Disclaimer: I do not own The Rise of the Guardians only Raven, Mother, and Marina.

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Chapter 12: The decision that had to be made

When Raven turn back once again to face Pitch, her composure slightly faltered but only briefly. 'Did I see that right?' She thought to herself. She swore, even though it was just for an instant, that she saw that smile, that same smile she use to see almost everyday. Such a loving smile that she has missed so much these long years. But it was gone so quick she wasn't sure if it was even really there. A glare was there instead and it just kept getting more and more intense by the second. She wandered what was going on inside his head. His nightmare sand was rising along with his intense glare just as intense.

More and more horses just started forming until there was a huge wave of black sand was all over the side of the cave Pitch was standing on. His anger was so intense that Raven swore she could cut through it with a knife. "I wont let that happen." Was all that he said after a few minutes passed. Raven tilted her head in confusion but had to quickly snap out of it. Almost right after he said that his nightmares attacked Jack was automatically in front of her with his arms stretched out with his staff in both hands and then slammed it on the ground. As soon has it hit a wall of ice was formed around her, jack and her family. It blocked out the dark sand but the sand was so thick you couldn't see anything out side the wall of ice. It was a sand storm they didn't know what to do but then suddenly the nightmare sand started to turn into the glowing yellow dream sand. "Sandman!" Everyone exclaimed in unison as they turned towards where they knew the entrance to the underground cave was.

Sure enough the sand cleared and there stood the Guardians with a mix of smiles and smirks on their faces. "Sorry we are late Jack ran off with out us and we hurried to prepare." Then everyone turned where Pitch as last seen. With an annoyed look on his face.

"What are you goody-two-shoes doing here. Your not welcome here; this is a family affair this is none of your business. Scram!" Pitch yells as more of his sand goes at them engulfing the Guardians.

Raven snapped her head to Pitch after watching to sand go after Jacks friends. "Brother please! Stop this!" He through a glare her was but turned his attention back at the black ball of send. A frustrated look soon appeared on his face and then he called his dark sand back. She turned back to the Guardians and there they stood in a bubble of golden sand. Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

"Dear sister don't think this is over." Pitches says with false endearment in his voice and turns to leave.

"Pitch don't leave!" He stops dead in his tracks and turns just enough to see Raven in the corner of his eye but says nothing, so she continues. "Don't leave me, Please brother." She disappears than reappears out side of Jacks ice barrier. "I know I have messed up a lot and broke my promise to you. Let me fix it, let me make it up to you brother." She starts walking to him and he turns a little more towards her with an expressionless face looking at her. She goes on, "Take me with you, we'll stand side by side yet again, the Brother and Sister of the Dark, yet again." Everyone Gasped behind her but she ignored them all her attention was on her brother.

"No Rav, you can't!" Jack yelled to her in shock with pain in his voice. She refused to react even though every fiber of her being was telling her to go back to him, to grab his hand, look him and the eyes and promise that she wont leave his side but she wont, she can't. She had to do this.

So she kept her focus on her big brother. He smiled at her and held out his hand to her "I would love that!" He said and she walked up to him and took it and stood in front of him facing him refusing to look at the others. She heard them yelling out to her as Jack ran towards them trying to stop her, as they slowly disappeared. Flashes of her time with him flashed through her mind. Them Sledding together, with kids playing snowball fight back before he actually met her, them laying in the snow holding hands watching the sky pointing at the clouds with all different shape, Laughing, Playing, joking around , pulling pranks, and teasing Bunny Boy the Easter Kangaroo. Ravens heart clenched, 'What is this feeling? Is this my heart breaking?' She thought. The wind spirit closed her eyes as a tear escaped and ran down her face and they were gone.

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A/N: she how is it so far let me know what you think: :) Be back soon. Till then Bye.