His Evil Half
Chapter 10: The Flashback
"Where in the world did she go?" Bunnymund asked, staring up into the sky. Tooth had been gone for an hour now. "She wouldn't tell us." Jan said, sitting absently on the pavement. Jack shrugged. "We'll just wait until she gets back." He said. He made up a snowball from the snowy ground and threw it at Jan. "Hey!" Jan yelled playfully. She picked up another snowball and threw it back at Jack. "Want a snowball fight?" She challenged. "Don't mind if I do, sister!" Jack shouted back, laughing.
The two twins began to throw snowballs at each other. Soon, the other guardians, except Vanessa, joined in too. "HERE I COME!" North shouted, throwing a snowball at Jack. Sandy smiled, and dropped another snowball onto North's head from behind. "Hey!" North yelled. Jack and Jan, both seeing North trying to brush the snow off his face, collapsed on the ground, laughing. "So you suppose this is funny?" North snapped, trying to sound serious, but he was laughing too.
"Hey, guys." A voice called in a singsong voice. Everyone looked up. There, at the top of the building, was Bunnymund. WITH A GIANT SNOWBALL! "Check this out, mates!" He yelled, kicking the snowball down with his feet. "AAAAAHHHH!" The others yelled. The giant snowball hit them and broke apart. The guardians all stumbled to their feet after that, still laughing. "Nice one, Bunny!" Jan called. Bunnymund grinned back. "Okay, I admit it!" Jack laughed, agreeing with his sister. "Bunny wins this one." Vanessa watched as everyone cheered. "Hey, Vanessa, join in!" Jack called out. "Can I ask you something, Jack?" Vanessa asked. Jack smiled. "Of course. What is it?" "You like Tooth, right?" Jack fell silent, and so did the others. "Ummm…" "You do, right?" Jack sighed. "Yes, I do." "I know the reason why she got mad at us just now." Vanessa explained quietly. "She got jealous when she saw you spending so much time with me. That's why she lost her temper." Jack's blue eyes got wide. "She was…jealous?" "I guess. I'll have to tell her later on." "Wait…what?" Vanessa stood up. "Hey, you like Tooth. You have to tell her soon. She thinks you like me, but you only like me as a friend. It's better to confess before anything gets worse." Jack nodded thoughtfully. "I see."
"Nice advice, Vanessa." Jan commented. "Yeah." Bunnymund said. "You seem to be good at handling things associated with love."
Just then, Tooth fluttered back down from the sky. "Tooth!" Vanessa and the other guardians ran over. "Is something wrong?" Vanessa asked. Tooth's eyes looked red, like as though she had been crying. And she was holding a box. "I got something for you." She mumbled, extending the box to her. Vanessa took it. To her surprise, there was a face on the side of the box. Her face. Except that her hair was not lavender, but somewhere between brown and black. Her eyes were not rose pink, but green. "What is this?" She asked Tooth. "You're memories." Tooth said quietly. Vanessa's eyes got wide. Jack and Jan both looked shocked. Bunnymund popped up next to North through a rabbit hole, staring at the box. "Go ahead, Vanessa. Open it." Tooth urged. Vanessa gulped. "You sure?" Sandy put a hand on her shoulder. He smiled. Vanessa smiled back. She could get what he was saying. It was going to be okay. So, Vanessa took a deep breath and opened the box.
Instantly, a shower of pink sparks erupted from the box. Vanessa found herself staring straight at her lost memories. They were all clearer now.
The first scene she saw seemed to be at an archery competition. An arrow hit the center of the target, and not long after, five other arrows joined it. Wow, Vanessa thought in surprise. Who was that good? That's when she saw herself, the original herself, with dark brown hair and green eyes lowering a bow with satisfaction. "Well done, Vanessa!" An older woman, which Vanessa realised was her mother, ran out from the stands and hugged her. "Thanks mum." She saw herself reply.
Then, her mother was joined by another person. This person was a teenage boy, about her age, with light brown hair and hazel eyes. "Good job, Vanessa." He smiled. The original Vanessa smiled back. "Thanks, Jeremy." Jeremy produced a rose from behind his back. "For you." He said sweetly, giving it to her. Vanessa saw herself take it. "Aw, that's so sweet of you." The other Vanessa said, hugging Jeremy. Vanessa watched all this, confused. That's when it hit her: Jeremy had been her boyfriend. Until now, she had completely forgotten that she ever had a boyfriend.
The scene faded away. It now showed something completely different. It was the same street that Jamie had talked about. She spotted Jeremy standing across the street. She felt a wave of shock go through her. Her boyfriend was kissing another girl. A blonde wearing a pink top and short denim skirt. Vanessa looked over, and a distance away, she saw herself stomping towards Jeremy. "What are you doing?!" She saw herself yell. Jeremy just turned around and smirked. "What do you expect, Vanessa? I'm just savoring the girl I love." The blonde sniffed at Vanessa as well. Vanessa was shocked as she watched the other Vanessa grow angry, eyes filling with tears. "You used me!" "Yes, I did." Jeremy said smugly, turning round and walking away, holding the blonde's hand. "What a loser." The blonde scoffed. "Yeah." Jeremy agreed. "I can't believe she even fell for the lies I used…" They were talking so much, that they didn't realise, as they were crossing a road, a car was headed straight for them.
Vanessa was watching. Then she saw herself suddenly dash out, push both the blonde and Jeremy away, and take the hit. She gasped. Jeremy and the blonde just dashed off, but everyone else at the scene dashed over to the other Vanessa, who was now lying on the ground, blood gushing out from the chest, eyes closed. "No." Vanessa gasped. Was this what had happened to her?
The scene dispersed once again, and Vanessa now found herself staring into a hospital. Her mother and father were standing outside a ward, along with many other people that Vanessa remembered to be her relatives. "I'm sorry." A nurse told them gravely. "Her injuries were too much for us to heal." Vanessa found tears flowing out of her eyes as she watched her mother burst into tears and hug her father. "My daughter…dead." Her father said sadly, tears flowing from his eyes. The other relatives cried too. One of them, who Vanessa realised was her 13-year-old cousin Michelle, cried out in grief and stomped the ground. "THAT STUPID JEREMY!" She sobbed. "IT'S ALL HIS FAULT!"
This was my death…Vanessa thought in shock. She just couldn't believe how close she had been to leaving for real. The scene then changed to a cemetery. Vanessa looked round, and finally, her eyes rested on a gravestone in front of her. It had all sorts of flowers, especially roses, on it. 'Vanessa Kathleen Rose' It read. 'Born 16 February 1989, died 13 February 2007'.
Vanessa stared in shock at her grave stone. Suddenly, a ray of light shone down. Vanessa took a step back and looked up. It was the moon! The moon seemed to be getting closer, all the while shining brightly onto her grave. Then, the grave started to glow. Vanessa shielded her eyes as the glow got brighter and brighter. Then suddenly, the glow faded away. Vanessa stared. The grave, and the gravestone, had gone. In their place was a huge hole in the ground where the coffin had been, and lavender haired and pink eyed Vanessa Rose.
Vanessa gasped as the memories swirled away, and the box closed shut. "Did you see that?" She whispered, shocked to the other Guardians. North, Bunnymund, Jack, Sandy and Jan all shook their heads, but Tooth stepped forward. "I saw your memories before I came back." Tooth said sorrowfully. "Now I realised why the Man In The Moon chose you to become a guardian. You sacrificed yourself to save the one you loved even though he no longer loved you." Vanessa smiled sadly. "So that's how it was." She looked up at the moon. "You wanted me to see for myself, didn't you?"
Then, Vanessa walked over to Jack. "Don't you have something to tell Tooth?" She asked. Jack gulped. "Uhhh…" "Yeah, we know you got something, mate." Bunnymund said teasingly. Jan stood beside him, gawking at Jack. Sandy just crossed his arms and smirked. Tooth flitted over. "What is it, Jack?" She asked softly. Jack turned paler than ever. "I…I…" "Just say it. I won't mind." Jack sighed. "Fine. Look, ever since I met you, well, I kind of liked you. Out of all the guardians, the one I liked the most was you. And then, when Vanessa came along, you got jealous. And I'm just trying to say, that…that…" His voice trailed off.
"He's trying to say that you don't need to be like this." Vanessa cut in. Tooth stared at her in surprise. "You thought that since we got along so well, that Jack would like me. But we're only friends." "She's right." Jack added, looking straight at Tooth. "Next to Vanessa, you're still the one I love. I love you, Tooth." For a moment, Tooth stared at Jack, shocked. Then, she started to smile. "I love you too, Jack." The guardians cheered as Jack and Tooth hugged each other tightly. Then, Jack suddenly leaned in closer and kissed Tooth on the mouth. Tooth kissed back. North, Bunnymund, and Jan all whooped, while Vanessa covered Sandy's eyes. Sandy, however, pried her fingers away.
As Vanessa watched the happy couple, something hit her. "Hey guys," She said. "I think I might need to do something…"
The Next Day
The citizens of Saint Burgess who lived at Valentine Avenue were in for a big shock. Everyone caught sight of huge words formed out of arrows stuck to the wall of an archery center. "WE GOT SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS JEREMY, AND I DIDN'T FORGET THE BLONDIE" It read. Jeremy's face turned white when he saw this. The blonde, whose name was Casey, by the way, fainted. Vanessa's mother stared in shock at the arrows forming those words. Suddenly, a shadow flew over the street. The mother froze and stared up. There, in the sky, was a teenager with wings. Tears, happy tears flowed out of her eyes. Hey, mother. Nice to see you again.
Splashfire99: Well that's my last chapter. I'll be starting on my ROTG, Brave, Metal fight Beyblade, and Dance Central crossover soon. Well, when I have the time. But before that… Ready guys?
The Guardians (minus Sandman and Vanessa): Ready!
Splashfire99 And The Guardians (minus Sandman and Vanessa): Sandy and Vanessa, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Whooooo!
Splashfire99: I'm gonna plan a short sequel on SandmanxVanessa! Ain't it awesome?!
