After skating until sunset, Jack flew Angel back to her house. With nothing but a smile on her face, Angel jumped into her bed and sat there just looking at Jack. But his demeanor had changed. He wasn't as playful as he normally is. His brow was furrowed in deep thought. He took a deep breath and came over and sat beside her.
"Angel, there is something you need to know." His tone of voice was so serious.
"What is it?" she heard the tone and it frightened her.
"The boogeyman is after you."
"The boogeyman?" She raised an eyebrow not believing in the boogeyman.
"Well he prefers to be called Pitch Black, but he is after you."
"Why me?"
"Cause you are a guardian. The guardian of love to be exact."
"Wait, what?"
"A guardian is chosen by the man in the moon. A long time ago for some reason I don't know, he chose you to be Cupid, the guardian of love. Back in the dark ages, Pitch killed you, and according to North, when a guardian dies they become human and forget everything about guardianship." Angel put her hands on her head, she couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Angel, you have to believe me. I wouldn't lie to you. I didn't want to tell you but, you're in danger! Pitch is feeding off your fears and he is trying to kill you again, because well love is the most powerful thing in the world. It surpasses wonder, hope, dreams, and fun." Angel shook her head with a frown, Jack saw she wasn't listening. "Listen, if you can come with me, we can take you to your baby teeth and get your memories back. You see that's why tooth fairy collects the teeth is because-"
Jack was cut off by Angel standing up in anger, "No Jack! Cupid isn't real. No one even knows Cupid existence anymore! I was born 20 years ago, I was never around in the dark ages. I have been alone for 20 years! And now you're telling me that I had a past life!"
"Well even I had a past life before I became Jack Frost. I was a boy in a village with a family, and I saved my little sister from falling into the ice but I did and froze to death. That was until the man in the moon saved me and turned me into Jack Frost. You must have done something for him to choose you." Jack walked over to her and put his hands on her shoulders and made her look him in his eyes. "Angel, please believe me. I don't want to lose you. Please come with me to get your memories back."
Angel averted her eyes away from his gaze and to the floor. A frown formed on her beautiful lips. "Jack, I can't."
"Why not?" Jack was starting to become angry, but he held his anger in.
"Because, there is no possible way that I could be Cupid. Look at me…" She gestured to her whole self.
Jack frowned and then turned her around and hugged her from behind. He rested his head on her right shoulder and whispered in her ear with his cool breath, "You are a wonderful person. You're caring, fun loving, full of spirit, and full of love." Angel's heart stopped and her breaths shortened. No one had ever done this to her before. Instinctively she reached her right hand up and ran her fingers through his icy hair. "Angel, please believe me. I can't lose you." He then kissed her cheek and her face turned blood red. She turned around to face him with no expression on her face except shock. She looked into his beautiful blue eyes, normal glittering with fun, but now flooded with plea.
Angel sighed and looked at him with her hands on her hips. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'll go." With those words Jack leaped into the air with a cheer of delight.
"Great, so where did you hide your teeth?" Jack came back down to the ground with a big smile but then frowned when he saw that she didn't know. "Oh yeah, you don't remember." Jack put a finger underneath his chin and pondered. "Well, North seemed to know. Let's go ask him."
"How are we going to get there fast enough? Valentine's is in 2 days."
Jack smirked and pulled out a snow globe and whispered to it, "The North Pole."
"Wait, are we really going to Santa's workshop?"
"Yep, hold on," he grabbed her hand and threw the snow globe down and a magic portal appeared. He jumped into pulling her along with him.
Next thing Angel knew they were in Santa's workshop. The brown haired girl gazed in wonder at the sight set before her. All around toys were flying, the joyful noise of each and every toy. She could practically hear the children laughter. It filled her soul and heart to the brim. The smell of cookies of all kinds filled the air and flew their way into her nose, sending her senses on a heavenly ride. Everywhere she looked, yetis of all colors building toys and testing them. She had always thought the elves made the toys, but really Santa has his own staff of yetis.
"I know, amazing isn't it?" Jack asked watching her be amazed.
"It's more than amazing!"
"I know, I've been trying to bust in here for years, and now it's like I have my own red carpet."
"Wait bust in?" Her amazement quickly turned from the workshop to him.
"Oh, I never got in," Jack laughed. "The yetis always stopped me. Hey Phil," he waved to a yeti as he walked on. Angel quickly followed behind him, honestly scared the yetis would throw her out. "Hey North!" Jack called to a large man with a white bread. In Angel's heart she couldn't believe it. IT WAS SANTA CLAUS! She stood in star struck with her mouth gaping. Jack turned to look at her and all he could do was laugh. Seeing her unblinking star struck face, it just made him laugh.
The big man turned around to face Jack but then saw the brown haired girl. "JACK!" The man yelled with a thick Russian accent, "Why did you bring a human here!?"
"North, calm down. It's Angel, she has agreed to find her teeth but she can't remember where she hid them. We was hoping you would know."
North looked at the woman up and down and then smiled, "Cupid! It's been a long time old friend! How have you been holding up?"
Angel came too from her star struck state and looked over at Jack, "You really weren't joking were you?" Then she looked back at North, "I really am Cupid…aren't I?" North then nodded with a smile.
"You were one of the most amazing guardians in history! Your arrows, able to make anyone fall in love. Not only that but you were able to defeat Pitch before we even came along. You are the oldest living guardian to ever be. But when the dark ages came, love was at its weakest point and that's how Pitch killed you," the bearded man explained everything to her.
"So where did I hide my baby teeth?"
North stood up and walked to the globe with a smile, "Where else would a guardian of love hide anything? In the city of love. Paris, France!"
"Welp, let's head to France. It's winter there so I can have some fun before we leave." Jack said kicking his staff into his hand.
"Wait, you mean to tell me we are going to Paris? The city of love? When it's almost Valentine's day?" Angel did not want to see all of the kissy couples when she had no one to love.
"Well, that all depends whether or not you want to be guardian again?" North said as he took a seat in his chair.
"Don't worry Angel. We'll go in, get your teeth and get out," Jack had his cocky grin as usual as he spoke these words.
Angel sighed and she felt the fear in her heart grow stronger. She knew she was going to be alone yet again for Valentine's Day. But maybe, just maybe if she became a guardian again, she wouldn't be alone anymore. Maybe if she became Cupid, Jack could love her. Maybe….just maybe.
"Alright, how do we get to Paris?"
