Jack was lying in a tree watching the moon rise with a smile on his face. He knew Sandy would start his night soon and he always loved seeing the golden dream filed sand fly down into the children's heads. Jacks smiles soon faded and looked up at the stars. He was remembering Pitch again. Jack felt a bit sorry for him. He did just want people to believe in him. It has been a month and he still thought about him but he also knew why the dark man kept coming into his head. The look on Pitch's face when the nightmares bragged him away still gave Jack the shakes. Jack stood from the tree and used the wind to bring him to where Pitch's hole used to be. As he floated down he saw the moon light on Pitch's hole. Jack took a few steps back.
'When did the hole become unsealed?' Jack thought and looked up to the moon whose light never left the hole.
"I have a task for you Jack...help my old friend" he heard the man in the moon say. He never talked much to Jack but when he did, Jack listened. Jack turned and jumped in the hole without a second thought.
Jack walked in from the dark tunnels and looked around. He saw some of the nightmares prancing around what looked like a crack in the wall. Jack could see the nightmares hoof prints all along the sides on the crack, almost like they were trying to break it open. Jack ran at them using his staff to freeze every single nightmare. Jack looked around to see if any more were around before he took a look in the crack.
"...Pitch" he said a bit shocked, taking a few steps back to give him room to come out.
"What do you want frost" came his voice as he appeared in front of him. Jack looked at him and saw fear and sadness in his eyes. He also looked worn out and was about to fall.
"Pitch have you been in that crack for the whole month?" Jack asked. Pitch did nothing and looked around his home.
"Is that how long it's been?" He asked. Jack reached out to place a hand on his shoulder but Pitch fell. Jack wrapped his arms around the dark man and laid him down on the ground. Pitch tried to sit up but Jack moved his hands to Pitch's shoulders keeping him down.
"Frost let me up!" Pitch yelled grabbing Jack's wrists to throw him off.
"No Pitch you're weak without your powers!" Jack yelled back. Pitch kept fighting to get up so Jack moved and sat on his waist and pinned him down by his arms. Pitch struggled before he finally stopped and settled for glaring at Jack.
"Yeah well that happens!" Pitch yelled.
"I don't understand why!? When I became Jack Frost I had all my powers." Jack said. Pitch glared at him.
"So did I, so did everyone. But then children began to believe in me and when those guardians came to be, almost all of the children stopped fearing and began to believe in hope. They completely casted me aside, so I lost almost all of my power!" Pitch yelled.
"Then how did you get your power over the sand when we fought you!" Jack yelled. Pitch growled.
"I had found the ones that believed in me and fed off their fear. I soon had enough to practice it. Thanks to Sandy for letting me 'borrow' the sand." Pitch said smiling, laughing a bit before it died.
"But no one believes in the boogieman now" he said.
"Well I believe in you pitch and I think you can do good!" Jack yelled. Pitches face softened.
"How can the boogieman become a goodie two shoes like you!?" He asked.
"I don't know. I just feel like you can." Jack said standing up. He moved and held his hand out to help Pitch stand.
"I can help you." Jack said.
"I don't need your help." Pitch said slapping Jacks hand away and stood. Jack smiled and grabbed his hand and used the wind to lift them up into the air.
"Frost let me go!" Pitch yelled as they flew out of the hole. Pitch was pulling and trying to lift Jacks fingers to get his hand free, so Jack lowered them and they landed on ice. Pitch moved and fell on his ass. Jack laughed holding his gut.
"Stop laughing at me!" Pitch yelled getting up. He was wobbly and Jack bit his lip to keep from laughing again.
"Take me home Frost" he said stabilizing himself. Jack shook his head no.
"No Pitch you need to have fun and let loose every now and again. Life's not all about what lurks in the darkness and the nightmares people make. Plus, you have been trapped for a month in a small crack." Jack said and began to slide on the ice like he was ice skating.
"Well I don't want to have fun Frost and I live in the darkness and I make the nightmares for I am the boogieman!" Pitch shouted not moving an inch.
"Fine I will take you home but you have to get off the ice first." Jack said. Pitch didn't move and crossed his arms over his chest.
"What, can't skate?" Jack asked jokingly as he began to skate in circles around him. Jack then stopped in front of him when Pitch didn't say anything but saw his cheeks were a dark black.
"Is that a blush...oh my god you don't know how to!" Jack said laughing holding his gut again. Pitch blushed more and glared at him.
"Ok I don't know how to now take me home!" He yelled. Jack began to skate in front of him slowly.
"Sorry Pitch can't do that but try to skate like this." Jack said and started to skate/pace a bit more slowly in front of him.
"Just copy me." He said. Pitch watched then sighed. It seems like he had no other choice. He began to do it. It was wobbly but he didn't fall.
"See Pitch!" Jack said as Pitch went a bit faster. Jack skated next to Pitch and saw a smile plastered on his face.
"Hey you're smiling." Jack said. The smile vanished as quick as it came and Pitch stepped on the snow.
"I was not smiling, now I will take my leave and walk home." Pitch said and turned to leave only to see Jack in front of him.
"Pitch, don't hide the fact that you smiled just because it wasn't about a nightmare. You have a nice smile!" Jack said and they both stiffened.
'Oh god did I just say...' Jack thought.
'...what I think he said' Pitch thought and glared at him.
"Sorry Pitch I...I" Jack started but didn't know what to say. Pitch sighed.
"Why do you want me to have fun Jack...remember I'm the one that wanted to destroy all of the hopes and dreams in every child." Pitch said. Jack looked down.
"I know but...it was your face." Jack said. Pitch looked at him confused.
"When we told you the nightmares were there for you. You looked so scared and...innocent. I still get nightmares from it." Jack said looking at Pitch.
"Well I still don't have my power so it's not me giving you the nightmares." Pitch said. Jack nodded then smiled.
"That's it Pitch! You can take the nightmares away!" Jack said. Pitch just looked at him.
"Take them away?" He asked. Jack nodded.
"Never going to happen" Pitch said and began to walk to his home. Jack ran and walked next to him.
"Oh come on, hear me out ok. If you take away kids nightmares away, you will be believed in again! "Jack said as he followed Pitch into his home.
"No they will believe in someone that takes nightmares away. I give nightmares Jack." Pitch said and sat on a flat rock. Jack stopped and smiled.
"You said my name." He said. Pitch looked at him.
"So." Pitch said and saw the morning sun coming in.
"Better go make it snow Jack before the kids wake." Pitch said and laid down. Jack sighed.
"Fine but i will be back." Jack said and flew out of the opening. Pitch watched him leave.
"No you won't Jack...I'm no good for you or for anyone" he said and laid down to sleep but the boy wouldn't leave his mind. Pitch growled and sat up.
"Damn it! I just got him to leave my thoughts only a day ago and now it's back!" He yelled. Pitch knew why thought. He love Jack. He loved him ever since he saw what he could do when he tried to make him join. Pitch sighed and sat up looking around. He's home was a mess from him being trapped for a month. He looked at his hands and sighed begin to clean. As he cleaned he kept thinking of Jack.