Tears were streaming down Scarlett's face. She didn't want to ever go back. She told Jack her secret and he hated her for it. What was she thinking! If she kept her mouth shut she could have...

No. It would have ended the same way eventually. She landed on the ground in a heavily wooded area. Her knees became week. She'll have to be alone. She hated being alone.

Scarlett wiped tears from her eyes only to find new ones taking their place. She had no where to go and no one to turn to. She reached into her pocket only to find empty air.

Her heart dropped. She left it. She left it back on the mountain. She couldn't go back now! She had to, no matter how much she hated it. It would be fast.

Scarlett reluctantly flew back in the direction of her mountain. It was a long trip back since her wings were weak after being emotionally drained. Her bare feet felt the soft grass beneath her feat. She started searching behind rocks and in trees.

She went back to the place where she was hiding before Jack found her. She reached down and picked up a rusty locket in the shape of a heart. She opened it and found a picture of a girl that looked like her, but younger. It was her sister before she... left.

Scarlett turned to leave but before she did, she saw something out of the corner of her eye. It was a message that had been left on a tree and it was made of frost.

Tears filled her eyes once again. Jack cared for her? He actually loved her? Her head started buzzing with different emotions. The strangest thing was the emotion she felt the strongest was confusion.

It didn't make sense to her. Why would Jack love her? After all that happened and after all that she had told him, he cared for her?

Scarlett had to go back and see him, but what would the guardians think? They wouldn't let her within a mile of the North Pole. Still, she had to try.


Jack flew threw an open window and landed softly on the ground, creating ice under his feet. The guardians all stared at him the moment they saw him coming back. He had a sad and confused look on his face.

Tooth flew up to Jack and gave him a hug. "Jack, What happened?"

Jack stared at the floor. "Oh you know. I went to go find her. When I did we got in a fight and she told me she used to work for Pitch. Then she flew away somewhere and I have no idea where!"

Bunny opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated. The poor kid looked really hurt. He would have said 'I told you so', but that probably wasn't the best idea.

North frowned. "We may not always agree, but if Scarlett means so much to you, we'll help you find her."

Jack looked up at the others. They were all agreeing with North. He looked at Bunny who was staring off into the distance."

We spoke in a reluctant and sheepish tone. "Fine! I'll help too."

Then the Pooka smiled in a playful way. "The ankle biter isn't really that bad, I guess."

Jack chuckled and his eyes lit up with excitement. "Well then lets go find her."


Scarlett flew amongst the clouds around the North Pole. She didn't think the guardians would just let her walts in after finding out what happened to her, so she stayed hidden.

She landed on the roof and peered in threw a window. The guardians were all talking amongst themselves. It would be hard to get in there unnoticed. Impossible even. The yetis were incredible security guards.

She was about to fly to a different spot when Bunny's keen ears picked up a small sound from outside the window.

Scarlett tried to duck away but Bunny was able to get a glimpse of her wing before she was out of sight. He nudged Jack, who was currently in a conversation with North. "Uh Mate, I think I saw something outside. You might want to check it out."

Jack opened the window and hopped outside. He flew up to the roof where Scarlett was standing. She had snow in her hair and her jacket was flapping in the wind.

Jack walked up to her. "What are you doing here?"

Scarlett didn't answer. Instead she reached out and gave Jack a hug. His skin was frigid cold but Scarlett didn't care. Scarlett was whispering in a soft and sincere voice. "I'm sorry."

Jack hugged her back. "What for?"

Tears started to form in Scarlett's eyes and her voice was starting to crack. "For everything! I-"

Scarlett dropped to her knees before she could finish her sentence. Tears were streaming down her face and her wings were laying flat on the ground in a droopy manner.

Jack knelt down so he was at her level. "You have nothing to be sorry for. It was my fault."

Scarlett grabbed her arms as a chill went down her spine. "But I-"

She was cut off by Jack. "There's no buts about it. You didn't do anything wrong."

Scarlett wiped tears from her eyes. "The guardians all hate me."

Jack grabbed her arms. "No they don't! Trust me. They were willing to help me find you even after I told them what happened."

Scarlett looked up. "Really?"

Jack nodded his head. "Ya, really."

Scarlett chuckled. She never thought that the guardians would ever do anything nice to her. She hugged Jack again and pulled him close. "Thank you."

Jack laughed. "For what?"

Scarlett's voice started to break again. "For caring."

Jack paused for a moment. He knew before that Scarlett didn't have many friends, but she was so good at hiding her emotions, that Jack never realized she was troubled.

Jack pulled away and stood up. Then he grabbed Scarlett's hand and helped her to get on her feet. He took a step back and stood there in shock. Scarlett's hands, feet and nose were blue. "Come on! We need to get you inside before you freeze out here!"


How are you liking the story so far? Is it good, bad, okay? I was thinking of doing a Scarlett x Jack ship, but if you don't want me to do that, then go ahead and tell me in the comments. I take every comment into consideration and use it to make my stories better so feedback is appreciated :)