A/N: What the heck did I write in the last chapter? / Seriously? What am I doing to Bunny? 0_O I'm getting embarrassed xD Anyways, my phone is sick and I write on my phone and edit it on the laptop an hour before I upload it. So with my phone sick, I don't think I could write that much. I read fanfiction on my phone, too :'( and I can't have her cure in two days so T-T. I miss my phone already.

Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians

He believes Jack's strong but that doesn't mean he didn't need anyone. Bunny's not even sure why he's not that worried like he was supposed to be. Maybe I really didn't need to worry. He thought. Long story short, he gained and is full of hope in giving Jack what he deserved. He was already tingling with excitement about the things he and Jack would do to make Jack laugh.

Chapter 9

His look of sheer happiness would be priceless. Bunny thought.

After a few minutes, the other guardians came riding the sleigh.

"Bunny" North greeted without his usual jolliness. Tooth only looked at him solemnly and Sandy was neutral.

Bunny knew what he needed to do with them. He needed to give them hope. That is what he is and is still here for.

So he uncharacteristically showed them a big grin. "You looked like you're here for a funeral. Jack's not dead. We're here so that when he came back, he'll know he's not alone" He was only given looks of anxiety, guilt and sadness.

"I know I'm not the perfect family not to mention friend for Jack but I'm not gonna leave him alone like what I did for last centuries. That's all that Jack knew. People will just need him once and what's next, huh? They'll just leave without even a simple thank you or an acknowledgement that he did okay." the guardians looked at him.

"And that was supposed to make us feel better?" Tooth asked sarcastically.

"I mean that we should stop acting like we did nothing wrong 'cause we didn't know and start acting like guardians!" he said.

"Look, Ah confess. Ah didn't thought of any of you as friends before Jack Frost. Hell, Ah wouldn't care if anyone would disappear because of lack of believers and Ah would just say that that's a part of life maybe he needs to go. And sometimes Ah even blame them for not asking for help. Ah was stupid and Ah only think of myself" he stated. He looked for what he expects angry stares but saw nothing but guilt in their eyes.

To say he was surprised was an understatement. He thought he's the only one in the guardians who thought this way.

That means..

"You meant to say, ahm not the only one?" he asked flabbergasted. They all nodded.

"I don't even knew the other spirits before they're gone" North confessed.

"Well, now's the time to change!" he said bringing hope with him.

"We can't just mope around and feel guilty all the time. We're not only doing this for ourselves, we're doing this for Jack and our fellow immortals" The other guardians perk up to this.

"You're right, Bunny. We must make haste and see Jack" North declared smiling.

Just as they were about to move they saw dark sand appearing at the doorway.

Pitch came into view holding a brown-haired boy. The guardians instantly raised their guards.

"Why are you here, Pitch?" North asked his face showing grimace.

"Get out of my way, guardians! I don't have time for you!" Pitch growled.

Bunny snorted. "You think we're gonna let you kidnap a boy and let you get away with it. No, mate. You got the wrong idea"

Pitch chose to ignore his comment.

He looked everywhere looking for something.

Bunny was about to make a remark when he was stop by a golden sand hand. He glared at Sandy and saw what everyone was staring at.

They were staring at Pitch searching frantically while holding the boy gently.

It looks like a father doing everything he can to aid his son.

"What are you looking for?" Tooth asked curious.

Pitch looked at her frantically, closing and opening his mouth in hesitation.

The guardians were baffled. Pitch is here looking like he's gonna cry if he won't see what he's looking for and was actually considering asking for their help.

He was about to say something when another figure appeared behind him.

"Leave the guardians out of this" the figure said.

Pitch seemed reluctant about what was said.

"Are you sure, Seraphina?" he turned looking at the girl.

"The boy said so" she whispered sadly.

The girl stepped into view of the guardians.

"Guardians, I'm Mother Nature. I kindly ask you to leave immediately. Since a winter spirit died, we have a tradition to abandon this place for a few months. It is an unspoken rule for seasonal spirits." MN stated calmly. The guardians looked at her dumbfounded.

Bunny was first to retort. "But what are you two doing here mate?"

MN cursed mentally.

"I am here to perform a tradition and I need Pitch Black for it. Since it's not always winter spirits that died." she explained a little ticked off. "So, if you don't mind?" she gestured towards the exit.

North knows not to question tradition especially if they were for spirits but something was off. He could feel it in his belly.

"Is so? Then we will take our leave with the boy" North declared. He noticed the two flinched and Pitch held the boy protectively. The gray man gritted his teeth.

"I'm afraid the tradition says the opposite. Don't worry guardians. We're not harming a mortal in any way. This boy is my youngest spirit. He's unconscious because he exhausted from his training, that's all" MN forced a smile.

The guardians took a minute to decide whether or not to believe her.

"Can we ask what kind of tradition this is and how can a child help you?" Tooth asked politely.

"No, you can't. Now please you're delaying a special and important tradition" MN sighed.

"She means, guardians, you never get to talk and you expect Seraphim will tell you an important thing that may or may not put not only her own life but also the lives of her spirits?" Pitch interjected.

The guardians were taken aback. What Pitch said makes perfect sense. They bowed their heads except for Sandy whose been quiet as always but had not been listening and only been staring. The sudden awkward silence made Sandy realize what's been nagging in the back of his mind since Pitch came.

He forms a sand figure of a snowflake at the top of his head. The other guardians looked at him all knowing he's asking for Jack but there's uncertainty in Sandy's expression that made them all confuse.

The face of total disbelief and defiance were written at the little man's face that looked like he'll break.

Something is definitely wrong.

A/N: Besides my phone getting sick, I'm having a writer's block. *sigh* Oh and I know you already noticed that my tenses are inconsistent and terribly wrong in so many ways and I'm sorry for that. I can't really correct them because I'm not that good at tenses. And it's just one of my flaws that I may notice. Not my best features, did I even have a good feature?, so I'm very sorry for anyone who's irritated by that. Anyways, thank you for reading. :) Please review.