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I sent Jack home without much explanation, but insisted the Guardians presence. They planned to meet me in Burgess town centre in a few minuets and Jack was insisting he came along. It's Sandman that I see first. He stands ready to fight at my sudden calling.
"What have you done with the tooth box?" I ask simply. He questions me, a swirled question mark forming above his head in sand. I roll my eyes and suck in a sigh.
"Don't play stupid Sandman, I know you and the Guardians have taken back Jacks Tooth Box. Just give it back to me and I'll leave everyone alone." I snarl slightly, aggravated.
"Why do you want his teeth?" I hear the Tooth Fairy question. The other Guardians have arrived in the sleigh and are now standing next to the Sandman.
"Because I'll show him his memories. And not select ones like I know you will. I'll show him everything." I reply, referring to the fact that they'll cut out every memory that involved mine and the teens relationship.
"We can't let you do that." Bunny informs, gripping the wooden boomerangs.
"Why not?" Jack interrupts, concerned, "they're my memories, I deserve to know. It's not my choice to be like this and I want to know everything about who I was before." He finishes, shocked that the Guardians are prepared to hide information from him. I smirk at the inevitable rebellion the teen will make if this behaviour from the guardians continues toward him. I usher the Nightmare horses around us, ready to fight and to push them to do what I want.
"Just give me the box and I'll leave you alone." I repeat, holding out my hand, expectantly. Suddenly, golden sand streaks toward me in the shape of a whip, which I barely have chance to dodge. I can see the sudden fear and shock within Jack and his voice crying out in an attempt to halt the Guardians attacks toward me. I know that him and Sandman have a very close friendship, but I have something a little more, something that he hasn't found with anyone else. The Nightmare horses rear up and begin to strike forward as the Guardians dive in for the attack.
The fight had been going for at least ten minuets now and it showed no sigh of breaking. Most of us have taken to the skies and me and the Sandman were standing on our own separate 'clouds', if you like, of sand. The black dying streaks of Nightmares mixing in with the countless amount of golden dreamsand. The skies were a darkened grey, gloomy and reflected the violence of the fight, the occasional strike of lightning emphasising.
"Don't fight the fear little man! Just give me the teeth and I'll leave!" I call, for easily the third time this night. He continues to defend himself from the attacks. Everyone seemed to be tiring slightly now, i lost sight of Jack and irritation was chipping at me a little bit at a time. I inhale deeply at the thought of not reciving the box anytime soon and I bite my lip and I pull my right arm back, as if readying a bow and arrow. Nightmare sand forms a shape resembling a sharp tip and masks my hands movements as I pull it to aim. Happy with the placement, I open my hand and the tip releases, whistling forward and hitting the Sandman directly in the back. My eyes widen and my stomach knots as my brain registers what I've just done. Sandman falls to to his knees, gripping the section where the gold if shifting to black and creeping over his body. It doesn't take long for the gold to be completely engulfed and the Dreamsand cloud to disintegrate with the wind.
"NO!" I head Jacks screams rushing toward me. I look down to see his quickly approaching figure. Without resistance or a fight, the crook of his staff hooks round my neck and pulls me with him. I choke at the sudden hit against my throat. But I'm not given any time to focus on the pain from the staff, as a new pain courses though me as we hit the earth at a tremendous speed. It doesn't take long for his staff to press against my neck again, pinning me down as he straddles me and glares down at me.
"Why?! Why did you do that?!" He screams at me, tears forming in his eyes. The impact from hitting the floor clearly didn't just affect me. There are open gashes across his face, his hoodie torn along the left sleeve and across his abdomen, both tears revealing cuts and bruises across his pale skin.
"I-I don't-" I begin, amazed that he's resisting the pain. I've never seen him this angry and this upset. It shocked me. The Nightmares have started to gather around us, but resist attack, recognising the boy from his previous life.
"Don't give me any crap! You killed Sandy!" He screams, his tears falling and landing on my face, rolling over my cheeks. His arms give out and he buried his face into my chest. Sitting up, I pull him into my embrace, letting him cry into me and shaking violently.
"I'm sorry." I whisper, breathing into his hair softly. I know sorry won't bring Sandman back or make anything better, but I don't even understand why I did it, so an apology is the least I can do. I can now see the Guardians approaching us, running to separate us and to 'make me pay' for Sandman's untimely death. But I couldn't let them get o us. Jack needed my comforting more than anyone else. That might sound vain, but I know how to handle his emotions and can offer a different kind of comfort than the Guardians, after all, I've know him longer. The shadows take hold of us, pulling us into the depths of the darkness, taking us to a safe place where I can give him comfort and try to figure out how I can obtain his memories again.
And that's it for this one. Please give your opinions and hopefully, the next chapter will be up tomorrow, however, I feel like I've been neglecting some of my other stories, so I do have to continue work on those as well, hope you understand and I appreciate your patience :)