Hi! I'm back with Chapter Four: Nothing is Simple! Hope you like!
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Chapter Four:
Nothing is Simple
Nightlight soared back up to the moon, thinking their conversation over again. So, Pitch didn't tell her that he was the Boogeyman….
Nightlight reached MiM's office, feeling slightly distracted. He opened the door and there stood MiM, who was pacing until he heard the doorknob turn.
Nightlight walked in and his eyes lit up.
"Nightlight, my friend! Come, sit." MiM gestured over to a plush, cushiony seat. "Any big news?"
Nightlight sat down, sinking slightly whenever he sat in the seat. He leaned his staff on the side of the chair and looked at MiM. His pale green eyes seemed slightly distracted.
"Well…" he began slowly. "Her name is Will-o'-the-Wisp, but you can call her 'Wisp.' I doubt Wisp is teamed up with Pitch; she didn't even know he was the Boogeyman. He must be keeping everything to himself, 'cause she had tons of questions-" Nightlight began speaking rapidly, but was cut off by MiM chuckling.
"Nightlight, how do you know all this?" MiM laughed.
Nightlight paused before realizing, like a punch in the gut, that he was supposed to watch over her, not make acquaintances.
"We met," he said shortly.
MiM chuckled even more, "I told you to watch over her, not meet her."
Blood rushed to Nightlight's pale face and he bit his lip.
"Oh, gosh, MiM, I'm so sorry, you see, she ran into-"
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding!" MiM said reassuringly. Nightlight's face went back to its usual pale form.
After Nightlight left a few minutes later, MiM sat in a chair and pondered and pondered. About Wisp. About Nightlight. About Pitch. About the Guardians. About Wisp being a Guardian.
MiM sighed and laid his back against the cushion. Nothing was simple anymore.
Wisp clutched her lantern tightly while meandering back to the clearing. For some reason, that lantern gave her a sense of protection, kind of like how the moon did whenever she first found herself. When she finally reached the clearing, she held the lantern up high.
"Hello? Mister Pitch Black?" she called through the darkness. To her surprise, Pitch stepped out, his golden eyes focusing on her.
"I'm here," he said curtly.
"You didn't tell me you were the Boogeyman!" The words flew out of Wisp's mouth before she realized what she said. Pitch paused before speaking.
"Stupid girl. You would've been afraid if I told you what I was before I hardly knew your name, myself," Pitch snarled.
Wisp shifted uneasily. She supposed that was true, but she still felt… betrayed, almost. There was a very meaningful pause.
"… I'm sorry," Wisp finally said.
"Forget it," Pitch said icily.
There was another pause. Wisp blinked.
"Pitch," Wisp began seriously. "I have a few questions, and you are going to answer them."
Pitch got an offended look on his face. How dare she give orders to the king of nightmares!
Pitch paused before finally answering.
"Fine. But there is a limit," Pitch said sourly.
"What are those 'Guardians' you and…" Wisp paused. He didn't need to know about Nightlight. "… you mentioned?"
Pitch narrowed his eyes. That explanation would involve mentioning MiM, the wretched man who caused all of his failures, and Nightlight, the little boy who caused him years worth of pain and being trapped. As much as he didn't want to answer, Wisp had a steely look on her face and was determined to get an explanation.
Pitch sighed, finally giving in.
"The Guardians-" (Pitch said with a sneer) "- are immortal people who protect wonder, hope, dreams, memories, and fun in children. They're the reason why I'm never seen," Pitch finished stiffly.
"And what do you protect?" Wisp pressed on, leaning in slightly.
"Fear," Pitch responded.
Wisp leaned back. She was satisfied… for now. She put her lantern in her right hand and began to walk away. Pitch chuckled.
"And where, exactly, are you going?" Pitch asked sarcastically
"Away," Wisp said simply. She had no intentions of going back to the town.
Maybe, Wisp thought, her hopes rising, I'll run into Nightlight on the way to nowhere.
And with that, she left Pitch standing hopelessly confused in the clearing.
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