When Can I See You Again?

Kura: Here's the next chapter.

Sakura: Enjoy.

Chapter 4

"Merida, yer father and I are going out into town, watch yer brothers!" Elinor said as she walked outside. Merida huffed and looked at her brothers. The sun was setting and she could see children walking towards the village center.

"C'mon boys! Let's go to the village center," she said as her brothers stood, "I think I know what'd goin' on." Clutching Hubert by his hand, she made him hold onto Harris and him hold onto Hamish. Opening the door to their temporary home, Merida led the boys to the village center. Sure enough, Jack walked right into the middle of the crowd. Her skirt was a safe distant away from the fire. Merida made her way into the gathering crowd and sat close to the front. Spotting the redhead, Jack walked over and whispered into her ear. Merida almost laughed and nodded.

"I'm glad to see you were all able to make it!" Jack said cheerfully, "now, back to the story, but first, I'm going to have a new friend of mine help me out. Everyone, Merida Dunbroch!" Merida walked over and smiled. Soft claps filled the air, "okay, so where was I?"

"Pitch Black and the boy," Merida told her, "Pitch was looking at him, searching for his fear."

"Ah, yes. He looked into the boys eyes, searching for his fear," Jack leaned forward and stared intently into a small boys eyes, "of course, the forest was inhabited by someone else. Any guesses who?" Everyone shrugged, "the Queen of Bravery and Summer!" Merida took this as her moment to whip out a wooden sword. A toy she would play with when she was younger.

"WHO DARES ENTER MY HOME!" She bellowed. The children shrieked in joy as she did.

"Her name was Courage Braveheart," Jack said, "Pitch Black looked into her eyes!But he saw nothing but firey rage! The boy looked in wonder at Courage, wanting to thank her, but alas, Courage had to go at once, but not before speaking to the boy."

Merida walked over to the boy Jack had gazed at intently, "What were you doin' here lad? Can't ye tell that this forest is full of dangers around every corner? What were ye thinking?! I don't want to see ye here again!"

"The boy looked for his sister, and upon finding her, he looked into Courage's eyes and asked, "Why do you stay here? And why did you help me?" Courage turned her gaze onto him and said..."

"I stay here because this is my home. I came here everyday as a wee lassie, and one day, I never left. I changed, and ever since I lived here. As to why I helped ye, ye remind of someone I knew. Someone who held wonder in his eyes and cared deeply for me. Never give that up laddie, now shoo before I shoot ye with ma bow!" Merida teasingly waved her bow at the boy.

"The boy smiled and took his sister and walked out of the story. The girls woke and looked at him. "Nicholas?" She asked. Nicholas looked at her, "Yes Catherine?" He asked. "Why do you still wonder about the world?" Nicholas looked at the night sky, seeing the moon above them. He smiled and set his gaze on her as he laid her own the porch of his home. "I see wonder in everything, because it's the one part of my childhood I never want to lose, and I don't want you to lose it too." Closing her eyes, Catherine fell asleep on their porch. Nicholas looked up at the moon and gave a silent yes. He watched as he grew taller, his dark hair turned white, he got bigger, he had grown a beard and tattoos and markings appeared on his arms. He looked up at the moon and smiled when he heard it say, "You are Nicholas St. North, Guardian of Wonder." Nicholas looked at Catherine one last time before leaving."

"They say Nicholas St. North would travel back to the forest where he first encountered Pitch Black and Courage, but his one day of glore fell on December. Why? Nicholas St. North, is known to as all, as Father Christmas, and he protects every sinlge one of ye from Pitch Black, bringing wonder to ye yearly." Merida and Jack bowed as claps filled the air. Merida smiled as she pulled Jack aside. Her brothers quickly followed the two.

"Hey, thanks for helping me out," Jack said, "you made a great Courage!" Merida snorted.

"Are ye busy tomorrow?" She asked. Jack shook her head, "it's my day off. Why?"

"I'm gonna show ye my way of fun!"

Kura: YES! I made Jack's story the story on how North became a Guardian! BHUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Sakura: Review! And in a few chapters, this becomes a Big Four fic!