Confessions
Chapter 51
I don't own Rise of the Guardians
A.N. My dear, devoted readers, this is the last chapter of our adventures in Confessions.
But fear not! I have a sequal in the works for this story.
It's called Ohana and it should be up soon.
Enjoy!
Two weeks later
"Are you sure you're ready to go home Jamie? You could stay and work with Jack some more," Sophie said, watching as her brother packed his stuff into his blue backpack.
"I'm sure. I can still train with Jack after school and on weekends, and I really want to go home and see Abby and Mom," Jamie said, closing his backpack.
"Okay, let me grab my bag and we can head out," Sophie said, standing from her spot on Jamie's bed.
Five minutes later found Jamie and Sophie in the Globe Room, ready to leave.
"You ready?" Sophie said, holding the portal in her right hand.
"Ready," Jamie said, readjusting his backpack.
"Take us home," Sophie whispered to the snowglobe before tossing the portal. She quickly stepped through the portal, closely followed by Jamie.
"Mom! We're home!" Sophie called as she opened the door to the Bennett house.
"Sophie Elizabeth Bennett where have you been?!" her mother cried, running up to her daughter, "You haven't been home in three weeks!"
"Sorry Mom, I guess I just got distracted in the search for Jamie and lost track of time," Sophie muttered.
"You lost track of three weeks? Nice one Sophie," Jamie snorted.
"Can it Jamie!" she snapped, glaring at her brother as her mother tried to squeeze the life out of her.
"I was so worried, first Jamie disapeared, then you stop coming home and only call once a week. Where did you go?" her mom asked, releasing her.
"I went to find Jamie Mom. And I did," she said, grabbing Jamie's hand and pulling so he was standing in front of their mother.
"Sophie are you okay? Did you hit your head? You and I are the only ones here," their mom said, reaching through Jamie to put her hand on Sophie's forehead.
Jamie and Sophie gasped. "Sammie was right," he whispered, before turning and running out of the house.
"Jamie!" Sophie yelled, turning away from her mother and running after Jamie.
Jamie ran as fast as he could toward the pond.
"Jamie wait!" Sophie yelled, running after Jamie and top speed.
She caught up to him as he collapsed under a huge on the bank. "Sammie was right. I'm a spirit. I'll never be normal," he whispered to himself, "I'll be just like Jack before I saw him."
"Jamie, snap out of it!" Sophie said, grabbing Jamie by the shoulders. "Do you ever think I could ever stop beleving in you? Or Sammie?"
"You'll grow up. All children do. It's a fact of life," Jamie said, his eyes resting on Sophie lifelessly.
"James Micheal Bennett, I expected you to think better of me. There is ABSLOUTLY no way I could ever forget you, or Jack, or Aster," Sophie said, sitting next to her brother.
"Jamie, what happened in there?" Jack asked, landing next to the siblings.
"My...My mom couldn't see me," Jamie sobbed into Jack's chest.
"Hey, hey, it's okay Jamie," Jack said, rubbing Jamie's back, "You can come stay with me and the Kangaroo at the Warren until you get everything figured out."
"I...it hurt Jack, she reached right through me, like...like I didn't even exist," Jamie sobbed, "How...how could you stand it for 300 years?"
"It gets easier and you don't have to go it alone. You have me, the Guardians, Sophie, Sammie, and all your other friends. You aren't alone Jamie," Jack said.
"Really? You promise?" Jamie asked, looking up at Jack.
"I promise. Ohana, remember?" Jack said, cracking a grin.
"Did you seriously just quote Lilo and Stitch on me?" Jamie asked, smiling and laughing weakly.
"It works, and I stand by my quote. Ohana means family."
"And family means no one gets left behind. Or forgotten," Sophie and Jamie finished with him.