A Bitter Chosen

"Talking"

'Talking in Thought'

"YELLING"

'YELLING IN THOUGHT'

*Flashback*

Man in the Moon

Moon in your splendor shine your light on me. Blue moon, half moon, makes no difference. You see, to me you will always be.

The Man in the Moon, who lights the way, for my love, so he can open my heart with his key.

Man in the moon, silvery moon. Light my life with thee….by Melba Durham.

Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians or How to Train Your Dragon because they're all belong to DreamWorks.

On soft, cozy bed lay Hiccup sleeping soundly in a warm bed with her head have been bandaged. She groan softly as a sign of walking up and when she finally came to the first thing Hiccup felt was a huge headache. She groaned as she sat up and held her throbbing forehead, her eyes shut tightly from the pain and notice the bandage around her head.

"What happen?" she moaned as she opens her eyes, blinking a few times to get a better adjustment for her visions.

When they finally came to focus, she nearly froze in place when she saw that she was in a room filled with Christmas decorations.

'Ooookay. I'm sure Snoggletog is three months away. So where am I?' before she can begin deepening her investigation she froze when she heard a soft groan coming from her left side. She turned her head towards the sound and noticed that there was a boy with white hair sleeping, with his head over his arms, on the edge of the bed.

'Who is...?' her eyes widen in realization.

'He's a spirit? How did he find me?' She jerked at the sound of the door slamming causing the boy to stir in his sleep.

Hiccup's instinct told her to run but felt herself glued to the bed as she watched the other wake up from his slumber and then meadow green eyes met sparkling blue.

Jack groaned when he the sound of the door banging before deciding it was time to wake himself up.

As he raised his head up, rubbing his face and blinked a few times to regain his sight and noticed that a figure began to appear in his vision. When they finally adjusted he felt time slow still.

It was the girl him and Bunny saved her from Nightmares, but he honestly didn't see how she looked.

She wore clothes that seem to clash together yet they worked for her well, and he noted that her left arm was wrapped in a bandage. She had shoulder length dark auburn hair that some tips sticking outwards, light freckles over her cheeks, light skin, and small soft pink lips. But those eyes that got his undivided attention the most, they are most ever green eyes he ever seen they seem to hypnotize Jack and feel like drawn to her eyes like moth to the flame, and he can see warm hazel around her pupils giving such gentle glow.

'Wooow!'

Hiccup was also taking note in the boy's features, as well. He wore brown tattered trousers and a blue hooded sweater with frost around the collar. Pale skin, short white spiky hair and icing blue eyes. She won't deny herself that this boy is quite handsome not to mention those eyes are amazing to gaze at. But why isn't he trying anything? Isn't he going to hurt like the others?

They kept staring at each other both transfixed at what they saw but Hiccup began to feel worried as she began to edge away as slow as possible.

Jack raised his hand which startled her, so she screamed and grabbed the nearest object next to her, which, unfortunately, was an Elf, and whacked the white hair boy.

The force was so strong that Jack was knocked out of his chair and fell roughly on the wooden floor.

Jack, who was laying on his back dazed and unexpected from the attack, then he realized the girl is still here, standing up and she no condition to stand up, he got up to his feet and reached for his staff.

"Wait!" he called out to her. Hiccup wasted no time to scramble to her feet and ran out of the door.

Hiccup pulled the door open, ran out and slammed it shut behind her, putting a chair under the door knob with a nearby chair.

When she turned around she lets out a startled gasped at what she saw.

Hundreds of Yetis were making toys and cleaning messes while Elves were busying themselves with their own activities and hurting themselves, but she was still in awe at what she saw.

Though she couldn't enjoy the moment for so long because the sound of a door busting down cause her to jerk her head to the noise and saw that the boy had got out. When he saw her, she ran causing Jack to give chase.

She saw the Elves and grabbed them, without realizing it to the Elves she began throwing them at Jack who dodges them with some effort.

"Stop!" Jack said, ducking when three elves came flying by.

"Stay away from me!" she yelled as she threw more unfortunate Elves.

"I'm not gonna hurt you!" Jack tried to reason as he whacked one Elf that came close to his face with his staff.

"Please, listen! Whoa" he ducked when she threw Dingle and flew over his head as Dingle scream.

Before Hiccup could hurl one last Elf at him, a loud booming voice startled the both of them.

"What's all the ruckus?" North asked as the Yetis stopped what they were doing and looked at the two teens.

Hiccup turned around and saw two people standing behind her. One was an old man with a long white beard, blue eyes, wearing red shirt, black pants and boots and a giant six foot gray Pooka with black markings on his arms and forehead and bright green eyes.

'Oh no, more spirits.' She took a few steps away while she holds the Elf in a tight grip.

'I'm in trouble.'

"Look, what I ever did, I'm sorry, okay. I didn't mean to do it." The three Guardians raised their eyebrows.

"Sheila, you didn't do anything," Bunny assured her.

"Uh, I beg to differ. She was attacking me with elves," Jack argued as he massaged his head where she hit him, and they all look to see all the Elves that been thrown are down to the count and groaning.

"You were creeping up on me when I was sleeping." Hiccup accused.

"Jack!" North scolded, and Bunny's ears perked up.

"I didn't do that!" Jack objected.

"Then why were you with me?" Hiccup asked.

"Because I was watching over you." Jack explained.

"You were going to attack me," she said.

"Now why would he do that?" North asked before Jack could say anything.

"We have no reason to do so."

Hiccup's eyes soften, and her body eased up after hearing that but she still asked while holding the Elf.

"Then why am I here?"

"Well," Jack floated pass her and landed in between North and Bunny.

"You were chosen,"

"Chosen?" she questioned.

"That is right," North said as he spread his arms out with joy.

"As new Guardian!" then just like before when Jack was chosen the two Yetis sound their cry as hold out the fire torches and right on cue the Elves begin their music, surprising Hiccup. She looks down as Elves march on large man's side in perfect formation and how well they practiced. Then two more Yeti doing fire staff spinning.

Bunny roll his eyes at North to bring up the music parade again, and cross his arms irritatingly. While Jack is smiling as it brought back good memories when they had done the music parade just for him when he was announced and became the new Guardian. But Hiccup still has this confused look on her face to all of this while the Elf she's holding is smiling and dancing.

"Here's the best part" then loud pop coming from above, and it rains colorful sparkling confetti on them. The Yeti with his hands a large book the Book of Guardian handing to North and bow and walks away as North flip the pages. Hiccup can't take much more this and quickly raised her hand.

"Excuse me? Excuse me?" finally North heard her without taking his eyes off of the book, he answered.

"Yes?"

"Um! What's a Guardian?" She gave them a puzzled look, and the music ceases to a halt.

Everyone gave her a look of pure shock but not as shocked as North, Bunny, and Jack that was totally unexpected, North almost dropped the Book of Guardian. Hiccup notice the tension as she bit her lower lip and made her cheeks turn a bit pinkly.

'Did I say something wrong?' after one minute of silence, Jack asked carefully.

"You don't know what the Guardian is?" Jack finally asked as both North and Bunny exchange glances with each other.

Hiccup put the Elf down and rubbed her left arm.

"Am I supposed to?"

"Mostly every Spirit knows about us, Sheila." Bunny said after recover from his shock.

"I don't hang around with other spirits," Hiccup admitted as she looks down, realizing that she was small compare to the others, minus Jack, who was a head taller than her.

"They don't like me very much; they're afraid of me." she silently whispered so low that even Bunny couldn't hear her that Jack was able to lip read, and he felt something stab his heart from hearing those words.

"Well, no matter. Because Manny has chosen you," North said.

"Manny?" she look up and questioned.

"Man in Moon," North gestured his hand upward towards the sunroof where the said Moon can be seen. Hiccup looked up in complete shock and whispered.

"I don't believe it."

"MIM creates and chooses Guardians that are suited to protect the children of the world," North explained as Hiccup looked at the Globe of Belief. Hiccup let out a short laugh as she ran a hand through her hair.

"You gotta be kidding me, years of leaving me alone and after all this times, he has the nerve to..." then she turned back at them.

"This is some joke, right?" she pointed to herself.

"Do I look qualified to you?" she raised her voice.

"That doesn't really matter-" Jack said but before he could continue she cut him off.

"How can that not matter?" she said to him.

"What makes you guys think I want to be a Guardian in the first place?"

"What makes you think I want to be a Guardian?" Jack felt like Déjà vu after hearing her saying that.

"You really have no say in this," Bunny said, his voice stern and hard with a hint of concern but Hiccup didn't back down.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Hiccup said in mock plead.

"I thought I had a say in the matter, seeing as how I," she pressed her hands on the nape of her neck.

"Somehow ended up here against my own free will. Do you guys let Spirits choose or force them to do things they don't want to do?" she snarled as her eyes narrowed and Jack notice how her green eyes darken and filled with fury.

"That's not what we're trying to do," North admitted.

"Manny chose you because he believes you have something special inside you that will help children-"

"Believe," Hiccup scoffed.

"I use to believe that the world was flat, I use to believe that a Princess needed her Knight in shiny armor to come rescue her, I use to believe that all people have a heart." She glared at them.

"That word 'believe is bland to me. I resented it!" she hissed causing the guys to render speechlessly, and she wasn't done yet.

"And as for children, I really don't think I'm the right category for them," she crossed her arms and let out a sigh.

"But Mr. Moon is right about one thing, I do have something inside, something other Spirits..." she trailed off almost blowing out her painful secret, she shook her head and said.

"Look, you guys should choose someone else okay? Trust me, you don't want me."

'I'll just end up making a mess anyways.' She mentally added before turning her back at them with her arms crossed.

The three Guardians looked at her. The youngest one giving her a look of sympathy while the older ones gave her a look of worry and concern.

Bunny went behind her and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder which made her stiff.

"Look, Sheila! I understand it's a lot to take in, but you gotta understand that there's no turning back on this. You just…got to accept the fact that you are now chosen to be a Guardian, and that's that" hearing him say doubled her anger causing her nerve to provoke and soon her body began to glow red as did her eyes. The Pooka jerked away as something formed before them and saw that it was a creature with an eagle head and four claws with white massive wings attached to lion's body. The thing let out a screeched as it stood before its creator in a protecting matter.

All the Elves hid. All the Yetis froze in their spot. North mouth jerked open. Bunny ears flatten. And Jack eyes widen in shock and awe.

Hiccup closed her eyes tightly as the red glow around her dim down before turning around to see her creation. She gasped before brushing her hand over the winged lion body-eagle head creature.

The creature backed down and walked over to its creator who led it away from the Guardians, hoping to find a way out of here but before casting a sad glance over her shoulder at the surprised Guardians before both she and her creature are gone from sight. Another silent overcome them before North broke off.

"Well that could have gone better." North admitted. When they were gone, Bunny shook in slight fear.

"Did you bloody see that?" he asked the two winter spirits.

"That thing came from her!"

"She created it," Jack simply said as he perked up.

"I know what that is! It was a Griffin. A Norse mythical creature! She can create mythical creatures!" North place a shoulder on the younger Guardian to stop him from bursting with joy and accidentally make a blizzard inside his workshop from his excitement.

"Indeed, she is gifted but she does not see it."

"And she doesn't want to be one of us," Bunny said.

"We have to North, otherwise-"

"I know," North said, cutting him off as he exchanged a quick look at Jack, who was off in his own little world.

"Perhaps if we try to persuade her."

"I don't know, Mate. She seems appalled with the idea. I doubt she'll change her mind," Bunny said.

"You can't really blame her," Jack added, finally breaking out of his happy thoughts.

"She's been alone for who knows how long and from how she sounds she has a few of trust issues."

"But why? We would not harm her," North admitted.

"Remember, she mentioned something about other Spirits." Bunny reminded them.

"Guess they don't like her that much."

Jack felt his hand grip his staff tighter. In a way, the girl kind of reminded him of himself. How he reacted when he was chosen as Guardian five decades ago, but Spirits simply ignored him because of his high strong attitude. This girl seems nice and, from what he just saw, her powers were amazing. He was dying to know what else she could create. Why would anyone ignore someone like her?

'If I had known she existed. I would have...'

"If they did, we will have to chat with them later." North informed.

"In meantime, we have to go and find her before we lose her. Very easy to get lost in workshop." Jack's head jerked up and spoke without hesitation.

"I'll do it."

"Jack, this is serious," North said.

"I know. But I'm the only one who has more of an understanding to her," he told them.

"Just let me try and talk to her. I'll make her change her mind or try to make her stay longer." Bunny open his mouth to object, but North beat him to it.

"Good idea, show her what it means to be truly a Guardian."

Jack nodded and took off in the girl's direction, hoping she hadn't gone far.

To say the least, Hiccup couldn't have an escape even if she wanted to. After she had fused the griffin back inside of her, she began wondering through the workshop hoping to find an exit.

She let out a groan when she found yet another dead end before walking in another direction.

'What is the place? Some kind of maze?'

Though, she tries to leave she couldn't help but to glance around as she watched the Yeti make all different kinds of toys. It brought a smile to her face as a UFO flew over her head and watched a Yeti play an electric guitar.

Her eyes brighten when she sees a Yeti making a snowboard. If there were one thing, the girl loved more than flying is gliding through the mountains of snow. She loves the thrill and the feeling every time she did a trick which made Toothless roll his eyes in amusement.

'Toothless!' How could she have forgotten? She had left Toothless all alone at Berk. Sure, her Dragon would go to the cove and wait for her until she returns but she has no idea where she was at or leave for that matter. For all she knew, he was freaking out wondering where she was at. But then another thought came into her head: why wasn't here with her? They usually never leave each other's side and for him not be here when she told him to wait made her worried.

Several bad things swarm into her head as she tried to reassure herself that her Dragon was fine. After all, he was a Night Fury, one of her most powerful and first creations she has ever made.

She tried to feel his link but found she could not.

'That's weird!' she tried again but still ended up having the same results.

She tried to remember just what happen last night to see if it had any clues about Toothless. Unfortunately, her mind kept drawing blanks on her.

She didn't like this; she needed to get back to Berk. She needed to see if Toothless was okay.

'I have to get out of here.'

"Excuse me, Miss?" Hiccup looked over her shoulder and saw the Guardian of Fun waving at her. She gives him an annoying/deadpan look before she turned her head back and walked away.

"Hey! Wait!" he said as he jogged towards her till he was by her.

"What do you want?" she retorted.

"I was just hoping we could talk," Jack admitted, smiling.

"Hate to crush it, but I don't feel like it. I just want to get out of here so I can go home." She told him and quicken her pace, but Jack was still able to keep up with her.

"Would you quit following me?"

"Not until you talk to me," Jack pressed.

"No, now leave me alone." Hiccup could feel her anger rising just like before. Why was this boy being so persistent and leave her alone?

"Look," Jack began standing in front of her and walking backwards.

"I know you don't like the idea of being a Guardian. I get it." She glared at him.

"How would you know?"

"Because the Man in the Moon did the same thing to me." Both teens stopped walking as Hiccup gives him a surprised look as Jack continued.

"When I was chosen as a Guardian, I thought they were making a mistake. Hell, some even thought so too. But when I got to know them better and saw just what they did for the children I found my Center."

"Center?" Hiccup tilted her head to the side.

"Something that is a part of you and bring to the world for all to see or feel, whether it be children or a young adult and so one, and that is what you protect." Jack pulled out something from his pocket and held to Hiccup at eye level.

"Do you what this is?" she looks up at the boy weirdly before looking at the wooden doll.

"A tiny wooden baby version of you?" Hiccup guessed jokingly. Jack laugh a little before he nodded and asked.

"What else do you see?" Hiccup stared at the toy, her eyes examining long and hard on it, and Jack noted how her the green shade in her eyes darken not like the time when she triggered but the kind where she think that her green eyes turn into wise greens. Then she has answerers.

"A smile?" Jack beamed.

"And how are smiles usually formed?"

"When people have fun," Hiccup answered.

"That's right, and that's my Center. I bring joy to the world with the snow I create for children to play in." Jack stared at the Globe of Belief.

"Their smile, their laughter, and the way their eyes brighten because of what I created for them, that's what I protect and that's why I'm a Guardian." He spoke softly. Hiccup hugged herself as she stared the Globe of Belief, as well.

"How do you guys know I have something special?" Jack looked back at her.

"I don't know, but I believe." Hiccup looked at him.

"Tell you what," Jack said as he twirled his staff.

"How about we make a deal, you hang out with us for a bit and I'll help you find your Center."

"And what if I still don't want to be one?" she asked.

"Then, we leave you alone." Jack told her. He may not know what the second option was, but that doesn't mean he can't make one of his own for the time being.

"We won't bother you ever again and you'll be off where you want to be." Though, Jack hoped that wouldn't happen because he really wishes he could be a friend with her.

"You promise you will?" she narrowed her eyes, skeptically. Jack held out his hand.

"You have my word. And, by the way, the name's Jack. Jack Frost."

Hiccup stared at him for a few moments, debating whether this was a trap or not. But look in his ice blue eyes and shocked to see honesty in those eyes that something she never seen and it's directing to her. She look down at the open hand and then at Jack.

"Hiccup...Hiccup Tale." After deciding no harm was done, she wrapped her hand around his and gave a small shake but both did not let go of each other's hands yet.

Instead, their eyes locked on each other again for the third time that day, both trying to read the other though they find they could not.

They broke out of their trance, when they heard a squeal of happiness, and the two jerk their hands away and whipping their heads to the sound.

"Tooth?"

Chapter 3 everybody and I hope you guys like the new adds I put on. Sure, it's only a few but I hope it's good. See you all next time on Believe is Seeing.