After first Christmas, the first summer in North.

Summer sleep

Jack could feel the coldness, knew when it was too warm to him and when it was too cold to anyone else. He was glad, that he didn't remembered anymore what kind of warmness was when was standing out in the hot summer and feel the sun burning the skin. Now that he remembered his own past, his mortal life, he still couldn't remember what it was being warm and human. The time had done its job and removed those painful memories. He could accept his fate, dying as a child and save his sister and become immortal. But memories of warmness would be just too much to deal.

"Jack?"

Jack turned his gaze at North who looked worried.

"Is it time?"

Jack nodded.

"Need a help?"

Jack rose, leaning heavily to his stuff. "I can manage."

He couldn't feel much anymore. It was just coldness anymore, like all the colours were fading away. He dragged himself through the workshop, North following him and the yetis and elves staring him. Finally he was forced to let go and when he fell North caught him.

"You leaved it too late."

Jack smiled and pressed his face against the bigger man. "This time, first time, I just knew that I could leave it late, be awake a bit later."

"This not do any good to you Jack. How long?" North carried him up and up toward the north tower and Jack's own room. Jack yawned.

"One, two months I think. Usually. Last summer, it took longer."

"Because of Pitch?"

"Yes."

"Is it alright now?"

"Yes." Jack murmured and North watched him and felt sorrow press his chest. "Remember Jack, we are waiting you."

Jack just nodded, too tired to answer.

North carried him in the large tower room. There wasn't much and everything was frozen. Large bed made Jack look thinner and smaller and as soon as he was laying on it, he curled around his stuff. North looked that all the large windows were open. Some brave elves that were followed them up along side Phil the yeti, started to sway and play their bells. North stopped, remembering that sad sound when Sandy was assumed dead. In someway same was happening to the winter spirit. Midsummer had come, and although they were far in the North Pole, Jack needed his sleep to gather his powers again. That was a curse of the seasonal spirits. North looked last time Jack, unmoving frozen body and he looked dead to the world. It made North shiver and suddenly he realized that the temperature was still dropping and fast.

"Out everyone." He whispered. "If you don't want to freeze and stay here with him."

To his surprise five elves stayed and their bell's sound escorted them, but soon it stopped and North shut the door what lead into the tower. He knew that Jack was alright but first time in his life he was witnessed something like this. He would be breathing more freely when Jack was around again.

Hmm, what Bunny did that he got himself in the naughty list? You want to know? Maybe next chapter or first I do something else. Up to you folks.