Hope woke up to see Jack awake. "Jack. You're awake!" Hope said. "How did you sleep? No nightmares?" asked Jack. "Nope! They don't come because you protect me." Hope replied. "I'm glad kiddo. Oh, and I would like to take you somewhere special today, just the two of us."
"Really Jack?"
"Really."
"Where are we going?"
"I can't tell you! It's a surprize! Get into some clothes, and then we will take the wind there."
Hope nodded and got a light blue, long sleeve shirt, and white pants. She still had the blue crystal chunk necklace wrapped around her neck. Jack walked out of the room so she could have some privacy. When Hope was done, she opened the door to see Jack standing RIGHT in front of the door. "Ah!" she screamed. She fell on her bottom. "Jack! Really? You scared the frost out of me!" Hope exclaimed. Jack laughed. "Sorry Hope, I couldn't help it!" he said picking her up off the floor. Hope just laughed, "oh alright! I forgive you Jack. Let's go." Hope said as they held hands, and walked to the balcony. "Wind, take us to the special place please." Jack said. The wind picked up, and blew Jack and Hope into the sky. The wind took twists and turns, until it swooped down and landed the two on the snowy ground. Hope looked around to see a frozen pond, and then she saw her ice skates! "Jack, why have you brought me here?!" Hope asked nervously. "I am going to teach you how to ice skate! Don't worry, I will frost it over many times, so don't worry about the ice cracking."
"Jack, I don't know about this..."
"You'll be fine. I will guide you." Jack went over to the only pair of ice skates in the snow, and picked them up. Hope walked to the bench a few feet away, and sat down. Jack walked over to her, and put the two ice skates on her bare feet. Hope took Jack's hand, and he led her to the frozen pond. Using his staff, he froze the pond over and over again, until the ice was thick. Hope took Jack's hand, and then Jack led her onto the slippery ice. He then put an arm around her other shoulder to keep her balanced so she wouldn't fall. He told her each step as they went. "Now it's time to do it on your own."
"Jack, if I fall..."
"I won't let you fall. Trust me."
Hope took a deep breath, and skated around the pond. She smiled and was laughing. "I'm doing it Jack! I'm doing it!"
Jack then joined her, and took her hands in his. He then spun her around. "Jack! I'm getting dizzy here!" Hope said. Jack let go, and the both of them went crashing into a snowbank. They cleared the snow off themselves and laughed. "That was fun! Thank you for teaching me Jack!" Hope said as she hugged Jack. Jack replied by hugging her back. "You're welcome kiddo."
"I have one question. How did you become Jack Frost anyway?"
"Well, it's hard to explain, but I can tell you."
Jack told Hope about his sister who fell through the ice, and he saved her. He died, his hair turned white, and his skin grew pale. He told her about when he became a guardian, and how Jamie helped defeat Pitch. Hope was amazed from all the things Jack was telling her. It turned quickly to night, and the full moon shone brightly in the starry sky. Hope and Jack sat up in a tree and stared up at the stars. Jack looked over to his left, to see Hope sleeping again. He thought Sandy was pretty early for dreaming, but he took the girl back home anyway.