February 8th, 1707

Two twelve year old boys and a six year old girl stood at the edge of a frozen over lake in the middle of the woods. The little girl had shoulder length brown hair that matched her eyes, and was wearing a brown dress lined with fur and fur leggings. The twins looked as identical as ever, both wearing warm clothing, except one twin had no shoes. Their hair was long, it went well past their ears and they were a bit too skinny for it to be natural. They were also a bit tall for their age.

"Alright Emma, remember what we taught you?" One twin asked.

"Yup!" Emma beamed. "Stay off the white ice and only on the blue."

"Good." He said. "Jack, why don't you see if the ice is safe and I'll help Emma with her skates."

Jack nodded, and set his skates down, walking barefoot onto the ice. He walked a bit around the edge, and then more out into the middle of the pond, looking around. When he was satisfied, he ran back to shore.

"It's safe," He said. "Just stay away from the left shore."

Emma and Jakoby nodded. Jakoby helped Emma stand up and brought her over to the edge of the pond while Jack put his skates on.

Jack skated out onto the ice where Jakoby was holding Emma's hands and helping her move across the ice.

"You got it Emma!" Jack encouraged. Emma smiled, and loosened her hold on Jakoby's hands.

"Do you want to try on your own?" Jakoby asked her.

Emma nodded and slowly let go of his hands altogether. Jakoby skated a little away from Emma as she wobbled and tried to keep her balance. Jack and Jakoby kept their eyes trained on Emma as she started to grow more confident.

"Look!" She said excitedly. "I'm doing it!"

"Great job!" Jack said, circling around her.

Jakoby laughed. "You'll be able to skate like Jack and I in no time, Em!"

Emma wobbled a bit and her hand hit Jack, causing him to lose balance and fall onto his back. Jack sat up and laughed along with Jakoby and Emma.

The memory faded away along with the laughter.

"They seem happier," Tooth said, smiling a little.

"Maybe they are no longer with that man, David," North said.

Another memory began, and boy, were the Guardians wrong.

February 20th, 1707

"Quit that crying you little brat!"

The six year old girl was curled up in the corner, balling her eyes out, with Jack hunched over her, his back facing them.

"Don't yell at her!" Jakoby yelled at David, from where he stood in front of Jack and Emma.

"Then get the little bitch to shut up!" David growled, pushing Jakoby back.

"Don't call her a bitch!" the twelve year old boy yelled back, standing his ground.

David backhanded Jakoby across the face. "Don't tell me what to do boy!"

This only made Emma cry harder, as Jack desperately tried to get her to quiet down.

Jakoby scrambled over to Jack and Emma, and pulled them up.

"Let's go," Jakoby mumbled.

Jack lifted Emma into his arms and the three ran from the house, David's voice screaming after them.

"Don't come back until you learn how to respect your elders!"

The Overland siblings ran through the coldness in the dark of the night. They kept running until the three came to a clearing with the remains of an old farm house lightly covered in snow. Jack put Emma down, whose crying had become softer and was only sniffling. He sat on the snow covered ground, Emma in his lap and Jakoby next to him.

Jack soothingly stroked Emma's hair, while looking at Jakoby, who had a clouded expression on, and a red mark forming on his left cheek.

"Are you alright?" Jack whispered.

Jakoby nodded.

"I'm sorry," Emma said, suddenly.

Both boys looked at her in surprise. "What?" Jack asked.

"I'm sorry." She said again. "If I had stopped crying, Jakoby wouldn't be hurt."

"No, no," Jakoby said, reaching across to lift Emma's chin. "It's not your fault. It was never your fault."

"Promise us you'll never say that again, okay?" Jack said.

Emma nodded. "I promise."

"Jakoby and I will always be here to protect you, Emma," Jack said.

Jakoby nodded in agreement. "We will never let anyone hurt you."

"You have to believe in us." The boys said in unison.

Emma smiled softly.

Suddenly, Jack stood up, bringing Emma to her feet too, and Jakoby soon followed.

Jack hunched to Emma's height. "You want to have some fun?"

Emma's eyes lit up. "Yes!"

"Alright," Jack smiled, walking between Jakoby and Emma. "Then…. You're it!" Jack said quickly, tapping Jakoby on the head, before taking off running.

Emma squealed and ran after Jack, Jakoby hot on her heels.

The Guardians smiled at the siblings, knowing that with Jack being around, nothing will be sad for too long.

The memory faded.

I know, it's short, but this chapter is supposed to mean a lot.

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