Once full he returned to Jack and tilted his head as if to say 'what are you waiting for?' as he hovered nearby. Jack nodded, taking flight, but staying low. Roxas headed back to the house with Jack. Jack didn't speak of the hunt once they returned, as he felt exhausted. Roxas heads for bed.

"You look tired love." Jamie was a little worried at that. He couldn't recall a time he'd seen Jack come back from a hunt tired like that. He whined, upset, but also scared of Roxas a little more than usual.

"Sweetheart? " Jamie knew this had to be serious if Jack wasn't talking. Jack's heartbeat quickened just at the simple question, thinking he was gonna be attacked right then and there. Jamie slowly approached Jack. He could sense the fear and he didn't like this. As soon as he saw Jamie he shrieked and took flight out the window in fright. Jamie lept in shock. He went after Jack though, he wanted to get to the bottom of this... what the hell had happened?! Jack shook like a frightened cat when Jamie flew by his hiding spot. Jamie paused at the spike of fear, using it as a guide really though he hated that he had to; his concern spiking with the passing moments. Jack tried being quiet as possible, as he shook the tree shook as well. Jamie walked over to the tree and put his hand on it.

"Jack... hun. I'm not going to hurt you." Jack hit his head trying to escape, but his wings are stuck in the tree.

"EE EEE!" He was freaking out as he thought he was being attacked.

"Jack stop! You're making it worse!" Jamie said as he floated over to Jack. He screamed and struggled, ripping his wings, making him scream more. Jamie froze Jack in place, having no other choice or he'd risk doing more damage.

"Jack, calm down love, please." He said gently as he carefully worked to disentangle the now frozen and numbed Jack from the tree he'd gotten himself snagged in. Jack whimpered, hissing and covering himself with the one wing that wasn't frozen or numb, but still torn; he shrieked at the sun light. Jamie summoned the wind to cover the sun with some light cloud cover.

"Calm down sweetheart. I'm just trying to help." He murmured as he worked to heal the damage with his light as best he can, but he's careful not to use too much light since Jack didn't seem to react well to even sunlight... So he used the barest minimum of his light to mend the damage. It meant slow healing, but it also wouldn't even appear on the spectrum of one's eyesight. Jack shook and nuzzled Jamie cautiously, like a petrified, cornered animal. Jamie gently ran a hand soothingly along one arm.

"It's okay. I promise." He murmured as he finished freeing him and held him close gently. Jack whimpered, shaking as he clung to Jamie; his nails digging in for protection. Jamie held him in a firm, but gentle grip.

"It's alright, you'll be okay." Jack shivered as Jamie started taking them home. Jamie held Jack the entire time, not letting him go for even a moment as he took Jack back home and to the bedroom.

"Just rest now okay?" He murmured gently as he climbed into the bed with Jack. He cuddled gently and nuzzled Jamie's neck. Jamie murmured soothing reassurances. He would talk to Jack about this, later when he was sure Jack wasn't going to freak out on him again. It's about four o'clock in the evening when he's calm enough to speak.

"Hey. You feeling better now?" Jack looked around, still very wary, but he answered.

"Y-yeah."

"You scared me a bit."

"I don't remember much... but I do remember being... petrified?"

"Yeah... you were scared of even me for some reason. It took you ripping your wing and me healing it to get you to begin to calm down. You got yourself badly stuck in a tree... do you remember anything before that?" Jamie asked. Jack looked around cautiously again.

"Roxas and my rank roles are switched, he's alpha of me now and I think he's enjoying that role."

"Exactly how? He's not even that old." Jamie asked, wondering about that.

"It's the power and strength that the new alpha takes from you that proves his mark."

"Not sure I understand."

"Roxas took what power I had over him in feeding, in turn making me eat, duh." Jamie raised an eyebrow at that.

"So basically you were stubborn and he managed to override it huh?" Jack winced, nodding.

"A-and now he h-has power over me."

"Hmmm, I suppose that can be pretty scary but I don't see what you have to worry about. He IS your son after all." He glared at Jamie.

"You don't understand demon spawn tendencies, they tend to overrule their elders; especially the one who helped spawn them." He grit his teeth, feeling that shift again.

"Yeah, you're right since I'm not one but that doesn't mean he's gonna have any right to do anything that isn't in your best interest." Jack looked down.

"But that's not what I'm worried about, I'm worried about his u-urges... specifically, um ...the other ones."

"What worries you specifically?" He blush blue.

"W-with his new status he'll, um... want to mate with the closest thing he sees."

"Great... well guess I'd better go find him then." Jamie headed out to find their son. The closest thing currently was Merix, who was talking about his new pet and how life was going for his family. Jamie followed the feeling along the bond with Roxas to find him before he did something that Jack feared he would... Merix was oblivious of Roxas' hungry look and the need growing within. Merix wasn't entirely oblivious, he just didn't know what that look meant... His wings rustled a little nervously. He wasn't sure he liked the way his was being looked at right now, but he kept up the conversation. Roxas had seemed... different, since the two had met up.

"A-and um... hey, did you hear that there's a new store around here?"

"No." Was the short reply. The smallest amount of fear might set Roxas off, Jack reminded Jamie of that over the bond, and Merix was feeling just that.

"S-so I think my mom called me... I g-gotta go." Roxas took a step forward.

"Roxas Frost!" The boy froze at that. Merix had been saved by the authority in Jamie's tone as he'd spoken; Jamie was relieved he'd found the two before anything had happened. Merix had tears of fear in his eyes, having never seen so much hunger in Roxas' eyes before except for when he ate; he was backed into a tree by the time Jamie yelled out Roxas' name. Jamie flew towards Roxas who had turned around to glare at the interruption, but Jamie met the boy's glare with his own. Merix quivered, moving to try to escape but Roxas' tail wrapped around his body tightly.

"MMF!" It covered his mouth as Roxas glared back at Jamie.

"Let him go or so help me you will be growing a new tail." Jamie said sternly as he marched over, glaring at the boy. He hissed. tightening his grip on Merix. Merix struggled to get free, all but terrified now. Jamie formed a blade made of pure ice.

"I won't say it again son." His eyes were narrowed slits, his tail tightening again like a snake on Merix's middle as he swiped at Jamie's blade, growling. The blade barely took a scratch... Jamie had, of course, expected his son to try and break it... so he'd made it out of nevermeltice. It was sharp though and the boy's attempt to break the blade instead ended up cutting his hand. Jamie pointed the blade at his son's throat; he'd never seriously hurt Roxas... his own child... not unless he absolutely had to... and even then he'd hesitate. Roxas was his child after all... and he'd never hear the end of it from Jack either; he knew. Roxas stiffened, his blood dripping from the wound; his tail loosened from around Merix at the slight fear that now showed in his eyes; the alpha role was now given to Jamie by contact. A glow surrounded Jamie, Roxas whimpered and looked down, he got low on the ground in fear.

"Home. Now." Jamie felt a little... strange, but he brushed it off. Roxas whimpered and ran off on all fours, scattering away like a dog; Jack didn't like the feel of the shift again... not one bit. Jamie sighed, dispersing the blade and turned to Merix, who just stared.

"Sorry about that... things have gotten a little complex at home lately. Take care of yourself." The nightstalker nodded and Jamie headed back home. Jack was annoyed but as soon as he saw him he closed his wings and tail around him, as if to protect him from something. Jamie arrived a few minutes later. He didn't say anything on the matter and instead simply went to the kitchen to make supper, thinking about what had occurred. Jack shrieked and hissed at the alpha musk in the house, as did Roxas.

"Will you two stop please?" Jamie asked after having to listen to that for about half an hour. That was a little more than he wanted to take and he needed to speak with Jack about this... without Roxas in hearing distance. Jack was petrified now that Jamie was going to understand his feelings... and just about everything that he went through, he'd feel and go through it. Jamie waited until they were alone in their bedroom to speak.

"Jack... sweetheart. Why are you so scared?"

"I-It's the musk, it's-telling me to submit constantly, to wait between meals... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE!" He shrieked and backed off as the musk seemed to attack him. Jamie sighed.

"How do I get rid of it then?"

"You can't Jamie, it can't just be given, its apart of you now! Only until someone else strong enough makes you submit... only then can it transfer." Jamie raised an eyebrow at Jack.

"Only by force?" Jack nodded.

"Y-yes." He whimpered, backing up as he felt that musk trying to make him submit more. Jamie frowns a little then looked at Jack.

"Can you try?" Jamie asked after a moment as he sat on the floor, trying to figure this whole thing out. He didn't like having this honestly. Jack winced

"Hell no, I ain't taking it back! I fe-feel much better without it!" Jamie sighed.

"Alright, but what can I do about it? I don't really mind with Roxas... but you..."

"What?"

"Jack, I don't like this one bit. It's one thing to get your kid to listen to you... to have the respect of the people you love but this..."

"I'll be fine." Jamie still didn't like it. It's been about two weeks and Jamie continued feeling a need, almost all the time he saw Jack, a hunger like no other. The more he did the more it ticked him off. He hated this and one day he simply told Jack he was going out and left the house to find a way to deal with his frustration over this before he lost his temper... or worse. Jack tilted his head, as did Roxas, when Jamie left. They thought Jamie could take anything... but apparently not the full fledged urges and emotions that he was bottling up. Jamie headed to the one spirit he thought might be able to have an answer to his problem... Bunnymund. Jack was worried about Jamie but at the same time thanking god... per say, that the musk was gone and he could feel a little free for a while. Jamie didn't have too much trouble finding the Warren.

"Bunny?" He called, hoping that the lagomorph wasn't busy or anything... Bunny was running about making eggs and baskets, after all Easter was coming soon. Jamie noticed the eggs and winced a little... Easter must be close. How'd he miss that? Well, he could give Bunny a hand perhaps while they talked.

"Bunny?" He called again, trying to locate the lagomorph as he flew over some dyed eggs that were emerging from the dye river.

"Can't talk right now mate, maybe afta Easter." He said as he put the eggs in certain baskets, his fur was covered in paint, sparkles and chocolate from baking goodies and making things pretty.

"How about we talk while I give you a hand? This is kind of important otherwise I wouldn't bother this close to Easter."

"Okay, so what's the trouble?" He said as he was weaving a new basket; done with the thing quick as a person could blink before moving on to the next. Jamie sat nearby, picking up an egg and painting a lovely design on it as he told Bunny what had happened weeks ago. He'd finished painting countless eggs by the time he was done.

"I want to get rid of this, it's annoying honestly. I don't know how anyone else can deal with this."

"Mate, ya can't just get rid of it, ya have ta lose to another just as strong as ya; meaning ya gotta get Jack angry with ya."

"I don't know that I could do that. Especially since he doesn't want this back... and even if I knew of a way he'd likely see through the attempt... I just don't know what to do and this is driving me nuts."

"Look, just try something; maybe you'll get rid of it. Thing is that musk... mate its rank and it belongs to Jack and only Jack."

"I suppose. Thanks for your time." He flew off after setting down the last of six dozen he'd painted without really thinking about it.

"Poor kid, I'll have to send him something special in his basket this year." He said to himself as Jamie left. Jack whimpered as that sensation was back again. Jamie paced before the cavern but he didn't actually enter. After a moment of thought he flew off again. This time to the North Pole to think and maybe give North a hand. Jack calmed again as did Roxas, who resented that musk as much as he'd resented it when Jack'd had it. When Jamie arrived at the pole he went looking for North. North was busy, helping Bunny of course, in his own way. The first one that Jamie saw that he recognized at the pole wasn't North...

"Hey Phil! Where's North?" He asked the yeti. The yeti did not respond, he was busy carrying eggs and baskets into the sleigh; Bunny had decided that delicate transportation in crates was safest for his googies and this was a faster way to get them there in time for Easter hunts. Jamie raised an eyebrow at being ignored and simply continued hunting for the elusive Guardian. North was a bit exhausted from the work, finally seeing Jamie he wondered what he was doing here; that is until his reindeer freaked from the smell of the musk. Jamie nearly groaned when he saw the reindeer reacting.

"Just... can I get a job AWAY from them?" He pointed to the reindeer.

"Of course! Never see them freak out that way. Just send letters to right mailboxes around pole."

"Yeah... don't ask about it. I'll tell you about it later when there's time." Jamie said and took the letters and headed off to do the job he'd been set to. He became so focused that he lost track of time. It hit him like a punch to the gut, a hunger like no other; a screaming in his head to eat... kill something and eat it now, now or you'll die feeling came over him. Jamie growled quietly in his head as he headed to the kitchen. He ignored the feeling as best as he could, struggling with it as he cooked himself several hamburgers then ate them all until he was full. It was finally satisfied when Jamie finished the last burger; now Jamie knew how Jack felt everyday and why he wanted to stay only half demon. Jamie didn't blame Jack for not wanting this back... sighing inwardly he left the kitchen after doing the dishes and headed back to work on the mail. Again that urge for Jack and the need to mate grew in the back of his mind, good as new. He ignored it best as he could, remembering why he was gave him the strength to do so.

Jack shifted, worried for Jamie; Jack had all but made dinner and had yet to see Jamie. Roxas told Jack to go find him but he couldn't just leave his baby alone.

Jamie worked with the mail until he needed to eat again. None of the yetis bothered him as he fixed his dinner and ate it before retiring to one of the guest rooms and stretching out for a nap.

Jack sniffled, he was an emotional wreck when Tooth came by, thank god; the house was a wreck because Jack was mad, without the musk he was more like an emotional female demon; in fact, that's what kept him sane in ways, kept him from emotionally breaking down. Tooth had come by just to visit Roxas, she was surprised at what she found.

"Jack... what on Earth?" He wanted to cry all the more but Roxas was busy with his own emotional break down, guilt.

"Oh dear me..." She landed.

"Sweet tooth... what's happened?"

"Jamie has not returned! It's been two days!" She blinked.

"What are you talking about?" She was concerned for him, but also very confused.

"Just get out please, gosh you'd never understand!"

"How can you expect me to if you don't tell me anything!" She was a bit angered that her attempts to help had been so rudely buffed. He looked down and broke down again; it became clear that something was missing within, it was that buffer that kept him together. It was gone. She sighed.

"Will you just talk to me for once? I want to help but I can't if you don't tell me anything."

"J-Jamie is alpha in demonic status now and I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT!"

"Well... I guess that explains a lot." She said after a moment.

"Don't worry though, he's fine. He's been helping North and Bunny."

"WHAT!" His voice was squeaky, like a mouse.

"He said he'd be back last night!"

"I imagine he got caught up in helping them for his own reasons. I didn't speak to him myself when I went to help Bunny with some baskets, but he did tell me about Jamie's visit to the Warren and how North had told him that Jamie had arrived there and upset the reindeer."

"The musk... it's just a curse; it doesn't matter who has it, it just makes trouble wherever it goes." Roxas had finally had enough, coming in he slapped Jack who stopped crying as he was held in Roxas' arms. Tooth wasn't sure why that worked with Jack, but she made a mental note of it.

"Jack... if you want to talk to him I'll stay with Roxas for a while. I did come for a visit after all." Jack looked at Roxas and he nodded, knowing his dad needed this.

"O-okay." A pat to the back was all he'd needed next and Roxas let Tooth know why this happened once Jack was gone.

"Well the musk kept him sane basically, as well as slightly insane when hungry, needing... um stuff... and was a buffer to emotions."

"Interesting facts there, I only knew a little about it myself from encounters from years back." He nodded.

"That and pops needs to get his shit together."

"You should be more tactful young man. However, you are not too far wrong. We've been trying for years, but the only one he's let that close so far is your dad."

"I see." He sighed.

"And I almost um... tried to force do it with my love, Merix."

"Seen that too... you're lucky Jamie stopped you."

"Y-Yeah." He blushed bright pink.

"I've seen just about everything there is to see. My fairies have too." She was quiet a moment before speaking again.

"I knew your father was a demon even before the others did and long before he had the courage to trust us enough to say anything." He tilted his head.

"Really? Why did Baby have to die so soon?" That was one answer he'd never gotten when he was little. Tooth sighed.

"She volunteered herself dear. She didn't realize it would kill her and she was dead set on helping your father... she always felt she owed him, for saving her from Pitch all those years ago."

"Oh." He sad, but also happy she did get to do one more thing for the greater good.

"Don't tell your fathers I told you. Jamie and I didn't plan on telling Jack... but he found out anyway." He nodded.

"I won't." He yawned.

"Aunt Tooth, I'm hungry but I'm also tired, what should I do first?"

"Let's get you something to eat first, then you can take a nap."

"Okay."

Jack flew as fast as he could to the pole. Jamie handed a letter off to a yeti before heading back to the mail room for more mail. It was sort of interesting seeing mail other than those directed at North himself honestly. When Jack makes it the doors to the mail room slam open but as soon as he got a whiff of that musk he curled in on himself, literally; he was curled on the floor shaking. One of the yetis noticed and stopped to see if he was okay, warbling in concern. Jamie's in the far back and didn't notice yet. Jack shook his head and growled, resisting the instinct to submit. The yeti put a hand on Jack's shoulder, warbling in concern; wondering if he needed some sort of help. Fortunately for them, the yetis weren't susceptible to the musk. Jack whimpered and stood up, shaking, but ignored the yeti's concerns.

"J-Jamie... w-where is he?" The yeti warbled, pointing towards the back of the mail room where Jamie was sorting through more mail. Jack quivered, wings flapping and curling. Jamie sensed Jack was near and sighed inwardly; he set the mail aside and followed the feeling. Jack shook and walked towards Jamie, anger got the best of him and Jack slapped him, then a few tears slipped down. Jamie just stared, surprised at the slap. Jack shook, crying; he didn't know what to do but the more his emotions responded the more the musk responded and it wanted to make Jack it's bitch and now. Jamie didn't move though, he was fighting the musk fiercely.

"J-Jamie..." He was slipping, he fell to his knees, hands going down his chest as he curled in a ball.

"W-why did you leave?" He shuddered, fighting it back with everything he had.

"I had to... I needed to figure out what I could do about this..." He managed to reply. He was struggling to keep control. Jack looked so innocent, so easy to take down... to force into... something he would never ever do. Jack whimpered.

"You could have worked it out with me and Roxas!"

"No... I couldn't... Jack... the longer you're around me the harder this is to control!"

"Baby please, just calm down!"

"I'm as calm as I can manage at this point. It's not easy to keep this thing in check with you so close... you should know that." Jack was crying again, but this time because he felt helpless, helpless to help his darling love.

"Why did you come here?"

"To bring you back, please Jamie!"

"I left to find a solution... To figure this out... I don't want this for you... us..." Jack shook, the musk was overpowering even Jamie now. Jamie closed his eyes.

"J-jack... you can't stay here much longer... I... I can't keep control of this... I have my limits..."

"NO!" He hugged Jamie, that's what pushed Jamie over the edge... He shuddered, pinning Jack to the floor with a quiet growl. Jack shook and looked directly into Jamie's eyes as if to say 'I know you can fight it. I have for centuries.' He quivered a moment, wavering before he managed to teleport himself away to a different part of the workshop before he completely lost control. Jack panted exhausted himself from fighting the musk. Jamie landed on the bed, frustrated and now exhausted; he slipped into unconsciousness. Fighting this thing was taking all he had and more.