All this time, Jack wondered about the curse gifted to him. It was the cold, cold ice that took his life and yet it returned life to him, branding his life with its power. The big reveal of his past when he regained the tooth had relieved him from curiosity and it had given him purpose. At other times, he wondered about normalcy and how it remained forever out of his reach.

He closed his eyes and breathed in the cold, wintry air and immediately he craved for the ocean mist that surrounded him whenever he is in Sirenaire's presence. He realized how she became vulnerable in his presence, the water freezes quicker than anything in his presence and yet, irony has it casted that water is the one thing she cannot live without.

He realized how he became vulnerable in her presence, he had known better with the repeated caution thrown his way about her flighty nature. He had thought his charm would make it right and his recent acquisition of confidence certainly boosted the success rate in his mind. So when she slipped out his grasp looking frightened and hurt, he felt a shudder and he was not one to be easily defeated by cold.

He wanted to mope with the icicles and let them hear him whine, they weren't exactly granted with mobility and this makes them excellent listeners. Unless they wish to plummet to their own demise and in that scenario Jack will certainly have to mend them back into shape. It seemed like fair trade to him.

But before he realized it, he was by the rock where he and Sirenaire last shared an encounter. 'Wind! What are you? Oh, I did?' Wind argued with him once more and he conceded defeat, apparently lying to celestial beings would be unacceptable.

'What's the point of bringing me here anyway, she's avoiding me. Of course she would, I almost froze her tail off!'

'Could you at least describe it with more dignity and grace?'

'I should – what?!'

He turned on the slippery rock, his legs almost giving way, and he tried really hard to regain balance only to fall into the water in one embarrassingly loud splash. He heard a chuckle when he reappeared to the water surface, and he shuddered when he felt her move in the waters, they were wadding through the waters really closely.

Control, Jack, control your powers this time!

'What a surprise to see you, Sirenaire!'

'Yeah, because you almost froze my tail off?'

Jack winced at his poor choice of words, 'Alright, my bad. But Lady Karma did send me reeling into the waters in a shameless splash immediately after I said that. So, truce?'

Sirenaire had disappeared from his peripheral vision, and when he swished around to search for her, he realized that she had perched herself comfortably on the rock.

'Truce. Forgive me Jack, being in the waters with you sound like a dangerous deal.'

He nodded in a trance, the water was shedding an unearthly glow from her skin and her eyes twinkled in the moonlit night. The laughing made her cheeks rosier and he was glad the work from his mischief paid off. 'Don't over read into my actions this time, Sirenaire. I'm here because of your singing, so, would you be gracing me with your voice tonight?'

She turned away from him and faced the hanging moon with her eyes closed, he watched as an imaginary melody descended from the moon and landed into her vocals as she began to sing. Jack listened in perfect quiet company as the melody spun to life with her voice.

Maybe this was all he needed.

Author's note: Will it, will that be enough for Jack? R&R to let me hear your thoughts!