Ah geez, sorry for the wait guys, but I got a little held-back. But, with a recent weather-advisory permitting a blizzard coming my way… well I got a little time to update, let alone became inspired for this next fluff-shot. Enjoy!

Characters: Jamie and Jack Frost

From: Rise of the Guardians

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Dreamworks.

~T~

The wind was howling, making the snow blow hard across the area, covering the small town in an icy blanket. The streets were slick, most of the power-lines being weighed down with too much ice and causing a few black-outs on a few blocks. One of those blocks happened to be the one Jamie lived on, as he sat in his room, a flashlight in hand as he drew pictures in his notebook- particularly ones of The Guardians. He always believed in them, and despite how some thought of them to be fables, knew they existed. For real.

And if it wasn't for Jack Frost, he would have given up that belief after a disappointing Easter Egg Hunt… let alone the fact that the young Guardian helped take down the Boogeyman, Pitch Black- and for a kid, anyone who can eliminate the Nightmare King just by having fun is no doubt the most awesome hero who has ever lived.

Jamie paused then. He had been told that the Guardians had existed for centuries… yet, didn't know exactly where they came from- most peculiar, how had Pitch come to exist? What were they all like before they became Guardians? …What was Jack's life like?

*tap tap tap*

Jamie looked over at his bedroom window, where he saw a frosted smiley-face forming on the glass. He chuckled, then opened the window, seeing Jack standing there with a smirk. "Jack! I knew you'd be here," he said, excitedly.

Jack chuckled. "Well, who else do you think would make this much snow to help close school tomorrow?" the young Guardian said, smiling proudly.

"Awesome! You think you could make it snow hard enough to make sure we don't have school until summer vacation?"

"Ha! I wish… though E.B. would kill me if I caused a blizzard over his holiday."

Jamie nodded in understanding. "Yeah… but we're going to have fun tomorrow, right? Maybe we could even go out now, while the streets are still icy enough to sled on!"

Jack shook his head. "Not tonight, Jamie- it's one heck of a blizzard out there, let alone way too dangerous to be out. The ice got so thick some of the tree branches started to break off- I have to go around and spread it out a little, thin it down so there won't be any damage."

"Aw, man… okay."

"Hey, don't be too down about it," Jack knelt down, resting a hand on his shoulder. "I'm a Guardian, and it's my job to make sure you kids stay safe. Just because Pitch is gone, doesn't mean Mother Nature can throw out a few hazards," he leaned close and whispered. "Believe me, she can be really touchy sometimes- just ask Father Time, he dated her."

Jamie snorted, laughing.

"Hey, don't laugh- not until you see the pictures Tooth showed me, at least." The wind howled again, and Jack looked out the window. "I'd better get out there, and tame this storm."

"Wait, Jack, I want to ask you something first!"

Jack paused, smiling- every time he visited, Jamie always had a question. "Ask away, Jamie."

"Well, you've been a Guardian for a long time, and I was wondering… what were you like before you became one? Like, what was your life like before?"

Jack thought about it- he had gotten his memories back just last year, and there was so much he wanted to share, to remember, and to pass on. "Not too different than I am now- except, minus the ice-powers." he sat down on the bed, rubbing his chin. "Let me think… I remember I had a little sister- you actually remind me of her."

Jamie's eyes widened. "Really?"

"Yep. She and I always had fun together with the rest of our family. I had a couple other brothers and sisters, but she was the only one who wanted to spend time with me the most… mostly because…"

Jamie sat down beside him, noticing the Guardian appeared to be lost in thought. "Because what?"

Jack's smile faded a bit. "Because our dad always had her do most of the chores." he sighed. "He didn't really like either of us too much."

"Why not?"

"Well… (how should I put this?) He was always yelling, breaking something, or calling some of us names. He always had our mom, me, or my sister do the work- since the rest of my siblings were either too young or came down with an illness. Well, one day, I stopped listening to him because he was being so mean…"

"Did he abuse you?"

Jack shrugged. "He smacked me a couple times, yeah, but he wasn't the kind of man who'd really hurt someone too bad- back then, that's how parents showed discipline to get through to their kids. Problem was, he was using discipline for the wrong reasons… And I got sick of it, and eventually he started to leave me alone." he sighed. "Problem was, it only caused him to treat my sister worse. He gave her my half of the chores, called her names, and would whip her if she didn't do the job right- and he knew how much it hurt me to see her go through that."

Jamie was silent for a moment. Tormenting one person was one thing, but doing it just to hurt someone else? Now that was just cruel! "What did you do about it?"

Jack gave him a smile. "The one thing that helped me become a Guardian- I helped her have fun. I'd tell jokes, I'd make shadow-puppets, I'd take her ice-skating… everything I could to make her happy. And after a while, our dad gave up trying to make us both miserable and just let us have fun, knowing that it was useless to try to keep us from it." he leaned back. "Pretty soon, all our siblings had fun- we still did our share of chores, since our Mom would whack us with a wooden spoon if we acted like lazy bums- and Dad just did his share of the work, yelled less, and didn't beat us unless necessary."

"So things had a happy ending, huh?"

"I guess you could put it that way, sure."

"And that's when you became a Guardian?"

Jack sighed. "It… kind of happened unexpectedly. I took my sister ice-skating one day; our brothers were with our Dad helping haul in wood for the fire, our sisters were helping our Mom in the kitchen, and we decided to go out and have fun before dinner. It had gotten a little warm while we were skating, and the ice began to thin." he slowly turned his staff in his hands. "It began to crack beneath my sister's feet, so I used this stick to slide her off the ice… and then I went under. After that, I heard the Man in the Moon calling me, and I felt this power within me."

Jamie blinked. "You mean… you… died?"

"I don't know. I thought I did, surrounded by nothing but black, seeing a white light. I was even sure of it when I went back to town, to see my family… problem was, I had forgotten who they were. I tried to ask for help, but passed through everyone like a ghost- because, since the Man in the Moon had just chosen me, no one knew about me yet, and didn't believe in me. I was lost for a while until I met the rest of the Guardians… and I guess I just forgot about wanting to find my family." he shook his head, standing up and looking out the window at the blizzard. "Now I wish I was more determined to remember, and wish I knew what happened to them after I vanished…"

Jack paused then, hearing sniffling. "I'm… I'm really sorry, Jack." Jamie said, quickly wiping away his tears before the Guardian could see. "I didn't mean to make you remember something so sad…"

He sighed, kneeling down in front of Jamie, resting both his hands on his shoulders. "It's alright, Jamie. I've been thinking about it for a while and… well, I'm too sad anymore. I managed to save my sister's life, and that's all that matters to me- and now I'm able to watch out for all the kids… especially you."

Jamie wiped his eyes. "Still… I wish there was some day you could have made sure your sister was alright… I wish I were around back then to tell her about you, and get her to believe in you so she could see how awesome her big brother was now."

Jack smiled, and tussled his hair. "It's alright, Jamie. Like I said, I'm not sad anymore- especially since you were the first one to believe in me… and even your little sister helped, too. Having fun with you helps me remember the good times I've had with my family, and those kinds of memories are the ones I'm grateful to keep." He hugged Jamie, patting him on the back. "So thanks,"

Jamie hugged him tight. "Jack… you think, someday, I might be a Guardian?"

Jack chuckled. "If you do, I'll give the others a warning- with you on the team, they won't stand having two awesome Guardians around."

Jamie chuckled, then heard the wind howl. "Sounds like your storm is calling for you,"

"Yeah, I know." Jack headed for the window. "See you around, Jamie- I'll try to tame this blizzard by tomorrow, that way we can have a sled-race,"

"Cool. Have fun,"

Jack gave a nod, and leaped out the window, soaring through the air. "Always do, Jamie. Always do."

~T~

Well there you go, a 'Rise of the Guardians' fluff-shot. Next up… Danny and Mugs (from the East Side Kids… look 'em up if you've never heard of them).