Hey sorry it took so long I got sick. :P Enjoy Chapter 5!

All of the Guardians were in tears, but none as much as Jack. Jack had separated him self from the others once again. He had his hood drawn as far up as he could to cover his face, his staff held tightly in his hands and clenched to his chest.

"Jack-" Tooth begins, flying a bit closer to the eternal child.

"I shouldn't have gone to the lake." Jack interrupts quietly.

"What?" Tooth asks, barely hearing what he'd said.

"I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!" He cries out in angst,, dropping his staff to grip his hair. "I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE AND DIED WITH THEM!"

The others gasped. Tooth flew forward and held Jack to her chest. "Oh no, Jack! Never say that! They would have never wanted that!"

Jack weakly tried to push her away, but gave up as just let her caress his hair.

The others moved around the two; Bunny putting a hand on Jack's knee, North putting a hand on Jack's shoulder and Sandy on Jack's other knee.

"I hurt anyone I'm near." Jack mumbles.

"That's not true, Frostbite!" Bunny exclaims.

"Yes it is." Jack sighs quietly.

North was about to disagree but Sandy shook his head pointing at Jack's chest. It was falling evenly, showing he had fell asleep.

Tooth continued to caress Jack hair. "We should have been there for him. Even without his memories, we left him alone for three hundred years. Alone and hated by everyone…Could you even imagine what that did to him?! We are suppose to protect children, and we left Jack, an immortal child alone all his life! Unprotected! No one to tell him who he was or how to control his powers! I feel like we have failed as Guardians."

The others were quiet for a minute. They couldn't find a good way to reassure Tooth they weren't bad Guardians, because she was right. They thought them selves good because they watched over the children, but they had completely ignored their own immortal child. What could they say to that?

Sandy broke them from their thoughts when he pointed out that the next memory was starting.

"Should we wake Jack?" Tooth asks, Jack's head was now lying on her lap as she sat on the ground.

"No.' North says softly, staring down at the sleeping Jack. Jack had curled into Tooth and was clenching her feathers between his fingers. 'Let the boy sleep, I'm sure he needs it."

The others nodded and turned to the memory.

Jack and a few of the people of the village stood in front of two graves. Everyone but Jack was dressed in black. He wasn't since he had nothing black so he was in his normal clothes. His eyes were half lidded and bags were under his eyes. His shoulders were slopped, and his entire form showed sad, weariness.

The Priest stepped in front of the coffins and cleared his throat. "We are here to bury June Rachael Colburn, and Felix Maxwell Colburn. They were a lively and happy two who could brighten anyone's day. June was a maid, but was treated like a noble-woman. She never spoke down upon anyone and helped anyone in need. She was a brave and kind-hearted woman and will be missed dearly. Felix was cocky at times, but he too was kind-hearted. He helped others, even when they didn't ask or want to be helped. When times of sadness and grief fell on someone he would be there to support them. He was a amazing lad, and he too will be missed."

After the speech others came forward and told small tells of when they got help from June or Felix or both. Some were light and made few smile or laugh, others made more tears fall from the people.

Except Jack.

He stood quietly not even looking at the speakers or listening to the stories they told. His focus was completely on the two caskets of his deceased family. His eyes were misted but no tears fell, his hands limp at his sides.

Soon the service ended and the people moved forward to put their flowers on the caskets. Jack was the last to walk up.

"You lied, Felix.' Jack whispers as his hand tighten around the small blue flower he held. 'Y-…You promised you and Ma would never leave me alone again. You said you would never leave…AND YOU LEFT ME! YOU PROMISED! FELIX WAKE UP, COME BACK! DON'T LEAVE ME!"

The tears had finally began to fall from his cheeks as he banged his fists on Felix's casket, as if to wake him up. A few of the women gasped at the display while a few men came to gently pulled Jack away.

"NO! He'll come back! I know it! You can't bury them! They promised to not to leave me! They promised!" He cries as he struggled to reach for Felix's casket. "Let me go!"

One of the men whispered softly in his ear. "I'm sorry, Jack. They are gone, but don't worry we will find you a new home."

Jack sobbed as he hit the man's chest, not that it did much to the boulder like man. "I don't want a new home! I want Ma and Felix!"

The man gave him a sad look. "I'm sorry Jack."

Jack steps on the man's foot, he gasps and pulls away from Jack. Jack didn't even look back as the man calls out to him, he continued running until he was deep into the forest.

Jack was panting as he laid him self flat on the ground. It was near dark and who knows what animals would be out at this time, but to be honest he didn't care. A wolf could come and eat him and he wouldn't care. He just wanted to see Felix and Ma one more time, to hear their voices, to feel their arms around him.

A sob broke from his mouth as he curled into a tight ball on his side. "I m-miss you, Ma. I-I miss you, F-Felix. I m-miss you guys so much."

Slowly as the moon got higher in the sky; his sobs turned to snuffles and after that quiet whimpers.

"I'm never going to get close to anyone ever again."

Tooth gave a small hiccup, tears mixing with her feathers.

The others were slopped in defeat, all of these memories where only proving what horrible Guardians they were.

Jack stirred slightly from Tooth's lap, curling more he had a small smile touching him lips. "…Ma…"

Tooth put the hand that wasn't rubbing Jack's head to her lips, snuffling a half giggle/half sob.

Sandy smiled sadly and sprinkled some dream sand over Jack's head to give him good dreams.

"Mates.' Bunny calls quietly. 'Next memory."

The others gave Jack sad looks before turning back.

A few months went by as Jack once again lived in the forest. He never said at one village long and hardly talked to anyone. He would steal food and water and disappear back into the forest. He also seemed to have created a mask. While his face would hold sadness and pain when he was alone, he would plaster a smile on his face and act cocky around the people of the villages he passed though.

He was just walking around a settlement he didn't bother to ask the name of. It was late fall now, leaf crunched under his feet as he walked. He heard laughing of other kids and followed it to a small area full of kids ranging from late teens to toddlers. The teens were sitting and talking, or playing with the kids in the leaf piles. Jack leaned against a fence and watched them, wondering what prank Felix would have used on the kids here.

His heart ached at the thought but he pushed the pain aside.

"Hello." A young female voice says from next to him.

Jack jolts slight before turning his head to see a 5 year old girl next to him. She had blond hair tied back with sky blue eyes, she had a simple green dress with a brown shawl. A same aged brown haired hazel eyed boy stood shyly next to her, in similar clothes to Jack.

Jack looked around him to see if she was talking to anyone else. Seeing no one he turned back to the girl with a confused look. "Hello?"

The girl gave him a bubbly grin. "I'm Edith! This is my twin brother Edmund but I call him Ed!"

The boy, Edmund, waved slightly. "Hi."

Jack couldn't help but smile, Edith's smile seemed to be contagious. "Hi, Edith. Hi, Edmund, I'm Jack."

Edith giggled. "That's a cool name. Want to come play with us?!"

Jack's smile dimmed a bit to a sad smile. "No thanks, Edith. I don't feel like playing."

Edith looked him over. "Are you sick?"

Jack shook his head. "No?"

Edith brightened again. "Then you can play with us! Come on, please?!"

She held her hands to her chest and pouted; a look Jack had used many times before. He struggled internally on if he should.

"Do it, Jack." North mumbles to the memory.

Tooth had long since stopped rubbing but had just rested her hand on Jack's head watching every detail of the memory.

Sandy and Bunny seemed to be thinking to them selves and didn't comment.

Jack finally sighed and broke under Edith and Edmund's pleading looks. "I guess I can play for a bit."

They both cheered and dragged him over to another small girl who was sitting off to the side. She had chin length brown hair with bronze eyes and looked to be 5 like Edith and Edmund.

Sepia and bronze eyes meet and something felt like it had tied together.

The girl gave a small shy wave as her eyes glowed warmly towards Jack. "Hello, I'm Sarah. Sarah Overlander."

Jack stared at the girl for a moment before his mouth finally worked. "I'm Jack."

Edith grinned and grabbed Jack and Sarah by their wrists. "Come on, let's play LondonBridge!"

Jack and Sarah looked at Edith and smile almost simultaneously. They laughed as she dragged them away from the fences and towards the others kids, Edmund following behind him.

Jack grinned, he might not get close to anyone but that didn't mean he still couldn't have fun.

"Me and Ed first!" Edith giggles.

Jack and Sarah linked hands and begins the game.

"London Bridge is falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down, my fair lady…"

Hehe. ;3 Hope you enjoyed! R&R plz. Ta.

GWDG