Wow, this chapter is the longest I wrote so far, six pages! I asked Snowflake Kisses if I could use her idea on making Jamie the Guardian of Bravery instead of just stealing it so no worries there :) . Following this chapter will be Sophie's, which isn't as long only two, three pages I think and after that the combined chapter for them both, which I still need to work on. Read and enjoy.

From the time he helped to defeat Pitch the Man in the Moon kept an eye on the young boy known as Jamie Bennett, as well as his little sister, to see if they would one day make perfect Guardians. As they grew from children into teenagers he liked that their belief in his Guardians remained strong no matter what stood in their way or who tried to get them to let it go, to force them to 'grow up' as the adults would say on Earth.

Jamie showed that he was brave enough to stand up for what he believed and refused to let his peers or parents tell him that the Guardians aren't real and to let the fantasies of childhood go to start living in the real world even though it meant he lost his only human friends. He was also the first of the siblings to become the newest immortal and Guardian, his title Guardian of Bravery.

Our story starts on the day of Jamie's thirteenth birthday-

"Jamie come downstairs your friends are here to start the party." The boy's mother called up the stairs.

"I'll be right down mom I need to finish getting dressed." Jamie called back before closing his door and turning towards his best friend and Guardian, Jack Frost, who had stopped by just long enough to give Jamie his birthday presents from all the Guardians. "Are we still on for midnight ice skating Jack?" He asked as he pulled on a shirt.

"Of course Jamie, when have I ever not taken you midnight ice skating for your birthday since we defeated Pitch?" Jack smirked as he hopped onto the window sill, before he could leave though Jamie made sure to give him a hug.

"Thanks Jack, you're the best and tell the others I'll open their presents as soon as the party is over and it's just me and Sophie."

"Will do little brother." Jack assured him quickly returning the hug then leaping out the window and into the passing wind current. Jamie waved from the window as Jack flew out of sight then closed it and made his way downstairs to greet his friends as they celebrated his birthday.

After being sung happy birthday to, eating cake and ice cream then opening presents from his family and friends Jamie, followed by Sophie, was finally able to head back upstairs after the last of his friends left and entered his room where the presents from the Guardians still sat on his bed, waiting to be opened.

"Hurry and open them Jamie, I want to see what they got for you this year." Sophie squealed as she plopped down on her brother's bed, making Jamie laugh.

"Alright Sophie, so whose should I open first?" He asked and a box wrapped in egg patterned wrapping paper was thrust toward him. "I should have known you always pick Bunny's present first." Jamie teased making Sophie blush. Taking the box from her Jamie opened it and pulled out a wooden carving of Bunny, which Jamie added to the other wood, ice and sand figures he had received for his birthdays the past three or four years, the first ones had been of him, his friends and Sophie until he had all of them as well as a few yeti, elves, eggs and fairies.

"It's about time they made carvings of themselves to add to the others, I was beginning to think they weren't going to." Jamie stated as he opened Tooth's gift to pick up an ice carving of Jack, the ice being supplied by North so it never melted, next came Sandy's sand sculpture of himself followed by Jack's ice carving of North with his sleigh and North's ice carving of Tooth thus completing the collection.

Jamie placed the yetis, being the tallest, to the back with North just in front of them with Bunny and Tooth on one side of him, Jack and Sandy on the other side. The carving of himself stood between Jack and Sandy while the carving of Sophie was in between Bunny and Tooth with his friends spaced out among them and the elves, fairies and eggs scattered among them all.

"Perfect." Jamie smiled as he stepped back to look at his work, Sophie joining him. She took her brother's hand in her's and squeezed it lightly making Jamie look down at her.

"Is Jack coming to take you for your annual midnight ice skating this year?" She whispered so their mom wouldn't hear and Jamie nodded in answer, his smile growing. Sophie pouted, "When will I be able to go with you two?"

Jamie chuckled and replied, "When you are ten Sophie but not till then so stop pouting or the tickle monster will get you." He pulled his hand out of her's, picked her up, threw her onto his bed and began to tickle her making her squeal in laughter as she squirmed to get away from him.

"Alright young lady it's time for bed." Their mom said from the doorway so Jamie let Sophie up and she joined their mom in the doorway, after giving Jamie a hug. "Try and not to stay up too late Jamie." Their mom told him as she led Sophie from the room.

"Alright mom." Jamie told her, winking at Sophie who giggled and bid him goodnight before Jamie closed his bedroom door. Several hours later found Jamie pacing his room as he waited for Jack to show up and, right as his clock changed to midnight, there was a light tap on his bedroom window to let him know Jack had arrived.

Jamie eagerly ran over to the window, ice skates on hand, and pulled it open. "Are you ready to go?" Jack grinned and Jamie nodded, allowing Jack to grab him around his waist as the wind lifted them both up and carried them to Jack's pond where it set them down gently just on the edge of it. While Jack made sure the ice was thick enough to hold both of them Jamie exchanged his tennis shoes for his ice skates then waited for Jack to tell him it was alright to join him on the ice.

"Alright Jaime you can come onto the ice now. I made sure it's thick enough." Jack called out and soon the two of them were racing across the frozen pond, laughing and just enjoying each other's company for an hour as the moon lit up the pond.

The years pass and one by one all of Jamie's friends forget the Guardians until it's only Jamie and Sophie left out of the seven who were there on Jack's pond the night Jack took the Guardian's Oath, the two of them refusing to give into peer pressure or their mother's insistence that they grow up. "Sophie you are twelve years old now and too old to believe in these fairy tales!" Their mother yelled at her one night, having lost her patience with the two of them.

"They're not fairy tales, Bunny is real and nothing you say will make me believe otherwise!" Sophie shouted back before she went stomping off to her room and slammed the door.

Their mother heaved a sigh as she let her body fall onto the couch just as Jamie came in through the front door. "Jamie is that you?" She called.

"Yeah, it's me. Is everything alright? I heard Sophie yelling and a door slam."

"We had another argument about these fairy tales that you two keep on insisting are real. You know I love you guys but it's time you grew up and start living in the real world Jamie. I don't want you to tell your sister about the Easter Bunny, Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman or Jack Frost anymore, you hear me Jamie Bennett."

Jamie scowled, "But they are real mom and I won't let them down, nothing anyone can say will make me forget them."

Finally reaching the last straw their mother threw her hands up in the air. "Fine if you refuse to listen to me then go and pack your bags and find someplace else to live! I won't have you keep pulling your little sister into your fantasy world Jamie!"

"Oh so you would rather have her get herself hooked on drugs or pregnant before she reaches High School rather than believe in what you consider fairy tales because if you kick me out there is a possibility of that happening!" Jamie shouted back. "But if you want me out then I'll be out by tomorrow night and you get to deal with Sophie by yourself if she does end up getting herself in trouble!" With that Jamie turned and ran up the stairs as angry tears fell from his eyes.

"You're not really going to move out are you Jamie?" Sophie's soft voice came from her doorway making Jamie stop on his way to his own room. Jamie looked over his shoulder to make sure their mom hadn't followed him before beckoning for Sophie to come with him to his room, which she willingly did, clasping his hand tightly in her's.

Once in his room Jamie closed the door gently as Sophie moved over to his bed. When it was closed he joined his little sister on the bed and she cuddled up against his side, Jamie wrapping an arm around her. "I'm afraid I have no other choice Sophie. You still have the snow globe North gave you?" Sophie nodded. "Good because where I plan on going the snow globe is the only way you will be able to visit me and I do expect you to kid."

Sophie pulled back to look up at him in question. "Where will you be going Jamie?"

"I'm going to ask Jack, when he comes by tonight, if he will ask North if it's alright if I move in with him. Of course I'll have to travel back and forth from the Pole to school until I graduate then the move will be permanent."

"I'll come with you then." Sophie declared as she moved to stand up but Jamie tightened his grip on her waist, shaking his head.

"No, you need to stay here with mom Sophie. I could get in trouble for supposedly kidnapping you and I know you wouldn't want that to happen, neither would the Guardians. I'm sorry but it's for the best right now." Jamie told her and ran his fingers through her hair as she clutched his shirt, her face pressed into his chest as she sobbed at the thought of losing her big brother.

"Please don't leave me Jamie." She pleaded her voice coming out muffled. Their mother listened silently from the other side of the closed door, tears streaming down her face and a hand pressed to her mouth now regretting her harsh words to both her children, having caught the end of their conversation where Sophie threatened to run away with her brother.

After Sophie had cried herself to sleep that night Jamie started packing his stuff while waiting for Jack to show up, making sure his bedroom window was open. "What's going on Jamie? Why are you packing your stuff?" Jack questioned the minute he flew into the room.

Jamie paused in packing the gifts he got from the Guardians to glance at Jack. "My mom is kicking me out because she's tired of me filling Sophie's head with 'fairy tales' about the Guardians so I told her I would be out by tomorrow night. I do need you to do me a favor though Jack."

Jack stared at Jamie warily. "Depends on what it is?"

"It's not bad, I promise. I just need you to ask North if it's alright if I move in with him, I will continue with my schooling, traveling to and from school using the snow globe North gave me."

"Sure I could do that, you want me to go over there right now?" Jamie nodded as he went back to packing. Jack called out for the wind to take him to the Pole.

North briefly raised his head to acknowledge Jack. "I wasn't expecting you till next meeting Jack, what's problem?" He asked.

"Jamie's mom is kicking him out and he wanted me to come ask you if it's alright if he moved in with you. He also promised he will continue with his schooling until he's done using his own globe portal to get to and from school if you let him live here."

North sighed as he climbed to his feet. "Why is she kicking him out?"

"He told me because she is tired of him filling Sophie's head with 'fairy tales' of the Guardians, of us." Jack explained.

"I was afraid of this." North groaned as he ran a hand down his face then turned to Jack. "Alright, Jamie can come live here since he promised to continue with school."

"Thanks North, I'll go tell Jamie now." Jack is about to fly out the window but is stopped when North laid a hand on his shoulder. "We take snow globe to move Jamie in while Phil and a few other yetis prepare Jamie's room." And so, within two hours, Jamie was settled in his new room at the Pole.

Since they had moved Jamie in on a Friday night North allowed Jamie and all those who had helped move his stuff sleep in a few hours unless they chose not to. It was around noon when North entered Jamie's new room to find the boy dressed and finishing up with the last of his school work so he could have the rest of the day free to do whatever he wanted. "Hey North, thank you again for letting me move in with you." Jamie said as he stood up, stretching.

"It no problem Jamie, you welcome here anytime, you know that." North smiled at him and Jamie returned the smile. "Now how about we get some food in you. Yetis make good lunch for us, come."

"Sounds good. I'm hungry." Jamie exclaimed as he followed North out of the room, North chuckling at his words.

As they ate lunch the two of them discussed how Jamie would continue with his schooling North thinking it would be a bad idea for him to go to and from his high school every day where people knew him and suggested that Sophie bring him his school work for the week when she visits after getting it from one of his friends. Jamie thought it over and agreed with North's idea, figuring out it would be the better choice but only if his idea didn't work out.

"I want to try out my idea for at least a week before we give your idea a try North." Jamie insisted so North gave in, agreeing to allow Jamie once week of trying to going to and from his high school without getting caught.

Monday after school let out the twins, Claude and Caleb, caught up with Jamie, Monty, Pippa and Cupcake not far behind. "Hey Jamie, man, we heard from Sophie that your mom kicked you out of the house because you are refusing to stop believing in those fairy tales." Claude joked as he nudged Jamie in the ribs.

"That's right and I can't believe you guys are willing to forget after what we saw that night, which is fine just don't and try to make me forget them. If I did I wouldn't be much of a Guardian." Jamie snapped taking a step away from Claude.

"Come on man, it's time to grow up and leave those childish games in the past Jamie. After all it was only a dream, that's it." Caleb sneered, the others agreeing with him.

"Whatever guys, I'm out of here. I need to get to the place I'm staying so I can get my school work done." Jamie stopped, looking over his shoulder at those he once thought of as friends. "You might as well tell the principle I won't be returning to school anymore here. I will find someone to homeschool me from now on since only Sophie is the one who believes in me and the Guardians." With that Jamie ran off, leaving the five of them standing there in shock as they stare blankly at his retreating form.

Hearing banging and yelling coming from Jamie's room North hurried to see what is going on. Opening the door he found an upset Jamie pounding his fists on the walls. "What problem Jamie?" He asked as he stepped into the room, closing the door behind him.

Jamie stopped hitting the wall, resting his head against it to hide the tears coming from his eyes. "The group has forgotten you all, they think the night we helped the Guardians defeat Pitch is nothing but a dream. I can't do it North, I can't go back there. It hurts too much to hear them talk like that. I'm tempted to withdraw from the school and just need to find someone who can home school me." He whispered.

North sighed as he sat down on Jamie's bed. "I was afraid this happen. Come, sit Jamie and we talk this over." North patted the bed next to him, inviting Jamie to sit beside him.

Jamie pushed away from the wall and sat down on the bed next to North, who placed a hand on his shoulder. "It seems to me your friends growing up my boy and you need to let them. You can't force them to remember just like they can't force you to forget."

"I know North but it still hurts, I mean some of the things they said to me and the tone of voice they used… and what I said to them I wish I hadn't said. How can I go back, how do I tell them I'm sorry and didn't mean to brush them off like that?"

"I can't help you there Jamie only you can. Now don't you have school work to do." North answered as he stood up, patting Jamie on the back.

"Yeah, thanks for listening North." Jamie grinned at hm as he stood up as well and moved over to his desk to start on his school work.

"Anytime Jamie." North replied then left, closing the door behind him so Jamie would have some peace while doing his school work.

On the day of Jamie's graduation all the Guardians show up making sure to keep at the back of the crowd, Jamie having decided to stick out traveling back and forth between his high school and the Pole, and the five of them cheered when Jamie proudly held his diploma in his hand. Once the last person was given their diploma Sophie ran to reach him first so she could drag him off to where the Guardians were waiting to talk to him.

"How it feel to finally finish with schooling Jamie?" North asked the minute he and Sophie joined them.

"It feels great North now I can stop worrying about peer pressure and live my life the way I want at the Pole."

"Glad to hear, you come with us now then return for party. MiM has something he wants to tell you…both of you." North replied looking at both Jamie and Sophie, the other four sharing knowing smiles.

Jamie and Sophie glance at each other than Jamie asked, "What's going on? There's something you five aren't telling us."

"It's a surprise Jamie you'll both see when we get to the Pole." Jack dropped an arm across Jamie's shoulders with a smirk as North opened the portal to the Pole and soon the seven of them were gone from Burgess.