So before I begin, a lot of people have freaked out at me. D: And for that, I'm sorry! I felt terrible writing the end of North *sniff :'( * But... aidfhiqfqn inner fight with myself right now, but I just want to say stay calm and relax. :) Yes, the story is sad now (T_T) but it'll get better. I promise. Pinky-promise. :) :) :) But I won't tell you anymore, because this story is still in progress and I don't want to spoil it. Trust me, it's more difficult that you can imagine haha. But remember; this is a fairy tale, and all fairy tales have happy endings :)

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And on that note, let Chapter Seven begin. :)

Tooth blinked open her eyes. Beautiful arches - her arches - gently spiraled through her hollowed-out palace. But there were the obvious signs of disrepair; some of the spires were crumbling away, the halls lacking the usual bustle of the Baby Teeth. Her stores of teeth were gone, empty and hollow.

Her head pounded and she slowly sat up, wincing as her head ached. Suddenly something fuzzy helped prop her up, grunting in almost a gentle manner, and a blur of green attacked her face.

"Baby Tooth," she cooed, cupping her hands around her tooth sprite. It sniffed and snuggled against her cheek, and Tooth couldn't suppress the smile that crept on her lips. But something was wrong...

"Why are we here?" Tooth asked, looking around in a daze. The yeti turned away, tears filling its dark eyes. Panic clenched her chest and she got to her feet. "Why?" she asked again. "Why?"

The yeti didn't respond, but she knew. If the yetis were here, far away from the North Pole, then that meant...

She buried her head in her hands and cried.

North must have lost.

Then she remembered; Jack. Her head snapped up. And Bunnymund! Her head on a swivel, she looked this way and that, trying to spot the familiar blue hoodie or the adorable lump of gray fur. But all she saw was green...

There.

Bunnymund was sitting down, looking dejectedly at the ground. Tooth immediately darted over to the pooka and wrapped her feathered arms around him. To her surprise, Bunnymund didn't push her away, and curled against her.

"Where's North," she asked, terrified of the answer. She knew, she knew deep down in her core, but it wasn't possible, it couldn't be...

Bunnymund nodded his head - it was true.

A choked sob somehow escaped her throat and she hugged Bunnymund all the tighter, smooshing him against her. They were the last ones... Sandy was gone, North was gone, Jack was hurt and turning human...

Tooth's eyes widened. Jack. "Bunnymund, where's Jack?" she asked. Panic clutched her chest; he was defenseless, unable to fight; if Pitch attacked him, he wouldn't make it. "Is he...?"

"Over there." Bunnymund glanced to the top of one of the graceful arches that abruptly stopped over thin air. Tooth couldn't suppress the sigh of relief; so he was all right. He was okay. If Jack got his powers back, maybe they could still have a fighting chance...

Suddenly she noticed one of the yetis walking up to the boy. It was carrying some sort of box - like a Christmas present - and lugged it up to where Jack was sitting. It gently nudged Jack's shoulder; he jumped slightly, as if startled, before turning around.

Even at Tooth's distance she could see that one of his eyes was totally brown now; the other had more brown creeping into the icy blue. His cheeks were swollen and red, like someone had slapped him hard, and she could see a massive bruise on his neck, though most of it was hidden by the hoodie.

Tooth almost turned away, but didn't. She couldn't. His wounds were her fault... if she had been more careful, has just done her job, Jack would have been okay. And North wouldn't have...

Don't think about it!

The yeti handed Jack the present, and he took it without a word. He said something - Tooth didn't know what - and opened the lid.

Inside were shoes, the same blue shoes from when they had all first met in front of the globe. That seemed like a life-time ago now...

Jack looked horrified, then violently shook his head and tried to hand the shoes back to the yeti. But the yeti growled - that Tooth could hear - and pointed to Jack's feet. Tooth gasped; she hadn't noticed before, but they were bruised and covered in small scraped and cuts. Jack scowled, then said something to the yeti. The yeti gargled something back; whatever it was, it stunned the boy and he turned away, shamefaced, and slipped on the shoes.

The first thing that Tooth thought was that Jack looked strange wearing anything on his feet, and he should take the shoes off and continue to go barefoot. And then she realized that Jack had to wear the shoes, because he could get hurt now and wouldn't heal as fast anymore. She gingerly touched the side of her head; already the lump was disappearing and the hurt lessened. Tooth gently unwrapped Bunnymund's bandages - he didn't protest - and revealed unblemished skin underneath.

Guardian's heal quickly... she had never noticed before. Maybe it was because that was simply normal to her, and the humans had always healed slowly, but now with Jack here, it all seemed wrong. In fact, Tooth felt a little guilty about her quick-healing abilities... it didn't seem fair.

Jack scowled at the shoes; they felt strange around his feet, almost confining, but he couldn't deny that they were soft and - more importantly - warm. He wiggled his toes inside, watching as the ends of the shoes bulged outward slightly. They were a perfect fit.

Well, of course they are, Jack thought to himself. North made them. He smiled, then caught himself. What gave him the right to smile anymore?

Jack turned his gaze to the horizon line; the sun was just beginning to rise in the distance, painting the sky orange and red and yellow. "Hey," he whispered to the yeti, not turning around, "am I really turning human."

The yeti grumbled something. Jack didn't know what he said, but it didn't matter; after all, he already knew the answer. If he was still a Guardian, he wouldn't have gotten caught. He could make a snowstorm right now. He could turn to ice. Heck, if he was still Jack Frost, he wouldn't be wearing shoes.

Suddenly a warm, fuzzy hand lightly pressed down on his shoulder. Jack glanced up in surprise as the yeti turned away and lumbered back down the hill. Jack watched the yeti go and turned around, sighing, watching the sun peak over the distant hills.

Something soft suddenly tucked in next to his cheek. Jack's lips twitched into a small smile and he gently pet Baby Tooth on her small green head. Tooth was suddenly beside him, wrapping her green arms around him with tear-filled eyes. No words needed to be said; they all simply knew. She settled down next to Jack, giving her wings a break, and they all watched the sunrise... Together.

Ahhh. I feel so much better now. :) Yes, this chapter is a bit shorter (okay, a lot shorter) than normal, but that just seemed like the perfect time to end the chapter. Plus, I think we all needed a sweet moment after the last chapter... I know I did! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. :) And thanks for all of the sweet reviews; today was just a drag, and you all made me feel a million times better. 3

Until next time,

Rand0mSmil3z