All Hallow's Eve
Calm Before the Storm
"Pitch's gone?"
"Yup."
"What are you gonna do about it?"
"Dunno yet."
"Are you gonna take over?"
"Probably."
"Are you gonna talk to the…Guardians about it?"
"…"
"What?!"
"…I suppose."
"Well, shit…"
…bits and pieces…
Jack Hallow looked around. The room was large and spacious. It was a control room with a globe sitting smack in the centre of the room. It was aglow with soft dots of blue light. Jack took a moment to study the globe. Jack really didn't want to be there. If it would have been up to her, she would have just sent the Guardians a memo and taken up Pitch's job just like that. But no, Ai had said. 'You have to do things right.' Jack was pretty sure that Ai only wanted to flirt with the Guardians.
Right.
"Man, this place is awesome," Tenshi no Ai said. With dark hair, amazing blue eyes, and a pale creamy complexion it was no wonder that Ai was the spirit of St. Valentine's Day. It was, however, a wonder as to why he chose to hang out with Jack Hallow of all people. Jack was sly, and reclusive, and often cruel in her pranks. Ai, on the other hand, was charming, affectionate, and occasionally cruel in the way he got people together. There it is, Jack thought to herself. It's the…cruel-ness. That's what keeps us together.
"Yeah, it's pretty nice," Jack admitted. She took another look around the large room. It was nice.
"So," Ai started, taking lift off. Large white wings unfurled and beat smoothly, keeping Ai afloat next to Jack. "What's the game plane, baby?"
"Don't know yet," Jack answered with a shrug of her shoulders.
"Gonna make it up as you go along?" Ai asked.
"That was kind of the plan," Jack huffed, annoyance thinly veiling her words. "You know –"
Jack Hallow was cut off by a total of five people entering the room. The first to capture her attention was the large rabbit – no, a Phooka, Jack reminded herself. Ai, Jack figured, would no doubt be checking out the white haired teen with the sparkly blue eyes and slim build.
"Oh, well, lookie who it is," the Easter Bunny mocked. "Wot are you two doin' 'ere?" he demanded, his eyes narrowing. Jack suppressed an irritated smirk. Taunting E. Aster Bunnymund was such fun.
"We're on official business, neighbour," Jack snapped.
"Neighbour?" the white haired teen asked.
"He's a... What did you call 'em again, Jack? A pick-up?" Ai asked, settling on his feet, next to the spirit of Halloween.
Jack rolled her eyes. "A Phooka," she reminded. "A good neighbour," she told the teen. When he only looked more confused. "A faerie. You know, fey, the fair folk?"
The teen just stared her. "Your name's Jack?" he asked taking a few steps forward.
"Yeah, his name's Jack. Jack Frost, meet Jack Hallow, the spirit of Halloween," Aster said, glaring at Jack.
"Make me feel so welcome, why don't you, shape-changer," Jack scoffed.
"I'm not one a' your pixies!" Aster growled.
"Sure, you're not. Shape-changer," Jack taunted. She smirked at the grey-blue and white Pooka.
"And just how deed you get in here?" Nicholas St. North asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well, you see, it's not a very long story," Ai started, fluttering his wings once more to float over to hover in front of the large Russian.
"Then, why don't you tell us, mate," Aster asked putting his face close to Ai's.
"But I don't particularly feel like telling it to you," Ai finished, dropping to his feet to stand in between the two legends. He grinned up at them.
"Well, why don't you get Jackie ova' there," Aster snapped, jerking his thumb over in indication to Jack Hallow, "to tell us."
Jack Hallow pulled herself up to her full height and stared at the Guardian's full on. She could only hope that the Guardians wouldn't lock her away as soon as she let them know what she wanted. As ready as she's ever be, Jack Hallow announced, "I want to take over Pitch's job as ruler of nightmares."
A bit short, but it's mostly just and intro for Jack Hallow and Tenshi no Ai. I got Jack's name from two places, just fyi. Jack 'O Lantern and All Hallow's Eve/Halloween. I just thought it would be kind of funny to have someone say "Jack," and have both of them look.
Anyway, hope you liked it! Please review!