Jack giggled and hugged the other tightly.

"Oh gosh, it's been... what 399 years now?" Jack said, totally ignoring the fact that Jamie and Roxas were staring.

"Oh, oh, wait... um Chris this is Jamie and our son Roxas." Jack gestured him towards Jamie. Chris smiled.

"You sure snagged yourself a cute one eh Jackie? Oh but still you're cutest yet." He said, making Jack glow red.

"Oh shut up Chris, but still nothing beats the cuteness of Roxas and Jamie." He said, trying to avoid the attention he got. Jamie just watched and the first thought that came to mind was... anger? Wait, that couldn't be right. No... was he... jealous of this other spirit?

"Hi." Jamie said after a moment as he tried to figure out why he would feel almost hostile to a spirit he'd literally just met... but then... Jack had said... and that was a long time... How had he never heard of Jack having a friend before the Guardians? Why had this never come up when he'd ventured to ask Jack one time if he'd spent so long a time all alone when he obviously hadn't... Had Jack lied? Jamie wasn't entirely sure what to make of this new information but he figured he should at least be civil to this Chris. His mother hadn't raised a hooligan after all. Jack snickered.

"So how's Happy?" He asked, again another unknown spirit friend; Chris snickered, sitting above the dog headed staff in a similar pose Jamie noticed Jack had often done. Jack smiled, walking around Chris.

"Oh well, Happy misses ya for sure Jackie; we all do." Jack was bright red.

"You know I can't go back Chris; I have a family now." He said, smiling and leaning into Jamie. Chris smiled.

"Well the door's always open for you Jackie, any time." He said, a hint of fury went through him, jealousy also shining in his eyes. Jamie stared Chris down in an not-so-subtle glare back that said 'any time... any place...' He slipped an arm around Jack, as much to keep him close as an open possessive gesture. He didn't know who this spirit was but he wasn't backing down.

"It was nice of you to drop by. It's always interesting meeting friends of Jack's." Jamie's tone was pleasant enough, but the undercurrent there is a blatant 'we need to talk' sort of tone though he's still looking at Chris. Chris smiled the same 'Jack was mine first, so back off... you may have a kid with him but nothing doesn't say he won't like me more than you' was in his eyes to Jamie as he smiled.

"Yeah nice to meet you too." Jack wondered what was going on, the tension was so thick he thought his head would explode. Jack laughed nervously.

"Um I'm gonna freshen up some drinks I'll also be taking Roxas now, thank you." Jack grabbed the baby and all but ran into the kitchen. Jamie was silent until Jack was gone. His voice was quiet but there's no mistaking the threat in it.

"Back off. You had your chance and you obviously blew it." There's a cold murder in his gaze now that told Chris he wouldn't stop at anything to protect Jack or keep things as they were.

"Don't press your luck. I don't care how long you've known one another; if you really cared you'd be happy for him." Chris just smirked.

"Well nothing can stop me from... oh I don't know... taking him to my place."

"I would say there is. Me." Jamie all but snarled back. His eyes flashing dangerously. Jack coughed as he returned.

"Hey guys got "oj" for us, lemon; your favorite Chris." The other simply just sat back.

"Aww, Jack, you're so sweet you know? I was thinking, why don't you swing by my place tonight?" Jack blushed.

"Ok oh, Roxas and Jamie can come too." There was a hint of annoyance in Chris' eyes but he covered it up with a smile.

"Why of course you all can." He said, drinking his lemonade.

"Ooh won't that be so much fun Jamie!"

"I suppose a trip out will be good for Roxas." He said evenly enough, the earlier hostility now suppressed but there was no mistaking the look he was giving the other spirit. Hospitable or not, Jamie wasn't about to lose Jack to some smug, self serving spirit; he'd sacrificed too much... come too far, to back down. Much as he wanted Jack to be happy that wouldn't stop him from beating the shit, literally, out of this teen spirit.

"Good, then we're set; see ya later Jackie." He kissed Jack's cheek, leaving him red faced and winked at Jack before leaving.

"Um good bye to you too." Jack said, slightly dazed that he did that; he turned to Jamie and smiled.

"Wasn't he nice company today?" Jamie just stared a moment then decided to leave the room before he did something stupid. NICE company?! What the hell! Jack sighed tiredly.

"Let's get you cleaned up huh Rox?" He said as he, himself, was getting cleaned. Jamie ended up leaving the area before he caused a blizzard... He visited the North Pole... and it's not long before his torrent of blizzard brings out North who seemed curious about the blizzard now pelting his front door. Even if it's not exactly an uncommon occurrence, the magnitude of it was enough to get his attention... and the fact that it's at the front door but not anywhere else.

Jack smiled as Roxas giggled at the bubbles, he splashed Jack some and he chuckled.

"Alright bath time's over, time to go!" After bathing, Jack got Roxas and himself dressed and waited for Jamie so they could go.

Jamie paced through the snow wondering how he was going to keep from throttling that spirit on sight... Jamie only stopped pacing when he noticed there's someone in the snow with him. He turned to see North. Jamie saw the questioning gaze and shook his head, his shoulders slumping slightly as he quietly explained the storm to the older guardian, who had yet to actually say anything at all... But when Jamie mentioned Chris his eyes went wider than dinner plates.

"DID YOU SAY CHRIS?! AS IN CHRIS MORNING STAR?!" He started to sweat.

"Oh no, no... Jack can't be around him! There are some reasons why Man in Moon isolated Jack for so long; mostly from that one particular spirit." He shook Jamie.

"PLEASE TELL ME YOU DIDN'T LET JACK GO WITH HIM!" He said.

"THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE DISASTROUS!" Slowly, after seeing Jamie didn't understand, he explained the story of Chris.

"He was one of Pitch's prodigies but he turned good in a way, only he does his job recklessly and harms the children in ways not even Sandy could fix, but with Jack around him, it boost his power and chaos grows which is why he's so interested in Jack. Also he pretty much fell in love with Jack when he first saw him, which is another reason MiM kept Jack away, but he seemed to have found him, himself and slowly as the days went Jack apparently finally met him and went on his jobs; practically even helping, he told Jack it was for the children and that maybe even Guardians would finally notice Jack. That was some of reason why '68 happened and all dangerous snow storms and such, all because of Chris and Jack didn't know!"

Jack sighed.

"You know, Roxas, let's go find your father." Jack said, annoyed and tired of waiting. He sighed again.

"Come on Roxas, don't want you to get too cold now." He dressed the child in warmer clothes; lord knows what the snow would do to him.

"Jamie you said it was a light snow..." He spoke more to himself at that moment.

Jamie winced.

"No... but he's invited us over... though he's about as thrilled to have me around as I am him... What I want to know is why he hasn't just been dealt with. Who exactly is this spirit anyway?" North sighed.

"Um is hard to explain, he just sort of popped up around same time Jack did; it was weird, anyways Jack can not... repeat... not reunite with this spirit. There's no telling what chaos can be caused if those two... how should you say... hang out." He said, meanwhile Jack was slightly bored waiting for Jamie so he left for Chris' on his own.

"Jack isn't going to like this North. The two of them are friends. At the very least... and I don't think he'll take the news well coming from me, he'd probably write it off as jealousy." Which, he knew, wouldn't be completely unfounded but even so he didn't think this would go over well no matter who told Jack... North sighed.

"Whatever it is Jamie, just get Jack away from him. I'm not joking." He said before leaving back to the Workshop.

Jack was already at the castle.

"Woah what do you think Rox, tricky huh?" The baby didn't like this and hid away into Jack's chest but Chris came out with a smile, hidden lust in it.

"Come on Jack, tea. Where's Jamie?" Jack sighed.

"He didn't come I guess." Jack said walking over to him and inside.

"Oh what a shame and I wanted to show him my castle too." Jack smiled.

"Aww it's alright Chris, it's been a bit since I last been here." The other smiled.

"Yes it has." He hugged Jack, suddenly Roxas squirmed, not liking this one bit. Jack chuckled and behind Jack's back Chris created an illusion to the castle, as if it were some mountain and added some protective barriers as well. Roxas sent Jamie a cry of worry, thinking only that Chris had done something bad.

Jamie jolted at the cry from Roxas, who also began crying verbally to try and pry the two apart. He didn't like this one bit.

"Something is wrong... Ah shit..." Jamie suddenly has a flash of insight... the nightmare... Fuck! He raced as fast as he could towards where he sensed Jack and Roxas were.

The other simply smiled and put Roxas to sleep without Jack even knowing, this was obviously what the nightmare meant; Chris, it was Chris all along. Jack was lead into a simple bedroom and before he knew it Chris had manipulated him into seeing Jamie instead of him.

"J-jamie, what's going on I didn't see you come in with us." The wind around the castle whipped up suddenly, a howling warning from the wind itself to the spirit of illusion. Jamie flew as fast as possible, letting the wind take him to the place. He wasn't surprised to find the place didn't look like a castle or any home at all. He trusted the wind even though his eyes said otherwise. He moved forward, not surprised at the barrier either; he closed his eyes and summoned the light inside him in desperation... he needed to get to Jack. NOW.

"I was held up." Chris replied with a smile, mimicking Jamie's voice. Jack backed up.

"Um, ok well let's go find Chris." He said, heading to the door; feeling nervous under 'Jamie's' gaze of lust and not knowing why.

"What's your rush? He said he needed to get something for the meal he planned for us... so why don't we just relax a little hmm? After all, Roxas fell right asleep." He smiled.

Jamie was even more worried, now that he couldn't sense Roxas through the bond because of Chris' spell. Jack nodded.

"Ok, I guess so." Jack felt less tense now and smiled.

"Well let's get Roxas to somewhere more comfortable until Chris comes back." He turned away, feeling less than nervous, but still slightly unsure of 'Jamie's' behavior. When Jack turned, he frowned, but knew that saying anything would ruin the illusion. He needed to wait until Jack was satisfied that the little brat was tucked away...

It took him a moment but he pushed back the barrier, he couldn't destroy the illusion so he called to the only help he had.

"Wind... Lead me through it. I can't trust my eyes in this. Be my eyes." He closed his eyes and the wind tugged him into the castle, blowing open the front door but not hard enough to make it bang. Jack smiled, finding a small little bed that simply was used when Jack was first meeting the illusion spirit.

"Aww, there we go." Jack tucked him in, Roxas whimpered in his sleep.

"Sleep tight Roxas." He said, gently kissing his head; he then returned to 'Jamie' and smiled.

"So what now until Chris gets back?" He smiled. Finally.

"Oh, I have an idea on how to pass the time." He said with a smile and managed two steps towards Jack, eyes gleaming with desire.

"Yeah. So do I." Chris turned on a dime and his jaw about hit the floor, Jamie was standing in the doorway, arms crossed with a look that could kill aimed at the other spirit. Jack jumped back.

"W-what? Two Jamies?! I must have hit my head t-then." He said jumpily, this couldn't be happening... What was he seeing at this moment, if that wasn't Jamie than who the hell was he? Jack sent all his thoughts to Jamie.

"That. Jack, is your so called friend." Jamie said aloud, glaring at the dumbfounded look-a-like.

"W-wait what?" Jack looked closer and finally noticed the tiny details of 'Jamie's' eyes were all wrong.

"C-Chris!"

"H-how did you..."

"I warned you. Did you seriously think I would allow you anywhere near him? I've put it all together you bastard." Without hesitation he snags the impostor and tosses him out of the room before he can get over the shock of things. Jamie is beyond livid with the other spirit.

Jack realized he'd put his baby in danger, Jamie in danger, and himself in danger without even realizing it.

"Jamie I..." He couldn't say anything more as the room engulfed him, swallowing Jack up.

"JAMIE!" Jack screamed as he was dropped into a bed but now the covers seem to wrap around him and hold him there; he yelled out.

"JAMIE!" The other was just as angry but not as livid as Jamie was. Jamie follows Chris out of the room, his eyes alight with the power inside that began to awaken and the wind howled through the entire complex as Jamie advanced on Jack's "friend."

"I gave you a chance... for his sake. For his sake... you will learn why you should have listened." Jack banged against the walls, crying out in fear and pain as he had shredded the sheets Roxas' cry is what made him frantic.

"ROXAS! ROXAS HOLD ON BABY DADDY'S COMING!" He screamed, Chris backed off in fear.

"Oh shit." He gasped as he tried protecting himself in the illusion land; Jack screamed out, the pain of his child and fear was driving him nuts. Jamie slammed Chris through several walls with a blast of ice, some real and some mere illusion, but as the power of belief surged through him he could tell the difference now. The other spirit couldn't hide. Chris took off for a moment and heard the crying child.

"WAIT! STOP! YOUR KID COULD GET HURT IN THE FIGHT DUDE!" He tried to get Jamie out of his haze long enough to help Jack's child, because deep down he loved Jack enough to protect the child but he hated Jamie with all the hate he had. Jamie shoved Chris outside the castle.

"Already thought of that... besides... did you really think our son would allow you to do anything like you had wanted? He knew you for what you were the first he saw you." Jamie blasted Chris a second time, this time with ice that didn't just slam into him; it burned like fire even as it crept over him and froze him solid in place. He would eventually thaw out, but it would take several days; in the meantime, Jamie returned to the castle. He soothed Roxas over the bond as he found the boy in the small bed and picked him up then headed back to the room where Jack was. Jack pounded and shrieked, scratching the walls; the room was small, too small. His claustrophobia was kicking in and the baby's fear was driving him insane.

"DON'T WORRY ROXY I'M COMING!" Jack threw furniture against the walls and anything he could pick up. Jamie called across the bond as he soothed Roxas.

Calm down love, I have him. He's only reacting to your fears; easy now... Jamie sent reassurance over the bond as he walked through the castle, gently bouncing Roxas and reassuring him that they'd be with Jack soon and that everything was okay now. Jack whimpered and took several deep breaths.

"Ok, I can't get out; I'm in some room. The walls... Jamie I.. I think they're closing in." His breathing sped up in fear.

They're not closing in on you, that's your fear talking. I'll be there soon. Just try and calm down. Jamie replied in a soothing tone, trying to help calm Jack down. Roxas clung to him as he walked through the castle, checking every room until after what likely seemed like an eternity to Jack, he found the right room and had to bust the door to get in seeing as how it was locked. Jack was panting and curled up into a ball; when the door exploded he screamed.

"Sorry... it was locked." Jamie said as he walked over to Jack and knelt next to him before slipping an arm around him.

"It's okay now, I promise I will NEVER let him hurt you." He pressed a gentle kiss to Jack's forehead. Jack nodded, nuzzling into Jamie's neck and kissing Roxas repeatedly on his cheeks and forehead.

"Oh my baby boy, I'm so sorry this happened." After a moment of just keeping the two close, Jamie stood up and helped Jack up.

"Come on. Let's go home." Jack shuddered, holding Jamie and Roxas close. Jamie kept close as he took them out of the castle-like home, Roxas fell asleep as they walked outside. Before leaving, Jack handed Roxas to Jamie as his anger burned bright, seeing the struggling Chris who was frozen in place still. He walked up to him.

"Say 'hi' to Tooth for me will ya." Jack said right before his fist smashed into his "friend's" face, the other looked at him, shocked after spitting out a molar. Jamie held Roxas during the whole scene, fortunately the boy was asleep and when Jack was done they headed home. Jack giggled as they arrived at the cavern.

"Now I feel better."

"Good." Jamie would never admit to it, but he'd rather enjoyed watching Jack sock the other spirit. Jack yawned, almost asleep on his feet now; noticing this Jamie asked the wind to help him settle Roxas in the nursery before settling Jack on the bed in their room. He felt so tired all of the sudden himself and as he thought about what had almost happened... what had... he wondered, as he drifted off to sleep, just how he'd been able to do what he had.