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Chapter 9

"It was a long time ago. Back when I was 7 I think the night my mother died. That's when I stopped believing I think. Maybe earlier then that I don't know. All I know is I stopped believing because I felt alone like no one was ever there for me only my mother. I felt like an outcast even among the little friends I had. The night my mother died my friends all acted like they didn't know me or even knew who I was." Silence consumed the room, as Catherine thought back on it, as she tried to remember her past both good and bad. Somewhere in her past the answers lied waiting for her to uncover them, just waiting to have the light shined on them.

"Go. Just say what comes to mind even if it is all jumbled up." Cat looked up to Jack's face to see reassurance in his eyes and something else. Something she still could not point out. Twisting her entire body she now laid flat on her back with her head on Jack's lap. She closed her eyes and began to speak once more.

It was mid December and a young child with snow white hair twisted and turned in her bed. A nightmare was brutally holding her in it's grasp not letting her go. It was torturing her making her hear and see things she didn't want to believe. Why was this happening? What was going on? Where was the Sandman to help her if he was real as her mommy said? A woman with the same matching white hair but golden eyes came walking into the room. Gently she placed her hand upon the shivering child's body.

"Listen to me Catherine. My little Ice Princess the Sandman would usually come to fight this evil away, but **** ****** is blocking him from ******* you. He's *********** trying child ******* in him. Don't just rely on your own power to help you break free. ******* and wake from this Nightmare." What was it she said about the Sandman? Why hadn't he come? What was she saying to her? Whatever the woman said made the small child smile, a glitter of gold dust could be seen above the child's head and the nightmare faded. The child however woke with a start and began to cry when she saw her mother's face. The nightmare playing over, in the eyes of the child.

"MOMMY! IT WAS SO SCARY I WAS SO SCARED! THERE WAS SO MUCH BLOOD! YOU WEREN'T MOVEING NO ONE CAME TO HELP! MOMMY DON'T LEAVE ME!" The child cried into her mother's lap completely hysterical at what just happened. The woman sighed it seems her foe had won this round as well. Slowly the seeds of doubt were being planted, which meant slowly she was beginning to not believe in the guardians anymore. However there was still one guardian left and he would be the key to making all this right. There was no way the dark force working against her could ever make her child disbelieve in Jack Frost. It was not possible if anything she may fool herself into believing he once existed but truth was she could never forget him for he was much a part of her as she was to him.

"Hush now child remember what mommy always says, Frost is looking after you. He is a major part of your life and always will be. Look at the window." The child looked up and stopped crying just to give way to a smile.

"HE WAS HERE! LOOK MOMMY FROST IS ON THE WINDOW! It's like your story Frost is the prince of Ice that rescues the princesses from the scary King Of Hatred." The woman smiled and nodded her head.

"That's all I can really remember as to what happened to make me think the Sandman used to exist at one point. After all he wasn't really there when I had the Nightmares of my mother dieing. Actually he never was there for me when I had nightmares and my mother's stories were mostly about Frost being a prince that would rescue me from some bad guy filled with hate. Hate for me and a desire to see me surfer before trying to kill me. My mom never did hold anything back. But whenever I saw that Frosted window pane I couldn't help but smile. I guess I started to believe that the guardians existed at some point slowly one by one now that I think about it. My memory isn't that great." Cat sighed it was hard to remember her past after all she spent 10 years trying to forget. Opening her eyes she looked into Jack's eye's just to see realization shine in them a smile playing on his lips.

"So your that girl... I used to come around your place all the time just to listen to your mother's stories about the Frost prince and Ice princess. It was quiet an amazing story. I liked it a lot that's when I got the idea to start leaving frost on your window. I didn't know that was you. You never came out to play and your window was always locked so I could never get in. Back then though your hair was white as snow and your eyes were gray as the sky on a snowy day. You were beautiful and so carefree. Don't get me wrong your beautiful even now but your hair is darker and so are your eyes. What happened?" Jack sat there amazed not only was this the girl he used to visit and cheer up after she had a Nightmare but he could not help but wonder what could have happened to make her look so different.

"Wait you used to visit me? How come I never saw you? I mean clearly I can see you so why couldn't I see you back then?" Cat was confused if Jack was around like he said he was then how come she never saw him?

"Do you remember the story? I would like to hear it again." Jack's voice was soft almost a lullaby. He could tell she was bothered by what was going on so he decided to lighten the mood a bit.

"Yeah I remember it... I'll try and not leave anything out." Cat asked closing her eyes again remembering the story her mother used to tell her.

A/N: The next chapter will be the story. It's a long one so I thought it would be best if it had it's own chapter. Hope you guys don't mind. Thanks for the review guys I love em ^_^. Hope you enjoyed this chapter until next time bye