sparklehannah : Thank you once again for taking your time to review 3 I didn't want to really talk about her possible children many people have already done it before.

Hi ! This one is a little early because tomorrow I won't be able to post it. This OS is a quite special because it's linked to a headcanon of mine I have about the composition of ROTG's universed especially the nature of each spirit. I'll explain in more details what I mean in the end notes.

This OS contains OCs, but don't worry, besides this chapter they won't appear regularly. They're just side characters.

Timeline : Spring 2013
Characters : Jack, Mother Nature and OCs
Words : 1571

When March came to an end, Jack wasn't thrilled to say the least.

Yes, he would actually take some well-earned rest, but Spring meant he had to wait two months before he could make snow days in the southern hemisphere, play with the kids and freeze pipes to annoy the adults. Spring meant he couldn't see Jamie and the others until November and had to spend months wondering if they would still believe in him then.

But worst of all, Spring meant he had to attend the most boring, and at the same time angering, reunion in all history : the Seasonal Council.

When Jack arrived at Mother Nature's place, he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.

First of all, no one was there, and in three hundred years, Jack was never the first to came.

He didn't have to wait long however, as the Seasonal he wanted to see the least decided to make an appearance.

"If someone had told me that one day you would be here before me, I would have eaten their brains."

"Hello to you too, Aoife." He replied by rolling his eyes

"It's Autumn for you Winter, we're still not on first name basis." She flew over his head for a second before sitting around the circular table, in her dedicated throne. Next to him, unfortunately. "What has gotten into you by the way ? You're usually too busy freezing electric lines to grant us the presence of your pale ass."

He sighed at the last part and laid back comfortably in his chair. "Nah, I'd rather freeze their cars. You would be surprised by the solutions they come up with."

Instead of answering some nasty words, she squinted hard at him.

"What ?" He scowled.

"You're strange. Stranger than usual, I mean."

Jack raised an eyebrow, not really understanding what she meant by that. If people wanted his opinion, she was the stranger one.

"You seem pretty confident… does it have to do something with the rumors flying around ?"

He frowned.

"What rumors ?"

"That you're in league with the Guardians now."

At that, he froze. He didn't meet one of them this year, so they couldn't get it out of him directly, but Jack would have been stupid to think they didn't at least hear about it.

"And what of it ?" He asked a little too aggressive.

"So it's true…" she purred, "Kinda ironic when you think about it, a child protecting children." She mused teasingly.

"That's rich coming from you !" he retorted without thinking, "You're as short as them. And I'm not a child."

If he were totally honest, the angry look she sent him was a little intimidating.

With her one hundred and nineteen centimeters, she was even smaller than a seven years old girl. But no one should ever underestimate the fairy, as Aoife was one of the fiercest warrior in the spirit world. Some even said the blood of her enemies tainted her hair red.

Jack didn't know if the legend was true, but he wasn't too eager to find out.

"Yes you are," she snorted, "But well, if you find it funny protecting human brats, do it by all means, I couldn't care less."

Jack rolled his eyes. Of course she didn't care, she cared for nothing but herself.

Before he could formulate an appropriate answer, the doors burst open, letting Cyrus, the Spirit of Summer, stroll inside.

"You !" At once, Aoife furiously stretched her wings and launched at him. "What are you still doing in Australia's sectors 70 to 78 ! You should have left days ago !" She had drawn her sword and was pointing at Cyrus' neck.

"Your indignation wound me." He put a hand on his chest and shook his head, letting his dark curly hair drop into his face. "I let you start weeks early in South Korea last time, call it retribution."

"It was planned ! And you know that !"

Cyrus only smirked and then put his golden piercing gaze on him.

"Hey Frosty ! I heard you had a nice encounter with Cupid last month, how did it go ?"

He flashed a wide grin, showing his new golden teeth.

Jack scowled.

"Peachy."

"Why do you look so sour ? He's a nice fellow you know." He put his hands behind his head before Jack could catch a good glimpse at the countless bracelets adorning his tanned wrists.

"I thought you didn't like him after last time… Didn't you fight in Sahara ?" He asked suspiciously.

"The fool thought he was better than His Majesty. But it's all forgiven now, His Majesty is lenient with those beneath him."

"Yeah, His Majesty, right." Aoife snorted his disdainfully. Sometimes, Cyrus would talk about himself with the third person. It was annoying and confusing, but no matter what they said, he didn't care. Aoife was the most aggressive about it, Jack didn't why, but she seemed to hate everything to do with royalty.

"So, did you asked him yet ?" Jack had no idea what he was talking about, but by the smug look on Aoife's face she wasn't sure he wanted to find out.

"You owe me an early week in Brazil ! I told you he would go with the big guys." Jack eyed them with a bewildered look.

"Wait ! Wait, you… you bet on me ? Again ? You promised you'd stop !"

"I said I'd try. I did. Now Cyrus, I expect you to respect your engagement."

"Don't order me, Autumn," he warned before looking at Jack, "Does this mean that people believe in you, now ?"

Jack turned his head to hide his embarrassment.

"A few of them, yes."

Cyrus nodded absentmindedly. "Don't understand why you always made a big deal out of it. It's just mortals, who cares if they see you ?" Jack gritted his teeth in anger. They would never understand, not only did they already had many contacts in the spirit world, they were pure Mother Nature's spirits, they didn't have the same attraction to humans and need to be seeing by them. Even if some of them believed in them.

They would never understand the pain of being walked trough, of seeing people play in the snow he made without being noticed or of other Moon spirits rubbing this fact in their face.

They may seem similar, but in truth they couldn't be anymore different.

"You're all here and the Palace is still standing ? I'm impressed."

All at once, the three of them turned to the entrance where the woman was standing.

Aoife snorted. "You finally granted us of your sumptuous presence ?"

The Spirit of Spring sent her a pointed glare but didn't say anything else. She didn't need to.

Kore always had this strange air around her, like she was somewhat untouchable. Maybe it had to do something with the knee-length unruly blond hair graced with flowers or the vivid green eyes framed by big eyelashes, but everyone could say she was something else.

"So, what were you doing ?"

"Don't start with me now, Aoife" She stated in a harsh tone.

It may have not seemed like it at first, but the most fascinating feature was her voice. Used to control the plants, we could hear the birds singing, the water rushing through the streams and all the other noises that made spring a season so beautiful.

The atrocious screeching sounds she made when she was angry, however, made him wish he was deaf.

Gracefully, she sat next to Cyrus, leaving a spot between her and Jack.

"So, how did your little competition go ?" She asked nonchalantly to Cyrus.

"Tied. We've knocked each other down three times."

"You're stupid. And the sand sprites are even more idiotic than you if they agreed with your stupid idea."

"Don't let them hear that, Aoife," Kore reprimanded with a frown, "They'll get angry."

"Please Kore, you're offensive. Do you really think I care about morons who make tornado wars with this guy here ?"

Kore pursed her lips and Jack laid back in his chair, if the two decided to start a fight, he didn't want to be in the middle of it, thank you very much.

"You're all as lively as always, I see."

Everyone kept quiet. They all looked towards the large door where the new guest was standing, watching them impassively.

No matter how many times he saw her, her appearance never ceased to amaze him. She didn't seem to wear any clothes at all, her whole body was covered in living plants, moving alongside her arms and legs. Her olive skin brought out her vivid blue eyes, and at the top of her head, her long dark hair got lost in countless of branches and leaves. She was tall, taller than them all, and her mere presence intimidated the four of them.

Kore was the first to bend her head.

"Mother Nature."

The other three didn't wait for a reply before greeting her.

She only nodded in answer, before taking place next to him, where a majestic chair was waiting for her.

The four of them glanced at each other, with warning in their eyes. No one would make an offensive comment if they could prevent it. Not when Mother Nature was there. They wouldn't dare.

"The Council may begin."

Okay, now's time for some explanations. For me, there're two types of spirits : the Moon spirits and the Nature spirits. The Moon spirits are chosen by MiM, and are linked to popular beliefs (like the Guardians, Big Foot, the Leprechaun etc.) Due to this, they feel a strong sense of attraction towards humans and kinda need to be seen by them. They keep their power as long as someone believes in them.

The Nature spirits however, are not necessarily immortals. They can be mystical creatures that have a strong link to nature (mermaids for example). All these spirits are vastly different and don't have the same operating, some of them may be seen by humans, others not.

Jack is a hybrid. He was chosen by MiM but Mother Nature gave him his powers. He feels the attraction to humans and the need to be seen, but he won't lose his powers if no one believes.

That's just my thoughts. I don't ask you to agree, you may have a totally different headcanon, but in this fic that's what I'll use.

I hope you liked it, I had some difficulty too create good OCs and show their relationships. Like I said, they won't be regular, but I may still develop their background and how they became the season spirits somewhere in the future.