After Pitch retreated into a shadow, Sandy appeared and carried Tooth with his sand to the sleight.

Jack finally came back to normal, looking more aware of where he was now.

Then, he decided to scare Aster again, by frowning at him after he looked at him close, making Bunny panic and believe that he found out.

"How can you be twice as tall as me, in two forms?!" the winter child finally exclaimed, making Aster sigh, relieved. "It's not fair!" he said and the others laughed.

Five minutes later, while flying the long way to the Pole because North forgot his snow-globe, Bunny somehow realized in his fright that he could have taken the tunnels.

"Are we there yet?" Jack asked, bored to death.

"No." Aster answered, not wanting to think about how long he has to stay in North's flying death trap.

"Are WE there yet?"

"No."

"How about now?"

"No."

"Or now?

"No!"

"Are we th-"

"One more time, Jack, and I swear ya're gr-dead!" Aster exclaimed and bit his tongue, after nearly saying 'grounded'.

Is this what people call 'parental instincts'?!

Jack, being as obvious as ever, just pouted and childishly commented on how unfair Bunny was.

Now that it was quiet, a new thought struck Aster.

If he was the father, what other traits did Jack got from him? It seems like he's stubbornness, speed, stamina and it was pretty obvious that his kit did take it after him in facial features. He had Sara's hair and her smile and her joking\childish\playful nature that he loved so much at her.

Dear God, how could he not seen it before?!

_Rise of the Guardians_

Five days later at the Pole:

"He hugged me, ya know…" Aster said as he still remembers very clearly that moment. "I mean he bloody hugged me and… Why am I so happy, North?" he asked his old friend and rival.

North laughed warmly at his fellow Guardian.

"Well he's your boy, of course you should be happy!" he paused and looked at Aster. "You already told him, right."

"Well…"

"Aster…" warned North, glaring at him and stomping his foot on the floor. "Tell him for Mim's sake, you stupid rabbit!"

"Oi!" Aster yelled. "The ankle-biter won't believe me, mate. Plus, he's too broken right now after learning that Jacob isn't his father! The last thing Frostbite needs right now it's a rabbit-"

"But you are human, no?-"

"Who he argues with constantly and has never been there for him!" Aster exclaimed and fell back in his chair. "It's just- It's so difficult, North…" he breathed out.

North placed a warm hand on his shoulder and then sat down next to him.

"Still… If you keep it too long… Jack will find out eventually and then he'll get mad at you for not telling him."

"I know, mate…" Aster whispered. "But I-I don't know how to do it…"

North suddenly gave him a pat on the shoulder so powerful that nearly threw Bunny on the floor.

"You are vhe Guardian of Hope! Have faith and there will always be a gold lining!"

Aster frowned.

"Umm… don't ya mean silver?"

"Bah! Silver, copper, gold, what's vhe difference?"

Aster put his hand on his face.

"A lot, North… a lot. Get your Geology right, mate."

"That could wait! You on vhe other hand, have to tell Jack vhe truth now. He's going in the Seasonal world in a few hours so-"

"Exactly!" Aster exclaimed. "This is not the kind of conversation ya finish in just a few hours… I'll tell him when he returns…"

"North gave him a look.

"I promise!" finished the Guardian of Hope.

_Rise of the Guardians_

Jack walked down the halls towards North's office, looking for the two Guardians to say goodbye.

Originally, he was going to leave in a few hours, but the whole Seasonal problem bugged him all week.

What the legends from the Spirits World didn't know was that more than 73% of the seasonals died before they became immortal. That means that they got their powers and their life at the same time, those two becoming tangled together.

Now, the ting that assures the seasonals's powers is a really big crystal named 'The Nature's Heart', which is hidden in a cave, behind a waterfall.

No one besides the seasonals knew where is it, or even what is it.

Or, at least…

…That's what everybody thought…

A few months ago, 'Someone' came, fought the guards and stole a little piece of The Heart.

Even if it was small, it's absence made the crystal's magic disappear more and more each day, making the seasonals more vulnerable than ever.

Last time he was with Axel in that mission, they finally discovered where 'Someone' hid the piece. The fall sprite was then assigned by the Council to retrieve it with Mira's (a summer sprite's) help.

He was going to meet with them somewhere in Miami to help them in case they got attacked on their way to the cave.

If they didn't place the piece of the crystal back in time…

Jack shook his head. The last thing he needed right now were negative thoughts.

"North? Bunny?" he asked, opening the door.

No one.

Jack was preparing to leave when he saw a few pages laying on the desk. He frowned and walked curiously towards them. The only papers North ever had on his desk were toy plans, but they were bigger than these.

Jack took the first one he saw and started to read, frowning even more when he saw his mother's name on top of it.

Sara (Roger) Overland

Children:

Emma Overland - Father: Jacob Overland

Jackson Overland (Jack Frost) - Father: E. Aster Bunnymund

He dropped the paper staring wide eyed at it like it burned him.

Was this a joke?! Him related with Aster? It's a joke, right?! It couldn't be- Not-

"It can't be… North!" Jack yelled before bolting out the door to fide the Russian warrior.

North immediately ran towards him with Bunny, when he heard the child's call.

Jack looked as pale as death when the three of them bumped into each other. Aster made a move to approach and comfort him when Jack suddenly lost his freaked-out look and started to glare at him with all his power.

"Wha-"

"You jerk!" he yelled. "Why did you?! Why did you keep it from me?! Hmm?! Tell me!" Jack demanded, angry at the still human-form Guardian of Hope.

"I don't know what are ya talking about!" Aster yelled confused.

"Yes you do! You and the other know what I'm talking about! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE MY FATHER?! Is that what Pitch was going to say to me back then?! Is that why you threw your boomerang or why you shutter around me!? TELL ME!" Jack yelled in anger. Three hundred years with no family whatsoever wasn't as easy as most people thought, and now he finds out that his father his father was there all the time?! And had kept it all hidden from him?!

Aster paled.

How did he found out? He wasn't ready for him to know it! Darn it!

"Jack, kit, please let me expla-"

"SHUT UP! Stop saying more excuses!" Jack yelled. "When were you going to tell me? Huh?! Or were you even going to tell me at all?!"

"Of course I-"

"Are you really treating me as if I'm that irresponsible?! Like I'm a little child who doesn't understand things?! Thank Manny I found out in North's office or else I would have never known!"

"Because you are a child!" Aster yelled, frustrated. "I knew this would have happened and that's why I waited! I did it so ya'll be comfy around me, especially after ya learned that Jacob isn't your father, so it would have been better when I would tell ya! I'm doing what's the best for ya!"

"Best?! This is the best?!"

"It was until you –" Aster said and pointed at Jack. "- decided to act like a spoiled child and enter people's property without permission, like ya actually know something about the harshness of the adult world."

Jack huffed incredulously.

"Oh, so I died saving my sister when I wasn't even ten, I've lived 300 years without any memory from before I drowned in that frozen lake, got blamed for doing blizzards I tried to stop, I still risk my life dealing with problems in the Seasonal world, and somehow I don't know the harshness of the adult world?! You know what? Forget it! Just leave me alone!" yelled Jack and without a warning, flew away leaving his stunt and horrified father with the Guardian of Wander.

Jack closed his eyes as tears were flowing down his face, while he was flying as fast as he could to Miami.

He missed his simple mortal life. No Guardians or magic or evil people that try to kill him.

Is that really too much to ask?!

Hi, my Snowflakes! I hope you liked the new chapter, I'll try to update as soon as possible. Tell me what you think and continue to review!

BTW Do you want me to give more details about the Seasonal World or should I keep it as simple as possible and just threw vague things about what's there, how does it work, what's happening etc. etc….

See ya soon, mates!

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