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"I think it's time we head back," Crystal whispered breaking for air again. She was comfortably lying on top of Jack with his arms wrapped around her waist, and her arms lightly wrapped around his neck.

"I don't want to," Jack said leaning forward to seize her lips.

She pulled back with a smirk, making him groan and try again. She placed her index finger on his lips. "They're going to send a search party after us if we don't." She told him, stealing a small kiss before leaning back again. "Would you rather them catch us doing this?" She trailed her finger along his jaw before kissing him, then his nape connecting his neck and shoulder.

"Maybe I would," He teased smirking.

She giggled before grudgingly sliding off of him and standing up. "Come on," She held her hand out for him, and he groaned before grabbing it and standing up.

She tugged on his hand laughing as he dragged his feet along the floor. She lifted herself into the air, nudging Jack to come with her. They flew through the air towards North's workshop.

"I won!" Crystal shouted cheerfully as she landed on the other side of the window.

"Only because I let you," Jack argued feebly.

"No! I won fair and square!" She giggled. He crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow teasingly. "Fine, I'm telling North!"

She took off running towards the man she saw as a father. Jack reacted quickly and chased after her. He wrapped his arms around her waist before she hit the stairs, spinning her around so their backs were to the stairs. She laughed loudly in happiness, trying to retreat from his hands as they proceeded to run his fingers over her sides, hitting every tickle spot he could find.

"Stop," She laughed. "Stop! S-stop!"

"Oi!" Bunny said interrupting from the work level. "You two lovebirds need to settle it down over there!"

Jack and Crystal stopped as their faces reddened in unison.

Jack smirked cockily as he let Crystal go and looked down at Bunny. "What's wrong? You jealous now that Crystal is mine?"

Bunny's mouth gaped open and close a couple times like a floundering fish. "Me? Jealous? No! She's like a little sister to me!" Bunny became defensive as he pulled out his boomerangs and held them glaring at Jack. "But if it's a fight you want for her, I'm willing to see if your able to protect her."

Jack flew down with a smirk on his face, bringing out his staff in a defensive position. "I'm up for a challenge." He gripped his staff staring at Bunny as if he was a play toy. "If you want to be protective older brother, then let's see what you're made of."

"Stupid brat," Bunny said, his nose twitching in irritation.

The both braced for a fight, and began to lean forward when Crystal flew down and landed between them; her hands were flicked up stopping both of them, as she pulled out a whistle from out of nowhere and blew it as loud as she could. The yeti's, elves, Jack, and Bunny all covered their ears from the high frequency noise.

"This is so stupid!" She yelled, the shouted reverberating off the ice everywhere and causing everyone to flinch again. "Bunny, thank you. I'm glad you see me as a little sister. And Jack yes, it's cute that you're wanting to show this off. But both of you are taking it way out of proportion with a fight." They looked at her not convinced that this fight was over. She sighed as her hands were on her hips, and she looked at both of them. "Fine if you want to be like that. If both of you don't stop this fighting right now, I'll be forced to take you're boomerangs," She said looking pointedly at Bunny as she waved her hand to his weapons, "and your staff," she turned her attention to Jack and did the same to his staff. "For a month."

They both paled at the threat she made and held their weapons to them as if it was a small doll they held dear to them. Their faces looked so hurt and innocent, like a child that was just threatened their teddy bear was going to be taken away if they tried to sneak another candy. She stared at the pointedly again and they both quickly put their weapons away before she could get the chance to take them. She smiled happily as she reached her hand out and began to scratch Bunnymund behind his ears, making him thump his foot rapidly, and making him look as if he was a tiny bunny a kid kept as a pet. She hugged his head and lay her face against his cheek, continuing to run her fingers behind his ears.

She stopped spotting how Jack looked jealous with the affectionate act. Bunny looked disappointed as she stopped, then blushed as he spotted elves and North laughing quietly. North and Sandy were being quiet as they watched the scene before them. Sandy because he wanted to be near the Guardian of Spring again, and North because he wanted to have a talk.

"Don't look that way," Crystal giggled as she hopped over to Jack and placed a kiss on his lips, making him blush again, but smile in joy.

"I'm going to go to the tooth palace!" She told them cheerfully. "Tooth is going to want to know all about this!"

Bunny sighed as he shook his head in exasperation, North let out a small chuckle, Crystal giggled, and Jack blushed embarrassed. Sandy flitted over to her side, light tugging on the end of her dress to catch her attention.

"You want to come with me?" She asked Sandy with a smile.

He nodded his head as he held his arms up. Sandy usually hated it when people treated him as a kid because of his size, but when it was Crystal, he liked it. She was always so warm and kind to everyone. He liked being with her because it was always exciting; plus it made him feel as if she was her older sister, even if he was the older one.

She picked him up with a smile and hugged him tightly before walking to the doors and waving to everyone. She flew up into the air and headed towards her best friend Tooth, who was like a sister and a mother in one package. She never felt more comfortable around people as she did with the Guardians. She realized that baby tooth's were following her and she couldn't help the giddy feeling of them always hanging around her like little children to their parents.

Crunch crunch

Bunny flinched at the sound as his eye twitched when he saw some of the elves had stepped on the eggs. "You're going to help fix those!" Bunny yelled at them, his voice echoing towards the elves making them flinch and nod their heads quickly in understanding.

Jack laughed as Bunny grumbled and thumped his foot, quickly sending him and some of the elves down to his world to help create some of the intricate, colorful eggs that the children adored.

Jack smirked as the Easter Bunny left and his plans were to follow Crystal to Tooth Palace, to say hello to his fellow Guardian, the Tooth Fairy. His plans were stopped as North quickly came up and started nudging him up the stairs and into his office, where he makes all his ice trinkets, and where Jack and Crystal love to be when they need time.

"What's this all about North?" Jack asked with a smirk and laugh.

North turned and made Jack pale from the scary and menacing look North was giving Jack at the moment. "Now Jack, I may helped you with gettin' Crystal, but if she cries 'cuz of you, then you better hope it's something that can resolve." North had gotten very close to Jack's face as he murmured then, making the Winter King pale even more from his already pale complexion, turning him into a ghost. "Crystal is like daughter to me, as you are like son. I don't want either you to be hurt. If she gets hurt, I will hurt you much worse…ten-fold…what you did. And that doesn't mean putting you on the naughty list."

Jack's color came back to his face as defensiveness took over and he stood tall with his chin jutted out. "I would rather die than to ever hurt Crystal. She is my life. No matter how much I denied it in the past, I see that now. I can't be without her."

North's face was split in half as he beamed proudly at Jack for saying such things. He had only wished he got it on video or recorder to later show Crystal, and use it as blackmail against Jack. His arm shot forward and slapped him on the back hard, making him cry out and drop his staff from the impact.

"Good lad," Santa said before walking off to wait for the return of Crystal.

Jack had fallen to the floor twitching from the impact the hit had caused, and most likely leaving a bruise on his skin.

Tooth squealed like a fangirl as she flitted around Spring and hugged her multiple times before she let out all her joy. "I'm so happy for you two! I just knew it would happen sooner or later!"

"Really? You're not mad?" Crystal asked worriedly.

"Mad?" Tooth asked tilting her head. "Why would I be mad?"

"Well, I thought you liked Jack." Crystal murmured keeping her eyes on Sandy instead.

Tooth burst out laughing, making Crystal look up and see the Fairy she had grown to see as a sister and mother.

"No," Tooth laughed waving her hand. "I admired Jack for how cute he looked, and how well he took care of his teeth! I mean have you seen those molars?"

Crystal laughed, knowing she should have seen this side of Tooth come out. A baby tooth flitted over and whispered to Tooth, before flitting off again.

"I'll be right back," Tooth smiled at Crystal, before flitting off quickly.

Crystal sat on the edge of the Tooth Palace, looking over the edge and admiring the view that they saw from up in the sky. I was the most breath taking place you could be…just as long as you weren't afraid of heights.

Sandy floated over and grabbed Crystal's attention. He smiled as he put on a small puppet show; showing her and Jack together and having fun; the Guardian's together and how the protected people; each of the Guardian's jobs personally; and of the dreams he gave the children, of dragons, dinosaurs, ponies, unicorns, underwater sea life, flying, everything imaginable. Each new thing he showed her made her all the more awestruck. Having the power over dreams must have been a great job, especially with all the sights you would get to see in the children's dreams.

"Aw! You're so cute!" Crystal said grabbing him quickly in a hug and kissing his head.

Sandy blushed profusely from the affection, but let her hang onto him. He sat in her lap and looked out at the sky, feeling her chin hit the top of his head as she sighed out.

"You know, I feel like I used to do this a lot." Crystal said, but explained more as Sandy quirked an eyebrow. "You know, hung onto someone like this. Kept them in my lap."

Sandy went to grab her attention, but stopped as Tooth flitted over with a determined smile on her face.

"Crystal," Tooth said grabbing her attention. Crystal stood and faced the fairy and setting the God of dreams down. "We'll find more of your teeth. I promise you! If you found some of your teeth, then the others must be somewhere! It takes a lot to destroy teeth permanently!"

Crystal smiled as she hugged the Guardian of memories. "Thank you so much." They looked at each other till Crystal saw the commotion the baby teeth were giving behind her. "Seems you're needed."

"Oh, right," Tooth said embarrassed. "I'll talk to you later. Okay?"

Crystal nodded her head and waved goodbye as Tooth dashed off to do her job. Crystal looked down at Sandy and smiled as they headed back quickly towards the workshop.

"I'm back," Crystal said in the workshop. But aside from the elves and yeti's greeting her, the people she wanted to greet her were nowhere to be seen.

She sighed before heading up to the room North had made for her after seeing she liked to stay there with him the most. She looked at her bed and spotted the small bag the letters were kept in. Her eyes turned sad and nostalgic as she trudged over to the bed and sat next to the bag, wondering if she should read them or not.

Her curiousness overcame her worry as she wearily reached for the bag and took the letters out, once again staring at the pile's of letter's before her. 'Tifani', 'Ray', 'Seth', 'Tyler', 'Sierra', 'Michael', and 'Crystal'.

Each pile was pulling her towards them, but somehow fear kept overcoming her, telling her she should not open it. But as she thought about it…was it fear…or worry…that was overcoming her. Was she scared she would find something bad…or did she worry that she wouldn't remember anything over this?

She grabbed the first pile and began to read through the letters, until it was gone, then heading to the next. Each pile was full over letter's sent to said person from the rest of the family…her family. Of the time's they spent away; of the time's they were fighting and couldn't say things out loud or in person. Some were from farther in the past, of old love letter's they had sent and received. But at the end of each pile there was a letter written in a curving, yet elegant handwriting, that talked to each of them.

'My dearest Tifani,

I have enjoyed the time we have spent together, and cherish every moment that has come to us. We have succeeded in our lives with education, and occupation, and now through all our hardships in these places and in our relationship, you have become my soul-mate, my lover, my friend, and my one true love. We have children together, all of whom look like us and will become just as successful.

Tyler has grown so much, and will become a fine boy in the future. He has the skills of a leader, and already shows how affectionate, protective, and brave he is by how he acts with Crystal every day. He cares for more than the others, though he denies it, we can all tell. He favors Crystal out of all of them, and maybe that is a good thing. It will teach him how to be compassionate, and how to be a good father in the future.

Seth is less social than Tyler, but is very smart. He is a strong boy who will be able to protect those close to him in the future. He seems to be distant from everyone, but I can see the way he smile's when Crystal pulls him into what we are all doing. I think he craves the attention. Yet this craving will give him a good push towards what he wants to do in the future.

Sierra is a cheerful child. She is the less smarter and vibrant of the two twins, but she none the less cheerful. I think have Crystal as her twin sister holds her together in moments when she breaks down and does nothing but cry. Those two are always together, and sometimes it is hard for me to tell who is who when they are both acting alike…maybe that is not something I should admit Ha-ha.

Michael, though he is just a baby, is already showing how affectionate he will be in the future. He is our beautiful baby that has taken his looks from you my darling. He is innocent, and will hopefully stay that way for awhile before the world we live in can corrupt him.

And last, Crystal. I know this may sound as if I'm choosing favorites, but she is the person who holds this family together. Whenever any of us has fought, she is there to help us resolve it. She is always being positive, bright, and cheerful. There is never a dark moment when she is around. She is smart, cunning, and brave; as well as adventurous, gentle, and kind. She has all the good qualities most people need, yet don't have. But she makes me worry as she never seems to cry. She is a child who is not even seven years old, yet she takes everyone's burden's on herself, and will smile no matter what.

Our children are our precious treasures, just as you are my treasure that I won't let anyone take. I would sooner give my life than let someone harm you. With our help, I am sure our children will become some of the greatest in the future, and will lead other's to greatness in the process. I love you my loving wife. You are my other half, and all I can ask for.

From your loving husband,

Ray'

Crystal stared at the letter that was written to her mother, and couldn't help but feel like a stone was in her throat. The other letter's were nothing like these. They were to hold memories, yet the letter's she was reading now, hit inside, and showed how they thought of everyone. She grabbed the next one that was to her father.

'My love Ray,

You are right, our children are special. But maybe that is how all parents see their children. With looks of light blonde hair, and light blue eyes, that they inherited from both of us, it seems as if they are angels.

I worry for them sometimes, I feel as if something bad may happen in the future that we won't be able to stop. I don't want to lose our family. I don't want to lose you. You are my life, you are my everything. If I lost you it would seem as if the world no longer exists around me. Your love is all I will ever need to keep me going, just as long as you are there with me.

I hope our children will feel the same kind of love that you and I have. To feel the connection you can have to another, one that cannot be broken no matter how hard people try.

How you have described our children is completely on the dot. They are just as you described them. And the fears you have said about each weighs upon me all the time. I fear for how Crystal never seems to have a bad moment, especially if this means that she will not know how to deal with it in the future. I'm sure that if anything happens, Tyler will be there to help her, he is always there to protect her when she needs him.

I know our children will help others, just as they have helped us through our moments of worry, regret, sadness, anger, and many others. But whatever may happen in the future will come and we will have to let it happen, no matter the cost. I will protect them in whatever happens and always be by there sides.

My love for you is endless, and can never be broken. Even when we are old and die, my love will always be strong. Our love will carry us together in the afterlife, and will keep us there waiting for when our children will come.

I love you

From your loving Wife,

Tifani'

Crystal stared at the paper as her hands began to shake. She read the letter to her siblings also, trying to control her emotions to get through all of them without breaking down. Her brother Tyler's was written to him about how he needed to always be there for, especially Crystal, as she grew up, because he was going to be the man of the house and the leader if something ever happened to their father. They wrote to him about all his good quality's and how they saw him as something great in the future.

Seth's was written to him about how they hoped he would become more social with other people, and how they wished he would always stay next to Crystal through good and bad because that is what family did. They asked Seth to strive forward in his life because they knew he would succeed in great things. They wanted him to always see the positive side, and to keep his head up no matter how bad it got, because life can tear you down, and it was your goal to stay standing and build yourself back up.

Sierra was told how much of a good child she was, and how her cheerfulness will always win over her sadness and break downs no matter how embarrassed and guilty she felt afterwards. They asked her to keep on being close to Crystal and her other siblings no matter how she felt, because they would always be there for her, even if it meant going against their friends or others.

Michael was a letter more into the future when he would be able to read it and understand. They told him how well Crystal took care of him, and how much she loved him and protected him from anything and everything. They told him how innocent and bright he was, at even such a young age. How he had never really cried out and begged for things, and how that made their lives so much happier and easier. They wished him to grow up strong and to pay back the protection and love that Crystal and his siblings gave to him.

But one thing repeated in all the letters as she read them. In each one her parent's kept telling them how much they loved them and how their love would never stop, even when their hearts quit beating, they would still love them. Another thing was that Crystal was repeated in there many times, about how they needed to protect her no matter what. Maybe it was because her mother wrote these letters based on the bad feeling she was getting and hoped to calm herself down at writing these. But these letter's were making Crystal's body tremble in sadness as memories of small time's, and experiences came into her brain with each mention of a said memory. She couldn't remember all of them, but at least now she was remembering their faces, all of them but her brother Tyler's. It seemed that no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't remember his face, as if something was blocking her from doing so.

She looked around the bed and saw all the torn envelopes and opened letter's scattered upon it haphazardly. She looked towards the last letter, and reached a shaky hand towards it, weary of what was going to be said in the last letter that was to her. She wanted to know what her parents thought of her, and wanted to hear their voices as she read, just as she had done with the others, but the memory overload was starting to become too much for her. Especially since they all came at once to her and flooded her senses. Even if they were just tiny memories, it was still affecting her this much; what could this letter do if she read it?

'My sweetest baby girl Crystal,

You are so strong. Whether you got your strength from me or your father I have no clue. It almost seems as if you are stronger than any of us. You always know what to do when there are problems. It seems you are the glue in our family when all goes wrong.

You smile at everything, even when everyone else may be crying. I don't think I've ever seen you cry, but I know you find your own time to do it. I can hear you when you're by yourself, letting that small body let out all the tears it needed. Your smile brightened up the darkest of places, and I know that in the future that will be what helps people. Though you are only six years old, you act as if you are an adult. Your maturity amazes me, especially with how well you handle everything. You are so smart, even if you haven't experienced life, it seems as if you know the hardships that life can give you.

Sometimes I wonder how you can be this way, since we all know me and your father are still like teenagers, yet in adult bodies. You are brave, courageous, and strong. You're adventurous, gentle, kind, and loving. Bright, carefree, mature, funny, smart, warm, and reliable. I can keep going on with all your good qualities, but though you have all these qualities, I wish that you would open up to people more. It almost seems as if you block parts of yourself away from those who care about you most. Maybe in the future you will find someone you can tell everything to, and if that does happen, I hope he treats you well.

You are like the light in the darkness when people are trapped in there. You are surely to succeed in life, and there will be many people who will love you in the future, let them in. This is the advice I'm giving you to succeed in the future.

You are my sweet baby girl, and no matter what happens, it'll stay that way forever. Remember that we love you, and we always will. Me and your father, Tyler, Seth, Sierra, and Michael, we're all here for you, so don't take everything on your own. Always remember this.

Your loving family,

Mom, Dad, Tyler, Seth, Sierra, and Michael'

Drops of water hit the paper, making it soft, and the letters to run slightly. She wiped at her eyes, realizing that the water was actually tears from her eyes. She hadn't even realized she had been crying till they began to fall. She laid the letter down and stood up, and walked to the window. She didn't know where she was going, but her body was pulling her towards where it wanted to go. She slipped through the window and let the wind carry her. She followed the way to were her heart was pulling her, letting the wind carry her along.

"Crystal!" North shouted happily as he ran up the stairs. "Sorry I didn't come greet you! We had a problem with the Bunny taking the elves!"

He stopped in her doorway seeing that she wasn't in there, and he had just wasted his explanation on nothing. Jack appeared behind him wondering why the big man had suddenly gotten quiet.

"What? She's not in there?" Jack asked peaking around North.

He stopped spotting the opened envelopes and letter's splayed out on her bed. He walked up and grabbed the last one she had, seeing the tear stains that were on the paper. He read over it and let out a loud groan, glancing at the others.

"What are those?" North asked walking up and grabbing another one, and glancing over it.

"Letter's from her family." Jack told him simply. "It seems they helped her remember some things. She probably feels hurt now, knowing her family is no longer around."

"Do you think she remembers their death?" North asked.

"I don't know," Jack said hurt and sadness dripping off his voice. "But if my guess is right, I think I may know where she's heading."

North stared at him, guessing where she may go also. He nodded his head as Jack told him he was going to find her. Jack flew out the window, following the way to the place Crystal had only taken him a handful of times.

Crystal landed in an open field, with flowers of all kinds decorating it. But as she looked around she noticed the giant sakura tree with the blossom's petals flying around in the wind, creating a serene and beautiful setting. She looked closer and underneath the tree were six headstones, each with flowers decorating around them. She stumbled over to them, wanting to get a closer look as to what she already knew would be displayed on them.

On each headstone was a name of her parents and siblings, with a little epitaph describing them. The tears flowed out of her eyes once again as she slid down to the ground with her legs on either side of her. She doubled over as she let the tears out and hiccups came out of her mouth. She saw that the headstones, though uncared for and a pit dirty, were in good shape. She cleared them up and placed a pile of flowers on each of their graves.

She felt a hand on her shoulder, making her look up and stare into the electric blue eyes she loved. He crouched down and wiped his thumb along her cheeks and under her eyes, making the tears go away. She turned around quickly and wrapped her arms around his back, crying into his shoulder.

"It's okay," Jack said, petting her hair down with a gently cooing.

He let her cry until she felt all better. She sat up again and wiped her eyes. She turned back around and leaned back against him, letting him wrap his arms around her waist and lay his chin on her head gently. Though he was the Winter King, she couldn't feel warmer when she was with him.

"Sorry," She told Jack quietly.

"Don't apologize. You needed to let it out." Jack said rubbing his hand along her arm to sooth her.

"I'm glad they were buried somewhere nice. Our family always liked the sakura blossoms." Crystal said remembering that was one thing her mother used to tell her.

"You remember it?" Jack asked her.

"No," She shook her head. "Only some things. Tiny memories."

"They loved you." Jack told her making her jump then look up at him. "I never met them, but I knew they loved you. Whenever you took me here, or when you talked about them, you always had the biggest smile on your face."

"Yeah," She said looking at the graves. "I could feel it in the letters."

They sat there, just like that, relishing in the comfort of each other, and staring at the blossoms as they gently flew around in the wind.

"Jack?" A small voice asked behind them.

They looked back and saw a small boy with brown hair and brown eyes with a bright smile looking at them. A small girl with blonde hair stood behind him with an even bigger smile as she stared at the two Guardian's.

"Jamie?" Jack asked with a smile.

"Jack!" The boy shouted running forward with his little sister in tow.

Jack let her go and stood up as he stared at the two children racing up towards them with huge smiles.

"Hey Sophie!" Jack said picking the small girl up.

"Who's that?" Jamie asked staring at Crystal as she stood up slowly.

"Spring! Spring!" Sophie said jumping out of Jack's arms and running over to Crystal. "Flowers!"

Crystal smiled as she picked up the little girl and hugged her close while kissing her head. "You're a good guesser." She told Sophie.

"You're Spring?" Jamie asked disbelieving. "But why are you with Jack?"

Jack smiled sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his neck and looked from the boy to Crystal. "Well, you see…"

"Boyfriend! Girlfriend!" Sophie said smiling proudly as if she figured out the biggest puzzle of them all.

Jamie stared mouth agape as he looked from Jack to Crystal, with Jack and his face pink, and Crystal with cheeks flushed and a smile on her face as she tickled Sophie. "Really?"

His voice sounded excited as a smile went on his face and he dashed over to Crystal.

"Wow! You're really pretty!" He said looking at her.

"Thank you," She told him as she ruffled his hair. "What are you two doing here?"

"Ah! We come here every month! Our parents knew this family!" Jamie explained, remembering the flowers he was holding and the two Guardians didn't notice.

"What's your name?" Crystal asked staring at the boy.

"Jamie Bennett! And this is my sister Sophie." Jamie said as she crouched down to look into his eyes.

"Bennett…" Crystal whispered to herself. A flash went through her mind of a family with a small boy and a baby in their mothers arms, with all of them smiling.

"Whenever you need help, just call us. We're your family. You're parents were good friends of ours. Feel free to come stay with us whenever you want." The mother had told her.

She remembered the Bennett's were good friends with her parent's and had offered to take her before her aunt and uncle took her in. It was before the kids were born, but she remembered seeing them when their family visited her every now and again.

"I know you two." Crystal said in realization.

Jamie looked at her closely, trying to remember, when dawning went on his face and he hugged her quickly. "Big sis!" She fell backwards, with Sophie cheering like on a ride.

Then Sophie looked at her brother with confusion before staring at Crystal and hugging her again. "Big sis! Big sis!"

"That's who you are right?" Jamie asked excitedly.

"Yeah, you used to call me that." Crystal smiled at him gently.

Jack walked over and sat down next to them, helping Crystal sit up and look at the children hanging onto her. "You knew them?"

She nodded looking at him with a smile. "I knew their family, and took care of them pretty well. I used to go to their birthday parties, and I would babysit them some times."

"But we thought you were dead." Jamie said looking at her confused.

"Well technically yeah. But I became a Guardian." She explained, not wanting to scare them.

"Mom will be so happy!" Jamie said standing up.

"Jamie, she won't believe you." Crystal said sadly.

"Maybe she will!" Jamie said desperately.

Crystal sighed, knowing she wouldn't be able to talk him out of it.

A darkness loomed just on the outskirts of the clearing and watched the affectionate display that was showing. This time it wasn't Pitch who was watching them, but the one who was now after Crystal. He couldn't help but feel happy at her sitting there watching the graves, but felt happier when the children came up. He knew he should be mad at her, but he felt protective of her in that moment. Just as soon as those emotions came in, the passed by without a trace, replaced with anger. He flew off without a sound, waiting for the right moment to take her from the Guardians and destroy them along with Man in the Moon.