;for the next two weeks I have exams on Mondays so I figured I'd just update today and possibly Fridays till I'm out of school. Also sorry it's short. the next chapter will be a better length. as always I don't own ROTG just the plot and OC's;

You'd think with the Yetis and elves being so nice and all, Maeve would still feel welcome at the Pole.

But just like at home, she couldn't help but just sit in one spot and stay there. Bunny's constant angry attitude towards her didn't help.

Daughter Nature sat on the table in the kids area hugging her crossed legs to her chest while she watched Bunny and Jack play with the infants. She knew he didn't trust her at all anymore so she didn't bother trying to join in.

Sandy noticed Maeve's absence and set down the toy he was playing with before he flew up to her. The Sandman slipped himself into her arms and after making himself comfortable, he instantly fell asleep.

"See?" Jack whispered sitting next to her on the table holding a sleeping North in his arms. "He still trusts you." "He's just a baby." Maeve said ruffling Sandy's stuck up hair. "He'd act like this if I was Pitch."

Jack sighed. Maeve was just to convinced that she could possibly be evil for her confidence to be turned back.

"So what are we going to do?" She asked changing the subject. "About Christmas. It's only a few days away and if the presents don't get delivered kids will stop believing in North."

Jack nodded in agreement. He had completely forgotten that Christmas was so close. Guess that's what happens when your friends get turned into infants.

"The yetis, elves and I can handle it." Jack said simply. "And Bunny and the tooth fairies can collect the teeth so Tooth is still believed in." "When did I agree to this?" Bunny demanded setting Tooth in a cradle. "How are we supposed to locate t'teeth if Tooths a baby?"

Jack shrugged. "There's got to be over a thousand Tooth fairies. I'm pretty sure you guys can handle it. Besides, do you have any better ideas?"

Bunny grumbled and got back to work with the infants. Maeve thought this was an over reaction to collecting teeth. But then again, he hasn't been to pleased with anyone since Tooth was transformed into a baby.

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Jack seemed to be trying hard to get Maeve to talk about what was bothering her. He even insisted he just fly her home because North's snow globes make her sick.

The Winter spirit didn't question her through the flight. It wasn't till they landed inside the local parks forest when he grabbed her hand so she couldn't run off before he got any answers.

"Pitch had to tell you he was your grandfather before he told us. Your face practically screamed it, so don't tell me I'm crazy. What else did he show you?" He demanded.

Maeve opened her mouth to make some stupid excuse but couldn't find herself able to. Jack was the only person who actually knew who she was and still cared about her. How could she lie to him?

She took a deep breath, determined to tell him everything slowly and calmly. So, of course, she practically threw up all the information of her nightmare on him.

"I got home and went to sleep and had practically the worst nightmare I've ever had there was this creepy voice i didn't know who it was but later I figured it was Pitch himself and he showed me this father and daughter and they're pet wolf and told me the daughter died and showed me that his own daughter was taken from him and I didn't understand anything then the scene changed completely and i was in the forest- crap! I think it was this forest! It was! it was right here! Anyway he showed me my own dead body with these green vines growing out of my limbs into the earth-"

"Wait. wait. ...Maeve!" Jack yelled over her causing her to stop dead sentence. "Did you say your own dead body?" Daughter Nature nodded. "He told me I had to die in order to be... decomposed and rebirthed into a new... body."

Maeve's breathing picked up as she started to rant again, like she always did when she's scared or nervous.

"Jack, I'm scared. No, I'm horrified. My own Mother is going to kill me off and take me away from everything I have. And I'm just going to be stuck as someone else without memories of anything! Amelia and the others are going to believe I'm dead i'll be alone again-"

"Maeve!" Jack yelled shaking her by the shoulders. "Maeve! just stop and listen to me! We'll figure out how to stop this rebirth or whatever its called."

Maeve was probably still startled from Jack's sudden movement cause she continued to stare at him wide-eyed as she nodded.

Jack sighed and loosened his grip on her shoulders. She must feel like an outsider with the guardians. Now that he thought about it, she must feel her own house. No wonder Maeve wanted to go with him so desperately, she couldn't even call The Bennetts her own family any more. And if there was one thing Jack knew was painful, it was being alone.

"And you have never been alone and you will never be alone. Never." He continued still holding her shoulders. "You have a loving family and great friends that care about you more then anything. Even if they're gone, I'm still here. I'll never let you be alone, I promise."

Maeve stared at him wide-eyed as a small flush grew on her cheeks. Did he really mean that?

Jack held Maeve by the shoulders. they stared at each other in the same position long after they established she wouldn't be alone. She was still to dumbfound about his "you'll never be alone speech" to really understand why.

Jack slowly slid his hands down her arms so he was holding Maeve's hands in his. she could feel her face turning redder as he slowly leaned forward.

You know in your favorite book and your favorite couple is about to kiss and that random, annoying thing comes out of no where and ruins the perfect moment you've been waiting like twenty chapters for? Well one of those things came.

Maeve's hands where ripped out of Jack's and she was thrown backwards into a tree. She caught a blurry glimpse of Jack being thrown away before she was engulfed in darkness.

"Jack?!" Maeve yelled as she got to her feet, only to be shoved to the ground. "Maeve?!" She heard him call back from the distance.

Daughter Nature got shoved to the ground and got back up several times before she thrown onto a tree and was released from the darknesses hold.

She tried to stand up shakily but she had hit her head a good to many times. It took two times but she managed to get up to her feet.

The area looked exactly where she was before. But after living in Burgess for this whole life, she knew she was way deeper in the forest than before. "Jack?" She asked.

The winter spirit's familiar laughter surrounded her. She jumped and spun on the spot. "Jack?" She asked again. "Jack this isn't funny!" Who did he think he was? Acting like he was going to kiss her then running around scaring her like this?

"Jack Frost!" Maeve almost yelled angrily. "Stop messing around! I'm serious!"

Jack landed behind several trees. He was so deep in the shadows she could only see his outline. Even from where she was, Maeve could tell something was different about him.

Instead of his normal hoodie he was wearing some kind of cloak with a high collar so it hid his face. Not only that, but his eyes where glowing completely bright blue.

"Something wrong, rainbow-eyes?" He asked. Before, Maeve thought that was a funny nick name that was both friendly and accurate. The way he said it now sounded so dark and insulting It was almost scary.

"This isn't Jack." She thought stepping backwards.

"You...your not..." She mumbled. "What's wrong, rainbow-eyes?" He mocked. "Scared of a little shadow?" That's when she realized he wasn't hidden in shadows, he was the shadows.

Dark Jack was completely black. Even his staff was black except for the glowing red section from where he was holding it. He looked just like the original Jack, but even his different clothes looked familiar.

Not that she had seen Jack wearing anything like this, but they just did. Under his cloak, dark Jack had on a long sleeved shirt and a vest. Where had she seen them before?

"I think she is, Jackie." Someone mocked from behind Maeve. Before she could even turn around, Daughter Nature hollowed in pain from the sharp jab in her back.

Falling onto all fours, Maeve started shaking as the pain spread through her body. "Come on, Janey." the female voice mocked. "Don't be so boring."

She yelped again at the large spike of pain in her back. This time it felt ice cold. Like burning cold.

The last thing Maeve remembered was a last sharp, icy pain in her back and someone yelling before everything went black.

;oh Did you guys want that kiss? ;) *laughs evilly with dark jack* any who thanks for reading and please leave a review!;