Yeah, he does... Jamie stayed close, but he didn't touch Jack. He wasn't even consciously controlling the light... it was reacting on its own to Jakoul and Gale's presence.

God damn it that's gonna get annoying. Jakoul growled.

Hey cut it out kid. Jack slowly twitched slightly, his eyes held sadness.

"Not doing anything..." Jamie mumbled back, even as the light in him gleamed like a warning to the two.

What the hell. Jakoul growled and tried to make darkness douse the light while Jack was twitching and his hand shakily was reaching out to Jamie. In retaliation the light striked back at him, refusing to go out. Jack slowly took Jamie's hand as he was fighting Jakoul's influence.

"J-jamie..." It was soft, full of pain. Jamie didn't move his hand, but he did look up at Jack with a small smile. He really wasn't doing this on purpose... it was just... happening. He loved Jack... even after what Gale had done. The light grew brighter slowly and the gold left Jack's eyes.

"Jamie."

"Jack." Jamie murmured softly with relief, though unaware how it had happened. Jack sniffled and tears slowly fell as Jakoul faded from control as well as Gale.

Ow... damn brat! Gale cried in frustration. Jakoul screamed as well, he clouded Jack with darkness again; forcing Jack to throw Jamie away from him, he whined at the darkness, Gale and Jakoul fed off his fear and emotions to strengthen themselves.

"Jack!" Jamie moved close again, his light flashing against the darkness; this time lace with ice as well. Gale backed off almost immediately, crying in pain. Jakoul whined as Jack backed away from Jamie.

"St-stay back..." It was all Jack said; his mind, body and inner body forced to do so. Jamie persisted, growling a little; insisting on staying close. Jack backed away.

"Please stay away..." He slowly started running through the darkness; Jamie followed him into it. He'd made a promise... forever... he meant it. Jack panted, he didn't want to hurt Jamie... Jakoul and Gale fed off him for power, trying to gain enough to break the barriers. The longer the chase went on, the stronger Gale felt... but he also felt a little fear too because he knew the longer this went on... the more determined Jamie was and the brighter and more insistent that light inside him was getting... Jack struggled, he nearly tripped, seeing Jamie right behind him made him jump up and fly through the areas of his mind; trying to hide something.

God this kid is so damn determined! Jamie followed without hesitation, the momentary near-trip gave him a chance to close the distance a little.

Tell me something I don't know! Gale called back. Jack gasped, flying.

"JAMIE PLEASE! I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU!" His eyes were still silver colored as the two fed on every fear and pain he gave out.

"I don't care! I'm not breaking my promise!" Jamie called back, flying after Jack. Jack felt tears well up in his eyes as his body reacted, harshly slamming Jamie into the ground, freezing him there and giving Jack a chance so that he was too far into the dark to see. Jamie bust the ice and scrambled into the darkness after Jack blindly. Jack was hidden in a little area that was a maze, he'd hidden in the center of the entire thing; he sniffled and the roses died at his sadness and the touch of darkness. Jamie stumbled through the dark maze, twisting this way and that.

"Jack?!" He called out every now and then, moving through the place, trying to find even just a small sign...

Jack didn't give a sign, but all that is given is sobs. Jakoul chuckled.

Perfect. Jamie growled in anger at Jakoul, slamming through a wall of darkness with ice even as busts the wall down, following the sound. Jack sobbed and sobbed, the flowers, everything was dimming to black. Jamie continued following the sound until he managed to reach the center of the maze where Jack's at; not noticing any of the flowers or anything. His heart squeezes at the sight Jack made and he walked over to him, wrapping his arms around him as he glowed like a lightening bug, the light gentle yet cool.

"Jack..." Jamie murmured softly, he doesn't let go.

"I told you I made a promise I'm not going to break. I love you too much... even after... after what he did..." The last few words are choked out. Jack twisted and struggled, using ice to force Jamie to let go.

"JAMIE I'M A MONSTER! I KILLED PEOPLE FOR FUN! JAKOUL... THEY'RE RIGHT... I DON'T WANT TO END UP KILLING YOU TOO!"

"I don't care about all of that..." Jamie struggled against the ice.

"You're not a monster! I swear it! You never have been!" Jack sniffled, tears falling.

"Jamie... I'm sorry." He pulled Jakoul from Jamie, taking him in as the darkness consumed him. Jamie leapt after him.

"No! I won't give you up! I c-can't!" Tears welled in his eyes.

"Jamie, you deserve to be free from darkness." Jack said, pushing Jamie back towards his own body as he fell into the darkness. Jamie struggled after Jack, he didn't care... darkness or not... He couldn't stand to be without Jack.

"I won't give up... I can't... I need you..." He murmured as he scrambled to try and reach Jack... the reason for his light... the only light of his existence. Jamie was Jack's light, but Jack thought himself dark and dark and light didn't mix. His thoughts could be heard as he fell deeper into the darkness. Jamie could care less at this point. He didn't care what others thought, he loved Jack. It was Jack who had brightened his world... even when he'd been a monster to everyone else... He'd been the light that kept Jamie's world from being as bad as everyone made it out to be and if darkness was what fate demanded... then he'd pay any price to be with Jack... to keep his promise of being with Jack forever.

"Jamie, please see reason." Jack murmured, slowly losing consciousness.

"Reason be damned. I love you Jack Frost and NOTHING is going to keep me away from you..." Jack smiled, slowly letting go as he fell straight through the darkness like a bullet.

"I love you too, Jamie Bennett." Jamie followed after, determined to the last to stay with Jack... no matter what it meant.

Huh... well... can't say the kid's not loyal eh?

Yeah, he is. Jack lost consciousness as they hit the bottom only to fall into light. Jamie simply wrapped his arms around Jack when he finally caught up, burying his face against Jack's hoodie.

I donno if I should commend him or be sick honestly. Gale said after a moment. Jakoul growled.

The kid's a bastard sometimes anyway, let them have their reunion. We have enough power to escape.

You sure this is gonna work?

Yes, yes it is. Easy as one, two and... Jakoul grunted as the barrier broke like paper.

After you? Jack sniffled in his sleep, crying.

"Jamie... it hurts." The two were using his energy now.

"I know..." Jamie murmured, pooling his ice energy into Jack now to try and keep the pain at bay for as long as possible, but doing so wasn't entirely painless for him. Still, that didn't stop him. Jack sniffled as the two used his body as one, for now leaving Jamie's body in the cell after breaking the cell open like it was a toothpick. Jakoul snickered.

Let's go.

Hang on a tic. Gale slipped back into Jamie's body, since it wasn't being controlled by Jamie, who refused to leave Jack, or Jakoul anymore.

"Like a puppet." Gale smirked and followed Jakoul out. Jakoul smiled.

"But first." Jakoul made Jack a puppet once more, Jack cried; fighting him, but it was no use as his eyes turned golden again and he allowed him to use the energy he had even as he whimpered. Jamie only held Jack tight.

"I'm never letting go again..." Gale was a little worried over that, but said nothing on it... considering that Jamie was with Jack now... He figured it was Jakoul's problem. Jack whimpered as Jakoul hit the town of Burgess hard. Jamie just hugged Jack close, murmuring reassuringly.

"It's okay... I promise." Jack sniffled and cried out as the storm was taking his power from him, sucking him dry of his freedom and his spirit as he hugged Jamie close.

"It hurts... it won't go away..." Jakoul snickered as he drew first blood.

"Hey, I say let's hit a bar or something."

"After you." Gale smirked. Jamie poured his power into Jack as much as possible, it hurt worse... but he didn't care. He was here with Jack... that's all that mattered to him. Jakoul smiled, the bar opened and all the people who saw Jakoul scrambled away except the bartender who shook, dropping the glass she was cleaning. Jakoul looked at the drinks menu.

"Let's see... how about you choose a drink this time." He turned to gale as Jack sniffled.

"Please... no please..." He struggled against Jakoul only to cry in pain as he lashed back. Jamie lashed back at Jakoul with a snarl, his light spreading to cocoon the two of them now. The more Jakoul would anger Jamie, or strike at the light... the worse the backlash would get. Unaware of this, Gale looks at the menu a moment.

"Hmmm... how about a James Bond drink?" He said after a moment, looking at the quaking bartender next.

"Two martinis, shaken not stirred." The bartender nodded and quickly complied... if only to remain alive while everyone else retreated to the other side of the bar. Jakoul growled at Jamie, but his mood changed at Gale's words.

"Nice choice." Jakoul sat at the bar table, lighting a smoke even though a sign said no smoking. Jack gaspd.

"Please no... not those... no please..." He held his throat, coughing for air as he was highly allergic to smoke, something he'd figured out last time North had lit his pipe. Jakoul wasn't allergic, it wouldn't affect Jack's body but it did affect Jack still. Jamie formed an ice shield around the two of them to try and negate the smoke's effects. Gale made a gagging notion, not caring for the smoke at all.