrina, a fiery Hispanic girl who will act as Jacks love interest. I'll try my best to make her a real original character, and not a Mary Sue. Now, onto the story!

No one had really noticed it at first, but as February drew near, Jack had started to become more estranged. Tooth had been the first to notice that something was off. Despite the heat, Jack would come to the palace to help her sort teeth and order the fairies around. What used to be on a daily basis had led off into once a week, then a couple times a month, and then Jack stopped coming all together.

Bunny had been the next to notice. Though the young Guardian was a pest to him most of the time, the Pooka had come to care for him and was worried when the young boy stopped his occasional visits.

Sandy had been seeing decidedly less of the winter spirit, given that the boy visited him while he was doing his rounds, and they would just sit in a comfortable silence, with Jack occasionally trying to start a conversation via sign language, but that just led to more silence.

North was the last one to notice the winter spirit's absence. It had started with an unsettling silence in the workshop, devoid of yelling Yeti's and the jingle of elves as they followed at Jack's feet. After a month and a half, North had had enough of the quiet and decided to call his fellow Guardians, and hopefully Jack would show, giving them a little bit of insight as too why he was acting so distant. With a twist and a push, the Aurora Borealis wove its way through the sky, to the four corners of the earth, delighting children and adults alike, but holding a special meaning for the Heroes of Children.

* Unknown's POV*

"The Hundred Years are soon up, but I have faith in my frosted knight. For over the last century, his heart has become tender with effort to find a replacement for me. Un siglohe esperado, mi amor*."

A/N: * Translation: A century I've waited, my love. So, what did you think? Constructive criticism , Please. No Flames!