Oh my goodness! I finally finished the chapter and it's pretty long... for me at least. Thanks to BecktheProgram I was able to overcome my writers' block, Thanks to Beck I realized how I was going to do his older sister's death (though regrettable and sad it needed to happen). Beck typed the chapter and I added the whole part about his last night with his sister and that man. Beck wrote the skating scene, with a bit of editing from me. But if it wasn't for Beck idk when I wouldda thought of something. WARNING: THIS CHAPTER HAS VERY VIOLENT PARTS AT TIMES and maybe some cursing as well.

READERS' DISGRESSION IS ADVISED! ABUSE AND CHARACTERS DEATH ... And please don't hate me, this is just where my mind went with this chapter. I also apologize if I made this chapter a little too much.

~Everything is said and done
Everyone has had their fun
Time to make my exit from this
Fairy~Tale
My departure was foreseen
From the very beginning
Assume life of iNSaNiTY
Sayōnara~

Jack glanced at Bunnymund. Out of all the memories they watched the one they were entering now was the worst of them all. The one that nearly sent him over the edge if it weren't for MiM to calm him. However he was unsure if he would be able to keep himself calm this time, even with the guardians there with him.

Jack and Claire silently walked up to their mother's room. They could hear the heated arguing coming from their mother and stepfather. There were loud noises and crashing sounds occuring often.

The angry and hopeless look on Jack's teenage face was disheartening to the team. His features were darker than the last memories, as if he had seen some things no child should ever have to see and the dark rings around his tired eyes suggested he hadn't slept well in weeks.

Jack felt ready to burst into his mother and "stepfather's" room and stop that man for good. However, as he made his way to the door Claire grabbed Jack by the shoulders and pulled him close. Tears formed in her worried eyes.

"Jack, I know it hurts, but if you go in there, he will kill you this time."

"I don't care what happens to me." He simply replied.

"Jack!" Claire gasped, mortified by his reaction. "Don't say that! Think about Mom and me! Think about Pippia." That seemed to calm Jack down a bit. Only a bit.

"Kill ya. Mate, what's goin' on?" Bunny asked, alarmed by Claire's words. What had he been prevented from helping Jack from? What could he have saved the young boy from? Bunny wondered, angered at Manny even more than he thought possible.

"You remember how I was slapped by my mom because I accused her fiancé of murdering my dad, or formally known as his best friend. Yeah, apparently she learned that he is not as nice as he let on. Since I remember this memory, I guess I remember all my memories after that day. Anyway, the month after they got married he quickly revealed his true colors and his love for alcohol. He would always argue and beat on her. I tried to stop him every time -as best I could- but he would always beat me until I blacked out."

Tooth gasped. How dare he hurt her dear Jack! She would punch all of that man's teeth out and not give him any quarters!

"But vy didn't she just leave him?" North asked, clearly as upset as the rest of them. Sandy nodded, also wanting an answer.

"I forgot that you guys didn't really interact with people or society back then so you wouldn't know." Jack replied, not really meaning anything mean by his words, only stating the facts. "Well it was not accepted for a woman to leave her spouse no matter what at the time. Unless she was widowed, she couldn't end her marriage. Only the man of the house can." Jack exclaimed, the news disgusted the guardians. "Unless it could be proven that the man was abusing the family."

"Then why didn't she tell somebody about him! They could have done something then! Toothina asked.

"Couldn't. If she had talked, since he was the man of the house, he could say she was going insane from the shock of losing her husband and have her taken away, leaving me and my sisters alone with him. Then it would have been worse for us and her. Or he could claim that it was me who hurt them and same scenario only I would either be imprisoned or executed." Jack added with a hollow laugh, "And believe me, it was no easy task to prove something like that was happening at the time especially when the man was considered a "war hero"."

She looked at him confused. "War hero?"

He sighed, "They said he killed the bandit that killed my father as well as killing and driving out many more with the help of some other warriors. I knew better,after regaining my memories of my dad back then I remembered more. That... Man! He's the reason they attacked the village in the first place. And he's the man who... Who killed my father." This earned shocked and mortified gasps from all the guardians.

"What?" Bunnymund gripped Jack's shoulder harder.

Jack sighed once more, unable to look any of them in the eyes. "You'll see."

Jack wasn't very proud of this memory for many reasons, but he did what he needed to do and he would never regret it. The only thing he regretted was that Pippia had to see him.

"Just watch." Bunny noticed a hint of darkness flash through Jack's eyes. Never had he ever seen such a dark and rueful look in the guardian of fun's eyes. Not even when he was Pitch Frost. Something bad was defiantly about to happen, and Bunny was not sure how bad it would be. His thoughts were cut short when he heard the slamming of a door and a terrified scream.

"Get away from her now!" Jack had shouted as he ran forward into the messed up room. The first thing he noticed was the strong scent of alcohol. He quickly noticed his mother on the floor, that poor excuse of a man towering over her. When Jack saw the bruises, and... was that... blood?

Jack angrily balled up his fists as he saw red. He flew forward with incredible speed, his fist aiming directly for drunkard's jaw. The man would have been sent flying if he hadn't grabbed Jack's wrist right before the collision. He then switched his hold from the wrist to Jack's neck.

"You stupid little brat!" He yelled as he punched Jack once in the face. "Looks like I need to teach you a lesson you will never forget!" He threatened as he rose his arm to punch the boy again before being suddenly stopped by Jack's mother who was hanging on his attacking arm.

"No! Please, stop! Don't hurt him!" She cried, Jack could clearly see the long gash across his mother's cheek, only to be shoved onto the floor kicked in the stomach. She crashed onto the floor, gripping her stomach where she had been harshly kicked.

"You Wench! How dare you raise your voice at me like that!" He roared angrily. "You should be grateful that I even married you. If it weren't for me, you and these children of yours would have been banished from your home if not this town years ago. If you want I can easily have you sent away and these kids sold off for a good profit!"

"NO!" She begged.

"Good now stay silent woman. I'll be back to you in just a minute." The scared woman let out a hopeless sob. "Don't worry, my love. I won't kill the boy, no. But he is in need of a lesson of what happens when he acts out against his father."

"You are no father of ours." Jack spat, venom clear in his words.

He directed his attention back to the bleeding Jack in his grasp. "And you! This is the last time you interfere with me!" He reached for a long hunting knife with a hand-carved wooden handle that laid on his disorganized dresser and raised it high. Jack's eyes widen in fear as it came falling down at him.

"Bloody coward!" Bunny roared wishing he could attack the memory. The other guardians were angry as well.

"HOW DARE HE!" Tooth shouted.

"He'd better hope I never get my hands on him in any life!" North roared, raising his swords as he and Tooth attempted to beat the memory senseless for his actions, only going through the man. Their reaction, however didn't phase Jack at all as he stood, staring lifelessly at the scene playing out before him. Bunny noticed the dark, depressed (along with something Bunny was unable to name... or more like didn't want to) look in the boy's eyes and wrapped his arm around Jack's shoulder.

"Jack..." Bunny sighed as the boy stiffened. He now realized that the reason Jack had been so nervous about them watching his memories before must have something to do with this. Bunny hated to think that his frostbite had been through this but he could never have prepared himself for what was coming.

"Jack!" Claire ran into the room, she knew she had to do something to save her brother; so she grabbed the closest and biggest thing she could find, which was a wooden carving of a bear cub, and threw it at the man threatening her dear brother. It hit him so hard that he dropped Jack and the knife. He glared at Claire, anger far disappeared from his eyes; they were murderous now.

"Oh no! Run Claire!" Tooth couldn't help but shout at the same time as past Jack and his mother. The others didn't bother to tell her she couldn't hear her because they were thinking the same thing too.

"Claire! Run!" Jack yelled again as his sister stood there in fear, unable to move. As soon as Claire finally managed to take a step back the older man shot towards her.

Claire rushed out of the room followed by him (still haven't came up with a name so imma call him "him").

Jack pulled himself up, a sharp pain in his leg caused him to stumble. He quickly pulled himself next to his mom, who was out cold from the pain. He sighed, relieved, when he realized she was still alive he turned to drag himself out of the room.

When Jack made it to the doorway, moving a lot slower than he wanted to due to his leg, he could hear glass shattering and furniture being forced around as well as the feint sound of Claire's muffled sobs... then nothing.

After a moment of silence a terrifying, pain-filled screams pierced through the silence then, as suddenly as it started- it sharply cut off.

"Oh! MIM! My poor snowflake!" Tooth cried and North and Bunny both gasped when they heard Claire's bloodcurdling scream. Sandy covered his mouth in pure shock.

Jack was obviously traumatized as he was stopped dead in his tracks in the middle of the hallway then fell to his knees. After finally finding his breath, Jack managed to pull himself off the floor and walk quickly over to the stairs. He noticed Pippia standing outside her room, fear evident in her dark brown eyes. Not wanting to take longer than needed to get to his sister's aid, all Jack could say was, "Go back inside and don't come out until I say it's okay."

"Jack, I'm scared!" She cried.

"It's gonna be- It's gonna be fine! I promise I'll- I'll protect you." He said. When she nodded ad went back into her room Jack ran slowly to the stairs, not noticing Pippia exit her room and slowly and quietly following behind him.

"Have... to... protect... Claire." He mumbled. He heard one last scream, though weaker than before, then footsteps and the door slamming and... and...nothing. No cries, no moving. Just silence.

"CLAIRE!" Jack screamed and forgot his own pain to run.

As he made his way into the kitchen; the anger in his eyes were clearly visible to not only Bunny, but to everyone else as well; and frankly it scared all of them to see such a murderous look in the teenager's eyes.

The guardians desperately wanted to say something to Jack, but they were too shocked by the scene in front of them to say anything.

As Jack entered the kitchen his looked turned from pure rage to complete and utter shock and an unimaginable pain.

Hello nice to meet

you seem familiar

have I met you before?

Goodbye sweetie

nice to see you

Haven't talked in

quite a while~

Claire laid in a pool of blood, barely clinging to life, and that man was nowhere in sight. The kitchen was completely torn apart, it was obvious struggle took place. The now bloody knife was abandoned next to his sister.

Jack shakily walked up to Claire, her eyes completely glassy and unfocused. He knelt down next to his dying sister, disregarding the blood soaking into his brown pants and staining his skin. She had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest and sliced across her right eye as well as here cheek. He reached out and very slowly and insecurely pulled his sister into his arms.

He went into shock while holding his sister as he felt the life drain out of her. He sat there for what seemed like forever, his body completely still.

Sadness...Fear...Anger...Hate...Rage. All of these emotions filled his eyes. "Claire...Claire...No..."

"Vat?" North said silently, taken aback by the inner monologue.

"These are Jack's thoughts." Manny exclaimed.

The guardians did nothing but nod, still shocked at the scene playing out.

He clasped his hands into fists so tightly; the guardians could see blood dripping from them. 'No... Claire...Claire...Claire...Why? I didn't mean for this to happen. Claire, why? Please, you're okay. You're okay... You're okay... You're okay! It's going to be okay... Claire... Claire... No... Look at me... Claire... Claire..'

~Insanity

The weight of the air is torture~

The guardians felt their hearts break at the heartbroken sound. When they thought their hearts couldn't break anymore they were proven wrong.

"Claire... Claire... Claire..." He cried out.

"CLAIRE!" Jack screamed miserably as he realized she was gone forever. His voice held the pure anguish and heartbreak he felt. They watched as Jack sobbed over the obvious death of his sister.

"No." Tooth and Sandy cried, ears falling from their eyes. North's face was full of pain and sadness for their youngest member. Bunny never thought his heart could hurt for another as much as it did then. They continued to watch until they noticed something in the background.

"No!" Tooth cried.

The man reentered the house with a woodsman's axe and stood behind Jack. "Jack! Behind you!" Pippia screamed as she ran forward from behind the wall and behind Jack- as to protect him.

Jack stayed turned away from the man, unable hear Pippia's desperate cries of warning or see her rushing by him. Suddenly the man rushed for the youngest child and reached for her.

"JACK! HELP!" Pippia screamed, terrified as she was grabbed and shaken violently.

"Aren't you going to help your poor sister, Jack?" The man taunted as he tightened his grip on the young girl. "Jack?"

Jack remained motionless, almost trance-like.

"So you're just gonna let me kill her as well? Claire died because of you, Jack. You're gonna let Pippia die just like her." Jack finally moved. He stood up, slowly sliding his hand over the blood covered kitchen knife and gripping it.

~Psychopathy,

don't know who I am anymore~

None of the guardians couldn't have ever prepared for what came next. Jack remained silent and had a strange look in his eyes, but the rest of the group didn't even notice due to the fact they couldn't take their eyes away from the screen.

Jack finally stood tall and straight arms hanging down, knife gripped in his hand. He stared downwards, his hair covering his eyes.

"Don't you dare say her name. Let her go, NOW!" He growled fiercely in a voice darker than even Pitch Frost's.

"You gonna try and kill me, huh boy? You don't have the guts! You're too much of a coward, just like that useless father of yours."

~iNSaNiTY,

the illusion of ignorance

Captivity,

why don't you take a chance?~

Jack turned slightly, facing sideways towards his sister's murderer. He lifted his head and faced him. The guardians couldn't even breath, the look in Jack's eyes were terrifying. His eyes were dilated and full of rage and seemed to be glowing violet; his teeth were clenched tightly, something Tooth would normally lecture him about if she weren't preoccupied being completely unnerved.

They were completely void of all joy, happiness, kindness or sympathy, all that was left was pure... Insanity was the only word to describe it. Bunny subconsciously gripped Jack's shoulder tightly.

The man froze in fear of Jack for once, shocked by the murderous look the boy possessed. He dropped Pippia, who -also in fear of Jack's new demeanor- froze.

The man finally found his voice long enough to say, "Wh-what is t-t-that lo-look for? Brat!" It didn't come out as threatening sounding as he wanted it to come out. In fact, it didn't sound threatening at all, especially to Jack himself.

"STOP IT! Stop looking at me like that!"

"I'll k-kill her!" He said as he once again reached for Pippia, who, after getting over the initial shock of her brother, sneaked away behind the wall to the living room; peeking cautiously out at the scene unfolding.

Jack slowly walked closer to the man. When he finally spoke, Jack sounded as if he was a completely different, and darker, person.

"Murderer." He whispered.

"YOU KILLED HER!" He yelled loudly as he shot forward with incredible struck the man in the center of his chest and, once the man fell ungracefully to the floor, continued with simultaneous stabs to where ever the knife landed.

After the first few stabs all the anger seemed to disappear and was replaced by pure insanity, it was now apparent to the guardians that their guardian of fun actually doing that, it wasn't their imaginations, he was smiling! Smiling with pleasure as he stabbed the man responsible for the death of his sister and father.

"Ha-haha-hahahaha" Jack began laughing as he stood over the man who single-handedly ruined his family's life forever.

Bunny managed to advert his eyes from the scene long enough to notice something strange about their Jack. It was slightly colder around them and Jack's demeanor seemed drastically off.

As Bunny took a closer look he quickly noticed the look on Jack's face. It was the same anger and insanity that was being shown currently on the screen. Bunny knew that being around this scene had to be too much for the young spirit to handle. Bunny realized he needed to do something fast before Jack was completely swallowed up by his insanity.

He grabbed jack and wrapped him tightly in his arms. "Jack! Oi Mate! It's okay, it's alright. You don't have to watch this anymore, okay? It's in the past, done! We're all here for ya now, mate. That man can't hurt ya anymore! You're safe, now."

"Jack? Can ya hear me, mate?" Bunny added, louder than before; However Jack was unable to hear the fearful call. This caught the attention of the rest of the guardians.

"Jack?" Tooth asked quietly, only to be hushed by North.

"Jack." Bunny tried again.

"Murderer..." He whispered, as if still stuck in his tragic past. "You killed her... You killed them!" He began breathing quickly.

"Dad... Claire... Claire... Claire... CLAIRE!" He screamed as angry tears flowed down his face. The wind around them picked up, dropping rapidly in temperature. Snow began forming turning the raging winds into a blizzard. If it weren't for the world around them being a memory the whole room would be covered in nearly a foot of snow and the items would be flying everywhere.

"Jack!" Bunny called out as he tightened his grip despite the cold. North held onto Tooth, protecting her from the cold while sandy created a giant sand umbrella to protect him, North and Tooth.

"Hey! Hey! It's okay." Bunnymund comforted as he rubbed a paw through the winter spirit's white hair. Soon he began screaming miserably. The screaming Jack began laughing maniacally, slipping deeper into insanity.

"Jack." Bunny whispered, he felt bad that all he could do was hold the boy close without knowing what he could do to bring him out of his current state. He knew he had to think of something before it consumed Jack.

Jack couldn't hear the desperate cries of Pippia begging him to stop as he continued his assult. However as she got close to the teen, the knife swung in her direction. It was obvious to her that he could no longer tell who or what he was swinging at, nor did he care at the moment.

Sandy, Tooth and North all watched helplessly at the scenes before them; Two Jacks were falling into insanity thanks to one man. Pippia desperately tried to get through to Jack while Bunnymund did the same with their Jack. Bunny and Jack stood near the entrance, Jack struggling to escape the strong grasp, his Sheppard's crook abandoned on the floor; Pippia was still sitting in the corner with her Jack inching closer by the moment.

~Captivity,

try to stop it from

corrupting

my heart

Why wont anyone

Notice the torment

This madness is causing~

Pippia barely managed to dodge the swing by falling backwards, "Jack! It's me! Please stop!" She cried out. She could tell that her brother was quickly fading away and desperately wanted to bring him back. And as much as she wanted to break down screaming and crying she knew she had to wait until she got Jack back. She couldn't lose another family member because of that man.

~Terror of my own
Self-conscious Minds
Persecution
I wont survive like this~

As the boy stood tall above here she shouted the only thing she could think to say, "Please Jack I believe in you! I need you, please come back!" Jack froze in place. The light seemed to slowly refill his eyes and it made Pippia relieved, despite the extreme sadness that came with it.

It seemed that Jack had heard his sister's words as well because he slowly began to calm down slightly and stopped struggling against Bunny. This earned a relieved sigh from Tooth and North. Sandy let out a silent sigh of relief but remained on guard.

"Pi...pia?" He mumbled confusedly. Bunny felt himself relax as well, however he didn't loosen his hold.

~Sanity, the light is peeking through the darkness
Purity, cant feel anymore of the stress

The light slowly began fading when he noticed the blood on Pippia and then the two bodies behind him. "No." He breathed helplessly.

"Pippia!" Jack said when realized something. "No Pippia's gone! Claire is dead! Mom and dad! I'm alone... I'm alone again!" He became more and more frantic. "AAH!" He screamed once again, struggling against Bunny more forcefully than before. Jack sent a blast of strong winds and snow everywhere.

~Sanity, Its already fading away

Cruelty,

there's things controlling me~

Jack was now on top of the frightened Pippia, knife raised high and grinning.

Jack was seconds away from breaking free of Bunny's grasp. "Let me go!" He yelled, sounding less and less like the guardian of fun they knew. "Just let me die!" He screamed, sending chills down every guardian's spine.

"Jack!" She cried. "Please give me back my Jack! My Jack would never hurt me! Where is he now?" It looked as though he wasn't phased by her words, however once he began bringing down the weapon he suddenly stopped. Pippia could see the genuine shock and disgust in his face violently to the side, far away from them. He then fell backwards, rushing as far away from his beloved sister as possible.

"Oh- What did I-?" He rambled. "No! I didn't- I would never-" He began hyperventilating out of pure shock of his actions. "How could I- I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please forgive me-" He curled into a ball on the floor pushed tightly against the wall.

Bunny for once let go of the winter spirit with one hand, which he used to slap the young boy out of fear of what he said.

"Jack, mate! You're not alone! You have us. You have Tooth and North and Sandy! You have me, mate. I know this hurts but you have to come back to us. Just focus on my voice and nothing else. You never have to be alone again mate. You have my word." He wrapped the boy in a hug he hoped got through to his frostbite.

Thankfully, Jack eventually began to calm down, his desperate struggles ceasing. Jack slowly raised his head to look Bunnymund in the eyes, the rage and insanity washing away. It soon became replaced with overwhelming sadness, so much that it made bunny want to cry with him.

"Bunny?" He barely whispered.

'How could something like this have happened to him of all people?' Bunny wondered. 'He was- No! He is the most caring person I know. He never would have hurt anyone for any reason. However, that man!' He glared at the man lying lifelessly on the floor. 'He hurt our Jack... My Jack! It's all his fault Jack had to suffer. To fear himself. To become something he should never have had to be. He should consider himself lucky that I can't get my paws on him.'

The memory was now passed the violence, which ended with Pippia doing the exact thing Bunny had done for their Jack. They were sitting on the floor, both covered in red liquid. Both Jacks were sobbing painfully now. Crying out in sadness and heartache. Crying out of fear of what had happened. And most of all, fear of himself and what he had done. And both Jacks were being something he had needed for a very long time... Comforted, protected, and most of all... Loved.

Due to the events MiM decided it was best to give Jack and the guardians some time to cope before progressing with his memories.

Now you know one of his darkest memories. What will you do, guardians? Do you wish to continue or do you fear him too much to continue?"

Jack felt himself tense up and his breath caught. Would they just leave him now that they knew? Would they fear him enough to just throw him away and abandon him?

"That's a dumb question!" Bunny snapped still ticked at MiM. He then remembered who he was talking to and paused in awkwardness for a moment.

"Um, uhh. Sorry- Look, we've been with Jack for this long, we are not abandoning him for something that he was pushed into doing over three hundred years ago! We care about Frostbite too much to let something like that push us away. Jack will always be one of us no matter what happened in the past! And no matter what he may do in the future because we will bring him back no matter how many times he falls." Bunny finished. Tooth and North nodded and agreed loudly while Sandy nodded.

Jack seemed genially surprised that they could stand up for him after what had happened, he had expected them to look at him in disgust, want to lock him away. Anything to punish him away, but instead they chose to protect him.

"Yeah," North agreed." Ve all love Jack, he's family! And what happened was not Jack's fault! anyone would go mad after something like that happened. Besides he was protecting his family. And his self! And most importantly he brought himself back, he did that for his family." Toothina and Sandy both agreed in their own ways.

Jack couldn't hold it anymore. He broke into sobs and choked out, "Why?! Why would you defend me? I killed a living person, a human! And you're all defending me! Why?" He pounded his fists on Bunny, though not hard enough to hurt the Bunny.

"I knew you would hate me if you ever found out! So why don't you?" He gripped Bunny's fur, Jack waited for someone to speak, when Bunny placed a paw on his snow white hair. "I couldn't save her! I couldn't save Claire! Or my dad! Why do I deserve to be a guardian when I couldn't even protect them!?"

"None of that matters, mate. If it weren't for ya, millions of innocent kids would be trapped in nightmares forever, and we wouldn't be here right now. Look, we all get caught up in our emotions sometimes, but what's important is that you saved your mother and your kid sister. You stopped yerself from hurtin' her. And most of all you're here now, you can make up for the past by living for those who care about you, both past and present." Jack loosened his grip, to Bunny's relief, and hugged Bunny now.

"I'm sorry. Thanks, Bunny." Jack whispered.

"It is now time to reveal Jack's final moments as a human." MiM informed. As it played random scenes Mim narrated. "It has been two years since the tragic death of Claire. Things never quite really went back to normal, however that didn't stop Jack from trying to make everything better somehow. He returned to his childish- yet protective nature, mostly afraid of who he could become again if he didn't. He spent everyday tending to his ill mother while playing and goofing off with his sister, though he could never truly get over that night he spent any free time plotting a new pranks to pull on the townsfolk."

"Heh heh." Bunny chuckled.

"Vat sounds just like our Jack!" North howled. A voice then drew in everyone's attention.

(BecktheProgram's part)

"Merry Christmas, Jack!" Pippia cheered happily as she bounced on the sleeping Jack.

"Oof!" Jack groaned playfully. "I'm up! I'm up!" He chuckled as he sat up, only to silently gasp when he mistaken Pippia for Claire. A quick flash of memories played in his mind until Pippia's worried voice snapped him back to reality.

"Are you okay, Jack?" She asked.

"Yeah! Yeah! I was just thinking of some new pranks to pull today. It is Christmas after all." Pippia looked as if she didn't buy his lie, however she didn't push him.

"Anyway, come on! Santa brought us presents!" She leaped off the bed and raced to the door. "Hurry up!" She called.

"Alright! Hold on, I'm coming." He chuckled as he got out of bed and reached into his dresser for a shirt. He pulled out a white long-sleeve v-neck and put it on. He proceeded to follow his little sister downstairs where they were met by their mother who was sitting on the couch facing the christmas tree.

"Merry Christmas, mom!" The children greeted.

"Merry Christmas." She answered.

Pippia cheered happily as she ran to the presents.

"Ehh! Look Jack. There's some for you too!"

"Hey, why'd you say that like you're shocked?" He feigned hurt and gave a crooked grin.

"Hahahaha." She laughed. "Can we open them now?" Pippia asked, eyeing her mother who just nodded.

By the time the two finished opening their presents they had a stack of wrapping paper piled in the room while toys and gifts scattered around, Mrs. Frost had exciteded the living room to prepare breakfast. Pippia had gotten two old-fashioned dolls, a make-up kit and a pair of ice skates. Jack had received a book on hunting and gathering, and a pair of shoes (which Jack had turned a nose to in disgust) as well as some items he knew would be great to play pranks with.

Pippia then looked up to Jack, longing in her eyes.

"Hey Jack can we skate today?" Pippia said. "I guess. Kaile said the ice should be thick enough today since she just went yesterday and it was almost completely frozen through." Jack grinned.

"Yeah lets go. But first you gotta ask mom." She nodded and bounded off. After a bit she returned a large pair of skates in on hand a smaller pair in the other. "Mom said yes and to give you Daddy's old skates since you outgrew your old ones." Jack took the skates and slung them over his shoulder. The two began heading out. "Be safe!" Their mom warned. "And be back before breakfast gets cold. It'll be done in an hour." Jack giggled. "We will." Jack turned around, laughing and ready to have some fun. "Also don't forget we're visiting your sister and father later on today." She added. Jack paused for a second and swallowed a lump in his throat. "Okay, mom."

It didn't take long for Jack to return to normal. The two reached the edge of the lake and began putting on their skates.

"I'm gonna make a big snowman after we skate." His sister giggled. "Mine'll be bigger!" Jack teased. "Nuh-uhn!" His sister said. As they reached the lake. The two put on their skates and slid on the ice the sun rising in the sky. Soon Jack took his skates off as they were ill-fitting and having his feet covered felt just wrong. His sister skated towards him when cracking sound echoed through their laughter. Pippia stopped dead in her tracks and looked down slowly. Jack winced when he noticed a bunch of tiny cracks forming under his sister. She stared at Jack, fear screaming in her eyes. "Jack, I'm scared!"

"Jack I'm scared!" her young voice echoed in Jack's mind. "I know, I know." The human Jack took a step forward and regretted it the ice cracking under his bare feet. "Your gonna, you're gonna fine." He reached out his hands. "Uh...We're gonna have a little fun instead. Fun being the default for Jack, either Jack. "No were not!" "Would I trick you?" "Yes! You always play tricks!"

She cried. "Well not- not- not this time. I promise your gonna be...your gonna be alright. Believe in me." She nodded. "Lets play hopscotch! Like we do everyday. Its as easy as one..." He barely jumped and the ice groaned. He hid his fear by pretending to almost fall his sister giggled. "Two... Three!" Jack reached his staff. "Your turn!" She shivered. "One..." She took a baby step. "Two, three!" Human Jack hooked his sister with the staff slinging her to safety the momentum pushing him where she was. The ice gave a final crack and Jack fell into the freezing water. Jacks last thought? "Wow the moons so big and bright today." Darkness then engulfed the memory.

Again, I would like to apologize for the violence in this chapter, and I have no intention of scaring the crap out of anybody, I just watch way to much anime and my imagination... Well you can kindda tell. This was the worst of it for his human memories, so the rest should not be as bad as this one. Also, sorry this chapter took so long. Also I was listening to the vocaloid (English version) Insanity...

I AM CONTINUING THE STORY A LITTLE AT A TIME NOW. I will take it off of completed now