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One by one The Guardians nodded. The Sandman nodded slowly, then The Tooth Fairy a bit quicker. They all looked expectantly to the Easter Bunny for the final vote. He crossed his arms, staring back at each and every one of them. Finally, he rolled his eyes and nodded. North turned back to Sophie.

"They can stay."

A wide smile came to Sophie's face as relief washed over her, they could stay!

"Thank you so mu-" she started, wanting to show her gratitude.

"But-" North continued cutting her off. "He must gain our trust if he wants to stay for long time. Seneca is still small. She is not yet big enough to pose any threat to anyone, she can stay as long as need be. However, we must be sure that Jet poses no threat, to us, or more importantly, the children of the world."

"It's not that we don't trust you," Tooth cut in, "but we have to be absolutely positive that Jet has no connection with Pitch." Sandy and Bunny nodded their agreement. If Jet had any connection with Pitch, he would have an ally on the inside. Their caution was necessary, but still highly unpleasant for everyone.

"Not a problem, Jet and I have been completely honest with you, and have nothing to hide!" Sophie replied confidently.

"In that case, we will get along just fine!"

"What about Jack?" Sophie asked glancing back at the three kids behind her.

"Jack shouldn't be problem," North smiled, "as long as Jet has sense of humor."

Sophie smiled at that comment, Jet and Seneca would be alright here. Her smile wavered slightly when she thought of having to tell them she wasn't staying with them. She had to be back in Burgess in three days. That gave her plenty of time to find the right time to tell them.

"If you will excuse us, we have business matters to attend. Phil will show you to the guest rooms." North turned back toward his office but stopped and looked over his shoulder as a thought occurred to him. "Jet and Seneca won't have problem sharing room, yes?"

"Oh no," Sophie replied, "they would probably prefer it!"

"Ah good! A room for them, and a room for you!" He sounded excited.

"Uh, North? I'm not staying." North spun on his heel.

"Why not?"

"I have to go back to Burgess, I have a job now!"

"Very well, but I don't believe they will be too happy about it." North said gesturing to where Jet and Seneca were.

Sophie watched Jet lean against the wall, his arms crossed, guarding his sister as she sat on the floor with Jack, gazing on in awe as the made miniature ice creatures for her. "I know," she said quietly.

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"These rooms are huge!" Jet called to Sophie through the wall separating the two guest quarters. "It's more like an apartment than a guest room!"

"I know!" she called back. "There is a small walk-in closet in here!"

"We have our own bathroom, a dresser with a mirror, and a closet!"

"Same here! North sure has elaborate guest rooms," she said strolling into Jet and Seneca's room and sitting on Seneca's bed. Jet was unpacking near his bed, and Seneca was running around exploring their new living space.

"Yeah, it's like he has unexpected guests like this all the time," Jet said taking a stack of t-shirts from his suit case and setting them in a dresser drawer.

"You said it! And they're pristine, not a speck of dust anywhere!" Sophie said slightly disbelieving.

"What did you expect? He's got walking dust mops all over the place," the dark haired teen grinned as the two girls giggled at his joke. Seneca went back to exploring, but the two older people's attention was turned toward the doorway as a Yeti in the hall outside the door huffed. He had just been passing by when he heard the boy's joke. Jet and Sophie exchanged looks when they noticed the feather duster in the creature's hand. The large hairy beast huffed again and continued down the hall. The obsidian haired boy crept over to the door and peeked out to make sure he was gone. He turned back to Sophie, a huge smile on his face, and they burst in to a fit of laughter.

Sophie was glad to see him having fun. He was usually so reserved and around new things. It was good to see that he was improving. It made what came next a little easier.

"Jet?" she said, asking for his attention.

"Hm?" he asked laying back on his bed. She stared at the top of his head for a moment, then took a deep breath.

"I'm not staying here with you and Seneca," she said quickly. Jet sat up slowly, his back to her. He was silent for a moment, then answered her.

"I understand."

Sophie cringed at the cold tone in his voice. "I wish I could stay, I really do, but-" she began.

"I said 'I understand'," he said calmly. "You have responsibilities back in Burgess. They need you more than we do. You have to go back." He turned to face her slowly. "We'll miss you though." He smiled sadly, then moved to sit beside the blond woman.

"Thanks Jet, I really appreciate your understanding. I don't know how I'm going to tell Seneca!"

"Don't worry about her, I'll explain it to her at the right time," there was an extended silence between them. The boy sighed. "Things are going to be a lot different from now on aren't they?"

Sophie let out a sigh as well. "'Fraid so, Jet."

What did you think? Looks like Jet and the Guardians have some trust issues.

Fun Fact: I was not originally going to write this story down. It wasn't until I wrote the first chapter (out of boredom) that I decided to go for it!