A small smile came across Jack's face. He was sitting in a snow bank, once more inspecting his wrist. The difference today was, however, the skin was blank and smooth. He could clearly see blue veins passing under the unmarked surface. One year. One year had passed since that conversation (or confrontation?) with the guardians. While the memory still made his stomach turn, he was glad that the old scar had faded. After nearly 250 years, it had long out stayed its welcome. Having nothing to hide was a refreshing feeling, and while Jamie would most likely remember the so called 'dinosaur bite' when he was old enough to understand what it truly meant, he felt that he could handle it whenever the time came. He felt for the first time in his long life, that there was truly nothing like the feeling of not having any problems that desperately needed resolving, no nagging at the back of his head. It was a good feeling. While there were still people who died from the cold, he felt he'd grown wiser. People died, and that was a natural part of life. It made him wonder if the guardians were really alive or not, but the passing curiosity it brought was not enough to sour his content mood. He felt that perhaps he was well on his way to understanding more about people than just children. But it was nothing pressing. He could take his time, and spend it having fun with people. And maybe later, maybe even in one thousand years…that was when he could finally find the time to worry about it. Maybe sooner, maybe later, but it was his decision, to be made at his leisure. He was finally free of the burden he'd lived with all his life.
It was this thought which brought the laughter from his lips as the wind pulled him high into the sky, and the thought which made him grin down at the snowy landscape below. This was the beginning of another part of his life. Beginnings are what life is all about.
A/N: Sorry for taking so long…I got distracted for a week…if anyone got that that last sentence is a line from Frank Herbert's God Emperor of Dune, then I love you, and I'm not even kidding. Still not sure if I'm gonna post one more…but if I do, then it's gonna be the scene where Jack gets the scar, so if you guys have any ideas, feel free to tell me!