Jack cuddled himself as he sat on his bed at the North pole. Wishing the memory of the nightmare would go away. Wishing it didn't feel so real. He looked up when he heard a knocking sound.
At first he didn't know what to do. It came again, someone was knocking on the door. Jack held his staff protectively his eyes widened.
"Jack? It's me North, can I come in? You okay?" came North's worried voice.
Jack couldn't help but smiled with relief as he relaxed "yeah, come in."
North opened the door and entered the closing the door behind him. He looked over to Jack and smiled when he saw Jack smile, he walked over and sat down next to Jack on the small bed.
"You feeling okay? Sorry about this morning... I probably should have realized after what ever nightmare you had being shot with questions every few second was not what you wanted."
Jack shook his head "no, not really."
"How bad was it?" North asked uncertainly.
Jack hesitated and cuddled his staff close "horrible."
North looked sad and gave Jack a big hug "it was just a nightmare, it will never become a reality" North said.
Jack nodded but North knew it didn't make much of a difference.
"Want to take the sleigh for a ride?"
Jack looked up at North tilting his head.
"You looked like you could do with some fresh air and ya you took over quite well in Tooth palace, how about I teach you how to drive the thing? If your a fast learned you can give Bunny a scare next time he gets in."
This made Jack grin, Bunny was terrified of the sleigh and he doubted having the little winter spirit in charge would make him feel any more secure.
"I would like that" Jack said grinning he stood up and twirled the staff in his fingers.
North smiled at Jack and nodded "to the sleigh then!"
Jack balanced on the back of the sleigh as North took of, though the icy tunnels and into the air. He let out woo sound as he jumped into the main thing once in the air. He loved the feeling of the wind in his hair and the snow was falling at this very moment making him feel great as if he where actually flying on the wind with his staff.
North chuckled "I will take it a bit higher before you start, so if we fall we have time to get up again" he said flying higher and higher.
Jack looked down at the snow and ice. And at the beautifully lit up workshop. He took in a deep breath and smiled. Then he sat down next to North watching as North got them up higher and higher until they where just under the clouds.
"Now you grab the reigns" North instructed handing them to Jack who grabbed them.
"Speed, Jack" North said.
Jack nodded and moved the reigns hard making the reindeer go faster. He grinned as the sleigh sped up, he stood up on the edge so as to feel the wind in his hair.
North smiled at Jack "good, now I want you to try and turn, without crashing into Tooth Palace this time" North said laughing.
Jack gave him a mischievous grin as he did as he was told. All do the sleigh did not stay straight and North almost expected Jack to fall of, he turned fine and kept his balance.
"Good, try not to move so much, more smooth" North instructed.
Jack tried again, bit better, North smiled "again" Jack did as was told.
"There! Like that Jack! Do it like that!"
Jack grinned "got it" he said as he repeated the movement and carefully did a circle.
"Yes, perfect, well done Jack, you are natural!"
Jack smiled proudly up at North "thanks" he said "what next?"
North looked thoughtful, he decided Jack was not yet ready to learn to land "we go down then up" North decided "go, try."
"Okay" Jack tried his best all do for some reason he only managed to go forwards, finally after a few minutes he looked at North for help.
North smiled, he grabbed Jack's hand "you move like this" he said showing Jack the correct wrist movement. Jack nodded and tried then he grinned at the sleigh began to move downwards.
"Now, make it go up!" North said pointing at the sky. Jack nodded and tried the same movement which just made the reindeer go faster, he fought for a second then slightly altered the wrist movement. It made then reindeer stop going downwards and go straight again, all do still not up.
"Good, good start, now up" North repeated watching Jack, entertained.
Jack nodded and tried again, altering the movement once more, and this time it worked the sleigh began to move upwards towards the clouds. Jack grinned as the sleigh went right though the clouds then he made it go straight again.
North chuckled, him, the sleigh and Jack where now covered in snow but not him or Jack cared as he sat next to the spirit and showed him everything he knew about the sleigh before finally letting Jack land it back in the garage.
"That was very good, Jack" North said as he climbed out of the sleigh, Jack followed right behind him "I could use your help, perhaps next Christmas Eve you can spread snow sooner and help me, it would be faster with two."
Jack smiled "seriously?" he asked excitedly following North.
"Of course! If you want? Most other guardians would see is as extra work."
"Work? Anything done in that sleigh is far from work! If you where milkman in that sleigh it would still be exciting!" Jack said laughing.
North laughed and nodded "yes, everyone loved the sleigh."
Jack laughed before nodding and sprinting to stay close to North who took much bigger steps then he did "what now?"
"Ah... well I've been thinking maybe we will have dinner, you like cookies? Then you can have another fly in sleigh, we will drive over sea, looking for staff, you like?"
"Sounds good to me!" Jack replied still sounded excited.
North smiled and nodded leading the way to the kitchen to grab something to eat before heading out on the sleigh for another search.