So this is my own little Rise of the Guardians Oneshot that might turn into a three shot. I don't know yet. Also I will be calling North Santa most of the time just because I grew up with Santa not North. All I do know is I am sailing the S.S Rainbow Snowcone all the way! So yea…I am that awesome and yes I am a guy. And I like saying that. Merry Christmas.
Rise of the Guardians Oneshot
Under the Mistletoe
December twenty sixth the day after Christmas, the day after so many children across the world get what they wanted the most all year from good old Saint. Nick. All across the world children were playing with their new toys and showing them off to one another. This is also the day the Guardian's and all the other holidays and immortals celebrate Santa's holiday at his workshop. Everyone who was nice was invited to this grand party, and for once in his life Jack Frost was also invited for Santa had wiped clean his slate after joining the Guardians.
Jack Frost wasted no time getting to the North Pole once he had gotten his invitation by a less than happy Yeti. Jack Frost had learned a bit of Yeti while trying to break into Santa's Workshop but not much. The most he could get out of the Yeti's angry grunts was something about robot toys that needed to be painted again. The wind propelled him through the air like a missile on a direct route to the famous workshop. The invite told him to be there at seven, but the Yeti didn't give the invitation till six thirty that day, and the angry abominable snowman didn't let him take the portal to workshop. So now the newest Guardian was now two and a half hours late, the wind can only take you so fast.
"I bet this is all some big joke to him about how Guardian's need to be ready at a moment's notice" Jack thought to himself as he sped through the North Pole, snow and ice being whipped up and thrown around as he sped by. Soon Jack could see the familiar warm glow of the workshop over the horizon. He smiled his unbelievably white smile and tried to speed up even more to get to the party. As he neared closer the sound of laughter and music filled the air, there were defiantly a lot of people at this party.
Jack had only met a few others like himself since he became Jack Frost or even a Guardian. He knew of Sandman and saw his works every night, everyone knew of Santa and Jack had seen him fly by once or twice, and of course he knew the Easter Bunny how else would have he known to create a giant blizzard on the holiday. Besides those he never met anyone else before becoming a Guardian. A delirious smile crossed his lips as he remembered meeting the Tooth Fairy. He had heard that she was beautiful but hearing and seeing are two different things. He thought he hid his fascination with her at the first meeting well, considering the small fact he was thrown though a magic portal by two Yetis, barraged by tiny singing elves, and the fact that she ripped his mouth open to look at his teeth. Besides all of that, he was fascinated with her.
Thinking of all this made Jack lose somewhat focus on where he was going and before he had even time to react his body was being smashed through one of Santa's many workshop widows and into the middle of the party making everyone go dead silent. Jack pushed himself up whipping the glass and wood from his hair and hoodie mumbling to himself before realizing the many stares around him. Jack slowly looked up to see at least fifty people staring at him including Yetis and Elves. A light blue blush covered his cheeks as he gave off a weak laugh and waved. "Hey everyone…um…lovely weather out there." Jack said laughing a bit. Everyone stayed silent till the load laughter of Santa cut the silence along with his heavy boot steps.
"Jack Frost, you always knows how to make an entrance!" Santa laughed as he took a few more steps before picking Jack up off the ground. "Jack Frost everybody! The newest Guardian!" he shouted, and a few seconds later the room filled with applause and cheers. Jack just kept smiling and waving trying to take in everything he was seeing. Never had he seen so many immortals in one room. There was the Leprechaun, he was dressed in a small green suit with a four leaf clover on his collar, he had a dark green bolder hat with a light green strip going around it, a big bushy orange bread and a cob pipe to bring it all together. He was short, shorter than Sandman, but still taller than the Elves. He was laughing like a lunatic, obviously he had a bit too much of Irish Luck already.
Another man was standing next to him; he looked to be like he was from the American Revolutionary War with a blue jacket, with red accents, two white straps across his chest, a three pointed hat, and whit trousers. He had a flintlock rifle with him and like the Leprechaun laughing as well, but did not seem to be anywhere near the Irish Holiday's level. All around the room colorful beings from all over the world were cheering and applauding him, but his eyes focused on only one of them after finding her.
Toothiana, the Guardian of Memories a human hummingbird hybrid that had captured Jack's frozen heart. Sure he wouldn't say that to anyone not even the wind but deep down he wanted to shout his love for the fairy on the highest roof tops. She had a way of making Jack feel at ease, that nothing in this world could ever bring him down. He didn't even know how she can done that or how he was so taken by her, they had only met a few months prior but somehow he felt like he had known her all his life. Before realizing what was going on he was being pushed towards her by Santa who was still laughing and waving at everyone.
"You hear that Jack?! You are a celebrity now, now everyone knows you are hero!" Santa laughed again, his Russian accent and broken English just making him more joyful in some odd way. Jack just nodded to him before looking back at Tooth who was surrounded by her fairies giving them orders to collect teeth. Next to her was Sandman who was floating in the air asleep, the poor guy had been working even harder the last few months because of all the nightmares, Jack couldn't tell but it seemed that the Sandman somehow felt the nightmares were his fault and he wanted to make up for it. Finally next to them both was the Easter Kangaroo or Bunnymund. He was talking to another spirit when he saw Jack. The Bunny was still a big angry with jack about the blizzard on Easter Morning and the fact that he didn't do his job to protect his eggs but the two had built a kind of friendship in the last few months. The Easter Bunny gave a nod of approvement towards Jack before returning to his conversation.
"Jack!" Tooth shouted when she looked down to see him standing with all the other Guardians. She swooped down and hugged him much like when he was accepted as a Guardian. Jack hesitated for a few seconds feeling the sudden warmth against his body but he did not mind it at all and soon returned the hug. "I am so glad you came! Bunny said that you wouldn't show being concentrated on the Children, but I knew you would come." She said smiling as she stepped back a bit her arms still around his neck and Jack's arm's still around her waist. The two starred at each other for a bit till the familiar shape of a small fairy came in-between the two and hugged Jack's nose.
"Hey there Baby-Tooth." Jack said laughing at the small fairy as it hovered away chirping happily as a few fairies behind her made a heart and sighed. Jack just laughed as Tooth rolled her eyes and looked at the fairies.
"Ladies back to work there are a lot of teeth out there that need collecting." She said and soon the fairies got back to work, but not without looking back at the Winter Spirit and squealing in delight. "They sure do like you." Tooth said laughing as she hovered next to Jack where Baby Tooth was still sitting on his shoulder.
"Of course they do! He's hero!" Santa laughed hugging the two of them against him. "I remember back when I was alive and was famous swordsmen! The girls were all over me as well." Santa laughed letting go of them and began stroking his beard. Jack and Tooth just laughed as Sandman began to wake up, and upon seeing Jack he smiled and floated over to him shaking his hand and began to make shapes and objects appear over his head as some form of hello or thank you. Jack could still not figure out what the Sandman's shapes meant half the time but just smiled and took a step back.
"Thanks Sandy." Jack laughed as he looked back at the other Guardians. Bunny and Santa were now talking to one another apparently getting close to an argument. The Tooth Fairy was busy looking over her clipboard and calling out the names of children and teeth to collect. Sandy was still showing shapes and seemed to be going on a rant. Baby-Tooth was by Tooth again looking at the clipboard before flying off in a different direction. Jack just nodded at them and smiled till he noticed the punch bowl. He was thirsty from his flight over and moved over to it to take a cup. He poured himself a fresh glass and put in extra ice and began to raise the cup to his lips.
"No!" Santa shouted at the last second taking the cup from Jack's hand and looking back at the other Guardians. "We were not done talking about my swordsmen days." The jolly man said as he brought an arm around Jack and began to laugh. "Do not drink the punch." Santa whispered in Jack's ear looking over Jack's head to see an innocently whistling Leprechaun.
"Why not?" Jack asked confused and taken back by Santa's sudden action. Santa looked back at the Leprechaun and then at the punch taking a sniff before making a sour face. He then looked down at Jack and got a mischievous smile on his face.
"Just watch." Santa said as he raised the glass up. "Okay Bunny you are right, maybe flying reindeers are not as fast as your tunnels." Santa said taking every Guardian by surprise but none so much as Bunny. He looked up at Santa then at the others then back at Santa with a large grin on his face.
"Did you guys hear that?! Did you hear that! Santa just said my tunnels are faster!" the Easter Bunny laughed as he jumped up and down like a small child on Christmas morning. Santa just let out his load laugh and smiled.
"Yes, yes we all heard. Now drink to your victory." Santa said holding the cup out to the excited Easter Bunny. Without a second thought the bunny took it and smiled.
"See North! I can beat you in a race, I'm just happy that you admitted it before I had to embrace you in front of everyone." Bunny said still laughing as he downed the cup with one gulp. Suddenly his eyes glazed over and he looked around with what looked like a drunken grin upon his lips. "Is it me…or is the room spinning?..." and at that the Easter Bunny fell backwards onto the floor with a load clump and passed out.
"Ha! I knew it! You spiked the punch again didn't you?" Santa laughed as he pointed an accusing finger at the Leprechaun who was now rolling on the floor laughing. "Guardian tip for you Jack, never drink anything with a Leprechaun around." Santa said as he placed the cup down. He then grabbed some yetis to get a new bowl and to guard it from a certain immortal. Jack just stood there in confusion; never did he dream that an immortal would spike the punch bowl at North's party, and partly ashamed that he didn't think of that sooner. As Jack began to think of new fun pranks he could pull during the party Tooth came over to him smiling.
"The Leprechaun always spikes the punch bowl Jack, he is as big of a prankster as you are" she said smiling as she looked at the passed out Bunny. "Here let me introduce you to everyone." Tooth said smiling as she grabbed Jack by the hand and dragged him across the floor of the workshop away from Santa and Sandy who were laughing at the poor Easter Bunny who was passed out. As she did Jack could not help but blush at how warm her hand was and just how great it felt to have his hand in hers, Jack let her drag him from one side of the workshop to the other trying to figure out whom to introduce him to first.
As Tooth and Jack disappeared into the crowd Santa looked at them and began to stroke his beard. Sandy noticed this and soon a golden question mark formed above his head. Santa looked down at him and smiled. "Don't you see it Sandy?" he asked but got a shake of the head for an answer. "Those two are in love; I can feel it, in my belly." Santa laughed grabbing his stomach and shaking it. The Sandman just rolled his eyes as he watched his old friend concentrate on the two as they flew around. "And as Guardians we must bring them together…and what other way to do that then with this." Out of seemingly nowhere Santa pulled out a mistletoe and smiled. "All we need to do is get them underneath this and boom! We have new couple." Santa laughed moving into the crowd, "Come Sandy there is much work to be done."
Tooth dragged Jack for a while before stopping a few feet away from a group of men in black suits with pink pin stripes. They looked almost like Chicago gangsters from the nineteen twenties. They had the full suits, fedoras, and looked very Italian and intimidating. It was the intimidating glare in their eyes that kept Jack from bursting out laughing after noticing that each one had a small set of white wings on their back along with a golden quiver of pink arrows. He was fighting back the urge to laugh when he looked up at the hovering Tooth Fairy.
"Tooth, who are those guys?" He asked laughing trying not to point at them with his staff. Tooth just smiled and begin to hover a few inches off the ground so she could whisper in Jack's ear. The closeness of her face to his and her warm breath on his ear sent a chill up and down the Winter Spirit's spine something that never happened and a light blue blush cross his face as she began to whisper.
"Those are Cupid's men, like Santa and I he also needs helper to deliver love across the world. You remember the Saint Valentines Massacre that happened in Chicago in the nineteen hundreds?" she asked making sure to keep Jack facing the opposite way of the gangsters. Jack just nodded, he flew over it after it happened and was horrified by it. "Well some of those guys over there were the ones who pulled the trigger, others are the victims. Like you the Man on the Moon brought them back but to pay for their crimes by being Cupid's helpers." She said with a slight chuckle. Jack just smiled and laugh as he looked back at the gangsters, he was right after all the Man on the Moon did have a twisted sense of humor at times. He moved away from Tooth and went up to the gangsters as Tooth tried to grab him by the hoodie to stop him.
"Hey there guys, can I see Cupid?" he asked the gangsters who were a good foot taller than him but after hearing Tooth's stories there glares did nothing to intimidate the young Winter Spirit.
"Don Cupid don't want to be disturbed kid." One of them said cracking his knuckles menacing with his thick Italian accent. However this did nothing but widen the grin of Jack's face hearing them talk and trying to be intimidating, all these guys could really do is hit him with a love arrow.
"Don Cupid?" Jack asked as Tooth came up behind him smiling innocently trying to get Jack out of there before a fight started. Jack was loving this too much and didn't want to miss a minute of these guys. "I just wanted to say hi to him real quick, won't take more than a second." Jack mischievously as he tried to take a step forward but another one of the Italians stepped in front of him, nearly stepping on Jack's bare toes with his Italian leather shoes.
"Didn't you hear him Frosty, the Don don't want to be disturbed. Now move it before we show you how to make a calzone with your head." The other Italian said flipping a cigarette from his mouth and onto the floor. His voice was a bit higher than the other one but he seemed to mean it. Jack just put his hands up in defeat and smiled while he backed away with Tooth. Tooth just grabbed Jack's hand again and guided him over to another part of the room.
"Jack that was so reckless of you!" the Tooth Fairy said as Jack bust out in laughter holding his stomach with one hand and keeping his balance with his staff. "Sure those guys can't really hurt you but they could mess things up for you! They have love arrows Jack; they can make you fall in love with anyone." She warned him as he looked up whipping a frozen tear from his face.
"Don't worry Tooth I can handle myself." He said smiling as straighten himself up right, trying not to mention that he was already in love with a certain fairy. "I promise to be on my best behavior now." He said placing one hand on his chest. "Guardian's honor" he added with a toothy grin. He watched Tooth just sigh and smile as she grabbed his hand again.
"Fine, but you better be. Now then…who to introduce you too." She asked herself looking around, that is when a black puff of smoke appeared in front of the two of them. The moment Jack saw that he pointed his staff at the smoke fearing that it was Pitch. Tooth just smiled hovering in the air. "Grim! It's so good to see you again!" she beamed making Jack take a step back in total dismay. He looked over at the puff of smoke as it took shape of a man much taller than him and maybe even taller than Santa in dark robes and a scythe in its right boney hand. Its face was hidden but both hands were visible and they were skeleton hands.
"Wait he's the Grim? As in the Grim Reaper, as the Angel of Death Grim, as Death Grim?!" Jack shouted in total dismay taking another step backwards. The figure looked over at him its face still shrouded in shadows. It lifted its hand toward Jack as if he was reaching out, the robes moving from its arm to show more of the skeletonize figure. Was it true that if Death touched you, you died? Jack thought as he closed his eyes and held out his staff to fight waiting for the figure to make its move.
"Sup?" the Grim asked his hand now by his head waving. Jack opened one blue eye to see him waving and soon felt Tooth hit his shoulder.
"Jack don't be rude, this is Death the oldest of the old." She said smiling as she hugged the Reaper. "It's so good to see you again, you look well!" she added as she floated back down back towards Jack.
"Don't sweat it; I get it all the time." Death just said as he put his hand down. "I have been well, business is still doing well." He said with a dark chuckle seeing that his business was in death. He looked back at Jack and his hand rose up again to rub his shadow covered chin. "You look well Jack; I haven't seen you in nearly three hundred years. You look good considering you're supposed to be dead." Death said again with his dark chuckle. Jack paled looking at the figure, if that was somehow possible considering he was already as white as the snow.
"We…we met before?" Jack asked not sure how he could forget meeting someone who was as terrifying as this. Death just chuckled again and rubbed Jack's silver hair with his hand scaring the hell out of Jack.
"I was supposed to take your sister's soul the day you feel into the ice. She was the one who was supposed to die, but you took her place instead." Grim stated as he looked up at the globe with all the lights on it. "Imagine my surprise when I saw your body float down into the depths instead of your sister. It didn't matter to me, a soul is a soul. I got ready take your soul but the Man on the Moon said otherwise." Death stated that was when a beeping sound went off. Grim looked at his scythe and sighed. "I will be right back, I have to go back to work." And at that Death disappeared in another puff of smoke. As that happened Jack could do nothing but try to form words with his mouth as his mind went blank.
His sister was supposed to die that day, but he somehow changed her fate? That was almost impossible to grasp. Tooth could see that Jack was just trying to take in the information that he had just heard. She moved close to him and wrapped her hand in his. "I know it's a scary thought Jack, but remember that is why you were chosen to be a Guardian, because you loved your sister so much you took her place." She said smiling. Jack looked down at Tooth and smiled; she had a way of making everything evil and wrong in the world just melt away with her smile.
As the two stood there staring into each other's eyes Santa and Sandman stood on the walkway above them with a fishing rod in Santa's hand with mistletoe at the end of it. "This is it Sandy, once I lower it down I will shout to everyone and they will have no choice but to kiss." Santa laughed as he began to lower it. Sandy just watched as the green plant began to fall towards the two and smiled. He knew long before Santa about the relationship between Tooth and Jack, he probably knew about the relationship long before either one of them realized their feelings. He always wanted to deliver his fellow Guardian's the best dreams possible, and to know what they liked he would watch their dreams. Jack and Tooth dreamed about each other constantly, flying through the cold air together performing a dance in the sky. Every night it seemed they would perform this dance and the Sandman loved it, and loved the fact they both had it.
He watched with great joy as the mistletoe hovered a few inches from their heads. Sandy gave Santa a thumbs up and the Guardian of Wonder took in a deep breath ready to shout to the entire world of his plan. That is when a swarm of Fairies flew in surrounding Toothiana chirping at her like there was no tomorrow. As they flew in Baby-Tooth ran into the mistletoe ripping it from the hook. Santa looked down in alarm and his jaw hung open with disappointment.
"Girls, girls, girls take it easy." Tooth said holding out her arm for all of them to sit down. They kept chirping and Toothiana just nodded her head listening to them. Jack just watched as each Fairy chirped about something till Tooth gave out a sigh and smiled. "You can all get credit for it, just go back to the palace deliver the tooth and get to the next one." She said as the fairies flew off all except Baby-Tooth who was already gone. Jack looked at her in confusion as the Fairies left; Tooth caught the look and smiled at him. "They all showed up at the same house and began to fight over the tooth." She said smiling, "it was a first tooth as well very special!" she said smiling wider now thinking about teeth. Jack just laughed as the puff of black smoke appeared once more.
"Sorry about that, it was a false alarm. The Queen of England still won't die…to tell you the truth she is getting on my nerves, I think she fakes it just to get me excited." Death said as he looked at the two. "Did I miss anything?" he asked as he looked up to see Santa hitting his head against the railing of the walkway above them.
"Just some teeth mishaps" Jack laughed looking at Death. "So was that all? Don't people die all the time?" he asked not understanding how Death could stay in one place for such a long amount of time. Did he have helpers like Tooth, Santa, and Cupid?
"Yep, but I have been doing this for a long time Jack, I can easily collet over ten thousand souls in a minute." Death said as his scythe went off again. "One second" and at that Death disappeared again leaving a wide eyed Jack and Tooth who were astonished by the number. "Back" Death said as the ball of smoke appeared again.
"That fast?" Jack asked astonished even more by the pure speed of Death. Death just nodded and shrugged.
"Slow night, people don't like to die the day after Christmas for some reason." Death explained as he looked around the room. "Have you met Father Time yet? Nice guy." Death said as he moved across the room leaving a trail of mist. Jack looked back over at Tooth who just gave a shrug and the two of them followed the Angel of Death who kept disappearing over and over again to collect new souls. Finally the three arrived in the far corner of the room where an elderly man sat in a walking chair with gold and white robes on. His beard was as white as snow and was extremely long, so long that it was resting in the man's lap as he sat, and his mustache did the same combining with beard half way down. He had what looked to be a five point crown on his head and gold and silver rings on his fingers. He was staring outside his eyes as blue as Jack's but cloudy looking out over the great landscape of the North Pole. "Let me introduce you." Death said walking closer to the old man.
"Father Time, this is Jack Frost the newest Guardian." Death said holding his hand to jester at Jack. However the old man did not hear him and looked out the window still his eyes slowly blinking everyone in a while. "Father Time, this is Jack Frost the newest Guardian." Death said again loader this time still holding his hand out at Jack, yet once again Father Time looked out the window. Death gave a deep growl as he grabbed Father Time's shoulder and shook it. Father Time slowly turned around his face full of wrinkles and his eyes half shut. He looked up at Death and his eyes went wide.
"Oh no! Its Death hear to take me away! I am not ready to die yet I am too pretty to die!" Father Time shouted sitting back in his chair his arms in the air. Jack had never seen an old man move so fast in his life however Tooth let out a soft giggle that made Jack look over her loving her giggle.
"I am not here to kill you old man, I am introducing you to Jack Frost!" Death shouted.
"What? Pat want's a Frosty one? Do I look like a Bartender to you?" Father Time replied slapping Death's hand away from his shoulder. Death gave another growl looking down at Father Time.
"That is not what I said you senile old man." Death growled.
"That is no way to talk to your elders boy, why back in my day we respected the Elders and all their wisdom." Time said crossing his arms at Death.
"How the Man on the Moon did you hear that?" Death questioned shaking his head. "You were a caveman! People didn't live past the age of twenty! I should know I was taking their souls!" Death shouted hit the man on the head with his scythe. "And I am older then you are!"
"Elder abuse!" Father Time shouted in reply as he rubbed his head. Jack could not believe his eyes and ears as he watched the Angel of Death argue with Father Time as if they were Father and Son. He looked at Tooth who was laughing a bit watching the scene in front of them. She once again grabbed Jack's cold hand and pulled him away as he watched Death teleport in and out of the argument with Father Time who was still shouting elder's abuse.
"That also happens every year, Death and Father Time argue the most out of anyone here." She said laughing as she brought Jack over to a table spread out with food and drinks all relating to Christmas. This time Jack made sure not to take any punch for he saw the Leprechaun sitting there innocently while Bunny was still passed out. "Father Time was the cave man who came up with the concept of time as in hour and days, so the Man on the Moon made him the Father of Time." Tooth laughed as she looked at the two. "The first soul Death couldn't take." Jack nodded not truly understanding the concept of how one becomes an immortal but didn't want to go back and ask the two.
As Jack and Tooth stood still for a moment Santa and Sandy took their places once again determined to get the two under the mistletoe. "Okay Sandy, this time I have better plan." Santa laughed in his Russian accent as he held a radio in his hand. "On my word the elves with fly down on giant balloon shaped like mistletoe. They will begin to play music and once everyone looks up I will shout at them and begin to chant 'kiss'." Santa laughed as he looked at the Sandman who had a confused look on his face. The plan seemed overly complicated to Sandy, but this was Santa if it did not evolve lots of parts it was not the Guardian of Wonders work. "Okay Alpha, move out!" Santa said into the radio.
On cue a balloon started to float down towards the two with three elves on it all with musical instruments. They were smiling and looked very excited to be part of this plan. As they floated down Santa got on the radio again. "Okay Bravo get ready…" Santa said smiling like a little child. Sandy looked up past the balloon to see more elves ready with interments as well as yetis that had large drums. Santa had a wide grin on his face as he got ready to give the final command. "Okay, on count of tri. Odin. Dva. Tr…" before Santa could get to the magical number of three in Russian a load bang went off and a stream of red hit the balloon and exploded in an impressive array of fireworks.
"Oi I told you I could hit it backwards!" the Revolutionary Soldier shouted as he held his musket on his right shoulder and a mirror in his left hand, much to the displeasure of two Yetis, a water sprite, and a woodland elf. Santa watched in horror as the balloon went down in flames and the elves landed in the punch bowl, a fruit cake, and into a sleeping Bunny. Jack and Tooth just looked up at the display and like everyone else watched the fireworks.
"And that is the Fourth of July, or Fourth as everyone here knows him by." Tooth said happily as she hovered a few feet off the ground pulling Jack over to introduce him to the Revolutionary Soldier. The man turned away from taking the money that the creatures promised him and smiled at Jack. He was a good foot and a half taller than Jack, broad shoulders, and looked like he could pass for being in his mid-twenties. The soldier extended his hand and grabbed Jack's shaking it furiously.
"How are you doing Jack my lad? Sorry about that bit of explosions there, had to win a bet ye know. Heard about your tumble with old Pitch Black. Wish I could have been there to see it, grand show I heard." Fourth said laughing still shaking Jack's hand as if there was no tomorrow and holding it tight. Jack just nodded and smile as he tried to get his hand out of the man's grip, it was like a vice grip on his hand!
"Thank you, so you're the Fourth of July, I bet that's cool." Jack said managing to get his hand out of the man's grip. The soldier looked down at Jack and gave an angered sigh. Jack looked up at Tooth to see her role her eyes; apparently something was going to happen that she had heard many times before.
"It's supposed to be the second! The second of July! Not the fourth!" Fourth shouted as he reached for the pack on his back. He pulled out a calendar and pointed to the second of July which had a small skull on it. "I should know! I died on the second, and the Man on the Moon made me who I am due to the gravity of the situation!" he shouted as he started to wave his hands around widely ranting and raving about the wrong date of his holiday and how he was now the independence day for all free countries. As he ranted Tooth grabbed Jack by the hand and smiled and pulled him away from the shouting holiday to introduce Jack to more people. As she did neither one of them notice Santa tackling Fourth to the ground in a Russian rage with Sandman right behind him trying to calm the situation.
Jack loved the way that Tooth was dragging him around, it felt so right to have his hand in hers and what made everything better was the fact that she grabbed his hand every time. She didn't seem to mind his cold touch or the fact he held her hand tight around his just so she won't let go. So far this was the best night of his life, just because he was spending the entire time with her. Watching her wings move at an incredible speed was truly astonishing and the colors of her wings were just breathtaking. He wondered if they were as soft as Baby-Tooth's feathers and was tempted to run hand through them, but his thoughts were interrupted by a cloud of cigar smoke. Jack stopped for a second looking for the source, with his sudden stop Toothiana was pulled backwards and crashed into Jack. Catching her in a hug he smiled down at her.
"You okay?" he asked
"Yea just don't stop like that." She laughed, that is when the two realized how close their faces were from one another for the second time that night. A light pink blush appeared on Tooth's face, while a deep blue one formed on Jack's. They stared at teach other a bit more before the smoke caused the two of them to cough. Looking around the two noticed that those smoke was coming from a baby carriage. Tooth didn't seem to panic but Jack flew over to the carriage leaving Tooth behind dazed from there encounter.
Looking inside in panic Jack saw a small baby with a cigar in his hand and a milk bottle in the other. Jack was about to grab the cigar when he noticed the baby had a five o'clock shadow and looked extremely annoyed. "What's the big idea Snowflake? Can't a baby get a smoke and drink in peace anymore?" the baby shouted standing up as if it was nothing and jumping out of the carriage.
Jack stared at the baby before Tooth came over hovering a few feet off the air. "Jack this is Baby New Year." Tooth said less than happy to see the holiday. Baby New Year looked up and smiled. "Hubba, hubba it's nice to see you Fairy Legs" New Year laughed as he took another drag from his cigar. "Haven't seen you in a long time, where you been?" he asked trying to flirt with the Guardian.
"Working. Jack this is New Years, the biggest pig I have ever met." Tooth said flying a few more inches into the air trying to get away from the baby. Jack looked at the two and could just feel Tooth wanting to get far away from this guy as soon as possible. Nodding to the holiday Jack this time grabbed Tooth's hand and flew back towards the rest of the party. Though he felt sorry for putting Tooth in that situation he loved the fact that he had taken her hand and she did not seem to hesitate at all by it and held on to his hand tight, now it was him leading her.
The flew above everyone at the party for a few seconds before sitting at a fountain Santa had installed before the party, one of his little projects he would obsess over for no other reason than it amazed him. The fountain looked as though it was made of ice and snow, and lights were in each fountain making the water look red or green. They sat at the water's edge and just sat there for a few moments their hand's still together. "I'm…um…sorry about that." Jack said looking down at his feet, now more interesting than anything else at the moment. "I didn't mean to…"
"Don't be sorry Jack." Tooth said brightly her smile back on her face and looking like her happy self again. "You didn't know, and not too many would guess that New Year is a pig." She laughed at the thought; her hand still in Jack's their fingers intertwining. Both had a light blush on their faces as they kept their hands together. As they did neither one of them noticed once again three figures up on another walkway with a gun.
"So you want me to fire a firework that looks like a mistletoe over those twos head?" Fourth asked with a new black eye at Santa who was looking down at the two a wide grin on his face.
"With the word 'Kiss' in bright red and green underneath!" Santa laughed as he looked down at the two seeing how they were so close and their hands intertwined. "There is no better gift for the two of them then this! Now shoot!" Santa shouted looking at the Revolutionary Soldier who was lining up the shot. The soldier looked annoyed as he looked over at Sandy who gave a shrug and then focused on Tooth and Jack.
"Give me a second…I got to concentrate on the shape and words ye know." Fourth said as he leaned into the shot picturing the mistletoe and kiss in his mind. He had to make the explosion big enough for everyone to see, but not so big it burns down everything.
"Shoot before they move!" Santa shouted again his hands banning on the railing making Fourth unfocused. The soldier put the rifle down and pointed a finger at the bearded man his eyes wide in anger and annoyance.
"Look you impatient Russian chimney jumper, I do patriotic symbols and displays! I don't generally run around Christmas shooting fireworks, but you're tempting me to do so next year all of them aimed at you!" Fourth shouted jabbing his finger into Santa's chest over and over. Santa was not pleased by this and pushed Fourth backwards nearly tripping over Sandy and taking a large step forward.
"I would like to see you try Firefly." Santa said as he cracked his knuckles much like Cupid's men did. Fourth however did not back down and instead placed a bayonet on the end of his rifle and took another step towards Santa.
"Is that a challenge?" the patriotic immortal asked as he pulled the hammer back on the rife. The two immortals stared each other down while Sandy looked down at Jack and Tooth, if he didn't do something quick they were going move again and Santa was going to lose it and probably get into a fight with Fourth. That is when the Sandman saw three fairies fly into the room holding something making the Sandman smile.
Bunnymund began to slowly rise off the ground smacking his lips together his eyes till half shut as he stood up. He was still a little tipsy from the Leprechaun's Luck of the Irish blend and the room was still spinning but he was still extremely happy for some reason. He looked around the room to see all the immortals when he saw Jack and Tooth by the fountain and something hovering over them. He leaned forward a little bit his eyes squinting in concentration before bursting out laughing.
"Hey everyone!" he shouted at the top of his lungs getting everyone attention, except for Santa and Fourth who was still fighting. "Look at the two nippers under the mistletoe!" he shouted again laughing as he pointed at Jack and Tooth. The pair looked behind them to see who was under mistletoe but all they saw was the water. They looked back at Bunny to see everyone was staring at them. Looking above them they saw Baby-Tooth and two other fairies holding the mistletoe Santa had tried to use earlier. The two of the blush deeply and their hands came apart as they looked all the people staring at them.
Bunny being in a very happy state looked around and stated to chant. "Kiss. Kiss. Kiss. Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" he chanted and soon the rest of the room started, this action caught Santa's attention as he held the Fourth of July in a headlock. He looked over the railing to see everyone chanting and Jack and Tooth under the mistletoe.
"What?! No that was supposed to be…" before he could finish talking a gold spray of sand hit old St. Nick in the face making the jolly man pass out. This allowed the Fourth to get out of the headlock and pulled his fist back to punch the now sleeping Santa but like Santa a gold spray of sand hit him making him pass out as well landing on top of the jolly man. A satisfied looking Sandman looked at the two as dancing candy canes danced over Santa's head and fireworks over Fourth's. Whipping his hands he looked back at the two and an image of Tooth and Jack kissing appeared over his head as he chanted in his own way as well.
Jack and Tooth sat there not knowing what to do. Jack looked over at Tooth the deepest blue blush covering his face as he looked at his fellow Guardian, who had an equally deep pink blush on her face. The chirping of the fairies could be heard overhead as they got in on the chanting. "Well…" Jack said scratching the back of his head "I guess we should…"
Tooth's lipped met Jack's before he could get another word in. Her eyes closed as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Jack's eyes were wide in surprise, but slowly they closed and he wrapped his arms around her and deepened the kiss. Cheers could be heard throughout the room. Death and Father Time were cheering but Father Time not knowing why, New Year just looked the other way in jealousy, the Leprechaun let off a high pitch whistle, the Cupid Gang clapped a bit, and Santa and Fourth slept through the whole thing.
"That its! All that good stuff!" Bunny said laughing before falling backwards again passing out. The cheering soon faded and Jack and Tooth pulled away slowly. They looked at each other eyes half closed as Jack rubbed his cold hand against her face. Suddenly Tooth's face went red and she looked away in embarrassment as she rubbed the feather on her arms.
"I'm so sorry Jack, I…I don't know what came over me but…well..." the usually talkative Guardian was at a loss of words but before she could say anything else Jack planted a light kiss on her lips and smiled.
"Don't be, I enjoyed it." Jack said smiling at her his teeth as white as freshly fallen snow, the teeth that Tooth fell in love with originally. Baby-Tooth and the other fairies let out a sigh as they watched the love story in front of them. The two Guardians moved closer to one another and sat there for the rest of the night in each other's arms. Sandy smiled as he looked at the two, already knowing what their dreams would be about that night. He looked at Santa and Fourth who were still asleep, and back down at Bunny who was passed out.
Smiling the Sandman took to the air and out the broken window that Jack came through. He had to deliver dreams to all the children of the world tonight. As he flew into the sky he saw the Moon and how bright it was that night. It was supposed to be a New Moon tonight but it was as full as ever. Sandy laughed his mute laughed knowing the Man on the Moon must have known this was going to happen and didn't want to miss a moment.
So Merry Christmas to you all from a practicing Agnostic! I hope you guys enjoyed this little story and I look forward to writing more if I get the time. Before anyone asks, yes I did copy Baby New Year off of Baby Herman from 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'. Also I would like to thank AshaRose for helping me become a better writer. I swear I am getting to One Piece Oneshots, I just had to get this out. I would also like to give a shout out to xxMeMoRiEzxx of DeviantArt for letting me used 'Frostbittin' .Also tell me how you guys like the OC's I made.