Mim- How could I? You're pretty unforgettable. If she has, don't blame me! I'm just the Scribe! If you let them into your place like that they may well scour the place for new information. Jackie I think has more respect as she actually knows, someone else, maybe. Your books will be returned, once the information has been copied, I can already feel the hand cramp.

Cole was the first to react, his head moving to find the source of the voice.

"Okay, looks like Cole's got it."

Cole opened his eyes, and he saw Tara. His eyes widened as he looked Tara up and down, and then he grinned.

"I see her! I see her!"

Tara blinked, then also smiled. "Hi."

Slowly the rest of the family believed, and they saw Tara. Last was Thomas, and when he looked at Tara, he blinked slowly.

"You, you're Tara?" He said like he didn't quite know how to react. When she nodded he still looked confused, and instead turned to me.

"How come you didn't say?"

"Because, if I had come out saying that Tara was the Guardian Angel, I'd have come across as insensitive at best. But yes, this is your cousin. Tara Lumen, Thomas Gray. Thomas Gray, Tara Lumen."

Tara's face had also gone pale, and she swallowed nervously.

"Hi." She said hoarsely, I could hear the unshed tears in her voice. Tara was the most unassuming person I'd ever met, but even she had her pain, and that pain was evident now.

I decided to try and give them space.

"Excuse me? May I use the bathroom please?" I whispered to Millie as Tara and Thomas were still looking at each other. Nancy nodded and whispered directions, and I left the room as quietly as I could.

I went to the bathroom to keep up appearances, but instead of using the toilet I took assessment of my injuries.

Pulling off my hoodie I saw the frost covered slash on my shoulder, and pulling off my shirt revealed a dark bruise forming on my chest. Okay, maybe Nancy had a point about the chest, it could probably wait though.

There were other bruises waiting to pop up in various places, but that was the worst of the damage. My chest didn't hurt while breathing, so I assumed that it was just bruising, rather than any rib damage.

I went back downstairs to find Tara and Thomas talking quietly in a corner, Nancy and the eldest seemed to be talking about sports, and Cole was waiting for me to come back.

His face lit up when I walked back in the living room. "You're back!"

"Where did you think I'd gone?" I asked with a small smile.

"I dunno." Cole's face lit up even further. "So, how would I meet this Order? Are there meetings? You mentioned combat sessions..."

"Alright, slow down!" I sat, holding my hands out and sitting down in the nearest chair. "If you do decide to join us, you would have to join the nearest Branch, which is mine in Burgess. We can make a Tunnel to the meeting place or you can fly there if you know how."

Cole looked a little upset. "I don't know how to fly."

"That's fine, there are people who can teach you. We can organise that."

"Can you teach me?"

"I can teach you theory, how I fly is a little more complicated than how you and Tara would fly." I continued my little explanation. "As the only Descendant of the Guardian Angel at the moment you don't have a Head yet, therefore you would answer to the Head of the Descendants of Jack Frost, which is me. I am also the Branch leader."

"What happens if I get in trouble?"

"Depends." I said, smiling slightly. "It can range from a telling off to cleaning the meeting hall. You might have a partner in crime though."

"I will?"

"Our Descendant of Bunnymund has a nephew and a young daughter who's also a Descendant. The nephew is called Alex and he's about your age."

"Cool!"

I sighed good naturedly. "The meeting hall's floor is going to have the best clean it's ever had."

"But, it's not just you guys, right?"

"No, there's a lot of us. We meet up a few times a year, and Descendants have Workshops put on by the Heads. I imagine you'll go with the Descendants of Toothiana for now, they are the other set of Descendants with wings. They'll probably teach you to fly."

"Can I join now?!" Asked Cole. "Is there some kind of oath or something?"

"No, you just say you want to join. I'll have to introduce you to the other Heads at some point, but that can wait."

Cole practically jumped out of his seat and ran for me, tackling me into a hug. I held in a hiss of pain as he collided with my sore chest and his abnormally warm body came into contact with my abnormally cold one.

Cole wasn't quite as tactful as he jerked back.

"You're freezing!"

"I control ice and snow. It comes with the powers." I said with a shrug. "And for future reference, please don't do that so suddenly."

"You don't like hugs?"

"Pretty much." I lied, trying to not make it seem personal.

"Why?"

"Urm, kinda personal." I muttered.

Cole looked at me, and looked like he didn't quite believe me. He probably didn't given Tara's power, but was willing to let it slide.

Cole also let out a barely disguised yawn and I realised how late it was.

"I should leave you now." I said standing up. "It's been a long day, you've got my phone number if you have any questions."

"You're leaving? With a serious injury?" Millie looked ready to mother me to death.

"I had a look when I went to the bathroom, it's just bruising. Honest." I said, holding my hands up to try and placate her.

Tara looked over and narrowed her eyes. "Are you sure Jackie? Because if I know you..."

"She's being honest about her injuries. For once."

"The amount of love I'm feeling right now from you is overwhelming." I said sarcastically to Taboo.

I caught the confused expressions from every mortal in the room. "Er, because I created Taboo I can understand her, and so can immortals, oddly."

"Has anyone worked that out?" Asked Tara.

"Nope. Maybe a more magician like immortal, but I don't feel like trying to find them." I had a feeling I was speaking an alien language to everyone else in the room. "Anyway, good night everyone."

"Good night Miss Davies." Thomas turned to Tara. "You're welcome back any time."

"Are you sure that's okay?" Asked Tara and I couldn't stop my palm meeting my forehead.

"What?" Asked Tara, annoyed.

"One day you'll learn that when people offer something, it's okay."

Tara sighed. "You're as bad as Bunny."

"In what? That we're both as tactful as a two by four?"

Tara laughed at the comparison. "That sums it up."

I laughed as well and shook my head. "Well, we'll leave you in peace. Good night!"

We finally left their house and I took the Tunnel back to my house as Tara took to the air to head to the Pole.

"Are you certain you're okay Jackie?" Asked Tara before we went our separate ways. I waved away her concern.

"I'll be sore in the morning, but other than that I'll be fine. How about you?"

"I-I'm fine."

I gave her a sympathetic look. "You've finally met some of your blood family, that isn't Pitch. That's got to be difficult to handle."

"I'll be fine. See you later Jackie."

"See you." I said, and Tara disappeared into the night sky.

I looked up at the moon and smiled. "You made the right choice there." I looked back at the house. "I just hope that I can keep that oath, you never know what might happen."

Okay, this is the last Friend or Foe thing I have, I hope you've enjoyed it, and I highly recommend checking out the original work. MysteriousSherlock, I hope I lived up to your expectation on this, and didn't mess up writing Tara.

There will probably be a break for a while, it's not that I have a shortage of One Shots or ideas for one shots, I just don't want to dump them all on here all at once. For those watching Black Sheep, I will have a thing up for Mimic's Descendants up soon, I'm actually waiting on Mimitation Balance to get to the relevant chapter, chapter 7 I think, so until then, be patient! It is a virtue, a boring virtue but a virtue none the less.