Chapter 11 To Find Jack

"Welcome to the Warren," said Bunny with a smirk. I looked around in wonder until Bunny spoke again, "Something's up."

Bunny was standing up on his back paws sniffing and listening intensely. Jack pushed me behind him protectively and I raised my gun as best as I could with the sling. The rest of the guardians readied their weapons when we heard yelling coming from the tunnel in front of us. Eggs that had yet to be painted ran out of the tunnel towards us. Each guardian released a battle cry as we ran towards the enemy. As we neared the tunnel a young girl emerged from the darkness.

"Sophie?" asked Jack. We all hid our weapons quickly and acted innocent. Sophie looked up at us before spotting an elf and chasing after it.

"What is she doing here!?" questioned Bunny in a panic.

I looked at North knowing that he is the only other one of us that carries snow globes And I had mine with me. I watched as North felt the pockets of his coat and his eyes widened, "Oops, snow globe."

"Crickey! Somebody do something!" yelled Bunny. I giggled at him as he turned to me.

"Invisible, sorry." I said with a chuckle. He turned to Jack who was also chuckling.

"Don't look at me, I'm invisible, remember?" said Jack.

"Don't worry," said Tooth, "I bet she's a fairy fan!"

She flew around Sophie who was immediately captivated by Tooth, "Pretty."

Tooth's smile grew and she reached into her pocket, "Awwww, you know what, I got something for you. Here it is! Look at all the pretty teeth with little blood and gum on them."

I watched amused as Sophie ran away screaming. I walked up to the little girl with a smile on my face and said to her, "Please stop screaming little one."

It took a few seconds before my words reached her and she stopped screaming. Instead she preoccupied herself with a tunnel and echos.

"Blood and gums?" asked Jack sceptically, "When was the last time you guys actually hung out with kids?"

"We are busy bringing joy to children. We don't have time," started North as he looked around embarrassed, "for children."

I watched with interest as Jack created a snowflake. For some reason this one seem more unique than other snowflakes. Jack toyed with it for a second before sending it Bunny's way.

"If one little kid can ruin easter then we're in worst shape than I thought." said Jack as the snowflake landed on Bunny's nose. Bunny suddenly smiled and grabbed Sophie by the hand, taking her around the Warren. I smiled as I watched the two interact before I settled down to paint some eggs under the shade of a large tree near the colour river.

I watched as everyone made their way around the warren and helping bunny paint the eggs. I smiled and dipped my paint brush into the blue paint. I began humming as I worked and smiled ever wider. I took a moment to watch the eggs hop into the colour river and sang quietly, "I won't give up on us/ even if the skys get rough/ I'm givin' you all my love/ I'm still looking up/"

I went back to humming the rest of the song as I looked down at my half finished egg and continued painting it. I felt a cold breeze behind me and I looked up to see Jack standing there with a smile on his face, "You sing nicely. What's the song called?"

"Oh, um, thanks. It's called I won't give up." I responded shyly.

"Who's it by?" he asked.

I looked down at my egg and bit my lip embarrassed, "I wrote it."

Jack's eyebrows went up in surprise, "Seriously?"

I nodded.

"Thanks amazing! It sounds really good!" said Jack, he looked down for a moment, "uh, don't take this the wrong way but it sounds familiar."

I thought this over for a minute before shrugging my shoulders, "That's weird. Oh well."

He seemed to think over something for a minute then sat down beside me and helped me paint some eggs. We spoke for a while. Talking about anything and everything. I laughed as Jack told some jokes and made him laugh at a few of my stories. We continued on like this for a while, well at least until Jack became bored with painting eggs and splashed some paint on me. I recoiled at the green paint he had thrown and threw some blue paint at him with a smirk. Unfortunately the paint missed and we were about to start an all out paint war when Bunny came and reminded us what we were suppose to be doing.

We huffed in annoyance but laughed and continued working. I found myself enjoying Jack's company and I couldn't shake the odd feeling that he was familiar. Not just seeing him but the way that we were so casual with each other made me feel like we had known each other for years. We continued hanging out and painting until Jack got bored again and went off to find Bunny. I smiled at his retreating form and I finished another egg and I went off to go find everyone.

"Don't worry. I'll be quick as a Bunny,"said Jack as I came upon my friends. I saw Bunny sigh and hand Jack the sleeping girl. I deduced from what I saw and heard that he was taking the girl home. I walked up to Jack and the girl and patted the girl's head.

"Be careful." I said, looking at him and catching his eyes with my own.

He looked at me for a moment before laughing and saying,"I will."

I smiled and watched him fly off, all the while feeling a sence of déjà vu. It was as if this entire interaction had happened before, it was just too familiar. I went to go find tooth to see what she knew about this.

"Hey Tooth," I said to her retreating form and catching her attention.

"What can I help with Juliet?" she asked.

"Do- do you know anything about my memories?" I asked her shyly. She sighed and I saw her happy demeanor crack slightly.

"I knew that you'd ask sooner or later." she said, I looked at her confused, "Your teeth were beautiful for the health care they had when you were human. I remember little bits of your human life."

I looked at her excitedly, this was my chance, "Can you tell me?"

"I'm going to warn you, not all of your memories were happy, are you sure that you want to know?"

I bit my lip and thought for a moment before answering her, "Just tell me the happy parts. Did I have a family and friends?"

"You had a mother and a father, although your father was often gone on work related trips. You also had an older brother who left your family when he got married and you did have a friend. His name escapes me now but he had brown hair and brown eyes, I believe."

I smiled at the information. Some of it matching up with the information I had now. So for whatever reason Jack reminded me of my friend in my old life. That makes sense but why would Jack remind me of a long-lost friend who's dead? I looked up at Tooth who was watching me and smiled widely at her, "Thank you Tooth!"

"Your welcome Juliet," she said with a smile, "I wish I could remember more about this friend of yours."

"That's okay Tooth. Now come on we have some eggs to paint!" I said excitedly. Together we set off and painted eggs until every last egg was painted. We regrouped and Bunny divided us into tunnels to deliver and hide the eggs. I had almost finished reaching the end of the tunnel when I was attacked by Nightmares. I lifted my gun and fired at them. It didn't take me long for me to realize what they were doing. They were smashing the eggs!

I continued firing my gun but the horses continued attacking the eggs and myself. I took a step back as the horses came running towards me at an incredible speed. I quickly regained my composer and pushed at the air in front of me. Out of my hand sprang one of my golden barriers and it grew to almost fill the tunnel from wall to wall. The barrier pushed forward until it had destroyed all of the horses but by then I was too late. Every egg and basket had been smashed. I ran back down the tunnel to find Bunny but by the time I got back to the Warren everyone had gathered and was saying the same thing.

"The nightmares smashed everything." said North sadly as I ripped of the sling, tired of the disadvantage it gave me.

Bunny looked devastated for a while before he picked up a few of the eggs that hadn't been completely wrecked. He put them in a basket and stood up wearily saying, "Come one then. We still have to try."

Bunny tapped his foot twice and we slid through his tunnels once more although no one laughed this time as we were all grieving for Bunny. We came outside to a park and saw children looking disappointed at each other. Bunny hid in a bush taking in the scene as I stood in the middle of the field, being invisible to everyone.

"There's no eggs anywhere. None!" said a british boy. Bunny looked heart-broken as we all felt.

"Maybe he just hid them really well this year." suggested a girl with brown hair, although even she didn't seem convinced with her words either. I felt sadness steep into me at I saw how heartbroken everyone was.

"I checked everywhere!" said the boy with brown hair, "There's nothing."

Bunny ran up to the children holding out an egg desperately, "Yes there is! There is! I mean these aren't my best lookin' goodies, but they'll do in a pinch."

"I don't believe it," said the brown haired girl and for a moment hope started to form in me.

"I know!" said Bunny

"There's no such thing as the easter bunny," said the little girl in a disappointed tone. My eyes widened in surprise. A wave of sadness and pity washed over me as a child walked through Bunny. The damage had been done.

I felt a cold draft on my arms and saw Jack standing there. Looking guilty. I ran over to him and threw my arms around him. He held me close as I hugged him and i bit my lip as I pulled away. His face was unreadable and it worried me, "Jack what's wrong?"

"What happened?" he asked not looking at me. I looked down at my feet as the sadness came back harsher then ever.

"The nightmares attacked the tunnels. They smashed every egg, crushed every basket. Nothing made it to the surface." I told him softly.

"Jack!" said Tooth as she and North made their way over to us. I took a step back to give him some space. Then I saw the container in his hand and my eyes widened in shock.

"Jack where did you get that?" asked Tooth. She and North took a step away from him, feeling betrayed.

He looked down at the tooth box in his hand and seemed to cringe, "I was... it..."

He couldn't finished his sentence as Tooth's eyes scanned the area around Jack and she spoke before he had the chance, "Where's baby Tooth? Oh Jack, what have you done?"

I felt deflated and guilty because of Jack's betrayal. I felt bad because I didn't notice that baby Tooth was gone or the tooth container as I ran up to him mere moments ago. I was just too happy to see him alright. I was too naive. I wasn't paying attention as North spoke with him angrily. It was only when Bunny ran up and raised his fist that I came back to reality. I was surprised at Bunny's actions but stepped between Jack and Bunny to stop any brawl that might happen.

"We should have never trusted him!" said Bunny angrily as I held him back. I knew that if Bunny would have placed a hand on Jack now he would regret it in the future and there was no need to add fuel to the fire. I looked at my feet when I met Jacks gaze after Bunny ran off. I didn't know what to say, what to think. Why was Jack with Pitch? Did he betray us or was that Pitch's fault? From my nightmare I knew how Pitch could manipulate people and at this point I didn't know who's side Jack was on. Words would be useless because anyone can say whatever they want. He would have to gain back the trust of the guardians, my trust, if this was going to fix itself.

I found myself toying with my necklace as I thought. I only looked up when I felt the cold breeze leave and found nothing but the guardians comforting each other in the deserted park. Tooth and North were trying to comfort Bunny and I was left standing there alone. I slowly fell to my knees, not realizing until that moment just how much Jack's being with Pitch hurt me. I felt angry and I was beginning to hurt, my shoulder giving off a slight throb and I was tired.

I was tired of all the unanswered questions. Why did the man in the moon choose two teenagers from the same town and died in the same year to be guardians? Why didn't I remember my past? Why was it that Jack reminded me of a boy from my past? Why was I just starting to remember pieces of it? And most importantly, why was Jack with Pitch? It pained me to think this but I needed to know the darker part of my past. I felt that it was the only way that it could help us now.

"Tooth." I said from my spot on the ground, calling the good fairy to me. She flew over and looked at me concerned.

"Yes, Juliet?" she asked softly as I continued playing with my necklace. The image of the brown-haired boy once again came to mind and in an instant it was gone.

"I need to know more about my past," I told her.

"Juliet , now is not the time. Bunny-"

"It's important. I think I'm finally starting to understand and this will help us. Please, I need to know," I begged her, looking up from my necklace. She seemed to be thinking over what I said, looking unsure, "Please."

She looked up at me and sighed, "What do you need to know?"

"Everything. Starting with the brown-haired boy." I told her.

She sighed once again, "I don't know much about him. Only that he was your best friend and it seemed that you may have even loved him. He was in quite a few of your memories and he gave you that necklace. He accidentally drowned one day and actually you met Jack that night. You were Jack's first believer."

Words rang through my head as she paused. Jack Frost. I know that your dead, but if you're still here or watching over me or whatever. I still believe in you. It was my voice that had said this. Jack Frost the brown-haired boy's name and then I met the snow haired Jack Frost that night. This was more than just a mere coincidence. Everything about the white-haired Jack Frost was familiar. Jack said that he had woken up and he was underwater, trapped under the ice and the brown haired boy fell through the ice. I needed more information. Could the man in the moon change someone's appearance?

"What did I use to look like?" I asked the tooth fairy.

"Well you weren't much different from what you look like now. Except your hair was a bit shorter and curly, instead of your wavy hair. It was still brown but it was more reddish brown than your chocolate-brown that you have now. Your eyes were more blue than the grey that you have now but they still held the yellow haze around the pupil. Otherwise everything else is the same from what I remember." she said. I smiled at Tooth and thanked her as I returned to my thoughts. So it could have defiantly been the same boy. Jack and the brown haired boy where the same person.

It explains so much. It explains why I kept seeing those flashes of the brown haired boy when I looked at Jack and it explains why Jack was so familiar to me to begin with.


"Oh ya, I love being shoved into sacks and tossed through magic portals." came Jack's sarcastic reply. I had to hold in my laugh as I continued to quietly observe the scene. I took a moment to observe Jacks face and found it to be quite familiar, as if I've seen it before.


"It's just an expression Bunny," I told him with a devilish smirk. Bunny looked mortified and I heard Jack laugh beside me. I hadn't really noticed up until this point how nice Jack's laugh sounded. It wasn't that it was cutesy or anything but just that it had a ring of familiarity about it. In fact a lot of what jack did seemed familiar to me; the way he carries himself and the way that he walks and talks.


It explains why Jack was able to recognize my necklace and the song.


"Who gave you the necklace?"

I shrugged my shoulders, "I had it on since I woke up."

Jack looked at it intensely, "Its's familiar."


"I wrote it."

Jack's eyebrows went up in surprise, "Seriously?"

I nodded.

"Thanks amazing! It sounds really good!" said Jack, he looked down for a moment, "uh, don't take this the wrong way but it sounds familiar."


It explains why when Jack is around me I feel as if I have know him for years, because I have know him for years.


I found myself enjoying Jack's company and I couldn't shake the odd feeling that he was familiar. Not just seeing him but the way that we were so casual with each other made me feel like we had known each other for years.


"Be careful." I said, looking at him and catching his eyes with my own.

He looked at me for a moment before laughing and saying,"I will."

I smiled and watched him fly off, all the while feeling a sence of déjà vu. It was as if this entire interaction had happened before, it was just too familiar.


Everything was falling into place and all I had to do was find him and confirm it. I smiled at tooth once more before standing from my kneeling position and taking out my snow globe. Her eyebrows went together in confusion and her lips were perched together.

"Where are you going?" she asked in a motherly tone as I turned my back on her.

I turned back around, a smirk plastered on my face and said, "I'm going to find Jack. I'm going to get my long-lost friend back."

Then I smashed my snow globe on the ground and hopped through the magic portal.

A/N: all credit goes to Jason mraz and his song I won't give up because I didn't write this beautiful master piece and I don't own a single bit of it.