Slacking off, as usual. Sorry for the late update.
I don't think I like the idea of Sophie being dead in any way so that she would be a spirit, as Jack should have protected her with all his might. And after all, he did promised Jamie to take care of his sister, so he shouldn't let her die or let anything happen that would hurt her. (Even though he has already broke his vows anyways- typical.)
So then, after all the waiting a few of you have to bear, this chapter is finished.
Here you go.
What have I done?
What have I done?
Just, WHAT have I DONE?
Jack pulled away quickly, welcomed by the astonished face of the blonde. Her face froze and her eyes widen. He flew back and stood up in front of the window. Seeing Sophie frozen solid and it seems like she's not going to move anytime soon, he opened the window.
"I-I'm sorry, Sophie."
Jack flew away as little by little, his face turned red, which is a very seldom thing to happen as he's usually very pale. He lands on a roof not very far from Sophie's place, and he lie down, covering his red face with both of his hand.
"I promised Jamie that I'll protect her... What have I done?" Jack murmured to himself. He tried to calm down and tried to get rid of the heat on his face. Even though he has been living for hundreds of years, this is his first kiss. His face flushed even more when he thought of what he has done.
He promised Jamie that he would protect her. But what he did is completely different from his vows. Jack hit his head a couple of times, hoping that it'll get rid of his frustrated mind. And then he looked up to the sky, and he saw The Moon.
"Moon, you should help me. Please." He reaches out his hand, trying to touch the moon with no avail. "I have feelings for a human, a girl. Is this a sin? Is there really no way for a spirit to be with a human?" He stared at the moon, hoping for an answer, just like the old times when he questioned his existence. "I know I had feelings for her, but I didn't know that it's that big that I can't control myself."
The moon stood still, only replying him with its light. Jack pulled down his hand back and let it fell down his sides. The moon really frustrated him, as it never answers his questions right away, if not ever.
"The problem is that I will never grow old, while she does. The problem is the time we have. My time is limitless, while her time is limited." Jack sighed. "The problem is the time... Time."
And then it hit him. He recalled a story Tooth told him a couple of years ago, about how a spirit, just like them, took charge of the flow of time.
"That's it!" he jolted up. "Maybe, maybe he could help me."
Jack flew quickly to North's place, hoping to find Tooth there. He opened the building's front door with a loud bang and quickly float through the odd stare North's elves gave him.
"TOOTH! WHERE ARE YOU?" his scream could be heard throughout the building. After a few seconds floating aimlessly, North appeared from his workshop, with Tooth behind him.
"Geez, Jack, stop screaming already. You're breaking our eardru-" North's words trailed away as Jack ran to grab Tooth's arms and stared at her very seriously – a rare thing from him.
"Tooth, do you remember the story you told me a couple of years ago, about another spirit that controlled the flow of time? Where can I find this spirit, and how? I need to meet him. You're the one that told me about this spirit, so I assume that you know where this spirit is, don't you?" Jack blabbered without paying any attention to Tooth's surprised face.
"Ho-hold on a second Jack, calm down. What's into you today?" Tooth pulled her arms from Jack's almost bruising hold. Jack snapped out of his panic and let out a deep sigh.
"It's just... It's just that I... I have a slight problem with time..."
"And what would that problem be?" North sat down to the sofa near them, patting the seat next to him while looking at Jack, signaling Jack to sit beside him. Jack hasistated a bit, but then he sat down and Tooth sat on the chair in front of them.
A few minutes went by without a single word out from Jack's mouth. He wasn't sure about telling the others about his problem as he's afraid that this feeling he has is a sin. Tired of waiting in silence, North tought that Jack won't answer that question, so he grab a cup of tea in front of him and took a sip, right at the time that Jack concluded that there aren't any other way to solve his problem without telling them about it. So then Jack opened his mouth-
"I think I've fallen in love with a human."
With that sentence, North bursted out all the tea in his mouth right on Tooth's face.