I still don't own Rise of the Guardians. Thank you for the reviews on the last chapter.

Jack landed softly outside of the teacher's house. He was extremely nervous about what was about to happen here. The man seemed very stern and he seemed like he could be very mean when he needed to be. Jack felt anxious leaving Matt and Rachelle, but he needed to get this talk out of the way. He was comforted in the thought that Baby Tooth was with them.

"Ah Jack!" The teacher said noticing him as he was getting out of his car. "I was hoping you would be here today."

"How can you see me?" Jack asked bluntly.

"Who do you think tells Fran those tales?" George asked the winter spirit.

"I figured her mother told them to her." Jack shrugged he had never really given it much thought.

"The kids mother left shortly after Rachelle was born." George grabbed his briefcase and headed for the front door. "Let's continue our talk inside. Don't worry the heat in my office is off just for this occasion."

"How did she die?" Jack asked frowning following the man into the house.

"She didn't die," the teacher said setting his briefcase down on a desk. "She left one night while the kids and her husband were asleep."

"How could she abandon her kids with that monster?" Jack asked angrily.

"I will not pretend to know why Jack." The man said taking some papers out and looking at them. "Jack, people are not always as strong as they appear. Some of them flight when they should stay and fight."

"I understand what you are saying sir."

"Now then! On to business! I need to know what has been happening in that house and how long it has been going on." George told Jack. "Sit down and tell me everything."

Jack set his staff by a bookcase in the corner and then he sank into a chair across from George. He told the man everything including how he had made the snowstorm and how he had met the children. He told him about how he had made ice so that their father would not hurt them that night. He shamefully told him how Matt had gotten hurt because he wasn't there. He told him about his talk with North and how the others were helping him watch the kids. The man was very surprised to hear that there were tooth fairies and yetis, but he never stopped Jack's tale. When Jack finally finished he looked at the older man.

"So who exactly is Pitch?"

"He's the Boogeyman," Jack said simply.

"Rachelle befriended the Boogeyman?"

"He said he has a soft spot for her," Jack shrugged. "No offense but how is this helping the children."

"I now know what is going on for sure. Granted I'll have to think of a way to tell them everything you just said with out saying you told me." George said leaning forward. "I wouldn't want them to be able to say I'm crazy or something like that."

"Why don't you convince one of the kids to tell you?" Jack asked confused.

"That's hopefully what's going to happen or I'll just report that there have been strange accidents happening there." George said nodding. "I'm very surprised that you didn't ask about Fran the entire time you were here."

"I visited her last night while the other two were asleep and Matt give me updates." Jack told the teacher shrugging. "I didn't need to ask."

The teacher was about to say something when a very panic stricken Baby Tooth flew into the room. Jack jumped up and grabbed his staff while the bird chirped loudly and faster then either men could ever hope to keep up.

"Baby Tooth, I don't understand what you are saying! Slowly now what happened?" Jack said worried. The tiny fairy told him and he left the room with her following. "I'm sorry I have to go!"

"Jack! Jack wait! What's going on?" George asked standing up following the boy. Jack was gone before he reached the door, but the teacher still ran out to the front porch after him. He was not at all surprised to see snow starting to fall slowly. Jack was not completely in control of his emotions. "You better tell me what happened after you sort it out!" He yelled to the wind.

Jack did not hear the man he was too worried. He raced to the kids house as fast as the wind would carry him. What Baby Tooth told him had to be wrong. Pete couldn't have taken the kids and left. There's no way that happened! Fran still needed to be in the hospital!

"No!" Jack yelled looking through the window. Matt's room had nothing in it. The bed and dresser were both gone. As were the few toys the boy still had. Jack flew into the house and ran to the girls room. It was exactly the same as Matt's room everything except the snowflake he had just given Rachelle was gone. "They're gone Baby Tooth. How am I supposed to protect them now?" Jack asked the small fairy sinking to his knees. The fairy chirped at him from on top of the snowflake. "What is it?"

There on the snowflake was a note in Matt's handwriting was his name! Jack jumped up and grabbed the paper. Holding his breath he looked up from the note at Baby Tooth. She nodded and he flipped the not over hoping that it would not say that Jack had failed them. He was so frightened they were the first to see him he couldn't fail them. He opened the note swiftly and read what the boy had wrote.

Jack,

I know you feel like you should have been here. Please don't feel like you failed us. You took care of us when there wasn't anyone else to do that. Dad is taking us away he says there is too much little kid stuff here for us. He never wanted us to believe in you or the others. When Rachelle was telling him about you and Pitch he had already made up his mind. He said he saw you and because of what Pitch did if you follow us he will hurt you. We are fine! Please don't follow us. We will see you again in a few years when I am old enough to get away from him.

Thank you for everything,

Matt, Rachelle, and Fran.

P.S. Rachelle says she looks forward to playing hopscotch with you when she sees you.

"No!" Jack yelled again. The note was crumpled up in his hands.

"Jack?" Jack quickly turned hoping to see one of the kids. He was disappointed to see North standing there. "Baby Tooth sent Phil to get me."

"They're gone North. I've failed all three of them." Jack said cold tears falling down his cheeks. "I promised to protect them!"

"Jack, my boy, do you remember what I told you before?" North asked putting a hand on Jack's shoulder. "We can not protect every single child from everything. We wouldn't have time to bring fun, joy, wonder, dreams, or hope them."

"I promised them though," Jack said weakly.

"Jack, you did everything you could to protect them. If you aren't satisfied then think the next time you make a promise." North lifted the boys chin up. "It may take a while, but eventually we will find these kids."

"Thank you."

"Now would you like to stay at the North Pole with me for a while? Phil would be more then happy to make you a room and the elves make wonderful cookies!" North said smiling broadly at the boy.

"I think I'm just going to go home for a while. Thanks though." Jack said folding the note up and putting it in his pocket.

"Tooth said to keep Baby Tooth for a while to keep you company." North said setting the fairy on Jack's shoulder.

"Thank you."

"You did do good Jack." North told the boy. "You have to believe that."

Jack did say anything more he just walked to the front door and let the wind carry him the short distance to his lake. He sat on a tree and looked down around him thinking of all the times he had spent with Rachelle playing hopscotch here. He would find them. There was nothing their father could do to scare him. Jack stood up and Baby Tooth started to chirp in protest.

"You can't expect me to do nothing!" Jack said angrily to her. "I have to find them! If you don't want to go then go back to the Tooth palace!" She didn't move from her spot on his shoulder. "Alright then."

I just wanted to say I wrote this while I was watching the hold Jack Frost holiday special and it just made me love the character of Jack Frost more. I remember why that was always my favorite! Honestly there's probably only going to be one or two more chapters to this then it's over. I hope you all liked this chapter please leave a review!