A/N: Blargh! I don't know why but I'm not a 100% happy with this chapter, but here you go! Take it! I'm more excited for the next chapter as well as the fifth chapter!

Oops~ Did I give too much away? -grin-

An awkward silence had fallen between Jack and Tooth once again, both of them choosing to look at the furniture that decorated the room than each other. They were going to be spending a lot more time together and that idea both frighten them and excited the two.

"Well," Tootiana began, clearing her throat as she looked up at the winter spirit with a bashful expression."Unfortunately, since I'm all human now," She gestured at herself awkwardly, letting a small clumsy laugh, "I guess that means I should sleep at night? I do feel... somewhat sleepy." As if on cue she let out a small yawn, her hand shooting up to cover it quickly.

The moon was, indeed, very bright in the sky, sitting its climax. Jack let out a small chuckle at her action, trying to hide the fact that he had no idea what to do from this moment on. It had been years since he was... well, human. Though he had spent the last three hundred years people watching it didn't mean that he really knew or understood what they did and why they did it. Being immortal different things became important. He knew sleeping and eating was important to humans, that much he had seen, but knowing when they did it was another story.

"Yeah, I guess so?" He smirked playfully, shifting his weight over on his right side, leaning on his ever handy staff. As he leaned over his foot brushed the red velvet bag he had received from Steward the Yeti, silently remind him of its presence.

"Oh yeah..." Jack muttered under his breath, leaning down to retrieve the sack. He couldn't help his smirk that quickly turn into a grin as he noticed Tooth perk up before him, curious about what he had. Personally, he had no idea. It had been shoved in his hands without a word, but he was beginning to feel rambunctious; a need arose in him to release some tension during this awkward moment.

"I wonder what I have here...?" He asked no one in particular, turning away slightly from the former fairy as he pulled open the sack and stuck his head inside.

"What is that Jack?" Tooth asked, her purple eyes wide with curiosity. It was funny; sometimes she would begin to mimic a hummingbird: her movements would be quick and constant when she got excited like this. She stepped forward, her head tilting to the side as she tried to see what the young teen was holding.

Jack had to bite his lip to keep himself from laughing; he had her! Hook! Line! And sinker! "Oh, y'know..." He waved her off, closing the bag once again, acting like whatever it was should have been obvious. "A bit of this and that."

A frown immediately crossed Tooth's face. She did not like being kept out of the loop. "A bit of what and what? What did North give you?" She inched forward, her small hand raising as she reached out to grab the bag. She knew that bag; it was definitely one of North's handiwork. It was a deep red, definitely made of velvet, and had golden thread stitched into the fabric creating a small pattern of snowflakes all away around the base. "I want to see!"

He could not stop the smile the captured his face as he held the bag up in the air, high above his head. "Hey, hey! Don't be so nosey, Miss Tooth!" He teased, happy that he was a good head taller than the female before him. "I believe this was given to me!" The winter spirit scoffed, sticking his nose up in the air in the most mock snooty way he could act.

The frown only deepen on Tooth's face. Normally she wouldn't care either way, but the way Jack was acting... It was beginning to kill her to find out what was in that bag! She moved even closer to him, now standing right in front of the boy. The apples of her cheeks began to flush at their proximity, but she felt determined to find out what he was hiding. "Jack! Show me!" With that, she hoped up on her tippy-toes, attempting to steal the sack from his hand.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" The trickster laughed, stretching his arm higher into the air. Keep-a-way. A simple, fun game. At least, for him. "I told you! This was given to me!" He watched as she jumped a bit, trying to grab the now prized bag. Another laugh escaped his lips as he danced back. He waved the red bag before him, sticking a cocky tongue out at her.

Tooth had quite enough! Her cheeks, which were once pink in embarrassment, were now red with frustration. "Jack!" That was her so-called battle cry before she leapt forward to grab at the bag. She knew this was childish, but really, now that she was human she couldn't help herself! ... That was a good excuse, right?

To her chagrin, he tip-toed out-of-the-way again. Usually she would have her wing to balance her out after said leap, but not being fully use to her simple human body, she had thrown too much weight into the attack and was now stumbling forward, towards the rather hard looking ground. Tooth slammed shut her eyes, her muscles cringing, waiting for the impact, but the impact didn't come. Instead, cold arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her back from her near fall.

"Woah! Woah there!" Seeing her obviously over-judge the leap, the winter spirit had done what had seem like the right thing to do: catch her. He dropped the red sack with little care, as well as his magical staff. Both items fell with a loud clatter. No one needed the former fae bruised, or worse.

"You okay?" Jack asked, straightening her. He chuckled a little under his breath as she suddenly whirled around in his arms, a shocked expression on her face that just as quickly melted into one of embarrassment. He chided himself inwardly as he felt his cheeks and ears suddenly warm as he realized that he was holding her in his arms.

Toothiana's mind went blank as she stared at him. She was eternally grateful for him for saving her from that untimely fall, but she didn't quiet expect how... nice it would feel to have his arms around him. She would hardly admit to herself that she had a small crush on the winter spirit, but when she did she knew it must only because it was the brilliant teeth he had! Nothing more! If only she could she would stare at his teeth for the rest of her life... But she did not want to come off as creepy like that so she only stole a glance here and there. That first time, when she had prided open his mouth without warning was done without any thought! ...Really!

The seconds seemed to tick on as they just stood there in each other's arms, the former question completely forgotten.

Suddenly, like a wave, Tooth's mind kicked back into action as she realized what the two were doing. She was the Queen of Fairies, for Moon's sake! She had to stop acting so foolishly like this!

"U-um... I'm fine. Thank you." With an embarrassed laugh, she quickly stepped out of his grasp. Feeling his arms fall away from her waist made her heart ache slightly. It really did feel nice to be in his nice cool embrace.

"U-um... Right. No worries." Jack replied just as eloquently. Remembering he had dropped his things, he quickly scooted away and picked up the two items. He smiled down at the sack before looking glancing over at Tooth, one brow raised slightly. "So, do you wanna know what's in here?" The teasing was back in his voice.

Tooth blinked, having forgotten about the item they had fought over a moment ago. She let out a small laugh, feeling embarrassed that they had acted so child-like over such a silly thing. She nodded, "Yes, please."

Jack joined her laugh, stepping forward as he pulled on the draw strings. It made the hole nice and big; big enough for the fairy to see inside. Deep inside the pouch was three enchanted snow globes, shinning with magic, waiting for their time to be used.

"Oh! Of course!" Tooth's tiny laugh from before exploded into more hearty giggles. She felt so silly for not figuring that out! Of course North would leave them some snow globes! "How did I not know that?" The giggles quickly turned into a full laugh; tickled by her own foolishness. She soon could hear the winter spirit's own deep laugh join her own. What children they had acted like!

The laugh they shared lasted for a while. Mostly on the account of them beginning to laugh at each other for laughing so hard, and then laughing at themselves and the silly way they laughed. Finally, the giggles and chuckles died down, both Guardians clutching their sides as their muscles twitched from the giggle-fest.

"O-oh... I really needed that laugh!" Tooth chuckled, though the laugh quickly turned into a yawn. Wow, she really did feel tired! Usually, as a Guardian and an immortal, one didn't need to sleep as much. Sleeping as more of a comfort thing, or something you did when you had really exerted yourself or, moon forbid, were injured. When was the last time she had slept? Four years ago? Had it really been that long?

Jack noticed her yawn as he wiped away a tear from his eye. He smiled weakly, "Bed time, I guess?" He shrugged a little, lifting his staff up upon his shoulders as he stuffed the sack into his hoodie's pocket. "I guess that's cue for me to leave?" He suddenly felt awkward again, not really sure what to do. He could go out and hang out with the baby teeth for a while, maybe? But he would probably distract them again as it seemed to be the usual case. Well, there was a few places near here he could visit that wouldn't be too hard on him, temperature wise. Of course he couldn't give them a snow day as much as he wanted, but that at least would give him something to do. How long did humans need to sleep anyways? It had been three hundred years since the last time he had a full night of sleep.

Toothiana perked up at this, an idea suddenly striking her. "Well," She began, brushing some hair behind her ears. Again, it startled her, having hair like this instead of feathers, but this time she just brushed the feeling aside. It would take her a while before she could get use to her human form. "Since you'll be staying here for a while, why don't I show you to your room?" She couldn't help but grin when she saw the shocked expression that dawned on his face. "I keep a few spare rooms - just in case." She informed him as she turned, heading towards the door.

Jack blinked a couple of times, nodding slightly to himself. "Makes sense." North did the same thing, keeping a few guest bedrooms at his work place. So why wouldn't the others? He followed her out the door, but they didn't get far when he saw her stop dead in her tracks, her head tilted up towards the air. Above them there was the usual cluster of fairies, but this time they had all stopped and they were all staring at Tooth. Right... Did they know about this?

"U-um... H-hello everyone." Tooth stuttered, her voice full of shame though it was loud as she stood firmly before her peers. She hated this. Hating to admit to her downfalls but she knew she had to get this over and done with. She winced as she looked around, catching each one of their pink gazes, feeling their questioning looks weigh down upon her. Her tongue felt dry in her mouth and she began to feel herself break down again, tears welling up again. No, she could not cry. Not again.

She was having trouble keeping her emotions in check as she searched her thoughts for the right words to use when a small little chirp caught her attention. Next to her right cheek was the little fairy dubbed Baby Tooth, her mis-matched eyes full of understanding. She had briefly remembered seeing the little fairy in her room earlier when North had entered, but from then she wasn't sure what had become of the little fae.

"Baby Tooth." She whispered, cupping the fairy in her hand. She held her little mini-me close to her cheek, feeling stronger as Baby Tooth hugged her. She slowly released her, giving the small fairy a nod before turning once again to her other self copies. She took a deep breath before continuing, steadying her nerves.

"As you all can see, this," She gestured to herself, her cheeks pinkening a little in embarrassment, "This has happened... again. I... I am really sorry to let you all down again, but I swear to you I will get better! And soon! You see, Jack is going to help me so I will be back to being myself in no time!" She felt confident in her words, the corner of her lips curling in a weak smile.

Jack smiled meekly, looking at the crowd as they continued to be quiet. He moved forward, placing a hand upon his friend's shoulder before address everyone before him, "Yeah! I promise Tooth will be back and better than ever in no time!"

With that final promise the swarm of fairies seem to alight with life once again. They chirped, happily, as most, if not all, flew down to surround and hug the two Guardians.

They were covered in a sea of fairies for what seemed like the longest time before Tooth could calm them down enough and send them off to work.

"Come on ladies! Back to work!" She chided although she couldn't contain a small laugh that followed. She felt bad for leaving her faeries in the lurch like this, but she knew they would be fine, especially with a second-in-command like Baby Tooth.

Speaking of Baby Tooth, the Queen of Fairies turn to her, a smile now dancing on her lips. "Oh yes! Baby Tooth! Do you think one of our guest rooms is available and ready to be used? Like I said, Jack will be staying with us!" She felt all warm and fuzzy on the inside when she announced this. Jack! He would really being staying with her! ...Well, them! Not just her! Um, but really, it would be nice to have the young Guardian around!

She was beginning to feel a bit better, like she could get through this 'human illness' in no time, when her heart drop. Baby Tooth was chirping away in front of her, replying to her previous question and she had no idea what the little one was saying. She bit her lip, hoping and praying that she was just not hearing her correctly. She brought her tiny hands together, grasping them tightly so they didn't tremble so much. "Um... Could you please repeat that?" She surprised herself at how tiny her voice sounded but she couldn't bring herself to speak any louder.

One moment she was feeling supreme and then next moment she felt the stress from before land heavily on her shoulders, bring her down to earth once again.

Baby Tooth paused, tilting her head to the side before she began again. Again all Tooth could hear was chirping. No words. The connection was gone. She could briefly remember this happening before, but why did this time leave her feeling so empty? Was it like this the last time? Tooth bit her lip, a tremble racking her whole body for a moment before she felt a cold hand, Jack's hand, fall upon her shoulder again. Blinking, she looked up at him, see concern written all over his pale features.

"Tooth...?"

She smiled weakly at him, letting the breath she did realize she was holding, go, as well as her hands. They were beginning to cramp at the way she grasp them together. "I, um, well... I can't hear her." She let out a small defeated sigh, turning her gaze over at Baby Tooth. The little fairy floated there silently for a moment before little out a small, sad chirp, flying towards her Queen's cheek again in a feeble attempt at a hug. She let out a weary laugh, wrapping a hand around Baby Tooth while placing her other hand atop of Jack's hand. "It's alright you two... I just forgot this happened."

Baby Tooth chirped sadly again before floating back. She gave her Queen a small nod before attempting to motion for the two to stay here. When she assumed the two had gotten it - well, Tooth had nodded to her at least - she flew off, back towards where Tooth's room lied and down another hallway a bit to the right.

Tooth smiled lightly, watching her little copy fly off before looking up at Jack. The winter spirit still hand his hand on her shoulder, and she still held said hand. She tilted her head slightly to the side, gazing up at him. He still held concern in his icy blue eyes. "It's okay Jack." She reassured, "It just caught me off guard. I'll be fine." She squeezed his hand at this point, her smile widening a bit, "I have you hear, don't I?" It something she needed to hear more than she needed to say.

Jack held her gaze, feeling his mouth go dry and his throat tighten. He had felt worried for his friend, but now seeing here standing there, looking so small but acting so brave, her couldn't help but feel a bit of respect for her. He already felt respect for the Tooth Fairy, knowing her job was a tiring one with little to no breaks. But now that he saw the strength of her will, his respect only grew.

He returned the smile with a crooked one of his own, giving her a small nod in response. His mouth opened to say more but their moment was cut short when Baby Tooth returned, chirping quickly as she gestured for them to follow.

His crooked smile suddenly widen as he watched Baby Tooth for a moment before removing his hand from Tooth's shoulder, "Lead the way." Jack said formally as he bent a bit at the waist while spreading an arm forward in an extravagant way. "Ladies first."

Tootiana let out a small giggle, cover her mouth in an old-fashioned way. He could be a real charmer sometimes. She turned and nodded to her second-in-command, following the little one as they ventured forth. They turned right from her room and walked a bit down the golden hallways, the smaller towers looming in closely around the pathway causing a shadow to fall all around them.

They came upon another door a moment later, this one not as fancy as the one that stood before Tooth's room. This door was more simple and was just made of a dark wood. It covered in a plethora of cravings, carvings that told a story. A depiction of a maiden trapped in a tower stood at the top left-hand side, her impossibly long locks flowing down towards the ground as a young man stood at the bottom, one hand reaching out towards her. On the top right was a carving of an old woman, her features twisted with a look of jealousy and rage, a dagger clenched in her hands. Below those two panels the picture suddenly turned into a scene of flight, the two lovers hand in hand with creatures of the forest chasing after them. In the midst of the creatures was the old woman from the top of the door. The story seemed to simply end there, the rest of the carving scratched out from years of use.

"Oh? This room? Perfect!" Tooth pushed opened the doors without a second of hesitation or a moment to appreciate the artwork that covered the door. The hinges creaked slightly. Inside the room was dark save for a few candles here and there. A patio was open to the right to let the cool night air flow though, allowing what little extra light it could since the moon sat on the opposite side of the palace at this time of night. There was already a small hoard of fairies floating about the room, removing very dusty sheets from the few pieces of furniture that adored the room. A chair and small desk here, a dresser over there, and a queen sized bed was all that filled this simple room.

The two Guardians coughed a little at the dust that picked up. It was a pretty sight, though, seeing the dust particles float in the light of the candles for a second before being picked up my the wind and taken away.

Baby Tooth went into sudden command mode then, fluttering forward and chirping out orders at a few of her sisters. The pace in which they were cleaning up the room seemed to double as they rushed around, gathering the dirty sheets and dashing off, hopefully to go clean them.

Jack had to be nimble to leap out-of-the-way of as couple of mini fairies flew in with a set of clean sheets. It took about ten of them, but within a minute the bed was set up and the room was officially ready.

Baby Tooth, proud of what she and her sisters were able to accomplished in no time flat, zoomed up to Jack, chirping all the while as she floated around his head.

The winter spirit chuckled, reaching out to give her a thankful pet on the head. "Thanks Baby Tooth. This will be perfect." He grinned slightly, glancing over a the group of mini fairies that still hovered in the room; they were really the ones who had cleaned up the place. "Thank you guys too!" He called over to them only to have to laugh the next second as a few of them blushed and giggles while a couple more actually fainted.

Tooth smirked, standing off to the side a bit. She knew her fairies were infatuated with the Guardian of Fun, but sometimes it was just ridiculous! Well, for now she was willing to let them have their moment, proud of them for stepping up like this and getting the room ready. It was a simple task but she was still proud of anything her little ones did. "Alright ladies," She interrupted, getting a few displeased 'sighs' and 'whines' from the few that guessed what was going to come next. "Time to get back to work. Thank you!"

A small laugh bubbled to her throat as each one of them left. Those cheeky fairies! Each one rushed over, giving Jack a small kiss or hug before rushing over to her and doing the same. They were gone before she could say anything more. She looked over at the teen next to her, her smile broadening as she noticed the shy look on his face. "Sorry about that." She said with a slight teasing tone in her voice, "They can't seem to get enough of you."

Jack merely chuckled back, running a hand through his messy hair. "What can I say?" He said as he flashed her his pearly whites, "It must be the teeth."

Another small giggle escaped her lips, amused by his response. Well, of course it was the teeth! But she was pretty sure they had a crush on him for a few other reasons.

"Well! Here! This will be your room for the duration of your stay!" Tooth gestured to the room. It had been a while since she had been in here but she liked this one best out of all her guest room, and it seemed to suit the boy beside her. In addition to the simple furniture the walls was covered in a dusty blue paint while white trim lined the ceiling and the floor boards. A little touch she thought was a simple design but in this moment all she could think of was how perfect this was for him.

"And," She added, glancing over at him with her own shy expression, "I'm only just down the hallway in case you need me."

Jack nodded vaguely, taking in the room. He had been distracted earlier by the mini fairies movements but now that he had a moment to take it all in it really was perfect. He never liked having too much to crowd him. Really, if it was his choice he would sleep in a tree with the moon and the stars as his ceiling and the grass as his carpet. But unfortunately there didn't really seem to be a tree around here for him to do that - at least he hadn't noticed one that would be perfect for him - and Tooth and the other fairies had already gone through all this trouble for him.

Lifting his staff casually on his shoulder, he stepped further in the room. "Thanks Tooth. This is great." He smiled, turning around as he tried to take it all again at this different angle. It felt... nice to have a room to himself.

Tooth felt a warmth bubble up in her chest as she watched him. It was interesting to watch him sometimes. He seemed to fascinated by the simplest things and even the simplest gestures. She couldn't help the doopy grin that crossed her lips as she remembered the time six months ago when they had shared their first hug. She had been caught up in the excitement of it all - again, of course - and had tackled him in a big embrace. She was surprised and embarrassed even by her own actions, but seeing the genuine smile and the way his eyes had sparkled made it worth it. She had begun to swoon in his arms but luckily Baby Tooth had quickly interrupted their moment, saving her dignity. Even from the start the boy of Frost had made her seem like a love-sick fool.

Realizing she had just stood there for a good full minute of starring - that the moon he didn't seem to catch her - Toothiana let out a small cough as she stepped backwards towards the door. "Well, I guess it's time for me to go to bed." She laughed a little uneasily; it felt so weird to say that. But she couldn't help the over whelming feeling of exhaustion that suddenly surprised her and took hold of her. It had been a long and rough day. "Good night, Jack."

Jack paused in his viewing, looking over at the slowly retreating Tooth Fairy. "Ah, right. Good night and sleep tight, Tooth. Don't let the bed bugs bite!" He said, repeating an old phrase he remember from his past as he flashed her one of his usual crooked smiles.

She felt her heart flutter at the sight of the smile, her exit forgotten for a moment. She let out a small giggle, waving a little goodbye at him. Quickly realizing her foolishness she chided herself under her breath before realizing once again she was looking silly in front of the winter spirit. She gave him a small smile before ducking out, closing the door quickly behind herself. Jeez! What was it about Jack that made her act like a love-sick school girl and make her loose... loose her cool! She shook her head firmly at the thoughts, feeling her cheeks burn as she made haste back to her room.

The Guardian of fun chuckled under his breath, amused by the actions of the fairy before him. "This is definitely going to be an interesting few days." He said out loud to himself as he tilted his head towards the patio, catching glimpse at the bright stars that dotted the sky.

A/N: Well, there you go! Some more awkward fluff! Hehe! Anyways, I have to add that original the fourth chapter and this one was suppose to be one chapter! But, well I just kept writing and writing and felt that if I added what had I planned for the rest of this chapter that it would be WAY too long! So I just had to split the two!

Oh well! That just means the fourth chapter is already started and that you guys may get it sooner than later. -cheeky wink-

Anyways, thank you for reading! See you again soon~!

(Time to go have fun with portals! Mwahahaha!)

KerutheBlue/ water-doragon