Hi! just a quick note, I know Jack is supposed to be eighteen but for this storyI've changed his age to be around twelve, sorry if that upsets anyone.

Man in Moon had been subtle in his help, simply directing a beam of silver light at the small parcel laying on a table, almost unnoticed despite the blue paper and silver ribbon.

"My gift for Jack?" Tooth wondered out loud. The three men's eyes were on her as a glittering gold question-mark appeared above sandy's head.

"Its his memories. I know he's seen a few of them, but I assume he's not seen them all."

"I think we have to look at them." Bunny muttered.

"But isn't that an invasion of his privacy?" Tooth asked, eyes drifting to the shivering bundle of red wool and brown hair on the sofa.

"Perhaps, but it must be done." North stated. Finally, tooth nodded before picking up the gift and opening it, never tearing the shimmering blue paper, then removing the gold tooth box from the simple white card box and holding it out. The four guardians cast a look towards their youngest member.

"It must be done." Bunny repeated North's words before he placed his paw on the box, followed by Sandy, North and Tooth as their vision shifted.

-First memory-

A young brown haired boy, only eight years old, carried a baby on one hip from her bed to their parents room to wake their mother. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that the young boy was Jack, as he pulled silly faces all the way there just to make the girl laugh. Finally, the children arrived at their mothers bedside.

"Oh, dear you got her dressed as well? What a good boy! What would I do without you?" Their mother asked sleepily, a smile on her face as she took the baby in her arms, leaving the young Jack to follow behind.

-Second memory-

"Jack, where's your dinner?" His mother asked as Jack placed three plates down on the table, one for his sister, one for his mother and one for his father.

"I've already eaten." Jack waved his hand, appearing to be telling the truth, but unbeknownst to his mother and sister, he had not split four portions, only three, opting to give his portion away to his sister and still the scant sliver of meat would be hardly enough to feed her. So how could he take it?

-Third memory-

He spent nights awake, looking after his little baby sister after the constant nightmares she experienced, he gave his money from the Tooth fairy to his mother to help with anything he could, he carried his sister around the field to look for easter eggs on easter sunday since before she could walk, and he spent Christmas playing with his sister. Each memory was completely joyous yet tinged with sadness.

-Fourth memory-

The last memory was undoubtedly the hardest for the guardians to watch and it was the reason they stopped watching. It was the day Jackson became Jack Frost. They watched in silent horror from the moment Jack took his sister out as he did daily, as a time for his mother to have time to do what needed to be done around the house until he fell through the ice.

They watched until the moment Jack closed his warm brown eyes and opened his ice blue ones before pulling back.

"Tooth!" Bunny shouted full of rage. "Why did you show us that?! Why those memories?!"

"I didn't choose them. People see what they need to see most when they use these!" She held the box up and out, close to Bunny's face, tears obvious in her eyes.

"I understand." North whispered. "Jack's childhood was full of sacrifice and putting up with things, but now is not the case, he doesn't need to give up things, he doesn't need to sacrifice and he can come first. Manny believes Jack requires second childhood, with all good memories."

"An' he has to be human for that?!" exclaimed an exhausted and enraged Bunny, hopping forward, towards North.

"Apparently so."

"Well how do we make him back into Jack Frost?" Tooth asked.

"I don't know" North mumbled, arms wide, "But with so long until christmas, i can look into it."

"He's freezing." Tooth muttered worriedly, flying closer and wrapping the boy in her arms, almost hiding him and she held him that way until he woke up.

"Tooth?" A voice slightly rougher that they one they had been used to pierced the quiet.

"Jack, my boy! How are you feeling?" North masked his worry and sadness with a loud, cheerful shout.

"Tired, cold, worried by the fact that my hair is..." He trailed off, holding a strand of hair out so he could see it properly.

"We have asked Manny, all that he seems to be able to explain is that you are human so that you can experience second childhood. No worries though, I will find way to reverse spell." North came forward and crouched in front of the sofa to be eye level with Jack.

"Jack, you must be brave. We will fix this. Until then, we must make arrangements."

"What like?" Bunny asked from behind North. The large bearded man stood and spun to face Bunny and Sandy.

"Is far too cold for Jack to stay here, as much as I was he could."

"Then he'll stay with me." Tooth stated firmly.

"You do not possess the basic requirements needed. He needs space, he needs warmth, he needs..."

"A mother's love. That is something none of you can provide."

"You can see him as often as you'd like, Tooth." North stated, but the idea of releasing the trembling boy clinging to her seemed out of the question and even less understandable when North made his next suggestion.