I only own what I made up- so no sue, I no go koo-koo, got it? -good.
A storm crashed the waves against the barren rocks,the tiny island near Australia looked desolent with the wrath of Mother Nature at its door. She watched up,twisting the winds within reach,and pelting the hard hardened ground soft and mallable,as she ate the Earth was in one of her moods tonight. Pitch had been defeated by the Guardians,it was a great triumph for the world,and the balance was restored,but the incident dtood as a reminder of what she owed,of what her father owed but would never sighed and a breeze eased past a house's window. She only wished she knew what to do.
Then the whispering in the back of her mind looked up !tzar! was shinning down on spoke with her smooth satin voice."And what do I owe the pleasure?"
She kept her eyes on the glowing orb above,trying to find where !MIM! stood. He whispered back to her. He had an dea,a way for her to give retrabution to the one her father had layed woe and ruin listened a smile crawling across her she rather liked that would set things a right,but who? Yes even to that !tsar! had an answer-Jack spirit that carried on the winds and ruled the had been an upset to her balance for so long,but often unaware of what he reaped. So unlike her nymphs and sintenials[totems] he played but suffered as one of Manny's to the humans and bared by his she had seen time and time again,even feeling herself through the boy. Yes this plan would put things aright.
Jack looked down in awe as his hand rose to rest on his Manny be right?Did life truly reside it wouldn't just be any life,Pooka resided in his a horrible thought slithered its way into Jack's could he really keep them,or would these little things he was growing increasingly attached to be stolen away from him?and by one of his closest knew Bunny missed other Pooka,could he steal that away[that familiarity] form his-did that mean they weren't even clutched his hoodie in a tight mind spinning in dazziling[dizzying] circles muddling his if they weren't his in 'that' sense,they were 'his'.And he'd keep them safe no matter what happened when the time came when they were born.
Months passed and Spring was fast approaching with Bunny getting wound up for the Easter Egg Hunt,still completely unaware of the true surprise on that the little Bunnies seemed to plan secretly even from there mother[Jack].
Jack had been having stomach pains all day,though it was hard to tell how long that was because he's been flying through so many time zones sense he woke that buried instincts telling him to go this wind seemed to understand as it [she] carried him on the[her?] breeze.A horrible pain crashed through him,and he felt himself wind picked hi up and carried him on its [her] Jack for his had to make it. His brain fogged up. he had to make it. 'Why?'
Bunny had saved Burguess for last,hoping Frostbite would be Winter nymph had been oddly absent from his warren lately,he didn't remember any monumental fights between the two before the Easter popped up behind a covering of he crouched on all fours he could make out a familiar mop of blonde hair,and sounds of a very familiar lowered his front,raised his hind legs and wiggled his fluffy tailed little bum in the -he pounced!
"Ahhh!" Jamie and his friends ran to his sister as her shrieks dissolved into was being tickled mercilessly by Bunny's whiskers and little arms thrown around Bunny's maw.
Then Jamie had an idea. "Attack!" Before Aster knew what was happening, he was being assaulted by tiny hands all tickling him,by his ears,nose and soft under gave in and flicked over on his back taking Sophie with him,as the others piled captured them all in a bear/Pooka hug..They shrieked in laughter, forgetting there plan of attack on Bunny. He sat them all down again,though keeping Sophie in his lap,as the young girl had attacked herself to Bunny's face, hugging it.
"So hafe ya gids seen Jacf?"
"huh?"Clyde blinked,no clue what Bunny [was trying to say] had said. The other looking just as confused
Bunny pulled Sophie's hands down to his neck,which she clung to burring her face in his soft fur,mumbling something sounding terribly familiar of "Hop,Hop,Bunny!"
Bunny patted the sheila's head and repeated himself.
"Have ya ankle-biters seen Jack lately?"
Jamie looked sad now "We haven't seen him in months,then his face brightened, but he said he'd see us by Summer break!"
It was odd for the Ice block to stay away from his kids,they were his first believers,his friends,and something was definitely up if he was coming only after the snow days.
Bunny had to find him [Jack]
"If you see him,will you tell him,we miss him" the other added all had hopeful expressions.
"I'll do tha' " Bunny had to pry Sophie off of him,she didn't seem to mind too much,though he had to be quick to keep her from clinging on-good thing he was a Bunny.
He smiled at his own inner-joke."Take care,mates,I'll be see'n ya real soon." He tapped the ground for a hole and just before it was completely closed up Sophie shouted after him."Take care of the Snow Bun-nees!"
But he was already too far gone to hear it.
Bunny tried Alaska,Finland,Russia,even 'he shivered' even the dreaded Antarctica no Jack,so he decided to check with North,he was already plum tired but-he felt a niggling of concern whenever Jack was mentioned For some strange,cosmic reason.- to put in boldly had to find Jack
"Bunny what you doing here?Needing some Christmas cheer after Easter is over?" He wiggled his eyebrows at Bunny.
"Nah mate,just look'n for the Snowflake,have ya seen 'em?"
"Jack?"His face scrounged up in thought."niete"[russian for no] I haven't seen Jack since he visit after Christmas.
Ok,now Bunny was officially worried. Jack loved playing tricks on the yetis and elves,and spending some alone time with North always seemed to cheer the kid up,the man was like a father to him.
"Why do you ask Bunny?" His expression was neutral but he saw a loaded question when he heard one. "No reason."He shrugged,time to pop North became any more suspicious and started getting ideas,which lead to not so nice time with the usually Jolly Cossack.
In a blink Bunny was gone,swallowed up by one of his tunnels.
He searched the world for hours more,but his exhausting,and fast impending ,self-imposed, hibernation were weighing his feet [legs] 'd have to rest for the night,then start back up 'd go back to his Warren for a long nap,and be ready for in agreement to his own plan.
Oh Manny! Jack thought,why did this have to hurt so much,he felt like he was being ripped in was a pain shifting at his lower back and a horrible pressure making him want to spot under some heavy foliage in Bunny Warren was already covered in frost,that had lashed out all on its own. He gripped the grass beneath his hands and felt right and he'd begun doing it when the hours upon hours of pain had became to was so scared,what if one of the kits were hurt because he was alone?And where-where was he needed the strong willed,bad mouthed Pooka right now!
He felt the need to push again "Buuunnnnyyy!" He screamed,echoing off the far off walls of the Warren.
"unnnnnnyyyyy!ahh"Bunny heard his name being screamed out from inside his ears perked knew that voice-It was Jack's!"He never felt so relieved or rieled up in his was wrong? Had someone gone after Jack and followed him in here?[Pride swaled up as he thought-Jack had came to North-then he thought] Oh Manny why hadn't he been here sooner! If he saw Jack in bad shape and knew it was due to him not being there[completely forgetting he had been searching for said snow spirit] he'd never forgive himself[be able look at himself in the mirror/his reflection again?
He sprinted in a mad rush,odd smells assaulting his finely tuned senses. It reminded him of when his ma had given birth to his little brothers and sisters back home,but instead of her warm hazelnut and earthy smell,there was a fresh wintery smell,accompanied by cookies and 'home' Aster's heart melted as he finally arrived at his destination. "Jack!"Jack?" He looked around for his Snowflake not seeing him immediately in his sights,sitting his heart off in a chaotic rhythm. "Ahhh! Grrahh!" He heard followed by a loud yipping approached one of the heavily leafed plants,now noticing the frost that covered the ground around it was Jack,covered in sweat and his usually pale skin a raw/flushed pink. And in his palm was a perfect,little snow hare still covered in birthing fluids.
Aster's eyes starred unable to pull away. "Bun-nee"Jack was taking heavy,sluggish, didn't miss a heartbeat he crouched down and licked Jack face free of the cold sweat then,reached over and waited for Jack to lay the kit in his he did,Bunny began cleaning it of the gooey substance that patted it's fur left the new-borne with a terrible case of 'bedhead' Then he laid it to Jack's side where it curled up tightly to it's mother. "Ya,alright Snowflake?"
Jack nodded looking tired."Get some sleep we ain't go'n nowhere."
Jack shook his head "Morre"
Aster blinked looking down at Jack's still extended stomach. "How many?" He sounded in awe.
"t-two" His voice sounded hoarse,probably from all the screaming. He smoothed down Jack's hair."It's alright, I'm here now,it'll be ah piece of cake." He threw Jack a crooked grin.
Jack looked like he wanted to rib the rabbit for that comment but decided he was too tired to try. The contractions were getting closer and the next one would be coming soon.
The next poofy white haired Kit came,this time with less resistance then when his brother the third and final Kit was borne much to the new parents joy,she was a lot feistier than her elder brothers as she tried to squirm around her mother's side,running blindly into her brother's in her Aster had to lay a [heavy hand?] paw on her to quail her urge to move so was quite happy to indulge in cuddling the paw and then her mother's side after that. Bunny had positioned himself behind his wondrous Snowflake chinning him as he purred deeply and felt so right,so per-
"I'm sowwy" He looked down at his mate."For wha'?" He asked perplexed,he'd just given birth to three beautiful Kits,if anyone should be sorry it should be him,for not being there for him from the start,if only he'd noticed sooner-he should of noticed sooner-and he told Jack as much. The snow sprite only shook his head more confused than Aster.
"No,I hid it,this;he mentioned to the three sleeping kits by his side,on purpose from you.I was so scared I'd lose them to you,and then tears started to weal up in his eyes,-that I could of lost them!"He began to cry in earnest,Aster pulling him [to his chest] back to him. He nuzzled his precious mate,licking his tears away,hating the pungent taste the cold salt water gave,and what it meant. "Shh, Shh It's did it didn't you?All three are fine and healthy beside us. And look where you came? Ya,Stopped hiding when it came time."
"Yer not mad?! I tried to hide your kids from you?!"
"How can I be made Jackie?Yer here and now I have three beautiful kits-though I admit I'm a bit confused on how it happened considering we-ah blushed from the back of his neck to the tips of his [tip tall] ears.
"Manny." Aster arched his eyebrow
Jack seemed to be the one blushing now. "He and Mother Nature decided tha-t. you should have a family,so that the Pooka wouldn't die out, Seraphina says this is her retribution...Whatever that means.
Bunny knew,and one day he would share that tale with Jack. But not today,today was a happy occasion and he wasn't ruining it with that nightmare [horror story] He tuned back in to what Jack was saying
and that they'd be yours."
"So they really,really are mine."
"Yeah."Jack whispered,tears wailing up in his eyes again. "Mate,what's wrong?" Aster said,hurriedly lick the tears away before they leaked out]
-[yeah Bunny means the other kind of mate here] haha-
"They're not mine! But I wa-want them,he cried, I lub 'em" he babbled,stroking his second born's back with a delicate finger.
"Jack what are ya babbling about?" Of course they're Yours! And 're ours,and I'm not about to take there Ma from them! He nuzzled Jack's snowy white locks desperately,wanting his mate to calm down,and agree with him, to see reason.
"Wha-a?"Jack looked up into Aster Spring colored eyes,no sign of lies in those emerald orbs.
"Yer mine." It was a no-nonsense statement. When Aster realized what he just growled [at his sweet little mate,]he got a sheepish look on his face.
"If ya want ta be" He was starring anxiously at Jack with his peripheral view, unable to look him straight in the face, after his recent confession.
Jack threw his arms around Aster's neck dragging the Pooka Warrior down for a hug. Bunny felt like his heart was going to burst through his chest. He was lost on cloud 9. He'd had some rut induced dreams about this ,but by the moon-this was so much better. When they finally pulled apart both were gasping for air.
"So no more secrets,or talk about running away?" Jack smiled "Never planned to." That was his mate,already completely attached to there precious kits.
Aster noticed Jack's eyes drooping the adrenaline finally wearing off; he was beginning to feel the ware and tare of the day himself.
"Go ahead and sleep, We'll all be here for you? when you wake up" He buried his nose in Jack's hair already half asleep. Jack nodded, not finding the strength to give a vocal response.
"Aster" he mumbled.
"hhmm" Happy Easter
Aster smiled,squeezing Jack to him,very aware of the three warm bundles between his mate and him.
Yes,Happy Easter Indeed.
Later on
"So what should we name them?" Jack had the kits cradled to his chest, with Aster hugging him from behind.
"Well,we ah should know there genders first." Aster said bashfully. "How do we do that?" Jack blinked up innocently at his mate.
Aster wasn't completely sure-there were some things mothers kept to themselves,usually only parents would be with the Kits for the first few months,so he knew nothing.
But he'd seen how humans did it up top with real rabbits,so he figured it was close enough.
"Ah well you take them and flip them upside down and ah look." Jack's eyes were wide held there oldest up just a bit and looked under him-nope 's nothing there."
"Bunny was feeling hot and embarrassed."Then it's a girl."
"No,Aster I mean nothing,like nata,just his little bum-hole. He patted his eldest's rump gently.
"What about another hole,further down from his anus."
"Yeah,what about it?I don't know my stuff too well but I remember bathing my sister and it wasn't like that,unless it's different for Pooka.
"No,No ah it's the same just more-contained." He was blushing scarlet under his fur. "Any more bright ideas,love?" He smiled mischievously.
"Ah,well then what ya got ta do,then is lift them them up and look inside." Jack's gripped tightened on his kids."Ok no peeking at the kiddies insides." Aster just nodded,not exactly eager to do it himself.
"So how do we figure it out?"
Jack just beamed at his mate. "It doesn't matter,who knows they could all be like there mom." Now Bunny was really glad his mate gave off a cool breeze,his face was on fire.
"I think I'll name this brave Pooka warrior-Mel. He showed there oldest to Aster,proudly. "Mel?"Bunny repeated sounding unsure.
And here I was being nice and naming our first after you. "Ah mate,I think I've told ya my name there's no Mel in it,hell you couldn't spell it with the letters."
Jack rolled his eyes[at his mate's obliviousness] Mel is short for Melbourne as in the Aussie city above our cozy abode."
[Not literally,but up and over and yeah there's Melbourne]
"Oh." he looked dumbstruck. Jack broke out in was joyous and Bunny out of his daze.
He smiled." What about this one?" He held up there littlest one
"Sydney"
Bunny raised a brow at the obvious theme going on in the naming.
"What? I like the cities' names here." He shrugged. Bunny nodded,looking down at the tiny Pooka i his arms "Sydney" he whispered,quietly,reverently.
"And the last?" he motioned his head to the last unnamed Pooka in Jack's arms.
"Brisbane?" Bunny looked horrified "Ok, Ok, no Brisbane." He handed Melbourne to Bunny as he picked the remaining Pooka up to his .Then a wicked smile crossed his face.
"Alice Springs"
"Alice I like that." "Yep,and she's already Springing,she'll be the hoppiest bunny around when she's all grown up,even kicking her dad's grinned.
"Language around the kids Jack" he ruffled Jack's hair smiling; Jack's snowy fringe getting in his eyes.
"Yeah,yeah;now hand back my babies." Bunny didn't hesitate-knowing firsthand what a pissed mother could do when not appeased quickly enough.
Jack cradled there three children close. Life was beyond either ones dreams,they had a family,and each other.
fun extra *family together*
It had been almost two months sense the kits were had stayed in the Warren, though they moved to Bunny's burrow. It was great,but Jack was growing restless with the rest of his had been running circles through the burrow over and under her parents and preferred his mother's company and spinney flights[though they never got very high] still it never stopped Aster from having a mild heart attack. Melbourne enjoyed playing with his siblings and digging holes,which Aster had to refill so none of them fell into the freshly dug pot holes.
Aster was happy to continue on like this,they could go out to the Warren and he could show his family how he made the Spectacular Easters he did. And his kits how to race in the open ground.
His mate however didn't agree. Jack had always been a nomad,and while he liked having a permanent home to call his own,and a safe place for there wanted them to experience the included meeting those who were family. Besides they were going to have to see the kids in Burgess some time soon,and North wouldn't be too happy to be second to see his 'adoptive' grand kids. Bunny wasn't nervous of the old Cossack,nope,especially after leaving him with Manny knows what running through his mind about Bunny and Jack;and they were showing up with three kids-Oh Manny,he was going to die!
"Tell 'em there,dad was a brave soul."
"Oh,stop that." He swatted his mate on the arm. So it was decided they were going to Santoff Clausen -three tiny kits who caused as much chaos as Jack,Phil was going to be thrilled. Jack grinned as he flew around grabbing things.
It's mostly done though I might add a short about what happens when they get to Santoff Clusen -what do you guys think?
Hope you enjoyed, leave a comment if you feel the need
'Til next time