Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians. Just this story.

(Intro)

I remember when we used to laugh.

And now I wish those nights would last.

Jack had his hand against the glass window of the first floor, peering inside to see if there was any movement in the house. He frowned some and flew up to the upstairs bedroom. He lightly rapped his knuckles against the window.

"Jamie?"

His frown deepened as there was no response.

He knocked a littler harder.

"Jamie!"

Sure, the now eighteen year-old kid had a busy schedule now that he had just graduated high school and was heading to college, but the kid wouldn't just forget his best friend, now would he? It was winter break and Jack wanted to hear all about what Jamie had been up to. It had been so long since he had heard Jamie's voice. He missed it.

"Jamie!"

The light inside the room was suddenly switched on, blinding Jack for a moment. He immediately grinned as he saw his friend. The kid hadn't forgotten him, he scolded himself. Jack tapped the window with his staff.

"About time you showed up," he teased.

But Jamie wasn't even looking at the window. He was busying himself with a few boxes that were sitting just outside his bedroom door.

"Hey, Jamie?" Jack called out again, tapping the window again. "I could help with those boxes, if you, you know... let me in?"

Jamie still gave Jack no attention. "Hey, Sophie. Would you stop that tapping noise?"

Jack's eyes widened slightly. That tapping noise?

Jamie wasn't... wasn't referring to him as just a noise, was he?

Jack shook his head.

No, no, no. He was just distracted. Jamie wouldn't... Jamie wouldn't forget him. There was no way he'd forget... and stop believing.

"Haha, very funny, Jamie. It's me, Jack. So cut it out and let me in!" the Guardian of Fun demanded.

"Sophie!" Jamie called out crossly.

"What?" his sister responded just as crossly as she popped out of her bedroom.

"Stop making that noise!"

"What noise?" she asked genuinely confused.

"Don't act like that," Jamie scolded his preteen sister. "You know what I mean. That, that tapping noise. It sounded like you were trying to play the piano on your window or something."

Sophie cocked her head before glancing at Jamie's window.

Jack made a slight wave to her. Maybe she could get Jamie to realize he was there?

Sophie raised an eyebrow then glanced at her brother. "Have you taken a look at your window?"

"Why would my window be making tapping noises?!"

Sophie stared at her brother in shock. "Why? It's Jack!" she pointed at the patient Guardian hovering by the window.

Jamie turned toward his window and frowned. "Jack? I don't see anyone."

Jack's blue eyes widened in shock.

"J-Jamie?" he whispered as he put a hand toward his heart as if in attempt to keep it from breaking. This, this couldn't be happening!

Sophie's eyes were just as wide.

"Jamie... You don't see him?"

He gave his sister a bewildered look. "Who am I suppose to see? There's no one out there," he gestured toward the frozen Jack. "Who would be outside my window at this time of night anyways?"

"Jamie Bennett! I can't believe you."

"What?" her brother asked sharply, annoyed with his little sister.

"You..." she poked his chest hard. "You don't believe in Jack Frost anymore... do you?"

She looked up at him a bit hopefully. Maybe he still did, deep down, and just needed to be shaken out of it. She glanced at Jack. He didn't look too good. Still shocked, no doubt. She'd fix things in a moment.

Jamie laughed. "Jack Frost? That old fairytale?"

Sophie's hope shattered along with the broken pieces of Jack's fragile heart.

"Silly Sophie," Jamie chuckled as he ruffled her hair. "Aren't you getting a bit old for that childish stuff?"

"Ch-childish?!" she asked in disbelief.

Jamie sighed some. "Come on, Sophie. You're going to thirteen soon. It's time you grew up."

Sophie stared at her brother. She had no words to say to him to anymore...

"Goodbye. Jamie," she whispered before slamming his door behind her.

And that's when her tears started flowing.

It had been about an hour of sniffling before Sophie finally pulled herself together and made her way down the stairs. She hesitated some as she opened the kitchen door. Would the wintery guardian still be there?

"J-Jack?"

"Yeah, I'm here, Sophie..."

"Jack!" Sophie said surprised yet grateful to find him perched on his staff staring upward towards Jamie's room.

She shifted a bit uneasily. "Um... you wanna come in?"

Jack gave her a small sad smile. "Sure."

It was an awkward silent few minutes as Sophie let Jack sit at the kitchen table and poured some warm tea for the two of them. Jack probably wouldn't touch the tea. His preference was hot cocoa, but they were out.

"So..." Sophie started out slowly, stirring her tea at the same time. She glanced over at Jack only to be faced with a dazed look. He wasn't even seeing her at the moment.

She sighed softly. She was a poor substitute for her brother and she knew it.

"Jack." She nudged him some in hopes of getting his attention. "Jack."

He blinked slowly, finally focusing on Sophie. "Huh, what?"

She shook her head slightly. "Oh Jamie... what have you done?"

"Want to go up to the game room?"

Jack's eyes brightened for a moment then dimmed as he remembered that Jamie wouldn't be there. "I-I guess," he murmured.

Sophie pursed her lips some but took the Guardian of Fun's cold hand to lead him to the gameroom.

It was a medium sized room with a couch on one side with a tv in front of it and a ping pong table and the opposite side of the room.

Jack smiled sadly as he gazed at the rather dusty room. It hadn't been used since Jamie left for college. Sophie never went in as a sign of respect for her brother and Jack. It was their secret place. But not so much anymore. Jack sighed softly as he plopped down on the couch and pulled up his knees tightly against his chest.

Losing believers wasn't strange or new to him. But this was different... Jamie had been his very first believer. The two had created such a special bond. Jack had promised he'd always be there for Jamie and the latter had promised to always believe in him. What went wrong? Jack had kept his side of the promise... so why wasn't Jamie keeping his?

He sobbed silently, hiding his face in his knees.

Sophie watched the guardian sadly. It hurt her to see the fun-loving guardian so depressed. But losing a friend like this had to be hard on his child-like self. If only there was something she could do... but there really wasn't anything that would comfort the winter spirit. All she could was sit quietly at the feet of the couch and be there for him.

Author's Note:Well as you can probably guess this story was inspired by the song "Those Nights" by Skillet. I just felt the song fit so well. X3 I hope you guys will enjoy the rest of this story/series of drablets! :3 Later!