I don't own Rise of the Guardians but I do own Grace
If you haven't read Grace the Muse than read that first
The Nightmare Kings Return
It's been nearly a year since I became a guardian, nearly a year since I got my memories back and most important of all, nearly a year since I started dating Jack Frost. I felt like I was in a dream. I was the Guardian of Imagination, living in my hometown of Wintercrest with my boyfriend, and no sign of trouble in 11 months. Things had changed a bit since then. I'd developed my powers a bit more. I could change into practically anything with ease now! Jack and I had created our own house made of ice and that's were we live. I feel like I've been trapped for a lifetime and I have finally been freed. Being a guardian is great! The Tooth Fairy is my best friend; North is like my dad (he's even got the overprotective bit down. It's seriously weird but kind of sweet), Sandy is a good friend, and Bunnymund is like a brother who teases Jack all the time. Life is perfect for me.
Now back to the present. I was sitting at home reading one of my favorite books A Study in Scarlet. Sherlock Holmes is a genius. No consulting detectives or doctors appeared in front of me though (I'd gotten that little problem under control.) I was nice and comfortable, and then Jack rushed in. His snow white hair was all over the place and fear glinted in his eyes. I rushed over to him, dropping my book on the floor. "Jack what's wrong?" I asked worried. Jack is pretty much carefree; to see him so scared is rare. "North wants to see us" he replied. He looked at me deadly serious. "Now"
We ran out the door and found two yetis waiting with a sack. "Just open the portal" I growled. I hate that sack; I need to talk to North about it. They threw the glove and I flew straight through. When I saw North his face was grim, his eyes the same. I looked at the rest of the Guardians. They all had fear filled eyes. "What's going on?" I frantically asked. The fear was getting to me. "Pitch" north gravelly said. My eyes widened. Jack had told me about their fight with the nightmare king. As soon as I'd heard the story, I'd feared that I would see him myself. "Well where is he? You can defeat him" I asked. "We don't know" said Bunny.
This was bad. Pitch was not someone to stay away unless he had a plan or was gaining power, neither of which is good. I didn't want to fight Pitch, he'd put fear into Jack, my Jack. "There's more to this than your telling me" I said. I looked at them deadly serious. North walked up to me and put his hands on my shoulders. "Jack was the reason he lost 2 years ago. He wants revenge on Jack, the only way he can do that is to go after you Grace" North explained to me. I looked back at my boyfriend. He was looking down at his feet, sadness in his eyes.
"What do you want me to do?" I asked him, my voice rising. I took his hands off my shoulders and backed away. "I'm not hiding. I can defend myself. I don't have to be watched and protected every second." I saw from the looks on their faces that I was right on what they had planned to do. I have a life now, and I was not going to lose that, not even for a short time, because of Pitch. Jack looked at me, worry obvious in his eyes. I walked up and kissed him on the cheek. I looked into his icy blue eyes. "I'm not going anywhere" I reassured him. He gave me a faint smile. I said goodbye to the Guardians and left for home, no matter how much they detested the idea. When we got home Jack tried to change my mind but I wasn't going to hear it. I wasn't some porcelain doll, I was a Guardian. No one was going to take me away.