A/N Yeah I know what I said. But focusing on schoolwork is hard when you've been out of it for two years... as a result the next two chapters happened.

I did look over this once however this chapter is on my mind a lot and I have a ton of reading to finish before class tonight as a result it's going up now, if anyone sees any grammar mistakes or plot holes let me know in a review and I'll fix it tomorrow.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN RISE OF THE GUARDIANS


Chapter 7: Anger and Fear is Never a Good Mix

Jackie's eyes widened. "But I thought he was frozen in ice?" She asked.

"Something must have happened to thaw him out" Bunny said angrily. "We need to find him and put him back on ice where he belongs."

Sandman looked troubled at that, many pictures appeared above his head showing his uneasiness at taking out Pitch when they didn't even know what he was planning or if he even was planning anything at all.

"Sandy's right" Tooth said. "We don't know what he's planning or if he's planning anything at all."

"We can't afford to wait," Jack said darkly. "For all we know by now he's already planning a way to kidnap my daughter."

Jackie just stood there quietly in the kitchen her eyes wide as she remembered all the nightmares she had had under Pitch, she remembered freezing her class, her mother almost freezing to death protecting her.

All because of Pitch.

Her breathing came in short gasps as she tried to force air into lungs that all of a sudden seemed incapable of taking in oxygen.

She turned to the sink her hand grasping the edge of the sink. Ice started to build around the sink, and started to gather around her shoes, as she desperately tried to calm herself down.

A warm hand rested on her shoulder she turned to see Sandman smiling sadly at her, she could feel the sand's effects taking effect almost immediately, not enough to make her fall asleep, but enough to calm her down.

"We're wasting time!" Bunny exploded. "While we are here, Pitch could be anywhere doing who knows what!"

"We don't even know what he's planning, or if he's planning anything" Tooth said worriedly. "Attacking him could be dangerous especially if that's what he's expecting."

Jack moved away from the window. "I should have smashed that statue when I had the chance." Jack said his voice low and dangerous; his expression murderous.

"Jack, no, a guardian doesn't kill." North told him.

Jack turned to glare at North. "A guardian doesn't, a father will."

Silence followed that statement, Jackie's eyes widened at hearing her father talk that way. Sandy noticed and glared at Jack.

"A father also doesn't scare their daughter needlessly Jack" Sophie finally said having noticed the state her daughter was in. She stood up and walked forward to her daughter. "Jaqueline go upstairs and pack your things, we're going to the North Pole." She told her only child.

Jackie's eyes widened but nodded and ran upstairs to her room as fast as she could.


Sophie turned to Jack her eyes blazing with anger her hands folded into fists as she started to speak. "You have no right, to scare my daughter like that" Sophie hissed repressing the urge to smack him.

Jack's eyes widened, the anger in his eyes receding for the moment as surprise took it's place. "What?"

Sophie pointed up the stairs her voice lowered in a whisper so as to not be over heard by Jaqueline. "You terrified her Jack." Sophie said.

Jack looked at the place where Jackie disappeared from. "I didn't… I"

"You did" Sophie said. "I get that your furious, but Jackie doesn't need to feel more afraid that she already is, if she, for any reason, starts to feel unsafe with the Guardians, with us, she may do something reckless, and we need her stay and do as she's told." Sophie said.

Jack put a hand to his face. "Damn" He said. "I didn't mean to scare her…"

Sophie sighed and put a hand on his shoulder. "I know, but please be careful of who's around when you show your anger." Sophie said. There had been many times where she had made the mistake of showing her anger in front of Jackie and needless to say it very rarely ended well.

He looked down, turned away and slowly walked upstairs. "I should make sure she's ok…" He said sounding lost.

Sophie let him go, the faster he understood the better it would be.


Jackie sighed as she slowly put some more belongings into her suit case.

Someone knocked on her door. "I'm fine mom" She said.

"I'm not your mother." A male voice said entering her room.

Jackie turned to see Jack Frost standing there in front of her.

"Your mother made it clear to me that I might have frightened you" Jack said.

Jackie bent her head down as she turned to continue putting clothes in her suitcase. "I'm not frightened" She whispered.

Jack put a hand on her shoulder and Jackie flinched upon contact. The hand immediately retracted and Jackie turned to see Jack staring at her his face expressionless.

Darn it She though internally. "I'm fine." She insisted out loud.

Jack knelt down on one knee so he was at eye level to the young girl. "I would never hurt you, Jackie" He told her, needing her to understand that no matter what that last thing he wanted was her to fear him.

Jackie looked away tears falling down her face. "I know" She said her tone small.

She wanted to tell him that she knew he would never hurt her, yet the look on his face as he spoke of killing… it terrified her.

It wasn't the face of a fun loving trickster, who loved causing mischief and mayhem wherever he went.

It wasn't the face people would associate with fun.

It was the face of a man, who was angry and dangerous and who should never be messed with.

A man who would do anything to get his revenge.

A man who, in short, wasn't her father.

She wanted to tell him this, but she couldn't, she didn't know how.

"I'm fine dad" She said almost willing her voice to stay as neutral as possible. "Your tone just caught me off guard that's all."

Jack eyed her up and down before sighing. "Ok," He said sounding dejected. "We'll be waiting for you downstairs."


Sophie was waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs her arms crossed in front of her.

"Not good?" She asked him.

"She's frightened" He told her sadly. "Of me"

Sophie nodded. "You are pretty terrifying when you're angry Jack, and she doesn't know you as well as I do."

"Are you ready to go?" Jack asked Sophie wanting nothing more then a change of subject.

Sophie nodded and leaned against the railing. "We nearly lost last time Jack" She whispered worriedly. "I can't lose her again."

"You won't" Jack said his gripping the staff so hard Sophie was almost afraid it would crack under the strain. "I'll make sure of it." His eyes became hard and cold again, and Sophie swallowed in an effort to dispel the uneasy feeling she felt.

"Be careful Jack" Sophie said. "You may not feel so good when your done."

"Nothing could make me feel any better, then getting rid of the man who made my child's life a nightmare."

Sophie looked at him. Jackie's she thought or yours?

"Remember what you're fighting for" Sophie said wisely. "Killing should only be used as a last resort."

Jack turned to Sophie. "You killed Pitch." He told her.

Sophie looked away. "In a desperate situation, and everyone around me was losing." Sophie said. And I still have nightmares about what happened. "To think you ended a life can feel crushing." She told him instead.

Jack looked away angrily. He could see the wisdom in Sophie's words, but he desperately did not want to heed them.

"Momma?" Both Jack and Sophie turned to see their daughter standing at the top of the stairs.

"I-I'm ready" Jackie stammered. Over her shoulder was a back pack and beside her was a suitcase.

Sophie smiled and headed upstairs grabbing the girl's suitcase.

Jackie followed Sophie down the stairs only giving Jack the briefest of glances as she passed him by.

Her expression in that single instance was not one of shyness, but one of poorly hidden fear.


A/N Hope you liked it! And*Sigh* Please review? Pretty Please? It doesn't have to be long, just one itsy bitsy little review?