Chapter 7

Aurelia stared at the man, "Bunny?" she asked confused for see a man instead of the Pooka.

"Aye it's me. I'm going to ask you to tell anybody. It's easier to paint eggs and weed plants in this form. Let get as much aloe as we can carry in then I will show were the host spring. While you do that I see if I can find what kind of potion to help with you back," Bunny help her up off the rock.

"You never showed this to anybody?" Aurelia looked confused as she stood up.

"No," Bunny told her, "I prefer to keep it that way."

"I won't tell anybody as long as you don't tell the other about my powers. Mother Nature knows I have this power. I got it when I became the General of Autumn. I only use my powers when I'm told and hate it."

They started to pick the aloe putting what they pick in a basket.

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Tooth opened the window to the Arctic air letting Jack's always present friend the wind in. Mother Nature was wiping Jack forehead, "Jackson come on wake up.

"Mary," he called out as Tooth help put the ice packs that North and Sandy brought in.

"Suvi," Mother Natured called her summer spirit, "See what you can do about his fever. We have to get him cooled off. North see if you can get Manny's help.

"MARY!"

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Aurelia head shot up making Bunny stop what they were doing, "Jack his in pain."

"What kind of pain," Bunny asked turning back into is Pooka self.

"I don't know," she said near tears, "I got to get back the pole. He grabbed the basket with aloe plants, "Let's go."

They went through the tunnel and entered the pole heard Jack screaming for his sister. When they entered the room Suvi was pulling the heat out of Jack and was in tears.

Mother Nature pulled Suvi away from Jack when she could handle anymore. Bunny went to Jack and place his healing hands over Jacks core sending calming power threw him."

Once Jack slept peacefully everyone sighed and let the wind gently blew over the winter spirit. Tooth gently took his hand, "Jack, I don't know if you can hear me, but I would like you to wake up. I miss you eyes they carry so much joy and mischief."

"Aurelia?" Mother Nature looked her.

"I since he was in pain," Aurelia replied.

Mother Nature looked at her, "Tell me what see," she told the Aurelia, "Tooth give her some room."

"Jack, I'm sorry. You know I hate to do this. Please forgive me," she whispered taking his hand, "Show me your power," she said as her hand was covered with frost.

The guardian watched as Aurelia as tears fell down her face as she forced herself to pull away from Jack's hand. She would fell to the ground his Bunny didn't catch her.

Aurelia was crying hard, "I'm going to be sick," she pushed away to Bunny and grab the trash basket an empty her stomach.

Aviva got her a glass of water, "Here," she handed to her sister who hands were shaking.

Sandy put a little dream sand on Jack as Bunny help her to the to the leaving room where they would talk about what she saw.

"Give me a minute," she was trying to calm herself down, "Mother, I think it might be his staff that causing this pain. He had since he became a spirit, and now its damage and it's not the first time," she leaned against Bunny which surprised everybody.

"Who broke his staff," North asked.

"Pitch," Aurelia said taking a long drink.

"Show where that man is I'll kick his sorry ass," Mother Nature growled, "Nobody hurts my children."

"Tooth, you said that you talk to Jack about what happened during Easter," Aurelia knew all the guardian asked Jack for forgiveness even thought they has no clue what happened.

"Yes,"

"You were right," she leaned into Bunny taking the scent of chocolate, "I refuse to say how he became a spirit. I refuse to say unless I have his permission."

"I understand that. How one becomes a spirit is very personal," Mother Nature replied, "Aurelia, I got the aloe plants here I'll do the rest. Go to the warren, Bunny can you keep an eye on her?"

"Yeah," come on, he helped her up and catch the scent of pumpkin and he couldn't help but nod

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Once back in the warren Bunny looked at Aurelia, "Why don't I show were the hot spring is. It might help you calm down."

"I forgot to ask you how deep are they?"

"Not deep the water should come up to your shoulder," Bunny said seeing her go stiff.

"Your shoulder or my shoulders?" she asked him as they entered his barrow.

"Welcome to my home. My shoulders usually," Bunny looked at her, "That would be above your head."

"Um…Bunny I don't know how to swim," she reviled to her.

How about this I can help you if you let. I'll stay in this form and you can get in the water…"

"Without my clothes," she raised an eyebrow.

"I promise nothing will happen," he showed her the hot spring and she gasped when saw that he looked like paradise.

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Bunny got in first as Aurelia removed her Celtic dress and Bunny helped a very nude spirit into the hot spring, You won't go under I got you."

"That water does feel good," she leaned on Bunny who held her around the waist trying keep his mind on something else, "Can…"

"What?" he asked.

"Nothing," she shook her head and he noticed the spike in her scent.

"Come on, I can get you a robe and I see what I can put on your back," Bunny was trying his best to avoid doing something he might reget.

Giving her a grey robe to cover up and saw he put it on and walked with to the leaving room after picking up her clothes. Calming down he went to where he kept his ointments and found what he was looking for.

"This might help," Bunny said, "It smells like peppermint so the smell shouldn't bother you. Let me see you back.

Aurelia took a deep breath lower the robe showing her back and Bunny saw the part of her back that was giving her problem and started to rub the ointment on it, "Thank you."

"Not a problem," Bunny finished up and let her cover up and showed her where she could sleep, "I'll be in the next room."

She only nodded when she lay down and was soon was asleep.