Back again! Sorry I was away for a bit longer than planned, there was a sleepover and exam and lardidarr. Anyway, here you go, next chapter :)


I can feel the small puffs of my breath escape through my lips as I begin to stir from my slumber. Awake enough to feel the presence of someone's form lain next to me, but asleep enough to keep my eyes closed and resists seeing my lovers face for a little while longer. I can feel his eyes settled onto my face, scanning my sleeping complexion. For some reason, this causes me to form and undenying smirk and I bury my face down into the pillow slightly.

"Jaack." Pitch's voice hums softly. When I still don't open my eyes or reply, he scoots over to my slightly.

"Don't ignore me little snow spirit." He chuckles, his fingers shuffling up and down my sides. I squel in laughter as the tickling sensation gets stronger. I try and struggle, pulling myself away and toward him.

"I'm sorry." I giggle, burying myself into his side, looking up at him.

"Morning." He breathes, his lips pressing lightly against mine.

"Morning." I kiss back, crawling ontop of him. I lie neatly on his chest, continuing our morning kissing, not anymore passionate than when we started, to refrain ourselves from it getting into anything more heated.

"Any news from Nightlight?" I question once we've pulled ourselves away from each other.

"Everything's fine, he'll be back tomorrow," Pitch informs me, "for today, I think North has some jobs for you." He finishes. I sigh irritated that my day off was being taken away from me. That sounds kinda snobby... But I was gonna go a see Jamie and the kids...

"You sound like a three year old." Pitch laughs, his arms latching into my hips as we walk out of the bedroom.

"Yeah? Well what are you doing today?" I question, grumpily, expecting to hear something like 'reading by the fire'.

"Dear Jack, I have nightmares and fear to collect and cause. Just like you I still have my jobs." He replies, ruffling my hair.

"When are you coming back?" I ask, reaching the workshops entrance doors, reluctant to part with him.

"When the sun rises." He smirks, leaving on a cheesy line. If he was a bit more child like, he probably would've stuck his tongue out at that line. Wait... The suns already out, or did he mean sunrise to where he was going and moonrise here? Or tomorrow's sunrise here? I screw my eyes shut at trying to make sense of the thoughts crossing one another in my head. He was in a child like mood this morning and wasn't prepared to give me straight answers. Guess I'll just have to wait.

"Ah Jack, there you are." North calls, striding over to me. I refrain from sighing and give a warm smile toward my elder.

"Mornin'." I greet. Goodbye fun, hello boring work!


All of my jobs were the things that North was too busy preparing for this years Christian, even thought another seven months away, to do. Things like making sure the Yetis and elves were all accounted for, tending to the reindeers as sliegh, checking the globe over. All boring and unspeaking jobs, but I guess they had to be done. As if by magic, whenever these jobs appeared, the rest of the Guardians would disappear. I ruffle the reindeers scruff as it's muzzle pushes into my hand to lick up the reminder of the carrot. That was them taken care of, now it was the globe. On arrival, I swop down under the large masterpiece and check the mechanisms to ensure there are no faults of jams imminent. Then I have to check over the outer layer of it, as the elves had a tendency to write unrelated text on it and it drove North mad. Why, I don't know because the globe is already sprawled with elvish. When I give the all clear for the globe, it also signals that I've completed my jobs and can now relax. It's too late to go and call on the kids, so instead I exit the workshop and collapse into the cold, calm snow. The wind wasn't making a noise today so it must be pretty calm. I extend my limbs into the powder, allowing some of it to cover me in its icy embrace, it being welcomed with no protest. Tiredness seemed to keep forcing itself upon my lately and being able to relax out here wasn't helping. Slowly I can feel slumber pushing into me and I can't be bothered to fight it. Everything seems to die away, merging into one with the other sights and sounds around me. There was some much planned to happen and yet I don't know what or when. It's crossed my mind a few time to warn the Guardians and Pitch about Mother Nature and the conversation with MiM, but I never do. I swer they're both watching me because whenever I think about telling someone, I can see the moon shine a little brighter or there would be stray plants and wildlife rising through solid concrete or sides of buildings. My life seemed to change so dramatically and so suddenly, that I'm struggling to keep up with it. Suddenly, a pair of hands seem to rise from the snow and wrap around my abdomen. I'm yanked down, scrambling for something to keep me in the surface, but it's too late, I fall through darkness. I gasp as I feel suddenly insecure and in danger. I grip my staff, attempting to do sandy thing to get me out of the darkness. The wind can't reach me and lighting my staff only reveals more darkness and makes me feel even more sick to my stomach. That's when the two hands catch me, stopping my descent and giving me a chance to stop panicking. I breath out my held breathe as I see my surroundings. Pitch's lair. Thank god.

"Don't ever, do that again!" I breathe, clinging into Pitch's robes slightly.

"Sorry, I thought you would've guessed it was me. we've done that loads of times before." He apologises, reminding me of previous 'shadow travel'.

"Yeah but I've always know you were gonna do it. Besides with everything going on at the moment..." I trail off. He hugs me tightly, his face burning into my hair and his warm breathes pressing against and close skin.

"You need to stop thinking about all of this, all I can ever hear is your fears and panics on this situation. It's stressing you out and meaning that you're not getting any proper rest." He whispers, seriously, allowing me to stand on my own feet but keeping me in his embrace.

"How can I forget about this though? What if you get hurt again? Yeah Nightlight's here now, but he tried to kill you three hundred years ago, what's stopping him from trying it now? Or what if this is something even worse than what we think it is? I've only just got you back and I don't want to lose you again." I point out, burying my face into his chest. When I don't get a reply, only the embrace gets tighter, I know he can't answer me truthfully anymore.


Me and Pitch have both agreed to return to the pole for today. That way, we can be there for the briefing when Nightlight returns. I look out the window at watch as the winds have picked up and snow is swirling rapidly outside. The wind must've sensed my earlier stress and is mimicking it. I don't know why I have an influence over her, but she did make my life easier. I try to soothe her, tell her that I'm ok. She needs to be calm so Nightlight can get here without trouble. Eventually, the snow becomes less heavy, visibility increases and the wind dies down. I slump against the wall. Pitch was right, if just influencing the wind has worn me out, I'm really not getting enough rest.

"Are you ok?" Pitch questions, walking away from the gathered group of Guardians and over to me. The conversation that had formed the little group was something that I wasn't fully understanding which meant it bored me easily, that's when I began staring out the window.

"Yeah, just-" I begin pushing myself off the wall. However, I instantly realise that I can't support my weight and collapse into Pitch, his arms instantly encasing me.

"I think you need to get to bed." He tells me, concern filling his voice.

"No I need to be here when Nightlight gets back. I need to know what's happening." I breathe, tiredly.

"At least get some rest." Pitch urges, picking my up and lying me down on the couch. He crouches down so his face is at my level and kisses me softly.

"I'll wake you up when Nightlight gets back." He promises, his hand smoothing through my hair.


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