Jacks bright blue eyes stared at me intensely, he'd only been standing on the white plane for a couple of seconds before he was in front of me.

"I-is this real?" There was a gleam behind his eyes and I tried not to cringe, I was the cause of his sadness and pain.

I nodded and slowly reached for him. His hands were balled into fists and were shaking. His flesh was cool to the touch.

"You never told me about Pitch," Jacks voice sounded so broken. I suddenly wondered if this was the same Jack, or was it the dream Jack Frost?

No, Pitch was gone now. This was the left over product of Jack – an immortal who loved a human. A human who could die and move on while Jack never could.

"I-I couldn't. I didn't want you to know I was in love with you." This was the truth –well, part of it. I just couldn't bear the thought of Jack being the object of Pitch's wicked mind.

"But if you had just said something, all of this would have been avoided!" There was moisture in those blue eyes as if invisible tears were there.

"Jack, do you really want to do this now?" I didn't mean to sound frustrated. But I was, and I was aware of the time limit and how fast the seconds were ticking down.

"I'm sorry, you have no idea how sorry I am," I grabbed both of his hands and pulled him towards me. Jack was looking at the ground and breathing heavily.

"Hiccup, how can I just pretend none of this happened? You're – You're dead," Jack choked the last word out and I winced. Those blue eyes lifted to meet my own and I couldn't ignore the pain behind them.

No. Please don't do this, I begged mentally.

I needed to fix this.

Taking a deep breath I decided to keep my promise and protect him. It took every ounce of my being to not break down that wall I built. I was not going to let Jack know this was the end. I needed to keep my emotions under control and for once, I needed to try and protect him.

"You think so?" I glanced up nervously up at him. His blue eyes were searching mine – and I hoped they couldn't find the truth.

"I'm still alive Jack."

My lie was barley a whisper; I couldn't keep the shakiness out of my voice. But, for the first time in I don't know how long I took Jack Frost's breath away. His mouth went slack for a fraction of a second before a hopeful smile pulled at his lips. His blue eyes lit up suddenly in the way I remembered and loved.

"R-really?" he whispered and I nodded, smiling too. I didn't realize actually how happy I was to see him light up at this revelation.

Even though what I was saying wasn't true.

"Yes! Jack, I'm still alive!" I grew more excited – it was disgusting. I felt so happy for him – as if there was a glimmer of hope that what I was saying was true. That when this was all over, I would be alive – in probably a whole lot of pain – but I would be there and so would Jack.

And we wouldn't have to forget.

Time was up – this was it. The last minute I had with Jack Frost.

There was one thing I needed to know before this was all over.

"Jack, please tell me. When I see you again, will you still love me?" I brought those soft hands up to my lips and kissed his knuckles slowly.

"Of course! I never want you out of my hold again."

There was an urgency and protective tone behind his voice and I smiled again. Jack freed his hands from mine and they were suddenly on either side of my face, tipping my chin up and forcing me to look at him.

"I'll never forget you Hiccup. You're my world, my love." He breathed and for the first time since – well I couldn't really remember, Jack kissed me.

He leaned into me and the kiss was soft before it grew in passion. Our mouths moved together. I decided to pour all my love, pain, guilt and hurt into that kiss. It was the only way I knew how to somehow silently convey to Jack that I was lying, and this was good-bye. And when the kiss was over we both pulled away breathless.

My head was spinning, I don't know how but I was suddenly acutely aware that we had only a couple more seconds left.

"Jack, I'll see you soon," I felt a broken smile play at my lips and lightly cupped his face in my hand. He leaned into my touch and glanced at me, those blue jewels were content and bright.

My world was literally shattering. The last couple of seconds with Jack and I couldn't break now. Not now.

"I'll always remember that day we met in the sky," Jack smiled to himself as he pulled me towards his body, embracing me. I was shaking and was aware that I was heaving – trying to control my damn emotions.

I couldn't though. Tears found a way out, I choked back a sob. Jack hasn't noticed, but I'm falling apart right in his arms. The pieces of my heart were throbbing.

Close your eyes, I coach myself.

Count to ten, it'll all be over.

I repeat these words in my head that's now spinning. Jacks cool touch is the only harsh reminder of what I'm doing. This feeling was overwhelming – it was unlike anything I've ever felt. As if all those emotions of hurt were heightened. As if I was absorbing all of Jack's pain as well – pain he didn't need to feel. He deserved much more.

I can hardly breathe. But feeling him here with me numbed some of the unbearable pain that was shooting through my now stone cold body.

I miss you; I say mentally and am now fully aware of the seconds left. I love you.

3.

2.

1.

Goodbye.

~.~.~.~.~ 5 YEARS LATER ~.~.~.~.~

I was flying. It's what I normally do during the day and besides I didn't want to waste the skill of bending air. It was exhilarating!

I moved skillfully through the clouds, and just before I was about to shoot downward towards the earth again, something broke through the coverage.

It was huge! And black, with large wings.

Dragon, my mind cued. This part of the world was full of them.

I noticed a strange red tail piece on the beast and then I saw something on its back.

Or someone.

A dragon rider!

Intrigued, I flew closer to the dragon and as I did, he broke through the clouds and spiraled down towards the ocean below.

I followed, hollering as the butterflies rose and fell in the pit of my stomach from the force and adrenaline.

They were in mid air now before the rider did something I've never seen before.

He leaned to the side and fell off the dragon.

"Whoa!" I yelled and followed the two of them to but to my surprise, the dragon rider opened his arms and his jacket was a makeshift of dragon wings.

He was soaring!

I flew around them, unable to contain my excitement. It was as if I was actually flying with someone!

But before I knew it, there was a small island they landed on. The rider didn't land as gracefully as I thought he should have, but he seemed unharmed when I got there.

As soon as I landed, the dragon's ears picked up and he looked right at me. This wasn't unusual, I found that most animals could sense my presence – they often didn't like it though and became quite aggressive.

But he was different. The black dragon stared at me with wide green eyes and somewhere in the back of my head I knew I've seen them somewhere before.

I was in a trance, looking into those suddenly all knowing green eyes.

"Who are you?" I breathed.

"Toothless?" the masked rider brought his dragon out of his mesmerized state. Toothless looked pointedly at the spot I was standing in and back to his rider.

I chuckled darkly, "nice try, lizard, he can't see me." Now things were just getting weird and uncomfortable. Humans have never seen me – not ever! I've seen this before too, the animal can see me and even though I pray and pray that when it gets the masers attention, they still never see me. And I can't help but remember my first encounter with the moon, it was his fault. Damn guy!

Anger rose in the pit of my stomach, clutching my staff I rolled my eyes and turned to leave. I wasn't sticking around for anymore disappointment.

"Wait!"

Stopping in my tracks, I suddenly couldn't breathe.

"Who are you?" the rider asked from behind me.

Maybe it's a fluke! It has to be, no one can see me!

Clenching my jaw, I didn't want to turn around just in case it wasn't actually me he was seeing.

But then I was compelled to, what if he is talking to me?

Slowly, I glanced over my shoulder first before fully turning to meet the other teen. The rider reached for his headgear and took it off. His brown hair was long and fell over his forehead in a messy way that highlighted his strong facial features. His jade eyes stared at me in fascination.

"You were flying in the sky, but you don't have a dragon. How'd you do that?" he breathed but I wasn't inclined on answering that.

He could see me!

There was a silence before the teen spoke again, "my names Hiccup," he stepped towards me and I had barely noticed my bodies defense was to step back – not sure what to expect. So many emotions were swirling around at once, excitement, fear, confusion, curiosity, the list goes on!

"Jack Frost," I said automatically, eyeing the boy in front of me. He wasn't quite a boy; in fact I think if I was human, he would probably be older than me. He filled out his dragon riding armor, thick chest that narrowed into his small waist and hips. The way the light his hair made it look reddish and it kind of looked crazy the way it stuck out at various angles.

"Wait, did you say your name was Hiccup?" I couldn't keep the mockery out of my voice. I raised an eyebrow at him and he flushed.

"I-It's a Viking thing!"

Chuckling, I swung my staff on my shoulder and stepped closer to him. He watched me again with fascination. I stepped towards his dragon, Toothless if I remembered right.

He gazed down at me, again those green eyes conveying some sort of hidden message. I couldn't quite figure it out, but his aura was welcoming and familiar.

I felt a smile creep across my face. Suddenly, any doubts were banished from my mind. Someone could see me! I was going to have a lot of fun with this, and I had a funny feeling that sticking around, by the looks of it, things were about to get interesting.

THE END!

Authors Notes:

This is a very bittersweet feeling for me. It's been three years and this story has honestly kept with me through some of my worst and darkest times throughout the years but also has some of my happiest time.

I hope you enjoyed the change in POV! Jack is kind of hard to write in my opinion, just something about him makes me wonder what he's really thinking. It's just easier to write Jacks personality through someone else's eyes.

I'm going to miss working with this couple, but I won't stay out of commission for long! Please review, follow and I'm looking forward to writing again!

Thank you for all the support! I never would have kept going if it wasn't for the amazing support system I have on FF.

You guys are awesome, and deserve a round of applause!

I truly hope you all enjoyed this story and don't be sad! I'm leaving the future of their relationship up to you!

All the best everyone, and I hope to see all your lovely reviews again,

Thank you all so so so much!

XoXo Cassie.