Well time to see what's going to happen with Jack and Jamie. I'm so amazed at your guy's encouragement and support! And I wanted to say Happy Birthday to my sister. She might be annoying and snotty at times but at the end of the day I know I can trust her.

Disclaimer: Still don't own ROTG.

He was aware of the stares that Jamie kept throwing his way every couple of seconds. Looking up from beneath his bangs, he knew there would be less chance of them meeting eyes. Jamie was sitting on the edge of the bed looking slightly uncomfortable. He kept glancing at him and then looking away. Jack looked away as Jamie glanced his way and instead looked down at his legs.

"Uh, you can have my bed. Bunny said you were hurt, so I think it would be a good idea if you slept on the bed. Just get comfortable. If you need pillows or anything just ask me." Jamie finally spoke.

He looked up surprised at how generous he was being. "Y-you don't have to. I can sleep on the floor. I don't want you to take your b-bed."

Jamie stared at him and he shifted as he stared at him for a moment. "Don't worry about it. You're injured."

"Thank you." After a second he added. "Where will you sleep?"

"Um, I could go to my parent's room and tell them I couldn't sleep well." Jamie shrugged.

"You don't h-have to do that. I c-can move over a bit." To prove his point he moved to the side.

Jamie let a small laugh. "Fine. But I have to tell you that I like to move around a lot."

He found his mouth twitching upwards. Feeling more relaxed he carefully stretched his leg out until it was comfortable. Jack leaned back on the pillows being mindful of his ribs. Jamie watched him as he crossed his legs.

"Is your hair naturally white?" The question made him freeze and look up at Jamie in shock. Jamie's face slowly turned red. "Wait, I-I didn't mean to ask like that!"

He watched as Jamie started to stutter. A faint smile appeared. "Yeah, i-it's always been white. It's usually a brighter color but it's d-dirty."

Jamie didn't seem to notice how he stumbled over that last word, and if he did, he didn't say anything. He couldn't tell him that his once sparkly white hair had slowly turned an ugly dull grey. But now that Jamie had told him about his hair he realized somebody must have cleaned his hair.

"That's cool. It fits you. They match your eyes." This time it was his face that got warm. He could imagine his face turning red.

Was that a compliment? He had never been complemented before. Pitch had never ever complimented him. Instead he always found something to insult him with. His words were sharper than any knife. They cut deep, and it hurt. The wounds never healed, instead Pitch seemed to add salt to them. He seemed to drag and twist the knife into him.

"Do you have any sort of power?" Innocent eyes stared back at him snapping him out of his dark thoughts.

"I-I do. I-I can make it snow, and make frost. I can also f-fly. I can only do that with my s-staff though." He somehow managed not to stutter too much.

Jamie looked at him, and then around him. "Uh, can I ask you where your staff is?"

He looked down but nodded. "P-Pitch took it away from me when he grabbed me. I-I haven't s-seen it since. But I think it's broken."

"Oh, I'm sorry. Why do you think it's broken?" Jamie scratched the back of his neck. His eyes were staring at him with curiosity.

"I-it's connected to m-me." He swallowed. "I felt when he b-broke it."

Jamie eyes widened, and his mouth formed an o. The silence stretched out until Jack thought of something. He licked his lips as he complemented what he was thinking. Finally coming to a decision he let out a silent breath before moving his legs over the edge. He saw Jamie look up at him the question already forming on his lips. His feet touched the ground and he forced himself up from the bed.

"Watch this." He ignored the crutches and hobbled over to the wall. Jamie twisted on the bed trying to see what he was doing. He ignored the small trickle of fear that tried to make its way into his mind as he placed his hand on the wall. Closing his eyes he concentrated on feeling his power. After a second he felt it, pulsing through his veins. Coldness spread through his hand as frost sprung out.

Jamie let out a gasp and shot up from the bed. He was at his side a second later. Jamie's eyes widened as he lifted a hand and touched the frost. He watched a little wary as Jamie's fingers traced it. A small part of him expected him to be disgusted and tell him it was the ugliest thing he had ever seen.

"Wow. This is so cool." Jamie's voice was filled with excitement, and all the previous doubt he had disappeared. He turned his head and looked at him. "Is that all you can do?"

He shook his head. With a bit more concentration he called on more of his power. It took him a bit longer but after a couple of seconds snow started coming down. To his surprise he felt the power come easier than when he had been at the Warren. He didn't know if it was because he didn't have Pitch breathing down his neck, or maybe because he actually wanted to do it. Whatever the reason was once he managed to get the snow going it didn't tire him.

"You're making it snow. In my room." Jamie did a full spin. When the snow touched his face he laughed.

As he watched Jamie the fear that had been there slowly started to disappear. Instead that feeling was replaced with another one that he couldn't figure out. It made all the negative feelings go away, and he was no longer covered in the heaviness that was always present. He felt like smiling, like laughing. It was something he hadn't felt in such a long time.

Feeling a bit more daring he let frost spread out across the floor. A sense of freedom appeared. When was the last time he was allowed to do that? A small grin formed on his face. He was able to use his power, and he wasn't getting in trouble. The frost on the floor seemed to glow.

"I just had an awesome idea. You know how I have a younger sister? I can get her to believe in you. That way you can have another believer." Jamie turned to look at him. His eyes were full of excitement. "I'll go get her. I hope you don't mind."

He stared at him in shock. He wanted to get more believers for him? Why? Why would Jamie want his sister to associate with him? But the longer he looked at Jamie, who was so excited, the less he could bring himself to disagree.

"It's fine." He gave Jamie a small encouraging smile. Jamie beamed and told him to wait a moment while he went and got Sophie. He watched Jamie leave the room, and close the door behind him. Now that he was alone everything that had happened to him suddenly seemed to crash down on him. His knees wobbled as all the strength left him. What was he doing?

Why was he allowing himself to get taken away from Pitch? He knew the consequences and yet he was still disobeying him. He had even gotten a believer. Pitch had never said the punishment for that because he had never believed that he would get a believer. At this point he was sure Pitch would do something even worse than he had ever done before. Maybe he would even end up dying.

At this point the thought of dying no longer scared him as much as it had at first. Sometimes with all the pain and suffering he went through he actually wanted to die. It would end everything. All the sadness, pain, and guilt it would go away. When he was knocked unconscious it would go away for a bit. His sleep was always plagued with nightmares and sometimes sleeping was worse than being awake.

The fear he woke up with was suffocating and it drowned him. Nothing could stop him from trembling like a leaf. That fear was so raw, like his throat when he woke up screaming. Now he was disobeying Pitch. He still had no idea what Pitch had done to him, and a small part of him didn't want to know. He placed a hand on the wall to steady himself. Sooner or later Pitch was going to find him. It was only a matter of time.

And that scared him.

He didn't get to dwell on his thoughts any longer because at that moment Jamie entered the room with his little sister in tow. Jack straightened up and cocked his head to the side as he watched Sophie. Her blond hair was tangled as if she had been running around. She was slightly behind Jamie and he was in front of her in an almost protective form. He was sure Jamie didn't even realize that he was doing that. A small grin tugged on his face.

"Sophie this is Jack." Jaime gestured towards him.

He glanced at her nervously. What if she didn't believe in him? It had already been a miracle that Jamie had. His eyes met hers and a happy laugh bubbled out of her. Her mouth stretched out into a wide grin showing her teeth. Without any warning she ran forward and wrapped her arms around his leg. He stumbled backwards slightly but he managed to avoid toppling over.

"Opmh." He raised his arms in surprise. She didn't pass through him like he had feared, instead she had her arms wrapped tightly around his non-injured leg. A small relieved sigh escaped his lips. Even with the fact that the Guardians could actually touch him, a child being able to touch him was different. It meant that they believed in him.

"Sophie! What did I tell you? Jack's injured, you have to be careful." Jamie looked at him apologetically.

"It's fine. She didn't hurt me." He looked down at the little girl. His eyes watered slightly as he stared at her. Sophie's face was nuzzled into his leg and her arms went around his leg all the way. With a shaky hand he patted her head. His eyes flickered over at Jamie to see if he could do this but he was already on the bed. His legs were crossed and his eyes were closed.

"Jack! Jack!" Sophie shouted. Her eyes shined with innocence that had long gone for him. "Carry me."

He blinked in surprise but nodded. "Alright, hold on tight."

With a bit of effort he grabbed her and picked her up. He wasn't exactly sure what to do with her so he cradled her with his arm, and brought her to his chest like Bunny had done with him. He held her firmly making sure she wouldn't fall. Sophie stretched her arm out and her fingers gently brushed against his eye. He winced slightly.

"Jack hurt." Her head titled to the side. "It hurt?"

"Just a little bit." He answered, offering her a small smile. She smiled back. Her eyes wondered around his face. They stopped as they saw his hair. She reached for it and pulled a strand of hair. Sophie giggled and pulled it again.

"White! White like snow." Sophie clapped her hands together. Her enthusiasm was starting to rub off on him as he shook his head slightly tickling her arms with his hair. She let out another giggle that made him chuckle. Sophie lowered her arms and instead wrapped them around his neck. She shivered.

"It's cold." He looked away guiltily. She was right. He only brought cold.

"I'm sorry. I'm the one that's making you cold." He limped towards the bed where Jamie had been observing them.

"Don't worry. She's kind of heavy so you can put her down if you want to." Jamie moved his legs and instead crossed them.

He nodded and sat down carefully. Sophie moved until she got comfortable in his lap. Once she got comfortable he placed his arms around her. She giggled and leaned her back onto his chest. Her eyes were barley seeable through her hair.

"Now that we're all here I have a very important thing we need to discuss." Jamie's voice was serious. Out of instinct he raised his head to listen to him. He had come to associate that that tone of voice meant he had to listen.

"We have to come up with a reason for me not to go to school tomorrow."

Bunny moved his head to the side as he looked at the trees. His thoughts drifted back to Jack. Would he be okay? What would he do if he started to feel pain? They hadn't given Jamie any medicine for that. He should have thought about that but he hadn't had any time to prepare. Bunny had been shoved into the infirmary and he hadn't been allowed to even try to escape. He scowled slightly as he remembered how Sandy had threatened to restrain him if he didn't get his head checked out.

Even now he could feel Sandy's worried eyes staring at him. Bunny knew that it just wasn't about his injuries, it was also about Jack. He was worried about what all this was doing to him. Bunny knew he couldn't answer that question not when even he didn't know how it was affecting him.

"Bunny are you sure your head is okay?" North asked him. There was a soft edge to his eyes that made Bunny answer truthfully.

"It just hurts a bit from moving so much but I'll live." Bunny shrugged.

North raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. Instead he just nodded and sat down in front of them. Sandy who was next to him decided to take the initiative. A picture of Pitch appeared followed by footsteps and a magnifying glass.

"Sandy's right. We have to figure out a way to find Pitch." Bunny leaned back, and watched North nod.

"I have been thinking on how to do that, and I think that if we follow the Nightmares it should help guide us to where Pitch is." North offered.

"That's a good idea. We're just going to have to find a pair of Nightmares." Bunny crossed his arms. How would they find them? They could just wait until they saw them leave the child's room, and then they could follow them?

Sandy raised his hand getting their attention. A picture of a child's bed with a Nightmare next to it appeared. Bunny nodded.

"That's what I was thinking. We're just going to have to wait until a Nightmare leaves a child's room to follow it." Bunny didn't want to think about the fact that they were going to have to let the Nightmare do its job.

"All right then let's get to work." North got up and walked towards the reins. Bunny let out a moan and gripped the edge of the sleighs. He didn't want to imagine what it would feel like with a concussion.

"North go easy on the reins. I'm injured." Bunny tried not to cringe at the fact that he had actually said that.

North turned back for a moment. "What? Do you think I forgot?"

Bunny might have believed him if it weren't for the smirk that he was trying to hide. As a last resort he turned towards Sandy. He was staring at them clearly unamused. With a shake of his head he turned towards North and gave him a pointed look. North's eyes widened and he held his hands up trying to look innocent.

"I was going to go nice and easy." North offered. Sandy only raised an eyebrow, and North sighed in defeat. "Fine I won't do any loops or tricks."

Bunny glared at him but North ignored him and instead focused on getting the sleigh up into the sky. Despite the fact that he was doing it gently his head started to hurt. He brought a hand to his head and tried to get rid of the pain. Bunny winced at how tender his head was. Even if it wasn't wrapped up like Sandy had wanted it to be.

He had managed to avoid it by instead changing the attention to Jack. It had kind of worked, if he excluded the dirty glare Sandy had given him. And if the knowing look Sandy was giving him was anything to go by then he was still bitter about it. Bunny gave him a small sheepish smile.

"It's fine Sandy. Like I said it just hurts a bit, but that's expected when North's the one that has the reins." Bunny watched as North shot him a glare.

"Very funny. We're going to a place where it's already dark so hold on." North advised as he reached into his coat.

Bunny grabbed the edge again, his nails digging into the wood. He clenched his eyes shut as the horrible feeling intensified. His mouth formed into a deep frown. Almost as quickly that feeling disappeared but the sensation stayed. He waited a couple of moments as he slowly undug his nails from the wood. Bunny opened his eyes to see the damage. Thankfully North didn't notice but that didn't stop Sandy from shooting him an amused look.

He shrugged innocently and looked around to see where they were. It was night, and all the stars were visible. Bunny watched as they sparkled, admiring how they looked so beautiful. He jerked violently to the right as North tried to land the sleigh. Bunny let out a yelp as he slid down the seat, and crashed into a silently laughing Sandy.

"North didn't I tell you to be careful?" Bunny shouted as he tried not to squish Sandy. There was another jolt as they landed on the ground.

North shrugged. "It was necessary. I managed to land safely."

Bunny shot him daggers as he pushed himself off of Sandy. He grabbed his bandaged arm and checked it to make sure it hadn't started to bleed. Once he was satisfied that it was fine he decided to get up slowly. Even when he got up slowly the world started to spin. He stumbled and a hand immediately steadied him.

"Bunny, are you alright?" North asked.

"Yeah, I just got up to fast." He answered, but North didn't let go of him.

Bunny waited until the world stopped spinning to take another step forward. When nothing happened he shrugged North off. He took another step forward as he stepped off the sleigh. Sandy was next to him in case he fell. Bunny rolled his eyes but didn't say anything. He knew Sandy well enough that he knew he shouldn't say anything.

North stopped behind him waiting for him to keep walking. Bunny strolled forward forgetting how dizzy he had been a moment ago. He kept walking forward until he reached the edge of the roof. Bunny stopped there until Sandy started to fidget. He tried to ignore it but he could practically feel the panic waving off of them. He sighed and backed away from the ledge. Sandy and North both let out relieved sighs at the same time. Trying not to glare at them he focused instead on the houses.

All the houses were dark and only the streetlights illuminated the streets. It looked like the perfect place for Nightmares to be roaming. It would just be a matter of patience, even though they didn't have a lot of time. He just hoped that it wouldn't take too much time. After all they had to go back to Jack.

North and Sandy took the hint and they each went to one side to keep a lookout from there. Bunny kept his gaze on his side looking for any movements. He stayed like that until the air turned chilly, and his breathe was visible. Bunny shivered and wrapped his arms around himself trying to stay warm. Just as he was ready to start walking around to keep warm he saw something move.

Bunny narrowed his eyes and focused on the area where he had seen it move. The Nightmare was barely noticeable as it moved around the shadows. It wasn't until a part of it moved into the light that he confirmed that it was in fact a Nightmare.

"North. Sandy." He whispered. Only Sandy turned around and nodded before moving to go tell North. Bunny turned back around to keep a close eye on the Nightmare. It was there only clue to finding Pitch. They couldn't lose this chance.

The Nightmare finally flew out to the open and into the sky. He turned around to see North already getting the sleigh ready. Bunny wasted no time and ran towards the sleigh. Sandy was floating in the air. He motioned to the Nightmare before flying after it. Bunny nodded and climbed onto the sleigh. In any other instance he would have complained about getting on but instead he only clung on for dear life.

North's takeoff was almost as bad as his landing, and it had Bunny paling dramatically. He felt his head throb as he slammed into the back of the seat. Bunny groaned and instead tried to concentrate on the stars. Now that they were up in the sky it didn't feel as bad. In fact the stars seemed to shine even more now that he was closer.

"We'll follow Sandy from a distance. We don't want to alert the Nightmare." North told him.

"That's a good idea." Bunny said. Now that he was a bit calmer he looked straight ahead. He could see Sandy's golden color a good distance ahead. As long as they didn't lose track of him they would be fine.

They followed him a good distance to the point where Bunny actually managed to get in a somewhat comfortable position. They had only done a couple of turns, sometimes to the right or left. Bunny never looked down. He was sure he would have a panic attack if he did. Instead he only looked ahead or down at his legs.

It was only when he felt North start to slow down that he risked a quick glance downwards. They were nearing a forest and he felt his heart clench. They were near where they had left Jack. He silently prayed that this was a mistake, and that Pitch's lair wasn't really that close to Jack. At this point they could have put Jack in even more danger.

Was that the reason why Jack had gotten even more stressed when they had neared the forest? Because he knew that Pitch was near? He glanced at North who had shared a look with him. Bunny could see the same thoughts running through his mind. If that was the case then they really needed to take down Pitch.

"Hold on Bunny. This might be a bit of a rough landing considering I have to do this in a closed space." North advised. "I'm going to land this away from where Sandy is. We're going to have to walk."

Bunny nodded but then remembered that North couldn't see him. "That's fine. Just don't kill us."

North let out a laugh, and almost as if to mess with him he snapped the reins. The reindeer responded immediately and went down. Bunny cut off a small scream and grabbed onto the edge for dear life. He closed his eyes not wanting to see how fast they were going down. A sharp twist made him slide on the seats. Bunny stretched his legs trying to stop himself from moving. Another sharp twist made him jerk forward.

This time his eyes opened and only widened in alarm as he saw how they were going straight down into the trees. He blanched. Bunny was going to kill North after this. That was if he didn't die right now. Time seemed to slow down as North somehow made the sleigh turn at a certain angle and then fit into a small clearing. The edge of the sleigh still hit a tree and Bunny was sent forward.

He brought his hands up as he crashed onto the floor. Shots of pain went up his arm, and he felt something warm trickle underneath the bandages. To his dismay his head hit the floor again, and stars danced across his vision. Bunny groaned as he slide across the floor when the sleigh pulled back. His back hit the seats, and pain blossomed. As they hit the ground Bunny flew in the air for a second before hitting the floor again.

He was definitely going to kill North.

"Bunny. Bunny, are you okay?" North pushed him off his face. He opened his eyes trying to focus on North's blurry face. His head hurt. So did his arm but right now the pain that was going through his skull was more prominent.

"Bunny can you hear me?" North asked him. There was worry enlaced into his words. Bunny forced out something akin to a yes. As he looked at North he was no longer blurry.

"How many fingers am I holding up?" North raised his hand. Bunny stared at him incredulously but when he saw how serious North was he looked at his hand.

"Four." He muttered. "I think I'm fine. I just got shaken up."

North helped him sit up slowly. "You're not fine. Your arm is bleeding."

Now that he mentioned it he remembered how he had felt something warm. Bunny glanced down and saw red staining the bandage. His wound had opened again. He sighed. There wasn't anything else he could do but wrap it up again.

"Here let me wrap it in a new bandage." North didn't wait for an answer and started to unwrap it. He hissed softly as he pulled it off completely. North looked at him apologetically but didn't say anything. While North got the extra bandage from his pocket Bunny observed his arm. The cut hadn't been deep enough for it to need stitches but it still had been pretty deep. Fresh blood oozed from the wound and Bunny reached into his pouch for a cloth. Once he found one he wiped the blood off.

"We have to find Sandy and make sure we don't lose him." Bunny said as North bandaged his arm.

"Don't worry. We are done here anyways but I don't know if you should come. You are injured." North got up.

"We don't have an option. If we're going to defeat Pitch then we need all three of us." Bunny also got up and before North could stop him he stepped off the sleigh. "Now come on we're wasting time."

North sighed. "All right."

Bunny followed North who lead him in the direction where Sandy had been going. He made sure not to fall behind. The last thing he needed was to confirm what North had said. As they kept walking Bunny was starting to think that they had lost Sandy. Just as he was about to ask North he stopped. Bunny barely came to a stop behind him. He looked over his shoulder and saw that Sandy was only a couple of feet ahead.

He had noticed them and was motioning for them to come closer. North nodded and walked quietly to him. Bunny following his lead. Once all three of them were together Sandy pointed in front of them. Bunny followed his finger and watched as the Nightmare approached a bed post that was on top of a hole. He leaned forward a bit only to have his knees wobble. Bunny fumbled and grabbed onto the tree as he tried not to fall forward. He only succeeded in shaking the bush that was in front of them. He felt North grab him and pull him back but it was too late.

The Nightmare's head snapped to where they were.

Err, sorry about the longer wait. This time I suffered the dreaded writer's block. Haha, I managed to get my ideas flowing again by the end. I'm also excited because I'm getting close to my one year anniversary. I'm going to try and type up the next chapter to post it up on that day. Well anyways I hope it wasn't too terrible. Comments make my day.