I didn't see Jack Frost again for a long time. Of course, since it was no longer winter in Burgess, and his being here would bring an unwanted frost to the area. Jamie was devastated at first, but seem relieved i would be staying.

Soon, winter returned, as did the snow, and Jack frost.

We sat on the roof for a while, just talking. He told me about his life before he became Jack Frost. He was just finishing his story of how he saved his sister from falling through the ice on the pond where they skated.

", and then I fell in." he finished.

"You died?" I asked I was shocked. I didn't even have a life before I became who I was, but he had to leave his entire family behind. "That's horrible" I whispered. Once I said that, he looked at me confused.

"Well, yeah" he said it as if it was the most obvious fact in the world. "So, how was your life before, well, this?" He motioned towards the air surrounding us.

"Nothing. I just woke up. I didn't have anything before now. No family, no home, so life. I just was." He shook his head. "I think I would remember. It was less than a year ago. Plus, I woke up in this very house." He looked at me sadly.

"You too?" he said.

"Me too? Not me too! I had nothing before this, nothing" I couldn't help but notice that it seemed I was trying to convince myself more than him…

"I was just like you, once" What? I was nothing like him. He was a guardian, the bringer of fun and happiness, the spirit of winter, the one who saved us all from Pitch Black. Me? I was nothing but an invisible prankster…

"I couldn't remember anything from my past life. Not even my family. But I found my memories and-" I interrupted him

"I know! And while that's very sad and all, I didn't have a life or family! I just, was. End of story. I won't go looking for my memories, because I won't find anything. And even if I did have a past life, I don't want to remember it." I whispered the last bit, afraid he would hear the loneliness in my voice. Somehow detect it over all other emotions. I looked down in shame. Everyone had heard of Jack Frost's story. How he was alone for three hundred years, how he saved us all from an eternity of darkness and was adopted into his new family of guardians. He survived through all of that. I didn't want him to think I was weak, that I needed companionship. That I couldn't survive on my own. I felt him put a hand under my chin, forcing me to look into his eyes.

"Trix, seeing my memories helped me figure out who I am. It showed me why and how I am a guardian. If I hadn't have found them, I wouldn't be who I am today. You should at least try." I looked into his eyes, expecting to see pity, but all I saw was understanding. Jack had been through this, he had forgotten who he was, forgotten he even was someone else. But I was different. I was never anyone else, Jack had just forgotten, I knew that I was nothing. But, I knew he wouldn't stop until I gave in.

"Fine" I whispered "I'll try to find my memories…" He instantly beamed and grabbed my hand.

"Then what are we waiting for?" He cried, and then flew off the roof into the night sky, dragging me with him.

Soon we arrived at a large mountain. "Jack?" I asked "Where are we?" what did this random mountain in India help me with my memories? He looked back at me and smiled.

"We are at the tooth palace." Tooth palace? Did he mean tooth, the happy little fairy, lived on top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere? He had to be kidding. Suddenly, I noticed little birds flying to and from the mountain. No, not birds, of course not. They looked like little humming bird people… maybe this was tooth's place…

All of a sudden, I heard an angry buzzing behind me. I looked over my shoulder to see one of the hummingbird people racing towards us. I let out a little scream, but couldn't dodge the fairy in time. The fairy hit my face, sending me spinning in the air while the barreled towards Jack. At the last minute, he caught her.

"Hey Baby!" he said, looking at the fairy lovingly. I couldn't believe it. Jack Frost, was in love with a bird? He looked at me and smiled. "Trix, this is Baby Tooth, The Tooth Fairies best helper. Not to mention one of the most awesome fairy that ever lived!" he raised his hand as if expecting a high five. The Fairy, Baby Tooth, squealed happily and pressed her tiny hand against his huge one. Turning back to the fairy, Jack turned serious. "Now, Baby. I need you to do something for me. Something very important. You think you're up for it?" Baby tooth looked at him and squeaked angrily, as if to say, really? "Sorry, of course you can do it, I'm sorry for doubting you" the fairy beamed and motioned for him to continue. "We need you to go get Tooth. No, not a tooth, the Tooth. Your boss/mother?" she rolled her eyes and smacked her head with her palm. Then she saluted Jack and flew away.

"Well," I said sarcastically "That was fun!"

As I entered the mountain, I didn't know what to expect. Maybe caves? Rock spires? You know the normal mountainy things. But I sure didn't expect that.

The inside of the mountain was completely hallowed out, and platforms were built to support giant storage units. Was that where they stored the teeth? At the top was a giant cage like thing, where all the fairies seemed to be coming from. And at the very bottom were small ponds and murals. I kept looking around, but soon a large force knocked me out of the air and on to one of the platforms.

"TRIX! I'm so glad to see you dear? But, wasn't Jack supposed to take you home? Jack, did you break her home? No, no, no, I'm sure he didn't. My Jackie wouldn't do that. But anyways, you're here! And so are your teeth!" Open up!" but before she could browse my canines, Jack pulled her away.

"Tooth, control. Remember what I told you" She nodded, noticeably more calm.

"Right 'breathe deeply, people's own mouths are their own business…" She trailed off and started doing some sort of yoga tai chi thing; she even began to float upside down, before opening her happy eyes to look at me. "So!" she cried "What can I help you with?" Before I could tell her, Jack turned her right side up and smiled at me reassuringly.

"Trix can't seem to remember her old life. We're gonna need to see her teeth." Tooth looked at me with shock.

"Really, you can't remember anything?" she asked. That made me think of my first encounter with Pitch Black, how he gave me a small glimpse of a memory I didn't know I had. But I decided to skip that part.

"No. I kept trying to tell him, I don't have any memories, I don't have a past." She looked at me in a way I hated. It was like an Oh, honey. How sad. It was a look you'd give to a kicked puppy, or a sponsor child in Africa. Not an eighteen year old spirit without a past.

"Come with me. I'm sure we have your teeth here somewhere…" ignoring my protests, she flew off to a distant platform. "They should be right around here..." I heard a gasp and someone whisper: "Oh, no" I flew to the platform where Tooth stood, staring at one of the pillars. She looked, devastated.

"Tooth," I said, a little more than concerned "What's wrong?" She looked at me with that same look.

"Your Teeth" she said, pointing to the pillar, which I now noticed was covered in tiles. The tiles had a face drawn on each one, with a name and age written underneath. I looked at one. 'Billy Anderson. Age 7' Then I looked at where Tooth was pointing. In neat lettering, it said 'Emma Gardener. Age 18' was this me? I looked up at where a picture of me, mortal me was drawn.

Well, should have been drawn.

The stop was empty, holding nothing other than stolen memories…

And a small pile of black sand.

I'm so sorry this took so long!

I honestly have no excuse…

Im a failure! *retreats into corner to sob*

Anyways, my impending depression aside, a quick shout out to the only people who reviewed (really guys, you hurt my feelings)

1MusicMonstrosity (thank you for not killing my family, it means a lot)

Sushi4427 (sorry I didn't send this one to you to edit. My friends were giving me death threats about my not updating. It was for my own safety)

Byee

~iammesmile