First off, if you haven't read my fanfic "Darkened Waters", I would suggest that you not read this. It will constantly references that story and contains many OC's from it. In other words, read my other fanfic first.

Secondly, this fanfic will contain some characters from the books, and a few refernces from the books. If you haven't read them, you might not be confused, but just warning you now.

And finally, this is not my best work, but I needed something to start this story. It will get better. I promise.

AND NO, I AM NOT PLANNING FOR ANY ROMANCE BETWEEN THE GUARDIANS (eccept for Katherine and Nightlight, but it will be mininal).

I leave you with I don't own RoTG and please enjoy.


Everyone has a few things they wish they didn't have to do. For most people, that list is pretty long. For Bunny, that list was only ten annoyances long, and here they are, going from least annoying to most.

10. Kicking Pitch's butt (just because he likes kicking Pitch's butt doesn't mean he wished he didn't have to kick Pitch's butt)

9. Kicking anyone else who decides to threaten childhood's butt (you would be surprised by how often that happens)

8. Destroying nightmares and/or fearlings (Bunny wished they never existed in the first place)

7. Having to clean up the mess Pitch and his minions left behind (happens every time)

6. Having to hunt down stray nightmares for weeks after the battle (happens every time)

5. Having to ally with Pitch for any reason at all (never again, Bunny swore)

4. Having to help Pitch for any reason at all (NEVER AGAIN)

3. Confronting an angry Tooth (there is a reason)

2. Confronting an angry, hyper Tooth (a different time, a different story)

And number 1?

Dragging North's sorry arse to Seraphina's birthday celebration every year.

And guess what Bunny was currently doing?

"North! I'm givin ya three seconds to come out here before this door in front of me is in splinters!" Bunny shouted. Bunny heard a grunt from inside the workshop and sighed. This happened every year. Seraphina's birthday celebration was the single biggest gathering of spirits (besides New Year's maybe) and that meant the Guardians had to be present. There was just one little problem. North still hadn't forgiven Seraphina, or Mother Nature, as she's more commonly known, for kidnapping Katherine, his protégée, good friend, and the spirit called Mother Goose, more than five centuries ago. What's even weirder is that Katherine forgave Seraphina years ago and North still harbored a grudge.

"One! Two!" Bunny shouted. He heard a banging and North opened the door, in his red coat, furry hat, and swords.

"That's enough Bunny," North said impatiently. "I don't need another broken door. To the sleigh…" he grumbled

"Mate, we're already late. We're going my way," Bunny said, tapping his foot twice. A tunnel opened under them and Bunny bounded along the tunnel, North behind him. It opened up and Bunny physically dragged North out of the tunnel. A blur of feathers and a sandy figure joined him and they pulled North out of the tunnel. North landed on the ground with a thump.

"Come on North," Tooth said. "Every year?" Sandy made a question mark and North grunted, clearly not happy to be there. Tooth sighed and looked at Bunny.

"Where are Jack and Misty?" Tooth asked.

"They said they would come on their own," Bunny replied. "Something about needing to get a peace offering." In reality, Bunny had no idea where the twins were. It was now mid January and it had taken a bit of work to get Misty adjusted to Guardian life. Misty and Jack were an enormous help in getting the kids to believe. They flew around the world five times in a week, bringing back believers. And then they flat out vanished. Not a sign of hair or hide of them anywhere. Bunny knew something was up, but he didn't think they were in trouble. After all, winter and clouds hadn't gone anywhere.

The Guardians walked through the entrance, a large arch made of branches and vines. Bunny had always thought that Seraphina's home was very beautiful. There were four entrances and each one led to a different season. In the center was a large pavilion for gatherings. Currently, they were walking through the spring section. It reminded Bunny of his Warren. Everything was in bloom and the grass was lush and green. There were so many kinds of flowers and the air smelled sweet.

"Ah, there you are!" a voice said. Bunny looked over and saw a tall woman with dark hair standing off to the side. Her dress seemed to be made of the clouds themselves. She walked over and gave them a smile.

"Welcome to my Glade, Guardians. I trust you are well?" she asked. North harrumphed and Bunny decided to do the talking.

"Hello Seraphina. We're doing well. How are you?" Bunny asked. Seraphina smiled softly.

"I'm fine Aster. Hello Toothiana, Sanderson, Nicholas," Seraphina said. "Thank you for coming."

"It's no problem," Tooth replied. "It's always good to see you." North stayed silent. Sandy made a hat out of sand and tipped it in Seraphina's direction. Seraphina softly laughed and started walking towards the center of the Glade. The Guardians followed her towards the pavilion.

A ring of laughter made Bunny quickly check his surroundings. Bunny looked up and saw four figures flying in their direction. The four of them touched down and Bunny looked them over.

Two of them were Jack and Misty, but they looked a little different than usual. Jack was wearing a white hoodie instead of his usual blue, and Misty had a silver circlet around her head. Both of them had obviously cleaned up.

A teenage girl stood next to Misty. She was shorter than Misty and she had green hair that was in a halo braid around her head. Her shirt was shimmery green with pink flowers and her pants were also green. She had crown of pink flowers on her head and her eyes were the color of lush grass. A green ring that resembled a lily was on her finger.

A teenage boy stood on Jack's right. He was slightly taller than the girl in green, but not as tall as Jack. His hair and eyes were orange. He was wearing an orange shirt and brown pants. An intricately carved ring that resembled flames was on his finger.

Jack turned in Seraphina's direction, smiling. "Everything's in order. Just finished with the decorations," he said. Seraphina nodded her head.

"Thank you Jack," Seraphina replied. Misty looked at the Guardians and raised her eyebrow.

"You guys are here already?" Misty asked. "We didn't think anyone would be here for a little bit."

"We usually come early," Bunny replied. "Y'a gonna introduce y'a friends?" Misty slightly blushed and turned to her friends.

"This is Lily Printemps and Auty Automne. They're twins," Misty said. Lily walked over to Bunny and shook his hand,

"It's very nice to meet you," she said. Bunny returned the shake and saw Auty doing the same to Tooth.

"Frostbite and Drizzle could learn some manners from you two," Bunny commented. Lily and Auty looked confused. Misty and Jack blinked twice and burst out laughing.

"You really think they're polite?" Jack asked, holding his sides in laughter.

"If anything, they're worse than us," Misty said. Bunny raised his eyebrow at Lily and she gave Bunny a sugary-sweet smile. Oh great, just when you think the Trickster Twins are bad…

Jack walked over to Seraphina and did something unexpected. He gave her a hug. Misty, Lily, and Auty did the same.

"Happy Birthday Mom," they said in unison to Seraphina. Bunny raised his eyebrow and then shrugged his surprise off. To him, it made sense that they would call Mother Nature mom. They were seasonal spirits after all.

Apparently, North didn't think that was normal.

"Vhat do you mean mom?" he asked. Jack looked up, slightly confused.

"You guys don't know? Seraphina is our mother," Jack said. "Well, we consider her mother."

"After all, she did create us," Misty added. She then looked up at the sky and then flew up. "Come on Lily, I think guests are starting to arrive. Jack, can you and Auty take the autumn and winter sections? Thanks. See you guys later!" She and Lily flew off into the summer section. Jack and Auty shrugged their shoulders and flew in the direction of the autumn section. Seraphina turned to them.

"I have to look some things over, I'm afraid. It was good speaking with you," Seraphina said as she floated away

The Guardians continued walking toward the pavilion. Tooth and Sandy split off and flew over to where some their friends were standing. Bunny thought he spotted Aphrodite among the gathering. Bunny mentally made a note to ask Tooth about that later. When the large circle of stone came into view, Bunny spotted two people standing off to the side. One was an old man in robes and a pointy hat. The other was a young woman with auburn hair and she wore a long yellow dress. North smiled and walked over to the woman.

"Katherine, is good to see you," he said in a kind tone. Katherine looked up and her face filled instantly with joy.

"Nicholas!" she shouted, pulling North into a hug. North laughed and patted Katherine on the head. North looked at the old man and nodded his head.

"Hello Ombric," North said. Ombric had taught North everything he knew and was a master wizard. Katherine was Ombric's adoptive daughter, and the three of them were more like a family than anything.

Spying an old friend of his, Bunny stepped back and allowed the three friends to talk. He certainly didn't want to disrupt the reunion. Hopping over to one of the many tables set out, Bunny sat down and looked at the lady sitting across from him. The lady smiled.

"It's been a long time Aster," she said. She looked different than she usually did. It was one of the few times Bunny had seen her not in battle armor.

"It's nice to see you too, Athena."


North, Katherine, and Ombric talked for a long time, catching up on events that had passed. Katherine and Ombric were Guardians too, but they had a different job than the Big Four (or is it Big Six now?). They protected the last refuge of belief: Santoff Claussen. It was always assaulted when Pitch rose to power ever since its vital role over five hundred years ago.

"How are things back home?" North asked. No matter how long North stayed at the pole, Santoff Claussen would always be his home at heart.

"There as good as it can be. It took a lot of work to stave off the onslaught of nightmares, but we managed," Ombric said.

"Nightlight was a huge help," Katherine commented. "I've never seen anyone fight so hard." North inwardly frowned. As much as North trusted Nightlight and counted him as an ally, he didn't like his relationship with Katherine. It wasn't normal for a spectral boy to fall in love with a human girl, albeit an immortal one. North tried to accept it, if only for Katherine's sake.

"I'm sure he was Katherine," North said. "Where is he?" Katherine shrugged her shoulders.

"He said he needed to take care of something," Katherine replied. North nodded his head. Nightlight was linked to MiM in a way none of them could ever understand. He was usually very busy casting out shadows from children's bedrooms.

"Katherine!" North heard someone shout. He looked and saw Jack and Misty running in their direction. Katherine waited until they got over and then gave Misty and Jack a hug.

"Misty, Jack, it's so good to see you," Katherine said. "How are you doing?"

"We're good Katherine," Misty replied, her voice a little muffled.

"If you can call getting squished to death good," Jack said. Katherine released them and Ombric eyed the two teenagers curiously.

"So these are the twins you were talking about, North," Ombric said. Katherine looked at Jack and Misty curiously.

"You guys are twins?" she asked. Jack and Misty's smiles were proof enough. Katherine smiled.

"Congratulations!" she said. "Somehow, it feels like I've always known, but didn't want to say anything." Jack and Misty shrugged their shoulders and Katherine looked Misty over.

"You look…different somehow. What happened?" Katherine asked. Misty smiled.

"Let's just say Pitch doesn't scare me any more," Misty said. Katherine nodded and the matter was dropped. Light footsteps turned North's head and he looked up. Seraphina was walking towards them.

"I was wondering if you were coming," Seraphina said as she walked over. "I would have thought you were busy in Santoff Claussen." Ombric seemed to consider the matter and then spoke.

"We made time, Mistress Seraphina," Ombric said. Seraphina gave Ombric a soft smile and then turned to Katherine.

"Hello Katherine," she said. North looked on furiously. Misty and Jack seemed to notice because Jack was scratching his head and Misty just looked confused.

"Is something wrong North?" Jack asked. Katherine looked at Ombric and he nodded. Katherine took a deep breath let it out.

"He's mad because Seraphina kidnapped me awhile back," Katherine said. Jack and Misty looked even more confused.

"So? You guys kidnapped us," Jack said.

"Mom will sometimes drag us here against our will for what she calls a 'decent family meal'," Misty added in.

"And we certainly got over it," Jack said. "Come on North. I didn't think you were the type to hold grudges." North stayed silent during the exchange. A large bang came from across the pavilion and Jack and Misty looked at each other.

"Excuse us for a second while we go teach the meaning of 'Do Not Touch' to some fall spirits," Jack said. They flew off and Katherine turned to North.

"They're right, you know. We're spirits. Holding grudges isn't good for us," Katherine said, giving North a look that he had never been able to resist. North sighed and turned to Seraphina.

"Maybe it is time to forgive and forget," North admitted. Seraphina smiled and walked away. Katherine smiled.

"See? It only took five hundred years."


Seraphina's celebration was well under way. The guests had trickled in and now were just standing and talking about things that had happened. Celebrations were more than just get togethers; it was the best way to spread the news. Everyone was occupied with something and most were trying to block out outside distractions. Even Jack was busy talking with some of his winter rivals.

Which is why no one saw Misty slip away into the spring section.

No one, except for Katherine.


*banging my head on the wall in stupidity*AKK! I'm really sorry about how this turned out. It didn't want to be written at all. Next time, I should listen to my conscience. Ugg, not sure if this was a good idea or not. Oh well...

This is going to be a two parter so you'll have to wait for the next update. Until then, please review.