Jack sighed watching the children play about; he was mad and jealous of Angel because it seemed to him that Jamie loved him more than he did Jack... he'd felt it first when they'd gone to the carnival to try and get him to trust Angel. Jack's jealousy was unfounded as Jamie and Angel parted, Angel ruffling his hair like Jamie was a younger brother... which was how things were between them now. Angel had no desire to take Jamie from Jack... but apparently he was unaware of this. Jamie sighed a little, sensing Jack's anger in the back of his mind.

"I'd better see if I can't cool him off... I'll have to think about what you said though."

"Take your time. We'll still have that connection until... well, you know. So just feel free to let me know." Jamie nodded and waved good-bye to Angel, heading off where he felt Jack was. Some vacation this was, at least Death was gone... finally... Jamie sighed a little inwardly. He knew Jack had been jealous at the carnival, but it had never occurred to him that Jack would get the wrong idea from that. He followed his feelings to find Jack, who lay above a group of children in a hammock of leaves he had made himself so he could watch them without being run through. Jamie stopped beneath the hammock, watching the kids as he leaned against one of the two trees it was connected to, he spoke quietly.

"Jack?" It was sort of a 'are you coming down?' sort of tone. Jack gave a gave a tone of 'No, I am not.' through a huff and turned away from Jamie. Jamie sent an impression of 'why not?' along the bond. He didn't understand why Jack was being this way all of the sudden. Especially since he'd complained about being stuck that way and then when Angel had spoken of turning him back he'd just run off... what was going on? Jack groaned before replying.

"I JUST DON'T WANT TO OK!" He yelled angrily. Jamie winced at that, but he left Jack alone after that; simply sitting beneath the shade of the tree, eventually he dozed off in the day's heat. Jack dozed off as well, rolling over he falls out of the hammock and lands on top of Jamie, still completely asleep. Jamie opened one eye at that, it kinda hurt, but he was too drowsy to care and so he simply shut the eye again and drifted off once more. Jack snuggled into Jamie really close in his sleep. Jamie didn't notice, he was deep in a dream.

- Dream -

Jamie walked along the familiar roads of Burgess, but found he didn't really recognize where exactly he was... but he still felt like he should know.

"Where am I? I don't understand... why can't I find my way home?" He wandered through the streets, passing his childhood home and Jack's pond but it all seemed foreign to him. He stood before the pond, feeling a strong tug of familiarity. He'd been here before... but when? A quiet voice seemed to speak on the wind.

A price to pay for what you want...

For what he wanted? What did he want? Jamie caught his reflection in the ice as he passed the pond again... he stared at his reflection... a winter spirit looked back at him. Was this it? Was this what he'd wanted? He was confused. Nothing made sense and he sensed that someone was watching him nearby... Jamie felt more than saw the shadow that flitted through the trees and he felt bad when he didn't know who it belonged to... feeling that he should know...

Jamie felt his heart race as his eyes snapped open, the dream ending before he could see who was casting the shadow; nearly gasping aloud. What a nightmare... He groaned inwardly, but it wasn't just any nightmare, he knew that. It had been from what Angel had told him earlier. He looked at Jack and sighed inwardly. Did he dare risk it? Jack, meanwhile, is having his own dream... He groaned in slight pain, it was near the exact same dream only it wasn't exactly his home as he felt like he was floating under ice... He could see a crack and light seeping through it. gasped struggling to reach that that surface for air for life he thrust a hand forward only to wake up shaking and breathing heavily.

"W-what?" He looked around, when his eyes landed on Jamie he moved a bit away from him. It took Jamie a moment to focus too before he let out a long breath of relief. He had yet to make that decision... he'd told Angel he'd consider it. Jack shivered.

"W-what was that dream? I..." Jack grunted a little as his back throbbed with pain. Jamie shrugged, he'd no idea what Jack was talking about but he finally decided what he'd do... he needed to do this because honestly... he didn't want to stay human. There were perks, sure, but he'd been human before... he'd had a chance at life and it was fate that had made him a winter spirit. He wanted back what he'd had. What Death had stolen from him and what Angel was offering to return. He opened his mouth to speak but then shut it again. No. There was no reason he need say anything about it. It would simply be. In his head he whistled and as expected, Angel appeared, hovering above the two of them.

"You called?" Jamie only nodded and Angel smiled a little.

"Okay kiddo... see ya on the flip side." Jack shook slightly, his wings folded in as he stood up; looking back at Jamie briefly, he took off running. All he felt was agony in his middle, everything just plain hurt.

"Jack!" Jamie got up and went after him this time. Something was wrong... very wrong... he felt like he'd done something wrong... but... He was sure he hadn't. Jack groaned, holding his middle as he just kept running... running through the outback now; he screamed in pain as he felt a set of jaws ensnare his foot. It was a crocodile, a big one at that, and he screamed and cried. Jamie didn't stop to think, he grabbed the first thing he saw... it was a skateboard someone had carelessly left. He slammed it onto the head of the reptile, forcing it to let go before he grabbed Jack and pulled him away from the creature; not caring that people were gawking now. It didn't matter to him, they could think him crazy; he picked Jack up bridal style and headed back for the room to deal with the wound. Jack cried out in pain, the wound actually had teeth in it from the croc; while he cried in pain his wings fluttered to protect him as if they could do any good. Jamie sighs as he settles Jack on the bed before getting the first aide kit from the hotel, not explaining anything, and taking it back up to the room. He winces a little and looks at Jack.

"I'm sorry... this is going to hurt to take those out... but they have to come out." He said, only after he'd sat himself on Jack's legs to keep the winter spirit in place before he pried them out as quickly and gently as possible and dressed each of the wounds; wrapping the foot up tightly though he knew it would heal soon. Only once he was done did he turn his attention to Jack.

"Why do I have the feeling we need to talk? Jack... why are you so upset?"

Jack shivered, his back hurt and his wings covered him so Jamie couldn't see his face.

"B-Because you and A-angel are hiding things from me." He shivered.

"I f-feel like you l-love him more..." Jamie sighed softly and gathered Jack close.

"It's not like that between us. He knows it too. I loved him when he was a part of you... BECAUSE he'd been a part of you, but it's you I love Jack... he's... more like the brother I never had now. The only reason you don't know what we were talking about was because you ran off earlier before he had a chance to speak. You didn't give him that chance Jack." Jack cried into Jamie's chest, soaking and frosting his shirt thoroughly as his wings encircled them both partly.

"What is it you're talking about, please!" Jamie sighed a little.

"He took Death's place, so he has the power now to undo what Death did to us. He offered me the chance to become a winter spirit again." Jack looked at Jamie with big eyes.

"But I t-thought you wanted to be human... Jamie you can live a normal life if you wanted to."

"Maybe at first, but honestly... there's no living a normal life when your heart belongs to the Guardian of Fun... and besides, I would just end up dying anyway at some point. There's no point of me being human again. I don't really have anything to gain from it." Jack looked at Jamie in silence for a moment.

"A-alright if that's what you want, go ahead."

"I want to be with you Jack, but that's what it's going to take so that I can. You know, you didn't give him an answer either about changing back." Jamie ruffled a few feathers absently, he sighed.

"I t-think I can live with feathers my whole life Jamie." He nuzzles into Jamie.

"Just... I'll be used to it."

"Alright then... I think I can live with that too."

"Yeah... but let me make a few tweaks. I don't need a rogue 'death spirit' walking around Jack." Angel said nonchalantly from the balcony, he was leaning against the open frame.

"Plus I don't think you want to be subject to collecting souls or under my influence either... the lather I'm pretty sure about." Jack shuttered.

"I hate it when you sneak up on me, that's another reason I hate you." He glared at the floor.

"Ouch. Anyway, all I need do is touch you and you can keep the wings if you like." Jack shuttered.

"J-just do it."

"This won't hurt, promise ya." Angel walked over to Jack, seeming to think for a moment before he gently poked Jack on his shoulder with a finger for only a few seconds then stepped back.

"Done. Now all you need worry about is explaining to your believers why you have wings. You shouldn't have any problems doing your normal snow spreading stuff. Ah, as for you Jamie... yours takes a little longer to come into effect. Should be good by morning though I suggest you find some place cold and don't forget what I said." Jamie nodded.