"Jack come out please.."

silence..

"It's just me honey.."

He opened his door slowly. Boy was he a sight. His beautiful pale skin looked sick, his vibrant eyes were a dull grey, and his hair didn't even shine. He wore blue sweat pants and a plain white t-shirt, making his small frame body look more fragile than it should.

"Hey, Tooth.." his voice was crackling, after the 2 weeks of crying and sleeping, it's no wonder it sounds weak. (Loud crying too, his pillow was the only thing to absorb his screams and tears).

"May I come in?"

Jack didn't respond, he just stared off into space.

"I haven't seen you, not since-" the air around them became heavy. Filled with shame and awkward. But it wasn't from almost mentioning Jaime's death, it was almost mentioning Jack's failed attempt at suicide.

~X~X~X~

A few days after Jaime's death, Jack continued to live with North. Normally, he slept outside, in the snow (he didn't use his room at North's place regularly). But North made him stay.

And it's a good thing.

When North walked into Jack's room, hand holding a plate of cookies, he dropped them all. Jack sat in his bed, tugging his hair and crying. A knife was beside him and pools of blood around him and on the skin. But he had no cuts.

"It's no use, North!" Jack cried "I'm immortal and my cuts heal within minutes!"

"Jack.."

"I'm an awful guardian, I don't deserve to live! I let Jaime down, I let you down, I let the man in the moon down, I-"

And that was pretty much how that day went. Jack just sat in his bed and self loathed until he was satisfied. That was the only day Jack openend up to North. He called Tooth and Bunny and Sandman over all to listen to Jack, so he didn't have to keep abusing himself silently.

At least this way they knew they could help.

~X~X~X~

And right now, Tooth stood there and remembered. She was also amazed how well he'd held up. Who would've thought Jack had hit that low?

"Sophie made you this.." Tooth extended a hand.

In her hand was a pretty little bracelet. It had bright pink thread, and pretty round beads that were paint a light blue. Jack's eyes lit up a little. Sophie.. poor girl, she'd lost her brother. Her beloved Jaime. She must have lost her mind.

Come to think of it, Jack didn't see her cry when Jaime died. Not even form a tear.

He quickly shook the thoughts of Jaime's death out of his head, he wanted to get better. He took his gift and gladly slipped it on.

"How is Sophie doing?" He said with a drained voice.

"Quite well, actually. I don't think it affected her, she's young so.."

Jack was shaking his head, "No no. She would miss him. He told me how much she missed him while he was staying here."

"Then I wonder why.."

"Wanna come to my place? The fairies miss you, and your teeth" she giggled.

"I'm not sure I want a buncha little fairies poking at my mouth right now"
He had a joking tone, but no smile.

They continued to talk some more. Then Bunny walked up.

"My god, I thought this place was empty! Where's North?" Bunny hopped over.

"Outside fixing the sleigh, Phil broke it"

"Oh that Phil" Tooth giggled.

"Yes, delightful, look I need to talk to North, go get 'im, Jack."

"Why can't you" Jack asked spitefully.

"I'm not going near that sleigh, mate"

"Well, why should I?"

Bunny rolled his eyes. He knew Jack would never give in. "Look, weird stuff has been happening. Really weird stuff."

"Liiiike?" Jack pushed him to go on.

"Well, kids aren't lonely. No that's not what i'm trying to say" Bunny put a paw to his chin and eys wandering in thought. "They.. hm.. less stand alone. One's always there for another, no child is lonely, yeah. They have some one to count on"

"And that's weird?" Jack was ticked off. Why would not being lonely be something that's strange. He felt awful for 300 years being unrecognized and-

"It's not on their own though" Bunny stopped Jack's thoughts. "It's like, something's been helping them almost"

"Huh.. that is weird" Jack admitted. His mood and face was still apathetic.

Bunny and Tooth were in a deep conversation but he wasn't listening. He was lost in his own thoughts. About Jaime. His guilt for ever lusting after the boy. Gosh how could he.

"JACK FROST!" North's voice boomed through out the halls.

"What" he said with volume only the 2 guardians in front of him could hear.

"YOU ARE TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH SANDY!" Was his reply.

Jack groaned in annoyance. Tooth and Bunny smiled, seeing his old childish self slowly coming back.

"Why do you think I need to be out now?" Jack shouted to Sandy from an electric pole. He wore his normal attire, except he had white pants with a grey thread at the bottom, a gift from North.

Sandy put a finger to his lips.

Jack cringed at looked at the houses to make sure he hadn't woken up any kids. When he saw the town still peaceful and floated up to Sandy, who was giving dreams to the kids. His eyes followed one sand stream into a room. Sophie's room.

"How is she?" Jack almost feared knowing.

Sandy put a simple smiley face above him. He had to keep his language simple for Jack.

"How..?" He never even asked this before.

Sandy put his finger to his lips again and a lock was above his head.

"A... secret?"

Sandy nodded.

"But why?" He got no response.

"Sandy! There's a kid there!" Jack whispered excitedly.

Sandy gestured to Jack to go on. So he did.

Jack flew down happily, yes happily. "Uhm.." he said quietly to the boy in front of him. He still wasn't sure if all kids could see him.

The boy with dirty blond hair turned around.

They both gasped

Super..super short... sorry guyz