Last chapter here, guys. Thank you all so much for supporting Ice Water and my ROTG stories till the very end. Love you guys :)
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Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way
A day after the wedding…
"I think we did pretty good," Jack remarked as he and Sapphire stepped back to admire their new house. It was just the perfect size for a family and it was near the Burgess Pond so they could go swimming or ice skating during winter (or whenever Jack froze the pond to his liking). "It's perfect," Sapphire smiled, admiring their work.
The months leading up to their wedding, Jack and Sapphire had already begun planning on where they were going to live. North, Mother Nature, and Father Time were a little sad when they heard from the two teenage Guardians their plans to move out but they understood. It was time Jack and Sapphire have their own little paradise and supported them. Naturally, both Guardians agreed on making their home near Burgess so they could visit their human friends and relatives. They had spent days and night together in studying up on how to build a home out of their magic and practiced together. When they came to Burgess Pond, Jack and Sapphire were ready and created, with their magic and some old-fashioned tools, a house made of magical ice.
They finished building the house as night fell and they were more than ready to turn in for the night.
"This is perfect…" Sapphire sighed as she and Jack lay together in bed, the moon shining through their bedroom window. "You know what else is perfect?" Jack whispered, wrapping his arms around Sapphire's slim frame. The Guardian of Equality smiled upon feeling that warm feeling in her gut and pressed her body closer to Jack's. "What else is perfect?" she whispered, already beginning to take Jack's hooded sweatshirt off. Jack smirked, pressing his lips to Sapphire's neck and trailing kisses up and down. "You…" he whispered and captured Sapphire's lips with his own, making his wife moan in bliss.
The Man in the Moon made sure to dim his lights and let the stars take over momentarily as the newly - wedded Guardian couple consummated their marriage.
Two years later…
Two years of being married and Jack and Sapphire hadn't changed a bit. They were still immortal, still loving their jobs as the Guardians of Fun and Equality, hung out with their friends be they spirits or humans, remained very close to their Guardian family…and were still madly in love with each other.
They watched Jamie, Sophie, Layla, Donnie, Pippa, Cupcake, Monty, Caleb, and Claude grow, finish their education, get jobs, and start families of their own. Then, one day…something wonderful happened.
Sapphire had been feeling a bit funny for the past few weeks, having had something that clearly looked like morning sickness to her mother. Sadie, Sapphire's mom, decided to buy her a pregnancy test kit and they found out something incredible.
Sapphire was pregnant.
You can imagine how happy everyone was. Layla and Donnie were giddy with the realization that they were going to be aunt and uncle. Sadie and Joshua were thrilled at the thought of becoming grandparents. North, Tooth, Bunny (who tried and failed to tease Jack about becoming a daddy), Sandy, Mother Nature, Father Time, Marina, Baby Tooth, and Millennium were all so excited.
But nobody was more excited or extremely happy than Jack when Sapphire told him.
"Manny, oh God, this is…! This is the next best thing to ever happen to me! We're going to have a baby! We're going to be parents! And…I'm going to be a father! I'M GONNA BE A DAD!" Jack had crowed, causing a happy flurry of snowflakes to erupt in the air as he flew around in giddy circles over his wife's head. Sapphire laughed as her husband came back down and happily spun her around in his arms and pressed kisses to her still flat stomach. "What do you think our baby's going to be like?" she asked him, her deep blue eyes shining. Jack looked up at her, his icy blue eyes showing nothing but love and tenderness. "He or she will have our big hearts, your immeasurable kindness and fairness…and maybe a little of my mischief. One thing's for certain, though, Saph…we are going to love them so much…" he smiled at her. "Yeah, they're going to feel so loved that they might even get sick of us," Sapphire joked. "Or, at the very least, beg us to give them time outs like normal parents," Jack laughed as they celebrated the good news with everyone else.
Nine months later…
"Mate, calm down. You're making a bloody blizzard here!" Bunny patted the teen's back to calm him down as snowflakes rained down from the ceiling. Sandy had been downing several cups of eggnog like it was coffee to stay awake while Joshua, Sapphire's father, North, Father Time, Layla, Jamie (whom Layla had married), Donnie, and Sophie (the two of them had begun to date in the middle of their high school years) sat on the couches and chairs with tense looks on their faces. Jack was standing near the door to Santoff Claussen's infirmary, fidgeting, anxiously waiting.
Sapphire had gone into labor nearly 36 hours ago and, after Jack had rushed her to Santoff Claussen, had been screaming in pain every now and then ever since. Jack wanted to come in but Sadie, Mother Nature, and Tooth had told him to stay put. The three ladies would take turns in popping out of the infirmary every now and then to give them updates but, now, they hadn't come out and Sapphire was still screaming.
"That's it! I can't take this anymore! I'm going in!" Jack exclaimed and grabbed the door handle before yelping as North pulled him back. "Jack, we must give Sapphire her time and privacy! Trust me, you do not want to see a baby come out of his mama's womb!" the Guardian of Wonder told him sternly. "My wife needs me! I can't leave her or the baby alone!" Jack protested, flailing his arms and legs about. "My boy, Sapphire is not alone. The women are there to help her," Father Time said calmly. Joshua helped Jack calm down and steered him towards the couch. "Don't worry, Jack. It's perfectly normal for a first-time father to freak out. I remember when Sadie was giving birth to Sapphire…I was a nervous wreck the minute she told me she was having contractions," he nervously laughed to his son-in-law. Jack managed to crack a smile before wincing as he heard Sapphire scream rather loudly.
Then…the shrill cries of a baby were heard…
Just when Jack thought he would really lose it, Sapphire screamed again and, this time, he and everyone else outside heard words mixed in with the screams.
"Holy Manny…TWINS! I'm having twins!"
"Twins?" Bunny repeated, ears standing straight up on his head. "Twins?" North and Father Time both muttered in shock. "Twins?" Joshua, Layla, and Donnie gasped. Sandy spelled out TWINS? In big sand letters. Jack just sat there, numb with shock, before murmuring, "Twins…?" and fell out of the couch in a dead faint.
Jack came to a couple of hours later when he felt North gently slapping his face. Dazed, the Guardian of Fun looked up at the Guardian of Wonder's big blue eyes. "Sapphire…baby…No, twins…how long was I out? Are they okay?" he murmured woozily.
"You were out for about…eh…four hours. You gave Sapphire plenty of time to recover strength. Now, Jack…are you ready to meet your children?"
At his adoptive father's words, Jack readily stood up. With North keeping him steady, Jack entered the infirmary. Once he saw Sapphire, sitting up on the bed, looking exhausted but radiant and holding two little bundles of joy…Jack felt like his heart were ready to burst with pure love and happiness. Sapphire smiled a tired smile as her husband arrived and sat next to her on the bed. She was bone tired, looked like a mess, yet she couldn't be any happier. "Hi…"she whispered as Jack tenderly helped her clean her sweaty, reddened face. "Hi, babe…" Jack whispered and gently kissed her cheek.
A small cry directed the two Guardians' attention to one of the two bundles, wrapped in ocean blue blankets, and they both smiled. "Our daughter…" Sapphire whispered to Jack. The Guardian of Fun peered into the blankets and felt his breath catch in his throat at the sight of a precious baby girl with downy brown hair, much like Sapphire's old brown hair, and eyes so piercingly icy blue they took the rest of his breath away. Jack watched, his own icy blue eyes welling up with tears of joy, as his daughter…his little princess…gazed at him with a curious look. The little baby girl, then, gurgled and lightly kicked at the other bundle, the one wrapped in ice blue blankets, that squirmed and another gurgle answered back. "Our son…" Sapphire whispered, showing Jack their baby boy. Jack withheld his tears and focused his still watering eyes on his son, an equally sweet thing with the same icy blue eyes and white blond hair that he guessed was from his side of the family (he had a distant uncle on his mother's side that had white blond hair), who was happily wriggling about in his blankets and waving his chubby arms up at him.
After seeing both of his children for the first time, Jack finally cried. He couldn't help it as he buried his face in Sapphire's sweaty neck. He was just so happy.
"I love you three…so much…" Jack breathed out tearfully. "I love you three, too…" Sapphire smiled. The baby boy and baby girl both gurgled and reached out their chubby hands to them. That's when Jack and Sapphire both knew that their lives were never going to be the same again. They were now parents, teachers, protectors, and…Guardians…of two sweet and innocent children.
Their two sweet and innocent children.
"We are never going to get a decent night's sleep ever again…" Jack chuckled as he cradled their daughter in his arms. "Nor are we ever going to have a moment of privacy with these two once they learn how to crawl," Sapphire giggled as their son suckled. "Yeah…but I wouldn't have it any other way," Jack grinned as his baby girl grabbed at his finger. "I wouldn't have it any other way either," Sapphire sighed happily before she and her husband decided to let the waiting visitors in.
Eight years later…
"Moooooooooommmm! Daaaaaaaaaad!"
"Mom! Dad! Wake up!"
Jack and Sapphire, Guardians of Fun and Equality and married for ten years, awoke to a new day with the sound of their two children screaming as they ran into their room. Seven-year-old fraternal twins, Syrena Emma Frost and Ronin Jamie Frost, saw that their parents had yet to get up from bed and quickly clambered onto the blankets to greet them. "Kids, it's still early…" Jack groaned but couldn't stop himself from smiling as he was subjected to hugs and kisses along with his wife. "Good morning, Syrena. Good morning, Ronin," Sapphire giggled as her children laughed and played with the pillows.
"Mom! Dad! Sy' and I woke up this morning and guess what? Guess what?" Ronin giggled as he playfully fought with his sister when she heard him call her 'Sy', a nickname she so detested, and let her make the announcement. "We finally got our magic to work! Look!" Saying this, Syrena conjured up a light rain shower accompanied with snowflakes in the air and Jamie, in turn, added more snow to the mix.
Jack and Sapphire both sat up in bed, positively beaming with pride, as their children talked animatedly of how they were going to improve and how they would become Guardians like them.
"Well, then, we better get started on breakfast! You two will need plenty of energy for your training today!" Sapphire smiled and led her children out the room. Then Jack, upon seeing that Syrena had performed both water and ice magic, took Ronin aside.
"Ronin, I need to ask you something important and I want you to be honest with me, okay?" he asked his seven-year-old son. "Sure, Dad, ask away," Ronin nodded. Jack took in his son's features. He looked so much like him that Jack often wondered if kids would mistake Ronin to be him when he grew older. "I saw your magic. It was powerful and it was amazing. Your sister…she was able to use water and ice magic. Are you jealous of your sister?" Jack gently asked him. Ronin pursed his lips and thought about it. Then, he smiled. "No, Dad. I love using ice magic and I don't mind if I don't have Mom's water magic. And I think Sy' is much better at it anyway," Ronin answered, giving his Dad a hug.
Relieved at his son's answer, Jack scooped him up into his arms and carried him out of the room so they could help Sapphire and Syrena with breakfast.
No sooner than they finished breakfast did the happy family head outside to begin their Guardian training.
Eight more years later…
Syrena and Ronin soon grew up to become Guardians just like their parents.
Syrena Emma Frost became the Guardian of Trust as she was, by nature, a trustworthy person. She took after her mother, inheriting her long brown hair from when she was still mortal, and had her father's icy blue eyes. She had mastered her powers over water, ice, and snow and used them to help her parents in managing the tides and spread winter to the world. For her outfit, Syrena wore a blue knee length skirt, white shirt paired with an icy blue corset, and a seashell pendant around her neck. Being playful as she was trustworthy, Syrena chose to forego shoes like her father and was always seen barefoot.
Ronin Jamie Frost became the Guardian of Loyalty for he never turned his back on his friends and family. With only his white blond hair slightly setting him apart, Ronin looked just like his father and had the same pale skin. He, too, was a master in his own power over the ice and snow and often accompanied his father around the world to spread winter. Like Jack, Ronin was a notorious prankster and his Uncle Bunny could attest to that. As for his clothes, Ronin wore blue jeans, blue sneakers, a white shirt, and a dark blue vest.
Both of them needed no weapon and could use their powers easily. Now they stood side by side, holding each other's hands, as they took the Guardian Oath while their proud parents watched.
"Will you two, Syrena Emma Frost and Ronin Jamie Frost, vow to watch over the children of the world? To guard with your lives their hopes, their wishes, and their dreams, for they are all that we have, all that we are, and all the we will ever be?" Mother Nature and Father Time asked them both.
Grinning, Syrena and Ronin glanced at their parents who smiled back.
"We will."
As they celebrated their children's initiation into Guardians, Jack and Sapphire felt like they were most blessed. Their lives, honestly, were far from ordinary however.
But they wouldn't have it any other way.
Well, that's it, guys! Last chapter. I hope you guys liked it :)
And, seriously, I want to thank each and every one of you for supporting Jack and Sapphire. Or, as I'd like to say in the shipping universe…Ice Water :D Many thanks and lots of love!
-GuardianDragon98
