Sorry I haven't been updating as much as I like, I've been really busy with school and am planning to go on vacation in about two weeks and I highly doubt I can write then. So I hope you like this chapter, and if I'm lucky I hope to get one more chapter up before I go. Thanks for waiting so patiently!
Jack led the sleigh back to the candle lit path and helped you out once the sleigh had come to a halt. You reached for his outstretched hand and rolled your eyes. "Jack must you always be such a gentleman?" you asked as you stepped down from the sleigh. "Of course I do, I don't want my snowflake to fall down again." You gave Jack a confused look, "Again?" Jack smiled, taking your hand; "Yes again, you already fell for me once." You smiled and rolled your eyes; Jack nipped your nose with his fingers. "Oh, you snowball." You said playfully and Jack just stood there and laughed.
North stood at the open door seeing the two of you laughing at each other. "They're too perfect for each other." North thought having a big smiled on his face. "She would make a wonderful Guardian." North saw that Jack started walking you up to the door, "How did you like the light show (y/n)?" North said in his bigger than life voice. "It was amazing! I've never seen anything like it." You gave North a hug and thanking him for his hard work. "Jack smiled, never getting enough of your kind hearted spirit. "Shall we go inside?" North said "Yeah." You said taking Jack's hand.
You remembered that your grandparents wanted you home at nine that night. "Jack do you know what time it is?" "No, I'm not crazy on time, North usually has it being on a schedule and all." You walked over to North. "North do you know what time it is?" "(Y/n) you should be enjoying yourself, don't worry about the time." North said placing a hand on your shoulder. "I know, but I told my folks that I would be home around nine." North looked at his pocket watch, "Then you better hurry home, it's ten right now. Here I have the quickest way home." North threw a snow globe at the ground and a magical portal formed. "Come on Jack let's go." You stood in front of the portal faintly seeing the outline of your bedroom through the swirling magic. Jack took your hand and pulled you through.
Another portal opened in your room and Jack and you tumbled out onto your bed. "Well that was fun." You said standing up. "That's all your gonna say? I think it was more than fun." Jack said still sitting on the bed. "Umm how about a once in a life time experience?" You said looking back at Jack. Jack stood up and embraced you, kissing your nose. "Most definitely." You looked at Jack's face, his eyes looking hopelessly in love with you. "Jack?" "Yeah?" Jack said not taking his eyes off you. "My grandparents don't know I'm here." Jack snapped out of his trans, "That's right! Umm, let me go see if they are even awake." "Ok, I'm going to change while you look." Jack nodded and flew downstairs to see you grandparents asleep once again in front of the fireplace. Your grandpa was holding the newspaper loosely in his lap and your grandma was asleep with her crochet in her hands. Jack smiled and turned to go back upstairs and noticed a sandwich on the table for you. He grabbed it and flew back upstairs.
Jack opened the door and saw you lying on your bed in pajamas. "(Y/n) are you hungry?" You opened an eye, seeing the sandwich that Jack was holding and sat up. "Yeah, but where did you get the sandwich?" Jack sat at your desk fiddling on your laptop. "It was on the table for you downstairs." You looked at Jack as you took a bite of your sandwich, seeing the frustration on his face. "How do you work this thing?" Jack asked looking at the mouse with bewilderment. You smiled and walked over to the computer, "Here" You said taking control of the mouse. "This is how you open a new window." You clicked on an icon and a new screen opened. "You type in where you want to go up here." You typed in a website and it showed up in seconds. "This website is called Google, you can learn anything from just typing in a question or word here. You typed in "Snow" in the search bar and millions of results showed up. Clicking on images you saw tons of beautiful pictures of snow. Wow, this is one cool machine." Jack said; his eyes lit up by curiosity. "Yup it's pretty cool. If I do say so myself." Jack yawed and said," I think we should go to bed, it's been a long and really fun day." You smiled, hugged Jack from the back of the chair, "Agreed." Jack stood up and grabbed his clothes that were lying on your dresser. "Hmm… I kinda don't want to change back into my clothes, do you have anything else I could wear?" "I think so, hang on." You looked through your dresser and pulled out a pair of black sweats and a gray T-shirt. "Here these will fit they're way too big for me." Jack left the room and changed.
You lay on the bed thinking about that night closing your tired eyes. Jack once again came in seeing you on your bed, "(y/n)?" Jack said, wondering if you had already fallen asleep. No response, he kissed your cheek, "Mph, Jack." You sleepily said with your eyes still closed, your eyebrows furrowed, "Didn't you have to do something for Tooth?" Jack's eyes perked up, "Oh that's right. Um here let me tuck you in." You felt Jack's hands slide underneath you, picking you up. He pulled the covers back on placed you back down pulling the warm blankets over you. "I'll be back soon." Jack said brushing the hair out of your face. "Mkay." Jack grabbed his staff and opened the windows, taking one more look at you before he left, closing the windows behind.
In your dream you stood in a foggy winter forest by a dimly lit lamppost. You heard someone calling your name, looking around you saw a figure kneeling in the snow. You starting running to it, realizing that it was Jack. "Jack I'm here what's wrong?" You said upon reaching Jack. You cupped his face, but had too pull back your hand, for he was too cold to touch. "Jack? Why are you so cold." You looked down at his Jacket and saw that it was bloodstained; someone had stabbed him. "Jack who did this to you!?" you looked into his weary eyes. "Jack answer me!" "Pitch." Jack said, his voice sounding weaker, "Pitch? Pitch who?" Jack fell backward into the snow, "Jack!" You tried to pick him up and get help. Walking for only a few minutes you has to place him back down because your hands turned purple from touching him. "You looked into his eyes, they were growing weaker by the second. Tears started streaming down your face. "Jack don't leave me! Please tell me everything will be alright." Jack cupped your face, bringing you close. The intense cold not even bothering you, "All you cared about was him, Jack, your soul mate he was your snowflake, your world, everything." "I love you, (y,n) my precious, little, snowflake." Jack kissed your lip one last time before his arm dropped back into the snow, "Jack! No, Jack! Come back Jack, my precious Jack." You screamed, tears poured down your frost bitten face as you hugged his dead body, for hours it seemed until you woke up.
Lying in a cold sweat, you dared not move. "Jack?" you whispered. An arm wrapped around you, "I'm right here (y/n)" Jack said and all you worries instantly vanished. "Jack, my sweet Jack!" you said as you hugged him tightly. Jack sensed that something was wrong. "Is everything ok?" he asked. You looked up at his face tears streaming down yours, "I dreamt that you died. You were so cold and I couldn't save you, it was so real Jack. I really did think that you were gone forever." Jack cupped your chin and kissed you passionately, "I'm right here, (y,n) and I always will be here for you. You are my little snowflake and I will never let anything hurt you." He wiped a tear from your face with his thumb before kissing you once more "I love you, my precious little snowflake." You smiled weakly as he place you head back down on your pillow. "Try and get some more sleep." Jack said as he kissed your cheek. "Ok" and not before long you fell asleep once again.
Jack was worried, "This is not good," he thought, "The only place nightmare come from is… Pitch." Jack looked at your sleeping face and brushed a few strands of hair out of it. "If Pitch is plotting to take her away, it's not doing down without a fight." Sure enough down in his lair, Pitch had already been plotting long before Jack had any idea. He formed a nightmare out of his black sand. "Now I want you to go tell the others, the wait is over!" The nightmare neighed loudly and ran off into the night sky. "This is going to be the easiest thing I've ever done." Pitch thought, I'm only going to wipe out one little girl and all of Jack's world will come crashing down. How pathetic." He laughed, knowing his plan was perfect… too perfect.