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Toothiana was flying through the icy night air, a small group of mini fairies hot on her tail. Condensation gathered on her feathers and began to freeze, magnifying the already bright colors. It was dark and the temperature was cooler than she would have liked, but Toothiana was having the time of her life. She was hunting the teeth children hid under their pillows for her, and as soon as she saw one, she would point it out for one of her fairies to retrieve. Once in a while, Tooth would spot a child's first tooth, and take off herself to claim it. True, she did this much more often since the Pitch incident, but the natural beauty of the night and the excitement of her job never ceased to amaze her.
Adding to her ease was Sandy; even if Pitch could escape his nightmares, Sandy was always flying around in his sand plane, or on a giant sting ray, or simply hovering over a huge mass of his golden dream sand. With him patrolling the night as he dispersed dreams, the boogeyman wouldn't dare to attack one of the Sandman's friends.
Sandy was Toothiana's best friend, which seemed odd for someone who talked so much. It didn't show often, but Tooth greatly enjoyed just flying in peaceful silence and taking in the majesty of the world beneath her, making Sandy the perfect companion.
Tooth may have followed these thoughts further, but suddenly the wind picked up and the temperature dropped. A few months ago, this may have alarmed Tooth, but now she simply laughed and waited for what she knew was coming. A gust of wind suddenly blasted Tooth, causing her fairies to spin about. Carried on the wind was wild laughter and a sprinkling of snow, and Tooth prepared to meet Jack Frost.
It was a game they often played, with Jack trying his hardest to sneak up on Tooth while she tried to spot him before he tagged her. Tooth usually won, for her role in the game was much easier, but this time Jack had caught her while she was distracted by her thoughts. The queen looked wildly around for the source of his voice, but had to stifle a surprised yelp as she was tackled from behind by something skinny and white.
Jack had purposely made his laughter audible, then circled around the fairy to take her from behind. As soon as he made contact Tooth gave a muffled cry, and the winter spirit grinned in victory. "You're it now, Toothy!" He said, before pushing her away and riding the wind as fast as he could. He heard high pitched giggles behind him, and looked back to see Tooth hot on his heels. Jack grinned and stuck out his tongue at her, and began to fly in huge loops and crazy patterns to make the chase more interesting.
Soon enough, Jack could no longer hear the constant buzz that was Tooth's wings in motion. He paused, confused, and searched for the speeding rainbow that was Queen Toothiana. Suddenly, he heard a sound above him, and looked up to see Tooth barreling down towards him. She crashed into him before he could react, only slowing enough to avoid hurting him. Surprised, Jack lost control of the wind (but not his staff; he would never lose that again!), and the two Guardians fell toward the ground. Laughing, the pair caught themselves a few hundred feet above the earth. Tooth was laughing so hard she could no longer concentrate enough to fly, and lowered herself to the ground.
Finally, they regained control of themselves enough to talk. "I got you good, Tooth. You never even saw me comin'!" He gave her a mock serious look, "You better watch out, you might be losing your edge!" Tooth made a face at him and replied, "I'm not the one who fell for the 'attack from above' trick, am I?" Jack nodded, acknowledging defeat. "Touché." They looked at each other and burst out in yet another small fit of giggles, but soon, their conversation trailed off into companionable silence. They laid on the soft grass and looked up at the stars. However, Tooth soon had to end the tranquil moment. "Thanks for showing up Jack, that was so much fun. I hate for it to be over, but my fairies can only collect teeth for so long without my directions." Jack nodded good-naturedly, "I get it. I should probably be going, too. Winter to spread, frost to make, and all that." He got up, picked up his staff, and with a parting wink he shot into the air.
Tooth smiled, and shot into the air as well, only with slightly less speed. She was so focused on getting back to help her mini fairies that she didn't notice the few pieces of golden sand blowing on the wind behind her.
After Sandy had returned to his dream castle the night before, he had instantly gone straight to bed. However, he didn't forget his decision to pursue Toothiana. In fact, by the time he woke up the next day, all his doubts were gone. He was certain that he made others just as happy as Jack did, although in a much different way. And didn't Tooth enjoy their quiet moments, when they simply took in each other's calming presence? Sandy had even managed to convince himself that Jack was probably only Tooth's friend, and that she didn't have feelings for him; and if she did, Sandy promised himself that he would back off and let them be happy together. So with this new positive mindset, Sandy set off to give dreams to the world again, and keep an eye out for the object of his affections as well.
About halfway through his rounds, Sandy saw Tooth flying with a group of maybe ten mini fairies following her. He grinned at her enthusiasm, and watched for a while as she directed her fairies. Suddenly, he heard someone begin to laugh, and knew it was Jack. He looked on as Tooth laughed as well, and as Jack snuck up behind her. Sandy could not tell what the youngest Guardian said, but it caused Tooth to smile and follow him. Sandy watched them fly through the night, all the while losing hope of his chances with Tooth.
When they set down on the ground, Sandy came a little closer, but stopped when he realized that they weren't talking. He had planned to show himself, because he hadn't wanted to eavesdrop, but now he saw that they were sitting in silence, and Sandy floated back. He had thought that he was the only one who understood Tooth's desire for occasional peace, but if Jack knew as well, was Sandy just the stand-in? Did Tooth only hang around him when Jack wasn't available? Sandy didn't know if he could bear being her second choice.
He decided to leave before Tooth found out he had been following her, but sent a few inconspicuous bits of dream sand to accompany her into her sleep tonight. If anyone had been watching at that moment, they would have seen the disheartened golden form of the Sandman turn to leave with the image of a cracked heart hovering unnoticed above his head.