Hello, guys. I'm back! So sorry that I have not been active on this thing. College definitely kept me busy. I graduated and am taking a good vacation. A good time to get back into writing stories, but I'm a bit rusty. It has been at least a year and a half. XD Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this new fanfic I've written up. Comments are always appreciated.

Inside the warren, Aster E. Bunnymund was sitting on a stump painting a few eggs he gathered, with swift brush movement he delicately and quickly covered the plain egg with an array of colors. Below his feet were a bunch of eggs gathered together; half of them done, and another half unpainted. Easter was a couple months away, and he decided to start early as usual. His eyes focus attentively on just his eggs. He came up with numerous new designs he thought the kids would love so every detail count. Though despite his eagerness he wasn't feeling so upbeat. He had dark shades under his eyes and his eyelids fell once every few minutes. His back were arched and his head ducked.

He finished another egg and examined it before smiling. "There ya go, mate. Ain't you a beaut?"

He placed it down with the other painted eggs, which jumped with happiness. Bunny gave another yawn and stretched his back a bit. There was still a few more to go before taking a break. As he picked up another egg, his ears perked up. He sniffed the air a bit before groaning.

"Jack Frost."

Right behind Bunny came Jack, the winter spirit and guardian of fun. Its been two year since Pitch was defeated. The guardians had accepted Jack as a full guardian and they've been very thankful for his fight with the boogyman. After all, it was Jack that taught them how to interact with children since all they do was bring joy and have zero sense when it came to meeting them face to face. All the guardians had gave him a warm welcome. Bunny and Jack respected each other now, but they still have their share of arguments. Nothing unusual about that.

"Hey, cotton tails. How's it going?" Jack asked, leaning on his staff.

"Doin alright, mate." Bunny replied, his eyes not leaving his work.

The winter spirit walked to bunny's side and was glancing at the egg he was working on. He did have to admit; the rabbit did know how to paint really well. He then looked down at the finished products, all bouncing around and stuff.

"Your really good at this, kangaroo."

Bunny smirked a bit. "Thanks, frostbite. Takes a lot of time and practice to do this."

Jack nodded. He looked at bunny and suddenly was a bit worried. Bunny looked very exhausted, almost like he didn't sleep at all.

"Bunny, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, mate." Bunny blankly said.

"You sure? You look like you hadn't slept in days…"

"I said I'm fine." Said bunny, now with a hint of agitation.

"You don't seem to be. Maybe you should stop and re-"

"I SAID IM FINE!" Bunny yelled, which echoed throughout the warren.

Jack took a step back from his friend as everything went silent. Even the eggs stopped moving. The winter child knew very well not to mess with a pissed off pooka. Bunny growled a bit at Jack before realizing what he did. He looked down and placed a hand over his eyes.

"Sorry bout that."

Jack nodded slowly. "Its okay. I didn't mean to get on your bad side."

Bunny shook his head. "I know you didn't. Look, I just haven't had a good sleep."

The boy walked towards bunny again and sat next to him on the grass.

"When was the last time you had a good sleep?" Jack asked.

The pooka bit his lower lips before replying. "A year ago, before Pitch was defeated."

"Woah." Jack was shocked. "Are they nightmares? Is it Pitch's doing?"

"Yeah, they're nightmares, but he didn't bring it out. Its natural."

Jack and Bunny remained silent for a few moments while the Easter Bunny worked on the rest of his eggs. It was getting very awkward with the whole silence. Jack played with the edges of his stsff while Bunny thought about whether he should tell him or not. After a while, the pooka sighed in defeat.

"Its my people." Bunny blurted out.

"Huh?" Jack looked at his friend in confusion.

"My nightmare. It's about my people, ya know; the pookas. How they all died."

Jack frowned a bit. "Oh..."

"Yeah. I've been having countless dreams of them. Pitch was involved in the attack, and he slaughtered each and every one of them. My fellow pooka warriors, my friends, even my family."

He remembered it all too well, that day when his home planet was massacred. All those cries and screams echoed through his mind. Despite their efforts they couldn't stop the fearlings that gnawed them to death. One by one, each one fell in the hands of the once beloved Kozmotis Pitchiner, Pitch's real name and self. Bunny had faught for everything he believed in, but with no veil.

A shiver ran across Bunny's spine. "When they died, I didn't know what to do. Man in Moon appeared and healed me, as well as makin' me a full guardian. I moved ta Earth and began a new life."

Bunny paused and looked at his hand that held his brush. "Whats worse is that I always see me wife and our child dead on the floor of our old home. Both were beyond dead when I returned. I held onto their bodies, daring not to let them go. I was hoping that they were still alive…"

Jack lowered his gaze down to the floor. He never knew how much bunny had lost. It made him think about his friendship with him. How much he teased him for his eggs and job. He never knew how much his friend had suffered for a long time. Jack got up and, without thinking, wrapped his arms around bunny's neck and hugged him a bit. The guardian of hope was shocked to see Jack acting this way; All soft and for once not picking at him.

"I'm sorry for you're loss, Aster." Jack said. "I didn't know how much you've suffered. Wish there was something I could do to ease that pain."

Bunny shook his head and wrapped his arms around the child. "Nah, mate. What happen happened. I appreciate your words and sympathy though. I cant erase it, but I can try to deal with it."

The two let go and Jack placed a hand on his shoulder. "Still. You need to rest. Maybe you should ask Sandy to give you some extra dream sand."

The pooka waved his hands. "Meh, I dunno, Jack. I'll…probably consider it."

Jack chuckled a bit and looked up in the sky. Suddenly, he saw something in the sky. An array of colorful northern lights. Bunny looked up and noticed it too.

"looks like the Cossack wants us to meet." Bunny got up. "Wonder whats up?"

"Dunno, but we better hurry." Jack said as he got his staff ready.

"Hold on, mate. Why not take the tunnels? Its way faster than flyin." Bunny suggested.

"Well…okay."

"Good." Bunny smirked.

Tap, Tap…

Soon, Jack fell through the hole that opened underneath him, yelling out of surprise. Bunny laughed a bit before diving inside.

Well, I hope you liked the first chapter. I know its a bit short, but I decided not to write such long chapters. I didn't want Jack and Bunny to be all too brotherly. Maybe later on, but for now a neutral friendship. Wonder what North called them for? Find out in the next chapter. ^^