Once there lived a young boy named Jack who lived with his loving mother and father and was very happy but then one day tragedy struck the happy family. Jacks father who often traveled for work got sick and died leaving his young son and wife alone.

Time passed and Jack and his mother were happy but she felt like her son needed a father and so she married again. Her new husband Pitch Black had a daughter Jack's age named Heather, as the years passed Jack and his mother were still happy even with the changes Pitch had made but then Jacks mother turned ill.

Jack hoped she would get better but after a visit from the doctor confirmed his worst fears, his mother was dying. The next few days Jack would not leave her he stayed by her side hoping that she would get better. One day she turned to Jack and said, "Jack son I must leave very soon." Jack who was crying protested but his mother said, "Promise me something." "Anything," he told her.

"I want you to always make sure you find fun in everything you do. You possess a great gift my child no matter what is going on you always manage to find fun and make sure that the others around you have a smile. Promise me that you will never lose that for it is a great gift." "I promise mother." "And one more thing always remember to have courage and be kind, I love you Jack." "I love you Mother."

It was later that same day that his mother died leaving him in the care of his stepfather. With his mother now gone Pitch started to show who he really was and treated Jack less like a son and more of a servent. He moved Jack into the attic and had him take care of him and his daughter but threw it all Jack remained a kind caring person who remembered his promise to his mother to find the fun in everything.

Jack was woken up the next morning the same way he was every morning by his two friends North and Bunny. "Jack wake up," said North a porcupine but Jack just let out a groan and turned on his stomach with the pillow over his head. Bunnymund was a grey blue rabbit got right by his ear and yelled out, "Oy Jack mate time to wake up," and tried to pull the pillow away from him.

Jack opened his eyes but didn't come out from under his pillow so he could hide the grin on his face very slowly moved moved his arm and then started to scratch Bunny under his chin who started to shake his back leg to North's and Jacks amusement but then he pushed Jacks hand away "All right enough of that."

Sitting up Jack smiled "Oh come on Bunny its cute." "I am not cute," said Bunny as he crossed his arms and pouted. "Ah Bunny stop pouting," said North "It is fun yes." Bunny just grumbled and Jack laughed as he got out of bed and begain to dress for the day. "Aww I think someone is just hungry, come on let's eat." Jack picked up both of his friends and begain to walk down from the attic his first stop was to his stepfathers room and got his very reluctant black cat Nightmare to leave the room so he could feed him and when he got to the main stairwell he slide down the banister and landed on his feet as he walked to the kitchen.

He entered the room and saw his dog Abby asleep on the floor dreaming. He knelt beside his friend and said, "Abby come on wake up," and he petted the dog who opened his eyes and looked at him. "Were you dreaming of chasing Nightmare again," Jack asked as he stood up. Abby wagged her tail which Jack took as a yes "You know you shouldn't," the wagging stopped and Jack laughed and said "Come on let's go outside," He put some milk in a bowl for Nightmare and walked outside with Abby.

North and Bunny finished eating and tried to follow Jack outside but Nightmare spotted them and started to chase Bunny. "Oh nelly," he said when he saw Nightmare coming and he started to run. North got in front of Nightmare and put his quills out and before Nightmare could stop hit them face first and just like North hoped begain to chase him letting Bunny get away.

Nightmare soon lost intrest in North when he ran into the wall and couldn't get him. He then looked around and saw Bunny sitting on the table. When Bunny saw that Nightmare spotted him he hid under the closest thing, a teacup on a tray to be taken to Heather.

Just then two bells started to ring which brought Jack running inside and finished making the trays to take upstairs but he didn't know that Bunny was hidding under the cup. He carefully picked up the two trays and walked upstairs falling to notice Nightmare following him. He brought Pitch his tray and picked up the laundry left for him. He then made his way to Heathers room gave her the other tray picked up her laundry and left.

Jack didn't make it very far when Heather let out a cry and came running from her room, she saw Jack and hissed at him "You did it on purpose," and disappared into her fathers room. Bunny came out of the room and Nightmare jumped on him. Jack heard threw the door Heather tell Pitch that Jack left a rodent under her cup.

Jack then saw Nightmare sitting on the floor and walked over to him, "Alright Nightmare let him go," When the cat didn't move Jack picked him up and saw Bunny, "Run he whisperd to his friend who nodded and ran as fast as he could as Jack put Nightmare down.

The door to Pitch's room opened and Heather came out smirking "Now your going to get it," she said as Jack begain to walk into the room behind Nightmare. "Close the door," Pitch said as Nightmare jumped on the bed. Jack did as he asked leaving the room mostly in shadows. "Come here boy," he said and Jack walked to where is stepfather rested on his bed seeing his yellow eyes in dark.

"It looks like you have some spare time on your hands Jack time for more of your practical jokes." "But I didn't mean..." Jack tried to defend himself but Pitch's cold eyes turned to him "Silence," he said and then he went back to making tea. "I think we can put your time to better use. Now, let me see... There's the large carpet in the main hall- Clean it! And the windows upstairs and down- Wash them! Oh yes, and the tapestries and the draperies..." "But I just finsied..." "Do them again! And don't forget the garden. Then scrub the terrace, sweep the halls and the stairs, clean the chimneys. And of course there's the mending, and the sewing, and the laundry..." Pitch then stopped but then looked like he remembered something "Oh, yes, and one more thing: see that Nightmare gets his bath."

Jack said nothing and just left the room making his way to the kitchen were North and Bunny were waiting. "Jack you alright?" asked North the same time Bunny said, "Jack I am sorry mate I didn't mean to get you in trouble." "It's okay Bunny," said Jack "I know you didn't mean to." "What did Boogyman say?" Jack laughed at North's nickname for his stepfather "It could have been worse just a list of chores." Jack told them all that Pitch wants him to do. "We will help you Jack," said Bunny and North agreed "Thanks guys we had better get started."

Jack stood up and begain to walk off to begin his work with North and Bunny following him but what he didnt know was that he wasnt the only one having trouble with his family that day.

_ Authors Note: I hope everyone likes this story so far I know that was a short chapter to start with but longer ones will come. I want to thank my best friend who has insisted I call her Eleanor the Magnificent but with out here I could not have finished this she is always there when I need help with an idea. I promise the next chapter will come soon I hope you all like it! Inspiration mainly came from the original Cinderella but there some parts from the live action that made it in.