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In case you don't know, I am CrystalxRose and this IS a story based on my other story Lost History. It will contain spoilers from my story so before you read this, I suggest you read my other story. Just click on my name, scroll down, and well, you get the gist. ;)
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The fort-nightly meetings were always a bustle of excitement, with feasts and chatting amongst the six Guardians.
Tooth would often talk about her recent activity with the tooth collecting, often leaping out of her seat and buzzing around in joy when she explained certain parts. Her mini-fairies would also whiz around her head, though one in particular, Baby Tooth, would always be much more satisfied in perching on the shoulder of her favourite Winter Spirit.
Bunny would only mumble out a few tales about the egg painting, but at the ushering of young nature spirit Atheia, he would open up a little more and speak of things such as different designs he had been working on, colour schemes and the well doing of his Warren, which would make the Nature Goddess perk up with delight.
North, as usual, would talk about certain toy blueprints and ideas, along with making a smug remark towards Bunny that Easter was better than Christmas. The two would then, of course, engage in an argument between the two holidays, resulting in Tooth having to calm them both down.
And Sandy, Sandy would only sit back in his chair, sipping his cup of egg nog and watching as his friends bustled about with each other, laughing, joking, telling tales and, most of all, enjoying each others company.
It was around the same time though, a couple months after Pitch's defeat, that North, Bunny, Tooth and Sandy noticed something was 'off' about Atheia and Jack.
I wasn't a bad 'off', oh no. But every once and a while, one of the four would notice the language either Jack or Atheia used. Whenever they would spin tales of what happened during their two weeks of separation from the rest of the group, they would use starting words like "We went," or "We did." The sentences sparked at the minds of the other Guardians; why do the two always seem to be together and do everything together?
Tooth, one time, had even caught sight of the two hugging almost, dare she say it, lovingly on the night Pitch had been defeated. It confused her to no end why two of the most stubborn, tough-shelled and closed up spirits she had met would be hugging each other like the world would end.
The other three had noticed odd behaviour towards the two as well, which was what pushed North to call a secret meeting for the four very puzzled Guardians of Children. Feeling a faint sense of déjà vu as Tooth, Bunny and then Sandy arrived in the meeting room, North greeted the Guardians, waving them over to the chairs that stood near the fireplace. Tooth fluffed her feathers, darting over to one of the sofas and sitting down, much against the idea of her wings, who buzzed with the anticipation of flight. Bunny lazily sat on the couch, pulling out a bare egg and proceeding to paint over the white shell. Sandy joined the Easter Bunny on the couch, looking up to North as he stood in front of the fireplace.
"I'm pretty sure you all know why I called," North eventually stated, eyeing the other Guardians, who had turned to look up at him. "It's about Jack and Atheia."
Bunny's left ear twitched, and he sat up straight to look at the Guardian of Wonder. "You know, I 'ave been noticing some strange behaviour between those two."
Sandy nodded in agreement, and Tooth fluttered up into the air. "Do you think they might be together? Oh that would be so cute if they were dating!" Tooth's wings buzzed and a couple of mini-fairies that surrounded her both sighed contently and squeaked joyously.
North seemed to think over Tooth's words. "Well, they have been together a lot…"
"A lot, doesn't cover it mate, they've basically stuck to the hip ever since the thing with Pitch."
"And I saw them hug!" Tooth exclaimed bubbly, sighing happily. "Girls, I can see it now," She said, muttering to the mini-fairies that hovered over her shoulder as she waved a hand in the air. "Jatheia, you see it, don't you?"
The Guardian of Dreams let out a silent laugh at Tooth's words, and Bunny tried to suppress a snort of amusement. North only smiled, before sighing as he thought of the other two Guardians. "Well, what ever it is, we're gonna have to ask about it…perhaps sooner rather than later."
Bunny only chuckled under his breath. "You're gonna be lucky mate if you get anything out of those two."
Later that week, all five of the Guardians visited North at the workshop for the fort-nightly, new-found tradition for check-up meetings. The night consisted, as usual, of chatting, stories, eating and joking around the large dinner table. Unbeknownst to Atheia or Jack, they were closely watched by the other four Guardians. Tooth was peering at them from the corner of her eye, suppressing girlish squeals of delight whenever they playfully shoved at each other or laughed at the other's jokes. North spared them glances every once and a while, taking note of the body language between the two. Bunny was less oblivious at times, openly staring at the expressions of the two until either Jack or Atheia joked about how creepy he was being. Even Sandy kept an eye on the two young Guardians, looking over the rim of his mug to catch certain glimpses of them.
After a couple hours of examining with no precise responses, North cleared his throat, abruptly standing up and causing his chair to grind against the wooden floorboards of the room, catching the attention of everyone in the room.
"We know something's going on between you two," he said, gazing into the emerald and cerulean orbs of Atheia and Jack. At his words, Sandy, Tooth and Bunny stood hesitantly up with him, causing looks of confusion and worry to twist the young Guardians' expressions.
"Yeah mate," Bunny added. "We know something's up."
"Something's up?" Jack asked in confusion, turning towards Atheia in puzzlement.
"Between us?" She also asked, her eyes full of genuine question. She seriously did not realise what they were talking about.
Tooth cleared her throat, her little mini-fairies buzzing around her. "What we mean to say is: we know you two are dating."
For a few moments, everything was quiet. Jack and Atheia looked at the other four Guardians in astonishment, and North really expected them to admit to everything; admit that the four were right.
What North did not expect though, was Jack and Atheia to burst out laughing.
The other four Guardians who were not in on the joke just looked at each other in puzzlement, before all turning to Jack and Atheia, who were leaning on each other to avoid tumbling off their chairs from laughter. North was faintly reminded of the time Sophie appeared in the Warren, but brushed the memory off as the two calmed slightly down, their earlier outbursts only resulting in chuckles now.
"You-you think…"
"…that we're dating?" Atheia finished Jack's sentence, both of them snickering.
Bunny was the one who attempted to answer. "Err…yeah?"
The young Guardians erupted into another fit of laughter, wiping tears that squeezed out from the corners of their eyes.
"Dude," Jack attempted to smother his laughter, grinning in hilarity. "We're siblings."
The statement stopped the other Guardians short as they started at their two youngest members in shock. Sandy shaped out dreamsand designs of shock, scribbling question marks and other golden signs of confusion into the air.
"What?" Tooth voiced out Sandy's alarm, her mini-fairies squeaking out in distress, all except, that is, Baby-Tooth, who grinned smugly at her sisters from her perch on Jack's shoulder.
"Atheia Overland," Atheia said, gesturing to herself, before pointing towards Jack as her giggles subsided. "Jack Overland; we were brother and sister during our human lives."
"Ah…" North said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. "Everything tis making sense now…"
"So…" Tooth said, her shoulders slumping. "No Jatheia then?"
"No what?" Atheia asked in puzzlement, turning towards the disappointed Tooth Fairy.
Sandy, Bunny and North burst into laughter from the memories of the other day, causing more confusion to blossom on Atheia's face.
"Never mind shelia, it's probably best you don't know," Bunny said, winking at the Guardian of Persistence and Creativity.
"Ah! Never mind that!" North cried, lifting his mug full of eggnog into the air. "A toast to the Overland siblings; may family always find their way back home to each other."
A chorus of 'cheers' and laughter erupted in the room as glasses clanged against one another and everyone settled back into their seats.
After a few moments, Jack piped up. "You know we're never gonna let you forget this, right?"
"Yep," Bunny replied dejectedly.
The room exploded into laughter once again.
This was kinda rushed and not as good as I wished it would be :( But hopefully it will do! Farewell for now guys! :D
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CrystalxRose