Chapter 3: The Eye

Yumiko's pov

The lady...

In white...

She...

took..

my...

"Yumiko! Yumiko!" Jack screamed calling out my name as he shook me vigorously. It was so faint his voice is, I barely could hear him. I slighty open my eyes... looking at him and tried to smile to calm him down. I find it weird for me as I always force myself to smile when I get hurt. Jack took me into his arms and carried me as fly back to dad's lair. Baby Tooth went into Jack's pocket. He flew down the hole under the broken bed. As he landed on the ground, he look around searching for Daddy while calling out his name.

"Pitch! Pitch! Pitch!" he screamed loudly but there was no reply. Then, he remembered something. Ombric was having a meeting with the Guardians. Pitch must be there he thought. He search for a doorway in the lair to the North Pole. He did eventually and ran into it without a second thought. He lands in the middle of the room where North's globe stood and rolls over.

"Jack? Are you okay?" Tooth asked as she flew beside him. She saw me whimpering, moaning in pain. She stroke my hair to calm me down and saw my face in despair when she brushed some hair out of my face.

"Yumiko? Yumiko? Are you okay, sweetie?" daddy asked as he appear beside us. He looked at me so shocked to see me in such condition. He touch my cheek, caressing it to see whether I still can hear or even feel his touch. I look at him but... my... eye... sight...was fading away... as I slowly close my eyes.. I wanted to fight the pain but at last I surrender... The voice that was calling my name... I can't hear it anymore... Everything... fell...into...

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INFIRMARY

Jack slowly place Yumiko on the bed. Tooth wipe Yumiko's blood with antiseptic and place a cloth on her left eye putting a little pressure on it to stop the bleeding. The little girl started to squirm but Pitch held her hand to calm down.

"Shh.. I know it hurts..," he said as he stroke her hair. Tooth then wrap the bandage around her head to cover the left eye with few cottons beneath it to stop the bleeding. The little girl slowly fall asleep again. The three left the infirmary to leave Yumiko in peace. As they were far enough from the infirmary, Pitch quickly push Jack to the wall and grips tightly on his neck making Jack having trouble breathing.

"Pitch!" shouted Tooth as she tried to stop him. Pitch shot a glare at her to leave them be.

"You stupid snow sprite! I told you before,... TAKE GOOD CARE of her! And what do I get? You bringing her back with a hole in her left eye socket!" he shouted as he choke Jack. Jack place his hands on Pitch's arms trying to break away from his grip.

"I'm...I'm sorry... I'm...so...sorry.. Pitch!" he begged for Pitch's mercy as he cried. He felt guilty for not watching over her that time. Pitch's eye began to soften as Jack's tears fell on his hand. He release the boy and Jack fell onto his knee trying to catch his breath.

"Who...Tell.. me.. Who did this to her?" Pitch asked desperately. Jack look at him in the eye.

"I... don't..," he slowly said. Pitch being inpatient hit Jack's head to the wall demanding for answer.

"Pitch! I don't know! It was a lady almost the same height of you... Oww.. Her hair was white as mine, I guess and her eyes... I'm pretty sure it's as yellow as yours," he said as he rub the bump on his head. From his statement, Pitch and Tooth quickly knew who it was in an instance. Pitch's eyes widen as if he didn't believe what he just heard.

"Her? No... No... It can't be!" Tooth said in disbelief. She flew quickly where the others were telling them the identity of the one who hurt Yumiko. Pitch help Jack stand up and said sorry for being to rough to him.

"That's alright.. You were just being a father," Jack said as patted his shoulder. As they arrive where the others are, Sandy came to comfort Pitch while North ask Jack to talk to him privately.

"Jack...are you sure? Is it really a girl with white hair and yellow eyes?" North asked worriedly. Jack slightly nodded. The Easter Bunny was sharpening his weapon and sigh. He rubbed his temple and deeply breathe in.

"Of all spirit... it just had to be her...," Bunny sighed again. Jack looking a little confused and unsure why there making a big fuss over the lady. Then, he saw the moon shining brightly than before. Sandy who notices it too tried his best to get the others attention. Since he remembered the last time he tried, he just decided to pull Pitch's robe and point the moon to him.

"Shh... it's MiM..," said Pitch as he place his finger to his lips. Everyone look up as the moonlight hits the logo of the Guardians on the floor making a shadow image of the lady in white on the floor.

"It is her," said Tooth as her feathers stood up. Jack who is still clueless just stood there waiting for his question to be answered soon. A blue crystal-like diamond came up from the floor shining bright in it's sky-blue beauty.

"A new Guardian?" - Jack.

"Oh, no... Not another one," - Bunnymund.

"I hope it's a girl...," - Tooth.

The crytal releases it's aquamarine glow making an imaginary image of young girl wearing a hoodie similar to Jack Frost.

"The new spirit of Halloween? Alice Amelda?" Pitch asked himself loudly. Jack look at him weirdly.

"You know her?" Jack asked.

"I've never met her before. I only heard that she's a new spirit in this world,"

"Yes,.. she died... a couple years ago," said Bunnymund coldly.

"Her teeth are all clean and shiny but...," said Tooth but was cut off by North.

"Whoever she is, she is a great girl. She may be in the Naughty List just like Jack but she...," said North but cut off by Jack who seem surprisingly happy that the next Guardian is also as naughty as he is.

"Whoa! Whoa! She's in the Naughty List too?" he asked happily. Pitch looked at him almost jumping into the air like a dog happy to see it's master.

"Yes, Alice... She's in the Naughty List," said North as he chuckle seeing Jack so happy.

"Oh, great... now I'm starting to hate this girl already," Bunnymund groan. Pitch too groan knowing one boy in the Naughty List is enough already.

"In fact, she's number 2," said North happily. Jack frown and look at North.

"What?" he asked.

"She's just next to you in the list. Few more naughty doings of her, she'll be taking your spot in the list," North explained.

"I'm sorry.. what?!"

"Jack... you can't possibly think that no one will be able to take your spot in the list. You're a Guardian now. You're responsible to spread fun...," said North again.

"No! NO! NO! Someone is taking my place in the list! Oh hell's no! No! NO! NO!" Jack screamed as he bang his hand on the desk. Everybody in the room back away from him even Pitch himself was a little scared of him.

"Jack , sweetie... Calm down," said Tooth as she came to pat his shoulder.

"Oooh... someone's feeling vulnerable," said Bunnymund as he chuckle. Jack shot him a glare which made him shut up for the a while.

"You know what? Why don't I go fetch up our little Halloween Guardian," said Pitch as he put his hand up. "She is interesting... ," he added. "She's going to break Jack's record," he added again as Jack shot a glare to Pitch instead now. Pitch didn't shut up but he quite enjoy to see Jack so angry and vulnerable. Last time he did that was last year, the time when he tried to revive the Dark Ages.