Grounded from all electronics, so I couldn't update. I'm sorry!

Disclaimer: Don't own ROTG, even though I really want to!

"Yes. It is indeed amazing," said a voice Scarlett hoped never to hear again. They all turned their heads to see Pitch, in the flesh.

Jack's POV

"Pitch!" I cursed. I thought I'd seen the last of him when he went crawling under his bed. Wait a minute. Scarlett looks like she's seen him before, and she looks terrified! Pitch must've given her nightmares before or something.

"Aww, look, the Guardians giving their two strongest believers a tour of the workshop. Jamie, the Last Light. Although if your bloody globe accounted teenagers, you might've seen Scarlett's light as well. Speaking of which, Scarlett, it's so good to see you again. Did you get the bad dreams I've been sending you?" Pitch asked, going towards her as she put Jamie behind her. I think I even heard her whimper.

"Pitch! Get away from them!" North yelled as he drew his swords. We all got into our battle stances. Pitch backed away, still sneering.

"No need. I'm just visiting. Remember what I told you the last time we met, Scarlett. They may seem like your friends now, but no one wants you!" And with that Pitch disappeared. No trace of him besides Scarlett's and Jamie's faces, which were full of fear. I hated it and wanted to get them smiling again, but how?

"Are you two alright?" Tooth asked. Jamie nodded, relaxing a bit, and he came and hugged me. I hugged back, knowing he needed comfort. Scarlett was still pale though, and didn't speak.

"Sheila? Ya alright?" Bunny asked, nudging her. She blinked and seemed to come out of trance. She nodded slowly, fiddling with her locket.

"What did he mean, met before?" North asked. Sandy and I shook our heads, but North didn't pay us any attention. Scarlett took a shaky breath before talking.

"Bad dreams. I get them every night. And when I wake up, he's always there, telling me no one wants me around. That it was my fault my….mom isn't here. Then he leaves and I stay awake so I don't have to go through it again. But it's been happening since I was 5, so it doesn't really matter," Scarlett said, clearly trying to keep from crying since her voice kept shaking and she kept blinking.

"You never told me," Jamie said. Scarlett smiled at him and ruffled his hair.

"Didn't want to worry you, kid. Besides, what would you have done? Scare the boogeyman away?" Scarlett joked. 'Defense mechanism', I thought. Jamie frowned and glared at her.

"I don't know, but I could've done something! You always help me and everyone else when they have a problem, but when you're hurt or scared, you just face it alone!" Jamie ran off, I looked at Sandy and he began to silently follow him (Comic Relief).

"So what are you guys going to do about Pitch?" Scarlett asked. 'Another defense mechanism. If joking doesn't work, ignore/pretend it doesn't exist,' I thought.

"We shall have meeting when Sandy gets back. Now, why you go it alone so much?" North asked. I mentally facepalmed. I'm pretty sure Tooth and Bunny did too. Surprisingly, she answered.

"Burdens aren't something I want to give to anyone, especially not Jamie. He has enough problems without me adding onto them. And if I can do it alone, then I will," Scarlett replied. I'd forgotten that she'd told us Jamie was having hard time with kids picking on him for believing in us.

"You know, just because you can, doesn't mean you should," I said. Scarlett looked at me and sighed in defeat.

"Fine. Although I'm pretty sure you got that off of a fortune cookie or something," Scarlett answered. I smirked cockily and she glared playfully. "I'll go to talk to Jamie."

After she left, I noticed the other three staring at me. I gave them the 'what are you looking at?' expression.

"Jack, you do know you two were flirting, right?" Tooth asked. I blushed and shook my head, ignoring their laughter.

"No way! We were just joking around!" I protested. North clamped his hand on my shoulder, still roaring with laughter.

"Jack my boy, it is natural! A young boy like yourself meets a pretty young girl like her…." North said, trailing off suggestively. I looked at him flatly.

"I'm over 300 years old," I stated. Bunny groaned and slapped my head. "Ow!"

"Ya gumby! Ya still are a teen boy, even if ya've been one for a long while. Just admit ya like the sheila," Bunny said. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm going to upstairs," I said, leaving them to their jokes and laughter. As I walked I thought about Scarlett, how nice and caring she was, selfless, brave, and how she loved to have fun almost as much as I did.

I had a sudden and terrifying thought that made me glad no one here could read minds, but it also made me depressed, as I'm sure it couldn't work, even if it was the same for us both and it turned out to be true.

'I think I may like Scarlett O'brien.'

Mysterious Person's POV

Pitch came to report that he'd done exactly as I had asked. Good. I now needed a way to get the Guardians and Scarlett O'brien to my location. Hmm. That Jamie boy may come in handy. Or that Sophie girl. Perhaps both.

I listened to Jack Frost's thoughts and smiled a wicked smiled. Once they were here, I would use this to my full advantage. Who knew reading minds would be such a useful talent? And what a delicious thought it is.

'I think I may like Scarlett O'brien.'

AN: Duh!Duh!Duh! I'm so bad. Sorry for the long wait, but I'll try to update again soon. Oh, and for a hint as to where they're going…..it's in Spain! But I'm not saying where.

Bunny: Why not, Sheila?

Me: It'll ruin the surprise!