Welcome to another story, you guys! So many in so little time, but I tried to think of a good fanfiction for this movie, basically since I saw it. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! ^^

Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians

*Scarlett Rou*

A friend is someone who is always at your side,

To greet you, to love you, to help you, and guide.

A friend is there to cheer you up when you're down,

A friend treats you kindly, to quickly change that frown.

A true friend is a jewel, worth much more than gold,

They are, preciously, kept in your sacred heart to hold.

A true friend is someone you can't live without,

A true friend is someone to fondly rant about.

A dearest friend is there, when times seem dark,

They smile saying: "never lose that spark!"

A dearest friend is someone to share many laughs,

Through homework, movies, lunches, and crafts.

A sister is like the sun, so bright and so warm,

A sister will always mend a heart that is torn.

A sister is a friend who has been good, true, and dearest,

She is someone through so long, whom you have held nearest.

A friend, such as this is someone who is with you to the very end,

I want you to know, that you're my forever special, sister-friend.

Scarlett's POV

My breath was heavy, and my dark, dark, curly, red hair whipped and bounced everywhere as I ran to catch up to her. "Wait up, Bonnie!" I laughed. I wore a white shirt, with short, puffy sleeves, a dark red, plaid skirt, tall, white socks, with lace just below my knees, and dark shoes. My hair had orange-y highlights, formed tight curls on the bottom, and was parted on the right side of my head.

Bonnie twirled around in her short-sleeved, pink shirt, green shorts, short, white socks, with lace around her ankles, and beige shoes to smile brightly at me. "You gotta run faster if you wanna win, Scarlett!" She sang. Her blonde hair was parted on the right, and she had bangs going across her forehead a little, to kind of fall down the left side of her face, just like me; but, she had two, tight buns on the top of her head, and a light pink hair band in front of them.

Giggling to myself, I pounded my tiny feet harder on the ground as we climbed up the hill, where her mom and daddy stood in front of the sun as it began to go down.

My name is Scarlett Rou, pronounced as in "row a boat", and I am six-years old. I have a mom and a seven-year-old sister named Louise, but they are away. So, I am spending my summer with my best friend in the entire world, Bonnie LaBusche!

We had made it to the top, and I tried to catch her as she hid behind her parents, who smiled at the two of us as we laughed loudly. Bonnie looked just like her parents, even though they were much taller than us. Both were skinny with fair skin, blonde hair, and the brightest blue eyes ever! But, they were very tired looking and had bags under their eyes. As long as I have known them, they have looked like that, so it really wasn't weird to see.

Suddenly, Bonnie's breath got short and she started to cough a lot, her hands covered her mouth and her eyes closed tight.

"Bonnie!" Her mom cried as she and Bonnie's daddy knelt around her with their hands on her.

"Bonnie!"

I just stood there, not showing sadness, or worry. I was used to this, too.

My name is Scarlett Rou . . . and my best friend in the entire world has leukemia.

My little feet swung while I sat on the tiny, orange chair outside of the hospital room Bonnie and her mom and daddy were in. My hands stayed on my lap as I looked at them. A doctor was inside with my best friend, too, but I could not hear what they were saying through the door to my left. Finally, the door opened and out walked the doctor and Bonnie's parents. Their eyes looked down into my green ones and the doctor touched my left shoulder with his hand as he smiled down at me from behind his rectangle-shaped glasses. He had almost no hair, but the few strings were white, and his face was all wrinkly. All doctors that I have seen are like that.

"Would you like to see your friend?" He asked gently and I slid myself off of the chair to slowly walk into the room. There were colorful butterflies on the wall close to the ceiling, but everything else was a boring white color. I made a pouty face. They should make this place more fun-looking.

Then, my face went back to normal and my eyes went to my best friend, who was sleeping in her bed. A teddy bear was tucked under arms as the light green blanket was pulled up to her neck; a breathing mask was over her mouth and nose.

"She's going to be fine, Scarlett." I looked up at Bonnie's mom who smiled at me with her tired, wrinkled face. "She's just got to rest." Her arms wrapped around me as I hugged her, tears in my eyes, but I did not cry.

"You're a real trooper." Bonnie's equally tired daddy told me as he put a hand on my shoulder. "You've always been so brave ever since you found out Bonnie had cancer." His smile grew. "It means so much to us."

Bonnie's mom pulled away, but her hands stayed on my shoulders. "Tell you, what. Why don't we go home and have some ice cream to cheer us up? You can make another card for her while we're at it!"

I nodded. "Okay." She placed her hand on my back as we walked out, but I took one last look at my best friend before we left.

After we had our ice cream, I had fallen asleep at the kitchen table with crayons in my hand and lying all around me. On her card, I was drawing everything Bonnie loved, but I was tired from the long day. So, Bonnie's parents brought me upstairs and into the room next to Bonnie's to tuck me in.

I woke up and squinted when a light was coming from underneath the door and onto the white carpet on the floor. Yawning, I rubbed my eyes and got up. It was really late, and I didn't know why Bonnie's mom and daddy were still awake.

I quietly tip-toed down the stairs, to see every light turned on. Shaking my head, I thought Bonnie's parents were crazy and they thought it was daytime. I gasped when I heard crying and sniffling and got scared, then tip-toed down the rest of the stairs and walked into the small living room. I walked passed the front door to my right and a TV to my right. Crawling onto the couch across from the TV, and next to the doorway going into the kitchen, I took a peek to see Bonnie's mom and daddy sitting at the kitchen table. Her mom was crying and holding a tissue to her eyes while her daddy held her hand and rubbed it with his thumb.

I felt a lump rising in my throat and was about to cry. What happened to Bonnie . . .?!

"I'm sorry, but this is for the best." I looked around the corner a little more to see the phone on the table; the doctor from today was talking on speaker.

"But . . . but!" Bonnie's mom cried into the tissue.

"We understand."

"Thank you both for agreeing to this. . . Does the Rou's daughter know about this?"

Bonnie's mom sniffled. "No, she's in bed."

"Oh, hon. I don't think she is." She turned to follow Bonnie's daddy's eyes, which looked right at me. I was shaking. "Looks like she overheard us. . ."

"Oh, sweetie." She stood up then knelt with her arms open, the tissue in her left hand. "Come here."

I slowly walked over to them and she sat me on her lap. "What's wrong with Bonnie?" I sniffled, and the adults looked at each other.

Bonnie's daddy picked up the phone and turned it off of speaker mode. "She's here with us, doctor. Thank you for the news." He waited for a second then hung up to look at me. "Sweetheart. . ." He said slowly and put his hand on mine, but he did not look like he could finish what he was saying.

"The doctor we saw today said a new sort of treatment was announced. So, she can get better."

I was very confused and looked at them. "Wait, but isn't that a good thing?"

They looked at each other again then back at me. Bonnie's mom smiled as tears fell down her face and she moved my hair behind my left ear. "Oh, baby, of course it is. She could get better faster."

"But, there's one, certain thing about it that is making us upset."

"What's that?"

They took a breath. "The treatment is only in London." They announced together.

My eyes widened. I didn't know where that was, but seeing how sad they were, I could tell it was far, far away from here. More tears filled my eyes. "Y-you mean, you're going to leave Bonnie?! You're going to let them take her away from me?!" I cried out, my face felt hot.

"Oh, no, no, sweetie! No!" Bonnie's mom said as he hugged me tight, my arms wrapped around her neck as I cried.

"We would go with her, of course!"

I looked at him. "Y-you're going to leave me?!"

He cupped my cheek with his hand and gave me a sorry-looking face. I could barely see the kitchen counters and fridge, because everything was so fuzzy. "We'll take some time to think about this, Scarlett." He said softly. "Okay?"

I just nodded before I put my face into Bonnie's mom's shoulder and cried harder while the two adults rubbed my back.

I cried myself to sleep and they brought me upstairs to tuck me back in. One of them put a furry bear under my arm and I hugged it close, before they pulled the blanket a little higher over me, kissed me goodnight, and quietly left the room.

Thinking about Bonnie, in her hospital room so far away from me, made me very sad and I started to have a bad dream. This time, I couldn't run to Mom's room, or Louise's, because they were away on some kind of trip. I didn't want to go, because I wanted to be with my best friend, Bonnie. I started to moan and toss and turn in my bed and chills went up my spine, making me curl up into a ball. It felt as though some tall, dark, scary figure crawled from underneath my bed and was standing over me.

It appeared in my dream, too! It was laughing as it stared at me with dark eyes and a grey face. I figured out who it was when I saw him wearing all black. It was the Boogie Man! I've always been scared of him. Sometimes, I would have bad dreams the whole night and would be very tired and grumpy the next day.

I just wanted to wake up from this dream, but I couldn't! It got scarier and scarier, but then, suddenly, I relaxed when it wasn't so scary anymore. A white puppy dog, with orange spots, jumped into my dream and started barking and chasing its tail. It chased all the scary things away and more animals joined the puppy: a bunny, a kitty, and even a unicorn! I smiled in my sleep. Mom and Bonnie's mom and daddy would tell Bonnie and me to not be scared if we have a bad dream, because the Sandman would come and make things all better! As my good dream happened, I smiled and drifted back into a deeper sleep.

My name is Scarlett Rou, pronounced as in "row a boat". I have a mom and an older sister, and a best friend, named Bonnie. Now, you may think this whole story is about Bonnie and me, but actually, this whole story is about the greatest, and perhaps the strangest, adventure even the Sandman couldn't make me dream of.

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