PLEASE READ: Here's my attempt at trying to write a story based on Rise of the Guardians after watching it twice (couldn't help it, the movie was amazing and the animation was breathtaking) and loving every single minute of it. I've been waiting for this movie for months after falling in love with the idea of our childhood heroes teaming up to save the world, and the fact that Santa had tattoos and the Easter Bunny was the largest thing I have ever seen. This idea actually came to me before I saw Rise of the Guardians, and after watching it I decided that, even though I am currently working on another story, I just had to post it. I have made my own OC for this story and that sort of terrifies me because I know how hard it is to like an OC after having strong feelings for the original characters in the movie. I mean I should know, I am really tough when it comes to OC's as well. There is rarely a time when I come across one that I like, and that's mostly because they all come across as too much of a 'Mary Sue', if you know what I mean. My OC doesn't appear in this chapter, but they most likely will in the next. I'm not going to reveal too much, but I just want to say that I've worked really hard on them and done all that I can to keep them from being perfect. In fact, in my opinion, they are far from it. I guess you can say that this story is also my take on a sequel to the movie, so this takes place a year after they've defeated Pitch. Sorry for the super long note, but I just really needed to get everything out there all at once so that I don't have to keep writing long and boring author's notes before each chapter. Anyways, thank you for reading, and I hope you like it:)

Disclaimer: I don't own Rise of the Guardians or any of the characters related to it. If I did, then Jack Frost would be mine and Bunnymund and I would BFF's (Bunny friends forever).

Enjoy!:D

Jack Frost has had one productive year.

Not only had he received the answers he so desperately craved for since becoming Jack Frost, but he was also inducted as the newest member of the legendary Guardians. He had defeated Pitch, the one and only Boogeyman, and had saved the world from a lifetime of fear and darkness. He had even gotten his one and only desire, one he thought he would never get. To be believed in by a child, and to be seen by them.

Yes, Jack had finally gotten what he was looking for.

His calling.

His purpose.

His reason for doing what he does and being who he is.

But, as he sat on top of the iconic Big Ben clock on New Year's Eve, Jack couldn't help but feel as if something were missing.

It was seconds away from it being mid night and Jack could already hear the crowd below counting down the seconds gleefully.

"10, 9, 8…'

What was missing exactly? Jack honestly didn't know.

"7, 6, 5…"

He should be content, shouldn't he? Now that he had gotten all that he wanted.

"4, 3…"

He was a guardian now. He knows who he was before he was Jack Frost. He even has a couple of kids believing in him, including Jamie, who Jack would hang out with time to time. He had all that he wanted and all that he needed.

"2…."

But then why did he feel so incomplete?

"HAPPPY NEW YEAR!"

Jack jumped as the Big Ben clock chimed loudly and the crowd below cheered in celebration at the start of a new year. He shook his head and flew down towards the large crowd of people, determined to try to celebrate in his own little way.

He landed between an old woman and what seemed to be her grandson. Jack smirked as the old woman cheered loudly and scooped up her grandson, spinning him around in the air and engulfing him in a hug. Despite her age and appearance though, Jack thought that her embrace looked tight enough to crush the poor boy's lungs. But the little boy did nothing but giggle in glee as he, too, hugged his grandmother back in a softer embrace. Jack couldn't help but cock his head and raise an eyebrow at this.

A sound of a squeal quickly averted his attention from the grandmother and her grandson, and instead to a father and his young daughter. The little girl squealed happily as her father lifted her off the ground and on top of his shoulders. The father laughed as he pointed towards the sky, asking the little girl to look ahead. Jack followed the father's orders and watched in awe as the sky erupted in blues, reds, and greens.

He smiled as he heard the people next to him ooing and awing at the exploding display of colorful lights above them.

The fireworks were always his favorite part, too.

He was just about to order the wind to take him back home when a certain sight caught his attention.

It was a young woman and a young man, both looking around their early twenties from what Jack can guess, in a loving embrace. The young woman's head was laid softly on the young man's shoulder, while the young man had one arm wrapped protectively around her waist and the other holding her hand. There was something about this gesture that made Jack feel odd. He wasn't sure what it was, but looking at them made him feel slightly….alone.

He shook his head as if to get rid of the thought and furrowed his eye brows in annoyance.

Jack Frost was not alone.

He had the Guardians for peep sakes!

He had North, Sandy, Bunnymund (even though they would constantly bicker and tease one another), and Tooth.

He even had Jaime and the neighborhood kids as well.

As you can see, Jack Frost was anything but alone. Especially if you count Baby Tooth and the other hundred fairies just like her.

What was he even thinking? He had lots of people! Lots and lots of friends, and buddies, and pals, and…..and that's it.

Jack frowned and looked down at the ground.

He hated how he always had to look into things a lot deeper then he should.

"Wind, take me home," he declared softly, holding on tightly to his staff as the winds elevated him straight to the sky, taking him home.

Even after becoming a Guardian, Jack was still very much the same. He was still considered mischievous, reckless, and rebellious, and still held the record for the Naughty list. But if you ask him, he wouldn't have it any other way. In fact, would any of us want dear old Jack to change?

Nonsense! That's just who he was. And no amount of time with the Guardians is ever going to change that.

On the other hand though, he had to admit that his life has changed in some way.

For instance, he was no longer a loner. Jack has been staying with North at his place(which he still can't believe, considering the number of times he's tried to break into that place before the whole Defeating-Pitch-And-Becoming-A-Guardian thing) instead of wondering around the planet without having a proper place to call home like he used to. Yeah, now he had a place to go to at the end of the day after bringing the joy of the winter season all around the world. And North had even turned into a kind of father figure for Jack. Giving him a place to stay, advice and guidance when he needs it, and even calling him out when his being either naughty or nice.

Yes, even Jack the all-time record holder for Santa's Naughty list had his nice moments. North might even argue that he's not naughty after all, just too curious and mischievous for his own good. But look past the teasing, the sarcasm, and his reckless nature, and you'll see that the coldest boy on the planet has the warmest heart in existence.

Oh yeah, how cheesy was that.

After zooming through the sky for what seemed like eternity, Jack had finally arrived at the North Pole, ready to collapse on his bed to take a well-deserved rest.

But when he entered the jolly man's residence, he realized that he was not going to be able to go to sleep anytime soon.

The workshop was filled with yetis, elves, and spirits of all kinds. There was holiday music playing loudly in the background and some of the elves were carrying platters of chicken wings, chips and dip, cheese cubes, and sugar cookies. Jack stared in awe as he noticed many of the party guests. Some of them consisting of the famous Cupid, the Leprechaun, and even the well-known Stork who is in charge of mothers and their new born babies.

While searching the crowd for any more familiar faces, Jack spotted the Guardians in the middle of the room and began to walk towards them, picking up a cheese cube along the way.

"Jack! My boy! Happy New Year!" North exclaimed enthusiastically as he pulled Jack into a powerful hug.

Jack's eyes just about fell out of their sockets at the strength of North's embrace. "Y-yeah, s-same to you big guy," Jack managed to choke out as he felt his whole body get crushed.

North chuckled and let Jack go as Tooth appeared and zoomed close to his face.

"Happy New Year, Jack! Aren't you excited? New year, new promises!" Tooth cried happily as her wings flapped rapidly. Baby tooth and three other fairies squeaked in agreement and excitement as they floated on Tooth's shoulders.

Jack chuckled and nodded. "Yeah, I guess that's a way of looking at it," he said as he leaned on his staff.

The little fairies sighed in adoration as Tooth proceeded to calm them down. But even Jack had noticed the shade of pink flushing her own cheeks. He shook his head as he chuckled once again and made his way towards the plump man made out of golden sand. "Hey Sandy, how's your New Year coming along?"

Sandy grinned as he gave Jack a thumbs up.

Jack smiled and nodded his head. "Good. That's nice to hea-I mean, know, buddy." Jack laughed as Sandy rolled his eyes at his lame joke.

Yeah it was lame, but hey, a joke is a joke.

And let's face it, he just couldn't help himself.

"Surprised you didn't make a 'dramatic entrance' like you said you would, Frostbite."

Jack turned around and smirked as he came face to face with the legendary Pooka himself.

"And all this time Kangaroo, I thought you didn't even pay attention to me when I spoke. Nice to know you don't have the attention span of an Easter egg," Jack countered back as he leaned on his staff and smirked arrogantly.

Bunnymund rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Listen here mate, I'm just going to ignore your little comment and just wish you a Happy New Year. Can you handle that?"

Jack pushed his lower up out as he pretended to pout. "Aww, bunny, and here I was really looking forward to arguing with you. It's even one of my New Year resolutions. I plan to tease you, prank you, and annoy you to your ultimate dissatisfaction."

Bunnymund glared at the white haired teen and clenched his fist in anger. Just as he was about to walk away though, Jack spoke once again.

"But, I guess my resolution can wait till tomorrow. Happy New Year, Bunny," Jack said sincerely.

Bunnymund's eyes widened as he turned back around to face Jack. His ears perked up as he gave him a small smile. "Thanks, mate." And with that, the Easter Bunny walked away.

Jack smiled as he hoisted his staff over his shoulders. He looked around the room and watched as the many party guests chatted and gossiped about who-knows-what and who-cares-where. He was just about to go looking for the elf with the cheese platter when he felt a tap on his shoulder.

"Jack Frost! How are you? Happy New Year," Cupid said as he gave Jack a bright smile.

Jack stared at Cupid with a bemused expression. He had no idea why the Spirit of Valentines, dressed in his signature bright pink suit with matching bow tie, was talking to him, especially since he was sure that he wasn't very fond of him after that blizzard that 'ruined his holiday' six years ago. But Jack quickly recollected himself, not wanting to give the pink, curly haired boy the satisfaction of catching Jack Frost off guard.

"Diaper boy! Haven't seen you in a while," Jack teased as he gave Cupid a sly grin.

Cupid's smile disappeared from his face immediately after hearing Jack's comment. "It's Cupid, Jackson. Cupid," Cupid claimed irritably.

Jack rolled his eyes. "Whatever you say, diaper boy. Now, what have I done to cause you to actually talk to me, huh? Don't tell me you're a grudge holder like Bunny. That blizzard was a total accident," Jack said mockingly.

Cupid's face turned red from anger and annoyance, and Jack had to bite his tongue to keep from bursting with laughter at the flamboyantly dressed holiday symbol. "No, Jackson, I am…..over that little incident," Cupid claimed as he flinched. "Now, I have to say though, I am a little hurt at your accusation that I have to have a specific reason in order to come over and try to converse with you. This is a social gathering Jack, socializing is a big part of the party. But then again, I don't expect you to know that, seeming as you've never been invited to one before today."

This sentence seemed to strike a chord with Jack, because his smirk wiped right out of his face and he removed his staff from his shoulders and instead held on tightly to it.

"Oh, I am right, aren't I Jackson? Oh how fun, you're first party! How exciting! How do you feel? Happy, amazed, excited? Or maybe even a bit startled since I'm sure that you're not use to the company of so many people. Being a loner for 300 years isn't easy Jack, I don't know how you did it," Cupid stated with a smirk.

Jack's eyes grew wide at Cupids statement. After a moment of silence, Jack frowned and growled. "Listen here, cotton candy head. If you really have something important to say to me, then get on with it. But if you're just wasting my time, then I advise you to walk away before I freeze every bone in your body. Got it?"

Cupid's face paled at the winter spirit's threatening tone. He regretted teasing him in the first place and began to apologize immediately. "Please, forgive me Jack, I didn't mean to offend you. I was merely only trying to play around with you."

Jack rolled his eyes at Cupid's weak apology and began to walk away.

"Wait!" Cupid called before Jack was out of his sight.

Jack sighed and turned around, raising an eye brow at him. "Yes?"

"I just want to say that I hope you get what you're looking for this year. It'll come to you before you know it. New year, new promises, right?" and with that, the pink haired boy walked away to greet and chat with other party guests.

Jack stood frozen in place with a puzzled, wide eyed expression.

'…hope you get what you're looking for this year. It'll come to you before you know it.'

What in the world did diaper boy mean by that?

Did he know something that Jack didn't?

Jack's eyes searched all over the crowed of colorful spirits and holiday symbols, but could not find the pink haired boy.

His eyebrows furrowed as his mind once again thought back to what he had said just moments ago. He still couldn't make any sense of it.

I mean, what did he mean by saying 'what you're looking for'? From what Jack knows, he wasn't exactly looking for anything in specific.

He bit his lip as he thought back to their conversation. His mind then wondered to when he was on top of the Big Ben clock.

His eyes widened in realization as he remembered during that time pondering this unexplainable feeling of….incompleteness? He wasn't sure, but he sure felt like something was missing. Maybe that's what Cupid meant.

Jack shook his head and rolled his eyes.

Why was he even worrying about what cotton candy head had said anyway? The pink haired boy could have had too much to drink for all Jack knows and was just talking pure nonsense. Yeah, that's probably it. Nothing to strain his head about.

Just as Jack was about to retreat to his room, North stomped over to him. "Jack, leaving the party so soon? But you haven't even played pin the tail on the yeti yet!" the jolly man exclaimed.

One Yeti nearby widened his eyes in alarm as he grunted something in shock and fear.

North laughed as he slapped his leg in amusement. "Is joke, is joke! Don't worry!" he said as he laughed loudly.

Jack chuckled as the yeti rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"No, but seriously," North said as he turned his attention back to Jack. "The party has only begun Jack. I thought you to be a party animal, like Bunnymund over there," North said as he pointed to the dance floor.

"Bunnymund?" Jack asked in pure disbelief. The boy could just not imagine the serious-minded Pooka being considered a 'party animal'. But as he followed North's finger, he got all the proof he needed.

Bunnymund was on the dance floor, hoping around and dancing like there was no tomorrow. Jack laughed uncontrollably as the Easter Bunny grabbed Tooth and twirled her around rapidly, catching the Tooth Fairy off guard. But once Tooth was able to compose herself, she too danced and swayed to the music along with Bunnymund as the crowed surrounding them cheered and chanted their names.

Jack laughed and smiled widely at seeing this side of Bunnymund that he had never seen before.

He actually looked fun.

North chuckled at Jack's amused expression. He punched his shoulder lightly and gestured towards the dance floor. "Go on, I bet you have….how do you say…. awesome moves yourself," North said with a smile.

Jack chuckled and nodded.

Just as he was about to walk towards the dance floor though, a sudden power outage occurred.

Shrieks of shock and squeals of fear echoed throughout the workshop as the music stopped playing and darkness enveloped the room.

"Is okay, is okay everyone! No need to panic! Just little power outage, happens sometimes. Everything is alright," North tried to explain calmly.

Jack tried his best to adjust his eyes to the darkness, but found that he could not see a single thing. He sighed in frustration as he stayed in place, angry and annoyed at the fact that he couldn't do anything else.

"Sandy! A little help please?" North called out from beside Jack.

Jack guessed that Sandy was probably somewhere far from them, because he couldn't even see the plump little man's natural golden glow.

Suddenly, a warm glow burst through the room. Jack sighed in relief at the disappearance of the darkness and his ability to see again.

"Thank you Sandy!" North yelled happily.

Out of nowhere, the Guardian of dreams himself appeared with a troubled expression. He gestured towards himself and shook his head worriedly. He then pointed to something in back of North and Jack and urged them to look.

North and Jack both frowned and turned towards what Sandy meant.

There, in front of them, was the all famous globe.

The globe, though, was surrounded entirely by flames. The fire grew, and grew, and grew until every last bit of the globe was covered in it. North gasped as Jack's jaw dropped and his eyes widened.

"W-what's going on? What does this mean?" Jack asked in confusion.

North shook his head and continued to stare at the flaming globe. The smell of smoke began to envelop the room and Jack coughed violently. He felt himself grow weaker and weaker as the flames roared and attacked the globe.

"Jack, you're melting!" North exclaimed in shock at the white haired winter spirit.

"Huh?" Jack asked, and as he looked down he realized what North meant. Jack was covered in sweat and his normally cold, pale face began to feel warm and turn pink. He yelped in fear and confusion and backed away from the flaming globe. He coughed and panted and held onto his throat tightly as he felt it beginning to close up. Finally, he collapsed on his knees and gasped for air, although all he inhaled was more smoke.

"Jack!" North yelled out in panic as Sandy put his hands on his cheeks in shock and horror.

Suddenly, the other two guardians appeared.

"Oh, Jack, no!" Tooth yelled out as she tried to help the chocking boy.

Bunnymund quickly assisted Tooth and carried Jack with his two arms. "Come on Frostbite, just hold on a little longer," Bunnymund pleaded as he looked down at him. "Put it out, and hurry!" he ordered as he turned to North and Sandy and then quickly hopped off with Tooth and the winter spirit in his arms.

North and Sandy nodded as they turned towards the globe.

"Any water spirits here ready to show us what you got?" North asked as he and Sandy frowned at the burning globe, knowing that putting the fire out wasn't going to be the end of it.

Not going to lie, this was a total blast to write!:D Just to clear things up though, the blizzard that Jack mentions during his conversation with Cupid is actually real. It happened in 2007 and actually caused Valentines Day to be delayed until a saturday, atleast that's what I read. But besides that I don't know much about it, I just really needed a reason for Jack and Cupid to dislike each other in a way, much like Jack and Bunnymund. So sorry if I'm incorrect about any of this but my research mostly comes from the wikipedia:P I'm not quite sure when the next chapter will be out considering that I am currently working on another story, but hopefully it will be soon if I see that some people actually like this story. But, for now, I hope you enjoyed it and thank you so much for reading!:D