Requested by Ink blossom

Chapter 9

What Really Happened (part 3)

Rating for this chapter: K

Jack stood up from his chair and walked over to a window that was in the room. He sighed once more and started his tale.

"One of hatred's spirits was rebelling against him and well... that spirit had this great idea of ruining easter. Well as you can see you thought for the longest time that I did it… well actually I… I tried to stop him and well… he ended up knocking me out and flying off to Moon knows where." Jack explained, just staring out the window sadly.

Bunny didn't know what to say. What could he say? He blamed the poor kid for like 40 or so years! How could he ask the boy to forgive him of his mistake...

Bunny thoughts were interrupted by Jack turning around.

"Well I'm going to finish a few more eggs at my pond so… cya kangaroo!" And with that, Jack was out the window into the freezing cold air.

It was a week before Jack came back to the pole. None of the other Guardians really questioned it. Jack was close to his off season which meant he would be taking it easy for a while to let his body rest. But Bunny couldn't help but wonder if it was because Bunny had upset the boy that night when he popped the question of that day.

And seeing how Jack was acting, he most likely did. When Jack arrived at the pole, Jack didn't say a word he just sat down and started painting. He also had his hood over his head and eyes. Bunny knew Jack would only put his hood up there if he was hiding or scared or sad or… guilty…

Jack arrived at the pole, he didn't want the others to talk to him today. He just wanted to be left alone to dwell on his own. He really felt guilty for telling Bunny the ONE thing he swear to tell no one. Partly be because he didn't want anyone to see him as a weak, unreliable, little boy.

And Jack would swear up and down that he was not a little boy anymore. But… sometimes he really just wanted to be one…

As Jack sat at the large wooden table that was decorated with paint and little egglets, Jack started to paint one. He didn't put much effort considering he was in a bad mood, but he still tried his best to make sure it at least looked a little nice.

When the day was over the other three guardians had an idea to have a dinner at the pole. Well Sandy did have to go for a couple of hours before he could have dinner but he was okay with that. So North sent off his yetis to make them a grand meal, (and Tooth secretly telling them to not make any cookies.) and so Bunny and Jack were left alone in a living room.

To say that the situation at the moment was awkward that would be a bit of an understatement. See, ever since the conversation Jack had with Bunny, Jack had been thinking Bunny was mad at him for not stopping the wroge hatred spirit.

And now Jack had no idea what to do…

He was, at the moment, think of a very formal, polite, and sincere apology. But Bunny beat him to it.

But the type of apology was a bit different than what Jack was planning. Bunny had walked up to the couch that Jack had been sitting on and said.

"Fro- Jack…. Ah' need ta tell ya something' really important…" Bunny started off, but before Jack could get a word out Bunny continued. "Jack Ah' am so sorry… Ah'-... Ah' should have tried to listen ta yer side of the story and… Ah' didn't, Ah' don't expect ya ta fargive meh but… Ah'll try ta make it up ta ya some how…" Bunny trailed off trying to think of something to say.

Jack stared at the pooka, did he just… apologies? And to me, of all people? Why…? Jack looked as though he could cry, but Jack would never do that in front of anyone if he was going to. He didn't want them to think even less of him than they already did.

Bunny was about to continue his apology but Jack interrupted.

"Bunny I- you don't have to do this… you- I know you feel bad but… I- I'm over it okay? So… so just…. Don't worry about it okay?" Jack stood up looking down so Bunny couldn't see his face. "Well uh… I gotta go… yanno? Um yeah so uh bye-" he was suddenly grabbed by the arm and was pulled into a massive fluffy fur.

"ah!"

"Hush, frostbite."

Jack felt massive long furry arms wrap around his small thin frame. Jack tensed not used to being in contact with someone, let alone a full body hug. But… it… it was nice. For a change Jack… kinda felt save. Something that he really never experienced before. And thinking that, Jack slowly relaxed himself into the strong arms.

Bunny didn't want Jack to leave. He had started to catch on that when Jack felt uncomfortable he would run away (fly away in Jack's cass). But not this time. He needed to talk to him still. So he did the first thing that came to his head. Give the poor boy a big ol' pooka hug.

And-to Bunny's surprise-Jack actually seemed to relax into the hug. Well who could blame him. Jack might be a cuddler and not even know it!

They stood like that for a minute or two until Jack seemed to be a bit calmer than he was just a bit ago. Bunny looked at Jack pulling slightly away from the hug. Which was a really bad move on his part.

"W-what's wrong!? A-are you cold!? A-am i too cold!? I- I can uh-"

"Whoa whoa, frostbite, no everything is fine, I just need ta talk ta ya okay?" Bunny calmed the winter spirit down a bit.

Jack sighed, now he was a little embarrassed. Bunny chuckled.

"Alright frostbite, now why have ya been so quiet ta day?" Bunny calmly asked.

"W-well… I… um…" Jack sighed. There was no getting out of it now. "I thought you were mad at me because I didn't stop that spirit from ruining your holiday on '68…"

Bunny's face saddened, sighing he brought the boy back into a hug. "Frostbite, ah'm not mad at ya, I was worried ya were mad at meh." Jack looked up. "So don't worry about that day now okay?"

Jack nodded.

Few minutes past and North and Tooth came into the room to tell the two other guardians that were waiting in one of the living rooms.

They walked in to see Jack and Bunny in a hug. Tooth cooed quietly and North chuckled a bit, but the chuckled was a bit too loud and startled the other two in the room which made them back away from each other and hurriedly explain what they were doing.

But Tooth and North knew all too well at the big ol' pooka warrior seems tough on the outside but on the inside. He is just a soft little Bunny on the inside.

Hey guys, next week is your last chance to request something until the ark/act is over. But you can suggest things that happen during the ark/act. But after next week I'm doing an ark/act, just a reminder. Anyway, hope these chapters were what you were hoping for Ink Blossom, thanks for this request I had a lot of fun writing it. Thank you all for you wonderful support so far. Hope you all enjoyed the chapter.

Until next time

-GabeElf