Jack flew into the North Pole to see the yeti's and elves running around like maniacs. Huge boxes were stacked everywhere with shining decorations and other glittering things in them.

"Phil!" Called Jack, flying over to the yeti. "What's going on?"

"Christmas!" shouted a voice from behind him. Jack Frost turned to see the big man himself standing there. "Christmas is tomorrow and with all the toy making finally done we can decorate now!"

Jack laughed and picked up a toy nutcracker from a box. "Fun."

"Would you like to help?" North's eyes were bright with excitement. Jack opened his mouth to protest but before he could say anything the big man interrupted. "I know I will call the others. We may have not been very close over the last hundred years but they all love decorating!"

"You sure about that?" Jack chuckled and put the toy down.

"Of course!"

"No we don't!" Bunny shouted a few minutes later. "I've only got four months till Easter and I don't have time for your pet projects!"

Jack laughed quietly from the rafters. He watched North's desperate attempts to get his fellow guardians to help with the Christmas cheer.

"North I really would love to..." Tooth trailed off. Sandy nodded emphatically.

"That is great because-"

"But!" the fairy continued. "It is the holiday season and you know how many teeth kids loose when they eat candy."

Sandy nodded and made a picture of snow and clouds. Most likely he was indicating the longer winter nights. More night, more dreams.

North's shoulders slumped but before his friends could escape he spoke quietly as if sharing a secret.

"Please friends," he begged. "It is our newest members first Christmas with us. I wish to have everything better than ever."

Bunny took a step back as if in shock. "Frostbite's first Christmas? It's only been that long?"

Tooth gasped. "Well we can't have that. I'll help!"

Sandy grinned and gave two thumbs up.

"Wait, wait, wait," Jack flew down, hovering over his friend's heads. "You don't have to help if you don't want to. I don't even celebrate Christmas."

Everyone stopped in their tracks.

"Don't celebrate Christmas!" Bunny was the first to crack. "It may not be my favorite holiday mate but even I celebrate it. You've never been to one of North's parties."

"That's just it," Jack tried to keep his tone light. "I've never been to a Christmas party. After three hundred years of being alone and watching the entire world celebrate it the holiday has been... How do I say this...? Spoiled."

He shrugged but all could see the cold fury in his eyes.

"Jack," Tooth tried for a loving smile, "the past is the past, this is now. Christmas is a lovely time to spend with your friends and family and-"

"Oh," Jck intervened. "That would be the other part of Christmas I don't like." His temper was beginning in to get the best of him and his hands were shaking. "It's all about 'friends' and 'family'. I didn't have either of those things for all the time so it was just another day except everyone I could see was enjoying the one thing I could have... Love."

The wind let him drop a little and he stood on the cold floor, his body shaking.

North stood as if frozen, looking at the child he had ignored for so long. Jack had only been naughty to get people's attention, people who couldn't even see him.

"Jack I promise-" North began, trying to get over his shock.

"No!" Jack backed up, his eyes brimming with tears that never did seem to travel down his cheeks. "I don't want anything to do with your precious Christmas!" He summoned the winds and shot out the window with a flurry of snowflakes.

Tooth turned to north who had reverted to his frozen trance. "Oh north I'm sure he didn't mean it."

"Yes," North stroked his chin. "He did. But that doesn't matter."

Bunny's eyes went wide. "You don't mean...?"

"Yes my friends. Jack is going to get a visit from... them."

Sandy realized what he was talking about and covered his eyes.

Jack sat on the ledge over his pond. "Stupid Christmas..." he muttered. "And my friends actually being Nieves enough to think just because 'Santa' really exists I'm going to put on a stupid jingle hat and start singing carols." He stood, restless energy driving him wild. "It's their fault anyway! They're the ones who left me alone to sit in a freezing cave while the whole world celebrated it."

Jack jumped down to the lake, not bothering to let the winds catch him. He hit the cold water harder than he thought he would and a crack made his heart jump.

Hands fumbling he tried to call on the wind to save him but fear made his fingers numb and he dropped his wooden staff, the dark brown stick skidding away. Heart pounding in his ears the ice below his feet cracked again, a sound like a whip and the skinny white haired boy fell into the icy depths.

So what do ya think? R&R and you get more. And I know it's short, the next one will be longer