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First Snow, Now Frost

Chapter Twenty – Truce and Friendships

"What?"

"Your goal is to survive during my training. I'm no slacker, and neither will you be.", he said with a huff.

You didn't respond; you didn't have to. Your honey eyes already told Bunny that you were determined to finish the course.

The training lasted for about two hours and a half. You first started with two sets of 50 squats, and three sets of 60 push-ups. He didn't rush you to finish; he wanted you to do them perfectly and carefully. It was his only demand. Afterwards were the targets. But this time, they were in wood. They were all over the arena. So in certain times, you needed Junshin's assistance to cover higher grounds. Sprints, jumps, even runs; everything had been trained upon. You had certain minutes where you took a minute long water break, and then you continued the lessons. At the end of it all, you breathed hard, sweat falling from whatever place it could fall from. It was a bit ugly, but it was needed. Your graceful hair from before had been pulled into a ponytail in the beginning of training, and now it looked as tired as you.

Now, training was done. You weren't relieved that it was over, though your body gave that sort of message. You were proud that you were able to surpass Bunny's goal. You smirked.

"So, did I surpass your goal?"

A boomerang from each side was thrown at you as a response, and this time, you fully expected it. With Setsuna in hands, you deflected them both without even moving your body; just your arms. Bunnymund smirked as well.

"Guess you did. Doesn't mean we don't have anything else to do tomorrow."

You picked up the boomerangs, and handed them over to the Bunny. But before placing them in his paws, you held out your hand.

"What's that for?", he asked you.

"Junshin told me, during a water break.", you said simply, showing only a smile. "So I thought it would be nice to have a fresh start."

"Crickey, the time I...", he muttered. "I hope you're not mad, I was just-"

"It's fine, Bunnyzilla. Truce?"

Bunny smiled softly at the weird name you picked, and shook your hand.

"Truce... mate."

Tooth's Training

After another half hour of sleep, you walked to another room where you had to meet the Tooth Fairy. As you entered, you noticed the room was smaller than the others you visited. About the same size as the room where you were kept prisoner. The walls were plain, and no furniture decorated the floor. 'This is really weird...', you thought.

"Setsuna.", you said to the female canine.

She nodded, and transformed into her other form. Junshin stayed beside you, silent and attentive. You looked around the room, but nothing seemed out of place. And nothing could be heard through your eardrums. You entered the room, slowly and quietly. After you took four steps into the room, the lights went out.

You blinked a few times; no source of light entered your eyeballs. All you saw was the deep colour of black. Fear overwhelmed your soul, and your legs started to shake violently. 'He's coming for me.', the thought repeated in your head. 'He's coming for me.'

"No... No, no, NO!", you shouted at nothingness. "NEVER AGAIN!"

You threw your weapon at every angle but harmed nothing. No one and no thing was present. Sweat formed on your forehead, and Junshin whimpered. You panted from the use of energy you had used to throw your weapon; it tired you. You dropped to your knees, letting go of your hold onto your unique flails. Your hands stayed on the floor, and you closed your eyes. 'Keep calm... Just, keep calm...', you told yourself. 'Pitch would have introduced himself if he were here. Meaning...'. You got up from your position, grabbing your weapons, and breathing slowly, eyebrows in a frown.

"First, boomerang throws. Now, I almost get a heart attack? I feel so loved.", you ended sarcastically.

The lights switched back on, and out came Tooth. You didn't know where she came out from, and you thought maybe you would never know.

The walls had been slashed by several cuts made from your blades. Now it didn't seem so calm, but barbaric.

"It's just to see if your mental state is stable, but now I can see it isn't.", Tooth explained.

"And saying that makes me feel so much better.", you still pinched in a little sarcasm in your dialogues.

The fairy didn't respond. She just sat on the floor, and gestured you to come join her. Your eyes rolled, but you followed the fairy anyway. It was part of your training; you had to do it.

"Tell me a bit about your past. You can choose whatever memory you hold dear. This is a first step into melting a bit your mental fear."

You nodded first, then thought for a bit, and smiled at the memory that first came to mind.

"One day, when I was younger, I had a huge amount of pennies lying around in my room. So I put them all in a bag, and sent them to the Tooth Fairy. Next morning, I found a note, and it read: Thank you. It was literally the best day of my entire life."

Tooth's lips curved into a smile.

"So it was you...", Tooth spoke softly. "Actually, one of my fairies, Baby Tooth, found that, and called me to go see. I didn't go, I was too busy, but Baby Tooth was surprised and happy that a child would help us. It never happened before."

"I guess I'm one of a kind, huh.", you joked.

Tooth continued to ask questions; some more personal than others. But there was one question you didn't think she would have asked.

"How much do you love Jack?"

You were caught off guard. Not that you couldn't answer, it was just that the question Tooth asked was surprising to you.

"I bet you guessed I would say something like 'I'd sacrifice myself for him', or 'I love him with all my heart', but that's kind of cliché and expected of.", you said honestly. "I guess I'd say... I love him so much I could fall in love with our love, if that makes any sense to you.", you chuckled a bit.

Tooth smiled, and instead of feeling jealousy towards you, she truly believed you had formed a friendship with her.

Minutes passed, and the Tooth Fairy continued with the mental lessons. She would tell you to close your eyes and breathe easy, and tell her your first experience with the scars, and try to describe any nightmares that still stayed in your memory, like glue on a piece of paper. After the session, you felt relieved and free; all these feelings had been repressed for several months, and you were happy to finally tell someone everything, and you meant everything. But, there was one nightmare that stayed clear in your memory, but you didn't dare speak of it. It was one of those things you couldn't speak of to no one, not even Jack.

Three Days Later...

In three full days of training, physically and mentally, you had grown excessively. Now, when the lights were turned off, you just called Setsuna to protect yourself in the dark. Even when the Guardians would turn the lights off by surprise. With Bunny's help, you were now able to battle in the dark, for your senses had grown used to the use of shadows. You were capable to control Dreamsand with ease, and now that you shared a greater bond with your canine companions, you barely needed to call them so they would prepare for any battle. You now ran faster than before, and you were always ready to counter-attack any reproach made from boomerangs. You evolved in three days, and that's all you really needed. Now, it is December 23rd, the day you will now face your love, Jack Frost, in battle.

May the best win.

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