Chapter 24

Trick

I shook my head and looked at him. "No. I'm not going." I said bluntly.

Jack looked at me a little shocked. "What why?"

"You saw what I did there! I can't go! That fat man will tear me a new one!" Or worse I thought to myself.

"But you have to." Jack exclaimed. I stood there defensively as I looked at the three. I did not want to go to the Pole. Yesterday I had destroyed the place by the orders of Pitch Black. Not only that but I attacked all five Guardians too.

I may have been their Lexi when I was alive but I'm not now. I couldn't just jump back to being that. I was now the spirit of Halloween. I scared the living day lights out of kids by becoming what they fear and I shuttle ghosts who can't cross over the plain of the living. I couldn't be buddies with them. They protected the children, I did the opposite. Just like Pitch...

"I'm sorry." said as I backed away from them.

"Lexi..." Jack's voice was quiet, hurt. He said that name again, as if hoping that I would happily answer to it like I was still that same girl.

"Just stop. I'm not Lexi, she is gone, dead. Don't you get that? I can't just jump back into being your girl again. I can never go back to that and do it again."

"But you're remembering.."

"That's all they are! Memories! Don't you see?! Just because I remember them doesn't mean a thing." I was so confused I was torn, I had to leave.

"Trick, memories..." Tooth began to explain but I cut off.

"I don't care" I said as I grabbed my broom and shot off.

I didn't go back to my cemetary, that would be the first place they would look. I went back to doing my job. I helped the dead, and scared a child every now and then staying far away from my cemetary and hiding when ever I saw a sign of the Guardians.

Jack would be around Burgess since it was snowing and Bunny would be preparing for Easter since it was next month. Those two would be out of my hair for a bit since I was on the other side of the world.

I sat on top of a church in Spain and sighed. It had been two weeks since I last saw them at the Tooth Palace. A couple more memories of Lexi with North, Tooth and Sandy doing some Sandman Dance came back but nothing that gave me a clue to why I was picked to do this. I looked up at the full moon, its glow making my skin look almost as pale as snow.

"Did you just keep me here because they cared about me? Was there not anyone else who could fit the bill to become the new Halloween spirit but me?" I asked. I knew he wouldn't answer me, hell he never talked to anyone but the Guardians.

"You already have Pitch, why pick me? Am I just suppose to be his side kick of evil? But then you never would of created me would you?" Still the moon was more silent than the grave, they at least spoke a little to me. "I hate you and your damn cryptic silence MiM" I did not know what to do... Pitch had lied to me, kept things from me. But I couldn't go back to being Lexi for the Guardians. I sighed and looked down at my broom that sat in my lap. I played with the large wisp at the end.

Poke. Who in the moons name just poked me? I turned to see a little golden man floating near me. I jump up and back away, aw hell I've been found I thought. Sandy looked at me a small frown on his face. I hadn't seen him since I attacked the Pole.

"Let me guess, you still mad that I attacked the pole and the other Guardians?" I asked in a monotone voice. He just nodded crossing his arms. "Sorry alright? There ya go, now go and do the Sandman Dance to a child that can't sleep." I wasn't in the mood for sorry and reminiscing about being Lexi. The more I thought about that past the grumpier I got.

Sandy looked at me shocked after I mentioned his dance he use to do for me. A question mark then a picture of a girl appeared above his head.

"Yes I remember that I was Lexi. I remember your dance you would do for me to sleep. I remember North telling me stories of the other spirits. I remember playing with the baby teeth. I remember visiting Bunny in his Warren and the pink Bunny he gave me. I remember almost all of my memories I had with the four of you. I even remember some of the things that happened between Jack and I" Like maybe a kiss, I thought sarcastically.

"Why can't you guys just leave me alone? I'm not Lexi" I said sadly as I hopped off the roof to get away from Sandy. I know they missed her, and that they were hopeful about me being with them but how could I when I brought fear to kids?

I saw a flash of gold to my left. I looked and saw Sandy beside me. I sighed. "Unless you know why I am here and what the hell he" I pointed to the moon agitatedly and cursed him in my mind "had in mind for me to do other than scared the hell out of kids and play grim reaper then leave me alone."

Sandy made a circle with a dot in the center of it, then he made a golden arrow and pointed to the dot.

"Center?" I asked cocking my head to the side. "What does the center of a circle have to do with me?" A Christmas tree popped above his head meaning North.

"You want me, the person who trashed the pole a few weeks ago, to go and see North and ask him about the center of a circle and expect him to tell?" Sandy nodded.

I began to laugh, I couldn't help it. "What EVER you are on, if it is snorting dream sand or something, I want some of that because you have lost your little golden mind! There is no way in the name of..."

I didn't finish because the last thing I saw was a ball of golden sand coming toward my face. Why do things, mainly something in the shape of a ball, continue to be thrown at my face. Its not that creepy when I'm not wearing my mask, is it?

"Wow good job Sandy. You actually managed to catch her and knock her out." I knew that voice... I thought as I felt myself waking from the darkness.

"Vwhy did you bring her here Sandy?" Oh no.. not him... could that be that I am at the Pole...?

"What is he talking about with a circle with a dot in the middle mate?" Oh good god who else is here?

"I think he is talking about the center of the circle" Jack again.

"No! Tricks center!" Oh sweet Jesus they are all here...

I groaned as I then felt the pain that was prominent in my head. Did Sandy use his dream sand on me? I felt like i just had two tequila's and then took and ass kicking...

"Hush she is awake!" I heard Tooth exclaim. I reluctantly opened my eyes letting the light sting them for a few moments. After my eyes adjusted to the light I looked around.

I was laying in a huge bed, probably yeti sized with red fleece blankets over me. There were a few ice figure carvings in the room and that was all I could see since all five Guardians were in the room, looking at me. I looked at all of them as I tried to wipe away the rest of the sleep, or dream sand, from my eyes.

"What happened?" I asked as I look at them. When my eyes fell on Sandy I gasped and pointed at him. "YOU! You knocked me out didn't you?!" I asked jumping out of the bed and pointing at the little golden man as he floated beside North. Sandy replied was just making a halo over his head saying that he was innocent.

"I call major BS Sandy on that. You did!" I said angrily.

"AH HEM!" I heard a Russian voice said beside Sandy. I instantly shrunk in on myself as North took a step closer.

"You destroyed the shop." He said as he crossed his arms, the Naughty tattoo almost glaring at me.

I knew I was in trouble and I couldn't escape will all five Guardians so compact in the room with me. I looked down at my feet like a child who was caught stealing from the cookie jar.

"I know, I made a huge mess and I know sorry is not going to cut it" I said still looking at my feet.

"You are right. But, I believe I know perfect punishment." I looked up at him ready for the worst. "You finish cleaning up shop by yourself. And then I will forgive, and give your broom back." North said pulling out my broom from behind him and handing it to Jack.

"Do not give till I say so Jack" North said as he took the broom. Jack just smiled at looked at me.

"Hey! Give that back!" I cried out.

Jack laughed backed up a little. "Not a chance Snowflake!" Then he ran out the door before I could get him. This is going to suck...

Author's note: Thank you all for waiting on this chapter. I was in a funk last night because someone was very rude in posting a review. I will gladly accept constructive criticism (example is right here in this chapter. ~XoverFreak on deviantart gave me the idea to make Trick clean up the shop all by herself. Thank you!) from you all and post it for others to read. But I will NOT tolerate you being an absolute asshole about my story. If you hate my OC, hate my plot, hate the way I manipulate the characters then please don't read it. I will also not tolerate you bashing my readers. Please don't call them ass kisser and dumb. Everyone has an opinion and they are entitled to it. I am glad that they enjoy this story as much as I am writing it.

Well it looks like Trick is stuck cleaning the rest of the Pole and she can't escape with out her broom. North was smart to give it to Jack now she will probably never get it back from the Guardian of Fun.

I hope this chapter isn't bad I'm still slightly in a funk over the anonymous reviewer. Someone obviously pissed in their cheerios for the past decade.

Again thank you for reading and I will try to post another chapter before I go to bed. Much love to all!