Skyla, waking up in her new room, already had a huge smile on her face. Her sight was filled with gold and red, from the fireplace across the room, to the canopy above her bed and the too-many pillows she rested against.

To her right, Jack Frost was lounging on the window seat, his gaze set on the world outside. He'd been hanging around her since the previous day. After he had done some damage with his pranks, he flew up to see Sky, bragging about what he'd done. He kissed her and it was so nice! Even if she knew the whole workshop had at one point or another turned to stare at them.

Except for Bunnymund. He had politely looked away. The rabbit had barely taken his eyes off her since she woke up, but at least he knew when to give her privacy. 'I'm just glad he didn't watch me sleep. Did Jack? Not that I mind... I sort of like knowing he's watching over me.'

"Sky, you're awake?" Jack called, grabbing her attention. He sat up straight and smiled at her, "Sleep well?"

Skyla rolled over, pressing her face into one of the pillows. She argued something, but the pillow muffled it.

"What? Did you say something? I think you have a pillow in your face."

She turned her head so her mouth wasn't covered, "I said; I think I'm going to sleep in today."

"No way, Sky. There's too much fun to be had" grinning, he stood up and walked over to the bed. Sitting down beside her, he brushed some hair out of her face. "Spend the day with me?"

"Yeah" she told him softly, "I want to."

"Good. I love you"

"I love you, too" Skyla blushed, burying her face in the pillow again.

"I'll meet you out in the hall. Don't keep me waiting" Jack kissed her head before standing up and walking out of the room.

Sky didn't move for several moments, making sure he was gone. Finally she threw the covers off her self and stood up, stretching her arms out. Looking down at herself, she frowned at the pajamas Bunnymund had grabbed from Lauren's. Little pink rabbits dotted most of the grey fabric. At least it was only the bottoms and the top was a plain grey cami. 'If Jack saw these, I would never hear the end of it'

Bunnymund had grabbed a few outfits from, and some essentials, from Lauren while Sky was still out of it. She was very thankful to Bunnymund. The only things that annoyed her about the transaction was; she didn't get to pick out the outfits, and Lauren had refused to give up Sky's mp3.

Sighing at the thought, Skyla quickly got ready for the day ahead of her. Luckily her favorite jeans had been trailed to the Workshop, and her second favorite sweatshirt along with it.

Tying her hair up with the red ribbon she took everywhere, she glanced over at the bracelet left on top of one of the dressers. Jack's words to her when she woke up from the mini-coma rang through her mind "You're not wearing that thing again. Ever. If I have to take it and throw it in the ocean I will. Skyla, I'm not letting you take that chance again."

She'd barely tried to argue; the situation was just too serious. She wasn't really afraid of what the bracelet would do, she was more afraid of the reason.

Sky walked over to the door and grabbed her red coat. Pulling it on, she took a deep breath 'A whole day with Jack, huh?'

Opening the door, she stepped out into the hallway. Jack was on the other side, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. Skyla copied him on her side, looking him up and down with a smile on her face.

"What?" he asked

"Nothing. You just... You look good. As always, really." she blushed

"You're the one that looks good, Sky. I never change."

"Well, don't. I like you like this. You'll always be the same person I fell in love with, and that's kind of... Awesome."

Jack bounced off the wall, leaving his staff there. "You'll probably change a bit" he walked closer to her, "You're still young, after all." Leaning in, he kissed her cheek, "We both still have a lot to learn about Skyla Nolastname"

"Come on, Frost. Still don't know my last name?" she mocked.

He frowned, "I don't even know your middle name, Sky. It's not fair. I don't know anything about you except what I've learnt all on my own. Or what Lauren has told me, which still isn't much!" he chuckled, "Promise you'll tell me more about you?"

She thought for a few moments, watching as he watched her. Making up her mind, she told him, "My favorite color? It's purple. And I love raspberries." Skyla gripped his sweater and pulled him in for a quick kiss, smiling at him when they broke apart.

"Purple, and raspberries? Thanks, Sky." he smiled lovingly back at her, "But I want to know your name, too."

"Some other time, okay? Let's go to the kitchen or something"

Jack turned around and went to grab his staff. Turning back to her, he held out his hand, "Let's go" Taking it, she let him lead the way. Even with the two tours she'd been on, the Workshop was still a giant maze to her. Once they made it into the center, the route became clearer.

The yetis, as always, were hard at work. The elves were, too, the difference being that where the yetis were making toys, the elves ran around with plates of cookies and live wires that had to be confiscated.

The other Guardians would still be looking through those books. Skyla had interrupted them once and didn't plan to do it again without reason. They were all tense, with their attentions completely on the many pages and scrolls in front of them. They, too, were hard at work most hours of the day. Bunnymund had told her they'd been like that since the beginning. Since right after the first attack.

She'd asked how long it's been since then and received no answer. Not that she expected one. It was one of those things they thought was better if she didn't know. Another was how long it had taken them to find him either time. She appreciated their concern, and understood why they kept those things from her; but it made her feel like she was even less a part of the team.

Eventually, Skyla and Jack reached the kitchen. Letting go of her hand, Jack gestured around, "Take whatever you want. There might be some raspberries in one of the fridges..."

Looking there first, she smiled, "There is!" Grabbing the bowl of berries, she asked, "It's really okay if I just take this?"

"Yeah, go ahead. They would just be made into some kind of pastry anyway. Take whatever you want, Sky."

Sitting at a little table in the corner, the she ate in silence. When Jack finally joined her, he placed a glass of water in front of her. The glass was frosted over, the surface of the water in the same state. Skyla coughed to cover her laugh, "Thanks, Jack!"

"Just thought you might be thirsty" he shrugged. Taking a berry from her he ate it and commented, "Not bad. You love these, huh?"

She nodded, "I do. They're delicious."

"So there's no story behind that? You just love them cause they're delicious? Not even a first time story?" he asked.

Skyla stared at him, "First time? Well, I can't remember that far back... But I guess there is a story. A very short one." Jack had a question mark on his face and she laughed, "It's actually not a big deal! Okay, my mother used to take me to this Summer home her family owned. There were raspberries everywhere and we would use them in everything we made. For the better part of Summer we ate raspberries till we got sick. You would think the thought of them would freak me out but... I miss those days, I guess?"

Jack just stared at her with wide eyes for several moments. 'Did I say something weird? Just eat another berry, Sky.' she told herself and did just that, turning her head away from him in embarrassment.

"Skyla!" he yelled happily, drawing her attention back. He stood up and moved closer to her, leaning down and putting his hands on either side of her face, "That's huge! You just told me something about your past! Not even Lauren knows that, I bet!"

"Oh" was all she said, letting his words sink in. Smiling at him, she told him, "No one knows that. I've never talked about my, erm, past with anyone before. Lucky you, I guess."

"I'm serious! This is amazing!" He pressed his lips against hers, kissing her deeply. Too soon, he pulled back, "This is the best day ever. I'm learning so much about you!"

"You're really happy about this, aren't you?"

"I am!" he grinned at her. "What else can you tell me?"

"...I think that's enough for one day, Jack."

His grin faltered for a second, but he withdrew his hands and sat back down in his seat. "Sure, Sky. I understand."

"Sorry... We have plenty of time to talk about that stuff anyway, right?" she assured, smiling at him. Jack slowly nodded in response. "So let's take it slow."

"Take it slow? How long did it take for us to fall in love with each other? To climb into bed together-"

"Nothing happened, Jack! Don't say it like that, you know what-"

"Yeah, yeah. And we're kissing whenever we feel like it. We haven't known each other for very long, Sky. But we're already acting like any other couple. Better, I think."

"Apart from the obvious." she smirked.

"And we've never been on an official date." he mentioned.

"Then let's call today our first." she declared, "If you think you're up for it?"

"I'm not. Just wait a little longer, Sky. Our first date will be perfect. Today we'll just hang out."

"Just being with you would make it perfect," Skyla mumbled. Jack grinned at her. Ignoring him, she went back to eating her berries. While she finished them off, they talked about what they were going to do. Jack's ideas won out, for the most part.

A while later, they were holding hands and walking through the Workshop trying to keep out of everyones way. The yetis didn't do much other than push the two out of harms way now and then. Jack glared at them, telling them off for thinking he couldn't protect her himself. Skyla thought it was odd, but didn't say anything.

For a while, the two played with some of the toys. A few elves joined them, but ended up being told to leave by an annoyed Jack. Again, Skyla chose not to say anything.

When Bunnymund found them back in the kitchen, he took Jack out of the room for a few minutes. Skyla could hear them argue, no doubt thanks to the fact she pressed an ear against the door they'd left through.

For the most part; she couldn't tell what they were saying at all. A few words jumped out at her. Something about what North told Bunnymund about Jack. Then about the spirit's anger. Sky didn't know if the two were connected.

Running back to her seat, she made sure to steady herself quickly so they wouldn't even guess she'd been listening. They walked back in, both looking more annoyed than they had when they walked out.

When they sat down she asked, "Should I be worried?"

"About what, Sky?" the rabbit asked.

"You're both really pissed off. I can tell. Should I be worried?"

"No" Jack answered, "We're just not getting along. You'll get used to it." They glared at each other, then turned away stubbornly.

'I know you two don't always get along but... Dammit, what is happening?'

"Jack is upset that he isn't allowed to be alone with you anymore." Bunnymund told her.

Shocked, she nearly spit out the water she'd just taken a sip of, "What do you mean? We've been alone. Just this morning-"

"There are yetis watching you two when I -or one of the other Guardians- can't be around. As I hear, there were a couple of em right outside your door till Jack made them leave."

The spirit crossed his arms over his chest, holding his staff across his shoulder. He wouldn't look over at the two but argued, "Give me a break. Nothing will happen if we're alone. Well, not nothing. Nothing bad."

"We don't know that!" putting his paws flat on the table, the pooka narrowed his eyes, "We've been through this. You're not changing our decision."

"Our?" Skyla asked, "And why was it even discussed?"

"Don't worry about it, Sky" Jack told her.

"He's being affected by-"

"Shut up!" Jack yelled, standing up so suddenly his chair was thrown back. "Don't say anything!"

"She needs to know, mate. It's about her safety!" Bunnymund stood up, too. "She's a part of this, and only she can decide how much she trusts us. How well she listens to what we have to say."

Skyla smiled at that, 'Good. At least someone knows I'm on this team. And that I have choices.'

Jack looked at her and frowned, "What? You're on his side?"

"Side? Jack, that's-"

"Maybe she is" Bunnymund interrupted, "It pays to be on the winning side, mate. She's being smart."

She tried again, "No, Bunny-"

"Why would she choose your side?" Jack growled at the rabbit, "She's always on my side. She loves me!" the last word was louder, and he smirked triumphantly.

"Calm yourself down." The Guardian of Hope warned, "This isn't a good time to lose your head"

"My head is attached perfectly!" he yelled, flustered. "Get out, kangaroo! We were fine until you showed up!"

"You were losin yourself! Yelling at the elves? When have you ever done that?"

"He's kind of right, Jack. You kind of blew up at them... And some of the yetis." Skyla said softly, standing and moving closer to the spirit. "Are you really okay?

"He's not" Bunnymund told her.

Jack glared at him, then turned his gaze to Skyla, "It's nothing I want you to worry about."

"You never want me to worry about anything. Tell me Jack. Please?"

His jaw set but blues eyes softened slightly, and he put an arm around her shoulders. He nodded at Bunnymund, "Go ahead."

"We think he's being affected in a different way this time. Before; he was just having pains and such. Now he's... He's getting angry. Jack noticed it first and told North about it. If he's concerned enough to do that; then it's a big deal. North told me, and we agreed not to let him be alone with you. Just in case it gets worse. We don't know how bad it really is."

Skyla gripped Jack's sweater and made him look at her, "Possible supernatural anger issues? That does sound serious."

"I can handle it." He said softly.

"I'll help. Keep you calm. We can-"

"Sky" Bunnymund warned, "It's dangerous"

She kept looking at Jack, "We can start doing yoga and meditating. Stay away from stress, Just keep ourselves relaxed. It'll be fine" she smiled at him, hoping to reassure them all. Especially herself. 'This is serious, but we just need to remain calm and keep his spirits up. If he's happy, there's nothing to worry about. The others will figure something out soon. After this witch -or whatever- is dealt with, there won't be anything else to worry about. I hope...'

Jack took a deep breath and let it out slowly, blowing cool air into her face. Finally, he smiled, "Thanks, Sky. He's right, though. I'm scared it might not be enough; but we can give it a try. The yetis will always be around, and maybe one of the other Guardians. Sorry, kangaroo, but I think you should stay away. You might... Set me off" he grinned.

"I'll send Tooth or Sandy to check on you later. North is on a rampage right now. Best leave him be." Bunnymund told them. "I'll leave him to you, Sky. Don't make any of us regret this."

"I- I won't." she answered. Bunnymund ignored the stammer and nodded at Jack before walking out the door. Skyla heard him call to some yetis and soon enough one of them was in the kitchen with them, not looking away from the two.

"That went well" Jack commented. "He took it better than I expected."

"I'm still waiting for him to come back and drag one of us away."

"Me too. But he won't. I think we have some time off for now. What do you want to do?" His mischievous smile and the chill from his touch made her shiver.

"We should start with meditation." she told him, and he frowned. Placing a hand on his cheek, she turned his face slightly and let their lips meet. For a while they just stayed there. Their arms around each other, their lips meeting now and then. They were happy, and neither wanted it to end.
"Jack?"
"Yeah?"
"My middle name is Grace."


Notes:
Yeah, yeah. This took freakin forever.
If you followed my Twitter you would know I've struggled with multiple versions of it.
This is the... Sixth? Seventh? I don't even know.
But we're finally learning about Skyla.
So that's a good thing
Cause
Believe it or not
She is a huge part of the story
Thank you for reading!
Please review, if you can spare the time!
Advice, predictions, and opinions are always welcome!
Love Y'all *hearts*