Hiya, Chelsea here. Thanks for reading so far; I hope you like the chapter~

Bunny continuously sniffed at the air, weaving through the forest, gliding past each tree with ease. All of the sudden, he stopped. "I could swear, the smell is right here..." He said, as he felt the wall to a cliff. He walked around it, trailing his hand along, until he felt nothing. There were vines and dead trees leaning on the cliff wall. Bunny picked them up, with a grunt; to reveal an ice cave. "He's definitely in here... no doubt about it..." He thought aloud, as he ducked, and hopped into the dark ice cave. After a minute, or so, he came to a split in the path. He twitched his ears. A light breathing could be heard coming from the right path. "Right it is, then." Bunny shouted out with uncertainty in his voice for what would come next.

As he hopped on, he noticed that it was getting brighter. He stopped just outside of a large wooden door. "Jack? Ya there, mate?" He called out, waiting for a response. He didn't get one, so he just slowly opened the door, and crept inside.

In the middle of the room, was a sleeping Jack. Bunny sighed. He tried to hide his relief that Jack was alright. As he crept closer, he found that Jack appeared to be ill. His skin was paler than usual, if that was even possible. His face displayed an irritated expression. Bunny was so close that he could now feel Jack's steady breathing. It was reassurance. Jack was alive, but what was wrong with him?

"Jack, ya alright, mate?" Bunny whispered, before placing his hand on Jack's arm. HE lightly shook it, as he called out a bit louder, "Jack, are ya alright? Wake up. Jack."

Jack whimpered in his sleep, moving away from Bunny's paw (not really sure if I should say paw or hand. Paw sounds cute...) Bunny stiffened, and grabbed Jack's arm again. Jack cried out, but didn't wake. Bunny held up his arm, and slowly rolled up his sleeves. He wasn't prepared for what he would see next. Jack's arms were covered in bloody bandages. Literally, blood was seeping between the tightly wound gauze. Bunny gasped, finally (kindof) waking the sleeping Jack.

Jack opened his eyes, and asked, "Bunny? Wha-what happened?"

Bunny sighed, "I don't know, mate. You're gonna have ta tell me."

Jack's eyes opened a little bit wider, as he spoke. "I-I-I'm sorry. Please, don't tell. I didn't mean it. Please... Just don't leave me." Jack had tears in his eyes again, likely due to stress, amotional stuff, and the fact that Bunny just learned one of Jack's biggest secrets.

Bunny stared back at Jack in silence, before saying, "What do ya mean, Frostbite?... We... We'd never leave you. I promise... But you need to tell me what happened."

Jack let out a sob, "She... I knew her... When I became Jack Frost; I saw her... but she's gone. I never got to say goodbye..."

"Who?" Bunny asked, rubbing circled on Jack's back, trying to soothe him.

"My sister... Pippa... she was crying... she was abandoned; because of me... I'm so stupid... and she died because of my stupid idea."

"Jack." Bunny said sternly. "Jack, look at me." Jack didn't look up, so bunny grabbed his chin, and tilted his face towards himself. "You are not stupid. Nothing you could have done would have made a difference. Tell me... I promise I'm not going to judge you. I won't yell. Just talk to me."

Jack hiccuped, nodding at bunny. It was slight, but it got the massage through. "It was late winter; almost spring... I had just gotten back from a camping trip with some friends... I told Pip stories about skating and playing games with them. She said she wanted to go, too... I didn't think about what could happen. It was late winter, it was warming up!" Jack cried out with a sob. "And the ice was weak... She went too far out. It was cracking beneath her... I told her it would be okay. I told her I would keep her safe... I tossed her to the shallow side... but when I tried to stand up... It gave away."

Bunny gasped.

"It was so cold, and dark. I could hear her calling out... But-but I couldn't breath. I wanted to tell her it would be okay; but I couldn't... I couldn't breath." Jack wiped his face. "I passed out... Then, I woke up. That's when I changed."

Bunny looked at Jack weird. He hadn't heard this story, and none of the other guardians had died.

"When I wen tto the village, nobody-nobody could see me. I flew around for a while. I ended up at an old house. It had a littler girl I it; she was crying. She was yelled at the next day. I couldn't stand to see her cry... but I couldn't do anything... She... She died years later. She still believed. Sahe always thought that I had made it out... because they never found the... the body."

Bunny nodded in understanding. "It's okay, Jack. If she still believed, that means that she never gave up. She went on."

"But she was all alone..."

"She have friends?"

Jack looked at bunnymund noticing where this was going, "Ye-yeah."

"Then, I'm sure she would forgive you... Now; I want you to tell me about" Bunnny gestured to Jack's shredded arms, "This."

Jack looked down guiltily, "I- I was lonely... When she was gone; I was all alone... Nobody wanted to talk to me..."

"Jack...", bunny sighed.

"I-I'm sorry... I swear; I never wanted to... I... I just wanted someone to talk to... anyone..."

"Jack." Bunny said louder.

Jack returned his gaze to the ground.

"Ya know we didn't mean it... We didn't know. I'm sorry..." Bunny finished, wrapping his arms around the winter spirit.

Jack looked surprised, but returned the hug, "I... I really didn't mean it... I-I'm so-"

Bunny cut him off, with a glare, "You have no right to be sorry. You didn't do anything wrong. Do you understand, Jack?"

Jack nodded.

"Okay... Now, we need to get ya patched up. An' I don't wanna see you do this again, okay?"

Jack stiffened, "Do... Do we have to tell the others?"

"Yes, mate. But, I'll do it."

They'll hate me..." Jack sniffed.

"They won't get mad; I promise. They may get upset and worried; but they would never hate you. You know that, right, Freezerburn?" Bunny tried to lighten the mood by saying a new nickname.

Jack chuckled, "Freezerburn?"

"There's the Jack we know and love." Bunny smiled,as he ruffled Jack's hair.

"Ha ha, stop it; ya Kangaroo." Jack giggled, as he swiped at the giant Pooka's hands.

Bunny chuckled in response.

I hope you liked the chapter. The next will be more of a bonus chapter. I'll continue after that only by request; as I'm not going to have much left to write. If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to suggestions. All ideas are welcomed. I'm not going to mark it as complete; as I may fix mistakes later... Thanks for reading so far. I hope you like the next chapter. I promise to update soon. Bye for now~