Disclaimer: I don't own anything, but only OCs
I pointed my hammer on her, but my hand was shaking. Why is she here? Is it about the offer? I haven't forgot about it, but now? I just woke up from being unconscious! Can I fight her? What if I can't? What if...I shook my head. I have to stop thinking negative things and think about the positives. Then again, what's good to think about? Jack doesn't believe I could do anything. Everyone is going to disappeared quickly. What can a person like me do?
"It hurts doesn't it?" Mother Nature asked. "People don't believe you could do anything, but I think I can."
"Go away." I snapped. "Leave me alone."
"It's December, Hestia." Mother Nature said. "I want your answer. Join me and Jack will be spared or don't and let the guardians and your little Helen to be corrupted by fear."
I lowered my hammer. Jack doesn't believe in my anymore. So why should I just be kept in here? The only person believed in me before this happened was Mother Nature. She taught me everything about nature. She...She's...I screamed in rage, dropping to my knees. I can't think straight. What I'm going to do. I only have two choices and I can't even make the right decision.
Mother Nature walked up to me. She held out her hand. An image of Jack came. Slowly his hair and eyes turned brown, even his skin was becoming fair. Mother Nature stared at me sadly with her warm forest eyes like the ones I saw before she revealed her true nature.
"This will happened if you don't join me." Mother Nature sighed. "He will cease to exist if you don't do anything, Hestia. Do you want to save him?"
"Yes." I answered. "But not like this?"
"Are you sure?" Mother Nature smirked. "Do I have to remind you what Jack said? Also, I think you should see his reaction when he thought of you being a guardian..."
The image morphed as it changed to Jack. I calmed myself a bit, seeing his hair and eyes were like they were before. The season of winter. Each and every image of Jack was a smirking and angry expression. I couldn't see the others, but maybe Mother Nature is just showing me Jack only. Every image I see, it was always about me and how he talks negativity of me.
"Guardian? You have to be joking! Hestia can't be a guardian!"
"She's such a pain!"
"She ruins everything and my winter!"
"I don't care what the Moon says, I don't want her to join us."
"What she knows about kids?"
"She burns everything! She can't even control it.
"Stop it please!" I begged.
Mother Nature chuckled. "Do you see now? Everyone had always doubt you since you started helping them, but I never doubt you."
I stared at Mother Nature. "What do you mean?"
Mother Nature gave me a hear-warming smile. Tears formed into my eyes as I saw that smile. The smile that she always use before I found out what she really was. She held out her hand to me. I frowned at her, wondering what she's doing. She took a step forward, but I backed away from her. I played with the string of my jacket uncomfortably.
"Join me, Hestia." Mother Nature smiled. "Together...you and I will make everyone believe and never doubt you again. With you by my side, Jack will be spared or do you want to stay and see those Guardians doubt you some more. Which is it? Live under their shadows like a worthless piece of dirt or join me and do something great with your powers and they'll see what you can do!"
Suddenly, the door burst opened. I gasped, seeing Jack and everyone else. Jack pointed his staff at mother Nature, while Sandman had his golden whips ready. North, Toothiana, and Bunnymund were still disappearing, but they seemed like they wanted to fight as well. Mother Nature giggled as if it was a joke. She glared at them and turned a gaze at me. Slowly, I took a step forward to her.
"Hestia!" Jack cried. "Stop, please!"
I turned to Jack. I could see the tears in his eyes, but they weren't shedding. I knew that he never shed a tear, when he's about to cry. All the other guardians stared at me, waiting to see what I'm going to do. I glanced back at Mother Nature and back at Jack. What should I do, what should I decide? To go with Mother Nature or Jack Frost and the guardians?
"Don't listen to him, Hestia." Mother Nature snapped. "Remember, he doubt you from the start. If he was really your friend, he would've believed you're capable enough to be a guardian."
"What are you talking about you old hag?" Jack questioned. "I never doubt her!"
"Well, she did heard you before I came." Mother Nature smirked.
Jack turned pale. "I-It...I didn't mean it!"
"Are you sure, Jackie?" Mother Nature cooed. "It does sounded like you meant it. Isn't that right, Hestia?"
I clasp my hands over my ears. I'm so confused. I can't even think straight. What am I going to do? Did Jack really meant it or not? Then again, he is a winter spirit and his opposite is fire and I'm fire. We argue a lot, but at the same time we don't get along and we're good friends. He told me the things he desire and I told him what I wanted too. He always wanted to be believed in and to be seen and now he has it. What do I want? I just want Jack to believe in me. Not humans, but only Jack. Now what I've seen, I feel like there's this howling storm inside of my heart. The way he said that I only caused destruction really hurt me. A friend won't say that behind their backs. Even though I always said Jack's a pain, but I'm just joking, but...did he really meant what he said? Is Mother Nature telling the truth?
I sighed, walking up to Mother Nature. The memories of her flown into my mind. The way she spoke softly to me, the way she treated me like a daughter. Everything a girl can wish for, except one tiny little thing and that thing, just hurt me like a frozen heart. Why should I go with him if he's going to doubt me more?
"Hestia!" Jack shouted. "Don't!"
I slowly glared at Jack as tears formed in my eyes. Not tears of sadness, but tears of hurt, pain, and loneliness. If he's really my friend, he wouldn't say those things. Ever since he became a guardian, he never stop and chat to me, even after our spat at the 1920's, he still stop by and messed with me, but now, I don't think he deserved to be called my friend. If he was my friend, he would've believed in me. Then I smirked at him. I switch my gaze back to Mother Nature, taking her hand.
"No!" Jack screamed.
Jack ran as he reached out towards me. I could see the tears flowing out of the first time. My eyes widened with shock. I never thought he'll shed a tear. I winced away, painfully. I prayed silently to myself, hoping he won't disappear. If Mother Nature's right, then I know what I'm doing is right. What if she's wrong? What if...what if...this was a mistake? Before he could get to me, Mother Nature laughed. We both vanished in a swirl of black shadows of nightmares.
