Disclaimer: I don't own Rise of the Guardians.

Jack slid down the rabbit hole and into the Warren. He had found the public entrance a while ago, and visited often. Normally, when he walked into the Warren around Easter, he saw little running eggs throwing themselves into rivers of paint and sliding down design trees. It was to be expected, and it always was the sight that greeted Jack in.

That was, until today.

As Jack strolled inside, he could hear a familiar child's voice echoing off the walls. He scrunched his eyebrows together and rode the wind inside, landing on a higher platform where he could see everything that happened below without being noticed himself. He held his staff as he looked over, until he spotted the blond child.

"Sophie...?"

She was with Bunny, and she had some of his paintbrushes in her hand. She was beaming widely and singing, hopping back and forth between Bunny and the paint river. Bunny's back was to Jack, so he couldn't see what Sophie was painting. Shrugging, he leapt down from his perch, careful not to step on any of Bunny's precious eggs as he walked towards them.

Sophie spotted him first, and her smile grew wider as she waved at him. "Sparkles!" She squealed, laughing.

Jack cringed lightly as Sophie used the nickname she had pegged on him. He smiled for her, though, flashing her his teeth, the reason for his nickname. "Hiya, Soph. How you doing?"

Bunny's body tensed at the sound of Jack's voice. Jack cocked his head to the side and continued forward, Bunny freezing more and more with every step he heard Jack took, but the winter guardian was sure that it wasn't because of his powers. Sophie giggled and clapped her hands together.

"Pretty!" she exclaimed, pointing at Bunny.

Jack bit his lip as he began to understand what was going on. He walked still closer, hoping that his prediction was true. "Bunny...?"

Jack leapt and stood behind Sophie, slapping a hand to his mouth to keep from doubling over with laughter.

"Wow, man, you are one devoted guardian."

Bunny glared up at him with his golden-yellow rimmed eyes. "Oh, rack off."

Bunny's front was completely covered in Easter egg paint. Sophie had used pink as a base, and then she used yellow to paint around Bunny's eyes and on his lips, and blue to paint his cheeks. Jack couldn't stop laughing.

"Very nice, Sophie. You did a great job!" he said enthusiastically, patting her on the back. She giggled and picked up a green brush, stumbling back towards Bunny. Jack gave Bunny a thumbs up, taking a seat on a nearby rock to watch the show.

As Sophie started to paint on Bunny again, he held up a hand, stopping her. He leaned forward to Sophie's ear, whispering. The little blond giggled and turned, teetering towards Jack with her paintbrush. Jack scooted backwards.

"Woah, Sophie, what are you doing?"

"I don't want you to miss out on all the fun, mate," Bunny said, looking a little too smug as he leaned back.

Jack held up a hand as Sophie reached out for his face with the brush. Sophie pulled back, a hurt expression on her face. Sophie's eyes welled up with tears and she blubbered hyperventilating as she began to cry.

"No, no Sophie don't cry..." Jack said.

Jack reached out for her, but she ran from him, toppling into Bunny's arms. Bunny hugged her to his chest, rocking her slightly. Jack fumbled for words, getting more and more frightened the more that Sophie cried.

"Come on, Sparkles," Bunny said, nodding at Sophie. "Make the kid happy."

Jack glared at him. "If you ever bring this up to anyone…"

"You don't say anything, neither will I."

Jack sighed and sat back down, setting his staff to the side and crossing his legs.

"Come on, Sophie. Sparkles is ready," he said, holding his arms out.

Sophie giggled, rubbing her tears off on her sleeve. She hiccuped once and stood up, dunking her brush into a river before beginning on Jack. He froze himself, not moving as the toddler worked around him. Bunny leaned back again, making suggestions and urging Sophie on.

This didn't go as Jack had expected, either. If anything, though he'd never admit it, he actually enjoyed it. They all laughed together, making the best of it. Sophie was smiling the whole time, running around to change Jack's colors to her own personal taste, also touching up Bunny every once in a while. By the end of the day, Jack felt closer to Bunny than he ever had before. By the time that Sophie's eyes were drooping, Jack and Bunny were cracking jokes and playfully shoving each other. When Sophie finally collapsed, Jack's cheeks and sides hurt from laughing so much. They watched Sophie as she slept, admiring how content she looked. As guardians, they felt uplifted from bringing joy to a child, and as comrades, they felt like brothers.

"Not bad," Jack said, giving Bunny a soft smile.

He returned the expression. "Not bad yourself."

A moment of silence passed between them before Jack fell backwards, laughing again.

"Sorry, Bunny, I can't take you seriously with all that makeup."

Bunny shoved Jack with his foot. "You're in the same boat, Sparkles."

Their laughs echoed off of the Warren's walls, and Sandy quietly flew out of his hiding spot, silently laughing as well. He snuck back out through the way that he had come and ascended into the night sky, sending out new dreams with the fresh material he had just been given.