Well guys, here I am with another chapter. I had a wonderful Christmas, got some cool stuff and one not so cool. Got a designer scarf that you wear whenever, not at all for the cold, which is the only time I ever wear scarves. Not much into that designer stuff. Here is my motto: If it's cute, it fits, and it's cheap, I'm buying it.

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Words underlined: Australian slang, used only when Bunny is talking.

Words italicized: Sandman is speaking through the images of his sand.

Now on with the next chapter.

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"Well, look who decided to join in; it's the 'wittle' rabbit." Pitch backed himself up to the wall of the room, a dark shadow starting to form.

"Rack off Pitch." Bunny readied his boomerangs again.

"What a lovely reunion, but I think I'll be taking off now." He turned his attention to Genie "I'll be watching from the shadows." He stepped fully into the shadow, letting it engulf him. Now there was no sign that he was ever there, not even any black sand.

Genie sank down to her knees, taking slow deep breaths to get her heart rate back down to normal.

"Ran away again. What a wuss." Jack and Bunny knelt down besides Genie. "Told ya they'd be all right." He motioned to her siblings.

"I don't think my poor heart can handle any more surprises." She started to feel a burning acid sensation working its way from her stomach to her throat. "Neither can my stomach. Excuse me." She shoved her way through the two and ran to the bathroom down the hall.

"Lass couldn't hold in the Chunder." The two saw the gold sand around Jamie's head start to disappear. He was now waking up.

"What's with all the noise?" Jamie rubbed the crust off the corner of his eyes. Once his vision was clear, he couldn't help but have a big smile on his face. "Jack." He jumped out of bed and ran towards Jack.

"Jamie, what's up buddy?"

"What are you doing here?"

"We like to know that ourselves." Sandman, Tooth Fairy, and North had decided to join the party, all climbing in through the window.

"That dipstick, Pitch, is back." Bunny mentioned. "Thought he came for the runt. Turns out he's after the Sheila."

"What? Pitch is back?" Jamie was a bit worried. Not that he was scared of Pitch, but he could do some damage, as he has witnessed a while back.

"Sheila…Genie, my sister." That little bit of worry was now a huge worry. Jamie didn't know what to think at the moment.

"Oh dear God, it sucks when that happens." The group all looked at Genie entering the room; she wiped her mouth clear of the chunks she blew. "The gang's all here. It's interesting to meet you all."

Genie took a good look at the new guardians.

North was exactly what she pictured Santa Claus to look like. His long white beard, thick fuzzy black eyebrows, big round belly, small but cheerful blue eyes. She couldn't help but smile at him.

The Sandman was completely adorable. She loved how he was short and round. He was made up completely of gold sand.

Moving onto the Tooth Fairy…

"GENIE!" She felt arms wrapped around her. "My second favorite person who takes good care of their teeth. First is Jack." She was released from the Tooth Fairy, now giving her a change to look at her.

Her whole body was that of a bird. Her feathers were all very colorful, ranging from blue to gold, to purple. And she had beautiful purple/pink eyes. Genie couldn't help but think that Tooth was the prettiest fairy she had ever seen. Even prettier than those fairies on she saw on TV with Sophie.

"How are you? Are you taking care of your gums?" Tooth Fairy released Genie from her hold and got ready to pry open the poor girls' mouth.

"I wouldn't!" Genie grabbed Tooth's arms. "I just threw up."

"But I must see." Tooth pulled her arms out of Genie's grasp and proceeded to pry open the girl's mouth. "Still sparkly white, those gums are flawless. It's so beautiful."

"Tooth, hands out of mouth." North pulled Tooth away from Genie. "My apologies."

"It's no problem. That's not the more bizarre thing that happened to me this night anyway." She looked down at Sophie, who was still sleeping through everything. She finally noticed the gold sand floating around her sister's head. 'That must be the sandman's doing. Bunnies, completely adorable.'

"I'm taking Sophie to her room." Genie gently picked her little sister up from the bed, the little girl cradling herself into Genie's arms. The sandman flew to be in front of her, a few images popping up on top of his head from the sand. Genie was able to follow along with what he was saying

"Should you really do that? What if Pitch decides to come back?"

"I believe Pitch is gone for the night. He seemed a bit scared after Easter Bunny showed up. Besides, Mom and Dad are expecting Sophie to be in her bed Christmas morning. We're all safe with you guys here."

"Still, you should not be alone." North looked among the Guardians. "Jack, go with her."

"Her room is just down the hall, I'll be fine."

"When Pitch has target you, you are not safe. Jack, go." Genie turned away from the group and rolled her eyes a bit before she walked out of the room; Jack was following her close by. They walked in silence until reaching Sophie's room.

Jack saw Genie putting Sophie down right down at the far left side of the bed.

"Why are you…?"

"Watch." The little blonde girl gave a mighty yawn before turning over onto her belly, putting her now in the middle of the bed. "I have no idea why but every time someone lays her down on her bed, she gives out a big yawn and turns. I've seen her roll off the bed a couple of times before finally catching on."

Back in Jamie's room, the four left over Guardians were discussing on what to do with Genie's situation. The main suggestion was that one of them must always be at the house. They would just tag-team every night.

" North, that's kind of hard for me and Sandy to do because you know…" Tooth fluttered around the room. "We work every night, everyday to be exact. There are different time zones and we rarely have time off."

"None of us can, mate. You're always busy making toys and I'm busy painting eggs. Jack needs to bring winter. We're practically booked." Bunnymund mentioned.

"I have a suggestion." They all turned towards Jamie. "Take Genie with you."

"WHAT?!"

"You guys don't have to be so loud. I said to take Genie with you. You're always at your homes, aren't you? That way she can be under your watch 24/7."

"Whoa there, ankle bitter, we need to think this over."

"It good idea." North interrupted them. "We can move Genie around, home to home. And little Jamie is right about surveillance. I like it."

"So I'm basically moving out again?" Genie appeared at the doorway with Jack. "I'm not crazy about this at all."

"Please Genie." Jamie ran to his big sister and hugged her waist. "I don't want anything bad happening to you. I don't know what I would do if Pitch got you." With every word he spoke, his hug on Genie got tighter.

After a few minutes of silence, Genie knelt down and pulled Jamie into a hug.

"Pitch could get you since you'll know where I am. I want to know who is going to keep you safe?"

"I know a way." North maneuvered around Jamie's room towards the siblings. "If it make you feel better Miss Genie, I will erase Jamie's memories. I do have power to do so."

"No. You can't. I need to know that Genie is safe." Jack could see that Jamie was very close to his big sister. He had once made a promise to protect anything that was precious to Jamie. Besides his friends, it is now including Genie.

"Jamie…" Jack spoke up. "I promise, no, we all promise, that we will protect your sister with all of our power."

Jamie held out his right pinky finger. "Pinky promise me then." Genie couldn't help but smile at Jamie's cute act.

Jack wrapped his pinky around Jamie's. He looked up at the others, motioning for them to do it also. Each of them did the same thing.

"It's a promise." They all said in unison. Genie gave a warm smile.

"Ok then."

The next morning was full of excitement for the family, excluding Genie.

Jamie and Sophie ripped away the wrapping on all of the presents left to them by Santa. Their parents sat on the couch a few feet away, each with a cup of coffee in their hands. Genie sat crossed legged on the floor holding her camera. She was making as many videos and taking as many pictures as she could. It was going to be a while before she would see her family again.

She was very thankful for North erasing Jamie's memories. If Pitch was really serious of getting her, then he would use whatever method deemed necessary: that included kidnapping her two younger siblings.

'It's time.' Genie thought to herself. Taking a deep breath, she turned towards her parents. "So Dad, I've been thinking more about the whole law school thing."

"Have you now?" Her father leaned forward, his arms resting on top of his knees; his cup now empty. "So you've decided to do it?"

"Due to certain circumstances..." She muttered under her breath. "I mean, there are so many great opportunities that can come from having a degree in law. And you did say that I needed to be a bit more serious with what I want to do with my life." Her father couldn't hide the excitement on his face.

"That's wonderful. We'll start filling out applications and resumes…"

"Already taken care of, that's my Christmas present to you." Both of her parents had big smiles across their faces; they waited to hear where Genie had decided to apply.

"So where did you apply to sweetie?"

"Only once place and I'm pretty sure I'll be accepted. I'm going to ."

There we go. I had a hard time getting this chapter to come out the way I wanted it to. I'm proud of it now. And I hope I was able to make you all proud of me too. By the way, here are what the Australian slang words mean:

Rack off- push off, get lost, get out of here

Chunder- vomit

Dipstick- a loser, idiot

Sheila- woman

Mate- buddy, friend

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