Chapter 13

The golden Dream Sand spread out through the air in long, shimmering streams. The children were in awe at the sight, and I squealed.

"Sandy!" I cried with a grin. I then looked between Jack and Jamie. "Come on! We got some work to do!"

The streams of Dream Sand turned on the remaining nightmare sand, turning it golden. Pitch watched all of this with a look of horror and rage on his face, and I admit to feeling a certain level of smugness at that fact. the dream sand spread throughout the town, sending good dreams to all who slept.

Tooth then gasped as her wings suddenly began flittering again, smiling as she took to the sky and began flying.

"Whoo, yeah, Tooth Fairy!" cried some of the children.

North also began to look stronger, and his color came back to his cheeks as he stood proudly and held up his swords. "HAHA!"

"Alright!" cried Monty.

I giggled as well until I heard Pitch order his NightMares after us. I growled as they came and brandished my katana.

"Oh no you don't!" I yelled. My dragons went after a few while I slashed at some others. Jack froze a few as North opened a couple of portals. As the yetis ran out, the children gaped in wonder. By this time, I guesstimated that Bunny would be back at full size and- Yup, there were his egg gollums.

Jack then grabbed my hand. "Let's go put Pitch back in his place, shall we?" he asked, a smirk on his face and a warrior's gleam in his eyes.

I grinned fiercely. "You got it, Snowcone!"

We flew up to the rooftop next to Pitch as he looked around in utter disbelief; it seemed he didn't count on us putting up much of a fight, heh.

When Pitch noticed us, he gave us a glare and we charged at him. My tribal dragon was with us while my other two were helping the Guardians and the children, and he swirled around my katana as I swung back.

Jack shot a blast of his ice at the troublesome Shadow-walker, but he dodged and took off on the NightMare he was riding.

We went after him, and he threw an attack of nightmare sand at us. I sliced at it with my Dragon Katana, and it turned golden. Jack kept firing icy blasts at the Nightmare King as we cornered him on a rooftop.

The other Guardians showed up and helped us attack Pitch and the flock of NightMares he had gathered. I was about to be hit by a small blast of black sand, but Tooth flew in front of me and blocked it with her long, golden dagger.

"Dōmo Toothiana arigatōgozaimashita!" I called out to her as I sent my dragons at a few NightMares.

"Dō itashimashite!" she replied.

Pitch, realizing he was getting his shadow ass handed to him, decided to try and make an escape. However, when he rode off the roof, North was coming towards it and slashed away the NightMare he was riding.

Pitch made a noise of frustration and formed his large black scythe in his hands, attacking North on the street. Bunny then hopped down and assisted him, and I flew down as fast as I could.

I let loose all three of my dragons against Pitch, and he shrunk into the shadows. Jack and Tooth flew down, and the lot of us looked around alertly, trying to figure out where he would pop up.

And wouldn't you know it . . . he just had to choose to sneak up on me.

I sensed him and turned around just in time to block his scythe with my katana, and h then made our surroundings into shadow.

"Fucking hell, Pitch, you don't know when to take a hint!" I growled, pushing against his scythe.

He glared at me and pushed harder. "You and Frost are the ones who wouldn't keep your nose out of other peoples' business, you little dragon bitch!"

I deadpanned, an my eyebrow twitched. "What . . . did you just call me?" I asked in a deadly quiet voice.

Something in my tone must have alerted him to my rage, because I got this look of 'oh SHIT' for one split second before schooling his features. "You heard me."

I then gave him a deadly glare. "Call me that again. I DAREyou."

". . . Dragon bi-"

I cut him off with a loud dragon roar, throwing him away from me on a burst of energy that flowed through me. The shadowy surroundings faded away, and I went after his stumbling figure with murderous intent.

"NO ONE CALLS ME A BITCH, YOU FUCKING ASSWHORE!" I yelled, slicing at him.

He only barely managed to dodge, and then I let loose my dragons, hopping on the back of my Asian one as Pitch gathered more NightMares. I seethed and had my dragons push through them, turning them into more golden Dream Sand.

I jumped off the back of my dragon and fought Pitch with a new fervor. I could hear the others fighting NightMares in the background, and then Jack appeared at my side to help me. And boy . . . was he PISSED.

We both went after Pitch like we were possessed, firing attacks at him like there was no tomorrow. However, Pitch finally regained some ground and fired a large wave of black sand at us, and we were plowed over.

He stood over our lagging forms, his scythe at the ready. But when he was this close to beheading us, a golden whip wrapped around the scythe. I let out a breath of relief.

"Sandy."

Pitch was pulled back into the air and Jack rose, then helped me stand. We followed where Pitch went and saw a medium-sized whirlwind of Dream Sand. Bunny, Tooth, and North stood beside us with hopeful grins. We all exchanged a glance, then ran towards where the cloud was.

When we got there, the children stood in front of the Master of Dreams and Pitch was currently falling to the earth at a fast rate.

"SANDY!" we exclaimed, running over to him.

He smiled at us and waved, then North picked him up and tossed him in the air a little.

"Mate, you are a sight for sore eyes," said Bunny in a relieved voice.

"Welcome back, old friend!" cried North.

I floated and hugged Sandy close. "Dammit, don't scare us like that again, got it?!" I said, smiling as I pulled back. "You have no idea how hard it was to keep Jack and Bunny in line without you around," i added with a giggle.

"Hey!" said the two aforementioned boys.

Sandy silently chuckled and patted my cheek before floating over to Jack and patting his head affectionately.

I happened to glance over at Pitch's sleeping form, then burst out laughing at the little butterflies flapping around his head as he dreamed.

"Pff!" I covered my mouth and poked Jack and Bunny. "Hey, guys, look!"

They followed my gaze and erupted into laughter.

"Oh my god!" wheezed Jack in between guffaws.

Sandy rose on his little dream cloud and began distributing good dreams to the world once more, and I let out a sigh of happiness at the sight. But it didn't stop there: the dream sand went into the remaining NightMares, turning them into new, golden dream animals. I saw Cupcake stop in front of one and poke it's nose, turning it into a unicorn.

A large long-neck dinosaur walked over us, and I looked up at it in wonder.

"Wow . . . it's so beautiful!" I said, my dragons going back into my skin.

"Yeah; it sure is," said Jack, taking my hand and intertwining our fingers.

I blushed lightly and turned to see him a little blue in the face as well, a little smirk of a smile on his face.

Then, a stream of sand went in front of us, and I grinned at it before running my hand over it. It began to take shape, and I felt my eyes widen and fill with tears as the new figure stood before us.

"Oka-san . . ." I whispered, my voice choked.

She smiled wordlessly and I went forward to hug her. "I miss you so much . . . *sniffle* . . . Goddess above, I really do . . ."

She patted my hair and then pulled back a bit before looking over my shoulder at Jack. She gestured for him to come closer, and he came to my side, a little awed and confused.

"This is your mom?" he asked me.

I nodded, smiling as I wiped my eyes. "Y-yes. This is my Oka-san, Siobhan Morgana Okumura," I said.

The figure of my mother nodded her head at him with a bright smile in way of greeting and his eyes widened a bit. "Uh, p-pleased to meet you . . ."

She seemed to chuckle, then took my right hand and Jack's left one, placing them together and giving us a warm smile. She patted Jack's head, then kissed my cheek, before turning back into a golden stream.

"S-sayonara, Oka-san," I said, smiling as more tears fell down my face.

Jack wiped my eyes and was about to say something, but then a snowball hit him right in the face.

I gaped, then covered my mouth in an effort to keep in my giggles. "O-okay, who *pfft!* who threw th-that?" I asked, looking at the children.

Jamie grinned. "Well, it wasn't the Easter Bunny, Skye," he said, throwing a snowball at me.

It hit me on the shoulder and I grinned as Jack cleaned his face off. "Oh, you are so done for, Shorty!" I said, grinning wide.

We all gathered snow and began a large snowball fight. Even the elves, mini-fairies, and yetis joined in. Jack and I hid behind a tree for a break, panting from all the fun.

North found us and chuckled at our slightly rugged appearances. "Your centers?" he asked us, raising a brow as he smiled.

Jack and i shared a glance before smiling back up at the large Russian. "Eh, it took us awhile," said Jack.

"But, we finally figured it out," I said. "Truth be told, I kinda knew Jack's all along; I just wanted you to figure it out for yourself, though," I added, looking at him.

He rolled his eyes and shook his head. North laughed and looked at me. "I admit that I had a feeling as well!" he said. "But your's . . . is mystery to me."

I giggled. "It was to me, too. But . . . I suppose I should have guessed," I added, my smile softening. "My Oka-san always told me that I had a level of faith that astounded even her . . . So it is no surprise that I should be the one to guard it in children; hell, in all people."

North smiled, then tossed something to Jack. I looked and saw that it was the little matryoshka doll of him, with mischievious eyes and a playful smile on its face. North looked at me.

"I make yours when we get back to the Pole," he said.

I chuckled. "Of course, Saint Nicholas."

Then, a snowball hit the back of his head. He turned to see the twins, Claude and Caleb, pointing to the elf in between them as they laid the blame.

The large man laughed and gathered his own snowball. "You all on Naughty List! Hey Bunny, think fast!"

And that was how the Guardians joined in on the fun. Jack and I got up and got back in the game as well, mainly aiming for each other.

Bunny saw this and grinned before calling out, "Alright, lovebirds, stop ya gogglin' and flirtin'!"

We both flushed bright, and that was the moment Pitch woke up.

"You dare have fun in my presence?!" he questioned angrily. Jack and I looked over at him as he went on. "I am the Boogeyman, and you will fear me!"

He then rushed at Jamie, but the boy only went right through him. Pitch gasped. "NO!"

Bunny, Tooth, North, and Sandy joined us in our perusal and I smirked.

"Oh, so sorry, Pitch," I said in a falsely sweet voice. "It appears as though you're invisible. It's like you don't even exist . . . I'd say it was a shame, but my mother always told me that lying is wrong~ . . ."

He growled at me and I let my gaze sharpen. "You really wanna start shit again, ya bloody Shadow-walker? I'll beat your nightmarish ass into next fucking century."

Jack snickered. "I wouldn't test her, Pitch; she's not one to make false promises."

Pitch then got this fearful look on his face, then ran away. I rolled my eyes.

"Ten bucks says he's heading towards the lake," I said.

"I'll second that," said Bunny.

And with that, we went to the lake and made it there before Pitch. The guy ran into North's stomach and splayed out on the ice.

"Leaving the party so soon?" asked the large man with a smile.

"You didn't even say goodbye," lamented Tooth in a fake sweet voice, tossing him a coin.

He caught it as he stood and looked at it in confusion. "A quarter?"

She then was right in front of him, and socked him a good one in the jaw, making a tooth fall out.

"And that's for my fairies," she said primly, shaking her aching hand as her little fairies tweeted in agreement.

"Oooh~! Lovely right hook, Toothiana!" I said, clapping.

Pitch growled. "You can't get rid of me! Not forever!" he said passionately. "There will always be fear!"

North laughed. "So what? As long as one child believes-"

"And has faith in us," I added, smiling.

"We will be here to fight fear," finished North.

Pitch's face actually showed some true, sincere fear and loneliness that i had to relent a little.

"You know, Pitch," I said gently, going towards him, "I meant what I said before: I know it hurts being lonely, and being unloved. But you have to have faith in the fact that you could make things better for yourself in a way that doesn't make you hated."

"Fear is necessary," I said to the group at large. "Fear can give someone a final push to do something they've been holding back on, it can make people realize that, yes, they have weaknesses; they aren't invincible. But if you make them too afraid," I went on, looking back at Pitch, "then you only defeat your true purpose, Pitch."

"And you know what?" I asked with a small smile. "I might've pretty much tried to kill you,, and I've hurt you in more ways than one, just as you've hurt me and the others, but despite all that, I feel sorry for you. I feel sorry that you feel as though you're no better than some evil, psychotic asshole. But," I added, grinning wider, "I have faith in you. I have faith that you'll see one day just what your real purpose is."

He and the others seemed stunned by my words, but no one was more stunned than him. A flicker of hope flashed across his face for an instant before he schooled his expression back to its normal evil one.

"You dare to pity me?!" he asked, enraged. "And as for being able to fight fear, what are they doing here, then, hm?"

We looked around and saw that we were surrounded by NightMares. I sighed; this was the part that made me feel a little bad for the Shadow-walker.

North laughed. "They can't be my NightMares; I'm not afraid."

Jack got a look of understanding on his face as I went back to his side. He gave Pitch a smug smile. "Looks like it's your fear they smell."

He gasped in horror, and then scurried back a few steps. "No . . . NOOO!"

The NightMares rushed at him, and as one went past me, I stopped it and whispered, "Don't block his hole from me; I want to be able to visit him and help him . . ."

It looked at me with one molten eye, and I swear it nodded at me before going back to its attack. I smiled and sighed in relief; at least I'd be able to try and make Pitch realize his own true center.

The NightMares dragged Pitch away, and then I heard a voice.

You did well, Skye . . .

I looked around in alarm, then froze. Moon . . . ?

*chuckle* Yes.

Why did you transport me here? I asked him. Why me? And why before the events of the movie?

Because I knew . . . I knew you would be able to change things for the better; you have such a skill to make others feel worthy, he explained. Even though Pitch is misguided, you are right in assuming that he does not know his true purpose yet . . . You can help him find it.

And . . . And Jack? I asked, feeling my face turn a bit pink.

Ah yes. *chuckle* Jackson Overland Frost . . . I could hear his cries for answers, and for a reason why he was so lonely and unseen, he said. You were sent also to help him, as well. As for how your heart calls out for him . . . That was something I did not see coming. But I am glad that that was one of the outcomes. There are not many spirits of your physical age in this world, and Jack needs someone to care for who will not see him as a child.

I blushed more and grinned, looking up at the full moon. Thank you, Moon. Thank you for this second chance at life. But . . . Wi-will I ever be able to see my sister? Or my Oto-san? A-and . . . Oka-san's grave? I . . . I miss them so much . . .

In due time, Dragon Child, in due time, he said reassuringly. I will show you how to travel between the worlds when the time is right.

I let out a sigh of relief, then saw Jack looking up at the moon as well. I grinned as i realized that Moon was talking to him, finally.

After a few seconds, North and the others walked over to us. "Are you two ready? To make it official?" asked North.

We shared a glance, then joined our hands and intertwined our fingers. "As we'll ever be, North," I said, looking up at the large man.

He smiled warmly and Phil brought out the large Guardian book. "Then is time for you both to take oath."

He opened the book and flipped a couple of pages as the children, eggs, other yetis, and the other fairies came out onto the lake.

North cleared his throat and Jack and I took a deep breath.

"Will you, Jack Frost and Skye Ryuuta, vow to watch over the children of the world?" he asked. "To guard them with your lives? Their hopes, their wishes, their dreams, and their faith?" he added, giving me a wink. "For they are all we have, all that we are, and all we shall ever be."

Jack smiled. "I will."

"Watashi ga shimasu," I said, grinning.

"Then congratulations, Jack Frost and Skye Ryuuta, for you two are now, and forever more, Guardians," said North with pride, closing the large book with a smile.

Everyone cheered for us, and I flushed in embarrassment.

"Yippa!" shouted North.

"Yeah, ya did good mate. You too, Skye," said Bunny patting my head.

I giggled and smiled up at him in thanks, then looked over as North cried, "Klasno!"

He then proceeded to pick Jack up, kiss both of his cheeks, and then set him down. I laughed at the stunned and slightly confused expression on Jack's face. Then, North turned to me.

"Your turn!" he said, picking me up and doing the same thing to me.

I laughed as he set me down. "Thanks, North," I said, rolling my eyes.

Tooth came over and hugged the both of us. "I'm so happy for you two!" she said in a bubbly voice.

Baby Tooth tweeted in agreement, kissing Jack's cheek and then mine. I grinned and squealed.

"D'AWWW~! You lil cutie~!" I cried holding her in my hand and nuzzling my cheek against her.

Sandy gave us both a thumbs up and a smile, which we both returned. Then, we heard the unmistable soound of the sleigh in the air.

"Yo guys, look!" shouted Caleb, pointing at the sky.

"It's Santa's sleigh!" said Monty.

We all looked up as the sleigh landed itself on the ice, the reindeer snorting a little and shaking their heads. The kids all ooh-ed and ah-ed over it, getting closer to inspect it further.

Bunny smiled and looked up at North. "Everyone loves the sleigh," he quoted.

North chuckled silently, then looked at Jack and I. "Time to go," he said. He nodded at Sandy, and the short man rose into the air, making dream sand fireworks.

"Whoaaaa," breathed the kids, reaching up as if to catch some of the falling grains.

Everyone said their goodbyes, and I saw Bunny saying his farewells to little Sophie. I had to smile at how much of a softie he was around her; he would've made a very good father if there was a female Pooka around somewhere . . . Hmm . . .

She then looked up and saw me, her eyes going wide as she gaped. I smiled and gave her a little wave, and she giggled. "Pretty lady pretty lady!"

"D'aww~! Come here, you!" I said, flying over to her and picking her up. I went back to Jack and saw Jamie talking to him.

"What if we stop believing again? If I can't see you or Skye or-"

"Hey hey, slow down, slow down," said Jack, kneeling down in front of the rambling boy and placing a hand on his shoulder. "You telling me you stop believing in the moon when the sun goes down?"

"No," answered Jamie thoughtfully.

I giggled. "Or the sun when the clouds block its light?"

He giggled as well. "Of course not."

"Then you don't need to worry, Jamie," I said, setting Sophie down next to him and kneeling just like Jack was. "We'll always be here for you, Shorty. Don't forget that."

"And now, we'll always be here, too," said Jack, pointing to Jamie's heart. "Which kinda makes you a Guardian, too."

Jamie's face lit up and he smiled, his eyes sparkling. I chuckled and ruffled his hair as Jack and I stood.

we turned and began walking to the sleigh, our hands clasped once more and lightly swinging between us. the children then began complaining about being tired, and we heard Jamie call out, "Jack! Skye!"

We turned around just in time for the boy to plow into us gently, hugging both of our waists. The action surprised Jack and I, and we both smiled, kneeling down to hug Jamie in return.

"Always keep faith, Jamie," I murmured to him. "Always . . ."

We let him go, then Jack hopped up onto the sleigh's wing, holding out a hand to me. I took it and he swung me up, having me land beside him. We climbed into the back seat, and North snapped the reigns.

"HYAH!"

The sleigh took off, the sounds of the children's cheers coming from below. I linked arms with Jack, lost in my thoughts.

This was such a wonderful adventure, I thought to myself. But . . . the movie ended here . . . what happens now?

Jack looked over at me. "Hey, what's wrong? You have a weird look on your face," he said, poking my cheek.

I rolled my eyes and gave him a smirk. "I was lost in thought, Snowcone," I said. "I guess I just don't know what to do with my life now. The past three days are sure to make everything else after this seem pretty damn boring."

"Is not so," said North. "We still need to finish getting believers back."

"Touche," I said, putting a finger to my chin. "Hmm . . . Perhaps I should do it."

"What?" asked Bunny.

"You know, with my singing," I said. "I can boost everyone's faith, and alongside Sandy's dreams, it would probably increase the believer quota by at least a third within the next nine months."

"Wait, nine months?!" questioned Jack. "You'd go off for nine months?!"

I smiled wryly at his gaping countenance. "Jack, there are a lot of people that I could reach out to to increase believers; teens, for example. After all, we should try to work for having a future with some adult believers who will teach their children right from the get-go that we're real."

North hummed in thought. "You know, Skye, you have point. Would not be so bad trying to have older believers."

Sandy, Tooth, and Bunny all nodded as well. I grinned, and Jack frowned at me.

"But . . . nine months?" he asked, seeming depressed.

I put a hand to his cheek. "Hey, don't be so down, Snowcone. You'd see me every now and again, most likely. And I'll keep in touch; it's not like I'll be cutting off from y'all completely."

North laughed. "Is true! But first, we take break. Last three days have been hell."

I giggled. "You got that right, North!"

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Aaaaaand, here's the ending of the movie bit! ^w^ And yes, I'll be continuing this to further develop Jack's and Skye's feelings for each other.

But I have a serious question for you lot, and I NEED everyone who reads this to answer:

Do you guys want me to have a lemon/lime of them in a future chapter/chapters?

If the majority say yes, I'll have to change the rating to M and I want people to be aware that that will happen. I won't do the lemons or limes until maybe a couple of chapters from now, so that gives you all some time to answer.

And I won't be extending this just for the JackXSkye stuff; it will also be to see how she and Jack bond with the other, older Guardians and maybe meet some other spirits as well. Not to mention Skye pretty much being Pitch's 'therapist' and stuff. So, still got a lot of things that are loose ends, wouldn't you say? :)

Until next time!

~vampireXgirl13X