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"Is this it?"

"Shh,not to loud."

Jack took a peek as they carefully landed down in the warren. They looked around. Jack scanned the area for Aster as Hallow was instantly distracted by the beautiful place.
"Alright,he's nowhere around. Seems he's busy so-"Jack said as he turned,not seeing Hallow. He looked around and turned to notice Hallow was kneeling down. She watched as some eggs simply marched in a single line across the path. "They walk."She muttered.

Jack walked up next to her. "Yeah,they do."Jack said. He pointed up at a bunch of tunnels. "Those tunnels lead to different Easter egg hunting destinations. When they're ready all the eggs march up to their rightful place. It's actually fun to see."

Hallow stared at the tunnels. "I wish to see it someday. The start of easter,must be wonderful."

"Yeah,that's if the Kangaroo doesn't stress himself out first."

Hallow looked up. "Kangaroo?"

"Yeah,cottontail,Aster,the Easter Bunny. Man when you meet him,he has this thick Australian accent. I really think he's a kangaroo in disguise."

Hallow started to laugh,just the thought of the Easter Bunny with an Australian accent made her giggle,let alone that he might look like a kangaroo,since she hadn't seen him in person. Jack was getting used to her laugh. It actually made him smile. He then gestured with his head to a certain direction.

"Follow me." Hallow and Jack made their way to this patch of flowers. They knelt down and saw the eggs walking around,minding their own business. "Now pick one out. Don't worry,their legs will retreat as soon as you touch them,watch." Jack then poked an egg. The egg shook and hid its legs before sitting completely still on the ground. Jack picked it up in his hands. Hallow watched as the eggs passed by. She waited for a right moment and poked one. The egg shook and hid its legs. She carefully picked it up in her hands. "Now,you wanna paint them?"

"Do I!"

The two stood up and Jack led them to another patch of flowers. "These flowers usually color the eggs,but I've seen bunny pull their petals,which contain bits of their color for acrylic."

"Won't he get mad if we ruin his flowers?"

"It's not like if we're burning them to the ground. They grow constantly. They have to be used anyways."Jack assured,his easy going personality leading the way. "Wait here,I know where he keeps his brushes." With that Jack ran off. A few minutes later he came back with two brushes. The two picked out petals of all colors and started to paint their eggs with different designs and colors. They were like two little children just messing around. This was something Jack was enjoying however. All the spirits he had known and met were much older than him,and had matured both in body and mentally. Jack who had turned into spirit with the body of his 17 year old self,at times felt lonely. He wasn't fully lonely,he had the guardians and friends,and the children. But he just wanted someone around his age that he could talk to about things that he would most likely talk about of,another guardian child,not just a child that he might only got a chance to see once every year that would outgrow him into an adult one day. Hallow was the first child spirit besides himself he had met,and he felt grateful deep in his heart. Jack painted on his egg. He peeked at Hallow's egg and then continued to paint on his. He would glance up at her from time to time. Hallow caught him and smirked.

"What?"
"Nothing."
"What ya painting then?"Hallow got close.

Jack pulled his egg out of sight,careful not to drop it. "It's a surprise."Jack said as he turned away to continue painting. Hallow's curiosity wouldn't leave her alone. She took a peek over his shoulder. She saw his attempt on trying to pain her. She laughed and rested her hand on his shoulder while pointing at the egg. "That does NOT look like me!"

Jack laughed. "Oh yes it does! Look I even made your hat."

"It looks like a horn."Hallow laughed.

Jack smirked. "Think you can do better?"

"Sounds like a bet." Hallow picked up her egg and started to paint Jack on it. Jack watched her and pushed his back against hers as he looked down at her egg. "My hair SO does not look like that!" He laughed.

"Oh yes it does!"

"Mine's a master piece compared to those legs,I'm not that skinny!"
"Have you seen yourself in a mirror?!"

The two were laughing profusely at how they painted at each other on the little eggs. Jack took notice when Hallow added cat whiskers on the painting. "Now it totally not looks like me." Hallow smirked as before Jack could react,she took the black paint and swiftly painted three strokes of black on each of Jack's cheeks.

She gave a smirk. "Now you do,kitty."

Jack smirked back as he took the red paint and quickly painted a big red dot on Hallow's nose. "There,now you're a clown!"

Hallow picked up the black paint and painted a triangle on Jack's nose. "Cat!"

Jack followed by painting blue dots on her face. "Clown!"

And so the debate continued into another small war for dominance as they tried to paint at each other. After both their faces and necks were colored with random spots and smears of color,Jack decided that there could only be one victor,and we was gonna win this time. He caught her by surprise,pushing her down by the shoulders as he rose his paintbrush. "I shall win clown!" He said sarcastically.

"Noooooooo!"Hallow said over dramatically as she then felt like she was sliding back. Before the two could realize the two of them slipped from the soft grass and ended up rolling down the hill where they sat on. Jack rolled down and landed quite well,but as he was about to sit up Hallow rolled down and hit him,causing the two to tangle up and roll for about two feet further. Before they realized it Jack was on top of Hallow as she looked at him. Her had had fallen off,showing her face and beautiful eyes. They stared at eachother,breathing to catch their breath. As Jack towered over her Hallow felt as the cold of his body emanated to her. Jack seemed to get closer,either because his arms were getting tired,or for some other different reasons. She couldn't take her eyes off his. His glacier blue eyes…they were stunning,gorgous. Neither of them noticed how it affected each other. Jack close to her felt the heat that surged from her body,he felt a drop of sweat roll down his cheek as his cheeks flourished red. Hallow on the other hand was feeling the cold air around the winter spirit's body. By this point he was so close,as she breathed,her breath could be visible. They didn't talk,their glances speaking for them. "I…" Jack spoke a little,but trailed off as he felt his eyes almost close. Suddenly-

"I'm telling ya Sandy that Frostbite is gonna get himself in a heap of trouble one day."

It was Aster E. Bunnymund. Jack cursed under his breath,whatever he said was within the words of 'darnit' or 'frieking kangaroo'. Jack then realized that they were out in the open,and sooner or later Bunny would see them. "We gotta hide,get up!"Jack whispered,helping Hallow to her feet. She looked around. "This way-!" Jack grabbed her hand.

"Wait,my broom,and your staff!"

"Sh*t." They remembered that they were at the top of the hill. Jack heard footsteps approaching. He grabbed Hallow and pulled her behind a tree. "Don't make a sound." Jack whispered as Hallow had her back against the tree,and Jack faced up to it,so he could see when Bunny and Sandman would walk by. Hallow's petit stature had her face Jack's chest. Even though his body let out a chilling temperature,her cheeks blushed red. "(Did…back there…did we almost…?)"Hallow thought as her cheeks were as red as a tomato by just the thought. "Jack?"

"I can see them from here." Jack whispered. He was afraid that Bunny would sniff them out,but he seemed distracted enough by talking to Sandy. "Thanks for coming by Sandy."Aster said. Sandy gave a nod as he smiled. Hallow heard the strong Australian accent and she turned,wanting to see. She noticed the tall,strong looking Pooka. "That's him?"She whispered.

"Yup,that's the Kangaroo."

Hallow held in her laughter of that,she then noticed Sandy. "Who's the one with him?"

"That's Sandy,he's the sandman."
"The one with good dreams?"

"Yeah."

"You know him too? That's amazing."

"I only get to see them because we're all Guardians."

Hallow breathed as she remembered. "Guardians…The Guardians of Children." Jack gave a nod. Hallow smiled. "You're so lucky,you guys must hang out and have lots of fun!"

Jack scoffed a bit. "Not as likely as you think. Tooth,Sandy and North work every day,and you know how I said the Kangaroo doesn't like me." Hallow gave a giggle at the kangaroo. It just always got her,especially after hearing his accent.

"That's strange…smells like paint."

The two froze as they heard Aster said that. "Crap crap crap." Jack peeked. Aster and Sandy were just a few feet away investigating the area where he and Hallow had…well their almost-one-of-a-kind moment. Just a few feet behind them was the hill,on it Jack's staff,Hallow's broom,and the eggs along with painting materials. Critical evidence that puts them in the 'scene of the crime',especially the staff and broom.

"We gotta get them back."Jack whispered.

"I could use my leaves."

"He'll notice,this place has eternal spring."

"Well,lets get them and make a run for it." It was a miracle that they hadn't been heard yet. Jack guessed Aster was too busy trying to figure out stuff as he talked to Sandy. Jack personally had no idea how he could've let go of his staff. It was by now a habit of him always carrying it,he would pick it up by instinct without even having to remember himself. Heck,we slept with his staff besides him! But he had settled it down,to paint the egg,to paint her on the egg. He shook the thought away as Hallow had already started moving towards the hill. Jack quickly but silently followed. The two heard as Aster talked to Sandy. "There's paint all over this grass. I know I haven't taken out the paint all month." Sandy simply shrugged. Jack and Hallow were at the base of the hill,right at the opposite end where Aster and Sandy stood. Hollow looked at Jack and mouthed 'I'll go get them'. Jack stared and gave a simple nod. Hallow crawled up the hill as silent as possible. As she made her way up Aster only sounded more suspicious. Sandy made sandy figures over his head,first of a child,then of an orb,and then of a child passing through a hole.

"Could of been,but North's been more careful,even if he had dropped a snowglobe and a kid found it we would be hearing the kid by now. Something's just not right." Hallow gulped a bit as she crawled up to the top of the hill. Sandy and Aster had their backs to her. Hallow picked up Jack's staff,she then stretched for her broom,that was out of reach for a moment. "(Come on!)"She thought as she grabbed her broom and smiled. As she turned to go down,her foot slipped on the grass. Hallow gave a slight gasp as she fell back. Jack immediately cached her in his arms before she would fall. She looked up at him,her cheeks flushing red. "Thank you."

"Look Sandy over here!"

Jack quickly looked down at Hallow as he grabbed his staff. "Time to go." With that he tapped his staff on the ground and wind surrounded them. Hallow quickly mounted her broom as Jack used the wind to get them out of sight,just in the nick of time. Aster and Sandy walked up to the hill. Aster then felt his foot hit something. He looked down to see a painted egg.

"The hell?"He asked as he knelt down and picked the egg up. A painting of Jack with cat whiskers was painted on the egg along with other designs. There were color petals and paintbrushes and paint in general all around the area in random spots. "Who the hell-" His answer would come to him as he noticed another egg. He carefully picked it up and looked around it. He didn't recognize the witch that was painted on the egg,but the fact that the egg was partially frozen along with the surrounding grass gave Aster all the clues he needed to know.

"FROSTBITE!"