Chapter 8

Dark Heart

"PITCH!" the ever present yelling from the darkest corner of his lair was now getting on the boogieman's nerves he already had a head ache for the girl's screaming he didn't need this especially when he's trying to sleep. He sighs and disappears into a shadow reappearing not two feet away from the chained up guardian of fun.

"Will you be quite!" the sneer in his voice shutting Jack for a second.

"Where is Jessica!" he shouts right in his face.

Pitch slaps him leaving a red mark on his pale skin "Trying to sleep" he said through barred teeth.

"If you hurt her I swear I'll. . ."

"DO WHAT!" he yells in his captives face "you'll freeze me with you powers if you haven't noticed" he yanks at the chains holding Jacks wrists above his head producing a small whimper of pain from the victim "You're a little tied up at the moment," his demeanor calming an evil smile changing his features "I'll let see in the morning good night Jackie."

"Wait, PITCH! PITCH!" he continues shouting his name.

"SHUT UP! Or you won't see her at all!" Jack stopped yelling "Goodnight!" Pitch fades away going back to his bed the the fear coming from the 2 rooms side by side making him smile both teens were afraid of the dark.

Jack is barely awake when Pitch walks in he had tried to stay up all night he was so tired "You look like you need some sleep I'll just come back in a few hours" the grin on his face showed him he had no intention of doing so but Jack protested anyway.

"No. I'm fine, where is Jessica?"

"She is waiting for us" he voice loving and tender not what the man usually sounded like when he talked to Jack. "Well come on" he says with a hint of annoyance, it took Jack a few seconds to realize his hands were not chained over his head anymore they were tied in front of him with black sand and being pulled at by pitch "Come on we don't have all day." Jack gets up biting his lip to keep from groaning he hurt everywhere not like pain hurt but muscles like he had spent a day working out. Pitch dragging the teen behind him hurried out of the disgusting cell and toward a tall stair case leading to his lab, personal rooms, and the special room where he was taking Jack. He vaguely hears the sound of keys opening another door before Pitch turns quickly back handing Jack again, causing him to fall to the floor but waking him up.

"Hey! What was that for?"

"It woke you didn't it?" he says with a grin at the the youth glaring at him "Or do I need to do it again" Jacks eyes narrow even further at the black clad man.

The sand around his wrists disappears he shoot a questioning look at Pitch only to find the nightmare king's hand reaching out to grab his hoodie before pulling the small teen into the new room and throwing him to the floor. He landed and looked up from where he was splayed on the floor only to see Jessica run over to Pitch and hide behind him at seeing Jack.

"Pitch, w-what did you do?" seeing the fear in her eyes, his own tearing at the sight.

"Nothing, but that's the beauty of it she did it to herself. Quite by accident of course I would never let her hurt herself on purpose" he adds quickly at seeing Jack disbelieving glare at him.

"W-what happened?" he was almost too afraid to ask.

"I found out the hard way that she had already unlocked her powers but when she tried to escape sometime before you woke up she ran onto the bridge to the exit while trying to destroy it behind her, her foot got caught by one of my nightmares and she fell" seeing Jacks horrified expression "Don't worry Jackie she was fine it wasn't until she tried to stand up that the stone shelf above her head fell and hit her" he snapped his bony fingers "and just like that instant memory loss, she still remembers the white haired boy as it was her first memory, but she doesn't know who you are" these last words are said with much obvious pleasure in his voice and to the dismay of Jack, she still cowers behind him but then showing an impressive amount of courage shocking Pitch she takes a deep breath and steps out from behind him and walks over to Jack.

Turning back to Pitch "I know who he is" a small smile light up her features "he's the one who tried to save me but couldn't" she walks over to Jack totally clam "It's okay I know I don't remember who you are but I remember what you did even thou you didn't succeed I still want to thank you for trying" she smiles at him like he is a lost puppy then she turns to Pitch "can he stay here, Oh please Pitch!" her voice was so excited and childlike, Jack had a chance to look around there was an old bed and chains on the wall with blood dripping from them he looked at her, her wrists bandaged.

"Only if he's good"

"I'll make sure he is, he can stay here in my rooms oh please Pitch he's the only one I remember!"

"Fine, but don't worry he'll get his own special room right next to yours" looking right at Jack "why don't you go get him some water I'm sure he's thirsty"

"Okay!" was the too eager reply, Jack was almost in tears.

As soon as she was gone Pitch looks at Jack now sitting up a single half frozen tear on his cheek "Awe Jackie don't cry" he walks over and wipes the tear away Jack to weak to try to move away just looks away from him "you don't want her to see you cry that would just destroy her" he was taking way to much pleasure out of how much Jack cared for her.

"You'll pay Pitch," he looked back at the nightmare king the fires in his ice blue eyes had turned them deep, dark blue this was not friendly Jack or Joking Jack this one look carried all the death of winter and Jacks anger and rage with it this look scared the nightmare king because with this look went away all Jack's fear of Pitch, fear of darkness and everything he could only stand there dumb looking down at the teen but feeling like and ant under the stare.

Lucky for Pitch Jessica came back with a metal cup of water and walked up to Jack unafraid now offering the cup "here it's cold."

"Thanks." His throat was dry. Pitch storms out of the room returning a second latter with their staves.

"Come with me" his voice is dead as he leads them down the hall way to his lab in which there are 2 rooms that are impossible to escape this will be their home now he doesn't care anymore, Jack ruined it for them he would lock them in the rooms and leave them there until they broke.

Author's note: OH SNAP! what happened to her memory?Whats he planning? Sorry this is a whole week late was so busy with school I'll update again tomorrow. Also its a little short the next one will be longer. :) REVIEW! REVIEW! ;)