HI Everyone! I hate to say this, but I am so busy this summer that I haven't had time for this! WITCHCRAFT! I am super happy now though, because I can write this chapter! Please love me! There is this REALLY fun RolePlaying website that my friend made for Percy Jackson. Everyone should go and join in the excellence! If your page times out, just hit the back button and submit! I am Spencer Hades, and I am a Moderator, so everyone go and friend me!
Pitch's POV
I pulled back and looked at my Fiancee, still not believing what is happening. She said yes, and she pushed Jack away! And he didn't even put up a fight! Oh, how broken he looked as he flew out of here. It makes me proud that Rhia could've done that damage.
"Ah! Pitch, I forgot to show you something!" Rhia said as I was still smiling the stupid grin that my countenance was wearing. Much to my displeasure, she pulled back, but didn't walk away. Instead, she reached her hand up to her eye where the butterfly sat, and pulled it away with a wink, but to my surprise, an actual butterfly came off, and fluttered about before dissolving into nightmare sand. She can create all natural NIGHTMARE SAND…! I can't even do that, I need to turn dream sand into Nightmare Sand. "I can't turn Dreams into Nightmares, though. I figured this out at the Pole." I looked at her, shocked and happy at the same time, pulling her into a hug.
"Now we can bring down the Guardians together!" I whispered excitedly into her ear. She shot back faster than the rabbit can jump, her face angry.
"You will NOT hurt them!" she yelled at me, surprising me to no end. "Pitch, they are my family as well. I love you, but I love them too, and hurting them will only succeed in hurting me." She blew off some steam for a few seconds before turning back to me with softer eyes. "When our child comes, I want them to be able to have friends. I don't want to have to hide them from the light, or from the Guardians. You are going to have to learn how to get along with them. We can start that with a trip to the pole, because, honestly, I do love you, more than life, but I need some good old fashioned girl talk with Tooth. Alright?" I reluctantly nodded, knowing that she was right. After all, our child would be hunted by the Guardians, exempting Sandman, for as long as they exist. But that didn't mean that I had to like it. "But Jack-"
"If I know Jack, then he will either be going to find Jamie and vent to him, or go right to the lake in Burgess. He won't be at the pole until later today, so now would be then perfect opportunity to get going so that I will have all of them on my side when Jack gets back. Bunny will be hard to break through his shell, but I'm sure if I start crying, he will forgive me. Tooth will love the fact that I am going to have a child, even though you are the father, she will have to deal with it. North will seem like he won't accept it, but I know he will. Jack will take some time to come around, but I'm sure he will. Sandy will help me. I will go in first, then you can come in. You seem to be forgetting that I am also a Guardian. I will use my nightmare sand on mean and spiteful children who put down others, not for any other reason."
I nodded, deciding that what she was saying was most likely the smartest thing to do.
"I will be hiding in the shadows the whole time, just in case if they do not approve. I can't help but wonder if this really is a good idea. You don't know for sure that that is how they will react, dearest. I don't want you getting hurt, or our child being hurt!" She reached out her hand, taking mine and rubbing it with her thumb, relaxing me almost instantly with her small gesture.
"I will be fine. Come with me, and I will call you out of the shadows when it is time. I will go to my old bedroom and walk out with you, okidoki?" Her eyes were smiling because she knew she had won me over. I smiled weakly at her, kissing her brow before picking her up bridal style and transporting us through the shadows to her old bedroom. The last thing I need at the moment is for them to see me transporting her into the middle of the globe room.
"Call me if you need help. I will be with you." I murmured into her hair before releasing her, watching her run through the room really quick, putting on a pair of blue shoes with bells. "Won't they hear you?" I asked, curiously.
"That, my dear one, is the point!" She answered, using one of my pet names for her on me. I smirked and dissolved into the shadows once more, hiding where no one would find me.
Rhia's POV
I slowly walked out of my room, looking both ways down the hall, deciding against actually walking, and floated down the hallway, something that I found eased the weight of being pregnant. Making my way around the corner to the globe room, I saw all of my friends in a circle, missing Jack. "We have to find some way to get her back!" I heard Bunny say as North looked at the globe. Sandy turned around, surprise on his face when he saw me, maybe hearing a little ring of my shoes as I touched down to the ground. He produced little arrows of Dreamsand pointing to me as I rounded the corner, but was ignored by the other males in the room. Only Tooth saw him, still too sad about loosing me to go back to her fairies, spouting off locations of teeth. Baby tooth was always good at that anyways.
She turned in the direction that Sandy was pointing, a huge gasp escaping from her throat as she darted over to me, tears of relief beginning to stream down her face as she saw me smile weakly at her. How am I going to tell them this, oh god…
"GUYS!" She yelled, her voice cracking as she attack-hugged me. "SHE'S BACK!" Over her shoulder, I saw North running over to me as well, bear hugging me, lifting both Tooth and I off of the ground. Bunny was walking over from the globe, but soon began a full hop run at me, knocking us over.
"I'm so glad you're back you Grommet!" He yelled. I was touched! I have never seen Bunny show any emotion other than Bad-assery and fear for Sophie.
"BUNNY!" I yelled as I hugged him. He may not have been my favorite person in the room, but the fact that he missed me this much meant a lot. I looked over to see Sandy clapping happily in the corner. I nodded at him, and he understood why I came. After greeting with North as well, I turned towards the men.
"I will need a few minutes to talk to Tooth, you know, girl stuff, so, yeah… BEGONE!" I yelled, throwing my hands in the air in a Joking matter, grabbing Toothiana's arm, pulling her in the direction opposite of the guys.
"Rhia! I'm so happy your'e back! You have no idea how much we missed you! We were searching and searching, but Pitch must've moved his hide out! That jerk! ANyhow, have you seen Jack yet? He was destroyed when you disappeared!I thought-"
"WOAH, Slow down Tooth!" I half yelled, amused. She was like the world's greatest speed talker! "First off, I-" Now she cut me off.
"How did you get here? Did you escape?" She whispered, holding my hands, hovering in the air. I looked over at the guys to see them trying to listen in. Sighing, I took Tooth to the top of the room, sitting on one of the rafters.
"Pitch brought me here." She gasped, hugging me.
"You must be so traumatized! What did he do to you, Rhia?" I ran my hand through my hair, sucking air in through my teeth, putting a hand on my slightly bowed stomach. It was so small that you wouldn't really pass it as Pregnant, just weight gain. Tooth gasped, and looked from my stomach to my face, stomach to face, and one more time. "He didn't force you, did he? Oh, he did, didn't he! That nasty, no good, two faced-!" She stopped by looking at the expression on my face.
I can play around this by dropping the Memory bomb.
"Tooth, I remembered." She looked away, ashamed. I shook my head, grabbing her hands in mine. "Tooth, I don't blame you for distorting the memories! Listen, I'm sad that that is what had to be done, but Pitch had one tooth that wasn't tampered with. I saw all of my memories, and remembered him. He was there for me ever since I was a child, protecting me, making my life easier. When he took me, I didn't understand, but when I got my memories back, I realized that he was only doing this because he loved me, and looking back at everything, I realized that I loved him back, and so, we are together now. Then there was this," I said, gesturing at my stomach, "and now, this." I said again, but this time, pulling the necklace charm out from it's hiding place in my hair, which had the engagement ring hanging on the chain.
Tooth shook her head, disappointed, but confused. "Rhia, he's dangerous. You think you see good in him, but he will shoot it all down! I'm telling you this because I am worried about you!" My eyes began to water. I had expected her to be her normal, bubbly self, accepting the fact that I love Pitch, and that I am carrying our child.
"Does anyone else know?" She asked, softly, seeing the sadness in my eyes. I nodded, rubbing the tears away before they fell.
"Sandy knows." She nodded, giving me a motion that means, 'aaaand?' "He is happy for me. I will have him talk to you and the others. He is seeing the changes I am making in Pitch. He is becoming a better man! More kind, less evil. He never really was evil, just lonely. He was all alone, ever since the Dark Ages! You have North, Bunny, Sandy, Jack, and all of your fairies! You are loved by children, and Parents encourage their children to believe in you guys. They tell them not to believe in the Boogie Man. Don't you see what that could do to someone? You have had a practically perfect life, and he has been living hell ever since you came to be. Now he has me, and a child on the way, and I remember him whispering to me after he found out. He had picked me up and spun me, eventually smiling at me and saying, "I'm not going to be alone anymore." If you could've heard the joy in that statement, you would know how he has changed."
She smiled at me, squeezing my hand reassuringly. "You really do love him, don't you?" I nodded, wiping more tears from my eyes. "Well, then there is nothing that I can do, and if Sandy approves, who am I to say he's wrong. He is the wisest among all of us, even though North is pretty smart too." We giggled for a bit, and she embraced me in a hug.
"Tooth?" I asked, shyly. "Would you mind if I made you my child's GodMother?" She blinked widely, like an owl, before squealing and zipping around, her disappointment in me instantly gone.
"YES! YES YES YES! Oh, Rhia, I would love to! I may not like the father too much yet, but I love the mother, so I'm sure that your'e girl will be great!"
I laughed. "How are you so sure it will be a girl?" She stopped for a minute, buzzing lightly.
"Woman's intuition!" And with that, I felt a lot better about telling the other Guardians about this, knowing that I have Sandy and Tooth behind me. I breathed a sigh of relief, noting how well that went, and how it can only get easier from here on out.
A/N: Hey hey hey! It's Faaaaaat ALBERT! Just kidding, It's Meeeeeee! Sorry about how long this took! I had the worst writers block, and so I went crazy! I've been dealing with some stuff, but luckily, most of that is over! The story is almost finished, but I am making it so that everyone has a happy ending. Like I mentioned in the beginning! There is this REALLY fun RolePlaying website that my friend made for Percy Jackson. Everyone should go and join in the excellence! If your page times out, just hit the back button and submit! I am Spencer Hades, and I am a Moderator, so everyone go and friend me!
Once again, Ta Ta, my Lovelies!
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