OK so this is the final chapter! Its been fun! I'm glad you all enjoyed this!

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Onto the final chapter!

Mother Nature hummed as she ran her hands through Jack's hair, listening to his soft breathing. It's been three days since they had chased away Death's grip and helped Jack. Her other children were off doing their jobs under her command. As much as she knew they wished to stay, they still had to keep balance. Even she had to leave to help with winter while Jack was asleep.

"Mom?" A soft voice suddenly spoke up and she gasped, looking down at the slowly waking boy beneath her. His blue eyes were glazed and confused as he looked up at her.

Mother Nature sighed, gazing down with a smile. He remembered her at least! "Oh Snowflake."

He blinked, obviously trying to comprehend his situation. Mother Nature opened her mouth to speak to him when there was a knock at the door before it opened. Beneath her, Jack froze as he watched the large, red clothed man enter before he himself froze at the sight of the two.

Silence rang for a few seconds before a whimper broke it.

Looking at the boy, they found him staring with fearful eyes and trembling from head to toe, struggling to sit up so he could curl up into a small ball.

Mother Nature was quick to try and calm him down. "No, no, shhh. Its ok, it's just North. He won't hurt you. Do you remember North?" She asked him when he had calmed enough, though he still stared at North with wide blue eye while the other's eyes only gazed softly at the younger.

There was a moment of hesitation before Jack very slowly, nodded his head, eyes never leaving North.

North let out a breath at that, clearly showing he had been anxious for the answer. Mother Nature too relaxed but she couldn't help the worry that grew in her. Did Jack remember what had happened? He clearly remembered North but did that mean he remembered everything with Death as well? It seemed she didn't have to wait long for an answer for Jack's next words informed her what she needed to know.

"…I-I'm sorry." He spoke up, eyes dropping to the floor.

North frowned, approaching the boy, who tensed before relaxing just a bit. "What do you mean? You've done nothing."

Jack bit his lip, shaking a bit. "I-I lost control, I-I hurt you…even after…you-you saved me." He whimpered.

"Oh Snowflake-"

"Jack, look at me." North sighed, interrupting Mother Nature. He wasn't sure how comfortable he was with how quickly the boy responded to the order but didn't dwell on it as he knelt before the winter spirit and, very slowly, placed a hand on the boy's shoulder, not removing it even after the flinch. "That was not your fault. Death," Another flinch from the boy. "Had taken advantage of the fact that you could not control you're powers. You are merely a victim, and it is I who should be sorry, for not helping you in the beginning."

Jack could only stare in shock at the larger spirit, mouth open. He held eye contact with the older man, who was obviously waiting for his agreement, before slowly nodding once more.

North smiled and gently squeezed the shoulder beneath his hand. "Good, now, let us go get something to eat, yes? I'm sure you are hungry." With that he turned, motioning for the other two to follow him.

Mother Nature helped her child stand up when Jack suddenly froze and looked around with worried eyes. She caught his look and smiled before reaching out to grasp the shepherd's crook that leaned against the wall beside the bed. She handed it to her youngest who grasped it with a loving grip before pulling it close to his body. Mother Nature smiled when she saw that he had not freaked out at the frost that crawled along the wood beneath his fingers.

They then left the room Jack hand been placed in for the time he had been unconscious and followed North to the kitchens. Jack was hesitant to eat but after prompting from his mother he ate enough that she was satisfied with, but no more. They moved to a room they could relax in while North went to inform the other Guardians of Jack return to them while Mother Nature sent out the wind. However, soon came the time that she had to go and take care of the seasons and told him to remain here. She wouldn't dare allow him out just yet.

"…But…" Jack but his lip, a scared expression over his face when she said she had to leave.

"You'll be fine here, Snowflake, don't worry. There is no one who will harm you." At his still fearful look she added, "I'll return as soon as I'm done."

Jack was quiet before nodding and slowly reaching out to hug her tightly, taking her for surprised before grinning and returning it.

"I'll be back soon." She said pulling away and planting a kiss on his forehead before summoning a cloud beneath her and leaving through a window.

Jack remained in the quiet room alone, only to jump when he heard North enter once more. He glanced at the man, clutching his staff to his form and shivering when he felt his power's react to his emotions within him.

"I'm am glad you're alright, Jack." North spoke up and received a hesitant nod as an answer. Suddenly a blur of color shot from the still open window and Jack found himself in the arms of the Tooth Fairy, being squeezed tightly.

"OH! Sweet Tooth! I'm so happy you're alright! I came as fast as I could!" She continued to ramble on while Jack just stood stiffly in her arms, caught completely off guard and now he didn't know how to react to the sudden hug.

She seemed to notice something because her grip suddenly loosened and Jack found himself being let go.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you! I was just worried!" She apologized and Jack could only stare at her with wide eyes before nodding numbly.

As she let him go, a sudden movement caught his attention and he found him looking into the kind eyes of the spirit of fall. At the sight of her, he did not jump or stiffen up. He relaxed, the memory of her words ringing through his head. He relaxed even further when she offered him a soft smile and slowly approached her. Her eyes and smile said everything he needed to know.

Slowly the other's had come to stop by and Jack was soon shuffling nervously as the room he and the others were in started filling with all the Guardians and his nature siblings. He was still afraid of everyone or hurting them, so he was soon overwhelmed and Megan took him out in the snow while the other's remained inside.

The days passed on like that and Jack slowly, very slowly, began to grow used to the familiar group of people. Mother Nature had taken to helping him learn how to spread winter, which proved to be a challenge. Not only was the boy afraid of his ability, but he was also scared to spread it to a number of people.

In this case it started out as small snowfalls until it finally came to the time Jack would give his first blizzard. At first he was happy at the praise Mother Nature told him when he had such a control over his ability of giving the place the snow, but when Jack came across a frozen body in the snow there had been a large set back. Mother Nature tried to comfort the boy, to tell him it was a part of life and that it wasn't his fault, but it proved impossible to convince the boy. And in response, his powers lashed out to his fear and sorrow.

In the end it had been Megan once again who helped calm the boy down, revealing that he had been afraid Death had gotten to him and made him do this. For this answer, Mother Nature had watched as Megan had drawn him into her arms after taking in the situation and, to everyone's surprise, began to whisper in Jack's ear just as she had done so long ago. Mother Nature watched as Jack relaxed, eyes falling shut and leaning against his sister. Megan then handed the now asleep Jack to Mother Nature who took him to his room.

"What did you say to him?" Ian asked, everyone continuing to stare at the Spirit of Autumn.

She merely smiled before walking past. The only one who seemed to understand was Sandy and Megan wouldn't be surprised if the Guardian had heard her word's in her brother's dreams.

Jack seemed alright after that, though there was a lot of added coaxing into having him perform his duties. Whenever he had a break down like the one before, they always sought out Megan to help.

Of course, they never found out what she said.

Their next biggest surprise came with Jack. He was slowly growing more socially and he even spent more time with any believer's he came across. Mother Nature hoped that with time he could become even just a little like the boy they had originally created to be the spirit. Her prayers were answered by a shout one day as she join Jack to one of his Guardian meetings.

"Who bloody threw that!?" Bunny exclaimed, shivering from just entering the building from outside and now his face was covered in snow from a snowball that was thrown at him, cutting off his complaining about the cold.

No one answered as the Guardian glared at each of them when a sudden quiet giggling came from the spot beside Mother Nature. They all turned to look at the white haired boy who was hiding within the hood of his hoodie, a new outfit for him.

"Jack? Did…you do that?" Bunny gasped at him, and he got a shy shrug in response. Everyone was quiet when North broke out laughing.

"I was hoping someone would make you be quiet!" He laughed, patting Jack on the back. "Seems I'm not the only one who thinks you complain too much!"

Bunny stood there gapping at the others as they broke out laughing along with North. Then he frowned and started to complain to the others, but his grumbles were good natured. During a argument between the two holiday Guardians, Tooth leaned over to as Mother Nature about why Jack had done that.

"Because that's how he is." She replied with a smile.

From there, it was slowly known that Jack Frost was a rather notorious prankster. While he still need convincing for most of it, usually from Ian, one could quickly see the shy boy enjoyed a good laugh here and there.

From there, everything just seemed brighter.

North smiled at the boy who flew around the workshop, his siblings and Bunny chasing after him. Over the past few years since they defeated Death, or at least broke his hold over the winter spirit, they slowly got the poor boy to open up to them. It took so long to do so, but there was such a difference in him now and it was nice to see how he changed.

As the white haired boy flew past again, coming to trust the wind to a great extent over the years and his staff held comfortably in his hands, North grinned even wider at the boys joyful laugh. It was never as loud as his own, but it had its own music in it that, when heard, you couldn't help but smile. Originally, the boy barely let a small giggle pass his lips without freezing in fear, but now…

He shook his head before calling out to the boy. "Jack! Can I speak to you? There is something I would like to give you."

The boy froze before smiling and giving a nod, landing before the older Guardian and ignoring the shouts of the others who had just caught up to him.

"What is it?" He ask, head tilting slightly as he looked up at North.

The man smiled before reaching into one of his pockets and taking Jack's free hand. He placed something blue and small within it before curling the boy's fingers around it. His mind went to when he had given the boy a similar thing so long ago and how he hand been unable to do this small thing. Things were so different.

He smiled at the confusion in the boy and said. "You're center."

Jack blinked before opening his hand to see a small figurine smirking up at him. It looked like him, dressed in the blue hoodie he now wore and brown pants. His staff was there too but his eyes stayed on the face. The eyes seemed to hold joy in their depths and the smirk was both mischievous and innocent.

He blinked once more before smiling and nodding at North, who beamed back in return. He curled his hand around it before placing it in the safety of his hoodie. He then took off with a smile, and as he joined the other's one more, words rang in his ears.

"You're safe now, the darkness can no longer touch you. Let your heart out to winter and show it that it does not need to show its power so harshly. You are safe. You are not alone. You are loved."

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