Chapter 1
It's three days before Easter and there was a blizzard going on in Burgess. Bunny was beyond angry and had his last straw with the Guardian of Fun. The first thing he did was go to North. Jack seemed to listen to him more. So tapping the ground twice with his foot, Bunny was soon on his way to the pole. "North!" Bunny called out as he walked to the Russian's office. He heard the said man heave a sigh before opening his door.
"Yes, Bunny? What brings you here when it so close to Easter?"
"Frost." Bunny grounded out, his ears twitching. North gave another tired sigh.
"What has Jack done now?"
"There's a blizzard going on in Burgess right now."
"So you blame Jack?" When Bunny nodded, North shook his head in disappointment. "Bunny, you do know that Jack isn't the only one who brings winter to the world right? Winter happens by itself when there isn't any help too." Bunny was shaking in anger. North always took that brat's side.
"Then let's go visit him and get the answers from him." Bunny tried. He needed to see for himself.
"Alright Bunny, let's go. To the sleigh!" Bunny scowled but complied. He wanted North to be there when Frost gloats about what he did. Bunny clung onto the sleigh for dear life as they launched into the sky. He definitely didn't like the loop-de-loops. For a vague second, Bunny wondered if Frost liked the sleigh or his tunnels more before shaking his head. Who cares what Frost thought? He made a blizzard three days before Easter; he had to pay for it. "Whoa, big blizzard."
"What did I tell you?"
"Even big for Jack." North added thoughtfully. Bunny smacked his forehead. Can't he see that Frost was the culprit in this? "Now where does Jack live?" Bunny was stumped on that one. Where did the Guardian of Fun live?
"Well, he seems to hang around here in Burgess a lot." Bunny offered as he remembered that most of the incidents from Jack had taken place here.
"Then let's look around." North said as he headed in the direction of the lake they had been on last time they were in Burgess. It made sense, Bunny thought. Frost seemed the most relaxed there. But Bunny doubted Frost would be there now, but it was something. When they got closer to the lake, with Bunny shivering and complaining, they heard a few screams. North pulled out his swords and they rushed to the screams. They found Jamie and his friends huddled under some tree roots. "Did Jack do this?" North asked gravely after they brought the kids back to Jamie's house.
"No, Jack has been sleeping the last three days!" Jamie said shocked.
"Where's he been sleeping then?" Bunny asked curiously. If Frostbite didn't do this, then who did?
"At the lake." The boy with blond hair and braces answered. This shocked North and Bunny both.
"Yeah, at first we thought he was dead, because he's so pale, but Jamie shook him awake and he was grumpy but told us he needed to rest." Pippa explained. Now that was hard to imagine. Bunny thought amused. A grumpy Guardian of Fun.
"Is he still out there?" North asked alarmed. Jamie nodded.
"The last time we saw him, he was lying on a pile of snow and when this blizzard hit, we were out there checking on him. He was still asleep."
"Well it's a good thing he can't die." Bunny said not in the least bit worried. North sent him a sharp glare as the kids looked alarmed at this. Bunny winced.
"So he'll be okay?" Cupcake asked worriedly.
"Yeah, he'll be fine. He's practically made of snow and ice." Bunny assured them, trying to make up for his slip up. It seemed to have worked.
"Right, I go get Jack. Bunny stay here. When I come back, we talk about this." North said fixing Bunny with a stern look. Bunny sighed but nodded. Luckily for him, he brought a few eggs to paint so he could get ready for Easter. He hoped his egg golems were keeping things going steady.
North's P.O.V
He couldn't help but be disappointed in Bunny for being so quick to blame Jack. Was everything that Jack did for them not trustworthy enough? Jack has suffered through a lot in the last three hundred years no doubt. He didn't even have a proper home. North was determined to offer Jack to stay at the pole. He knew Jack's immediate answer would be no but North was going to keep reminding the boy. Now, North thought, where would Jack be? He had just arrived at the lake. Pile of snow… "Maybe under tree?" North shrugged and started digging. After what seemed like an hour, North finally found Jack. If he didn't know better, he'd have thought Jack was dead. "Precious…" North muttered smiling at the sight. Once he got past the dead look, Jack looked like a little kid sleeping. It was adorable. North was glad he made Bunny stay with the children. He wouldn't let Jack live this down and North knew how ruthless Bunny could be when it's something you can't help.
North sighed. He really didn't want to wake Jack, but he needed to ask Jack who might have made this blizzard, plus North just wanted to get out of the snow. "Jack!" North yelled over the howling wind and shaking the boy. Jack nearly jumped and scowled at North. But that scowl quickly turned to a look of shock. "Come Jack, to Jamie's!" Jack nodded and the two of them made it to Jamie's house as Jack worked on stopping the blizzard. By the time they got to Jamie's house, it was lightly snowing and Jack looked worn out. As soon as the two walked into Jamie's room, Bunny rounded on Jack.
"Who did this?" Jack frowned. Bunny was very angry. North just hoped it didn't turn into a full blown fight; especially in front of the children.
"Well, obviously it wasn't me." Jack said exhaustedly as he rested on his staff. The children were staring at him in awe and North couldn't help but chuckle at this. "It might've been Isaac…" Jack looked very unhappy as he mentioned this Isaac person.
"Who's that?" Jamie asked eagerly. Jack looked at him and the other children as if he just now noticed them. This concerned North a little bit.
"He's another winter spirit."
"But aren't you a winter spirit?"
"No, I'm the spirit of winter. There's a difference. Anyways, he isn't very fond of me and likes to make blizzards and frame me for it in his pass time." Jack rolled his eyes at this.
"How come he never gets caught?" Pippa asked curiously.
"He's not well known by many."
"Well, that doesn't seem fair." The black haired boy said frowning. North and Bunny were frowning as they listened to Jack. So some of the blizzards weren't made by Jack… North didn't like this Isaac person. He yawned suddenly, reminding North that Jack needed to rest.
"You mean you're still tired?" Jamie asked shocked.
"Who do you think stopped the blizzard?" Jack asked raising an eyebrow. Jamie blushed. It was so sweet. North thought smiling. He was happy to see Jack interact with children and the children interact with him. He looked so happy even if the situation was serious.
"Oh yeah…" The other children laughed at his expense.
"Jack we need to get back to the pole. You can rest there." North said finally. He didn't want to though. Jack and the children were so happy. The children look sad but Jack nodded.
"Okay, are we taking the sleigh?" North grinned widely as Bunny rolled his eyes. "Everyone loves the sleigh." He muttered before nodding in confirmation.
"See you guys later!" Jack said before flying out of Jamie's window and taking off in the direction for the lake. Bunny sighed.
"See you on Easter." Then he turned and went out the door. North chuckled.
"Have a good Easter!" North said before following Bunny. They needed to talk about Isaac. North wondered how many times Jack was blamed for something he didn't do. North wondered if he was one of those who blamed Jack. North hoped he wasn't. He'd feel really bad about it. He knew Bunny had more of a chance of being one of those who blamed him and he didn't even do it. Bunny must be very worried about that. North knew just how much Bunny cared about Jack, even if he didn't show it very much. North was happy about that though because before, Bunny didn't care at all about Jack. He didn't even know Jack and he complained about him but then again, none of them knew anything about Jack before MiM made him Guardian. North found the two at the sleigh, but he was surprised to see Jack sleeping and Bunny painting eggs, not even paying attention to Jack. North thought for sure that Bunny would be making fun of Jack. Maybe North underestimated Bunny…
"I'd be making fun of Frostbite right now, but Easter is in three days…" Or not… North thought shaking his head. "And I know you're disappointed in me for blaming Jack so quickly. I honestly had no idea that there was another winter spirit that likes to frame Frostbite." Bunny said looking over at Jack for a few milliseconds before turning back to North. "I'm a bit disappointed in myself. Everything Frostbite has done for us, there's no paying him back." North smiled. He was glad that Bunny admitted that he was wrong.
"Now, you just have to tell Jack that." North said grinning as he got in the sleigh. Bunny snorted.
"Not in a life time, mate." North shook his head before taking off into the sky and using a snow globe to get to the pole. Bunny would tell Jack eventually. North thought as the pole came into sight.
