A low rumbling came from besid Bunny. That sound send chills down his spine. "North, leave the room." he said slowly.
The giant Cossack looked at him. "Vhat is wrong Bunny?"
"Leave the room. Now."
North nodded and emptied the room of all yetis and shut the door behind him.
Bunny moved as slow as he could and lowered himself to the ground, trying to look as small as possible. The kit had gone to his basic instincts that made him feel the need to protect himself from anything and everything threatening. Bunny was quite bigger than the tiny Pooka so towering above him wouldn't be the best idea.
A snowy blur darted past him and vanished under one of the other infirmary beds.
Bunny turned towards the growling Pooka. "Hey. You're okay. There is no need to be afraid." he said, voice soft.
The fluffy kit eyed him with familiar blue eyes.
"No." Bunny whispered. "That's impossible. I'm seeing things." he whispered to himself.
The Pooka's eyes narrowed and his growling got louder.
"Jack?" Bunny tried.
Instantly the growling got quieter.
"Jackie, it's me. Aster. You know me." Bunny kept his voice gentle and kind, trying to get the ball of fluff to trust him.
Slowly the white Pooka crawled towards him, the growling finally stopping.
"Oh Snowflake." Bunny whispered.
He nosed Bunny's fur, his ears rising slightly.
"Hey Frostbite." Bunny whispered.
The Pooka growled and sank his teeth into Bunny's shoulder, drawing blood.
Bunny hissed in pain and recoiled.
A soft keening noise came from the Pooka, his eyes full of sadness and apology.
Bunny sat up slowly and put a paw to his wound. "It's okay Jackie. Doesn't hurt much." he leaned against the bed and watched his mate-turned-Pooka. "I really hope you're Jack, otherwise I'll be really embarrassed." he watched the tiny white form for a minute. "Can ya talk?"
"B-Bunny." the Pooka stammered with a voice Bunny knew as well as he knew his own.
"I knew that was you Jackie." he smiled.
Jack crawled to him and laid his head in Bunny's lap. "'M body hurts." he keened.
"Sh..." Bunny murmured, running his paw over Jack's floppy ears. "I'm gonna find out what happened to ya Jackie."
Jack curled against Bunny, his body trembling slightly.
"You'll get used to looking like this... At least until we can turn you back into your normal self. Okay?"
Jack nodded weakly. "Don' understand. Why? How?" he whispered.
"I honestly don't know Jack. It could have been so many people. Mother Nature, Pitch, Manny, and any other spirit out there with that much power. There are more than you think."
"H-how did you know... I was me?" pain wracked his voice.
"I will always know it's you Jackie." he chuckled. "You're my mate." without thinking he nosed Jack's temple.
A soft purr rumbled out out of Jack's chest and he moved his head slightly so he was pressed against Bunny's nose, responding to the affectionate gesture.
Shock jolted through Bunny's body. Jack had Pooka instincts. He knew that Bunny's seemingly random touces weren't so random. They were to show love and affection. Bunny's heart leapt for joy and he held Jack closer.
A soft cry left Jack's lips. "B-Bunny!" he wheezed.
Instantly the larger Pooka's hold on him relaxed. "I'm sorry Jack." once he had relaxed Bunny had a new question. "Why are you hurting?"
"I-I did completely change b-b-bodies." Jack chuckled weakly.
Bunny frowned. Being a Pooka should have been a good experience. Not a painful one. It hurt him to see Jack hurting.
"Bunny? Is all okay?" North asked, opening the door a little bit.
"Yeah North. You can come in now."
The giant Cossack walked in and stared at Jack. "Is he alright?"
"Yeah. Actually... This is Jack."
North did a double take. "Jack?"
Jack looked at North and waved a tiny bit. "Hi N-N-North."
"Jack. Vhy did you not say that it vas you?"
"I was scared." he whispered, beginning to tremble a tiny bit.
"Sh..." Bunny murmured, stroking his white fur.
Jack struggled to sit up, but ended up collapsing against the grey Pooka. "H-have you found my s-s-s-staff?" he whispered.
"The yetis are searching, but there is a lot of snow to search through."
Jack nodded then winced.
"Are you hungry Jack?" Bunny asked softly.
"Yeah." Jack whispered.
"I vill get you some food." North said, standing up.
While North was doing that Bunny picked Jack up and laid him on one of the medical beds. He took this time to actually see the Pooka as his Jack.
Jack's fur was fluffy and white. He seemed to be on the verge of entering adulthood according to his size and how fluffy his fur was. All in all, Jack was a beautiful doe.
Bunny smiled softly and nuzzled Jack gently. "I love you Jack." he murmured.
Jack looked at Bunny with a happy smile. "I love you too Bunny."
At that moment North decided to walk in with a tray of food. "I brought both of you some food." he said, setting it down.
Bunny looked at it and saw that it had greens on it. He got a carrot for himself and gave some lettuce to Jack since it would hurt him to chew on it.
"How do ve find out who did this to Jack?"
"Isn't it obvious who did it?" Bunny responded, taking a bite of his carrot.
"I did not think so."
Bunny rolled his eyes. "Pitch."
"Vould he have the power?"
"Who knows? But who else would do this? Manny would make Jack hurt this bad if he did it."
"This is true." North nodded. "So ve find Pitch."
"We find Pitch." Bunny confirmed.