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To Be Free

Jamie had been visited By Jack every year since they had met that fateful night. And he loved Speaking with his Immortal big brother. One Year Jack Came to him a few nights before Christmas and gave him a Pan Flute that he had found abandoned in a tree fort on of all things A FLOTING ISLAND!

Immediately Jamie asked every question his little twelve year old mind could think of about the island. He then remembered an old story that he'd read once about a place where lost or abused children were spirited away to. He began to wonder if that was the place.

When He asked for more information Jack said he couldn't tell him everything because one side of the Island was wrapped in a perpetual spring like barrier That wouldn't let him through without weakening him to where he could barely stand. "It was Powerful Magic Jamie, but as I stumbled around trying to get back to the winter side I picked up that Pan Flute and thought it Might make a good souvenir for you. "

After that night Jamie became obsessed with the Pan Flute and practiced it every day, He also became obsessed With flight for the sake of finding the Island Jack told him about and began to beg for Skydiving lessons,, from his parents. They Finally agreed on the condition that he stop skipping school or attempting it. In truth he only did it because he wanted to be free, like Jack was, from ageing and the birds were from gravity. "I want to be free!"

He thought and as his thirteenth year rolled around he noticed he was getting older, his voice becoming slightly more mature. When Jack visited that year Jamie told him all about the pranks at school, the skydiving lessons, he even began to play a soft haunting melody that amazed Jack it was both soothing, and magical. Then he said something that unnerved Jack a tad. "Jack I don't want to grow up, I'm not afraid of dying, and that sort of thing I just want to be free! How do I become Free like you?" Jack stared at Jamie for a long while and said nothing then said, in his mind at least, The smart thing he could say. "I Don't Know Jamie."

Another year Came and went. As Jamie turned fourteen and his voice and body mature Just a bit more, He started to be interested in girls especially the one whom he took skydiving with, Winry Avis, She literally took his breath away! It was also sort of obvious that she Liked him too. And When Jack came for a visit that year Jamie litter fluttered about the room with Tales of Skydiving with Winry and Playing on His Pan Flute for Winry, and Pranking bullies at school to the point of scaring them for life Just to see Winry's smile.

After hearing all of the Winry this and Winry that, Jack smiled and said "I'm Just glad to hear you are okay with growing up now." Jamie went silent and looked at the floor."No, I still Don't want to grow up, I Just want Winry to live a happy life and be free." after that the conversation went on to other things, but Jack could tell Jamie was still uncomfortable.

Before he left Jamie spoke "Jack as I get older always remember who I am right now even if I forget Remember for me the Boy Who wanted to be Free and Touch the Sky, Promise?" Jack Nodded and said "I Promise little brother". As summer approached Jack found himself at North's workshop Fussing at the Elder Immortal about making Jamies Finale Christmas The best he's ever had.

North eventually dropped every thing he had been working on and made his way over to the list center "Alright, alright I'll check list again to make sure everything is good."

Jack huffed, "Not Just Good, GREAT!" as North began to check his list twice he Froze, and not because of Jack, it was what he was looking at. He looked up at Jack with a horrified look on his Face,

"Jack, tell me, do you know why the song goes, Checking it Twice?" Jack crossed his arms and rolled his eyes "Yeah, -Going to find out if your Naught or nic-"

He was cut off by North "NO! That is just a tender lie made up to shield them from true reason." Jack hovered over to North.

"What's the real reason North?" North pointed at e where Jamie's name was flickering blurring and before it Changed into a new name that took its Place before Vanishing altogether as well, that read Pietro Skywise Pan.

North spoke softly "Jack, there is no easy way to say this, but soon within an hour or so, Jamie will no longer be of the Mortal world."

And Jack was gone, flying faster than he ever had in his life as he neared were the Jamie Had told him his Skydiving lesson were he heard sobbing he spotted a girl who was holding Jamie's Pan Flute she looked up and saw Jack.

"Are-are you Jack F-Frost, the one Jamie always talked about? " Jack Guessing she could see him because of the Flute nodded and asked "Where-where is his body?" She let out another sob and pointed to a lifeless Jamie who had died on impact.

"My uncle had a heart attack mid-flight and the plane took a nose dive." She pointed to the burning debris of the crashed plane,"He stayed so calm even though I was scared, got me fasted in before fasting himself as well. But his was faulty , he must have known too because I didn't even see him try to deploy it."

As Winrys tears fell onto the Flute it began to glow sky blue. This caused her to stop and look at it with wonder as it lifted free from her hands and began to play a joyful melody as it hovered over Jamie's body then it to rose into the air and bathed him in the Sky blueish pale aqua light then slowly lowered his body back to the ground Both Jack and Winry made their way over to where Jamies body had rested to the earth. But the sight that met their eye's did not look like the Jamie they knew. His Brown Hair was now a brilliant shade of deep oranges and vibrant Reds ,his cloths contested of a pair of Army Cargo pants that had changed from white and grey to dark and light greens and a pale green sleeveless zip up hoodie. As they looked him over he suddenly stirred and and his eyes which were now a mix light green and Neon green snapped open as he sat strait up and shouted at both of them "Happy birthday!" He then proceeded to pick up the undeployed parachute "flew" over to where the burning plane was a tossed it in. Pulled out his pan flute as he Floated over to where Winry stood shocked staring at him, and began to play a bewitching melody. Slowly her eyes glazed over and she imedetly passed out cold.

"That should tie up any lose ends" he said then knelt down to her sleeping form and whispered "You'll see me in your brightest dreams and when the daylight fades" He looked over at where Jack was standing "Yo, big bro, Can you show me that Island now?" Jack just smiled , and answered "Sure Jamie, I guess I finally have a 'permanent younger brother." The Red head smiled while looking up at the moon and said "Yup, but That's not my name anymore, It's Pietro Pan or Peter if you like, and I'm finally Free!"

Well what do you think, should I do a follow up story?