Jack frowned, something he didn't often do, but he was looking at Jamie's grave. He'd been a brave boy and the first person in 300 years to believe in Jack. It's been 20 years since Jamie had died, even long since he stopped believing. Jack came back here from time to time, just to say hello to Jamie, even if Jamie forgot about him.
Jack hadn't ever paid attention to anyone else in the graveyard until one day he met a young man who looked only a few years older than himself. The guy seemed to just be wandering, alone through the snowy graveyard. But he just stood there, watching since he probably wouldn't be seen. However when the man looked right at him Jack was caught off guard. The man walked over to Jack and studied him, trying to figure out if he was real. "You can see me?" he asked, not sure if Jack was really there or if he had lost his mind and was now imagining things.
Jack stared at him, not believing that someone could see him "I was about to ask you that."
Once-ler smiled "You must be one of the immortals that Mustache told me about."
Jack gave him a confused look "Mustache?"
Once-ler chuckled "Yea, that's my nickname for the Lorax. When he gave me the eternal youth I have now he told me about you, well not you specifically, but immortals and that I'd meet them."
Jack smiled slightly when he mentioned the Lorax. He'd crossed paths with the little orange fellow a few times so he knew that the Lorax didn't refer to the Guardians like most do. "Yea, that sounds like him. Always calls us immortals instead of Guardians, never understood why."
Once-ler laughed "I've never understood anything he does."
Jack nodded "Who are you by the way?" he asked, finally realizing he still didn't know the man's name.
"Once-ler." he said before asking Jack the same question, who responded accordingly.
After a few minutes of silence Jack asked "So how long have you been immortal?"
Once-ler did the math mentally before saying "Almost 30 years."
Jack chuckled "So young." Once-ler raised an eyebrow in question. Jack smirked "I'm about 400 years old."
Once-ler's jaw dropped as he stared at Jack "But you look younger than me!"
"Eternal youth my friend. Now I'm betting you want to go somewhere a bit warmer." he said with a laugh. Once-ler nodded and followed his new friend.
