Set at the first autumn after the movie

Home and family (part 1)

Jack watched the western sky and the sinking sun. The migratory birds were flying past him to the South. The fall was there, winter coming and Jack was relaxed after long summer. He was flying high above his lake and thinking.

He was there first time after spring and becoming Guardian.

Home.

The lake of Burgess was his home.

Now he knew that it had always been his home where he had first born, died and born again.

And there had been his family.

After all those lonely years he finally remembered and knew that he had been loved. It made him happy. And now he understood why The Man in the Moon had made him forgot.

Manny had never asked him to came Guardian like he had asked from others. There had been never been any choices to Jack.

He had made Jack to forget that he wouldn't grieve the loss of his live with his family. It would have made him bitter and his heart and soul cold like ice and darkness. Then he never would have been able to come next Guardian of Childhood. But it had made for him more than that. Because he hadn't been the believed one from the beginning, his power was his own, the power of winter, the force of nature itself.

Oh, he could never forget those lonely years. Mother Nature had never explained more than what was his job, but even she had never could tell why he had chosen and create. He wasn't her child after all. He had never felt connection to other spirits, because he hadn't knew why he was there. And he was tried to just avoid them all. Although he had gained some rare friends among them, but he was wandering spirit, not staying long in one place and because his love to cause mischiefs he usually just angered others more older spirits. Oh, sure, there was some abnormities. Like Hermes, one of his favourite persons. Jack had learned some good tricks from him.

But now Jack knew, and he was happy. It felt good to remember.

He knew why he had chosen. He remembered his sister, and mother and father. He knew that Jamie was one of his sister's descendants, so somehow there still was family to him. Of course there were also other Guardians now, but he felt still bit awkward around them and in three months he hadn't seen them because he had been mostly in sleep or far away where always was winter, buried in the snow. North had asked him to stay, offered him place to be, a own room in Santoff Clausen. But he just couldn't. The spring had been hard to him. He had still felt the effect loosing his staff for Pitch. And he still had to adjust himself for the new abilities what he had suddenly gained through the believers.

He landed on the lake, his bare toes touching the surface and the water started to freeze.

It would never fade anymore, the picture of his sister.

He closed his eyes, letting the memories come and the first snow of winter landed on the small city.

I will never forget again you sis.

I hope you lived a good life.

I hope that some day we meet again.

Until then you are in my memories.

Then he heard something.

Someone was calling him.

"Jack!? You are back!"

Jack smiled and looked up and just knew that he would never again be alone and again he was loved. He let the laugh of joy to sail through the air, bringing happiness to everyone.

And the snow fell bringing the light into the darkness.

Huh, without any snow it can be so dark this time of year in here north. But now here is so much of snow and it's so wonderful. Thanks Jack ;)

oh, and it's looks like I have to write more to chapter 3, or what do you think? i got some reviews so maybe you want to know more?