Author Notes: Third chapter up and running! "This is scaryk26 saying: HAVE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUN READING!"
Scarlet smiled at Bunny entertaining the kids, then her three brothers noticed her leaning against the tree. Pitch looked up from her egg and allowed a small smile as he noticed her beautiful white-toothed smile. Tooth must be proud of her. If she lost any teeth, they'll be the crown jewel in Tooth's palace. He chuckled which caught her attention to look at him.
"What's so funny?" She asked with a smile. He shook his head as he said,
"Nothing. It's just that... when you smiled just then, I couldn't help but notice how white your teeth are." She licked her teeth and replied,
"Well, I do like to stay on the Tooth Fairy's good side, so I brush my teeth every morning, noon, and night." He tilted his head slightly and put his hands behind his back, still clutching the Easter Egg Aster gave him. "Well, in this case almost every morning if the boys haven't got to collect eggs or dart outside for a snowball fight on a snow day." She giggled at one particular memory.
"I remember this one time when it was snowing and the boys where at home because the school had been closed, I had just finished drying them off from their bath and they noticed the snow falling. So..." She giggled again, "They... they ran out of the house without any clothes on what-so-ever and dived right into the snow." She was laughing by this point, "Thank goodness there was no one else around at the time or I would've turned so red that Santa would have used me as a Christmas decoration!" By this time she was holding onto her sides because they were hurting so much from all the laughing.
He tried not to laugh but his wide smile was very visible. Instead he let out a small giggle that almost had a snort in it. Her brothers ran over to them and looked up in awe at Pitch with very wide eyes and mouths hanging open. He noticed them and immediately stopped smiling and giggling. Scarlet also noticed them and tried to stand up but instead lost her balance and hung onto Pitch's shoulder for support. She eventually stopped laughing and knelt down next to the triplets.
"Hiya, boys. This is Pitch Black. I told you he was real didn't I?" They nodded in unison and shut their mouths, still staring at Pitch. He kept looking between Scarlet and the three young, ginger haired boys. She looked up at him and smiled then nudged the boy closest to her. "Well, don't be rude. Say 'hello'" They stopped staring and waved together saying,
"Hello, Pitch Black..." Then they all looked at their sister. "Can we go home now?"
"Yeah! 'Cause you said that you would play your guitar for us today!" Then there came a cheer from all of the boys which almost made Pitch jump. He looked towards Scarlet as she got up.
"Well... I did say that..." She made a thinking face which involved her having one arm folded just under her bust and the other tapping the side of her lips thoughtfully. "Alright then! Sounds like fun. You coming, Pitch?" She looked towards him as did the boys. He shook his head.
"No. I think I'll head home." Scarlet nudged his side with hers as she leant on him for a second.
"Ah, come on, Pitch. I think you may like it." Before he could protest, he found himself being dragged by his arm and being pushed by the triplets. Scarlet smiled as she walked with him holding onto his arm rather tightly so he wouldn't get away. But he didn't. He just walked with them without saying a word. As she unlocked the front door to her house he sighed quietly as her brothers rushed inside, setting their baskets to one side, taking their shoes off and grabbing the Boogeyman by his free arm, dragging him inside. She shut the door behind them and took her own shoes off and put her Easter Egg on the side table.
When she walked into the living room, she found the boys holding her guitar out in front of them and Pitch standing in the far corner of the room. She smiled and took her guitar. She sat down in a single couch chair and rested the instrument on her lap as she leant over it.
"So, what song shall we sing this time?" They shouted out all sorts of random songs but then they all decided on one song in particular.
"DUMB WAYS TO DIE!" The shouted out together. She giggled looking over at Pitch.
"You ever heard of that song, Pitch?" He shook his head slowly then she smiled and got comfortable with her guitar. "Well, when it's over you'll be wanting to hear it over and over again. It's one of those songs that get stuck in your head pretty easily." She tuned up her instrument and started to play the theme. "The chorus is pretty much all one thing so sing along if you want to." He rolled his eyes and sighed heavily. Her brothers sat down in front of her as they sang with her.
Set fire to your hair,
Poke a stick at a grizzly bear,
Eat medicine that's out of date,
Use your private parts as piranha bait.
Pitch couldn't help the little laugh that escaped his lips. He leaned against the wall and swayed his head along to the music.
Dumb ways to die,
So many dumb ways to die,
Dumb ways to di-i-i,
So many dumb ways to die.
Get your toast out with fork,
Do your own electrical work,
Teach yourself how to fly,
Eat a two-week-old unrefrigerated pie.
He laughed again then he thought he might as well join in. So he sung the chorus with them very quietly, but loud enough for Scarlet to hear.
Dumb ways to die,
So many dumb ways to die,
Dumb ways to di-i-i,
So many dumb ways to die.
Invite a psycho killer inside,
Scratch a drug dealer's brand new ride,
Take your helmet off in outer space,
Use your clothes dryer as a hiding place.
He imagined someone hiding in a clothes dryer and smiled then sang the chorus again.
Dumb ways to die,
So many dumb ways to die,
Dumb ways to di-i-i,
So many dumb ways to die.
Keep a rattlesnake as a pet,
Sell both your kidneys on the internet,
Eat a tube of super glue,
I wonder what's this red button do?
Dumb ways to die,
So many dumb ways to die,
Dumb ways to di-i-i-i,
So many dumb ways to die.
Dress up like a moose during hunting season,
Disturb a nest of wasps for no good reason,
Stand on the edge of a train station platform,
Drive around the boom gates at a level crossing,
Run across the tracks between the platforms,
They may not rhyme but they're quite possibly.
Dumbest ways to die,
Dumbest ways to die,
Dumbest ways to di-i-i-i,
So many dumb,
So many dumb ways to die.
As the boys clapped, Pitch clapped also and smiled at her. She took a little bow and smiled back at him.
"Did you like that, Pitch?"
"Yes, actually. I did." She smiled smugly to herself.
"Is it stuck in your head?" Before she asked that he was humming the song to himself quietly, then he stopped and nodded shyly. She laughed and he chuckled.
"Maybe you could teach me the lyrics to that song?"
"Yeah, sure! I could teach you right now if you want?" He smiled a little and nodded.
"I think the faster I have learnt the words, the faster I can get it out of my head." She chuckled.
"Oh, you'll never, ever get it out, Pitch! It'll stay there forever!" Then she laughed evilly making him sigh lovingly. At least someone else besides him could laugh evilly, even if it was just for fun, it still sounded evil. He sat down next to her and rested on the arm of the chair. The boys were watching them as they smirked to one another. She started strumming the tune on her guitar once more as she went through the song slowly. He sang the words after her but broke up when it came to the funny parts, for instance: using your private parts as piranha bait, eating a very old pie, and using a clothes dryer as a hiding place. She laughed with him though.
"Who... who would use their private parts to catch piranhas?!" He laughed loudly after he had learned all the words. She giggled and shrugged her shoulders.
"No idea. Probably a man who wanted to be a girl." Pitch laughed even louder, falling on the floor, clutching his sides. He eventually started crying slightly, but wiped them away when he stood up and straightened his robe. He tried to put on a serious face but smiled and giggled again. She smiled up at him and put her guitar on the floor.
Meanwhile back at the North Pole when Easter had finally finished, Bunnymund was talking about Scarlet and Pitch.
"I was doin' what I usually do: 'iding be'ind a bush so none of the kids would see me before my intro. Then I saw Pitch standin' next to me. I thought for certain 'e 'ad come to ruin Easter but it turns out 'e came to see Scarlet." Bunnymund began.
"Ah, Scarlet! How is she? Is she okay?" North asked happily.
"Yeah, she's okay. 'er teeth are lookin' good too, so ya don't need to worry about 'em, Tooth. Anyway, as I was sayin', I found 'em both chattin' be'ind a tree so I suggested that Pitch kissed 'er. Then 'e blushed!" He began laughing. "Oh, you shoulda been there. Then 'e told me to get lost, well, what 'e really said was 'Go away!' but I knew what 'e meant. In the end I gave 'em both Easter Eggs and no one got 'urt. Even with Pitch around." Sandy nodded and smiled then a picture of Scarlet and Pitch appeared above his head with a heart between them and a question mark to follow once that image faded.
"Well, that's what it looked like to me. You shoulda seen 'ow defensive 'e was bein'." Aster answered with a chuckle at the end. Jack smiled at Tooth and she smiled right back.
"I think Pitch might be in love with our Scarlet." Jack spoke up with a wide smile spread across his face.
"Maybe. How about we give it a few more days?" Tooth asked with Baby Tooth hovering next to her, a large smile on her face too. Everyone agreed and were going to start observing Pitch and Scarlet a bit more closely.
