The pair stood in an awkward silence while Una waited for the milk to heat up. "So… Jack Frost, my insanity has decided to personify itself via a white haired floating, egotistical, teenager?"

Jack raised his eyebrows and smirked. "Look, the fact that you can see me proves that you believe in me, what's with saying I'm a figment of your imagination?"

He microwave was on the verge of beeping before Una pulled it out quickly, stirring in the heat with a spoon. Adding the chocolate and a light splash of Kahlua and stirring it as she glared at Jack. "Because, you float, you make snow…. And if you try to so much as freeze my hot chocolate I will end you."

Jack pulled his hand away, darning his calling card of a mischievous smile. "So what if I float and make it snow?"

She practically slammed the mug down on the counter. "Because according to all the biology classes I've taken, science has an explanation for why we have snow, why there are frost patterns on windows when it's cold."

He began to move around the kitchen, glancing out the window as he did. "All those are well and good, I just manipulate them. But science can only take you so far Una."

Taking notice of a small bouquet of flowers sitting in a vase on the window sill, Jack touched them, causing frost to fringe the petals for a shot second. "But, of course, you know this, considering that you can see me, and the fact that you could hear me before then."

Picking up her mug, Una took a sip, relishing in the false warmth that the shot of booze provided along with the hot milk. "For all you know, I could go back to not seeing you tomorrow morning. What then?"

The ice began to melt from the petals, the droplets dripping in to the sink below. "I'd bug you until you saw me again."

She honestly didn't know how to respond to that, which resulted in an extended silence. Finally, Una found her voice. "Why bother?"

Swinging around, staff resting on his shoulder, Jack shrugged. "I suppose it's just the Guardian side of me."

Una halted her next sip of chocolate. "There's that word again, what do you mean by it?"

Smiling, Jack lifted himself up to sit on the counter, patting the spot next to him. Una didn't join him, finding it more comfortable in simply leaning against the island. "The Guardians of Childhood, there are five of us. We each protect a part of childhood. I told you I was the Guardian of Fun."

Nodding, Una tried to gain an understanding. "You mentioned the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus are they Guardians?"

She was catching on, that was good, thank Manny Una had calmed down. "Yep, Tooth is the Guardian of Memories, and North is the Guardian of Wonder. We also have the Easter Kangaroo, his is Hope…"

Una stared at him. "Did you say Kangaroo?"

He snorted, his feet swinging back and forth. "That's what I call him, he doesn't like it much."

She gaped. "Is he an actual bunny?"

He looked back. "Well duh, why else would bunnies be one of the main symbols for Easter?"

Una bit her lip, trying to keep from snorting. "Well according to some stuff I've read, Pagans chose eggs and bunnies to symbolize the rebirth of nature that comes with spring. Bunnies, because they mu…."

She caught Jack staring at her and stopped mid sentence. If the Easter Bunny was for all intents and purposes real, Una felt that telling Jack Frost the Pagan aspect of the rabbit's holiday wouldn't be the best thing for her. Frost smiled down at her, trying to catch her eye as she looked away and sipped her chocolate. "So, you feel like you need to protect me. Why does the Guardian of Fun feel the need to protect me?"

Author's Note: Yeah, sorry about the long wait for a chapter. A lot of my inspiration veered towards Curiouser and Curiouser. Anyway... Yes, the Pagan aspect of what Christians now call Easter had more to do with the rebirth of nature. Naturally this explains the use of eggs, chicks, and bunnies for the holiday... I find it pretty obvious personally.

So, school is going alright, the usual stuff. The weather in my side of the world is pretty miserable, freezing fog, air stagnation, it's all pretty depressing. Hopefully it will clear up soon. Make way for some refreshing rain, perhaps a bit of snow.

Hope you enjoy this chapter, read, favorite, alert, reveiw, all that stuff. :)