Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from 'Rise of the Guardians' and I do not in any way make a profit from this.
Warnings: Slash! Man X Man sex in later chapters.
Authors Note:This is a fill for a prompt posted on the RotG KinkMeme! You should all go and check it out. Its got some amazing Prompts and Fills! XD
"I don't understand how you're ok with this!" Bunny shouts hysterically, walking circles around the table the others sit at. Jack hadn't come to breakfast.
"Because I do not fear the same things as you, Bunny." North says firmly, watching him with a tight frown. "I trust that Pitch means Jack no harm."
"You don't have to do something on purpose to hurt someone, North." Tooth says, worry coating her words. "What if he hurts Jack without meaning too? Or if he's just using Jack?"
"Jack is strong enough to care for himself!" North shouts, palms making a loud cracking sound on the table as he slams them down. "It is none of our business to know of their private affairs! Now let us drop the subject."
Sandy nods from his seat beside North as Bunny and Tooth stare at him in anger and nervousness.
"Really though North, how can we be sure that Pitch isn't using Jack to get at us?" Tooth begins hesitantly, Bunny grunts in agreement as he drops into his chair beside her.
Before North can respond, his fury obvious, Sandy jumps onto the table and a giant golden heart builds itself out of sand over his head. 'They love each other' remains unspoken and unheard.
"Sandy's point is good. What if they really care for each other." North says tensely, glaring Tooth and Bunny down. "The only thing to hurt Jack would be your accusations and judgment of his chosen."
Sandy nods again, much more vigorously and hops from the table to follow North to the door leading to his workshop.
"We will not speak of this again." Are the words he leaves with them as him and Sandy close the door.
Tooth looks at her hands resting on the table top. The silence heavy and thick in the air as the two think.
"No matter how I look at it, I can't see Pitch genuinely caring for Jack." Tooth says softly.
"I just can't believe that Jack would want to willingly date that guy." Bunny says, groaning in frustration. Tooth nods her head and looks up at him.
"I wonder if he feels lonely, and that's why he's with Pitch? Just desperate to be with someone? Or maybe he feels bad for Pitch, and is with him out of pity?" She wonders idly.
"That's it!" Bunny shouts, jumping up from his chair. "We can help Jack by getting him with someone else! Someone safer than Pitch!"
Jack sits on the edge of one of the dangling cages in Pitch's home, feet dangling over the edge as he watches owner of said cage pace back and forth across the stone floor. The cave is unusually dark indicating how upset Pitch is.
His obvious distress worries Jack, but he forces himself to hang back and give Pitch his space. There are bags under his eyes that make Jack wonder if he had even gone to sleep the night before. Finally, after what feels like hours, Pitch's frantic pacing stops as he walks up to a column and places his forehead against it.
"Pitch, can you tell me what's wrong?" Jack asks, gliding down next to him, and laying his hand gently on the taller man's tense back.
Pitch lifts his head enough to glance at him from his position facing the smooth stone. The sadness masked in his bright yellow eyes makes Jacks stomach clench in pain.
"You don't-?" Pitch starts, slowly turning to face Jack. "Do you feel as if … as if I force you to remain in my company?"
All the times that Pitch had wordlessly encouraged Jack to stay just a bit longer with him came up in his mind's eye, and not once had Jack felt an emotion other than pure gleeful happiness at knowing that Pitch enjoyed being in his company.
"Wh-Of course not!" He grits out, anger creeping into his voice. "Why would you even ask that?"
"It doesn't matter." Pitch says miserably, stepping away and turning from Jack. Shadows slowly begin to creep up on them and darken the room. "I would appreciate you being truthful with me. I can handle the truth and will endeavor not to waste your time and take you from your friends."
"What? It does to matter!" Jack snarls furiously, grabbing Pitch by the arm and spinning the black clothed man around to face him. "Did the others say something to you about spending too much time together? Cause if so who cares! I like to spend time with you and I'm pretty sure you like having me around too!"
Pitch stares down at him, expression sullen and offers no explanations. Jack is breathing heavily from shouting and tightens his grip on Pitch's arm before pulling the lithe man against him and hugging onto him tightly.
"Is that why you left last night?" He whispers against Pitch's neck. "I'd been looking forward to sharing a bed with you again all week long. Of getting to hold onto you all night."
Jacks hands smooth up and down Pitch's back and soon his grey hands hesitantly bring themselves up and pull Jack closer, allowing himself to cling to Jack for the first time.
"I'm sorry Jack. I shouldn't have said anything." He mutters miserably into Jacks white hair.
"You should never feel like you can't tell me anything." Jack says earnestly. "The others will live with me and you being close and hanging out a lot. You mean so much to me, Pitch."
Pitch stays silent and holds onto Jack as cool hands slide up his back and into his hair.
"I love you more than anything Pitch." Jack whispers as he pulls Pitch's face down to kiss at his lips.