Chapter 3

Leila POV

When Jack and I stepped through the portal and into a workshop it was not what I expected. I saw toys flying everywhere and lots of yetis shouting out orders at each other in some language that I didn't know. There was a lot of noises coming from the toys, elves and yetis shouting and laughing with one another. The workshop was very alive in color and with elves and were shelves full of toys and gifts. The elves were about a six inches tall and they all wore red shirts and pants. They also wore red hats with little bells on the top of them. I never thought that I would witness such a sight in my life time. Everything my father said about the Guardians was wrong. Jack whispered into my ear "It's almost Christmas so this is when the workshop is at its' busiest'. You should see it when Christmas night comes..." That is when I saw him...Santa Claus. He was wearing a red shirt, with blue jeans, and black boots, and on his arms were tattoos with the words 'Naughty' on his left arm and 'Nice' on his right arm. Jack looked like he was at home, which he probably was. He had a loose grip on his staff and I hid behind him when he shouted out "North come down here, I have someone for you to meet."

I said "Jack, no! What if he doesn't like me. What if none of them like me?"

He said "that is okay. I will be always be here for you, no matter what. Don't worry about North, he just like a father to me, so he should accept you."

When North came walking up to us he asked Jack "have you heard anything about this Leila character?"

Jack said "yes I have. Would you like to meet her? She is my girlfriend and before you do anything irrational, just hear me out, okay?"

North looked confused but said "sure I will keep a clear head. Now show me this Leila person."

When Jack stepped aside and I was out in the open I saw North gasp and take a few steps back. He looked at Jack with an angry look on his face. Jack must have seen it to because he said "North calm down. You said you would hear me out..."

North yelled out making me and Jack jump "JACK HOW DARE YOU BRING HER INTO MY SHOP! DO YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS? SHE IS MESSING WITH YOUR MIND SHE! WILL KILL US ALL IN OUR SLEEP! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?"

Jack stood there for a while before saying "I thought you would understand, but I guess I was wrong. I can see a light in her and I know she could change. She could change for me...Just gave her a chance, for me North."

North looked like he wanted to either kick Jack or gave him a giant hug. But what he did next would change our lives forever. He said "Fine she can stay as long as you are with her 24/7. I don't want her leaving your sights. We will try this for a month and if she has caused any trouble than she has to be kicked out. But if she proves herself then she can stay. That is our deal. Now shake on it." We shook on it and I couldn't believe my ears...I could stay with Jack. But then North said "but we have to tell the others and they too, will decide what we will do with you Leila. So don't get to comfy."

Jack POV

When North told us that we could stay together I knew there was a catch and then he said "but we have to tell the others and they too, will decide what we will do with you Leila. So don't get to comfy."

While North went back to check on how everything was going with the toys and gifts, it left Leila and me some time to chill. So I showed Leila around the shop and she was really happy to be spending time with me but something that North said got me worrying. Leila looked at me with those black eyes and they made my heart skip a beat. She said "I can feel your worries and fears. If you have forgotten I am Pitch's daughter so I feel fear and worries. So what is bugging you?"

I looked at her and I knew that I couldn't lie to her, so I said "it's about what North said...You messing with my mind and probably kill us in our sleep. That sort of stuff and other things."

She gasped and said "I would never hurt you. Do you know how long I have tried to get away from my father? My hair used to be blond and my eyes were green like the sea. That was until one day when I was a child, of the age of ten, my father decided to put fear and black sand inside of me every time I went to sleep. My mother ran away when I turned twelve and I haven't seen her since. Now all I had for company was my father and his nightmares. He made me mess with humans dreams and cause nightmares. Then when I saw you I panicked and sent those nightmares at you. I am sorry for that, but when I got closer to you I could see your pain in your eyes and wanted to change. Now I want to help you guys defeat my father. Can I show you something? Grab my hand" I grabbed her hand and I was sucked into darkness.

Leila POV

Leila Flashback: I was sitting on my bed in my room talking to my mother. I was twelve years old. My hair was already black and so were my eyes. This was the last day I saw my mother. My mother had on a plain simple dress that went down to her feet. It was blue, her favorite color. I was wearing one of my black dresses. She was saying to me "now Leila you must behave, or else you will have to deal with your father when you get home from church."

I said "but mother, those other kids at church pick on me, even the older women pick on me. They say that my father is a bad man and I am a bad child. They say that he can create bad dreams and I will follow in his footsteps. I don't want to be like him..."

My mother smiled and asked me "now where did you hear those things at?"

"From the kids and the women and church. Please don't make me go to church!" I said.

My mother said "You are coming to church rather you like it or not. Now stand up and come with me."

When we arrived at church I was fuming and I couldn't think straight. So when I walked up the steps to the church I felt someone pull on my dress and I fell down the steps. I must have hit my head because when I woke up the church parking lot was empty. I tried to go inside the church but something kept pushing me away from the doorway. I saw a priest inside and I hollered out "Mister can you help me?"

The priest turned around and I let out a scream. His face was all distorted and it had dried blood on it. He said in a crackled voice "Leila you are in big trouble. How dare you lose your mother...You shall pay for that..."

I asked "who are you?"

The priest said "don't you recognize me, daughter, my own flesh and blood. What a shame...What shall I do with you..."

Then the voice got fainter and fainter until I could no longer hear it. I opened my eyes and I was holding Jack's hand and we were standing in front of an old torn-down church, in Burgess.

Jack asked me "What was that?"

I wiped away a tear and said "that was part of a flashback from the day I lost my mother and found out my father's true purpose for me. I never wanted any of this, but look at what he made me...A monster. You should just leave me and go back to the Guardians and forget about me..."

Jack said in the most sincerest way "Why would I ever leave you? I love you with all my heart and I can't let you go."

AUTHOR'S NOTE

HEY GUYS, IF YOU FIND ANY MISTAKES IN MY SPELLING THAT I HAVE MADE PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN FIX THEM IN THE FUTURE. THANKS. A SPECIAL THANKS TO 'GUARDAINOFARTBRAVERY' FOR THE FIRST TWO REVIEWS OF THIS STORY. I AM STILL TAKING SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER. YOU DECIDE WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN NEXT.