This chapter came in really late and I'm soooo sorry for that. But in my defense I've been helping my brother and sister-in-law move all day! So I'm sorry for that and I'm sorry for the fact that this is shorter the usual. Sorry...

ICE COLD HEART

Snow is my element; I've known it for as long as I can remember. A gentle snow fall never went unnoticed in my eyes, unlike most people. I appreciated them in every way possible. They cheered me up when I was sad, was there when I was mad. But even snow can cause destruction. It's- I've killed several people with my snow. Blizzards have killed thousands, then there was the Titanic incident. I look at this and I can't believe I'd been so cruel.

My emotions sometimes get the best of me, ending in disasters, but I regret it every time. One I regret the most is the blizzard of 68; I've never forgiven myself for that one. I was just so angry and then the Easter Bunny sowed up, after his scolding I left. I hadn't seen him since. Well at least, not until he basically kidnapped me that is.

But snow was now my enemy, working against me and like a snow flake, I would fall…

| NORTH POLE

Jack awoke with a huge headache. His chest burned with pain and his shoulder and side weren't making it any better. He cracked open his eyes only to see Tooth standing above him, she had a cold rag and was ringing it out. She gently placed it on his head. She looked at his face, noticing his eyes half-open.

"Jack, Jack can you hear me?" she asked. But it came to death ears. The pain was growing and the image of Tooth was dimming, his vision clouded with black spots until it covered everything, and he fell back into unconsciousness.

ROTG

"The fever just will not go down! I've tried everything but it's as if nothing will work!" Tooth cried desperately to the three other Guardian's who had come to check on Jack. She rang out the cold rag and put it back on Jack's hot head. "And it doesn't matter how much fluids I put into him, they don't last long in his body. If we don't get water into him soon he'll dehydrate." She told them, while looking over the boy on the bed.

"He woke up a few hours ago but it's as if he couldn't hear me. The fever just keeps getting worse and it seems now that he's too weak to even keep his eyes opened. The infection on his chest is worse than we thought. And it seems to be a whip mark, along with the one on his cheek. The side and shoulder wound seem to be that of a sword and he has at least three broken ribs. And to add to all of this his larynx is ruptured, that's why he was talking so painfully."

Tooth looked close to tears and in reality, she was. She couldn't believe Jack wouldn't tell them the truth, especially when it was something this serious. Bunnymund looked at the boy who looked too calm for his liking, too still. "He's one tough kid." He said out of the blue. The other Guardians nodded with him.

"So, nothings bring the fever down?"

"No, I've tried everything I know… I just can't get it down; I'm worried that the fever will…" Tooth cut herself off, she knew Jack was strong, but he was the winter spirit, could he really survive this fever? It was getting too high, and all her methods weren't working. Then again, she wasn't a doctor and didn't know much about it.

"Don't worry Tooth, he'll pull through." Bunnymund told her.

"But at what cost?" she said sadly. "He may never be able to speak again; his chest will most likely be forever scared. His cheek will probably never heal, and then he'll always have slash marks on his side and shoulder. He won't be the same. And he won't be able to move very much on account of his ribs."

Sandy looked sad, but as usual, said nothing. He just looked at the younger Guardian with sad eyes. North looked at the boy he had come to think of as a son, his eyes were full of sorrow, grief, and… anger. Same with Bunnymund's, only his anger was also evident on his face.

"Whoever did this is going to pay. I'll make sure of that." Bunnymund mumbled. He walked out of the room, anger flowing from him in waves. Sandy was next to leave, not being able to see Jack this way. North on the other hand stayed, he wanted to make sure the boy would be okay. He walked over and placed a hand on Jack's uninjured shoulder.

"You're going to be okay Jack, I promise."

ROTG

Darkness was everywhere, surrounding him and every corner. He walked deeper into the darkness, looking it over with no fear. Whispers filled the air, though they were too quiet and too jumbled for him to make them out. He caught ever few words, things like 'fear' and 'you shouldn't be here' but he mostly ignored the voices. His bright blue eyes scanned his surroundings, still curious as to why he was here, or how he had gotten here for that matter.

"Jack," one of the voices whispered.

"Jack come with us." It whispered quietly.

"It's time for you to join us." Suddenly the darkness burst apart and light appeared. The shadows screeched and almost seemed to move away from the light. "It's time for you to join us Jack. Come with us! We miss you!" Jack looked at the light, seeing three figures. They looked familiar and he realized they were his family, his mom, his dad, and his little sister. He started walking towards the light, not sure what it would bring him. As he took a step into the light he noticed that his skin was no longer white, instead it was a pale human color. He gasped and noticed the brown bangs in his face.

He recoiled away from the light, noticing his skin paling and his hair going white. "Jack, come with us." The voice whispered, but it sounded more distant now. The light started fading and Jack couldn't help but run towards it.

"No! Wait, don't leave me!" he called. But the light disappeared and he was back in darkness. Jack fell to his knees, tears running down his face.

"You would rather be Jack Frost than Jack Overland Frost I see." A dark voice said. Jack paid no mind to it. "I can't see why. You could have been with your family again, but instead you chose to be an immortal, alone forever."

"I'm not alone!" he shouted to the voice.

"Oh really?" it asked darkly. "The Guardians would leave you in a heartbeat, and little Jamie could stop believing at anytime he wanted to. So could his friends. You will never have anyone, Jack." The voice taunted.

"Shut up!" he shouted.

"You're just a pathetic little excuse for a winter spirit. Look at all the deaths you've caused with your powers."

"Shut up!" Jack yelled a little louder. More tears streamed down his face and he covered his ears with his palms.

"It's no wonder that the Guardians left you in solitude for three-hundred years. You don't deserve to be with them. You deserve to be alone."

"SHUT UP!" Jack yelled. He couldn't take the voice anymore. Suddenly some light seeped into the darkness. Jack turned to it, hoping to see his old family, but instead he saw the worried faces of the other Guardians North seemed to be pushing down on something and Tooth was holding a pale hand, his pale hand.

"Come on Jack, come back to us." Tooth whispered. Jack walked over to the window like light. He touched it and instantly felt pain. He recoiled back a few steps only to notice the window closing.

"Not this time," he mumbled to himself and plunged his arm into the window, unbearable pain filled his body but he continued anyway. He jumped through the window, covered in pain, light surrounded him, and then darkness again.

ROTG

Everything had been going fine, Jack was stable and though they couldn't get the fever down Jack seemed fine. That is until he just stopped breathing. It was out of nowhere. He'd been fine one minute and then horrible the next. Sandy and Bunnymund had come back into the room the second they heard Tooth shouting. North was pushing down on Jack's chest, trying to get the boy's heart beating again and Tooth was desperately holding the boy's hand to her chest.

"Come back to us Jack." She whispered. Suddenly Jack shot up, a scream forming in his throat. He let out a pained whimper instead. His eyes opened and he looked at the other Guardians with relief. But so did they, but for a different reason. Jack's fever had gone down.

Yay, happy stuff for once.