Black In Black

An Oath To Mistaken Identities

"I only have so much juice to glide- Jaaack-" I groaned at him as  he tried to get me to fly in my own.

"I'll catch you if you run out, just fly for a little while." He said, letting me trail a thin wire under my feet before letting me go. Mostly. I snatched at his hand as I wavered on my fiery thread. We were pretty high up, and I've realized over and over again that I don't like heights. At all.

"You won't burn me, will you?" He asked, looking down to my thread.

I shakily shook my head. "No, the majority of the time my fire won't hurt anyone. I just have to keep it under control, ya know?" I explained carefully. I made the mistake of looking down to my feet. The trees and cars and roads looked like a toy set, they were so small. Gulping, I pulled Jack closer  to me for support.

Meanwhile, he was laughing at me. "You okay?"

I glared at him as I replied. "Oh, peachy." I said sarcastically, my voice wavering.

"Don't worry, okay? I got you." He said, trying to reassure me. I nodded carefully.

I trued to focus on the moon. It was bright as it was all night, meaning dawn was approaching.

After a moment, I had to close my eyes to keep the dissiness from getting the better of me. I turned my focus on not squeezing Jacks hand too hard and a took a few breaths. I was used to gliding around home. Barely touching the surface. I basically wasn't mentally prepared to take the high skies. At all.

"Is that-" I opened my eyes to see an approaching colorful figure. It had to be tooth, rushing to us, and the reason couldn't be good.

"Ellie! Jack! Pitch asked- pitch wants to talk with you," she heaved, obviously out of breath. Her cheeks were flushed almost red like she was blushing.

surprized, I nodded. "I uh, okay, where is he?"

"In your uh, home." I nodded again, like a bobble head. The three of us zoomed away, sooner than later falling into the trees below us and skidding into the icy snow in the open area around the hole.

Suddenly, my brain was racing 500 miles an hour. What did he want? Why Jack too? What if it's a trap for Jack and Tooth? And most importantly, why was Tooth the one to fetch us?

"You okay?" Jack asked, nudging my arm with his elbow.

"Yeah, I'm just.." I took a deep breath. "Let's go, shall we?" I gave him a soft smile, more to reassure myself.

I stepped down into the hole, skillfully using the dirt edges to climb down quickly. I planted both feet on the familiar rock and felt my feet pump under me before I could ask myself what I'm doing. I ran down the nearest stairway and ran up, getting some night before jumping off the edge.

This, only a few feet compared to earlier, was no big deal. I felt more of a rush then fear. Using this, I shot a strain of fire in front of me and landed, now big enough to glide to the main globe floor.

Dad walked out from the shadows and to the edge of the globe. I purposely flew right into him, letting him catch me in a tight hug. I'd missed him. I heard leaving him on bad terms. I don't think I could ever really leave my dad, he needed me to much. If only he would let himself find the balance between the two, spending time with him and becoming a guardian.

I know I've been very hypocritical about becoming as guardian. I don't want to because of the  big risk of loosing control, but I do want to become a guardian. To make a difference. To add something everyone needs in their life. For Jack, it was fun, for north, it was wonder. Whatever I put into the world, I want to make the most of it.