Author: (facepalms) I should be working on my Big Time Rush story, but the pull of Rise of the guardians fandom is too strong for me to resist. For those of you following my other story All Hell Breaks Loose, don't worry I'm working on the 3rd chapter and it will probably be up on Sunday or later.
Disclaimer: I do not own ROTG
Ch1: Clear Rules and Oreos
Family, not as easy as one would think. Being born into a family is easy enough. A mom, a dad and kids. That's what comes to mind when asked what the basic concept is for family.
Unfortunately it isn't that easy.
For does a man who beats his children deserve to be a called a father?
When a mother spends more time with her lover and neglects her child is she still a mother.
And sadly there are those who lose their family.
Naturally there are the composed families, blended families... Becoming a family is hard enough, here are some tips for newly becoming families.
#1 Clearness is important. Make sure that new adopted or step-child(ren) know the rules and that you and your partner have the same rules so no one gets confused.
It looked so good... Tasty... Those dark-colored cookies... the delicious vanilla cream between them... Jack had seen Jamie and Sophie eat cookies that looked similar to these, Oreos they called them. But these were fresh ones, Jack had witnessed the yetis making them. So he could eat them and be sure no elf had licked or played with it.
The fresh tray was practically begging to be eaten and with the yetis already working on more batches why couldn't he take a cookie or two?
Or three... Four... Five and heck what's bad about twelve? North did say twelve was his favorite number, and when Jack took cookie number thirteen he felt obligated to take another cookie. Thirteen was an unlucky number so obviously he couldn't stop there.
"Jack?"
Jack froze mid-bite. Sky blue eyes looked through the already messy kitchen before landing on North. The Russian cossack stood in the doorstep with perplexed look on his face.
"Um... Hi, North I didn't want to be late for today's meeting so I came early a-and I smelled the cookies so I went to the kitchen and.. Cookie?" Jack finished his rambling explanation by offering North a cookie.
For a small moment North just looked at Jack before letting out a loud laugh. "Jack my boy," his belly shook with laughter. "you are eating it wrong way!" Despite his words santa claus ate his own cookie.
Not sure what North meant Jack just stared at him, a small frown on his pale face.
Smiling North ordered two large glasses of milk and led Jack to the table where they were served with more freshly made Oreo cookies and two very large glasses with milk.
When he spoke next it was in all seriousness. "Watch very carefully." North said grabbing an Oreo he separated the two halves. "First lick." He instructed, then he licked the vanilla cream on each side of the Oreo.
"Then dip." North explained holding up his index finger to show Jack how important this part of the lesson was.
In response Jack let out a small laugh when North put the Oreo back together and dipped it in the milk and then finally(in Jack's opinion) ate the Oreo.
Whipping the crumbs from his beard North looked at Jack expectantly. "Now you try."
For a small moment Jack wondered if he should feel honoured or something. What other kid on the planet could say they were taught the correct way to eat Oreo cookies by Santa Claus?
Was there even a better expert on cookies and milk?
Grinning Jack leaned back in the wooden chair. "I don't know North, looks really complicated."
Lick, dip and finally eat. Who knew?
-ROTG-
North and Jack were already in the globe room when Bunny jumped out of his tunnel. "Oi! Frostbite, think fast!"
He was no martial artist, but by the way Jack caught the chocolate Easter egg that was chucked at his head right before it hit him in the face, he might as well be one. "Sweet! Thanks cotton-tail!"
Opening his mouth to take a bite for the chocolate goody Jack found himself chewing... air? Jack didn't get the chance to question the sudden lack of chocolate in his hand, the seemingly fragile hands prodding his mouth kind of distracted him.
"Still so white and pretty!" Tooth gushed tilting her head to get a better look at Jack's pearly whites. The queen of the Tooth fairies suddenly froze.
Reaching into Jack's mouth Tooth rubbed a finger against one of Jack's teeth. When she pulled her finger out there was one singly tiny black cookie crumb on her finger. "Jack," Tooth's tone was a warning to the lecture about to come. "what did I tell you about sweets?"
"..."
Jack blinked mind going back to a conversation at the Tooth Palace from a couple of months ago. 'Sweets are horrible to your teeth and I do not want you having them.' In retrospect he might have agreed to a rule...
"Uh, North showed me how to eat Oreos the right way."
Tooth's wings for the beat of a moment seemed to slow down, right before they started moving even faster than before. "Nicholas st. North do you have any idea what those cookies could to to my Sweet Tooth's teeth?!" She demanded rounding on the jolly man.
Naturally North started defending himself and the cookies. He practically lived on milk and cookies and he turned out just fine! Better than fine!
While those two argued like... Dare he say it? An old married couple, Bunnymund and Jack watched with great interest. It was a show to see really. The Tooth fairy barely left a piece of Santa left!
Floating into the workshop through a window high up on the roof Sandy flew over to the four stopping to look at North and Tooth still arguing, by now it was about who knew most about taking care a child, Tooth who could help children with memories, guide them and help them remember the good and bad memories of childhood or North who knew naughty and nice like no one else and made them behave their best to earn gifts for Christmas.
Sandy landed in front of Bunny and Jack, forming a question mark above his head he nodded towards North and Tooth.
"I think Tooth tried lay a rule on me." Jack answered giggling. "And she doesn't like it that North taught me the right way to eat Oreos."
"What about that anyway?" Bunny asked blinking at Jack.
"It's not as easy as it looks, Roo." The eternal teenager told Bunnymund and Sandy surprising them with the seriousness in his voice. "You got to twist them real carefully or you break them and the- Oh I can show you!" Jack cried already flying out the door.
Bunny and Sandy shared a look before shrugging and following Jack. Free Oreos sounded great, despite how much fun watching Tooth and North argue was.
