After an agonising wait of two days Hiccup awoke with a start, scaring the life out of a sleeping Jack draped over the side of Hiccup's bed.

"Where am I?" Hiccup said, backing up against the headboard.

"It's okay you're safe. We took you to the North Pole where you could be protected. We aren't letting Pitch get a hold of you again." Hiccup visibly relaxed, slumping back into the soft mattress.

A silence fell upon the two, but not one filled with awkwardness. More of a familiarity. 

Jack, forever a chatter box, was the first to break the silence.

"What do you remember about me?" Jack's icy blue eyes were full of curiosity. He waited patiently for an answer, but when it didn't come he scooted closer to Hiccup and picked up his hand. "I promise I won't hate you for the lies you were fed. I just want to know what parts of your memory I need to fix."

Hiccup took a deep breath and gazed deep into Jack's eyes. "I remember the lake, the night I was going to...the last time we saw each other. We were ice skating and you...you pushed into the middle. We were too busy laughing to notice the ice crack. When I fell in you didn't help me, in fact you laughed harder. My skates weighed me down and I couldn't swim back up and...and..." Hiccup broke of into choked sobs and was instantly scooped into a warm embrace.

"I would never leave you to die Hiccup. As soon as I saw you had fallen I tried to grab your hand. But you were to deep. My biggest regret is not diving in to grab you. I loved you so much, I still love you." Jack stroked his hand through Hiccup's hair in an attempt to calm him down. After a while it worked. Hiccup sat up wearing a slightly dazed expression.

"Hiccup?" Hiccup's eyes cleared, looking brighter than they were a second ago.

"Jack you did it." Hiccup cried. It took a while for the pieces to click for Jack, so Hiccup explained. "remember I said Pitch fiddled with my memories. Well when he did that he embedded dark magic in my brain to prevent me from remembering. With your kindness and love, you broke his spell."

"Does this mean you-"

Hiccup cut him of with a small peck on the lips. When he drew back he giggled at Jack's shocked expression.

"Yes. I remember everything." Jack very nearly burst into tears and he pulled Hiccup in for a second, more passionate kiss. The parted enough for them to catch their breath, resting their foreheads against one another as they did so.

"I am never leaving you ever again." Jack laughed lightly whilst intertwining their hands together. Hiccup laughed as well, shifting so his head rest on Jack's shoulder. They stayed like that for a while, just revelling in each other's presence.

(Meanwhile on the moon...)

Manny's body shook as the final piece of his spell wore of. Pitch growled in frustration, heading back to the shadows to face his foe once more. He was stopped briefly by a cold hand.

"I'm sorry old friend. You are on your own now."

Pitch nodded sharply, not bothering to hide his anger. His last resort had failed him. But he must finish what he started.

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so it is decided that this is the penultimate chapter. The next one is gonna be a long boi, but it will be worth it trust me. Thank you for sticking with this book ad its weird ass update schedule it means the world :)