I have no idea why I enjoy typing this fanfiction so much. Anyway, ...

Frost (Guest) asked: Is this the Katherine from the books, or just a coincidence?
My answer: It's simply a coincidence. I actually haven't read the books yet, so I had no idea that there was a Katherine in them..

Alright, now that that is taken care of, on to the chap! :D Enjoy and review!

Now, she could be free.

"Wait a second, Frosty, whaddaya mean 'what if she was freed'? Are you plannin' somthin'?" Bunnymund asked, sending a suspecting glare at the winter spirit. Jack flinched at the glare and held his hands up.

"Calm down, Bunny, I only asked what you would do. I'm just curious." He covered. It was a good thing he was a quick thinker. Bunnymund glared for a bit longer before relaxing his shoulders and sighing.

"Alright.. well, I don't really know. I guess we would seal her back up again. I really don't wanna have to do that again though..." It was hard enough the first time. I hated havin' to do that.. I still love her, an' I think about her all the time. I do regret lockin' her up like that.. The way she looked at me when I saw her for the last time.. I wouldn't be surprised is she hated me forever for that. I wouldn't blame her. Bunny thought sadly, as if he resented himself for hurting Katherine the way he did. Jack looked at the Guardian of Hope, in deep thought.

"Bunny.. if you could go back to that time and change what you did.. would you?" Jack asked, hesitating at first. Bunny looked down at his paws, his brows furrowed.

"Yes.. I would have changed the whole way I reacted.. I would have listened to her when she tried to explain.." He said, his voice starting to shake. Jack nodded, understanding. He patted the pooka's shoulder and stood from where he had sat.

"I need to go make some snowstorms.. Cheer up, Kangaroo." Jack smiled and flies up and out of the Warren.

Bunnymund sighed, hiding his face behind his paws. "I'll try.."

Katherine stretched her arms, grinning from ear to ear. "I'm so happy.." She wandered to the kitchen of her new home, glad she still remembered how to cook. She could feel her wind being used, and she knew it was Jack. She could tell because she heard everything with her wind, meaning she could hear everything he said when he was flying. She felt her wind carrying him.. towards her? Why? Hm.. She thought about it for a moment.

Maybe he actually went and talked to Aster.. if he did, then he must be coming back to get her side of the story. She sighed. Once again, she was going to have to mentally relive the incident. She never wanted to, but when she was locked away, it was all she could think about, besides the few times she was distracted by a certain someone using her wind.

I seriously don't want to have to think about Aster anymore. He betrayed me, and I cannot forgive him. It doesn't help if I have to think about him and what he did. It doesn't-

Her thoughts were cut off when a knock on the front door rang in her ears. She already knew it was Jack, and she could tell he was impatient. He wouldn't stop knocking on the freaking door. She sighed, "I hear ya, ya know!" She called loudly, heading to the door. "Jeez, it's not like the door's locked." She opened it, to find a very jittery and excited winter spirit. She looked at him weirdly. "Well, what's gotten you all hyped up?" She asked, only half joking. He rolled his eyes,

"I need to hear your side of the story! I've heard the Kangaroo's, now I need yours. Please? Wait a second, are you the same girl from before? You look super different!" He started rambling, and she put a finger over his lips to shut him up.

"Yes, I'm the same girl. I just have a different look now so the other Guardians don't know that I'm Katherine. So FYI, from now on my name is Adaline. Or, you can call me Ada." She smiled a little. He nodded, smiling.

"That's a cute name, did you think of it yourself?" She nodded in reply.

"Yup! It's always been a name that I've admired. It's a pretty name." She grinned widely, feeling a bit proud of herself. She was glad she distracted him enough so he forgot about the story. Ah well, he was a lot dumber than she thought...

"Oh! Hey! Don't change the subject, I need to hear your side of the story still!" She sighed. Damn it. He apparently wasn't so dumb.

"I was hoping you had forgotten.." She lightly smacked her forehead. He looked at her, a look of mixed emotions evident on his face.

"Did it hurt you that much?" He asked gently. She looked at him, and seeing the sympathy on his face, that look just broke her. She just started crying, no warning at all. Jack freaked out, "H-hey! Why are you crying? please don't cry.. uh, I don't know what to do! I probably should have worded that differently.." He set down his staff and awkwardly hugged her, not able to think of anything else to do to help. She looked up at him, unsure at first, but then she decided it would be okay to rely, just this once.

After a short while, she was finally able to calm down enough to talk. Jack was kinda afraid to ask her about it now though. After just witnessing that, he didn't think it would be right to make her talk about it. Just before he could voice his thoughts, another voice rang out in the room.

"S-sorry about that.." Kat stepped away from him. "I don't know why I broke down like that.. sorry for freaking you out.. I'll tell you now." She looked at him and smiled a little. He shook his head, once again about to speak, only to again get cut off. "Now, I know he probably shortened it a bit, and maybe cut some stuff out. Mine will be a little longer." She sat on the ground and motioned for him to sit in front of her.

"It all started when I met Aster. It-"

"Wait, you call him by his first name? The rest of us only call him Bunny." He said, tilting his head. She sighed,

"Yes, I've always called him Aster. Now don't interrupt me anymore. Now, as I was saying, It was a very very long time ago. About... hm, was 800, or 900? I don't really remember.. Oh well, it was about 800 years ago. I think. Anyway, I met him in a forest, somewhere in Berlin, Germany I think. When I first saw him.. I honestly thought he was a kangaroo or something. I-..." She looked at Jack, who had suddenly burst into a fit of laughter on the floor.

"I knew it! I knew I wasn't the only one who thought he was a kangaroo!" He said through his laughter. She looked at him oddly, before giggling minutely.

"I suppose it is funny.. Anyway, will you let me continue?" She asked him as he was still laughing. He calmed down in a heartbeat and sat back up, nodding very quickly.

"Yeah, keep going!" He looked at her excitedly, and she sighed a little. His excitedness simmered down, and he looked concerned for her now.

"So, I went up to him and asked him if he was a bunny. He obviously said yes, and he tells me his name is E. Aster Bunnymund. I tell him my name in return, but only my first name. I was afraid to tell him my last name, so I didn't. After about 50 or so years, I started to fall in love with him. It was a beautiful Valentine's Day, in the year 1252, when we made our relationship official. I was so nervous to tell him, and when I was going to he beat me to it." She giggled a little at the sweet memory. "We had a lot of fun times together. We were almost never apart. Everything was perfect.." A few stray tears slipped down her cheeks. "But then that was all over in the blink of an eye.. Pitch had visited me and Aster one day, about 100 years after we had gotten together. He told Aster the truth, what I had been hiding the entire time.. That I am Pitch's daughter. I never wanted to be.. I was going to tell Aster, I was simply waiting for the right time to tell him. But of course, as he always does, Pitch had to go an ruin everything good that I had. Aster got upset with me, angry that I hadn't told him. But how could I? I knew he would only hate me if he knew.. and I was right. He hated me so much, and the other Guardians did too, that they locked me away in a tree." She stopped there, afraid if she said anymore she would break down and cry again. Jack looked at her sadly, feeling sympathetic towards her.

"Hey.. Aster doesn't hate you. I know he doesn't. I talked with him earlier, he still loves you. He regrets that he locked you up like that. He told me that if he could, he would go back in time and change how he acted, he would have stopped and listened to you." He explained, taking her hand reassuringly. She looked at him, shocked. Then, her eyes harden again.

"That doesn't change the fact that he betrayed me. He hurt me, and I can't forgive him. We can't go back to the way it was.. We can't turn back time. They knew me long enough to know that I wouldn't turn on them. They could trust me. But then.. they decided I was too dangerous. I never wanted to be his daughter.. I hate Pitch. He was only my father in my past life, when he was still human. He stopped being my father the day he let the fear take over his heart." She said, looking down on the floor. Jack couldn't find the right words to say. What in the world was he supposed to say to that?

"Well.. all of that is in the past now. You're not trapped anymore. Now you can start over, you can be free." He smiled. Where did that come from?! He asked himself. She smiled sadly,

"Thank you, Jack." He grinned. There's a real smile. He finally saw her genuinely smile. He was more than glad; he had found the right words.

"You're welcome, Adaline."

Well, here's the third chap. :D Hope you enjoyed! Please follow, favorite and review!

~Hinata-Chan33, Signing out!~