Lachlan and Emily walked through the portal with their mother. When they reached the end, Lachlan and his sister looked as if they were about to fall over from giddiness. Emily was the first to reach her senses and stared at the 5 who stood in front of her, also in a daze.
Emily and Lachlan eyed each of them carefully, registering who they were and what they looked like. Especially Bunnymund. It felt like they knew him a lot better than they thought they did.
After they introduced themselves to each other, they ended up getting a tour of the workshop with North. Surprisingly they didn't get bored to death like Jack did. Daria and Bunnymund tagged behind the group, watching Lachlan and Emily bounce around excitedly. "Growing up, eh?" Bunnymund struck up a conversation. "A bit too fast" Daria replied.
They continued to talk about the kids when Daria said "Emily hates being the youngest, she's always getting bossed around by other people and that really gets on her nerves". "Well, if that's the case, why not try again" That last comment hit Daria like a rocket. "You really mean that!" Bunnymund nodded. It was worth a shot, especially if they wanted to fulfil Emily's dream of being a big sister. (*wink wink* you know what I'm talking about here)!
After some time alone with Bunnymund and after talking the kids home, Daria quickly dished up dinner for them. They sat down and watched a bit of television, fed the dogs and then Daria settled the two into bed, then going to bed herself. (A/N: Oh and they've already done their school shopping, just so you know).
Daria kept waking up every hour or so due to a suspicious feeling that something wasn't right. She was right; around 2:00 am, Emily waddled into her mother's room, dreary eyed and her face white as anything yet her eyes were still half closed. Her toy rabbit was being grasped tightly as the 5 year old rubbed her right eye.
Daria sat bolt upright when she saw her daughter standing there. "Mummy, I had a bad dream" Emily walked towards her mum as Daria asked if she wanted to bunk with her tonight.
Almost instantly, Emily fell asleep. Just before Daria herself finally dozed off to sleep, she rolled over and watched the last of the trails of golden sand make their way to the children of Australia. On the brink of sleep, the young lady whispered "Goodnight Bunnymund".
Sorry for the late update. I've been really busy lately. Then I realised how much time I owe my readers for this Fanfic, so I tried my best to make this chapter special. Love Ya!
~Punkinz01