The first thing I could remember was nothing but darkness...

That was all I could see at first...

Then there was light...

The moon told me that I was meant for great things...

And right before it could tell me my name...

The moon turned blood red and he approached me...

~Prologue - Into the fire~

300+ Years Ago

I continued to run across the ash covered land and desperately clutched onto my red hood, trying my best to hide both my face and my blazing hair. It was hard to keep it on as the wind continues to pick up. Soon, I came across a village much to relief. "Hello? Can someone help me? Please!" When I tried to reach out to someone, I immediately brought my hand to my chest when I saw them go straight into their shoulder. I look around in fear and that fear was only solidified when I heard a strange sound not too far from where I was. "Who's there!?" I cried out.

The laughter continued to grow louder and the villagers started to retreat back into their homes out of fear when the lights suddenly went out. "Show yourself coward!" A black figure instantly appeared in front of me in a black mist, his golden eyes glowing in the darkness. "There's no need to fear child. I'm here to welcome you! It's not everyday I get to meet a new born spirit chosen by the big man in the moon." "The big man in the moon..." I repeat as I cautiously watch him circle me. "Oh that's right! You were just born today... such a poor little light needs a little-" he appears directly in front of me, nearly causing me to fall over if he hadn't caught me.

"Fuel to keep it going." I was so scared I didn't know how I did it. My body just began to glow and I was surprised to see him pulling away, screaming in pain. "Did I... do that...?" I look down at my hands as the glow started to dim down. "Light... It just had to be light." The man began to slowly reach over for me again, except this time, he had this much darker look in his eyes that showed he wasn't here to make friends anymore. "Stay away... stay away!" With my hands outstretched forward, fire started to appears on the palm of my hands, illuminating his face for me to get a better look at how he looks.

His entire body was covered in black. Pitch black. The fear in his eyes intensifies when the fire finally bursts straight towards him. I watch as the fire sends the man farther back from where I stood, and with it, setting thousands of trees ablaze. As the fire began to grow, I could see some of it heading straight towards a nearby village. "No!" I wanted to run, but the man stops me from going any further. Screams began to arise from the village once two of the houses caught on fire. "Look at what you can do! Your power is so immense that strikes fear in to the hearts of many! Fear that you and I can use to rule this world together! So why not come with me? I, your dear friend Pitch Black, shall help you control it."

I didn't understand what he was talking about. But I know that deep down that this man cannot be trusted. "I won't..." I mumble. "What was that?" he asks, angered. I lift my head up, glaring up at Pitch and repeat in a louder tone, "I won't! If you think I'll help you into harming those people, then you're dead wrong! Go find someone else!" Fire covers my entire body and continues to grow. "Ahhhh!" I don't remember what happened after that. The moment I opened my eyes; Pitch, the forest, and most of the village was gone. "No... what have I done?" Not wanting to stay any longer to do anymore potential damage, I hug myself, turned and walked away from the scene.

Present Day

As I wandered by the toy shop, I couldn't help but notice a certain Christmas ornament hanging on the tree. It looked like a snow flake. I smile to myself and put my hand against the glass, but when I did the glass started to heat up and nearly melted if I hadn't pulled away in time. Those that were near the glass stood there with wide eyes as the staff run up to it to figure out what was going on, talking to each other about the hand print left behind. Afraid of what other damages I'll do next, I tugged my red hood to hide my face and hugged myself as I walked away.

The first thing I remember when I was born was nothing but darkness, but then a light shone down on the ashes which I rose up from. I remember the moon calling out to me, and I was trying to figure out what he was saying, until that person came along. He chased me until I reached that village and decided to have a 'chat' with me. I don't know what happened much after that encounter, all I can remember is nothing but fire and cries of pain filling the air. That's how my life began. And I'm even surprised myself that I was able to get out of that unharmed. I've been on the run for a very long time.

I think its been about 317 years since I first woke up from the ashes and wandered the earth, mostly running for my life but still wandering. I've been trying to get away from the ones that have been out to get me since day one; the Guardians and him. You see there's a man who's after me and he happens to go by the name Pitch black, or the boogeyman as many kids call him. He's been after since the beginning. And then there's the big four, also known as the 'Guardians'. About a hundred years after I was born that's when they started coming after me. Depending on the season and what area they're in, only one of them comes after me.

Both the bogey man and the guardians have been trying to get me ever since I was born into this world. But about a year ago, Pitch was taken down and all of the children around the world had their lights back in their hearts thanks to their latest guardian, Jack Frost. My polar opposite. The very one who happens to control the only season I used to feel safe in and is someone I encounter a couple of times. He's all snow balls and fun time, always bringing joy while I'm constantly on the run and has had no fun ever since the very first moment Pitch tried to attack me. Now I'm not saying that based on our personalities (honestly we're almost the exact same), I'm saying this because of the kind of powers we have. He's the spirit of winter so that means he controls ice.

Me? Well... I'm fire. And we both know what happens when fire and ice comes together. Fire occasionally melts ice while there are times ice extinguishes fire. Before, I used to yearn to talk to him. Why do I say this? Ever since I first saw him, I thought he was one of those guys who are after me when I saw him making kids happy. But the moment I saw them walk through him like the spirit he is, I finally saw that we're the same. Yeah I'm supposed to avoid winter like a plague, considering the kind of thing I do to try and get attention, but there are times when I'm in the area I decide to visit the town I woke up in.

Because he's there. So even if (and that's a big IF) I ever get the nerve to talk to him, how could I answer him back if he asks for my name? I have none. I sometimes try to talk to the moon to see if he has any answers for me. As usual he doesn't speak up, I even go to the sun. Though it's not like that one talks to me either... Sometimes, I try and think up a name to call myself by so I won't have problems talking to myself when I'm bored. For 300 years nobody has ever seen me nor talked to me since I woke up. I heard that they have to know your name in order for a child or person to see you. That's my main problem.

I try to avoid him as best as I can whenever I feel that fall is coming around, and when there's fall comes winter after that. You can say that I'm the one in control of summer. Just remember I did not cause global warming, it's the peoples fault not mine. Every time I'm close spring comes along and then after that once I'm in town it's already summer time for everyone, but I have to limit my time if I don't want to get caught by the guardians. I don't know why they want me. I don't know why they want such a nameless spirit. "Jack!" I open my eyes and look over at the snow covered field. The last attack was too close, it's like the guardians were waiting for me.

So I decided to make the most craziest and impulsive move, go to the same area Jack Frost is and stay there for a while till the heat cools down in parts of the world I'm expected in. "Hey Jamie! Ready for another snowball fight?" Jack asks that boy called Jamie as he prepares a snowball in his hand. I watch in awe as all the kids swarm around him happily. That's something I want someday, to be seen by someone even if it's just once. Being on the run is always my no. 1 concern, but it does get lonely to see so many people and not have the chance to take to a single person I see during my temporary stay. I don't know what came over me.

Curiosity got the best of me and I found myself on the ground up close to the snowball fight. I've never been this up close to snow before, the cool feeling on my bare feet hurt at first but somehow it felt nostalgic even though this is the first for me to feel cold. "Look out!" I hear a cry from the side. I felt something soft hit my shoulder but it instantly melted away on contact. None of the kids notice all except for one. I look over at the battle field of children and I caught sight of Jack Frost, standing there in shock as he stares right at me. I tug my red hood to cover my face from view and ran off as fast as I could when some of the children got in the way of his field of vision.

North Pole

"C'mon pick up the pace! We're losing day light!" As usual, the north pole was as busy as ever. All the yeti's were frantically running around and trying to keep up with the remaining hours they had left. The elves were... just being elves. Christmas was drawing near and putting the finishing touches on every single toy for children all over the world would always cause both North and the yeti's to go in a frenzy to make sure everything was done perfectly. He passed by one of the yeti's painting the toy robots. "Hm... paint them red!" The yeti complaints but it all fell on deaf ears as the giant man marches off to check on the rest.

He finally stops when he spots the giant familiar globe. Not too long ago, Pitch had just appeared right on that globe and threatened to bring about another dark age. And thanks to the help of their newest Guardians, the children remained safe and they continued to still believe in them. "No where is that- Ah! There you are!" North reaches over to a small wooden box with some parts of it burnt. "You will return to your owner very soon," he smiles and tucks it into his pocket, adding a small pat. "Hey! Who said you can eat that!?" yells the old man when he spots on of the elves attempting to eat the plastic toys that were taken out of their package.

He thought for once that every single thing would still go as planned, but then the lights went out. "Какого черта...?" From past experience, North knew when to be prepared for anything if Pitch would ever return. "Now isn't this convenient! Darkness definitely suites us much better than the light, don't you think?" a females voice echoed. A man chuckles and agrees, "You're right my dear. It seems that they've gotten too comfortable with the light. I think it's time we show him the true meaning of darkness, but with a hint of fear this time.""Pitch! It's time you come out! You and your little friend," North demands, brandishing a sword and cautiously takes a few steps towards the globe.

"Are you able to stand it now...?" There was silence at first. "Yes..." With that order, the lights finally turn on but not enough to light up the entire workshop. Pitch hisses at the light but his companion provides a pair of shades to help him cope better. North muses to see how weak his enemy has become, "I see that you have become weaker, Pitch. Can't handle a little light anymore?" "No," Pitch floats down with the girl at his side, continuing, "it's just a minor set back after being surrounded by precious Nightmares for so long. But! Now I have her." The woman's eyes smile at the sight of a confused North, taking her hat off and bowing at the old man.

"I'm so glad to see you again North... how long has it been since I saw you at my door step?" Recognition immediately flashes in his eyes. "Morianne Grimm...? You should be-" she interrupts North, "I go by the name that everyone fears, Death." "Why are you doing this Morianne? Mani trusted you with the most important task that none of us could handle!" Morianne snaps, "You think I like this? Being feared? Nobody likes me, and when my name is mentioned, it sends shivers down their spines! Well if they're going to fear me, might as well give them a bigger reason why not to see me so soon."

Pitch raises a hand to stop her from doing anything else. "You and I know that if she's here that means that it is time," Pitch starts. The moon starts to dim down in the night sky for some odd reason. "No... what have you done!?" North slashes at them both, but they disappeared in a cloud of black dust. "Do you know why the moon needs the sun?" questions the woman as the sand begins to spin around and rise up from where they stood. "I'd check on the sun if I were you. She's been oddly quiet lately!" Their laughs echoed throughout the north pole, which caused all the Yeti's and dwarfs to stop what they were doing and turn in the direction of where the laughter came from.

With his eyes furrowed, North reaches over to the lever and pulls it.

Burgess

"What was I thinking...? He's a guardian now! I should have stayed away from him from the beginning!" Usually if a person talks in public as loud as I am then people would stare at the, but nobody can see me and when you've had no one to talk to for the past 300 years... it gets to you really bad. "Stop it..!" A girl giggles not to far from where I was. I look on in awe as her boyfriend continues to tease his girlfriend, who just shoves him away with a playful smile and hugs his arm not long afterwards. I've always wondered what it's like. To be alive. Not once have I ever been given the chance to try and experience things like that since I started walking on this earth, trying to survive.

A car zooms past me not long after. "Hey! Watch where you're driving!" I yell, crossing my arms as I march on forward. I came to a complete stop when I heard the sound of sirens run past me. Whipping around in the direction of where the sirens were headed, I covered my mouth when I saw a building caught on fire on the other side of town. "Oh no... I have to do something! But," I look down at my hands and clutched them both, "everything I touch burns... There has to be something I can do." Then I remembered a certain frost spirit. Looking back to where I came from, I bit my lip and shook off all my worries of the guardians to do the one thing that I know I will regret later.

I had to get Jack. I carefully flew as fast as I could, without burning the buildings, and halt when I see him saying goodbye to the children. 'Think... what would get his attention?' My eyes scanned for whatever I could use to get his attention, at the same time not burn him in the process. All that I could see was nothing but snow. Snow! "That's it!" Digging my hands into the snow, I ignore the burning sensation I got upon the touch and gathered as much snow as my hands can hold. I did my best to make a snowball with all the snow starting to melt. "This won't work..." I mutter once I see the final product. It was no longer a snow ball. It was an ice ball.

Throwing this won't only get his attention, he might actually attack me if he thought I was trying to kill him. I was going to think of something else when I see Jack float up in the air to leave. "I'm sorry...!" I took in a deep breath, and after gaining enough courage, I threw the ice ball as hard as I could to reach him. And it did. "Ow!" I wince in pain at the loud thunk after seeing it his the back of his head. Rubbing his head, he turns around and pauses when he spots me. "Uh oh..." Now was my cue to run. "Hey wait!" I hear Jack cry out as I dashed back towards the town. Flying was not an option.

With the way Jack was easily dodging every single thing that was in his way while he was up in the air, I know that he'd catch me in no time due to my lack of skill in flying. If it hadn't been all those runs from the guardians I've had over the past 300 years, he'd have caught me by now. Once I see the burning building, I took one last look at Jack and made a sharp turn and grabbed onto a car that was going in the opposite direction. Checking to see if I lost him, I look over my shoulder to see the boy floating around in confusion then finally takes notice of the building. I sigh in relief and let go of the car. Sadly, the owner of it won't be happy to see melted hand prints on their Porsche.

With Jack secretly helping the townsfolk put out the fire, I thought things would go fine from there. That is until I felt a cold feeling in my chest. I fall on my knees and gasp for air. It was like as if the air was being sucked out of me. When I looked up at the sun desperately for help, for a moment there, I thought the sun itself was even struggling to stay lit. There was a sudden sound of screeching tires. "Watch out!" All I remember was seeing a blue figure grab hold of my body and found myself lying on the ground in pain. As I finally opened my eyes, I stared up at the person with wide eyes as he pants and looks down at me, worried.

"You really scared me there for a second Red!" I look over at the road and saw a small thin sheet of ice spread out on a portion of the street- not too far away was the from earlier car that was going to 'run over' me. "You... saved me...?" I ask him as Jack floats off my body, still hovering close to me as I sat up. "Why wouldn't I? Us spirits have to stick together, right?" If only he knew I'm not the kind of spirit he shouldn't trust so easily. "I see... thanks." I turn to leave only for him to quickly block my path. "Woah there! What's the big rush? I'd like to get to know the damsel I just saved." Is he... trying to flirt with me?

I slightly turn my body so he wouldn't see the amused smile that I am clearly failing to hold back. "You wouldn't want to know someone like me..." I start as I slowly began to walk. "Especially with the kind of heat I give off that drives away a lot of people." "Eh. I can handle little heat," Jack shrugs, earning a surprised look from me at the exact moment he turns his attention to something else. It would be impossible, but it's a nice thought that someone would be willing to get close to me. Despite what I am.

"You sure? I am told I can be a hothead sometimes."
"And who might that be exactly? I don't see anyone else around as interesting as me to talk to."
"There is a thing called a reflection."
"Haha! Funny. But be serious here, wouldn't you want to some company around for once? It's not that hard to tell that you're not used to talking to anyone. Or anyone seeing you."
"How so?"
"Well you nearly killed me with a giant ball of ice instead of coming up to me is a good example."

For the first time in years, I actually laughed. He smiles brightly at this, as if he had just accomplished the greatest thing in his life. "Hey, you CAN laugh! I almost thought you didn't know how." I tug my hood again when I see Jack float a little bit closer. "I may have been isolated for more than 300 hundred years but that does not mean I have become an introvert." The more Jack gets closer, the more I tried to hide my face. Which seems to be the reason why he's invading my personal space. I've never really had one, but with how close he's getting, I'm starting to figure out what that is now. "Why are you hiding your face?" he asks, lightly grabbing my hand when I tried to hide my face again.

This was a big surprise to me since Jack didn't get burned from my touch. 'That's... never happened before.' I was both happy and scared. What does this mean? Still unsure, I allowed him to touch my hood and move it a bit. Jack doesn't entirely remove it to see my face. Just enough so he can see my eyes. "Wow..." I watch his gap in amazement as he floats back to give my space. "You really need to show your face more often" "That is a nice thought..." Stunned for some odd reason, he was about to say something until he spots something up in the sky. I stop in my tracks to face Jack. "Shoot... Hey! Can we meet again tomorrow?" This was a surprise.

"Um..." I didn't know how to answer him. How can I? He's a guardian. I shouldn't even be talking to him! Jack holds both of my hands this time, pleading, "Please? I'd really like to meet you again." "You'd want meet me again... a complete stranger." I've observed a lot of things during my lifetime and I know that trusting someone on the spot is something that should be a really suspicious. But I don't even know how I can ever say no to a guy who's making THAT kind of face. I sigh and gave in, "Sure... I guess it's alright." "Great!" Jack shoots up in the air but stops half way. "Oh! Meet me near the pond! Don't know what time but just be there!" I shyly waved and watched as the wind carries Jack straight towards his destination.

"Good bye..." I don't know if I will keep my promise, but if he really doesn't know me nor my history with the guardians, then maybe I will consider meeting him again. When I turned away from the direction of where he flew off to, I suddenly remember the coldness of his hands and how he wasn't burnt from my touch. The last time someone tried that move was one of the Guardians, and he was not happy at all when I accidentally gave him 300 degree burns. I have a hard time controlling these flames for centuries, and yet just minutes ago, Jack just held my hands as if it was nothing. Or maybe there actually was nothing burning him at all.

He is definitely different compared to the other Guardians. If only there was another like him. Then out of no where, something strange happened. It was like my body suddenly went cold. I hugged myself, practically freezing to death. I went on my knees and felt my entire body quake all over from the cold. As I struggled to create a single ounce of fire to warm myself back up, I almost thought I saw the sun dim a bit in the sky. The cold finally went away a few minutes afterwards. It was like I forgot to breathe when I regained my heat. "That was... weird..." I glance up at the sky to see it was still as sunny as ever on this cold winter day.

North Pole...

"Hey guys! What's- Woah..." Jack is taken a back at the amount of chaos he was witnessing in the workshop. A hole opens up beside where Jack stood and out comes the Easter Bunny himself. "Haven't we already gone over this before? I'm busy-" He stops when he sees what was going on. Bunny instantly turns his attention to Jack, "You better not have messed with his schedule again mate." Jack raises his hands up in defense, saying, "Don't look at me! I didn't set the calendar to Christmas a month early! Not this time at least." That earns him a stern glare from his friend as Tooth arrives from behind. "Now make sure- Woah... Jack what did you do this time?"

"I didn't do anything! I swear! I just got here like you guys!" he yells, slowly starting to get frustrated at how they easily pointed fingers at him. Sure he's done stuff like this before, but it was only once when it came to the guardians themselves. Jack swore to never make it snow in September again and make North believe he was late for Christmas. Not after the torture he had to go through just to make it up to the old man. Sandy was with North right next to the globe, both of them arguing about something as the chaos continues to grow. "I know this is hard to believe Sandy! But you must believe what I'm saying when I saw her right here in the very room! My belly tells me something is wrong! And we both remember it was right the last time," yells the Guardian of wonder.

Frustrated, Sandman makes one last symbol above his head before sending a large wave of sand that put every Yeti and elf to sleep. Jack creates a large dome of ice around him and the other guardians to shield them from the dream sand. The room went completely silent. After making the ice poof into snow, Jack spoke up, "Wow... that's never happened before." North hears this and greets his comrades upon seeing them. "Friends! Come we must talk." They all look at one another then head over to North as he tries to calm the Sandman. He claps his hands together and starts, "So! We're all here, yes? There is something that you all need to see first. Even you Jack."

North places his hand on another lever of the snow globe and pulls it. Jack stares at the it in awe as the globe begins to split open and lowers to reveal the mini version of the moon and sun. The moon looked the same but the sun seemed... different. It goes bright one moment then dims down. "Pitch is back." Those words caught everyone off guard. "How is he back?! We took him down not too long ago if I remember right. What's he doin' now? Trying to make the kids fear him again?" North shakes his head, "No. This is more than Pitch. The sun isn't feeling good. And that also goes for someone else... attached to her." "Wait... the sun? Is a SHE!?" Jack's jaw drops as he stares at them in disbelief.

Jack gazes back at the mini-sun with wide eyes, astonished at what he just learned. "Yes Jack. You can say she and Manny-" North awkwardly coughs a bit before finishing, "are close." Tooth slightly turns pink at the reminder. "They did talk a lot the last time all of us had a meeting with her present..." "So, what's this gotta do with the Sun and Pitch?" Bunny interrupts to discontinue the start of an awkward conversation about the two. "Right! Well you see-" The moon starts to glow just as North was about to explain himself. "Manny, my old friend! Just the man we need!" North exclaims in delight. Sandy was just relieved he didn't have to be the one to try and get their attention like last time.

MiM shines a light on the Guardian emblem with a shadow of Pitch emerging. Then they see his figure falling down as all of the present Guardians appear. "See there's nothing to worry 'bout Pitch!" Bunny spoke too soon. A woman appears holding a scythe before Pitch's helpless form, extending a hand and waits for the man to respond to her presence. "It's can't be..." Tooth gasps, quickly recognizing who that person was. Jack looks around confused but decides to stay quiet and keep watching. Pitch looks up and instantly takes her hand. Both images fade in the light. North pats his belly vigorously as he glances over at Sandy, "Manny, what does this mean?"

Another image appears in the light, this time of the Sun shining down on Pitch, who runs away in fear. "What? Did Pitch suddenly become a vampire?" Jack jokes at what he was seeing. North then remembers his last encounter with the two, he needed Morianne's help to keep him from being blinded from even the smallest amount of light, something that he has never seen until yesterday evening. Stroking his beard, North paces a bit as he puts it all together, "Our last battle with him has left him weaker than he was before... But now he has an ally that is much stronger than most of us. Someone that we never would've expected to help him to begin with. This is very dangerous. Very dangerous indeed."

Bunny explodes, getting frustrated at what's happening, "Dangerous!? Oh it's far worse than that mate! Do none of you remember what it was like the first time she comes to you on your death bed? Oh it's not pretty! It never is!" "Calm down Bunny," Tooth says in a soothing tone, "you should know just like the rest of us that's not her true purpose." This still didn't stop Bunny from continuing voicing out his opinions, "Says you! I don't recall every hearing anything good about her. She's the bloody reason why we were forced to stop in the first place. If it wasn't her hanging around whenever Pitched showed up, we'd have caught that thing by now."

He and his fellow guardians - excluding Jack - have been trying to catch the girl for years. This hunt has been going on long before Pitch resurfaced with the intent to wipe out the belief of every children to get rid of them. The only reason they've stopped was because Tooth suddenly made the suggestion to put the search on hold, saying it was make the girl lower her guard if they made her believe they lost interest. And now here they are talking about what to do with her. "Enough!" North bellows, having enough of this negative talk. "Sandy, you know her better than we do. Do you know why she would do this?"

All Sandy did was shake his head, creating symbols above his head that shows how concerned he was about what's happening. Jack then notices MiM's light brightening up. "Uh... hey guys?" They all stop and back away when the Guardian plate opens up to reveal a crystal embedded in the rock rising from the floor. "Another Guardian? This soon?" North gaps in disbelief. "What!? Now!?" Bunny nearly drops the eggs he was holding but catches them before they could fall to the floor. "Why would we need another guardian!?" " I wonder who it is," Tooth talks to two of her mini fairies, more excited about the selection of a new guardian compared to the others.

"Uh hello! Anyone want to fill in the new guy what's going on?" Jack was incredibly confused at this point. Why was everyone freaking out? And why was there a crystal kept beneath the work shop? Tooth excitedly informs the boy, "This is how you were chosen Jack! How the Man in the Moon tells us who the new guardian is!" Sandy creates a heart over his head. "Pfft! I doubt a man baby wearing diapers can face the Reaper without soiling himself..." Jack tries to hold back his laughter once he pictures it in his mind on how it would play out. They watch as an image starts to form above the crystal.

"Please not the Groundhog, please not the groundhog..." Bunny quietly pleads, hoping to whatever cosmic force is out there to hear his prayer "You know I never asked, what's your deal with him?" Jack looks at Bunny after overhearing his pleas. "I-" Bunny's eyes divert away from the Frost spirit and drops his eggs in shock. Jack turns around and couldn't believe who he saw. "Red...?" he mutters quietly to himself. Tooth's fairies faint from shock at the sight. "I take it all back on what I said before with the last choosing! She's ten times worse than Jack!" "Hey!" exclaims the frost spirit.

Tooth flies over to stare at the image of the hooded girl, wondering out loud, "We've been looking for her for ages since we last saw her. How are we even supposed to find her? Let alone convince her to become a Guardian?" Bunny shoots her a look of disbelief, "You're actually considering it? Do you know the damage she's cost in the past? Let alone burn my tail off! She's a dangerous, irresponsible, destructive-" "Guardian," North finishes, seemingly amused at the idea. "Her? A guardian? Have you blooming lost your mind? She's a danger to children! Wait, scratch that. ALL of living things! Why do you think we've wasted 3 centuries in finding her? It's like you're willing to light a matchstick and put an entire forest on fire!"

"Bunny calm down."
"Calm down? Calm down!? I'm the only one who's actually using my head in this group!"
"We just need to gain her trust is all. She isn't as bad as she seems."
"Listen to yourself Tooth! Don't you remember how she nearly burnt ya feathers off?"
"That was different... she was only trying to defend herself."

Jack couldn't believe what he was hearing. "How could someone like that be so dangerous..?" He could still remember the warm sensation he felt when he held her hands, then he recalls the look she had in her eyes when she stared back at him. "Right! Now we have plan! What do you say Jack, you think you can handle it? Jack?" All of them turn to find that the frost spirit had disappeared. "Now where'd he go?" Bunny demands, annoyed. Outside, Jack flew as fast as possible. He's heard a few things about a fire spirit that has been causing harm to the world for quite a while. But never could he have thought that it was the very girl that he met just a day ago that was causing those problems.

He couldn't believe it, because if she truly was as evil, then she wouldn't have risked being discovered to saving those people.

Burgess Park...

Winter. I had nearly forgotten how beautiful it is. Despite the pain it gives me with each step I took, it didn't really bother me as much as it used to unlike the first time I came in contact with snow. Not it just stings my feet a little. "Jamie wait up!" I hear a voice call out not too far from where I stood. I turn only for a little boy run right past me in the opposite direction. Curious, I follow a few feet behind and watch. "Have you heard? The big foot was just spotted Canada a few months ago! That's definitely going to the recommendation box before our next field trip!" the boy, who's probably the one called Jamie, happily tells his friend as he shows them the printed document.

"Hahaha. I'm pretty sure that's not true kid," I laugh a little as I peer over his shoulder. "C'mon man! You think the school would agree to travel there just so we can go see a giant ape?" one of his friends joke, accompanied with a few laughs from the rest. Just watching those kids makes me wonder what life was like for me before all of this. I exist for a reason. And yet... here I am. Unable to speak to anyone and in return, not a single person can see me. "If this is some sick punishment for being born a fire hazard... sigh... It's a good one," I mutter and watch the group of kids run off. To be able to laugh so freely is something that I've longed to do for so long.

"Hey, you can laugh! I almost thought you didn't know how." Just remembering what Jack said caused my cheeks to slightly heat up. He really doesn't know who I am, and the fact that he was so nice to me felt... nice.

To Be Continued

Sorry for the long wait, my friend and I had a few minor set backs before we could finalize this chapter and who will be our antagonist. It can't always be about Pitch.