Hi! Wow. I'm just noticing how many chapters I've written! And... how many more are coming. There will be this one, another, and one more I think. If not, just this and another and then... yes... this story... will END! Must not think! Must change topic! Anyways, how is school? Just started for everyone, correct? Mine starts soon but when it does, I will definitely be working on the HP/ROTG crossover but will be posting on weekends due to darn, darn, darn, SCHOOL!:(
So, ya. Must not panic cause this story has received over 3,000 views!XD Here are the shout outs!-
MoonGirl1155: Thanks:3 I like this couple I created, very cute!
Only a Guest: Ya, sorry the beginning chap was short:( Kinda realized that after I posted it, you can see the whole page without scrolling including ads and everything! Yea... I can't see JackxTooth, just can't. But they are cute to right about!:3 Thank you for the positive feedback!
Extremist: Thanks, here it is!:)
Okay. You should know that the next chapters will be short... very short. Like the beginning. So, get right onto it!:)
Jack watched solemnly as a jolly North, a cheery Bunny, an eccentric Tooth, and a peppy Sandman party. Aurora was chilling at the table drinking some punch and communicating with the yetis and elves. The kids were lounging on sofas eating cake or dancing around having a glorious time. After Pitch's defeat, everyone set up a celebration at North's Palace asap and now it was in full swing. Jack, however, tucked himself in the corner of the room, rolling through memories of all the terrible things that had just occurred within the past 24 hours. Worst of all, it was all because of him. Sometimes, the winter sprite would shed a tear but wiped it away in hopes no one saw.
The guardians were having too much fun to notice Jack, and that made him happy. They deserved to have some fun after what had happened in the recent few days. After a half hour or so, Jack began to doze off, until he sniffed a sweet scent he snuffed up his nose. It was soothing but surprisingly rejuvenating. Jack woke up to find Aurora sitting next to him, holding a glass of punch out for him. Jack gratefully took the glass of punch and gulped it down, he didn't notice how dehydrated he was.
"So..." Aurora began. "What are you doing here sitting alone? Your the life of the party!"
Jack heaved a sigh. "I like being alone. I'm just, scrolling through thoughts, that's it." Jack tried to give a reassuring smile but knew Aurora could see through his faux reason.
Instead of asking about the being alone part, Aurora decided to skip to the main point of her coming over to see Jack. She was going to get there eventually. "Hey... why were you in Pitch's lair in the first place? Pitch didn't tell us." Aurora said expectantly.
Jack leaned his head back on the wall and shut his eyes, revisiting the horrible memories. He didn't want to tell the spring sprite about the tale but she deserved to know. Best if she did know. So Jack began from the very beginning with the fantastic snow day before he saw the northern lights. How he took the shot. How Jack grimaced at the unbearable pain. How he lost control of his powers and hurt Jamie, resulting in the scar Aurora was curious about. The memories he just received from Pitch about what awful and terrifying things he did to his friends. How Pitch tortured him before Aurora and the others came into scene. It was a long talk and Jack burst into tears in the end.
Aurora pulled him into a hug and started singing a song, during of which little flowers sprouted from the ground and a light and lovely scent wafted through the gentle breeze:
Deep in the meadow, under the willow
A bed of grass, a soft green pillow
Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes
And when you awake, the sun will rise.
Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.
Jack didn't know what to think of Aurora's song but it was lovely. It was heart wrenching yet sweet and touching. A song to make people moved deeply. A song where times were harsh and people needed to be reminded of what was important to them. He wondered where Aurora heard such a melody or what drove her to create it. Her voice also made the perfect touch. Jack shut his eyes and relaxed in Aurora's arms as she began the second verse:
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
A cloak of leaves, A moonbeam ray,
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
The second verse almost made Jack cry some more. It reminded him of the days where he was alone. And that was only a few mere months ago! Jack would go to his lake for the night and lay in a tree, a cloak of leaves. He would gaze at the moon, hoping for an answer which never came, a moonbeam ray. Each day would bring a new challenge of trying to control his powers and cope with not being able to be seen, but then came night and Sandy kindly gave him wonderful dreams which would wash away the days terrible events and when morning came, they were gone and he felt happy. The song was so much like his life.
Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.
The first sentence made Jack uncomfortable because he didn't like warmth but he was sure Aurora meant warmth with kindness. And the ending was complete bliss. Jack wished for it to go on but that was it, three beautiful verses of the best song Jack had ever heard. It made Jack's spirits light but was sad for it was the truth and it reminded him of his past life. Then it clicked. Jack's suspicions were confirmed. Aurora did make the song!
"What made you write the song?" Jack blurted out, he had to ask. He was sure the back story to the song wasn't pretty. He unwrapped himself in Aurora's arms and sat up, looking into her reflective green eyes.
"Well, you see, I'm like you Jack. Alone for centuries, with nothing but our surroundings. We can't be seen or heard." She paused. "I had my sister but she left me... so I lived in the woods where I felt at home. I had to wield my powers by myself, it was... scary. And every day, I tried to make a child see me, but it wouldn't work. I would always beckon for Man in Moon to help, but he didn't... still hasn't actually." She sniffed, this was getting personal. Jack felt gravely for the girl. "And when night came, I was terrified. I would always be haunted by Pitch's nightmares. Sometimes Sandy would come through but..." Aurora stopped and thought.
Jack frowned. He too experienced many nightmares where Sandy could not help. But he wondered about Lavender and how Aurora was 200 years older than Jack. She had to cope with those days much longer than he did!
"So, I made a song to try and wash my worries away. And it worked! In the song as you heard, I sang about my favorite things and pretty much my life. The grass in my woods is as soft as a pillow! It's my bed after all. And my daises, they protect me. They are some sort of guard and shield so I don't get hurt while I'm asleep." She giggled. "And I always try to remember that tomorrow is a new day. The second verse I made because I was always cold at night so I wove a blanket of Autumn leaves.-"
Jack shyly smiled, he was definitely the doing of the cold nights. Oops.
"I always looked at the rays of Manny and pleaded for his advice, that's one part in the song. And after I had woven the cloak of leaves it did get warmer, and I felt safe with it and my daises. And thinking of that and humming the song every night, my dreams got better. It is a very logic song but... it helped." Aurora finished her explanation.
"Wow." That's all Jack managed to say with awe. He noticed a tear slip down his cheek which froze on contact with his icy skin, he caught it before it splattered to the ground.
"I'm really sorry for what happened." Aurora said but then immediately swished her head the other way without saying a word. She knew she had said something she shouldn't have.
Just as Jack was feeling relieved, the memories came back. This time, they would not subside. He could not bear to look at his friends any longer. He got up, snatched his staff, ignoring Aurora's quick response to as where he was going, and opened the large window that covered most of one wall. This grabbed everyone's attention but Jack was already out the door before anyone could say a word or Aurora scramble off the floor to reach the window.
"What the bloody hell was that all about! Great! Now it's frigid cold in here!" Bunny complained as he and North used their strength to shut the large window.
"Where do you think he's going?" Tooth said worriedly.
"Knowing Jack, he probably just wanted to fly around for a little bit, and given the circumstances lately, wanted to cherish his freedom of flying. He'll be back." Jamie said with his friends agreeing.
Sandy nodded saying that was said wisely but knew there was something more to it since he did see out of the corner of his eye that Jack and Aurora were spending some quality time together. He went over to the spring sprite who was still gazing out the window, the cool breeze that was still in the room making her long hair fly about like a flag.
As if reading minds, Aurora knew what Sandy was coming over to ask about. She observed that he was the most observant of the team. "I don't know, Sandy. The kids right, he'll probably be back." Aurora said, turning away from the window and joining Sandy back to the party.
Jack would be back soon... right?
Jack was at his lake having a good cry. He hadn't cried... well... in forever except for the last few days! Sure he got a little blurry eyed a few times beforehand like when Bunny threatened to punch him but otherwise, he was good at controlling his emotions. He had to, or else his powers would get out of control. Now, it was snowing. Not out of control at all but still snowing.
He had messed up everything. He knew this would scar him and his friends for life. Especially his friends, and Tooth who literally had scars. He tore her wings right off her back, that had to be painful. That was the worst memory of all, Jack admitted. If there was anything he could do to help...
Light bulb
Jack shot up with an enormous grin on his face. Of course this would scar him and his friends for life, but that didn't mean he couldn't make things get better. Jack had work to do!
A wee bit longer than I thought... and that's a good thing! Yippee!:) And yes, the hunger games reference is here! The song Aurora made is from the Hunger Games. Deep in the Meadow. I threw it in because I loved the song and found out it fit in more than I expected! Perfect! XD
So, I know how many chapters are left: ONE MORE (this makes me realize how much I rambled on about nonsense in the beginning lol but I'm gonna keep it!)
One more chapter before this story is officially over! Review! Last chapter will be up soon!
Peace!
-SkatingDJ