The amount of line breaks in here...honest..:)

Sorry it took so long, but between prepping for exams and the month of Ramadan finally here, I've been all over the place.

Guest Reviews:

Sutumi: No hablo inglés, así que estoy usando Google Translate. Perdón si hay errores. Muchas gracias por tu revisión. ¡Me alegro de que te guste tanto!

Iloveanimals: You shall get answers soon.

Sofie Rose: Almost hits the floor? Obviously I need to up my game;) /Bunny, are you sure you're alright? You sound like your slowly going mad. And North would never bully you about it. Your son just died. That would be horrible of him!/ (Jack, make sure Bunny isn't losing his mind. I'm genuinely worried anoth him. And he's not the only stubborn one. You and I are worse, let's be honest! :D)

Random Reader: I don't know how long to make it but you should hope it's soon. I've got plenty of ideas for when Jack comes back!

Layla206: I agree. And this chapter will make him worse.

sky: I can't answer that!?

Bunnymund: I couldn't kill Bunny, what makes you think I will keep Jack away for long.

Guest: Thanks. Not many people comment about the image. It's not anything special. I just got pictures of Jack, Bunny and the Warren and put them together. I don't think I'm that talented. There are many people more talented than me. But I'm glad you think so.

Goodbyes and Promises

It had been exactly a week.

Exactly a week since Jack Frost had entered the Seasonal Hearts to undertake a lengthy healing process.

And it had taken its toll on world, instantly.

Winter storms were rare, and if they occurred, they would be weak and short. The Poles had to go under yeti maintenance as Mother Nature could not do much to preserve them herself. Jack was still technically alive, meaning he had more control over Winter than she did.

But Winter wasn't the only things affected.

The Burgess Seven were less playful, having heard the news from Tooth three days later when Sophie lost her tooth.

North, Sandy and Tooth would become upset when they saw snowflakes fall from the sky, reminding them of the boy's signature 'funflakes'.

Aster, however, was another story.

He had locked himself in the Warren, in Jack's room to be more specific, and just stared blankly at the diamond. He just lay in Jack's nest and gazed into the diamond, as if he thought he would be able to see his adopted son.

The Pooka would fall asleep while staring, but once he awoke, his focus was on the diamond.

A week had passed when Tooth decided that enough was enough.

She flew into the Warren, purposeful. The senitals didn't stop her, despite Bunny saying he wanted no one to see him. That Pooka needed to get his priorities straight and fast.

"Bunny! Bunny! Where is that Pooka?" Tooth flew into the Burrow. She checked his Globe Room, his kitchen, and his bedroom. He wasn't in any.

Tooth sighed and flew into Jack's room, dismayed to see Bunny laying down.

"Bunny." She sighed.

The Bunny did nothing but grunt. Pursing her lips, Tooth yanked the diamond from his furry grasp.

He shot up. "Hey!"

"E. Aster Bunnymund!" Tooth admonished. "What do you think you're doing!?"

Bunny replied, "I'm fine, Tooth." While trying to get the diamond out of her grasp.

His wet cheeks exposed his lie.

"Bunny. Staring at the diamond won't heal Jack faster." Tooth informed him, staying high above the depressed Pooka.

"I know." He told Tooth, making another grab for the precious gem in Tooth's grasp.

"Then why do you keep watching it?"

"I want to be there when he comes back." Aster answered, as if it was common sense.

Tooth sat on the edge of the nest and patted the space next to her. Bunny sat down.

"Look. I know you wanna be with Jack and make up for his isolation." Aster cringed. "Maybe before he wanted you to wait for him. But think about what Jack wants you to do, now."

Bunny realised that Tooth was speaking the truth.

"Would he really want you to neglect your duties as the Head of Spring and Guardian of Hope?"

Aster let out a deep breath. "No." He murmured.

"Listen, we know it's hard, but he's not gone. You don't have to 'move on'. We need to remember him, and keep going. For him."

Aster turned to look at her, a small smile adorning his face. "How do ya always know what ta say?" He questioned.

"Someone has to stop you making another depression burrow."

Aster groaned in remembrance. "Why do ya always bring tha' up?!" He moaned.

"It was funny. You wer-Aah!"

Tooth was interrupted when Aster pounced at her. They tumbled on the snow covered floor and Tooth ended up being pinned by the wings.

Bunny gave her a devilish smirk. "You were sayin'?"

"Nothing." She chirruped innocently.

"Of course." Bunny said, shaking the melting snow out of his fur and on to Tooth.

She shrieked, wiggling beneath his strong paws.

"Alright! I won't talk about it. Now let me up!"

Tooth and Bunny both laughed, before quickly realising what they had been doing. Aster coughed and tried to hide the glowing red of his ears.

"When's the last time you ate?" Tooth asked, changing the subject and banishing the awkward silence.

Aster silently counted on his paws. "8, maybe 9, days." He said.

Looking horrified, Tooth announced, "Right! First things first, you are going to eat whether you do it yourself or I spoon feed you like a kit!"

Aster's eyes widened. "That won't be necessary." He told her quickly, ready to sprint out of the room.

But he didn't. Because the diamond, which Tooth was still holding, started to glow.

The light grew and grew.

And just as quickly as it came, the light vanished, and Aster found a battered leather book in his paws.

"What?" He asked, baffled.

Slowly, a familiar handwriting appeared on the book.

"To Dad,

From Jack."

"That's a memory message journal!" Tooth realised, seeing the gold writing appear in the cover. "How did Jack find it?! These were thought to be destroyed!"

"What do we do with it? How does it work?" Bunny asked, a bit surprised he didn't know a thing about such an ancient artefact.

"Just open it." Tooth told him, simply. "It should take you back to the time and place he was writing it. Whatever is written in the journal will sound like Jack's saying it."

Aster raised an eyebrow. He wasn't going to complain, though. He could see his son, even for a few minutes.

After receiving a reassuring nod from Tooth, he slowly opened the journal.

They found the ground around them swirl and morph beneath their feet. When the dizzying sensation stopped, they were still in Jack's room. Except Jack lay in the nest, with Aster standing beside him.

The Pooka was pulling Jack's holster and bracers off. He lay them on the desk beside the nest before leaving.

Seeing himself do that, but knowing he wasn't actually doing it, made Aster feel strange, and to be frank, confused.

Bunny saw his past self leave the room then Jack eyes snapped open.

The boy checked the coast. Once he was sure past Bunny had left, he pulled out the journal from underneath the bedside drawer.

He opened it and Tooth and Bunny could hear the words as Jack thought them.

"Hey, Dad." Started Jack, the voice reflecting Jack's nervousness. "If you've somehow got your hands - I mean paws - on this journal, I most likely had to go into the Hearts to heal."

"Damn straight." Aster said, glaring at Jack, who was still hunched over the journal. "Why'd ya not tell me before!?"

The Pooka felt Tooth put a hand on his shoulder, and he deflated. "He can't hear us." Tooth reminded him gently.

Bunny ran an agitated paw over his ears. "I know. I know."

"So I'm guessing you're probably wondering why I never told you about it."

Tooth chuckled. "You can't deny, he knows you well."

Aster allowed a small smile to slip upon his features.

Jack's writing continued to resonate as if he were saying it aloud.

"I was hoping for the best, to be honest. I didn't want to accept the fact that I wouldn't see you for awhile." Confidence and emotion began to slip through the words as Jack kept scribbling down what he was thinking. "I want to take a moment to say something.

Dad, I'm sorry. Sorry for not being open with you. Sorry for hiding my problems. Sorry that I can't do anything to stop this fate. Sorry for leaving you alone."

A choking sound came from Aster. When Tooth turned to look, she saw him shaking with silent sobs.

"Oh, Bunny." She hugged him and he continued to cry. Jack's message didn't stop for them, making the Pooka keep his tears silent to hear the rest.

"If I could change everything, I would. But since I can't, I'm doing the next best thing."

The two Guardians waited with baited breath.

"I'm going to try and get out as soon as possible. I can control when I leave, so the moment I have a little bit of strength, I'm coming back to grace this Earth with my ethereal presence.

Bunnymund's sobs were cut by a snort of amusement. "Rack off, ya bloody show pony."

Just then, Jack stopped writing to cough. The cough sounded familiar, Aster thought.

The Winter Spirit quickly hid the journal and lay down the way he was before, as pounding feet could be heard.

Past Aster burst into the room and quickly made towards Jack. North followed after, watching in interest. Past Bunny gave Jack some water.

It dawned on the present time Aster. This was just after he called the Guardians.

While the fact that he didn't realise Jack had been faking unconsciousness earlier annoyed Aster, he couldn't help but praise the boy for his tremendous acting skills

Past Bunny and North left, letting Jack quickly get up and continue to write as if he never stopped.

"The main reason for me writing this is to stop you from making one of your depression burrows." Jack paused in his writing, silently snickering. "Although, I'm pretty sure Tooth's already done that."

Tooth laughed as Bunnymund's ears grew red. "I wasn't going to make one." He mumbled, which only served in making Tooth laugh at his misery harder.

Just as quickly as the good mood came, it left, leaving behind a somber silence in the room.

"I'm gonna miss you. Just keep going on with your life like you did before I came along and you'll be fine." Jack rubbed his eyes on his sleeve.

Bunny watched as Jack neared the end of his letter.

"I'll be back soon.

Love, Jackson Overland Bunnymund-Frost"

Before either of the Guardians could comprehend, Jack closed the journal, and mumbled some words to make it vanish into thin air before he lay down to get the last bit of sleep he could.

For a long, long time.

The room morphed and the two Guardians found themselves in the present time.

Aster had long since ceased crying.

Tooth, however, was balling her eyes out. Bunny reached out and hugged her. Tooth's slight frame was reminiscent of Jack's making Aster hug her tighter.

Once she calmed, she gave him a wet smile. "How are you now?" She asked.

Bunny gave her a smile. "He'll be back, soon." He just said. "I know he will."