Jack gasped for air. He was sweating and shaking because of the memory. Tooth was still sitting besides him. She looked shaken.
"Tooth…" he said a bit cautiously, hoping to get a reaction from her.
"You… died… to save your sister. You- you lost your life" she said, looking at him. Jack sighted while he looked away.
"Look, I know… I know it wasn't the same way with you guys, but… but it still makes me a Guardian" he said.
"I know, Jack. And… you know what? I think that you didn't deserve this. Dying and losing you memories, I mean" Tooth said. Jack stared at her amethyst eyes and he could see that she meant it.
"Do you?" he asked anyway. She nodded with a little smile.
"Yes, I do" But then, tears began to form in her eyes.
"Tooth? What-what's wrong?" Jack asked with a worried voice.
"Oh, Jack… can you- can you forgive me?" she asked between sobs.
"Forgive you for what?" he asked confused. Tooth looked at his eyes.
"I… should have known you didn't have your past memories… when I first heard of you, I-I" she tried to say, but the sobbing intensified. Jack put his hands in her shoulders.
"You what?" he asked, kindly telling her to continue. Tooth took a deep breath.
"Remember when we first meet? The first thing that I told you?" she asked. Jack smiled, and Tooth could tell that it was a real smile.
"Yeah, you said that you had heard all about me… and my teeth. And then you proceeded to put your hands in my mouth to see if they really sparkled like freshly fallen snow" Jack said. Tooth snorted at the mention of the teeth inspection.
"Yeah… sorry about that. Anyway… when I said I had hear all about you… the first time I became aware that you existed, it was because one of my fairies had seen you in Burgess… 303 years ago" she said. Jack didn't say anything.
"I wanted to meet you… but I didn't do it. I-I thought that my job was more important. And that's why I'm sorry, if I hadn't been so selfish I would have gone and met you. And therefore help you." Tooth finished saying.
"Tooth… I-" Jack started to say, but he was interrupted by her.
"And to make things worse, you are an immortal child. I NEGLECTED A CHILD!" Tooth broke down in tears one again.
"Tooth, listen to me" Jack said with a serious voice. She waited for the verdict.
"You're right. And I forgive you (and the rest); I did it when I became a Guardian. I finally had what I wanted since Manny turned me into Jack Frost. I was being accepted, I wasn't being ignored and people wanted to be around me" he said, meaning every word.
"And… I also want to apologize" Jack added. Now Tooth was confused.
"You? Why?" she asked as she wiped her tears. He sighted.
"Before becoming a Guardian… every sprit didn't want to be around me, not even the other seasonal spirits. They said I only brought death or misery and that I loved to ruin things. And I was used to it, but deep inside I told myself they were wrong… but when the Easter fiasco happened, I took all of their mean words to heart… including yours and Bunny's and North's. And then… we defeated Pitch and I had you guys (AND you guys apologized for the Easter thing)" Jack started to say looking at her.
"And that's why I'm sorry… for not trusting you guys enough with my- my death and my past life. I thought that I would lose everything; I thought that you guys would push me away for having died and brought back to life. I thought that it would be like the times that no one liked to be around me" Jack said. Then, Tooth hugged him, taking the teenager by surprise.
"Jack… I would never, EVER, push you away for being different. It makes you unique and more special and amazing than you already are. I'm really sorry that you lived with that thought for 303 years, but that's over now. You got us. You got Jamie. You got me" Tooth whispered in his ear. Jack hugged her back.
"Thank you Tooth" he said with a smile.
"Well… we better go back home. I bet whatever you want that Bunny and North are taking advantage of our absence to engage in another Christmas vs. Easter fight" Jack said with a grin while getting up.
"Or Easter vs. Christmas" Tooth said also getting up. She stopped for a moment.
"Are you… you know going to tell Sandy, North and Bunny the truth?" she asked. Jack nodded.
"Yes. After seeing how you took it… well, let's say is not fair, right?" he said. Tooth laughed.
"You're right" And the two walked together to their temporary home.
Yet the Nightmare that Pitch had sent to spy had heard everything. Oh, he really hoped his master would name him Captain of the Nightmare Guard after giving him this information. What happened at the beach was good… but this was going to be EVEN better.