Surprisingly sneaking around the Pole was slightly easier then I thought. Nick's office was completely locked so that was out of the question. Gary was baking cookies. That was nothing unusual, but the thousands of cake recipes and books everywhere were. My birthday was in August, so it probably wasn't for me, unless it was to plan ahead. I walked again towards the elves' practice room. Let me tell you, getting tackled and almost falling into the open pit they have around the globe is not pleasant.
"Okay, I get it!" I said pushing the elves off of me. "I'll stay away!" The elves' response was to brush his hands and clothes of invisible dust. Let me tell you I wasn't going to try to look in there again. I walked by one yeti Marcus I believe is name is. He tends to paint things the color that Nick doesn't like. This time he was painting white bells they were a pure white like freshly fallen snow. "Those are pretty." I wondered what they were for. They were too big to go on the elves' hats, and they wouldn't look right on the reindeer's harnesses. Maybe they would go around the Pole and hang in different areas.
Marcus's eyes widened and he shooed me away with his hand. I glared at him and kept going on my way. Bells, music, and secrets just what a girl wants to do every night. "Vhat is it?" Nick's voice made me hide behind the nearest yeti workstation. "Now?" This was my chance. Nick left his workshop's door open and left with the yeti. I quickly made my way into it. His usually ice sculptures were moved off to the side. So he wasn't designing new toys. Nick's desk was full of drawings. Hundreds of drawings, I have to say he was better at sculpting then drawing.
"What are these for?" I went through the drawings. Some were of dresses, bells, rings, and even places. "What would he need…"
"Useless! Plans for Ellie! That ve should be doing! Not useless…." Nick's Russian accent came closer. I had to get out of here. Sadly there was only one door. I'd have to go out a window if I didn't want to be noticed. I went to the window.
"This is going to be so cold." I saw Nick's boot and quickly fell towards the ground full of snow. "SO COLD!" I shouted. I was stuck in an impression of my own body hitting the snow. It was almost like I was in a cartoon instead of the real world, but then I was in love with Santa Claus so it was like I did live in a cartoon.
I got out of my snow impression quickly. Russian snow was colder then and other snow I swear. The closest place for me to get warm would be with the reindeer stalls. I knew there was a nice fireplace in there for yetis and Nick when they needed it. I'd have get there quickly and warm up. If I got frostbit or something from this I was not going to be happy.
I had to call in sick from work. Thankfully, Mr. Sykes understood and all I had to do was review some documents so I could easily work from the Pole. I was snuggled into my bed. I had at least five blankets wrapped around me. Joyce was checking on me from time to time. An elf or two would bring me cookies from time to time. Gary even came out of the kitchen and brought me some soup. Once I finished my work I had told Joyce I'd take a nap. During my nap Nick came in it made me wake up slightly, but I easily faked my sleeping.
"Vell?"
"Rouahdlba." Joyce's reply came.
"Good." A human hand brushed some hair off my face. "Be healthy in time?" I swear he kissed my forehead. Sadly I think I was coming down with a fever. So I couldn't tell you exactly what was going on.
I will tell you when I was fully awake I started to think frantically. Bells, dresses, white, secrets, and who knows what else. I had to figure out what Nick and everyone else was up to. It had to be something. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. White dresses, that meant…. no…it was probably something for Easter, it had to be something for Easter. Maybe there was some Easter party yeah that had to be it. I mean Gary told me about he party they seem to have every December 26th. Maybe Bunny had something like that after Easter. It'd make sense right? A white dress could be a surprise for me.
I had to ask someone if Bunny would actually have something. If he didn't then…it had to be the second thing I was thinking of. Nick…Nick…I sighed. "He wants to marry me." I said to myself quietly. It would explain why Gary was trying to make a cake, why the elves were practicing a secret song, why white dresses were drawn by him, oh I wished I had someone to talk to about this.
Olivia wouldn't be much help. She'd be asking about all the details. I didn't want to know details. I just wanted…I don't know what I want. I thought about Nick and the others. They'd been around for hundreds of years. I'd be lucky if I reached 100. I couldn't put Nick through that. I couldn't let him watch me grow old and die. What about Karl and the others? I couldn't just leave them all behind?
My head was starting to hurt. Maybe it was my cold getting to my brain. That had to be it. I'd be better after more sleep. I'd be a lot better after some sleep. All the doubt and confusion would go away. It just had to.
Pitch watched the Pole. Ellie was going to sleep again. Sadly nightmares didn't work the same on adults as they did on children. Children wouldn't sleep. Adults would be filled with doubt when they woke up. He wasn't sure if his plan was working or not. Ellie would break North's heart. That's the way it'd have to be. Pitch's original plan hadn't destroyed the guardians but this one just might work.
A/N: Happy Easter, poor Ellie. Pitch can't help but torture her now can he? What do you think will North purpose? or is it for a party?