|Prologue|

About 280 years ago...

There was a knock on the door of MiM's home. MiM, or Manny, as he was nicknamed, was a round man with only a patch of hair that curls upwards in the shape of a crescent moon. He smiled, knowing full well who was at the door.

"Just a moment!" Soon after, Manny's appearance changed, morphing into a tall, handsome man with slivery-white hair that had a patch of hair that curves upward. He was loosely wearing a white kimono with a purple obi that has a crescent moon imprint in the middle. Over the kimono was a long haori that trailed and fluttered behind him as he approached the door.

"Why, Pitch! What a surprise to see you at my humble abode. Come in, come in!"

"I don't see the need to change." Pitch said, commenting on Manny's appearance as he stepped into the room.

Manny laughed, "I'm quite fond of this form though." He walked up to a table and sat down, "Care for a game of chess?" He asked, gesturing towards the pieces.

The boogeyman complied, knowing full well that Manny wouldn't talk otherwise.

Manny moved a white piece, "It's been a while, my old friend. What did you want to see me about so suddenly?"

Pitch smirked, "Do I need a reason to see my old friend?"

"By the way, you got my guardian decision from North, right?" Manny took Pitch's pawn, "What's your answer?"

"Don't be foolish. You already know my answer." Pitch took Manny's rook, but Manny's bishop took his bishop.

Manny closed his eyes and smiled, "Come on now, it's not so bad. Think it over one more time, Pitch."

"Give HIM to me."

Manny narrowed his eyes, "Oh? Who?"

"Oh, don't play dumb, Manny." Pitch grin grew, "That 'boy.'"

"Oh, you mean the boy who saved his sister?" Manny looked uninterested, "Nah, I don't intend—"

Pitch slammed his pawn down, "I know everything."

The man in the moon smiled from ear to ear as he lend closer to the boogeyman, "I need his power. The way he saved his sister was really impressive." His sliver eyes danced in the moonlight, "Even when he was drowning, even when he was dying, he was worried for his sister. He deserves to be a guardian."

"So you want to use him, don't you?"

"For a good reason."

"But still."

"Then why do you want him?"

"His abilities are useful to my side. And besides, you already have the four guardians, so why don't you just give the little boy to me and—"

"HA! 'Little?'" Manny scoffed, "That's why you're foolish." Pitch's grin slipped off his face, "Shapes doesn't always indicate the contents inside. It can be a huge box with dust or a tiny box with a diamond. Remember," Manny picked up his queen, "A candle can fill the room with its light. Checkmate." He declared as he slammed his queen down.

Pitch sighed, "Haha, I already knew the results. Alright, I need to go back now."

"Now?" Manny's voice held disappointment, "Come on, why don't you stay for tea?"

"No, maybe next time."

Manny chuckled, "Aw, don't be so down! Some day you will beat me. Actually, you're much bett—"

"Right." The shadows trailed behind Pitch, "One day, I will beat you."

Manny merely smiled at the challenge and closed his eyes, "Interesting~ I'll be waiting."

The door slammed behind the boogeyman, leaving the moon alone in his home again.

Manny sighed, "That Pitch just doesn't learn." His walked over to his crystal ball and peer in to see a certain winter spirit on a tree with his head buried in his legs. If Manny didn't know better, he'll say the boy was crying, "The time will come, my boy." He waved his hand over the ball and the scene changed.

It was the same boy, but slightly older and this time he was smiling and laughing with a jolly old man in a red suit, a little golden man, a woman with feathers mixed with varies of colors and a grumpy looking pooka who's mouth was slightly quirked up.

He morphed back to his original form and walked away.

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"Hopefully soon."

(A/n: Most of this dialog was taken from Cold Shadows by Breetroad, I love it so much that I had to use it. *bows repeatedly to Breetroad, "Thank you for creating it."* So, here's the prologue of Winter Fun and I'm glad that a lot of people like the little teaser I left from two months ago.

If you can't imagination what a young looking Manny looks like then go to this link:

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I hope this is a good start for you readers!