"That's the third time this morning." He groaned. Jamie made sure that the yetis knew to bring Jack softer food. Jack breathed heavily, trying to get much needed, cold air oxygen into his burning throat. Jamie offered Jack a glass of water for his throat to help a little. It wouldn't be too helpful but it would be better than nothing Jack drank the cooling drink, moaning in relief as the cold drink helped with his sore, burning throat. Jamie smiled a little and looked at the empty glass a moment then Jack.

"Want some more?" Jack nodded.

"Yeah, that'd be great." He felt so much different than before, he felt guilty again but shook it away for Jamile. He wanted Jamie to be happy. Jamie got Jack some more water. Jack lay there, thinking, just thinking on things while Jamie got the water. Half an hour later a yeti came in with lunch for them both, having a cart of "softer" foods for Jack to choose from. Jack at least made an effort to eat, it was mostly yogurts and soft cheeses as well as small meats. Jamie didn't say anything on the matter, eating what he could as he wasn't very hungry for some reason, but he did eat some. Jack was worried for Jamie, he felt knicks, but thought it was probably an accident in training. Jamie stretched out, wincing a little at a knot in his shoulder and he worked it out with the opposite hand. He really should ease up on the training a bit... Jack sighed a moment; tired, slightly bored and worried.

"What's on your mind?" Jamie asked after a moment, wondering why Jack seemed worried. Jack sighed.

"It's nothing really, just worried about you." He forced himself to say.

"About me? Why?" He wasn't sure what to say.

"You're overworking yourself and-" He wasn't going to say the other thing on his mind.

"I noticed that part, which is why I'm planning on cutting back on the training. What's the other part?" Jack didn't say anything, he stayed silent on that; not wanting to upset Jamie anymore, he turned and looked out the window. Jamie gently put a hand on his shoulder.

"Jack?" Jack shivered.

"I don't want to upset you."

"How am I supposed to fix something to not worry you though if you don't tell me?" Jack sniffed.

"It will make you leave me again if I brought it up again." He turned.

"Leave you? Jack... I love you. I would never leave you, I know I haven't always been around... but it's just because I don't want to accidently hurt you when I lose my temper. It's something I've been working on too." Jack nodded.

"You used to not have that much of a temper." Jamie chuckled a little.

"Jack, I've always had a temper, you just weren't around to see it when I was alive." Jack sighed.

"Well I'm worried about-" His throat closed up as he noticed a cut on Jamie's arm, all the words died on his lips. Jamie simply waited to see if he'd continue as he gently entwined his fingers with Jack's. Jack whined.

"Stop cutting." It was all he said, his eyes filled with tears; he was sick to his stomach. He knew it was was hard to stop, but Jamie had to stop... he couldn't end up like Jack, he wouldn't allow it. Jamie gently squeezed Jack's hand in response. Not saying anything on it, but he wasn't upset either. Jack shivered, feeling extremely drained but he doesn't say anything more. Jamie gently kissed Jack's cheek, but he was silent for a while, at least until the yeti came in with the next meal.

"Feel up to eating?" Jack nodded.

"I guess so." Jamie handed off the plate to Jack before taking his own. Jack ate slowly and silently; Jamie set his plate aside when he's done and stretched out as he waited for Jack to finish. The fork clattered to the plate when jack was finished, he was only stuck in his thoughts. Jamie set aside Jack's empty plate, picking up his journal to flip through it. Jack looked at the journal and decided to write in his own; it was more of a life diary though as it held every thought, feeling, emotions and every secret he had. Jamie didn't really have anything to add to his, he was just flipping through old entries; Jack was writing furiously, so much so that the pencil he was using snapped.

"Damn." Jamie handed his pencil to Jack, not really needing it."

"Thanks." Jack started writing again, it wasn't until three hours later that he'd finished and lay back in the bed, staring outside. After about three hours of reading, Jamie closed the book with a yawn and curled up for a nap; tired, Jack slowly fell asleep himself. Jamie woke up in time to see supper being wheeled into the room, but Jack was so tired he was still out like a light. The yeti warbled in worry over Jack but Jamie shooed him away with the excuse of not having slept much the night before. Jack roused at the smell of food.

"Hungry." It's all he said as he slowly woke up. Jamie smiled a little and set aside his plate to pick from Jack's various things to feed him. Jack was sort of like a horse, at times licking Jamie's fingers on accident as he ate the food offered.

"Mmm." He felt stronger when he ate. Jamie only chuckled when Jack licked his fingers, enjoying the task more than he'd ever admit. Jack ate the rest and lay back, full of energy now but bored. Once Jack was done eating, Jamie went back to his meal before settling down again next to Jack with a contented sigh. Jack slowly created a couple of snowflakes, which danced around Jamie's head; Jamie smiled at the snowflakes, watching them dance about. Jack turned them into miniatures of him and Jamie dancing about; he chuckled as he added a flying drawn wagon with horses. Jamie chuckled a little as he watched. Jack slowly stopped making the figures move as he gasped for air for a second, clutching his heart; the ice figures exploded into sharp ice and a miniature blizzard. Jamie glanced over in worry.

"Jack?" He held his heart, it was like a loud thumping in his ears as the miniature blizzard grew.

"It hurts... oh God it hurts..." He almost sounded like he was sobbing. Jamie wrapped his arms around Jack, he wished he could do something, but what? Jack whimpered loudly as finally the pain stopped. Jamie held Jack close, laying his chin on one of Jack's shoulders as he held him close.

"I'm here love, I'm here. I promise not to leave you." He murmured soothingly. Jack slowly relaxed, his body untightening as he turned into Jamie's chest, hugging him tightly as the miniature blizzard became snowflakes again. Jamie gently rubbed Jack's back in a soothing gesture; he wasn't sure what that had been all about, but he was never going to leave Jack. Regardless of the circumstances, he needed Jack. Jack slowly relaxed.

"Jamie," He yawned.

"do you think you can tell me a story?" It was an odd request, but anything to get his mind off that sudden pain.

"Sure." After a moment's thought, Jamie began to tell Jack the story of Red Ridinghood as best that he can remember it. Jack gasped.

"But why would she listen to the wolf!" He had never heard this story, not even in his childhood.

"She doesn't know it's the wolf in disguise." Jamie explained before going on with the story, giving the extended version where both the grandmother and red were eaten only to be rescued by the woodsman who cut open the wolf to save them. Jack gasped.

"Ew." He giggled and clapped a little. Jamie chuckled a little.

"Well, that was the last version I was told." He shrugged a little.

"It's the original version of the tale, they weren't meant to be pretty... although most versions are "clean" nowadays unless you read the book with the Grimm Brothers' versions." Jack nodded, slowly falling asleep in Jamie's arms. Jamie smiled a little, holding Jack close.

"Sweet dreams snowflake." He murmured as Jack began falling asleep. The next morning Jack stretches. Jamie kisses Jack gently after he stops yawning.

"Good morning." Jack smiled.

"Good morning sweet ice prince." He chuckled at the term; Jamie flushed slightly at that even as he hugged Jack close. Jack sighed.

"I'm bored, what do you wanna do today?"

"Well, I hadn't really thought on it much since I'm taking the day off from snow and training." Jack sighed.

"Wanna do an ice puzzle?" He conjured up pieces in varying frost shades for a picture.

"How does that work?" Jamie seemed interested. Jack made a table that made the puzzle fit.

"LIke so." He put in a corner piece.

"Your turn." Jamie picked up a side piece, trying to find where it fit, a little uncertain. Jack smiled, having lined the bottom to the middle. Jamie picked up a second edge piece, trying it out. Slowly it formed a tail and fur, Jack smiled. Jamie managed to put a foot together, the puzzle slowly comes to form the face of a kitten with two tails. Jamie found a piece that connected the face to the foot, the final piece was put in place by Jack and he added cursive on the side of his name and Jamie's and then he framed it with a smile.

"It's never melting." Jamie smiled, admiring the puzzle.

"That was really fun."

"Yeah, that was. We should do that again some time." Jack smiled as he lay in Jamie's arms.

"You know, I'm hungry now." Jamie chuckled a little.

"Breakfast should be along any moment." Jack smiled and snuggled close to Jamie who smiled at that; a few minutes later a yeti came in with a cart for breakfast. Jack smiled.

"Yummy." Jamie smiled and thanked the yeti who warbled back happily, leaving the two in peace and jamie shifted to grab both plates, handing Jack his. Jack eats the soft foods that he'd requested while Jamie enjoyed biscuits and gravy with sausage bits in it; he set the empty plate back on the cart. Jack lay back once he was done and began to fall asleep. Jamie set Jack's plate with his and stretched out before snuggling close to Jack; relaxing. Jack blew a snowflake up, it landed on Jamie's nose with a bit of magic making Jamie giggle. Jack rolled on top of Jamie, relaxing against him. Jamie grinned and gave Jack a quick peck on the nose. Jack giggled, his laughter tinkling merrily; Jamie just grinned at this, happy to see that Jack is happy. Jack slowly fell asleep on top of Jamie who just let his mind wander as Jack slept, thinking of times in the past... snowball fights and other fun in the snow that they'd had together. Jack giggled in his sleep, his face blushing more and more. Jamie wondered what in the world Jack could be dreaming about, but quickly shoved away the thoughts on it, going back to his own musing.