Golly has it been awhile!

Sorry for the really long delay. School is horrendously tough this year. Since I have enough free time to finish up this Chapter (finally), here it is! Hopefully I'll have enough inspiration keep this up! So here's another Chapter, a chapter I have been eager to finish for a while~ I hope it suffices!

Enjoy!


Chapter 4

The Pendent


Today is the day.

Today was the day that Jack would be going on that stupid date with the Groundhog.

Now, it wasn't that Bunny didn't fully trust his choices, but whenever he did something on his own, it always ended up getting him into trouble, or blowing up in his face. The blizzard of '68 was an example.

He quietly watched the grassy fields of his home as he awaited Jack at his Warren. He was expecting him to come here first before doing anything that involved that rodent. And the boy didn't disappoint.

After a few minutes of lingering thoughts about Jack and how this date thing would go haywire, Jack had floated down into his Warren with something different then his usual attire, and it made him look mesmerizing.

Jack wore a black blazer with a white buttoned-up shirt underneath, black fitted pants to match, shoes missing of course, and a blue tie to accent the suit and compliment his eyes. His smile was a bit shy, but he looked overall confident in his appearance.

And Bunny found that adorable.

Bunny hopped over to Jack as Jack met him half way. The younger Guardian looked shyly up at Bunnymund, but gave off a smirk.

"So, how do I look?" He asked, and Bunny gave him a thumbs up.

"Mes-… beau-…nice! Ya look nice.." He said, growing a faint blush under his fur as well. He could say it, but his brain instantly told him to stop. However, Jack seemed to have caught on already and he smiled, nudging him with an elbow.

"Heh, no need to hide it. I already know how you feel, remember…?" He said, remembering just yesterday when the Groundhog had asked him to go on a date to make up for his 'unusual behavior' and what Bunny and him did before and after the Groundhog showed up and left. It was a really nice time, and he really did enjoy it.

Bunnymund seemed to have also thought back on that day and his ears lowered as a slight goofy grin spread on his face. It was quickly washed off when he remembered what today was as well.

"Ugh, but are ya sure this is a good idea? My senses going off the charts 'ere…" Bunny interjected with an annoyed tone.

"Yes I'm sure! And what senses? Motherly Kangaroo senses?" He joked, hearing the sharp breath Bunnymund took inwards to restrain himself.

"Besides, nothing bad can possibly happen to me. I helped take down the 'Nightmare King'. I think I can take down a measly… rodent." He said, thinking of the word and thought that was the most appropriate one, since Bunnymund used it often when referring to Chuck.

Bunnymund seemed relaxed and pleased with his answer.

"Well, alright. Just be careful! A-and make sure to contact me immediately if anything starts up… And-" He started, but Jack quickly rose a hand up to stop him.

"Yeah, yeah, I know Bun-bun." He said, smirking at the reaction the nickname got him.

"Bun-bun?"

"Yeah! Don't like it?"

Bunnymund simply stared at the boy before glancing away, his ears pressing further against his head. He wasn't particularly embarrassed, but it was just.. new. And he liked it.

However, before he could return a nickname of his own, a hole opened up behind him and out came the one and only Groundhog.

The Groundhog looked the same as before, but he himself was wearing a suit as well. A large silver necklace with a green emerald within it sparkled brightly under the Warren's artificial sun, catching the eye of Bunnymund immediately.

Bunnymund glared at it in slight annoyance and curiosity, but kept quiet as Chuck looked at him before looking at Jack. His eyes practically shaped themselves into hearts upon seeing the boy. He would have ravished him right then and there if he was already his, 'Which would be soon…,' he thought sadistically.

He walked up to Jack and pulled out a single flower from what seemed like thin air. It was blue and glistened slightly, looking almost artificial. Jack, however, took it anyway, smiling and smelling it.

"It's… actually really nice." He commented, staring at the flower and the Groundhog couldn't help but feel happy. That was a start. Now to phase two!

The Groundhog walked over to Jack and quickly picked him up, causing the smaller spirit to yelp in slight surprise, tightly holding onto his staff and the flower he was given, which was pressed close to his chest. The Groundhog picked him up with one arm hooked underneath his legs and the other supporting his back. Finding it the most comfortable position to carry the beautiful teen, the Groundhog opened up a hole, smirking down at his 'date'.

"You're going to have an awesome time…" He commented, and before Jack could question why and how, Chuck had hurried down the hole, surprisingly still in control of holding onto Jack with one arm as he traveled through the hole he had created.

Bunnymund could only watch in annoyance as another hole was left behind in Chuck's wake. The holes he had made yesterday were very annoying and down right tedious, so he closed them up right after he dropped Jack to the North Pole. Now he had to close up another one. With a sigh of annoyance, he moved closer to the hole before sitting down and waiting.

Did Jack really think he was just going to allow the Groundhog to run off with him without his own supervision? He'll give them about 10 minutes before he hopped down there after them. He'll supervise from the shadows, just in case anything strange occurred. He would never go back on his hunches, just like North never went back on the feeling he would get in his 'belly'. Besides, that necklace gave him an ominous feeling.

He just couldn't put his paw on it.


Jack had closed his eyes as they quickly moved through the ground. However, it suddenly stopped after 40 seconds of ground passing them by. He slowly opened his eyes as he was gently set down on his feet and his eyes widened at the scenery before him.

It seemed like something out of a romantic movie.

It was a forest, but a clearing up ahead showed the most beautiful sight he had seen. A lake was surrounded by lushes green grass, and within the grass were different colorful patches of plants and flowers. A cabin was seen on the other side of the large lake, and a long bridge connected both sides. The water glistened under the sun, and the sparkling reflections off the water reflected into Jack's eyes.

Jack could barely contain himself as he suddenly flew into the sky to see the entire view.

"This place is amazing!" Jack yelled out, flying back down and dashing past the Groundhog, who had started to walk over the bridge to the cabin. Chuck watched in amusement as Jack flew around, twirling and spinning around in joy at the beautiful area. It wasn't too hot, and just the right type of cool to not bother him too much. It was amazing!

"I'm glad ya like it." Chuck called out as he finally crossed the bridge and walked towards the cabin. "Come in whenever you'd like. I'll start getting our date ready." He commented with a wink up at the other spirit before walking into the cabin. Jack wasn't sure what that was supposed to mean, since he thought they were already on it, but didn't seem to care much. He made a loud shout of excitement before flying around in the air, from time to time whooshing down along the waters to cause it to part at its surface from how fast he was going. Everything was amazing here! Maybe him and Bunnymund could come here some time…


The date had gone, surprisingly well. At first. However, Jack was easily getting bored.

After he had flew down to the cabin and walked in, Chuck had set up the kitchen so it looked almost fancy; a white table cloth draped over the table, roses and candles in the middle, and their plates of food on the table, with accompanying chairs. Jack had sat down at one and Chuck had sat in the other. However, after their meal, which was eaten in a slightly uncomfortable silence (since Chuck was staring at Jack the whole time), Jack was forced to listen to Chuck talk about himself, and how great he was. Jack stared out of the window, but tried to be polite and listen to Chuck. It was unbearably hard. About an hour had passed since this date had started, and Jack was rather hoping it would end soon. Maybe Bunnymund would be more entertaining than this guy.

He was just so boring!

And Chuck seemed to realize that too.

As he continued on talking about himself, he realized that Jack was paying attention to him less and less. Was he just rambling on? He was excited about an hour ago… Well, since things were looking slim, he had to go to phase three of his plan.

The pendant.

He grinned slyly as he glanced down at his pendant. He pressed his paw against it and it started to glow. Now he had to get Jack to look into it. Hmm…

"Hey, Jack. Let's stop talking about me for a while. You were curious about this before, right?" He asked, and seemed happy when Jack turned his head to look at him and then at the pendant.

"Yeah, and…?" Jack replied, but as he stared at the pendant, he found it hard to look away. An uneasy feeling traveled up his spine. What was going on?

Groundhog grinned when he took the bait, and pulled it away from himself so it was just a bit closer to Jack.

"Well, it has a rather… secret ability. That'll you'll find out soon enough…" And with a sinister chuckle, watched as the pendent did it's magic.

Jack's eyes widened as he felt everything grow dull, and his eyes began to blur...


Bunnymund had really thought they would have left the cabin by now.

They had been in there for almost over an hour, and it was starting to bother him. What were they doing in there? He had been along the trees and bushes around the clearing, but now he just wanted to go over to the cabin. They were in there for quite a while. So, after a few seconds passed, Bunnymund hopped out of his hiding spot and made his way over to the Cabin.

Once close enough, he lowered his ears and peeked his head through the window to stare inside, but his eyes widened as he saw what his suspicions had been playing at ever since he'd seen that pendent.

As Jack stared into the pendent, a pink misty color had been sucked out of his heart and eyes, and went straight into the it. Chuck looked highly pleased as after the mist was sucked up, the pendant's green color immediately turned pink afterwards. Bunny studied Jack, wondering what had happened to him, but when he saw how Jack looked at Chuck lovingly, as if he was the first love of his life, Bunny knew exactly what had happened.

That darn pendant just sucked the love out of Jack and directed all of that love onto the pendant, and evidently, the person wearing it: Chuck.

Bunny's eyes narrowed dangerously through the window at the bloody weasel.

This was not how things were going down. He needed to get that pendant and destroy it. But he had to be careful.

He didn't know what Jack would do, now that he loved Chuck. Anything could happen at this point.

And none of it would be very pleasant for Bunny, not one bit.


Thanks again for all the support and staying with me until the bitter end!

I hope you guys enjoy and look out for the next Chapter!

Hopefully school and other work won't pull be down again.

Toodles!