Universe: Rise of the Guardians. Genre: Drama/Humor/Romance Pairings: Eventual Jack Frost/OC The Muses are more than mythology. It is stories, legends, fairy tales and books that keep children believing in the Guardians, keeps their spirits alive in their hearts. But all books start with a blank page. All stories start with a spark, a hunch, an idea. Inspiration. With the ability to inspire at will, to manipulate thoughts and dreams of great and impossible things, the nine Muses are exceptionally important and exceptionally powerful. And this power does not go unnoticed. When the Muses are threatened by a dark entity hoping to harness their power, they must call upon the Guardians and their centuries-old alliance. Together they must learn more about this threat, and what can be done to stop it and keep the Guardians and Muses strong and alive. Meanwhile, Jack Frost, a Guardian of a few short months, is still up to his old tricks while trying to adjust to new responsibilities. Along the way he finds a new friend who could use some fun among the chaos that is about to erupt in her life. A life that was so meticulously planned out is turned upside down as fantasy becomes reality and imagination is no longer a safe place to escape to.

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Chapter Two: Early Drafts It was getting late into the night when Rowan found herself at the Bennett's kitchen table, her laptop open in front of her as she typed away madly, the word processor barely keeping up with her pace. She was alone, everything was entirely silent, save for the clicking of the keys and the occasional crunching as she reached into the nearby bowl of popcorn and shoved a handful into her mouth, always wiping the excess grease off on her pajama pants before going straight back to typing. "Still up, Rowan?" The girl jumped in surprise and coughed on a kernel as the voice of her aunt broke the silence. Removing her

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Chapter Three: Sledding Jamie awoke to a snowball to the face. He laughed a bit, sitting up in his bed slowly as he wiped snow from his eyes and looked to the window where Jack was standing on the sill, smirking. “It’s done,” the winter spirit said simply. Jamie scrambled out of bed, gathering together proper clothes. “This is great, I have to tell the guys!” he said, pulling off his pajama shirt so that he could tug on a flannel shirt instead. “I’ll tell them, you just meet us there,” Jack said. “Okay!” Jamie said as Jack flew off. Jamie continued rushing around his room, hasti

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Chapter Four: Bedtime Stories “Well, I think dinner was a success,” Lorelei commented as she attempted to fit all of the leftovers into the fridge. It was Thursday evening, Thanksgiving, and she and Rowan were in the process of cleaning the kitchen. “I think so too,” Rowan agreed, “I’m just glad I didn’t mess up the mashed potatoes. I mean, I know they’re pretty difficult to mess up, but still.” “You did fine with them- What’s that?” Lorelei said, glancing over at her niece, who was leaning over the open dishwasher to place a handful of utensils in the proper place. He

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Chapter Five: Promises “Rowan, I really don’t want you to leave today,” Lorelei said, stuffing her hands into her pockets as the snow continued to fall and Rowan struggled to scrape the ice from her windshield. Her jeep sounded somewhat depressed as it ran, not yet warmed up. Jamie lingered near the car, brushing snow off the doors with his gloved hands. “I have to, Aunt, I’ve gotta try to work on that painting sometime this weekend since I flaked out and didn’t bring it with me, and Shirley and I want to go over our history presentation at some point before we have to present it,” Rowan said. She l

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Chapter Seven: Bed of Roses “What are you doing here?” Bunny asked as Jack settled himself atop one of his large egg sculptures. “I went after you through the tunnel,” Jack said with a shrug as the buck made his way over to a basket he’d abandoned earlier to go to North’s workshop. Jack smiled softly, finding that Bunny was in the middle of tending to the plants in his warren, the basket full of small flowers waiting to be planted. “Okay, but why? I know Easter’s a few months away but I’m busy,” Bunny said, carefully placing one of the small sprouts into the ground. “It see

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Chapter Eight: A Strange Beginning “Jack was utterly cornered as the maid listed off every terrible thing that he had done, a fire in her eyes as she accused him, the pair still cramped in the hall closet and speaking in whispers,” Jack read aloud, leaning back in one of Rowan’s dining room chairs, her battered notebook in his lap. “ ‘Just how stupid do you think I am?’ she demanded at last, her immaculate hair falling from place. ‘Did you truly think you could just take a position here, in the house I essentially run, and rob this family without me finding out? You must think you’re so clever.

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Chapter Nine: Questions It had been hours and Rowan had asked Jack question upon question upon question about everything she could possibly think of. She asked who each of the Guardians were, and for descriptions of what they looked like. She asked how North managed to deliver toys all over the world in one night and how Bunny managed to hide so many eggs in one day. She asked how old they each were and how tall, as well as what their favorite colors were. She asked about the elves and upon finding out about them, the yetis. She asked how someone became a Guardian and after learning more about the Man in the Moon, had asked if he was God. J

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Chapter Ten: The Threat Jack managed to land on his feet for once after being tossed through one of North’s portals. The signal for the Guardians to come to the North Pole had barely gone out moments before, the same instant Jack left the Bennetts’ home. Jack barely had a chance to consider following the signal himself before a pair of Yetis practically plucked him from the air. “North,” Jack said, annoyance clear in his voice as the Yetis that had fetched him emerged from the portal. “Why can’t you ever just, I don’t know, ask me to come to the pole? I mean, I doubt you toss Bunny around every tim

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Chapter Eleven: Think Happy Thoughts Rowan fastened her scarf around her neck, bracing herself for the cold as she stepped outside. She stuffed her hands into her pockets as she carefully made her way down the steps outside the building, eyes focused on the ground as she tried not to slip. “It’s Saturday.” Rowan looked up from the pavement, barely getting a chance to wonder who was stating the obvious before her brown eyes caught a pair of icy blues directly in front of her. “It is,” she acknowledged, walking around Jack, who was hovering directly in her path. It was snowing, but lightly, on campus today. &l

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