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"Come on, Frostbite! Ya got this!" Bunny exclaimed. Jack narrowed his eyes as he stared at his opponent.
Said opponent grinned wickedly before charging forward, taking one of Jack's 'weapons of war'.
"You shall not beat me. I am very skilled."
"Ignore him, Jack. You've got this!" Tooth cried. Jack smirked before destroying all of the crazy man's minionss, leaving only one. The powerful one.
"NO! How?"
Jack chuckled as he moved forward, close to beating the man who had earlier boasted of his skills and brilliant mind.
Sandy angrily signed, furious at what was occurring. He wished he was the one fighting instead of the Winter Spirit.
"Face it, old man. I'm the superior one out of the two of us," Jack stated as he captured North's king. "Checkmate."
"How did you do it?!" North yelled as he began cleaning up the chessboard. Jack shrugged as Bunny patted him on the back and Tooth nearly squeezed to him to death with her hug.
Sandy crossed his arms before handing a small bag of money over to Bunny. Why had he bet on North instead of Jack? He should have realized that Jack, who played it more often, would be the victor.
"What can I say? This game kept me busy for three years. Been practicing with Jamie too," Jack replied. North rolled his eyes before sitting back down.
All the Guardians had decided to spend the night at the Pole, and they were now sitting on the floor in the main room, playing whatever game they could think of.
And Bunny had decided to start a bet, seeing who would win. It was between North and Jack, seeing who would win. So far, Jack was undefeated. And while spirits and immortals don't really have human money, they do have celestial coins to use at Spirit establishments.
The establishments were places for the immortals to go, chill, shop and eat, and were completely invisible to humans and are separated from the mortal world.
"Jack, you were brilliant. I think we should call it a night," Tooth suggested. Everyone agreed and headed for their rooms (that North had set up in case they decided to sleep over. Like now).
Well, everyone but Bunny and Jack. Jack started to head to his room when Bunny put his paw on the eternal teenager's shoulder, holding him back.
"What's up, Cottontail?"
"When ya said chess had kept ya busy for three years, what did ya mean?" Bunny asked. Jack tensed up. Of course. How could he have been so stupid? Obviously someone was bound to ask.
"300 years is a long time. Especially without being seen or heard. And to be ignored by those who could; those who knew about me…..you do what you can to keep yourself from going crazy. You fill the day with things to do, to keep from feeling alone."
Bunny released his grip; Jack couldn't bear to turn around and see his friend's facial expression. Then he felt furry arms wrap around him, pulling Jack into a hug.
"I'm sorry, mate. I know that won't erase all the years we screwed up. But we'll make it up to ya. I promise."
Jack smiled a little before hugging back real quick then pulling away. He shared a look with the Pooka and they both understood. Jack may not know if he could believe this promise, but he was going to try. And Bunny knew it would be awhile before the Guardians could gain the young spirit's trust and love.
But they would. Eventually.
AN: So deep, right? No? Okay then…..Kitkat Out!