A quick oneshot requested by Ao3 user Lebestoile: Jack is trying to comfort Jamie after watching the horror movie

Jamie curled into his pillows, trying his best to block out every noise the house made. All of his lights were still on in case a serial murderer tried to get the jump on him in the dark. He had really lucked out when Jack agreed to watch the movie with them. Part of his deal with Mommy for the movie was to put Sophie to bed since they were staying up late. She worked all day Friday, as she did every day of the week, and she usually went to sleep really early to have plenty of energy over the weekend to spend time with them.

At the time, Jamie had not thought much of the agreement. But with the movie over and the dark house waiting for them, Jamie realized what exactly that entailed: going through the house alone. Somehow Jack read his mind and came to the rescue like he always did. He offered to put Sophie to bed and then check on Jamie after.

Only, he was taking a while and Jamie was seriously starting to worry Jason got the two of them. Sophie usually did not take this long to put to bed. He had not heard any screams, so it was unlikely they were attacked, but maybe Jason got the jump on them…

His door creaked as it opened. Jamie jumped up, standing on his bed with the baseball bat he set on his nightstand just in case. Jack popped in with a smirk and his hands in the air defensively. "Don't hit! It's just me!"

Sighing in relief, Jamie collapsed back on his mattress. Blood pounded in his ears and he saw black dots in his vision from changing positions so quickly. "You scared me," he gasped, glaring at his friend.

Jack just laughed and jumped across the room to float gently next to him. "Yeah, I noticed. That movie really got you, huh?"

He shrugged and dropped his bat on the floor. "Soph's all tucked in?"

"Yup! Out like a light! Not a care in the world? For how long has she been sleeping without a nightlight?"

Again, Jamie shrugged in response. They were not too sure how long she had been unplugging it, but Mommy discovered it when Sophie slept in last week. It rather bothered Jamie. He had only recently parted with his own nightlight, and even still he would dig it out every once and a while to plug in again. If kids in school knew, he would be a laughingstock. It was nice that Jack did not think less of him

"So, do you think you're going to be able to go to sleep?" Jack's voice was only concerned, without a hint of judgment, but Jamie could not help but feel ashamed. His little sister had not even thought twice about the movie.

Jamie rolled into his pillows and buried his face. "I wish I was as brave as Sophie."

The smack to the back of his head caught Jamie off guard and he yelped as he rolled away from his attacker. "What was that for, Jack?!"

No playful smirk hid in the Guardian's eyes as he stared intensely at the boy. "You are brave Jamie Bennett. You are the bravest kid I've ever had the honor of being friends with."

"That's not saying much," Jamie mumbled, but instantly regretted it. That had been a low blow. He quickly spoke over it before Jack dwelled on it. "And I'm not brave! I can't even put my little sister-who was completely not afraid by the way!-to bed after watching a dumb movie!"

"You would have if I wasn't here." Jack easily reached across the distance Jamie had made and flicked his nose. "Besides, it's just like you said. Sophie is unafraid. That's not being brave, dummy."

"But-"

"Hey I'll flick you again if you don't like me finish."

Jamie clamped his mouth shut and protectively covered his nose. He nodded, giving Jack permission to continue. Grinning, the winter spirit picked up Jamie's bat. "It's totally reasonable to be afraid of a crazy serial killer, but you're read to fight in case he shows up. You may be afraid, but that doesn't make you any less of a person. It makes your bravery all the more important, because you're willing to push your fear aside to do what you need to.

"It's okay that you get scared of things! There's a lot of scary things in the world and sometimes they can hurt you, but only if you let fear control you and stop you from thinking. It takes a lot of bravery to look something scary in the face and not let your fear control you to stop you from doing the smart thing."

"Yeah, but, Sophie isn't afraid of anything and-"

Jack swiftly flicked Jamie's forehead since his nose was still covered. "And look at how much trouble she's been getting in lately! Jamie, you should know better than anyone there's only one thing you can defeat by not fearing it."

For a moment, Jamie was confused, but his eyes quickly lit with understanding. "Fear! Pitch! We were able to beat him because we stopped being afraid of him! And then he had no more power!"

Grinning, Jack rolled off Jamie's bed. "Exactly, kiddo. You're the one who made it possible to beat fear itself. If you can do that, you can do anything. But," he tossed the baseball bat to him. "Other things you have to overcome with means other than simply not fearing them."

Jamie finally matched Jack's grin. "Like with a bat!"

Jack laughed and hugged the boy goodbye. Before flying out into the night, Jack turned a crooked grin to his friend. "Anyways, Jamie, you're crazy if you think there is any way some crazy hockey masked killer could ever get in this house to hurt the Guardians' favorite believers."

Even with Jack gone, Jamie felt safe. He could not help smiling as he closed his windows. He even turned off his lights and did not have to race back to bed. Jamie Bennett defeated the Nightmare King. Sure, he still got scared sometimes, but he was braver for it. Jack Frost told him so.

As always thank you for your lovely reviewers and thank you for continuing to stick with me! This has turned into so much more than I planned. A wild plot appeared out of nowhere and I love it! The next chapter might end up a bit longer than the others have been so far, so bear with me as I get to writing it!