I'm sorry about some misunderstanding about what North says when Bunnymund says buckle up... It was hard hearing the words but I tried to guess as close as possible but if you guys can tell me what is, I'll see if I can change it and again thanks for all of your reviews. Update is Monday.
Sandy was dead and it was all his fault. If he had only gotten to Sandy in time, if only he had moved faster...
No matter the if's, Sandy was gone and it was all Pitch's fault. Jack knew he released an extraordinarily amount of power out of despair and anger and was knocked clean out of the air until Tooth caught him.
He didn't know how he did it but he just did. Jack was sitting near the window with his hood up as he looked out the window. This wasn't fair. None of this was fair.
Jack touched the window, causing frost to grow into the shape of Sandy, as he heard North come near him.
"Are you alright?"
"It's just...I wish I could've done something."
"Done something?" North said, interrupting Jack from his wishes. "Jack, you stood up to Pitch. You saved us."
Jack didn't feel like he saved anyone.
"But Sandy..."
"Would be proud of what you did." North said sincerely and honestly and something in his voice made Jack's spirits lift up higher. Jack got up from the window, pulling away his hoodie before stuffing his hands into the pocket of his sweatshirt.
"I don't know who you were in your past life but in this life, you are Guardian." North said as he placed a hand on Jack's shoulder before removing his hand.
"How can I know who I am until I found out who I was?" Jack asked, wanting some kind of memory of who he was or why he was here or what he was meant to do.
"You will," North said. "I feel it in my belly."
Still feeling a little sad about Sandy but determined not to let his death be meaningless, Jack decided to head back to where the globe was.
Once out, he saw the yellow lights all around the globe rapidly diminishing. "Look how fast they're going out."
Jack flew up to the globe, watching all the blinking little lights go out so fast that it was filling him dread and horror.
"It's fear." Jack murmured with realization. "He's tipped the balance."
"Ey, buck up, ya sad sacks." Bunnymund said, trying to diffuse the situation. "We can still turn this around. Easter is tomorrow and I need your help. Let's say we pull out all the stockings and we get those little lights flickering again."
Everyone's spirits lifted up as North led them away.
"Bunny is right. As much as it pains me to say this, this time, Easter is more important than Christmas." North said as they walked past the working Yeti.
"Hey, did everyone hear that?"
"We must hurry to the warren. Everyone! To the sled!"
"Oh no, mate. My warren, my rules. Buckle up." Bunnymund said as he tapped the ground twice.
"He's lost his mind." North said before everyone fell down into the hole Bunnymund had just made. Everyone slid around the tunnel and Jack whooped as he slid around the tunnel. This was something Jack loved to do and he enjoyed every minute of it.
Finally, they all fell out, falling on top of another including the yeti and elves.
"Ahhaha. Buckle up. It's very funny." North said as he sat up.
"Welcome to the warren." Bunnymund said as he smiled but then quickly stood up and turned around, his nose and ears flickering for a sign of something that didn't belong.
More like two somethings.
"Something's up." Bunnymund said seriously as the little eggs came out of the tunnel in a hurry. Bunnymund immediately got into position for a fight with everyone following his stance. The walking egg-like rocks turned to frown at the tunnel.
Bunny yelled as he ran towards the tunnel with everyone else following him. But they immediately stopped when they saw a little blond haired, green-eyed girl in front of them carrying three little eggs.
"Sophie?" Jack asked, confused that she was here. Sophie ran past them, laughing as she chased the little elves.
"Sophie!" Everyone turned back to the tunnel, even more confused.
Before anyone could react, they saw a slim, teenage girl running out of the tunnel, looking behind her as she called to Sophie. She turned and froze, looking at them and they at her.
Jack knew immediately who she was. The one girl he couldn't stop thinking about ever since she crashed into him and when she saw him through the window for a second before she lost sight of him.
He hadn't moved at the time, wondering if this was a joke, but when she had opened up the window and leaned out of the window, looking for him, calling out towards a white haired boy, he knew he wasn't imagining things.
She really did see him.
Kailani shook her head and rubbed her eyes before opening them again. But Jack knew she couldn't see them again.
Or him.
He felt something die in him as he saw her gaze turn into confusion.
"What are they doing here?!" Bunny asked dangerously to North.
"Oh, the snow globe." North said, checking his robe.
"Snow globe. Cripe, something do something!" Bunny yelled.
"Hey, don't look at me. I'm-"
"Can you guys stop arguing?!" Kailani yelled before she gasped and covered her mouth. Everyone gasped, including Jack, stunned at what Kailani had just said.
"Oh, great. First I'm seeing things. Now, I'm hearing things. Sophie, don't drag the elf around." Kailani murmured, rubbing her temples.
Kailani pulled back as if she had gotten slapped. "No, she doesn't have the elf around. It's official. I'm losing my mind. First, I saw a white haired boy with a staff, next I saw a fat guy, a bunny, a freaking blue green bird thing in Jamie's room, then a freaking portal popped up in the room and Sophie had to go in there and I had to follow her, now we're stuck in who knows where and now I'm seeing the same people again except for a yeti thing, now I'm hearing things. I'm cracking." Kailani said, pacing as she rubbed her temples.
Jack was stunned. She was seeing and hearing them, but was having trouble doing so.
Jack felt his gaze travel her length from her sock-clad feet, to her tanned bare legs that were long and lean, to her upper body that hugged the curves that tempted someone to look, to her green eyes and full lips, and full cheekbones, to her honey brown hair that left Jack wondering how would it feel to run his hands through them...
Jerking back, Jack was stunned at the way his thoughts were going. He couldn't help it, though. He felt a pull towards her, a certain warmth that shot through him whenever he saw her and thought about her. Was he attracted to this human girl?
Possibly. But why? He saw a lot of human girls from his 300 years of living. Lots of them were mean and cruel while others were nice and quiet and were beautiful, more so than this girl. But there was just something about this girl that called to him.
"She can see us?" Jack asked, incredulous.
"Remarkable." North said and everyone turned to him.
"What? What is it?" Jack said, trying to hide his hope at the thought of her seeing him.
"She's a Sighter."
"A what?" Jack asked as he saw the recognition in everyone's eyes but his. "What's a Sighter?"
"It's when a human is stuck between the childhood and adulthood. They cling to his or her beliefs and refuses to let go. The harder they try to hang on, their Sight will allow them to see us. But it's only for a few seconds. It's not rare, but not common though. Mostly in girls than boys. Sighters aren't ready to grow up but are forced to ahead of time so they become Sighters, trying to cling onto the hopes and beliefs but the rope tying them to us is breaking so they can't see us like children do. That's why they are called Sighters, they can see us but for a few seconds before they lose sight." Tooth explained as Jack was trying to absorb this new information.
"The more time she spends here, however, it seems that her Sight gets stronger since she's hearing us more frequently based on the mumbling about hearing voices I hear coming from her mouth. I wonder how white her teeth are."
Kailani was a Sighter? She wanted to still believe in them?
"'What surprises me is that she can see you, Jack." North said. "Not even Jamie could see you."
"Maybe she's the answer to what I was meant to do. I mean, think about it. No one has seen me for 300 years but suddenly, Kailani can see me? There must be a reason."
"You know her name? How long has this been happening?" North asked curiously as they turned back to Kailani.
She was just sitting on the ground with crossed legs, rubbing her temples and moaning as if she was exhausted.
"Twice. Three, just now." Jack said a bit sheepishly. But hope had bloomed in him. Someone could finally see him . And it didn't hurt that she was attractive.
"I don't care! We need to get them out of here!"
"Don't worry, Bunny. I got a little fairy friend. It's okay, little one." Tooth said happily distracting Sophie away from the elf.
"Pretty." Sophie said.
"Aw, you know what? I have something for you. Look at all the pretty teeth. With blood and gum on them."
"Waaa!" Sophie screamed and Jack saw how Kailani had snapped out of her reverie and jumped up as Sophie ran to her.
"Oh, Sophie, it's okay. I'm here. We'll get home. I know we will." Kailani murmured as she hugged Sophie to her.
Jack chuckled as he watched the two girls. "Blood and gum? When was the last time you guys actually hung out with a kid?" He asked as he flew to sit on top of the egg rock, getting nearer to Kailani and feeling that string tug between them.
Kailani had already distracted Sophie with the egg rock as she stood up and walked around, wide eyed and curious but confused.
"PEEK-A-BOO!" Sophie yelled, her voice echoing under the rock before running off again.
"We are busy bringing joy to children." North explained. "We don't have time-"
Sophie laughed as she chased a butterfly and Kailani sighed, rubbing her temples. Something Jack began to notice that often did when she was confused and frustrated.
"For children."
"Hmm," Jack murmured as he made a snowflake circle around his hand before letting it fly to Jack. "If one little kid can ruin Easter then, we're in a worse shape than I thought."
Jack got up and walked to Kailan, who was rubbing her temples with her eyes closed as she leaned against a rock. He didn't know why he wanted to be near her.
Perhaps it was the hope that she was the only one who can see him.
Perhaps she was related to Jamie and he liked Jamie.
Or perhaps he felt a connection towards her, as if a string tied them together tightly.
Or maybe, he was attracted to her. Really attracted to her.
He may never know the reason why but wasn't going to linger on it. She was here and could see him, granted it was just flickers, but she could still see him.
The more she stayed here, the stronger her Sight got and it filled him with hope that she could begin to see them more frequently the longer she was here. And he wanted someone to see him.
That was all Jack ever wanted.
