Brother to Brother Talk
After that night, Jack and Megan felt shy talking to each other. They still walk together but rarely talking to each other. One week had past, the young guardian in lying on his bed thinking deeply. He doesn't know what's happening and what's his been feeling about his best friend. He is always checking his phone, hoping to see Megan's name, but until the sun sets nothing came. He sat up and wiped his face and looked in the front of the mirror.
"Know what?!" Jack shouted at himself, "what did you do?..." Jack whispered and looked down, "What…did…you…do…" he repeated and suddenly Bunnymund appeared out of nowhere and the young guardian's surprised.
"what are you doing here?" Jack asked Bunnymund and the Easter Bunny looked at the young guardian and grabbed his phone lying on his bed.
"Your phone is working." Bunnymund said without answering Jack's question.
"What about it?" Jack said and snatched the phone from him, "What are you doing here?" He asked again.
"North's worried." Bunnymund said, "You're not replying to his messages and you're not answering his call in a week." He added and sat on Jack's bed and stared at the guardian.
"Been busy…" Jack said and sat on the floor in front of the mirror and covered his face.
Bunnymund's been curious about the boy since when they fought North's crazy friend. First, the young guardian called him Easter Bunny, he's not talking back to him whenever he's teasing Jack, he became matured and… responsible?
"So how's going with you and your best friend?" Bunnymund asked cause he need to know something and suddenly Jack removed his hands on his face and looked at the mirror and it took him minutes before he can answer Bunny.
"I….I don't know…." Jack said simply and looked at the Easter Bunny, "I don't know…" he repeated and pulled his hair.
"I can't…. face her… we haven't talked for a week," he added, "we walk together but we don't talk….Why is that Bunny?" Jack asked him and The Easter Bunny's surprised he called him using his name.
The Easter Bunny can't believe it. He's actually having a serious conversation with the witty guardian whom he's been fighting for years. He stared at the young guardian who's also looking at him with his bright icy blue eyes.
"I haven't seen you like this before… what happened between you two?" Bunnymund said cordially to the young guardian.
"I told you… I don't know… "Jack stood up and stood in front of Bunnymund, "I can't sleep, I..I.. can't think straight, I don't know what to do, I can't live another hundred centuries without….without… HER!" Jack said candidly and raised his voice when he said the last word.
He sat on the chair in front of Bunnymund and wiped his face and looked at the Easter Bunny, "I can't live without….her…." The young guardian repeated.
"So why don't you tell her?" Bunnymund said and touched the young guardian's shoulder and Jack looked up to him.
"I don't know what to tell her?" Jack asked and stood up and looked through the window.
"What do you mean you don't know?" Bunnymund said and turned the young guardian to face him, "You already know what you will say." Bunnymund added.
Jack looked down and clutches his fist and shook his head. He's walking back and forth across the room and biting his lips and sat on his bed.
"You know…" Bunnymund said breaking the silence, "You can only love once…" he added, "If a guardian fell in love, he or she will hold on to that feeling forever."
Jack shook his head and utters a short laugh, "that's not possible, she's human and I'm…. a guardian." Jack said and tears flowed on his cheek and wiped it.
"Is that the reason?" Bunnymund said while looking at the young guardian and sat beside him.
"I'm scared… I'm scared to lose her." Jack added and looked at his hands, "I will never die, but humans will…" Jack smiled and put his hands down, "I can't watch her grow old and… die… I can't" he stood up and banged the closet hard and it broke into pieces.
Bunnymund breathed deeply and lift the young guardian and banged him against the wall, "So what!" He shouted, "You're just going to leave her? Forget her? Well I got news for you…" Bunnymund said angrily and the young guardian felt nervous about the Easter Bunny, " you can't forget! Even If you want to… you can't…" Bunnymund said and put Jack down.
The young guardian looked at him with horror and suddenly the Easter Bunny holds his shoulders and leaned, "You need to make a choice…. North warned you about having a normal life…" he said heartily, "and you are in the most difficult predicament right now…. make a choice…." Bunnymund said and moved back and picked up the young guardian's staff.
Jack took the staff and looked at the Easter Bunny and breathed deeply, "I'm going in…" the young guardian said and he gave a smile to Bunnymund and grabbed his staff.
"Thanks… Bunny." Jack said and unexpectedly, the young guardian hugged Bunnymund.
Jack flew away and left Bunnymund in his apartment. The Easter Bunny watched the young guardian leave and smiled.
"We're always here for you… little brother…"