A/N: Hey everyone! Here's a new one-shot (that's really going to be a two-shot) that I hope you'll all enjoy! :D Remember, this is Cavity (PitchxTooth), so if you don't like, don't read. It's as simple as that. ^.^

((Edit 2/2/21: Cleaned up some spelling and grammar errors; ALSO! Letting you guys know an expanded version of this now has its own story, as well as a second chapter! It will be a two-shot, but if I get inspiration for more, I'll add as needed. This will stay up here as the original story, so if you like this version better, fear not, it's not going away :)

Let me know your thoughts! ))

DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything of the Guardians of Childhood series or the Rise of the Guardians. That's all William Joyce.


Revelations


It was only because of her carelessness that the other Guardians found out. Found out about them. She had chased after the enigmatic figure that was the Nightmare King, and he encouraged her efforts. Although she had been furious about his siege on her Palace, enough so that nothing he said could abate her anger at him, he had still been a source of curiosity for Tooth. One thing led to another, and Pitch finally asked her out on a formal date.

"Since we have been spending so much time together, we might as well make it official," he had teased her in that slow drawl of his, and when she easily agreed to his suggestion, he seemed taken aback, the surprise on his face eliciting a giggle from her. That night was the first night they kissed, and the night Tooth had decided she wanted to chase after him with a ferocity that was matched only by her battle prowess.

They continued to meet in secret, only her Mini-Selves and Pitch's NightMares knowing what was going on, and helping the two meet, of course. For the first time in a long while, she felt appreciated, heard, and valued! The conversations they could hold! She spent a whole night in his lair for a date, and she felt safe the entire time. Safe! And when she convinced him to make out with her -Hoo boy, was he an old fashioned boy, where he sought permission for everything and treated her like an actual lady!- he never pushed her farther than she was comfortable with and while she had to initiate some things, he participated in them wholeheartedly. She thought that everything was going great for them. . .

Until her fellow Guardians found out, of course.

She must have been underground for another date night when North had put out the Aurora Call, gathering the other Guardians. When she never showed up, they must have gotten worried, and started talking. After all, Mani had started talking a lot more, ever since Jack accepted his role as a Guardian. Things were changing, and Tooth was unsure of which was good and which wasn't. Apparently, then had come to her Tooth Palace nearly immediately, and upon seeing everything running as normal, they asked her Mini-Selves what she was up to.

Bless their little hearts, the little faeries merely told them that she was out, and would be back later, and when they were pressed, merely shook their heads. Tooth didn't think that her friends would basically put an alert out to the entirety of the planet.

Jack was the first one to confront her, as she was flying back from the cave that held one of the many entrances to Pitch's lair. This one, he had made especially for her, and was hidden in shadows, so no one else could find it. She had only been headed home for a few minutes before Jack had appeared at her side, riding the wind, and she had to readjust her flight pattern to deal with the shifting Winter Wind. Suddenly, she was worried he had been stalking out the cave, but then brushed that though off. Jack and the Winter Wind were best friends, and where one was, the other was soon to follow.

"Hey, haven't seen you around lately, Tooth? How've ya been?" Jack asked lightly, gripping his staff tightly, his knuckles going whiter than usual. Tooth furrowed her brows at him when she saw that, but shrugged it off.

"Oh, you know, just the usual. There's never a dull day in the Tooth Collection business," Tooth teased, a hesitant grin on her face, unaware of what he was trying to get at.

"So nothing new?" he needled, shifting his body so he faced her fully as they continued to fly.

"No, not really," she replied easily, her attention caught as he stared at her intently, as if trying to read her body language.

"So no developments in the romance department?" came the next question, and Tooth sighed, stopping to face the Winter Spirit fully as she scowled at him. When Jack stopped to face her head on, she merely gave him a look.

"What's the point here?" she asked. At Jack's surprised look, Tooth continued. "I'm sure you didn't find me just to ask if I had a boyfriend or not, and even if I did, it's not your business to know until I decide that any significant other and I are serious enough to let you all know. You guys are my friends! If and when he's worth introducing to you guys, I will let you know."

"Well, the others and I are just worried about you, you know?" Jack replied a little sheepishly. "We don't see you around much anymore and you missed our last Guardian meeting." It was Tooth's turn to look a bit sheepish as she turned to start flying again, Jack keeping pace with her easily.

"Sorry. I've been in work mode a lot lately, and I must have not paid attention when the signal went out. I'll make sure to keep a better watch next time," Tooth replied, her wings working hard to not be buffeted around by the Winter Wind that constantly swirled around Jack.

"Good. We missed you. I missed you," Jack added with a smile, and Tooth suppressed a blush, choosing instead to grin at him.

"I miss you all too. When my schedule opens up, I'll try to come visit. But no promises. A tooth waits for no one!" Tooth replied. With their conversation wrapped up, Jack said his goodbyes and took off in the opposite direction they had originally been heading, not even bothering with small talk, leaving Tooth to continue on her own.

A few days later, Bunny and North had tag teamed against her, finding her at her Tooth Palace right before she was about to leave for Pitch's lair for the night. Her fairies fluttered around her, alerting her of their visitors, and she was ready with all smiles when she turned to face them. The two had stern looks on their faces, however, which made her falter in her cheer at seeing them.

"Guys, what's wrong?" Tooth asked, which seemed to be the wrong thing to do. Bunny was the first to explode.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" the Pooka asked in a grumble. "We're out doing our jobs to keep the hope and wonder alive and to protect the children, and you're shacking up with the Boogeyman?!" he started right out. Bristling in reaction, Tooth's feathers puffed up in her ire. North was just as adept as Bunny was to see her rising temper, and so continued on where the Easter Bunny left off.

"Mani told us he had seen you and Pitch gallivanting around everywhere! Tooth, this has to stop! I do not know what you are doing with him, but he will only hurt you in the end. This is not like you! If he is holding something captive or threatening you for your cooperation, then you can tell us. We can work it out together, as team," North said, looking to Bunny for back up. The Pooka nodded in agreement.

"Exactly. We're all in this together. You don't have to go about this on your own." By now, Tooth was puffed up in rage, her protectiveness over her time spent with Pitch greater than it should have been.

"Pitch has done nothing wrong," she started off with, staring the two down, her wings lifting her in the air to give her a height advantage. "I chose to spend time with him. I've run into him a few times since we last defeated him, and he seems more laid back than the power hungry monster we had seen him as last Easter. I pursued him, alright?" Tooth then said. "Is that what you wanted to hear? That he and I went on a date, and that it was the best fun that I've had in a loooooong while," she continued, dragging out the word to emphasize her point.

"He actually talks with me, not at me," she continued. "He listens to me when I speak. And he actually cares about me. Not the fact that I'm a Guardian or that I'm a friend, but he cares about the person I am who is so tired and exhausted after work at the end of the day that he comes to me to spend time with me, even if it's just sitting in one of the sitting rooms, not speaking, and just reading together! He pays attention to me! He knows when to force me to take a break and when to just let me work. If I'm too busy to spend time with him, he understands and doesn't push the issue like you all do! Like you're doing right now! Right now, Pitch is the best thing in my life at this moment, and no one, not Mani, not you guys, not even my oath as a Guardian will take him away from me!"

With a startling revelation, Tooth paused in her little speech to her friends, eyes widening as a smile appeared on her face. "I love him." She said quietly, her mind celebrating upon finding a word that described the feelings that had been swarming inside of her for weeks now. "I love him!" she repeated a bit louder, and in her delight, Tooth took off before Bunny or North could say anything, leaving them at her palace. The Fairy Queen quickly headed off to Pitch's lair, so she could tell the man she loved the truth.


A/N: That's it for now! Thanks so much for reading! :)

Until next time!