A/N:Okay, here is the last chapter... Only not really due to the fact that it's not nearly long enough for it to be the last chapter... But I am sad to inform you that Chapter 27 is the last one. That is the chapter where the big battle happens and everything. I will be posting that tonight if I can get everything down the way I want it, and if I get it the way it flows with my entire story correctly. If you all have any questions, feel free to send me a PM or Review... I strongly recommend both you know so it gives me more of a drive to make this last Chapter as awesome as it should be. Also, Sequel? Your thoughts on that? I hope you all enjoy this and also... I want to send a big shout out to all of my readers-those who follow and fav, and those who just place this as a bookmark to go back to later on- Thank you all, for your support. To be honest I'm really surprised we've come this far. Also, to those who are waiting for me to update my Loki/OC story, I will be posting the next chapter soon. Don't worry. With out further ado, I will leave you all alone to read this...

P.S~ The reason why it took so long to get this posted was because I kept reading over it and making adjustments. At one point I erased this entire chapter and started all over again. Also, I have recently gotten over the wonderful present everyone is spreading around (AKA THE FLU). Word of advice people, if you feel nauseous or anything, stay at home! Don't go out in public and get more people sick! NOW I will let you all read. (Thank you if you actually read this author's note, I understand as a reader myself, We hate author's notes!)

~MP~


Chapter 26

"Just because everything's changing~Doesn't mean it's never been this way before~All you can do is try to know who your friends are~As you head off to the war~Pick a star on the dark horizon and follow the light~You'll come back when it's over~No need to say goodbye~You'll come back when it's over~No need to say goodbye"- The Call by Regina Spektor


"Okay, look, you and I are obviously at what they call a crossroads."

I floated in front of Jamie's window, smiling slightly when I saw the young boy sitting on his bed talking to a stuffed rabbit. I shook my head and inhaled deeply as Jamie started asking the rabbit to speak to him.

"So here's what's gonna happen. If it wasn't a dream and if you are real, then you have to prove it, like, right now."

I chewed on my lower lip as Jamie bent closer towards the stuffed rabbit, his eyes squinting as he scrutinized every detail about it. Jamie let out a silent breath and looked down before continuing speaking to it. I shook my head and looked towards Jack who floated down besides me.

"I've believed in you for a long time, okay? Like, my whole life, in fact. So you kind of owe me now. You don't have to do much. Just a little sign so I know."

I turned my electric blue gaze back towards the young boy who was staring intently at the stuffed animal. Inhaling deeply I pressed my hand on the window to push it open more, before stepping quietly into the room.

"Anything, anything at all."

I smiled gently at the young boy as I took a step towards him, when I saw his posture fall with chagrin.

"I knew it."

I inhaled sharply as Jamie allowed the stuffed animal roll off of the bed, and onto the floor. I looked over my shoulder and out the window, to see Jack stepping into the room as well. We nodded to each other in agreement; bending down, I picked up the worn stuffed animal and sighed loudly so Jamie knew I was there.

"Poor Bunny, he's going to be crushed! I mean, you and your sister Sophie are his number one fans! What is he going to do now that you don't think he's real?"

Jamie gasped and turned towards me, his breathing switching from shallow to fast-paced in a second.

"W-Who are you?"

I smiled and held the stuffed rabbit out towards him, then sat down on the edge of his bed, as he took it from my hands. I leaned over towards him, my bangs casting shadows over my electric blue eyes causing them to shine brightly.

"My name is Eva Grace. The official - yet un-official - Guardian of Choice and Crossroads, at your service."

Jamie stared at me for a moment, his mouth agape showing his teeth -and the space where one was missing-. I smiled and looked at him expectantly, before shaking my head and motioning towards his rabbit.

"Why do you think the Easter Bunny isn't real, when you're not even talking to the Easter Bunny?"

"Because... He didn't give me any proof..."

Jamie looked down at the rabbit and was about to let it fall to the floor again, when I pulled gently from his hands. I sighed and ran my hands over the stuffed rabbits ears, while shaking my head.

"So... in your opinion, seeing is believing. Am I right?"

I looked at Jamie out of the corner of my eye, while I continuing to pet the stuffed animal. Jamie sighed soundlessly while shrugging his shoulder's, his face going downcast as he fought back the tears in his eyes and his now running nose. I smiled softly and looked up at Jack and gave him a brief nod before reaching over to his night stand and giving him a tissue.

"Blow, before your snot freezes."

Jamie looked up at me weirdly, about to comment, when the sound of ice cracking and spreading came from the window. Jamie looked over towards the window, before gasping slightly as a picture of an Easter egg appeared on the frost covered glass. I chuckled and pulled the tissue away from him, before standing and walking towards the frost covered window.

"Peculiar. I mean, I didn't think that was possible, you know? Must be a ghost."

I smiled as Jamie nodded slightly for a moment, then his eyes grew wide and he looked down at the rabbit that I had set down on the bed. Jamie looked back at the window that was slowly accumulating more frost on it's glass, before he looked back at me. He raised an eyebrow at me, silently asking if I was doing that. I chuckled slightly to myself and shook my head while taking a step back and shooting a wink in Jack's direction. I slowly sat down on Jamie's bed, clutching my stomach slightly, trying not to draw attention to myself. I looked up when I heard Jamie gasp lightly, and smiled softly at the sight of Jack drawing a Rabbit in the frost.

"He's real?"

I looked up at Jamie, who was standing on his bed now, who was just staring at the glass in awe when he turned his gaze towards me.

"He's real!"

I smiled and nodded in confirmation while looking towards Jack, who was smiling with accomplishment. I grinned broadly at Jack who let out a large breath and turned towards the window. I gasped lightly as Jack pulled the frost rabbit out of the window and sent it bouncing around the room, leaving snow to fall in it's wake as it went. I stood up abruptly at the sight, which sent pain shooting through my stomach causing me to bite back a gasp. I laughed along with Jack and Jamie as the frost rabbit bounced from wall to wall, causing the room to drop it's temperature even more. I walked over to Jack, when Jamie called out to me.

"Snow? Are you doing this, Eva?"

I took a small step back in shock and looked towards Jack, as the light that was in his eye began to fade away. I walked towards Jamie while shaking my head and floated up slightly, poking the rabbit as it bounced above his head and causing the rabbit to burst into snow.

"No Jamie, I don't have the power over winter. The saying is, old man winter. Not old lady winter."

Jamie looked at me with confusion written all over his face, as he looked at the snow. I motioned him to move closer to me.
Jamie complied, albeit warily, and bent closer for me to whisper into his ear. I could feel Jack's gaze, watching us from the corner of the room, as I whispered into Jamie's ear. After a moment, I finally pulled away, which caused Jamie to look at me questioningly.

"Just, trust me. Okay?"

"Okay?"

I nodded my head and walked towards Jack, as Jamie looked up at the snow. I smiled happily as Jamie let everything I told him sink in, then as he sank down next to the rabbit on his bed, a small snowflake landed on his nose. Jamie jumped from the sudden cold and stared at the wall, his shoulders dropping slightly as everything finally clicked.

"Jack Frost."

I smiled as Jack busied himself with his snowflakes, only for him to freeze and look at me.

"Did he just say...?"

I bit my lip and looked from Jamie to Jack, my eyes a lit with mischief and happiness.

"Jack Frost?"

I smiled as Jamie stood from his crouched position and started to looked around at the still falling snow. Jack gasped again, his breathing becoming ragged from the excitement.

"Eva! He... He said it again. He said..."

Jack looked at me, everything in his expression show hope and that he was on the verge of breaking into pieces. Jack grabbed my hand, sending shiver's from my arm to my spine, as he took a step towards Jamie.

"You said..."

I held my breath in anticipation, as Jamie turned around to face us. His eyes landed on me for a moment before jumping up to Jack. Jamie's jaw went completely slack as he saw the white haired teen in a blue hoodie.

"Jack Frost!"

Jack gasped as he jumped back, his right hand tugging at his hair and his left clutching mine, as he continued to stare at Jamie.

"That's right!"

Jack looked between himself and I, confusion starting to etch across his features as Jamie stood closer to the foot of his bed.

"Eva... but... But that's me! Jack Frost! That's My name!"

I bit my lip to suppress my tears of happiness, as Jack took a step towards Jamie, his own eyes filled with icy tears of joy.

"He.. You.. Eva he... Y-you said my name!"

I laughed lightly, trying not to jerk my damaged stomach to much as I slipped my hand from Jack's, and looked at Jamie who kept staring at Winter sprite.

"See Jamie, I told you not to be surprised when he freaked."

Jamie just continued to stare at Jack, his jaw still slackened from the shock. Jack must have needed to hold onto something, because once he felt my hand leave his, he moved his grasp to my shoulders.

"Wait. C-can you hear me? E-Eva, can he hear me?"

I bit my lip as tears started to fall from my eyes, and nodded my head slightly just before Jamie nodded his. Jack tried to control his breathing as his shoulders started to drop in disbelief.

"Can... Can you... Can you see me?"

I took a step back, as Jack walked closer to Jamie -his hand leaving my shoulders- who nodded his head again in silent reply to Jack's question. Jack let out a choked up laughed as he started crying out with happiness.

"He sees me! He sees me!"

I rubbed my eyes as Jack did a back flip in the air before landing on the corner of Jamie's work desk. I laughed again with joy, as Jack began to talk animatedly with Jamie.

"You just made it snow!"

Jack nodded his head in agreement, bouncing on the balls of his feet with anticipation.

"I know!"

"In my room!"

"I know!"

Jack jumped from the table and ran up to Jamie, his hands moving around wildly as they talked back in forth.

"Your real?"

"Yeah! Who do you think brings you all the blizzards and the snow days? And you remember when you went flying on that sled the other day?"

"That was you?"

"That was me!"

I rolled my eyes playfully as Jack sent a wink towards me, knowing full well my aggravation was only pretend.

"But what about the Easter Bunny? And the Tooth Fairy?"

I laughed as Jamie bounced in place, questions leaving his mouth before we could answer one directly.

"Slow down, Jamie."

I walked up to him and Jack wrapping my arms around Jack's left arm. Jack didn't even let my leaning onto him for support phase him as he handed the stuffed rabbit to Jamie, then adjusted our position so he could wrap a supporting arm around my shoulders, and I wrap my arms around his waist.

"Real, real, real! Every one of us, is real."

Jamie shouted in happiness, causing me to jump and look at his bedroom door in apprehension.

"Jamie, who are you talking to?"

Jamie looked at us both with concern, I shrugged while Jack nodded his head.

"Uhh, Jack Frost and Eva Grace?"

We held out breaths as we heard the floor creak outside of his bedroom door then the light laughter of his mothers.

"Okay."

We all looked at each other and laughed lightly, only to be interrupted by the sound of the windows banging open. Jack wrapped his arm around me tighter as we walked towards the window to see a large wall of black clouds and flashes of lightening. I looked up at Jack, who looked down worriedly into my electric blue orbs, when the sounds of metal against pavement and bells rang through the night air. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as Jack and I stuck out heads out of the window in time to see North's sleigh crash in the street in front of Jamie's drive way. I looked back up at Jack, who nodded his head slightly just before he picked me up bridal style and jumped from the window and down to the Guardians.
Jack landed onto the ice covered street, before gently setting me down on my own two feet. I smiled at him warmly as I steadied myself, only to be tackled by a weak Tooth Fairy.

"Eva! Thank goodness you're alright! How are you alive?"

I gasped out loudly in shock when Tooth pulled away, only for her place to be taken by Jack. I smiled back at him again, grateful for his literal support.

"Let's just say... No matter how bad things get... Pitch can never get rid of free will."

Tooth smiled and took a step to embrace both Jack and I, when she stumbled and fell to her knees. Gasping slightly, Jack and I held out our free arms to help Tooth up.

"You okay?"

Tooth smiled up at Jack and nodded, while fixing her head feathers. North hobbled towards us from his sleigh, using his swords as walking sticks. I never would have thought that the Guardian of wonder would ever look or act his actual age until now. North smiled at us, his eyes full of curiosity,

"Jack? Vhat are you doing here?"

Jack looked down at me and said lowly.

"Same as you."


A/N: Hello again! Well, what did you think? Tell me your thoughts on Eva being injured still. I bet you all are thinking I'm gonna kill her again... well review or send a PM with your thoughts and I'll let you all know... that's if I don't post the last chapter tonight...

With tears streaming down her face

~MP~