Hey, thank you to Seryyth for the idea! Like I said before, the faster you put positive reviews and story ideas into my head, the faster I will update, as long as I have time on my hands.
This is kind of an add-on to my first few chapters, so as always, hope you enjoy! :)
Sandy had finally agreed to let me come with him on his nightly trip and he had just finished sending his dreamsand to the last child. We flew on in silence watching over the sleeping children as they dreamt of unicorns, cars, trains, dolls, cookies, upcoming holidays, parties, and all the other things the innocent minds could think of. I had never known Sandy's job was so amazing. He did all this all by himself, unlike Tooth, and he did it every single night, unlike North and Bunny. For neither the first nor the last time that night I admired the work of the short little man.
"You never cease to amaze me, Sandy," I whispered to the silent guardian. He gave a small smile and shrugged. He then reached out to place a hand on my shoulder, but I flinched, surprised at the contact. He quickly brought his hand back and looked at me worriedly.
"Sorry," I muttered regretfully, and I was, I was so sorry that I hadn't responded the way any of the others would have, I was sorry that I would probably never get used to being with people who know and love me dearly, and I was especially sorry that I had hurt Sandy's feelings. I never meant to hurt him, heck he DIED for goodness sakes!
I just hurt people wherever I go. I just hurt people wherever I go, I don't deserve their love, their kindness, or their hospitality. I don't deserve the privilege to be called one of them, one of the Guardians.
Yet, when I look at them, I realize that I could never live without them either. If I ever learned anything from that movie that Jamie showed me, the one about the little girl who got a 'dog' that was actually an alien, it was that 'ohana' means family, and family means that nobody gets left behind or forgotten. Which means that they will never abandon me, so I will NEVER abandon them.
I was pulled out of my thoughts by two realizations. One is that I was now on the ground of a beautiful meadow. And two is that a snowball made of dreamsand had just come hurtling towards me from a certain companion of mine.
I grinned at him and made a snowball appear in my palm. "You don't want to challenge me in my own element Sandman, I'm going to beat you good!"
He wagged his fingers in a motion that clearly said 'nuh-uh' "Oh you're on!"
We fought and fought until neither of us could lift another finger. "Thanks Sandy, you're a good friend." He just smiled in reply, but I knew he was glad it had helped me, it's not like I could miss the worried looks that he and Bunny have been sending me lately, and to tell you the truth I am glad that the care.
"Can we do this again?" I asked, though I already knew the answer. He was quick to respond with a nod and I smiled gratefully at him.
With the other guardians at my side, I know for sure that I will never again be alone.
Let me know what you think, sorry about the slight angst, let me know if you hated the angst and I will put in an all fun, happiness, pranks, jokes, laughter styled chapter in based on the next idea given to me.