Note: Blah, I was hit by the flu (I'm guessing I haven't had the flu in a long time) and have been sick all day. I had written this last night, before I felt sick. Lucky you. So, question. I have this scene this Tooth and Heat that's been playing in my mind. It would take place after the end of this storyline. It"s dark and it deals with Jack. Should I place it as the last chapter or have it a stand alone, but have hints of what in the ending? I was siding with stand alone, but I'm not sure... Oh, and if you want to send ideas for the story you can. I'm playing around with one that someone sent in. Enjoy and write me. Click that button on the bottom to send a review please.

Tessa was lonely. She never had a friend before she meet Jack. Sure she was loved and cared for. She was a princess of cherubs. They all made it their mission to keep her happy. She was the daughter of the Great St. Nick so everyone made sure to be nice to her... but they weren't her friends. She thought back to the boy who sat next to her and talked to her as if she were a person. She wanted to see him again, but her father didn't want her to leave the house. It had been two weeks since they had met and his smile hunted her dreams.

She didn't care if she made the naughty list. She was going to see that boy again. 15 days was a long enough wait. She tied her pink hair into a ponytail and put on loss fitting pants with a nice fitted shirt. She said a spell to turn her hair black and put on her boots. She would not let her father keep her from having a real friend. Tessa stopped to grab her coat. She had almost left it behind. Being part cherub meant that the cold didn't bother her in the least. Sometimes she hardly could tell that it was cold out.

Three hours. Tessa sighed out as she finally made it out of the woods and into the small town that Jack lived in. She walked about the streets in awe. She had never been to any town during the daylight. It was different from what she thought it would be. She watched as the people ran through the streets living. She had forgotten why she came to the town for a moment.

"Hey Jack!" A boy called from the other side of the road. "Look at that girl!"

"Uh!" Jack said as he looked around. He spotted a girl that looked like Tessa, only this girl was wearing cheaper clothes. "Tessa?" Jack wasn't sure if it was her, but he was willing to find out.

"Jack? Where are you going?" The boy called out to him.

"Tessa!" Jack yelled out as he ran towards her. Tessa was petting a horse that came by her.

"Hello, Jack." She smiled brightly.

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you." Tessa bent over to whisper to Jack. "I had to did it secret though. Daddy didn't want me to leave."

"They won't get mad at you?" Jack asked in awe.

"My daddy will. Mommy would tell me that I was being amazing and love me all the more." Tessa explained. "I'll be on the naughty list though. So, you better be worth it." Tessa giggled.

"I will try." Jack smiled out. "Do you want to meet my friends?"

"Sure," Tessa nodded.

Tessa smiled as Jack introduce her to his two best friends, Ray and Dick. She didn't much care for the way Ray looked at her, but ignored him.

"My name is Tessa." She said to Dick.

"The harvester." Dick stated back. Tessa nodded. "My aunt is named that. She had that somewhere in the world a being of magic was being named after her. Silly uh?"

"It's not silly. Did she say it was a cherub? An angel of love?" Tessa beamed out.

"Yea, how do you know that?" Dick asked in awe.

"Cuz I'm magic." She giggled out. "Mommy said that Tessa was a name of an angel that saved her life. It's the reason why I'm named that." She paused in thought. "I would very much like to meet your aunt some day."

"I can't wait to tell her someone else knows that story." Dick laughed out. "She's going to be over the moon." Ray frowned as he looked between the two.

"So, you live in the woods?" Ray asked leaning into her.

"Yes, and I spend my days playing with yetis." She joked.

"What that?" Jack asked.

"It's a hair monster that lives in the coldest parts of the world." Tessa said making a face of a monster. "They eat boys and girls who dare try to break into Santa'a workshop." She laughed out.

"Really?" Dick asked.

"No, they don't like to eat meat, but they do keep people from breaking in to the workshop." Tessa smiled at the boys.

"I have never heard that." Ray sneered out.

"And I have never heard of you before today, but you are still real." Tessa stated back.

"Ahaha, Jack I like her." Dick stated as he patted Jack's back.

"What else does miss know it all know?" Ray asked with a bitter frown.

"I know lots of fairy-tales and stories." Tessa stated. "And I know that I'm a better climber than you are?" She stuck out her tongue.

"What kind of stories?" Dick asked. The boys looked at him as if that was the worst thing to ask.

"What kind do you like?"

"I like adventure ones." Dick stated.

"I know a few of those." Tessa said as she thought the matter over. "Well, there's so many I could tell. I could tell about Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, but I'll tell you the story of the man who turns dreams into nightmares."

"Uh?" Jack had never heard of that story before. Tessa nodded.

"Long ago, there were two brothers. They were the sons of the spirit of sleep and rest. It was her job to make sure that the people of the world went to bed, so that they had have the strength to work the next day. The spirit of rest worked from the early hours of night until the rays of sun light touched the earth. She worked liked this for many, many years until one morning she found that she had only been able to put to sleep half the people of the world. The next morning she found that she did even less."

"This is boring." Ray stated.

"I am getting to the good part." Tessa stated before going back to her story. "She called further her two sons and stated in a big mighty voice" Tessa changed her voice to match what she thought their mothers would sound like. "I have taken care of the children of Adam for as long as man has walked the earth. But I find that I am growing too old to do my duties. Since I have two children and only one can be my heir, you two shall fight of the honor of taking over.' The first born was outraged. By rights he should have been made heir while her youngest child thought about what his mother was asking of him. How could he dare fight to take his brother's birthright? This trouble the second born greatly. The next day their mother called them further and stated that for three days they would be given three tasks they most finish. If they could not, than they would not be her heir. The first day she asked for them to get her the tail feather of the bird of fire who flies through the sky during sunset and raise."

"Wow," Ray said in awe. That sounded amazing.

"Now, the bird of fire was not a bird that looked like a flame, but one made of fire. The two brothers had no idea how they could gain a tail feather from such a being without harming themselves. The eldest brother set out and made a punish of water and snow. He would put the bird out and take the feather while it was still weak. Which he did without much care about how the bird would free itself. The younger brother came and find the bird still trapped in the punish and asked kindly if there was something he could do to help. The bird of fire stated 'You are the first ones brother? What good could you do me?" The younger brother was hurt by these words. 'I am the brother of the first, but I had no part in caging you. If I should free, would you think kindly of me?' The bird laughed and said. 'Even if I were free, I could not fly. If I can not fly, I will die.' The younger brother asked the bird if there was any way he could help the bird fly again. 'Give me your height' cried the bird. 'I shall take your tall height and use it to fly once more.' The younger brother agreed and was soon stood at three feet tall. The bird of fire of a flame once more and gave the younger a feather from his wing as thanks. The next morning the two sons went to their mother and gave her their feathers. Their mother nodded her thanks and asked her youngest why he was shorter. He smiled at his mother and said he had given it to a good friend and left it at that."

"She just took that answer?" Dick asked in shock.

"Yes, she did." Tessa stated. "Now, as it was the second day she gave them another task that had to be done. They had to gain a scale from a woman of the sea. It was said that the woman of the sea had a fright cry that could kill a man if they heard it. The eldest brother made plans as to how to take a way the creates voice. He would slice the beings throat well she slept so that she could never use her cry again. Once he had done this, he took her scale and left. The younger brother came soon after and found the woman of the sea in tears. When he asked her what was wrong, she placed her hands to her throat to show that someone had cut it. He asked if it had been his eldest brother to which she nodded a yes. She showed him with her hands that without her voice she would not be able to find her sisters and would die alone. In pity, the younger brother asked her to take his voice as her own. She did so and gave him the one of her scales and a lock of her hair as thanks."

"The younger brother knew he would never speak again, but was glad to have been able to give the woman the ability to find her family. The two sons went to their and gave her their scales. The younger one also gave her the lock of hair and smiled. The spirit of rest ask where did he gain the lock of hair to which her son could not answer. He made signs that he could not speak for he gave up his voice to a friend in need. The mother let the matter rest there. It was now the last day and so she gave the finally task. There were angels who played in the forest. They were asked to bring back a bit of those angels light. Now, angels are not easy to see let a lone touch. The eldest made up a plan as to how to caught an angel. He would take a small child of good heart and place the lad in danger for than the angel would appear. He did so and trapped the angel taking a bit of its light. The younger brother found the trapped angel and a hurt child. The angel cried out to be freed for the child was dying."

"The younger brother did so, but it was too late for the child. In deep thought, the younger brother wrote down a note asking the angel if there was a way he could help bring the child back. 'If you give up the chance of loving anyone and being loved for a hundred years, I may bring the child back from the die.' The younger brother nodded that he would do so, for what was his happiness compared to the life of a child. The child's eyes opened and the angel gave the younger brother a bit of its light and a flower as thanks. The two sons went to their mother and gave them the angel's light and the younger brother gave his mother the flower. The spirit of rest look at her youngest and asked 'Why are you so sad? It is as though you know you will not have love for a hundred years?' The youngest son nodded that was the reason for his sadness. He had given it up to help a friend."

"'Enough' Their mother stated. 'My youngest will be my heir.' 'But mother,' cried the eldest. 'Why give it to him and not me?' 'What have you done but take from those around you? You're brother gave up his height so that the bird of fire could fly once more. He gave up his speech so that the woman of the sea could find her family and he gave up love to save the life of a child. He alone could be my heir.' This made the eldest brother angry and his heart turned to darkness. He attacked his mother and brother. This was a mistake on his part for the bird of fire came to save the younger brother and burned the eldest brother so that he could never come out to the light again. The woman of the sea came and her song broke his ears so that any sound would be make him him run and hide. Last the angel came by and gave the eldest a curse from God so that he no one could ever look at him without feeling fear. As revenge for these actions against him, he swore to turn dreams into nightmares until his curse was broken while the younger brother promised to make sure all children had good dreams and that he would fight his brother on this issue for as long as there was still a child able to dream." Tessa finished.

"That was amazing." Dick stated. "Where did you hear that from?"

"My mommy told it to me." Tessa stated. "It's a warning that if you let greed blind you, that you will hurt more than yourself."

"I have to say I liked the story too." Jack said as he stood up. "It was really good. You're siblings most love you."

"I am a only child." Tessa corrected. "This is the first time that I have been able to tell a story since I last saw my cousins, of sorts."

"Pretty and a gifted story teller." Ray said with a smirk.

"It is getting late." Tessa said as she backed a way.

"I can walk you home." Ray offered.

"I would rather walk myself through." Tessa said. "I am smaller than you and so can get through a path you can't." She lied. "Goodbye." Tessa waved as she started home. Jack followed after making up a lie.

"Hey wait!" Jack called out. "Let me walk you some of the way."

"I guess that would be fine." Tessa said as she thought it over. "I do not like Ray... he makes me feel unease." Tessa stated in a dark cold. "I would like it if you did not let him be so close to me." She added.

"Ray may seem bad, but he's nice if you get to know him." Jack said with a frown. "But I will keep him a way if you'd like."

"I would." Tessa stated. "Thank you for letting me spend time with you. I hope to stop by again soon." She gave me a small kiss on the cheek. "Until than." Jack placed a hand over the spot where she had kissed him. He couldn't help, but smile at the warmth her kiss gave him nor could he believe that she came back to see him. She seemed like a beautiful princess from some far off land. Why had she come into his life and not that of some grand knight or hero?

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Tessa danced her way through the woods. Her heart was light and she felt warm all over. She sighed out as she saw her mother. Her mother was beyond the realm of beauty. Bliss had been blessed by her grandmother to have the second greatest beauty in the world, the first being her grandmother. Tessa had no idea if she would be as pretty as her mother. Great grandmother had just smiled sadly at her and said that she would make her happy in the end... Great grandmother sometimes saw things others couldn't. She never told anyone what she saw and she kept to herself from that moment now.

"Tessa?" Bliss called out. "What have you been up to? I bet your father doesn't know you're not." Bliss stated as she looked at her child.

"He doesn't." Tessa said. "But I had to see that boy I met a week ago." Tessa paused. "He had a friend whose aunt is named Tessa. She told him that Tessa was a magic name for an angel would be named it. Was she your Tessa?"

"I believe she may be." Bliss said in thought. "Let's go find out next week, my brave little one. I love that you went against daddy. It's so sweet."

"I knew you would." Tessa said taking the hand her mother held out.

"Tell me about this boy. Give details about everything. Nothing must be left out."

"He was the best smile!" Tessa started as her mother laughed.

End Note: I had to think of reasons for her to keep seeing him. I think after next chapter there will be a time skip, a year into the future. What age do you think Jack died at? I am having a debate with himself on that. I think he was older than 15... maybe 17? 18? I need to know for the ending. It's important.