Yay! March break for me! No school for a week, which means no homework, that's a relief! And in bonus, I've got more time to myself to go on fanfiction :) Finally! By the Way, to all of you that would like to listen to a good song, listen 'It's time' by imagine dragons. It's amazing! And also, if you're looking for some beautiful and calm music, watch 'merlin lost'. It makes me cry every time I hear it. It makes me think of my godmother when she died… Oh and thank you to: storygirl99210, Dark Inu Fan, AyameKitsune, lilyflower5189, WRATH77, winterwiccan, TeddyBear98, Night-Fury1, Taranodongirl, GreatWolfSpirit, sakuradancer3, skylaeatpie, thunder angel13, jesusfreak200, starskulls, LuvFiction Xxxx, Alana-kittychan, Jack Frost The Frost Child, lilylove88, xheartcruzx, ladybug114, ReaderWriterDreamerGirl7, Kagirinai-Eternal, MintLeafeon, leeluluirty, SupernaturalCheetahFast, Alaia Skyhawk, jinglyjess, gamer479, SnoeBellPrize, Rose, AbigailPaine, melancholyblood, Jesters of the Moon, emoemo, Lillix-lolita, MysticCat for all the amazing reviews :D Well here's the chapter and enjoy!
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The Guardians appeared standing in a small cozy home with a cheery aura. They quickly caught sight of Jack and his sister. They both looked about a year or so older than when they last saw them and were playing chess and sitting in front of the fire.
"I still can't believe he has a sister." Tooth whispered to herself for the hundredth time.
Bunny sighed in exasperation. "Yes we get it, he has a sister. Big deal."
Tooth frowned. "It is a big deal, I wonder if she knew he became a spirit… maybe it's because he was such a good brother that MiM chose him?"
They heard a growl of frustration from behind them and they turned to see Jack, crossing his arm on his chest and pouting. Pippa was laughing mockingly at him, waving Jack's king in front of his face and dropping it on the ground.
Their father chuckled. "Well Jack, it seems your sister is better than you at chess, and it's her first time playing!"
"Beginner's luck." Jack grumbled embarrassingly but ducked his head to hide his proud smile.
"Another game! Another game!" Pippa said, bouncing up and down in excitement and pointing to the chess board. "I love beating Jack!"
Bunny smirked. "Don't we all kid?"
"Oh yeah? Is that a challenge pipsqueak?" Jack said with a mischievous smirk.
Pippa threw a pawn at him lightly. "Bring it on!"
They were about to set the game but then their mother came in the room. She smiled warmly when she saw her children glaring at each other in a staring contest. They made up a rule that in the beginning of each game of chess, they did a staring contest and whoever won could choose whether they wanted to have the white or the black chess pieces.
Jack and Pippa's mother shook her head fondly. "Alright kids, the Christmas cookies are ready, now who wants to put them under the tree with a glass of milk for Santa?"
"Ha! Would you look at that North? It's Christmas!" Tooth exclaimed.
North chuckled. "Yes I would seem so!"
"Me!" Both siblings chorused. Then both looked at each other in annoyance. "No, me!" They both said again.
Pippa gasped and pointed at him in triumph. "You blinked!"
"No, you blinked!" Jack countered hesitantly.
Their mother chuckled and dragged them away from the room and into the kitchen. On the table sat a plate piled with delicious-looking chocolate chip cookies and besides it was a glass full of creamy milk. Jack looked at the plate longingly and attempted to grab a cookie but his mother slapped his hand away.
"Those are for Santa young man!" She said." You can bring them to the tree and Pippa, you can bring the milk alright?"
They both nodded and grabbed their respectful food or drink and made their way to the living room, where a fire was crackling warmly in the hearth. In the middle of the room stood a pine tree filled with beautiful hand-made ornaments hanging from almost every branch. Most of them were made by Jack or Pippa and a few of them were presents from past Christmases from other friends or family. At the top of the tree was a majestic, glittering snowflake that Jack made when he was six.
"Alright kids, put the milk and cookies under the tree and go straight to bed afterwards." Jack and Pippa' mother said to her children.
The two siblings groaned. "But Ma!" Jack protested. "We wanna stay up late!"
"Yeah!" Pippa agreed. "We wanna see Santa!"
Ms. Frost crossed her arms over her chest and looked amused at the sight of both of them looking at her with pleading eyes.
"I am not hearing the magic phrase…" She said.
Pippa and Jack sighed and said. "You are the best mother in the whole universe and we are pleading you, our queen, to let us stay up late to try to see Santa."
Their mother looked satisfied. "Alright, fine. But only because it's Christmas Eve! And Jack, don't touch the cookies or the milk, they're not for you."
Jack looked at her innocently. "What? I'm not gonna do anything…" He said, his eyes slowly drifting to the plate of cookies and the creamy milk.
Bunny huffed. "Yeah, he's a bloody fantastic liar when he wants to, but for stuff like that, he's just really obvious."
Ms. Frost shook her head. "Pippa, you'll make sure he doesn't eat them?" She said with a wink.
Pippa sighed. "Usually, it's me that's supposed to act immature." She mumbled then dragged Jack away from the cookies and in the front of the hearth, where they had already installed a few blankets and pillows on the floor for some makeshift beds. Their mother went over to them and kissed them both on the head.
"Goodnight kids." She said. "And don't stay up too late!"
"Ma!" Jack whined. "We can take care of ourselves!"
She walked out of the room and Pippa and Jack plopped down on the blankets. "Jack?" Pippa said.
"Yeah?"
"What did you want for Christmas?" She asked.
Jack blinked. "Nothing."
"Nothing?!" Bunny and Tooth said in unison, a bit surprised.
Sandy turned to North and made a question mark above his head.
"Yes, I think he is telling the truth." North said. "I remember three hundred years ago, a boy asked me in his letter to simply continue my job and to keep bringing joy to children, especially his sister. He didn't ask anything for himself. I think that Jack was this boy."
"Yeah, that sounds like Jack." Tooth agreed.
"But did you give him anything?" Bunny asked.
North huffed. "Of course I did! I wouldn't leave any child behind even if they asked me to!"
Sandy made an image of a present then a question mark over it.
"Good question mate. What did you give him North?" Bunny asked.
North frowned. "I don't really remember. All I know is that at one point, Jack's name disappeared from my list so I assume that it was at that time that he became a spirit."
"Nothing?" Pippa asked curiously. "Why nothing?"
Jack shrugged. "I don't know. I already have everything I want. A family, a sister, we are all healthy and we have a home, food, comfort, we are all happy and together for Christmas… What else do I need?"
Pippa looked at him. "You intrigue me Jack, you think of others but never for yourself." She smiled at her brother and wrapped her arms around him. "That's one of the countless reasons of why you're the best brother ever!"
Tooth sniffed. "She loved him so much…"
Jack smiled fondly and ruffled his sister's hair and noticed that she was fast asleep. He felt his eyes going to close and before he knew it, he joined his sister in her slumber, still hugging her. Golden sand streams passed through the window of their house and reached the two siblings and golden figures appeared over their heads about the two of the playing in the snow.
The Guardians smiled at the sightand Bunny crossed his arms over his chest. "Why is it that they always leave milk and cookies for him and nothing for me?" He grumbled unhappily, low enough so that no one could hear him.
But apparently, North heard him and he smirked teasingly at him. "That, my friend is because-"
"-Easter is not Christmas. Yes I know." Bunny finished for him.
Sandy face-palmed and Tooth groaned. "Here it goes again…"
Sandy threw some dream sand to Bunny and North before the argument started and the two slumped to the floor, carrots and candy-canes floating around their heads.
Tooth sighed in relief and turned to the eldest Guardians. "Thanks Sandy, I owe you one. You know, I think that we should also go to sleep too. To make the time pass faster until Jack and his sister are awake."
Sandy nodded in agreement and sprinkled some dream sand on top of himself and they both sank into a deep sleep.
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They were jolted awake by an excited scream coming from Pippa and they opened their eyes to see the little girl slapping her brother on the head and yelling. "Wake up sleepy head! It's Christmas!" In his ear.
Jack rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and blinked slowly. "Wha?"
Pippa bounced on her feet and ran up the creaking stairs to wake her parents up. "It's Christmas! Santa came!" The Guardians heard her scream from upstairs then she ran back down and plopped down in front of the tree and waited for her brother and her parents to join her.
She gasped and pointed to the now empty glass of milk and plate. "Look! Look! Santa ate the cookies and the milk!"
Jack sat down beside her and smiled. "It would seem so."
Their parents came down the stairs and sat on chairs placed behind their children. "So Pippa, do you want to see what Santa brought you?" Their father asked.
Pippa nodded with a smile and grabbed a long present carefully wrapped with her name labeled on it. She quickly ripped the paper to reveal a brown box and she open it and gasped.
The Guardians walked over to the small family to see what Pippa got.
Pippa took the object out of the box and held it out in front of her. "It's a sleigh!" She exclaimed. "It's exactly what I asked for from Santa!"
Jack chuckled. "Is it? You already have one!"
"Maybe, but it's old and creaky and it doesn't go fast .Now I can do sledding races against you and actually win!" Pippa said. "What did you get Jack?" She glanced at a square box.
"Ah well I guess we're going to find out!" Their father said with a smile.
Jack took his present out of under the tree and frowned. "But I didn't ask for anything! I don't need anything!"
"Well apparently Santa thinks otherwise!" Their mother said. "Come on Jack, open it up!"
Jack shrugged and opened the present. His face lit up and he exclaimed. "Skates!" He took them out of the box, careful of the sharp blade.
Pippa looked in the box and took out a piece of paper. "Look! A note from Santa!"
Bunny looked at North. "Since when do you leave notes to kids?"
North shrugged. " I don't know, I guess Jack was special. And he is."
Jack took the note from his sister's hand and read it:
"My dear Jackson Overland Frost," Jack read out loud and his family leaned closer to listen. "I know that you did not ask for anything for yourself this year and that you only asked for your family to stay happy and healthy. I admire that for a young boy, no one else had asked that of me before. The best I can do is giving you these skates for you to continue to have fun with your sister. When she is older, you could teach her to skate on the lake behind your house maybe. Remember that I am not the one bringing all that happiness to your family, you are.
Sincerely, Nicholas Saint North.
When he finished reading, his parents stared at him lovingly. "You only asked for us to be happy Jack? That's all you asked from Santa even though you knew that he could give you things that we can't even afford?" His mother had tears in her eyes.
Jack looked at all of them and smiled. "You are my family, I don't need anything else beside the knowledge that you are all happy and healthy."
Pippa engulfed him in a hug and his parents joined in.
Tooth wiped a tear from her eyes. "They loved him so much. I understand why Manny chose him, but what I don't know is why he would take him away from his family? They need him, and from what Jack told me, he lost his memory, so he wouldn't even remember them!"
The others frowned at what Tooth said.
"Maybe we'll understand when we see the next memory?" Bunny said.
"Maybe…" Tooth replied.
They pulled out from the hug and laughed happily. Ms. Frost turned to her husband. "Come on, give it to him!"
Jack and Pippa's father went up to his room and walked down with a long package wrapped in brown paper. He gave it to Jack with a smile. "Here you go son, I think you deserve this."
Jack grabbed the package and opened it carefully, he opened the box to reveal a wooden shepherd's crook. Jack laughed and took the staff out of the box and admired it.
"Oh, so that's how he got his staff!" North said.
Jack beamed at his father and wrapped his arms around him. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"
His father chuckled. "Well I thought that now you would be old and mature enough to help me with the sheep!"
Pippa huffed with a smile. "Yeah, well you got everything right except for the 'mature' part."
The family laughed heartily and the Guardians' vision flashed white and they were taken away to another memory.
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Whew! That was long to write! I said that I was gonna make this chapter better than last time, I hope that satisfies! The next chapter will be up in a few days. Happy March break for all of those who have it! For those who don't, well I feel bad for you guys :( If there's a particular memory that some of you want to read (apart from one where Jack drowns, that one, I'm working on it but I still want to make a few other chapters first) PM me and I'll do it, probably. So thank you for reading :D
Loks
