Christmas with the Guardians
By: Lovely girl 10
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that deals with Rise of the Guardians, I also don't own the Sleigh Ride song.
Pairing: Bunnymund and Sophie. Also some Jack/Jamie.
Summary: The Guardians are getting sick and tired of Bunnymund's fear of riding in the sleigh, however his little ankle-biter might just have the cure; by listening to her song so that his attention is off of the sleigh.
Chapter 1-Sleigh Ride
"Off to the sleigh we go!" North boomed with excitement as he led his guardian friends, and their special guests Jamie and Sophie, to his magnificent sleigh for another ride. The kids had already gotten their coats, hats, mittens, and boots on for their special sleigh ride activity.
Thanks to Sandman's sandstorm which had successfully made everyone else except Jamie and Sophie to be put to sleep, and thanks to North's transporting snow-globes that Sophie had accidentally stolen from the jolly man without him knowing on Christmas eve (Well, he actually left it on purpose as always), the kids were lucky enough to come to the toy workshop for the first time of their lives.
Although Bunnymund and Jack Frost were surprised at first when the young children arrived, they were equally pleased to see their little friends again. After when another Christmas holiday was done and over with, North decided to have some fun with his friends by giving them a sleigh ride.
Tooth followed North as he gestured to the yeti's to ready the sleigh and despite Jacks exclamation that there would be no way that he would climb into some rickety, old, sleigh, it came out from the ice-like shed and made him change his mind.
The sleigh was decorated with the color red as usual, but it seemed a little bit brighter than the last time Jack saw it, plus it still had the adjustable seats in the back where the sack full of toys would have plenty of room and from what it looked like, there was small wings on the side. The reindeer, at least Jamie and Sophie thought so, were way bigger than regular pet reindeers that they saw in the zoos, heck they were so huge that the kids almost seemed to be the same size as their antlers.
One of them almost bucked its head right by the winter spirit and the young boy but Jack got both of them to duck just in time for the huge reindeer to miss them. "That was close," Jamie breathed out a sigh as Jack chuckled and rubbed the boys head furiously in a teasing manner.
"The fun is just getting started, Jamie." Jack told before he turned his attention toward North. "Okay, one ride, but that's it." The immortal teenager then climbed into the sleigh, helping out the kid's one at a time to get into the sleigh while North mumbles happily, "Everyone loves the sleigh." Well, to his point of view, everyone, including Tooth, Sandy, Jack, and the newcomers Jamie and Sophie, loves the sleigh, however Bunnymund stayed put where he was, determined to not go into the crazy deathtrap that North usually tortures him with.
"Bunny, what are you waiting for?" Tooth asked with worry for the poor rabbit while she took the time to find the perfect seat right by Sandy. Jamie and Sophie decided to sit close by Sandy and Jack Frost while they looked around the area.
North tried to reach out his hand to get Bunnymund into the sleigh, but not before the Easter Bunny threatened him with his boomerang. "Aye prefer my rabbit hole 'stead of your crazy driving skills with the sleigh, mate!" He hissed in his Australian accent.
Jamie turned with a surprise expression toward Bunnymund. "Does he have a problem with Santa's sleigh?" He whispered to Jack, whom is taking a liking to the fight that might come up between the rival holiday guardians.
"The Easter Kangaroo doesn't like to ride in the sleigh because he usually is more comfortable with the ground instead of the air like how we all are." He told as he received a ticked off expression from the Easter bunny telling him to back off.
"There is no bloody way that I am climbin' in this rickety, old, sleigh, North!" Bunnymund told sharply before Jack argued "That's my line!" The bunny was about to leave the room before a certain favorite child of his caught his attention by her puppy eyes look. And by gosh it just about made his little heart melt just by looking into them!
"You mean you don't want to ride in the sleigh with me, Bunny?" Sophie asked in a pouty tone, almost about ready to cry to convince him otherwise.
Bunnymund almost resisted, but eventually he climbed into the sleigh to satisfy the girls need and sat right by her. The other guardians looked at him, shocked that he went into the sleigh for his favorite little ankle-biter.
North only had one eyebrow up in confusion as if wondering 'How come she got to get him into the sleigh when I couldn't?', Sandman as usual made a question mark on his head as he looked at the bunny and the young girl that snuggled right by him. Tooth kept looking from one person to the next as if her mind was asking what happened, while Jack made an expression that said 'that rabbit is so spoiled' and Jamie just stayed silent until the group was ready to get going.
"What?" Bunnymund asked, shrugging. "I don't want my little ankle-biter to be disappointed." He ruffled the little girls head as she giggled.
"Okay, now that we have Bunnymund in the sleigh, buckle up!" North told as he got the sleigh ready to go.
Jack noticed that Jamie was looking around the sleigh for something as the boy asked, "Where are the seat belts?"
North laughed. "That was just expression, Jamie! Are we ready?" The yeti's finished the last of the preparations that the sleigh would be ready; also the elves were doing some last minute work on the hooves of the reindeer before they started prancing out. North added, "Children, hang onto the rails since this is going to be a fast ride!" Jamie and Sophie did exactly as they were told.
At the first pull of the sleigh, Bunnymund began to grab onto the sleighs rail, grinding his hand-like paws. Sandman and Tooth stayed calm within their seats whereas Jack, Jamie and Sophie jumped in surprise. The young 11 year old boy took notice that the winter spirit was standing up on the sleigh instead of sitting in his seat, wondering if he should get Jack to sit back down.
His little sister, 4 year old Sophie was concerned over the Easter Bunny's fear of the sleigh as she tried to scratch his furry shoulder to calm him down. "Bunny, there is no need to be afraid." She spoke softly.
There was no response from him as his attention was locked onto the sleigh. Sophie began to think of a way to calm down her furry friend and protector, but truth be told, she had no idea of what to do.
She heard a chuckle from the winter spirit as he grinned evilly at the bunny, whereas North was telling the yetis and elves to get out of the way before the sleigh started to pick up speed. And before she knew it, the sleigh went down the icy slope which led to a long tunnel made of ice.
"Crikey!" Bunnymund screamed on top of his lungs as the sleigh slides all around the icy slope from side to side. Jamie ducked down from the icicles that attempted to knock him off of the sleigh as Sophie closed her eyes and covered her mouth to keep from screaming.
A sudden thought came into her head. A very good thought at that! In order to calm the Easter Bunny down, she will sing a little song that Jamie had taught her. Yes, he taught her how to sing in a choir, sing along with their parents whenever they play on the piano together, and sing the Christmas songs that he found while their parents were decorating the tree for the holiday.
Above all of the songs that she sang for Christmas, Sophie was a big fanatic when it comes to the Sleigh Ride Song.
She hummed a few notes and began to sing softly.
"Just hear those sleigh bells jingling
Ring ting tingling too.
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
The first verse managed to catch Tooth and Sandy's attention as they listened to the young girl's song. Somehow, it felt very exciting to listen to a Christmas song while riding in the sleigh. Jamie heard his sister's melody and began to join in on the fun, ignoring the wind that blew on his face as he laughed.
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling 'Yoo-hoo.'
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
North stole a glance at the children when he heard the song and gave them a smile that told them to continue. "I love it when a song like this warms your heart…" He mused with a grin as he commanded his reindeer to go the way he wanted. He also noticed that Bunnymund loosened his grip on the rail, breathing heavily as he stared at the sleigh.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
Let's go, Let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
It's grand, Just holding your hand,
We're gliding along with a song
Of a wintry fairy land.
Jack gave Jamie a confused look, but he decided to not question the kid as they continued with their song. The speed of the sleigh was blowing his white hair as he took notice of Sophie crawling up to Bunnymund and sat right by him.
Our cheeks are nice and rosy
And comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together
Like two birds of a feather would be.
Let's take that road before us
And sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
"I hope you kids like the loop-de-loops!" North announced as the sleigh is ready to spin on the ice that twirled around the path before them. Tooth grabbed onto the rail to hang on tight for the ride of her life. Sandy, as usual, raised his hands up into the air as if he was on a rollercoaster, Jamie did the same. Jack howled in excitement whereas Bunnymund looked like he was about to puke from the spinning ice path. Sophie let out a squeal before she almost fell out of the sleigh when it was upside-down; Bunnymund caught her just in time when the twisted ice path was back to normal.
There's a birthday party
At the home of Farmer Gray
It'll be the perfect ending to a perfect day
We'll be singing the songs
We love to sing without a single stop,
At the fireplace while we watch
The chestnuts pop.
Pop pop pop.
Now that the sleigh is finished with the ice path, all it needed to do was fly. Jack looked over the edge of the rail to see the wooden platform that is ready to let the sleigh fly into the air. Jamie mutters to himself, "Bunnymund was right, Santa is somehow a crazy driver..." That earned a pleased expression from the Easter Bunny when the boy looked over to see him smiling.
Once the platform was not needed, the sleigh successfully flew into the air. Suddenly, Bunnymund noticed that Sophie wasn't singing anymore so he urged her to finish the song with a pat on her back.
There's a happy feeling
Nothing in the world can buy,
When they pass around the chocolate
And the pumpkin pie
It'll nearly be like a picture print
By Currier and Ives
These wonderful things are the things
We remember all through our lives.
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling
Ring ting tingling too.
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you."
North turned around, surprised that the Easter Bunny had a calm expression written on his face and smiled, knowing that his holiday rival is no longer afraid of the sleigh. Jack had a displeased look on his face, somehow he wished that the girl didn't sing that song, besides, he liked it when the Easter Kangaroo was scared for crying out loud! Tooth and Sandy said nothing as they watched the bunny and the little girl hug each other.
"Ya did well to help me, you little ankle-biter." Bunnymund congratulated as he rubbed the girls back.
Sophie laughed. "Your welcome Bunny!" She giggled when he began to tickle her while they were in the sleigh. Tooth and Sandy moved out of the way to give them some room, while Jack and Jamie were staring at the bunny and the girl. The rest of the sleigh ride went smoothly as the group decided to return back to the toy workshop to get some shuteye for the long night that awaited them.
Author's note: This is actually my first Rise of the Guardians fanfic, so I want to know if I have everything right here, and if I am missing something, please feel free to point them out so that I can redo this to make it better. I also hope I did well with the song on here. I absolutely love this movie so much! Also please review whenever you want. I was thinking about doing some Christmas songs along with this story, but I wasn't sure on how to do it. You can also ask me in the reviews to request a Christmas song that you want to see along with the story like Carol of the Bells, or Silent Night for example.
