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"N-No." I stammered stumbling backward in shock. "Y-Your lying!" I shouted, breathing heavily.

Pitch sighed "Why would I lie about this? I thought you were dead, and low and behold I find you alive. A Guardian no less." I looked around the room frantically "This isn't happening!" I shouted "You tampered with the memories some how! I know you did!"

It was all bitter-sweet, I finally had a family, or at least a father but he was the guy that we're supposed to take down and hate. I'm not sure if I could even hate someone, even Pitch.

"Eriana," Pitch said walking toward me. "No!" I shouted, my voice echoing across the walls "My name isn't Eriana! It's Vanessa!" Pitch frowned at me "You saw the memories." He told me in a slightly cold voice "You know who you really are. You are my daughter, Eriana Black. No matter how much you chose to deny it that's who you are."

I shook my head as Nightmares created around him, gold eyes gleaming. Pitch continued, anger rising in his voice "The only reason you were 'chosen' to be a Guardian is because you are my daughter, therefore you have power; extraordinary power. Man in the Moon only wanted to make sure that you were on his side, so that you wouldn't be with your family."

I looked into Pitch's eyes, my father's eyes, and I...I almost believed him. Almost. "No," I still insisted "No Manny...Manny wouldn't do that." I said to myself more than anyone else.

"How do you know child?" Pitch asked, this sent a strange yet familiar burst of anger through me "I am not a child." I snapped drawing up my staff, making it level with Pitch.

"Go ahead," he said he said evenly "Shoot me, you always did have horrible aim." I wanted to do it, and at the same time I didn't. Even if he was my father that didn't change who he was, but...then why am I hesitating? Could I actually have a family now? A real one. One that knew what we had all been through.

I gripped the staff tightly before dropping it to the ground. "I can't." I said softly, not able to look up to Pitch.

"I know, and that is why I have a proposition for you. You can leave the Guardians, leave Man in the Moon, and come with me. Join my side Eriana, we could be a family now, rule the world together." My mouth almost dropped down to the floor, Leave everyone? Is he insane? "L-leave?" I asked still in shock of his offer. Pitch nodded "Yes."

"N-No!" I shouted "I just can't leave! Do you have any idea what I've been through in the past twelve hours? No! No you don't! You want me to..to rule the world with you? What would..." I trailed off trying to find someone to hold against him, I raked my brain before finally finding someone "What would mother want?" I asked him in a hard tone. "What would Tessa want?"

That hit him hard, he glared at me a scowl forming on his face eyes flashing with pain "How would you know what she want?" he growled "You barely remember her, she would still be alive if..." Pitch cut himself off and the already over whelming amount of emotion and tension grew in the room.

Then, before I knew it a nightmare ran straight at me, my eyes went wide as Pitch did nothing to stop it. I held my hands out trying to shield myself, expecting the nightmare to hit me.

Yet it only rubbed it head against my shoulder almost like a dog, I gasped again. "You see? They would not do that if you were not my daughter." Pitch said a triumphant smirk playing on his lips. "My offer still stands."

I looked at all the nightmares, and I touched it lightly with one hand. The black sand crawled up my hand, much like Sandy's dream sand. It then took the form of Jack and the rest of the guardians, I gulped as the sand swirled around and changed to a small nightmare. I locked eyes with Pitch, who looked extremely proud, as the nightmare ran around the room.

No, no this can't be happening! I can't create a nightmare, that...that's insane. I started to hyperventilate, a large wave of fear washing over me.

"Oi Pitch!" a familiar Australian accented voice shouted out side the door "Open up the damn door!" Pitch cast a look at me "I bid you farewell my daughter." Pitch said just as the door opened and he disappeared into a swirling shadow.

Bunny, North, Tooth, Jack, and a few yetis stood in the door way, Bunny had his boomerangs ready and North had his swords in a battle position. My eyes were wide and my back was pressed against the wall. I just...I just controlled nightmare sand I thought everything else going fuzzy, my head starting to spin.

"Sheila!" Bunny shouted running up to me "What happened!" I was to flabbergasted to say anything, I just stared at my hand in horror. "Vanessa," Jack said setting a hand on my shoulder "Are you okay?" I snapped out of my daze then slapped his hand away, ignoring the comfort of it.

"I'm fine." I snapped back, extremely pissed off at Jack. Who might I add looked shocked at my tone. "Nothing happened, Pitch just..." I started debating what to say "He...wanted me to help him but I told him to fuck off."

North chuckled "Your tongue will end you one day." he said setting down his swords. My face went blank, thinking about what Pitch had said "Jack," I said in a hollow tone "Who first saw you?"

Tooth tilted her head "Well that's easy, it's Jamie. Right Jack?" she said looking to Jack, who nodded but didn't meet my eyes. "Liar." I said in a dead voice, walking to the door. "His first seer was Eriana."

I smirked as they all stared at me in shock,Idiots, I thought then I shook my head once I was out of the room Whats wrong with me? I'm normally not this snappy or sarcastic for that matter.

"Vanessa!" Jack shouted running up to me, I didn't turn my head; only walked faster. "Wait!" Jack shouted jumping in front of me, "What's gotten into you?" he asked me, his pale blue eyes scanning my face.

Pitch I thought, but I just stared at Jack with one eyebrow raised "Can I help you Frost?" I asked in a cold tone.

Jack was momentarily shocked "Yeah, you can. How do you know about Eri?" he asked. Eri That's what the kids called me. "Pitch told me." I said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"And you believed him?" Jack asked as I walked past him "Well obviously he was telling the truth." I snapped back at him as we reached my room. "What else did Pitch tell you?" Jack demanded standing in front of me, blocking me from the entrance. I glared at him "What do you care?"

Jack sighed and ran a hand through his white hair, "Because I care about you V." he said grabbing my shoulders looking me in the eye. "So you show it by kissing Tooth?" I fired, getting extremely annoyed how his touch felt comforting.

Jack flinched then his eyebrows furrowed and his eyes washed with concern "What happened to you?" he asked "Something in that room changed you, what was it?" Oh nothing, I just learned that the Nightmare King is my father and that we might have dated in my past life. You know minor details. "And you think I'm obliged to tell you because..." I trailed off, getting out of Jack's grip.

Hurt flashed through his face, then anger "I'm trying to help you, and you don't even tell us what Pitch did to you. You were in the room a long time and you could have told him to fuck off in a slip second so what else happened?" I glared at him, clenching my hands into fists. Then shaking my head, What the hell am I doing! I asked myself"Jack," I said in a softer tone "If I told you, you wouldn't believe me."

All the anger washed off Jack's face, and was replaced by concern "I don't know Jack, I really don't. I guess spending so much time talking to Pitch might have caused me to be a bit more irritated than normal."

That's a lie and you know it, I thought when Jack's face softened "Yeah, and V," he said before I was about to go enter my room "I'm sorry...a-about the situation earlier. I wasn't going to kiss Tooth, you just caught us at a bad time."

I smiled softly at him before entering my room. I found a black box sitting on my bed, I scanned the shadows of the room searching for gold eyes. Yet when I found none I went over to the gift.

On the top was a tag, Your mother wanted to give you this for you 18th birthday, suppose I missed it by 200 years. I added something as well, Happy Birthday Flower.

I could tell it was from my father, I hesitantly opened the box. Inside were two pendants on one cord and a note.

On the cord, there was a snowflake; the same one Jack gave me. The other one was a yin-yan symbol. I picked the yellowed and torn note, Happy Birthday my little Flower. By now your father should have kept you away from as may boys as possible, but trust me you knight in shining armor will come one day. Your father and I both agreed to tell you his true identity on this day as well, I wouldn't be surprised if your scared or confused. Don't worry you'll get over it, when I found out I didn't talk to him for a week. But I hope you find harmony in this, remember Pitch and I are only half of you the rest is what you choose to be.

By the time I finished reading the slanted cursive writing, tears were in my eyes. I touched the necklace gently with one finger before I put it on. My eyes caught the reflection in a mirror. It was myself, only now I looked different. Broken, afraid and curious. I stared at my refection, "Well, Eriana Black isn't that bad of a name." I said out loud, unaware that a certain group of blabber mouth elves were watching from the corner

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