sparklehannah : Thank you again ! And as for the Guardians discovering Jack's past, well for now they'll still get tiny bits now and then. I'm currently writing a OS when they get to see more, but I still don't know if it will be the big reveal. It will happen someday for sure, but I'm sorry to disappoint you, it won't be soon x)

Timeline : Early 2016
Characters : Jack & Burgess Kids
Words : 1156

He took a look outside and frowned when he saw the water pouring from the sky.

Honestly, he would have gladly make it into a snowday but the rain spirits were still sore from the little stunt he pulled last week. If he made another unplanned snowstorm in the States again this month, Mother Nature was going to scold him hard at the next Council. Something he really wanted to avoid if possible.

Seriously, this woman was too scary for her own good.

"Yes ! We won again !" Monty's shout broke his musing.

Unable to play outside, the children decided to have a video games gathering and begged Jack to drop by. They didn't want to miss an opportunity to rub his disastrous gaming skills in his face, the little brats.

"Let's do a re-match ! I'm going to beat you this time !" Jamie said fervently.

"In your dreams !"

"Pippa, can you play for us ? You're good at this stuff. " Caleb asked the last member of their team.

But Pippa wasn't listening. Sprawled on Jamie's bed with Cupcake, the girls were giggling like madness at whatever was on their phone.

"Did you see that ! It was amazing ! Oh... just look at them, they're soooo cute !"

"Pippa !"

"Shush, I'm busy !" She replied without even looking at them.

Claude tried to take a look but Cupcake covered it before he could see anything.

"What are you watching ?" He asked with a frown on his face.

The girls blushed a little and started to giggle again. By now, everyone was confused.

Jamie sighed and gave up on discovering whatever was keeping the attention of his friends.

"Don't bother, I guess it's just boring girl things." He pulled a face that made Jack laugh. Yougsters these days.

The boys resumed their gamecand and this time Jack watched attentively. If he was going to beat them one day and show them what he was really made of, he should start to learn from the best.

He was distracted again after a while by Pippa. They had stopped watching their phone and were now exchanging excited looks.

"Jack, you're the Spirit of Winter, right ? "

"Duh, who else can make snowstorms like that ? " He smirked arrogantly.

"You've been for a while, right ? "

"Well, yes... " He trailed, unsure of what to make out of it.

"And you control ice, right ? "

"Yes... " Now, he absolutely didn't know where it was going.

She looked at Cupcake, a wide smile broading her face.

"Jack, do you know how to ice skate ? "

If anyone asked him later, Jack would say he acted like a responsible Guardian and tried to temper the kids. In reality, once the girls had made the suggestion and the boys jumped on their trail, Jack immediately agreed. He was getting restless and was in dire need of some fun.

That's how he found himself freezing deep puddles, once the awaited lull finally came, with the kids screaming in excitement by his sides.

He could have gone to his pond, he knew people already used it before, but he swore to himself to never let anyone skate there again.

Once he finished, the kids ran to the ice... and fell. He laughed at their contorted faces.

"Well, that was a good entrance."

Jamie got up with a pout on his face.

"We don't have ice skates !"

Jack just shrugged.

"That would kill the fun."

The others followed him, and this time they took a slower approach. Soon, laughter was heard. Jack swung between helping them and freezing more some part of the ice, causing Monty and Caleb to fall on their butts.

They spent a good time there, pushing each other, trying to catch Jack, without success of course, and falling more than once.

But Cupcake and Pippa didn't forget why they were really here.

"Jack ! Jack ! Please, teach us !" It was like a signal. Soon enough, the six of them were pleading him.

"Yes, I promised I'll do it. " He sighed.

He quickly made ice blades under their shoes. He was glad none of their parents were there, as for sure the lack of real skates would make them scream in outrage.

"Okay, come here."

With hesitant steps, the kids slided to him. He couldn't help but snort at the way they were gripping each other like their life depended on it.

He took time to explain the basics and then let them experiment on their own for a while.

He knew he shouldn't have expected any miracles, bt he was still disappointed by their utter failure.

Caleb and Claude were unsurpinsigly sprawled over each other, and Monty had fallen again, dragging Pippa wih him. Only Cupcake was more or less managing to stay on her feet.

He hopefully glanced at the last kid only to be graced by the sight of Jamie's butt facing the sky.

"You disappoint me."

Jamie got up and scowled. "Not my fault you suck at teaching !"

"My teaching is great, thanks. It's you that suck at it. Honestly, I don't understand, it's just so easy !"

"Oh really, show us then !"

Jack raised an amused eyebrow. Were they really challenging him ? The Spirit of Winter ?

Their defiant look only confirmed it.

"If that's so, what do you want me to do exactly ?"

"The Triple Loosh !"

"It's Triple Lutz, Jamie !" Pippa growled.

"Yeah, that !"

With a smirk on his face, Jack made ice blades under his bare feets. He then skated to center of their home-made ring and, effortlessly, did a perfect triple lutz.

They applauded and shouted loudly. To his most pleasure, they had given up all defiance and were now watching him with gaping mouths.

"Do it again !"

So he did.

He skated until dusk under the children's amazed eyes. At some point, he forgot about their suggestions and just followed his instincts. Years and years of watching skaters had Jack perfecting all their techniques. Axel, Lutz, Salchow, Toe Loop... he could do all of them, wether it be in double, triple, quadruple or even quintuple jump when the wind helped him a little. He even added a few personal additions.

The freedom he felt, coupled with the adrenaline, was certainly the most wonderful feeling in the world. He slided smoothly on the ice. It was too easy, really, how he could control it at his will, how he could become one with it.

A death drop and a dozen of spins later, he finally stopped.

He was barely aware of the loud cheers, he didn't even feel the embarassment he usually felt when someone caught him in the act.

It had been a long time since he let himself lose like this.

He should do it more often.

Just a little heartwarming one-shot, not important for the general set-up but I thought it would be a good idea to show some fun moments with the kids. And well, I had the idea of Jack ice skating for a while, and couldn't help myself but use Yuri On Ice, sorry ^^