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ONWARDS!

The Winter Spirit paced across his room, sweat still rolling down his face as his breathing slowly decreased to a normal rate.

He brushed a hand through his hair in frustration. This was getting ridiculous! He doesn't even remember what the nightmare was about! Jack hates those one the most, for he'll never know what terrified him which means he'll never work out how to conquer that fear.

Jack jerked his head at the sound of his door opening, panicking until he saw Andrea's head poke in and search around his room until noticing him. "Morning." She simply greeted, before walking into Jack's room- without permission, like usual.

"Hey, Andrea! How are you, Andrea?!" Jack blurted out, trying to sound more cheery and less shaken then he actually was.

Andrea raised an eyebrow at Jack's odd attitude, "I'm...fine."

"Good! Nice to know!" 'Now leave.' He secretly pleaded in his head for Jack really didn't want to put up with Andrea at the moment.

Unfortunately, She didn't leave, which irritated Jack. Andrea remained standing there, in the middle of Jack's room, giving him a questioning look. "You alright? You're acting rather...out of character at this moment."

"Oh, I'm fine! Why wouldn't I be fine?" 'It's not like I just had a nightmare or anything!'

"...You seem rather...shaken, or something.." Andrea spoke, "And tired. Come to think of it, you've looked rather tired for a while now..."

"Andrea, I'm fine. Go bother Tooth or something. I'm sure she wants to talk to you after all that has happened to her." Jack tried to convince her, gesturing at his door for her to leave. Andrea gave him a suspicious look; then he immediately knew that his plan had failed-

"Alright."

"...W-what?" Jack spluttered, surprised.

Andrea shrugged her shoulders, "I'll go find Tooth, or talk to North since I want to have a conversation with him about something that has bothered me lately. Beside, you seem rather busy and I wouldn't want to annoy after all the frustration the whole group has been through right now." She brightly grinned and began to leave the room with a quick wave, "I'll see you soon, Jack."

Jack stood there rather dumbstruck for a couple of minutes, until he was sure Andrea was gone and released a sigh of relief. 'Well, that was easy-'

"But, you know what gets me." Jack jumped at the noise, noticing Andrea has returned and casually strolled into the room, "You look rather flustered."

Jack raised an eyebrow "...Meaning?"

"And your skin doesn't have that paleness tone like it always does." Andrea slowly walked up to Jack, himself attempting to step backwards and keep his personal space, "Also, you've been looking incredibly tired lately as if...something has been keeping you up." Jack cried out as Andrea jabbed something into his ear, something she was hiding behind her back the whole time.

"What the hell, Andrea?!" Jack yelled, rubbing his aching ear as Andrea backed away and stared at the thing that was still in her hands. "...What's in your hands?"

"It's a thermometer, it checks your temperature." Andrea explained, waiting as the little thing gave off a few small beeps.

"Wha- Why have you got that?! And why did you use it on me-?!" The Winter Spirit was cut short when the little thing in Andrea's hands released a high pitch noise and Andrea looked at it.

Her eyes widened before she turned to Jack...then ran out of the door. "North!" Andrea yelled through the corridor as she sprinted away, which Jack followed as questions ran in his confused head.

"North! We have a problem!" Andrea cried as she ran out from hallways and rooms in search of the Guardian of Wonder, completely ignoring Jack yelling questions at her.

"North! Where are you?!" Andrea continued to call, before turning a corner and suddenly halting within the hallway, "North! Thank MiM I found you! We have a problem."

"Problem? What type of problem-?"

"Andrea! What the hell?!" Jack yelled as he reached the pair.

"Look at this." She showed North the thermometer; ignoring Jack again, "This is Jack's temperature. Now, I don't know the average temperature of a Winter Spirit, but I guarantee it shouldn't be higher than the average temperature of a human!"

They grew silent until Jack began laughing, making them both finally realize his presence, "That is what you're worried about?! Seriously?" Jack spoke between laughs, the intense laughter making him feel dizzy and lightheaded.

Andrea gave him a worried look which Jack responded to, "Andrea, I'm standing aren't I?" She nodded, "Then I'm perfectly fine-!"

"Jack!" He heard Andrea yell as he collapsed on to the floor suddenly, blackness plaguing his vision, "Oh, you've got to be kidding me! Jack? Jack!" Andrea continued to scream at the Winter Spirit as he was motionless.

The Winter Spirit's head throbbed as he made contract with the ground, darkness overwhelming him before he could have stopped it. His whole body ached and twisted in agony, reminding him of a feeling he expierence when he was hurt by-

"This must be Pitch's work! North, get Sandy for me!" Andrea commanded, the only thing Jack is able to hear, "Jack? Jack, can you hear me? Pitch has done something to you! I don't know what's going on in your head but none of it is real, okay? Jack, I swear to god if you die again I'm gonna bring you back to life just so I can bloody kill you!"

Chuckling overpowered her voice, a cold laugh that echoed through his head. "Oh, what determination she has. Too bad it's all for nothing."

"Jack! Jack! Stay with me Jack, just until Sandy gets here. Come on!" Andrea continued to yell, but her cries were slowly fading away.

"She saved you from death once, Frost. Let's see if she could do it again." Golden eyes shone through the darkness, glaring at Jack with such hatred and fury. Jack desperately wanted to act or yell out...but he couldn't do anything, his body was unresponsive.

"Wake up, Jack!" Andrea screamed, "Alright, I guess this calls for drastic measures!"

The sudden lack of oxygen made Jack want to choke, himself attempting to cough and gasp for air but none came. His inside felt like their were being crushed, his lungs choking. He was suffocating! He needed to breathe-!

Lights from the hallway blinded Jack as he gasped for air, choking for the needed oxygen. The Winter Spirit coughed and sputtered as his head spun and ached uncontrollably. The cold floor soothed him while he turned to the side, seeing a rather shaken and panicked Andrea crouched beside him. "Thank fuck that worked." She spoke, looking straight at the spirit.

"W...what happened?" Jack asked between coughs, looking at Andrea for answers.

"You collapsed, like you suddenly just fell asleep. So, I woke you up with the classic 'Choke you until you wake up to breathe' trick." Andrea explained as Jack sat up, "But that doesn't matter right now, we need to know what happened when you fell unconscious."

"I'm...not sure. It was just darkness and nothing else but I could still hear you and everything happening." Jack attempted to describe, still heavily breathing through his pained throat. He locked eyes with Andrea, who seemed to be in rather deep thought.

"This must have been Pitch's work." Andrea told Jack, "He must have done something to you when-" Jack violently coughed, cutting Andrea short, "Jack?!"

Jack covered his mouth with his hands as he went into a terrible coughing fit, only removing them when he finally believed he had stopped trying to get his whole insides outside of his body. The Winter Spirit removed his hands; both him and Andrea were surprised to see black sand across his palms.

"Nightmare sand." Andrea muttered, shaking her head in denial until turning to Jack with worry, "We must set up a meeting. I'm sure this is worth explaining."

Dim moonlight shone through the globe room, all the Guardians standing together in close conversation like they've had for several hours already; arguing and debating the recent events that happened- the first argument being Jack.

How they all glared at him with utter panic as they heard Andrea describe what happened, who left the rest of the explaining to Jack. He immediately confessed that he has had lots of nightmares recently (Golden sand shoot out of Sandy's ears when he heard that he failed to prevent Jack from having bad dreams) and that Pitch has confronted him a few times before (Which caused an uprising of shouting and yelling).

Then the Guardians wanted to know what nightmares he had, but Andrea suddenly stepped in again and told them that 'Jack might want to keep those to himself'. Andrea stayed for most of the meeting, supporting Jack and understanding the situation he's being put through.

"Tooth, we can't understand anything with the description you've given us." Bunnymund spoke as Jack entered the room again, confused about the change of conversation.

"Bunny, I'm trying my best to remember...but Pitch must have took those memories away from me, or I must have been unconscious most of the time." Tooth explained, fluttering over near Bunnymund, "All I know is that he has fearlings, hundreds more than last time, and they multiply on some nights. I don't know how he got more fearlings, or why he has, but he just does."

"He must have done something to get more fearlings." North added.

"Yes, but I don't know what it was!" Tooth exclaimed, before releasing a sigh, "And I have no idea what he wanted me for, either."

"At least you're safe and sound now, Tooth." Jack spoke, getting the attention from all in the room. "If you guys are concerned about what Pitch is up to, I think I know somebody that can help us."

"Oh, please don't be who I think it is." Bunny grumbled, giving an irritated eye roll.

Jack shoot Bunnymund a look, "Quiet, Bunny. Besides, he's a really nice guy if you get to know him."

"Who's this 'he' we're talking about here?" North asked, looking between the Rabbit and Winter Spirit.

"He's another spirit, a friend of mine." Jack explained, "He usually hangs about Burgess, so he might have seen something happen near Pitch's lair. I just have to visit him and ask-"

"Yes!" Tooth yelled, "We all go together to find him and-"

"Not a good idea, Tooth." Jack cut in, "He doesn't like being surrounded, especially superior figures like you guys. I'll have to visit him by myself, since he already knows me."

"Now hang on a moment, Frostbite." Bunnymund spoke, confronting Jack, "You mean to tell me, you want us to let you wander off to Burgess, near Pitch's lair, after everything that just happened to you?" Bunny laughed, "I know your head is full of ice, but I thought you had more common sense then that!"

"You guys can come, search Burgess or something. He just can't be crowded with spirits like you. And besides, I'm perfectly fine now, Kangaroo. No more nightmare sand in my system!" The Easter Bunny continued to give Jack a stern glare, "But if you insist, I'll bring-" Jack searched around the room for Andrea, surprised not that she wasn't in sight, "Okay, where's Andrea?"

"Up on roof." North answered, gesturing to the skylight above where- to Jack's surprise - he could see Andrea sitting outside, holding on to the metal frame and gazing at the stars.

Jack continued to look through the skylight, completely unaware that Bunnymund was attempting to talk to him. The Winter Spirit leaped, the wind giving a burst of energy to fly across the globe room and towards the pillars leading to the skylight.

"Frostbite! I haven't finished with you-!" He heard Bunnymund yell as he continued to leap upon pillars, until reaching the windows of the skylight, noticing only one window open wide to the outside.

The Winter Spirit popped his head out through the open window, looking around until he saw Andrea sitting on the piece of flat rooftop circling the skylight. "Care if I join?" Jack asked, surprising Andrea.

Andrea shrugged her shoulders, "You might as well, since you took all the effort to get up here by the window instead of taking the stairs." Andrea jerked her head to where an open panel showed a flight of spiraling stairs.

"If only I knew about them sooner." Jack muttered, climbing through the window and advancing towards Andrea.

Andrea chuckled as Jack sat beside her, letting his legs swing over the roof like Andrea was. "Careful, you might fall off and plummet to your death." Jack warned.

"I'm sure you'll catch me- unless you prefer having me fall hundreds of feet to the ground."

Jack shrugged, "I'm still debating on whether you're worth not pushing off the roof or not."

Andrea laughed, "Thanks for that friendly input, Frosty."

"You're welcome, Annie." Jack replied, gazing up at the stars and the crescent moon like Andrea.

"Don't call me Annie, I hate it when people call me Annie." Andrea snapped, her eyes hard and angered as Jack looked back at.

"Why not?" Jack asked, curious. Andrea didn't answer, which wasn't a surprise to Jack since she never opens up to anybody easily.

Jack sighed, before remembering the reason he came to Andrea in the first place, "I think you might want this back." The Winter Spirit spoke, going into his hoodie pocket and retrieving the golden canister that contained Andrea's memories, "Since, you know, they are your memories."

He passed the little box to Andrea, who hesitantly took it from him with a quiet mumble of a thank you. She turned it to its side, seeing the picture of her happy, youthful self.

"And, if you want." He took out the other tooth box, looking at the picture of the brown-haired, mischievous boy who was his past self before giving it out to Andrea, "You can look at my memories. It's only fair, since I have looked at yours."

Andrea glared at the box before looking at Jack and lowering his arm, rejecting the tooth box, "Perhaps another time, Jackson." She replied, giving a warm smile as Jack put his tooth box away.

Jack watched as Andrea stared down at her tooth box, her eyes showing guilt and sorrow as she deeply sighed, "Jack, I'm sorry." Jack raised an eyebrow at her, "I didn't mean to act that way in the Tooth Palace. I didn't mean to snap at you and twist your arm. It's just...I don't like people knowing what my childhood was like, let alone see it." She looked at him, hoping for forgiveness.

Jack smiled, "You don't need to apologize. I was the one that invaded your privacy and looked through your memories. I shouldn't have done it without your direct permission."

Andrea smiled, returning to looking at the stars. "I was searching through my side of the Tooth Vault when I noticed it, by the way." Andrea gave Jack a quick glance as he continued to talk, "I heard laughter and voice. I thought it was a kid stuck in the Tooth Vault, so I followed the voice to find them and remove them. But when I got there...it was just a box, hanging out from its hold in the wall unlike the rest. I was meant to put it back, until I noticed it was yours and I just got...curious." Jack chuckled lightly, "Which you can't blame me since you don't open up much and I kinda got permission to find out more about you."

"You could have been tricked, Jack. That's all I care about now." Andrea glared at the Winter Spirit with worry, "Pitch could have got you right then and there. What would have happened if he did?"

"He kinda...did that."

Andrea straightened up at that, "What?!"

"However, he wasn't really...there, though." Andrea tilted her head, giving Jack a confused look, "He was talking, but I couldn't see him or sense him. It was kinda like...he was talking in my head, or only able to talk to me."

She sighed at that, looking up at the small glowing fragment of the moon that remained in the sky, "Oh MiM, help us." She muttered, pinching the bridge of her nose as she thought. "There must have been Nightmare Sand inside you." Andrea talked, "After Pitch stabbed you and I...healed you," She cringed at those last words, "There must have been some Nightmare Sand trapped in your body, which would have caused the nightmares. I guess, after a while...Pitch must of noticed, and used this against you. Made the dreams more personal and harming, slowly wearing you down until he could...kill you again."

Jack brow creased at the explanation, noticing that Andrea must have thought about this for a while. "Which would have sucked, I wouldn't want to be left with the others- no offence to them." Andrea added, getting a laugh from Jack.

They remained silent for a long while, gazing at the hundreds of stars that shone across the northern skies, winking down at them beautifully. Jack liked it, just sitting there under the stars without a care in the world. No worries, no problems, nothing. It was peaceful.

"Jack, can I ask you something?" Andrea softly asked, breaking the tranquil silence between them.

Jack broke his gaze from the evening sky, looking at Andrea with a smile, "Anything."

"What did you see, in my memories?" She met eyes with him, waiting for an answer.

"I only saw three. One was rather nice, but the other two..." Jack trailed off.

"Alright, tell me what exact memories, though."

"Well, one was of a blizzard. You looked around...13? I wasn't sure, 'cause you was in your room and it was dark." Andrea nodded, Jack not knowing whether she understood which memory he was talking about or she was asking for him to continue, "I remembered it as the worst blizzard I ever attack Burgess with..."

"It wasn't your fault, you know." Andrea told the Winter Spirit, "You were doing your job, and I got over that day quickly."

Jack nodded, fidgeting a little as he tried to describe the next one, "And the other memory was of...you and your aunt." Andrea immediately broke her gaze, glaring down below her and moving uncomfortably, "You were about seven, something broke in the kitchen and you ran out but...your aunt got hold of you and..."

"You don't need to describe anything, Jack." Andrea cut in, smiling softly yet rather sadly at him.

Jack nodded, "Then...a guy knocked on the door, while you auntie was about to...hit you." Those words made his stomach churn, "She let you go, and you ran upstairs to your room. You were talking to a little penguin-"

"Pingu." Andrea whispered under her breath, her smile instantly widening.

"-about the fact you couldn't go to England for Easter or something."

"Ah, I know what memory you're talking about now." Andrea piped up, "That was when I accidentally broke a plate and my auntie got mad because of it, then David's father came to the door 'cause he was concerned about the noise." Andrea went slightly starry-eyed, remembering the event. Jack's stomach continued to squirm and twist as raging fury for Andrea's aunt began to boil inside him, making him clench his fists in frustration and anger.

"Please don't be mad at her, Jack." Andrea spoke with a tender, almost pleading voice. She watched Jack's body language and it must have been obvious that the Winter Spirit was furious and distressed, "She has anger problems that have needed medical attention over the years. She didn't know what she was doing most of the time, and I've forgiven her since then."

"But-"

"Jack, I've got over it. Just...don't." The desperate look on Andrea's face made him drop the argument, still frustrated over the whole thing.

It took a few moments for the Winter Spirit to try to talk again. He was about to begin until he was cut short. "I don't need to know about the third memory, I already know which one that was." Andrea spoke, smiling at Jack's irritated glare.

Jack then grinned mischievously as he gently elbowed Andrea, "So, 'the spirit of Jackson Overland' then?"

"Shut it! I was a kid when that happened!" Andrea exclaimed, getting a bellowing laugh from the Winter Spirit, "Don't laugh at me! I wasn't the one that told the story!"

"You believed it though- and for that I, the spirit of Jackson Overland, shall capture you in the night and drag you into the lake from which I came!" Jack cried, getting a punch in the arm from Andrea.

"Stop it, you little shit!"

"Come on, you find it funny too." Jack continued to grin.

Andrea chuckled, "Yeah, it's too ironic not to be hilarious. Now, can I actually gaze at the stars now? Since that was the reason I came up here in the first place."

Jack softly smiled as Andrea turned towards the skies, waiting a few moment before whispering, "Hey Andrea."

"What?" Andrea hissed, but Jack knew by her expression that she was enjoying the disturbance.

"Who's David?"

Jack watched as Andrea's whole body language changed, from relaxed to tense, calm to angered. He saw the fury hiding with her eyes as she tightly clutched on to the tooth box still in her hands. "He was a friend of mine."

"Was? What happened?" Jack asked, rather curious.

Andrea's jaw tightened as she spat, "Let's just say, he pushed me into a dark place that I couldn't escape from for a long time."

Jack wanted to know more, but he knew he shouldn't continue to bother Andrea. She was slowly opening up to him, Jack can't dare rush her.

"Alright then, I trust your word..." They shared another silence, before Jack chuckled, "You know, this whole conversation wouldn't have happened if I knew your name."

"How come?" Andrea asked, putting her tooth box into her leather satchel round her shoulder.

"Well, if you told me your name then I wouldn't have been curious enough to look into your childhood memories to find out what it actually was." Jack explained, expecting to not get an answer as the silence stretched on.

"Fawcett."

"What did you say?" Jack turned to Andrea, who was already looking straight at him.

"Andrea Elizabeth Fawcett. That's my name." Andrea repeated, "Ironic, because people used to pronounce my last name as 'Foresight' which means the ability to see into the future..." She chuckled, "It's like I was destined to have powers to predict the future."

"Fawcett..." Jack muttered, testing the name on his tongue, "Why are you telling me this, now? You said you'll never tell me your last name."

"Well, things change...and it would stop you from looking through my memories ever again." Andrea explained.

"Andrea Elizabeth Fawcett...it suits you."

"Thanks. Jackson Overland Frost suits you too."

Jack smiled, "Thanks."

Andrea returned the smile, before releasing a small yawn. "I should sleep soon- as should you."

Jack chuckled, "You can't tell me what to do."

"You need to energy, after all you've been through." Andrea muttered, her voice becoming more sluggish and quiet. "We both need the energy, since we're going to visit your spirit friend in Burgess."

"How did you know about that?!"

"There was a reason why I had the window open, Jack. I heard everything." Andrea slumped down, resting her head on Jack's shoulder as she desperately tried to keep her eyes open. "We'll see your friend, discover Pitch's plan, then we'll...kick...his..." Andrea never finished that sentence, and it took Jack a while to realize so.

"Andrea?" Jack patted her cheek, getting no response. "Guess you've fallen asleep then."

She didn't reply, only releasing a few soft breathes as she slept on Jack's shoulder. The Winter Spirit couldn't help but have a soft, sweet smile on his face as Andrea rested; looking rather cute with her closed eyes and peaceful expression.

"What are we gonna do with you?" Jack muttered before placing both arms under Andrea and successfully stood up, Andrea in his arms without a single complaint coming from her sleeping form.

It didn't take Jack long to journey to Andrea's room (He thanked the Moon that he knew about the stairs leading away from the rooftop). Within minutes, Andrea was already in her bed; curled within the covers and blankets.

"See you in the morning, Fawcett." Jack whispered, shutting the door with a smile...to immediately crash into the Guardian of Wonder. "Ah! North! Sorry, I was just returning to the meeting room but Andrea fell asleep on me and-"

North chuckled, "It's okay, Jack. We already decided that you can visit your spirit friend in Burgess...as long as we're right behind you, just in case anything happens."

"Oh, okay then-!"

"Shh!" North silenced Jack, "I knew I was loud, but you have a voice able to wake whole workshop if possible."

Jack smiled, "Right, so we return to the meeting room and-"

"Sleep, Jack." North patted the Winter Spirit on the shoulder, "I think we all agree that you need it." Before Jack could even utter a complaint, North was already walking out of the corridor and leaving Jack standing there. "Oh, and Jack?"

"Yeah?"

"Any complications, just tell Sandy and he'll knock you out immediately."

"Thanks, but I'm sure I don't need any assistance sleeping." North smiled at Jack's response, before he was off; returning to the meeting room where the other Guardian's were waiting.

Jack went into his room and, for the first time in months, had a good, quiet peaceful sleep.

Maybe the saying 'A problem shared is a problem halved' was true, and since Jack shared with six people the problem must have been divided so much that it was non-existent.

*SCREECHES* FLUFFINESS! I GODDAMN LOVE IT! Lets say the fluff is a 'Sorry for nearly scaring you guys by nearly killing off Andrea' also, YOU NOW KNOW ANDREA'S LAST NAME *Party*

It took me forever to think of Andrea's last name, but I choose Fawcett (the last name of a girl in my school that I utterly hate, ironically) because it sounded similar to 'Foresight'.

Oh, and the song of this chapter was 'Secrets' by OneRepublic (My friend has got me obsessed with this band, and the songs seems to fit the Andrea/Jack scene perfectly)

That's it for now, lovelies. Remember to Rate and Review! :D

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DoctorWhotaliaandtheolympians: IT ISN'T HARD TO CALM DOWN AND I KNOW BREATHING IS BORING BUT YOU'LL DIE IF YOU DON'T DO IT SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL FRICKING BREATHE!

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CrystalxRose: Thank you for the comment on my Tooth headcannon! ^.^

DON'T CRY, THEY'RE JUST DIFFICULT TO REPLY TO UNLESS I WANT IT TO BE INCREDIBLY LONG BUT THAT WILL DISTRACT PEOPLE FROM THE STORY AND THAT'S A BAD IDEA *SOBS*

Yes, my mum is like that *chuckles* ...Well, Jack is incredibly attractive...and I have been scarred by accidently seen rather NSFW fanart *shivers*

ANOTHER GROUP HUG, EVERYBODY JOIN IN! *Nobody joins in* Join in or I kill somebody *Everybody joins in the group hug*

Mrs. Jack Frost (Guest): Thank you! And, you're not the first person to want Jack and Andrea to be cannon ;)

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