You're safe when you're with me

300 years later

Since that day, not much of any changes have happened, aside from you know becoming more comfortable around the guardians. But we don't really see each other that much though. Everyone kind of just does their own thing. I mean Sandy and Tooth always have work every night and dad and Bunny are always preparing all year for one day of the year.

But, my dad still takes care of me and spends time with me and let's me do basically anything I want to do as long as I'm being safe. And he gives me whatever I want with in reason. But I still have yet to speak after all this time. I guess I'm just still really scared. And I'm very skeptical of Bunny, for whatever reason he scares me the most. But for whatever reason I know that whatever would happen to me I'd sit and take it.

IDK why but it's a familiar concept to me, like it's just something I'm meant to do. And I always obey instruction, because I'm terrified of what will happen to me if I don't even if I don't know why. I get this feeling like I'm not supposed to speak like in the back of my mind I feel like I'd be scolded if I spoke. And that's why I keep to myself and stay silent, I make little noises and I have a little bell, and I write things down and use sign, but I still won't speak.

My father tells me that he loves me and I've shown in my actions that I love him back, but I've never told him. The workshop is like a big enchanted castle when I get into the bath at night like usual the objects come to life. There are many enchanted objects in the workshop almost like I'm a real princess in some cursed enchanted castle. I study the spell books I have, and I collect ingredients and I like baking and cooking things.

But IDK why. In the back of my mind the sentence females are meant to be seen and not heard runs through my mind, and I keep remembering that but IDK why. There are lots of things that I can't explain that I do. Even though the objects can't talk they still move and walk around like they're alive and I never have bad dreams. I love anything cold and my room always feels like it's winter but then again I think I'd be worried if it didn't because we're always surrounded by snow.

I wonder about the necklace and the mark on my arm all the time and wonder where the other spirits are that share these objects with me. But I'm too scared to ask. My dad says I'm a good cook but that's probably because I'm careful to follow the directions. He's never yelled at me or scolded me, or made me feel bad about if I should speak he's not mean to me in anyway, but I still feel like if I were to disobey I'd be in trouble and I don't like that.

My favorite season is winter but I'm a winter spirit so that makes sense and I go around the world with a GPS now that they're invented and help Mother Nature create winter, she tells me she's glad that she has two winter helpers. She tells me about Jack Frost a lot. Something about him sounds very familiar to me but IDK why. And when spring comes I don't see her a lot but we keep in touch when the seasons change and she tells me a lot about this girl named Mary Springs, and that she's the spring spirit.

She sends me pictures from the wind of these spirits. She tells me stories of what she's seen them do and what they're up to. But that when she sees them that they look like they have this mask on carrying some kind of façade. But that they don't wish to bother her with their worries or their problems. I understand those feelings. With my belongings I have a pair of skates that were next to me on the lake my father said he found me, my bow and arrows that were next to me and in the quiver spell books, and that I was wearing a brown cloak that looked handmade, with a white undershirt, that I was wearing brown pants that he questioned since women females at the time wore skirts or dresses.

But I wouldn't know. I fear anything hot like fire and it in general makes me feel uncomfortable, the warmest feeling I can stand is the Warren where Bunny lives. He's not a big fan of the cold and doesn't like the ice and snow and all the frost, that he doesn't particularly like Jack Frost still after all this time because he made it snow some Easter. I didn't bother asking of course.

For the most part Bunny scares me but I couldn't tell you why, I guess he reminds me of someone that I can't remember. I don't speak and don't like being touched in anyway, IDK why about that either. I let my father hug and kiss me, and brush back my hair, but I flinch when he does. However over time I've gotten used to it. Sandy doesn't even touch me when he gives me dreams, I don't see Tooth very much a lot less then I do Sandy or Bunny considering I don't have any teeth that I need to lose.

I can't remember a time when I was a small child this is all I know. I'm about 16 years of age and I guess really I'm 316 now that it's been 300 years since then. My dad throws me a birthday party every year we celebrate on the day I came to him. I'm not sure when my real birthday is, but then again IDK really anything about myself. I'm my own mystery. I know that people can't see me because no one believes in me but I still help take care of the children at least from a distance.

That's really the only time we see each other once a year. I've got all of the Disney movies and I know everyone of the princess movies by heart, especially the lyrics, I wish I could sing, but I don't sing let along speak. The guardians wonder if I can even speak, but they think I must be able to because I make noise unlike Sandy who doesn't even make noise. The year is now 2012.

It's December. I guess on top of my birthday, the only time I see the other guardians is Christmas after my dad's done delivering presents. I'm always drawn to Burgess and I've always drawn to this little treehouse in the middle of the woods I've somehow without saying anything put a magic barrier around the treehouse that it is in way harmed and that it will last forever like it has for the last 300 years. The only people that know that it's there believe in the magic, true believers.

My birthday is on Christmas as far as I'm concerned but that's at least when we celebrate it. I've helped Tooth collect teeth a couple of times, and my dad always let's me help deliver presents with him, and he's real careful about driving the sleigh for my sake. I don't really like heights or speed and I'm terrified of the dark, and when things drop cause I'm afraid to fall. Which is silly because the wind is my best friend and she helps me fly, but she's gentle about the speed, and making sure that she's careful not to toss me around like a tiny rag doll.

In my closet I've taken a liking to the what children call goth style of clothing. And I hate loud noise and being around big groups of people but I guess that shouldn't bother me since they can't see or touch me anyways, and I can't be heard even if I did speak. But I find myself sneaking into concerts and enjoying myself while I'm there and I listen to music and keep up with all the pop music and pop culture things and as time changes so do I.

Last night I had this dream, where I was speaking and singing, but I progressed to mostly a whisper as I started off, and me speaking at all made my father really happy, hearing me hum had put a smile on his face. I've tried to help Sandy give people dreams but I always end up falling asleep and he then he takes me home. I've gone to the Warren and I'm careful to not freeze any eggs, and for the longest time I'd had to wear a pair of gloves when I went in. So that when I didn't have any control of my powers that I wouldn't freeze anything.

Even with the gloves on Bunny tells me I'm a good painter, that I'm a marvelous artist and I'm more than welcome to come and help him paint eggs whenever I want but I only have a couple of times, cause I'm still scared of him. He's not sure why. Tooth told him once that it might because of my past, that he's big and intimating, and that he gets so frustrated when he's around something cold and that sometimes he's got a bad temper.

But, I've only ever been nice to her. He'd frown as he lays his ears down. I don't want her to be afraid of me I want her to like me to trust me. I know you do, but she's all skittish, she doesn't know anything about her past, and MIM has told us to wait until he wants her to know. But somehow a part of her must think there are parts of you that subconsciously remind her of her father. There are 3 things she fears the water which is understandable since that's how she died, heat/fire which is again understandable cause she's a winter spirit, and for whatever reason you. With addition to (everything I said above, including spiders/daddy longlegs anything like that really or bees or anything that bites or stings, but snakes I find cool)

Poor ankle biter it's a good thing Pitch can't get to her cause she'd be a feast. She wouldn't be so afraid of touch if she knew that touch can be gentle as well. Yeah she *sighed* then she giggled. I'd love to see her smile or laugh sometime I'm sure her laughter is adorable and that he smile is all pearly white. I'm sure of it. It's just that she's so nice but nice people if they keep being abused and take on more than they can handle until they snap they can also be your worse enemy.

She's always so alone but doesn't mind it one bit. I heard one of the yetis had run into Jack Frost about 50 or so years ago, I'd gone to see Farrah and she had came to help me collect teeth when she "told" me that the yeti she calls Phil told her that Jack came and that he'd looked so beat up and tried to come into the workshop and had handed him a navy blue hoodie to help him keep warm as if he needed it, that it spread with frost almost right away. That poor cloak of his though I've seen him around he always looks so happy, but I've never gotten a good enough look at him, but I've seen him in that little cloak before almost exactly like Farrah's.

And I've ran into Mary Springs a couple of times and she looks like she's got one too. They all look like they've got one. Some of their features even look the same, well from what I can see. IDK I feel kind of bad not getting to know the other spirits sometimes. The ones that go unbelieved in after all. After all for the longest time that's all Pitch Black wanted and now look where he is. He's disappeared off the face of the map.

Which is good I suppose for the children at least. Tooth you can't be defending 'im. Bunny shook his head. Not him personally just spirts like him. And you can't be defending Jack Frost either he's never hurt any children but he's never helped them either, he only cares about himself he doesn't care about children, the only thing he's good at is freezing things and messing with my egg hunts.

Oh Bunny.... That was back in 68 that was a long time ago. Feels like yesterday to me. When was the last time any of us actually saw him or Mary Springs? Not recently and I'm glad too, not for the spring spirit but one winter spirit is enough at least this one stays quiet. Bunny! She scolds. Look I've tried to be patient, but I'm not getting anywhere! I know but you can't be raising your voice so much. She ain't here I can do what I want.

Didn't you come see me for help? Yeah? And you've been doing this every 30 - 50 years. She joined us back in 1712, its been 300 years since then she's a neutral party she's not a guardian and probably never will be, but she's not an enemy either not that she ever could be.

Where is she anyways? Um.... See that blue dot? That's her. It's getting close to Christmas time again and I'm sure she and Jack and MN are all out there spreading winter. And in the next couple of days will be her "birthday." She frowns again, for 300 years she never asks or "asks" for anything we don't really know anything about her cause she won't talk to us and when it is her birthday/Christmas it's hard to get her anything, but every time someone asks she just shakes her head and smiles a sad little smile "saying" she doesn't want or need anything, and when she's gone we always know where she is cause she's drawn to the children in Burgess. She's drawn to Burgess in general....

She's from there, a family statue sits in the center of her and her family there, and the other children in the statue look just like Jack and Mary. It's funny they even have their same names minus the Frost and the Springs part. It's just not fair, when I do see her I treat her like she's my best friend, and I have been all this time, but she still shy's away from me. For 300 years she's done this.

I've even taught her how to speak to animals if she'd she speak at all. I'd love to hear her sing sometime she watches all of those Disney movies her favorite are the Disney princesses all the singing. Yeah....

Many days go by and my dad has taken me with him to deliver presents, he summons the guardians after he's done, and he spends all day with me until evening. I don't need to ask or "ask" for anything cause when I do he gives me whatever I want anyways. And the times he's away and not with me the objects take good care of me. But after the dream, I decided I'd give everyone else a gift after 300 years I'd finally say something even if it is in a whisper. I'd put smiles on peoples faces and maybe start humming music.

Sounds like hearing or seeing me make some kind of progress would be a good present for everyone even if I was still scared. Good morning my Christmas Angel happy birthday and Merry Christmas. He says hugging me. Usually I don't bother hugging back, but this time I did. And he wasn't sure if he really heard correctly but he was even sure he'd heard me speak.