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I'm sorry it took a while before publishing another chapter, but exams are coming FULL SPEED AHEAD D:

And I had an idea for an Astro Boy Fanfic, plus I'm planning to write a sequel to Come, Little Matthew, so my head was/is full of things. GNAAAAHH DX

Anyways, here's the fourteenth chapter! But it's short :( It's about 1100 words, so pardon my lack of words.

And gosh, I hope you'll like this chapter. :D

I hope it's not confusing; I pretty much understand it, so I hope you do too ^^

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Read on!

First Snow, Now Frost

Chapter Fourteen - Double Crescent Snowflake

'I'm such a crybaby...', you thought as you tried to regain sanity. Bunnymund lit the lights, and Sandy went to go get a medical kit to treat your new wound. North, Tooth and Jack stayed with you, since you needed some explaining to do.

"Why didn't you tell me it actually pained you to have scars? Couldn't you have told me that at the park?!", Jack asked, a bit frustrated.

"I already landed a bombshell on you, so I didn't think it was necessary to tell you….", you mumbled. "I wanted to tell you at the right time..."

Before Jack could argue back, Sandy came back with the medical set, and gestured you to advance from your position so he could treat you. As he pulled away the pieces of torn clothing, his eyes grew big and his expression showed great shock. The Guardians knew the Sandman wanted them to see this; it was important. The other big four came to Sandy, and as they laid eyes on the bottom of your back, they held the same expression as the Guardian of dreams.

On your back was written; 'Boo'.

The same word the Boogeyman declared before the battle in Burgess. It was also the same word that the evil aura told you yesterday morning, but you didn't know that yet.

"W-what is it?", you asked. "Is it that bad?"

The big five didn't answer. All they did was stare. Jack was about to touch the new scars, but Sandy slapped his hand away. Jack escaped a hiss as his hand was pushed away, but with only the Sandman's facial expression the winter spirit could understand what he wanted to say.

"Don't touch it; he used the power of his Nightmares to inscribe that word."

"Can you heal it? With your Dreamsand?", Jack asked Sandy.

The golden man shrugged, being uncertain of it.

"Heal what?", you asked, feeling left out from the conversation the Guardians were having. "Can someone at least tell me what's going o- OW!"

The Sandman infiltrated his Dreamsand into the violet-dark wound, trying to cancel the effect it would put on your body. You growled, grinding your teeth close together. The pain of the wound disappeared quickly, leaving your back as if it were never tainted. But the old scars stayed. The Sandman couldn't heal them.

"You know, you could've given me a heads up.", you said with a bit of a snarl.

"Hey, it was for ya own good, mate.", Bunnymund snarled back. "At least be thankful."

"I would if you would tell me what's going on."

"Bunny, Маленькая девочка, stop this.", North's intimidating voice seem to threaten. "Sandy; what do you know about this?"

The little man thought for a bit, and made little images on the top of his head. They were incomprehensible to the other four, but you took the advantage of turning your head to see what he wanted to say. You understood every sand image (how was the question), but slightly regretted to have knowledge of that information.

"He's saying that the scars were made with Pitch's black sand.", you started. "He used them to control my dreams without being there in person, turning them into nightmares. But he succeeded to cancel the one that just scarred my back.", you paused, your breathing starting to shake. "He's positive I am the Boogeyman's... apprentice?" You said as if it were a question, not believing nor understanding what the Sandman wanted to say to the Guardians. "Lastly, he asks: what are you going to do with me?"

The Guardians stared into your honey-coloured eyes with wild surprise; how could you understand the Sandman? It was nearly impossible, even for the Guardians themselves. Sandy gave out two thumbs up and a small smile; it was exactly what he wanted to say.

"What are we going to do with her?", Tooth asked North. "She may have powers she doesn't know about yet, and who knows what the Nightmares are doing inside her body."

The leader nodded, twirling his beard. He thought for a moment, so silence replaced the room as he tried to find a solution to all this. Suddenly, he found an idea.

"AHA!", he exclaimed with joy. "I have idea! Sandy; are you able to heal all her scars?"

The Sandman made a ticking clock above his head.

"With time.", you answered for the golden man.

"Good, good! Then every night, Sandy will heal your scars, and one by one, POOF! No more!"

"What about Pitch, mate?", Bunnymund asked. "He'll still be trying to make her his apprentice."

You tilted your head in confusion; what was going on here?!

"Then we stop him.", Jack interfered into the conversation. "Just like we did in Burgess."

"What about my nightmares? The more of them I have, the more scars I get.", you stated. 'And what do you mean by me being an apprentice?! Gosh, when will they notice I still don't know what they're taking about?!', you thought.

The Sandman's thinking expression suddenly changed as a light bulb lit up on the top of his head. He called upon his golden sand, and made what looked to you a necklace. The pattern was magnificent; it twirled by itself, trying to become solid. At the tip, the had been first a snowflake formed, then two crescent moons facing the opposite of each other while being placed in the middle of the snowflake. You gazed in amazement at what Sandman was creating, as the Guardians. Sandy put it around your neck while you lifted your hair up, but the sand started dissipating quickly. The golden man gestured to Jack, and he nodded. The winter spirit used his cold temperature to freeze the sand, and it worked. The necklace shone with brilliance, and it never melted to your warm touch. And you understood; this necklace would protect your unconscience mind from the nightmares; stopping the accumulation of scars. You smiled.

"Thanks, Sandy.", you said while hugging the golden man.

"Hey, I worked too, you know.", Jack said, crossing his arms.

You leaned in and kissed Jack on the cheek, and the both of you flushed.

"There, Frostboy. Happy?", you asked.

"Always."

A cough disrupted your peaceful bubble, and your head perked up with curiosity. It was Bunnymund.

"Well, I think we should tell her what's going on. She does have the right to know."

"Finally, I get to know what's happening.", you sighed as you used your arms to support you on the bed. Though, you had a pretty good idea yourself…

Well, you read the 14th chapter!

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