His Evil Half

Chapter 2: Vanessa Kathleen Rose

The guardians watched in disbelief as the pink light formed an image of a girl. A girl which they couldn't recognise. "Crikey!" Bunnymund exclaimed, gaping at the image. "Who in the world is that?" North shrugged. "I dunno." Sandy just peered at the image as if trying to remember something. Jack Frost studied the girl. Weird: she had wings on her back that resembled those of an angel. She had a quiver strung on her back, full of arrows. What kind of angel would carry those around? Jack wondered. Wait… His blue eyes got wide. Could this be? Tooth noticed Jack gaping in awe at the image. She turned away, trying to block her thoughts. Was she disturbed by this? Meanwhile, North and Bunnymund were arguing. "How are we supposed to find this girl if we don't even know her?" Bunnymund snapped. "Look here, bunny." North retorted angrily. "Man in the moon says we find her, we find her!" Just then, Sandman's eyes lit up. He looked up to alert the others, but once again, he noticed that no one was paying attention to him. Again. Sandman shrugged. He had thought up of a much better way rather than jingling an elf now. He used some dream sand to create a trumpet, and then blew into it as hard as he could. "PWAAAAT!" The horrible, off tune noised filled the whole Globe Room. Everyone froze. Sandman made an exclamation mark on his head and pointed to the image. Tooth gasped. "You've seen her before?" She asked. Sandman nodded. He then pointed to the image again, and a bunch of miniature clouds formed on his head. "You…saw her in the clouds?" Jack guessed. Sandy grinned and nodded vigorously again. Finally, Jack Frost understood something he showed! "Which direction?" North prompted. The clouds dispersed to form a compass. "She's at the East, mate!" Bunnymund piped up, noticing the direction the arrow pointed. Sandman smiled, and the image fell apart.

"Now we know where she is," North said, grinning hugely. "Thanks, Sandy." Sandy folded his arms in satisfaction. The five guardians looked at one another. "So…who should we send?" Jack asked. "Hmmm…" North looked round. His eye fell on two particular guardians who were standing quite close to each other. An idea struck him. Ah-ha! "Jack and Tooth, you go." He said, trying hard to suppress a cheeky grin. Sandy's and Bunnymund's mouths both fell open. Jack and Tooth gaped at each other, speechless. "Seriously?" Jack said in surprise. I get to be alone…with Tooth?! Tooth turned to North. "Why?" She asked suspiciously. North quickly racked his brains for an answer. "Well, we don't want to alarm the kid, with, um, me and bunny's big sized shadows, you know." He said stupidly. Tooth gave him a funny look. "Okay…" For a moment, there was silence. "Well, what are you waiting for?" North bellowed, breaking the silence. "Go!"

Minutes later, Jack and Tooth were in a deserted corridor. Two yetis were beside them, one holding a sack. They had used North's snow globe to transport themselves here. "How do you think the new guardian will be like?" Jack asked. Tooth shrugged. "I don't know. None of us have seen her before, Jack." She stared up into the sky. "She could be anywhere. How can we find her in time?" Both yetis shrugged and made grunting noises. Jack thought for a moment. It's winter…snowflakes…snow! "Hey guys." Jack said. Everyone turned. "Yes?" Tooth asked. Jack smirked. "I think I have an idea."

At that moment, not far from there, Vanessa Rose was hovering in the sky. Except for shooting apples from their branches like Katniss Everdeen, there was nothing else she had thought of doing. She hadn't used her pink bow for a year now, and she still had to understand its abilities. But still… She looked down at the bow in her hand. Not everyone is good at archery. Why am I such a natural at it? Suddenly, a cold chill filled the air. Vanessa started to shiver. What the-? Why has it become so cold all of a sudden? She looked round. Wait a second…there were tiny white specks floating towards her. Vanessa blinked. Snowflakes! She reached out her finger. Once her fingertips touched the snowflake, it disintegrated into sparkles. The lavender haired girl stared at her hand. She knew it was winter, but there was something rather unusual about these snowflakes. They were nothing like the common ones. Vanessa looked down and saw lots more snowflakes trailing the first. They seemed to be forming a trail from somewhere down below. She flew towards the direction. She had no idea why, but she had to see what, or who was making those snowflakes!

Down below, Jack and Tooth were peeking out from behind a wall. They could see a winged girl, looking exactly like the image curiously following the line of floating snowflakes. "You were right! It's working!" Tooth said excitedly. "Yeah," Jack said. "But we'd better get ready. She's coming this way!" The two yetis hid behind a large stack of crates, as the two guardians retreated to further behind the wall. Tooth had her back pressed to the wall while Jack was hastily continuing the snowflake trail to the corner. A few seconds later, he fell in beside her. "You think that's enough?" He asked. "Guess so." Tooth turned. "So now we'll just wait for her to get closer, and-" Suddenly, Jack grabbed her wrist. "Tooth…Wait." He said softly. Tooth saw tenderness in his blue eyes, which took her by surprise. What happened next was more surprising. Jack began to lean forwards. "Jack…?" Tooth was shocked. Jack Frost didn't respond to her question, he just leaned even closer. Tooth found herself leaning closer too. As the pair was bending close, the two yetis spied on them from behind the crates. If they kiss, one yeti grunted in yeti language as quietly as he could to his friend. I'm gonna puke. Meanwhile, the two guardians were enchanted by each other's gaze. Their faces were only inches apart. Both hearts were beating faster. But THREE seconds before they could kiss, they heard footsteps. Jack and Tooth both snapped out of their romantic moment. "Here she comes." Jack whispered.

Vanessa was approaching the final snowflake. She looked up. Huh? It was a dead end. There was a short passageway to the left, but that led up to a dead end, too. This is impossible. But…how-? But before she could do anything, a giant furry hand grabbed her. "Wha-? Hey!" She yelled, as the thing stuffed her into something she presumed was a sack. Jack and Tooth smiled. "Got her." Tooth said. Jack walked over and gave the sack a soft poke. "What's your name?" He asked. "Lemme go, mister!" Screamed the voice inside. "We need you for a reason." Tooth pleaded. "You have to tell us your name." Finally, the struggling shape relaxed. "Vanessa Kathleen Rose." The voice grumbled reluctantly. Jack smirked. "Come on, guys." One yeti shook the Snow Globe, and they automatically teleported back to the North Pole. But what a shocking sight greeted them…

Splashfire99: Oh! They almost kissed! So sad!

Jack: *Rolls eyes* What a drama queen.

Splashfire99: Psst, never mind. Jack and Tooth, sitting in a tree-

North and Bunnymund: - K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Hahaha!

(Jack frowns and points his staff. A freezing noise is heard.)

Splashfire99, North and Bunnymund: YAHHH!