Ok... This took me forever to write. And I hate it. You people feel free to flame it. I will totally agree with you. But I needed a good Segway for the ending. UGH. I'm also gonna name the chapters. I'm hoping to get inspiration from doing it...

Jack re-awakened to the world about an hour later. By this time the storm he had caused had caught up and was beating against Santoff Clausen with a vengeance. The young spirit was confused.

He could remember starting one of his panic attacks... Then nothing but the normal... Well no, maybe not. He also remembered a little about shifting images and painful sensations that had only made things worse. So where was he? And why was it so uncomfortably warm?

Jack rubbed at his red and swollen eyes as he slowly unfurled from the fetal position. He was stiff, sore, and exhausted, that was normal. He was use to that. But waking up in a strange room in a strange bed was new. He had a sneaking suspicion he knew where he was but he hoped he was wrong.

He closed his eyes and concentrated for a few minutes on slowing down the raging storm. Once all there was beating against the windows was a bit of wind and a lot of snow he tried to open his eyes again. Only to find them glued shut by fatigue and left over tears. The white-haired child gave in to his abused system's demands and falls back.

He didn't hear the door to his room open as his consciousness fades out completely.

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Bunny was taking his turn watching over his annoying friend. They had decided that one of them should be present in the room at all times since Jack had come out of what ever state he had been in when they found him. They had felt bad for not having been there when he had stopped crying and didn't want to make the same mistake twice.

The Pooka was painting one of his eggs, it was still some time before easter but he liked the relaxing feeling of the long practiced craft. It had been hours since the storm had slowed. North and Tooth had taken their turns watching. Soon Sandy would come to replace the groggy Bunnymund.

Bunny didn't want to be the one Jack awoke to. They two of them were still on slightly shaky terms and The Pooka didn't want to say the wrong thing. Lady Luck seemed to hate Bunny at this time because Jack started to stirr. The tall grey bunny watched, praying that the pale figure before him would stay asleep.

But the blue eyes opened and Bunny groaned inwardly. To the now awake Jack he said. "'Ello Frostbite. How'd ya sleep mate?" Dazed and sleep blurred eyes turned towards him. The bright blue shockingly contrasting with the red surrounding it. "Bunny?" Bunnymund winced. His small friend sounded awful. And from the looks of it he felt awful too.

"Aye Frostbite. 's me. But if ya want I could go get one o' the others." Jack just shrugged then tentatively spoke up, "...Bunny?" Dark green eyes watched the small figure carefully. "Aye snowflake?" Jack swallowed painfully. "Where am I?" Bunny gave a small sigh of relief as he stood. This was a question he could answer. "North's place mate." With that the Pooka left to go find one of the others to take over.

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Jack watched Bunny leave before taking inventory of the situation. His eyes were sore, his throat raw, and everything else welt weak and watery. Other than that he thought he was ok. That meant it was time to go. He knew he defiantly didn't want to be here when the others got back.

The pale spirit stood on his wobbly legs and stumbled over to the window. His shaky hands fumbled with the latch for a minute or two before he could get it unlocked. He was just starting to slide it open when the door burst open and all four of his fellow guardians came in.

He spun around like a cornered animal. Tooth was the first to react. "Jack! What are you doing?!" The winter spirit though fast. "I- uh- I mean... It was hot so I..." His hand flutters towards the window uncertainly.

A whirlwind of multi colored feathers was suddenly at his side. "Oh Jack! I'm sorry! I didn't think to keep the temperature lower in here for you!" Jack shrugged at Tooth's latest outburst. "It's fine. I'm use to dealing with warmth when I'm any of your places..."

This brought the big four up short. They couldn't figure out a good way to react to this. They had been trying to get Jack to come and stay with them but they hadn't even thought about what that would mean for Jack comfort wise. After a few minutes of awkward silence North coughed. "Uhm, Jack? How do you feel my boy?"

Jack shrugged. "As good as I could hope I guess?" North nods. "I see, I see. So would you like to come and eat? The elves just made fresh cookies. Very good they are!" Jack nods vigorously wanting to do anything to avoid or put off the questions he knew were coming. North turns, "To the sitting room then."

The Russian walks out into the hall and barks out orders to elves who were passing. The others trailed after him, Jack pulling up the rear. Bunny was the only one who's gaze lingered long enough to notice the winter spirit's first few shaky steps before Jack slipped his faithful mask back on and hid his weakness. Bunny decided not to say anything, if the boy wanted to keep up his strong airs then who was the Pooka to deny him that for no reason?

They spent the next hour or so in quiet peaceful companionship. Talking about nothing important and enjoying the sweets the elves brought to them. Jack was seated as far from the fire as he could get without being excluded from the group. His exhausted body wasn't up for taking much more heat.

All of them put off asking the inevitable questions, not wanting to mess up the fragile balance they had achieved in the short time they'd had since defeating Pitch.

Soooo yeah... It sucks right? But I had a good bit of writers block so it's what I've got. Y.A.Y. R&R