Hey, I don't own ROTG so take your time and enjoy the ride!
"You know Stein, the time is coming..."
Stein looked up from the ground and laid back in the wooden chair, "I've heard you say that a thousand times Pitch, and as I've said before I don't know."
Pitch grinned and rubbed his hands together as he walked around the dark room, "Your mind may not but your heart does."
"Are you some lame romance novel?" Stein questioned bitterly, losing patience.
Pitch ignored him, "All you have to do is leave through that window," he gestures to a window forming in the darkness.
"And where would that take me?"
"Oh, you know the answer to that," Pitch says with a laugh.
Stein jumps from his chair and grabs Pitch by the front of his robe, "I obviously don't know if I'm asking you, so why don't you tell me."
Pitch holds up his hands innocently, "Through that window is the place you belong."
Stein shoved him back and roamed the small black room, "And let me guess, where I belong is by your side."
"You've known it since you awoke, you just needed a shove from me to realize it-"
"But it isn't true, nothing you're spewing from that idiotic mouth of yours is true!"
"Oh denial, however, soon you'll realize everything bad to come is all your fault, no one's but yours."
Stein ran his hands through his hair in rage, "Will you just shut up and leave?!"
Pitch smirked and then disappeared into the shadows, "I'll see you again, Stein, very soon actually."
Stein jolted up from his sleeping position and threw the covers off of him, he grabbed his boots and left the room with a glare on his face.
"Stupid nightmares, stupid Pitch," he commented to himself angrily.
"Yo, Stein!"
He turned to see Jack floating down the hallway with a grin on his face.
"Are you ready for the New's Year, Welcoming, late Birthday Party?" Jack questioned as he began walking by Stein's side.
Stein simply shrugged, he couldn't understand how they could party with Pitch prancing around.
"Well you'll have fun, I know you will."
The two turned a corner and entered one of the large training rooms that was redecorated with streamers and balloons, and in one of the corners was a table with breakfast foods and drinks.
"Who parties this early in the morning?" Stein questioned with a yawn as he put some waffles on his plate and grabbed some orange juice.
Jack shrugged as he downed some milk and went to refill his glass.
The two strolled through the large room to the middle where North had moved the circular dining room table, they were the first two there, surprisingly.
"Oh, you're actually early for once, Frostbite."
Jack turned to see Bunny walking into the room and sitting next to him, "I can be early when I wanna be."
Bunny snorted in amusement and rest his head in his paw, "So, Stein, how are you enjoying the festivities so far?"
Stein sipped some orange juice, "I've never had a party this early, nor do I want to again."
"I agree with ya there, mate."
"Hey boys, sorry me and Sandy are a little late," Tooth said with excitement.
"Not late," Jack stated with a sigh, "North and Alice still aren't here."
"Didn't North make the food?" Tooth questioned as Sandy sat next to Stein and Tooth sat next to him.
Jack shook his head and stood to get some actually food, "I actually made it today, I woke up early."
All the Guardians but Stein looked surprised as he continued to eat his waffles.
"And Stein's not dying why?"
Jack sent Bunny a glare, "I can cook guys, 300 hundred years alone makes for a lot of time."
Tooth and Sandy shared a depressed look after Jack had turned his back and Bunny stood and walked over to the breakfast buffet.
"You even made a fruit salad..."
"Well yeah, you eat fruit so..." Jack said with a sheepish grin.
Bunny put some on a plate and gave Jack a small smile, "Thanks, Snowflake."
"That's adorable," Tooth whispered from the table.
Sandy and Stein both nodded, "They're idiots for not realizing yet."
"Couldn't agree with you more, Trick."
Everyone at the table turned slightly to see Alice standing right behind Stein.
"Hey Alice," Jack greeted as him and Bunny sat back at the table.
Alice sent them a wave, "Any nightmares Jack?"
Jack's grin widened, "Not a one, and you?"
Alice put her hands up and spun in a circle, "Nope," when she stopped she looked at Stein, "What about you?"
Stein finished off his orange juice and stood from his seat, "Nope."
He quickly walked away and Alice walked to sit next to Bunny.
"I am sorry I am late," the group all looked at the entrance to see North walking in rubbing the back of his neck.
"Don't worry about it North I just got here," Alice replied happily.
North let out a booming laugh and Alice stood to go get food with North, Tooth and Sandy.
"So why were you guys late?" Jack questioned once everyone was seated.
"Overslept," Alice and North replied at the same time, then North took a bite of his food and questioned, "Who made food?"
"Snowflake," Bunny replied simply.
Jack let out a laugh as North's eyes widened, "I woke up early so I figured why not."
"I didn't know you could cook so well," Tooth commented gleefully after she took a bite out of her waffle, Sandy and North both nodded in agreement.
Jack simply shrugged, "Now then, I say we have a toast for our New Year's, Birthday, Welcoming Party!"
Everyone raised there glass in the air in excitement, although Stein was a little less enthused.
'I'll see you again, Stein, very soon actually.'
Stein's jaw clenched as he remembered the earlier nightmare, he had had the same nightmare for days now but that line was different. Pitch hadn't said it before.
He feels a tap on his shoulder and is shot out of his daze, meeting Jack's eyes.
"You okay?"
Stein just sits for a moment and contemplates if he should tell the group about his nightmare. He looks around the table and sees Alice and Bunny talking about flowers and North drinking the rest of his syrup with Tooth showing a look of disgust and Sandy laughing silently.
It's probably nothing, Stein thinks to himself and when he looks back over at Jack he can still see the worried look. He smiles and Jack smiles back with relief in his eyes.
"Everything's fine."
Jack nods and stands from his seat, bringing back a tub in which everyone places their dishes inside and he quickly runs them to the kitchen to put in the dishwasher.
While he's gone, Tooth stands from her seat, "We should waltz!"
The group decides why the hell not and stands, North leaves for a minute and comes back with a stereo, during such Sandy used his sand to move the table out of the way.
As North pushes play and calming music blast through the room Sandy instantly forms a sand figure in his arms and begins to dance.
North walks over to Tooth and sweeps her onto the floor causing her to laugh.
Stein walks over to where Alice and Bunny are leaning against the wall, Bunny shoots him a smirk which he chooses to ignore.
"So, Alice," Stein begins as he stands next to her, she hums in response, "Would you like to d-dance with me?"
Alice stares with widened eyes as Stein holds his hand out.
Stein waits patiently as Alice just stares, but after like five minutes he begins to pull his hand back to him.
Alice noted he was beginning to pull his hand back in and she quickly grabs it, "I would love to," she says with a grin.
Both spin onto the floor and Bunny laughs to himself, "Maybe they'll actually get somewhere."
When Jack walked back into the room he stopped in surprise, he was gone no more than twenty minutes and yet everyone was dancing. What did he miss?
He walked around the room to the back and leaned against the wall with Bunny, "What did I miss?"
Bunny looked over at him, "Tooth wanted to waltz, I'm not one for dancing though."
Jack nodded sadly and slid down the wall till he was sitting with his knees to his chest, he looked onto the floor and gave a sigh, "I want to dance too," he muttered under his breath.
Jack didn't hear the audible sigh that came from Bunny, and he didn't look up until he felt himself getting hoisted into the air.
Bunny was lifting him up by his arm and once Jack stood on his own he gave a little cough and gestured to the dance floor, "Would you like to dance?"
Jack stood for a moment or two in complete shock but then laughed, Bunny gave a huff and crossed his arms.
"If you're just gonna laugh I'll take my offer back, Snowflake."
Jack eventually fought off his coming giggles and stood up straight with a wide grin on his face, "I'd love too."
Bunny held out his paw and Jack quickly grabbed it, Bunny placed his other paw on Jack's waist.
"Wait, why do I have to be the girl?" Jack asked with a slight anger.
Bunny laughed and he spun them around, he didn't answer the question which caused Jack to pout as they spun around the room.
"I would join you all but it seems I don't have a partner."
Everyone stops and looks at Pitch who had just emerged from on of the corners, shooting him glares, though Jack's grip on Bunny's fur unintentionally tightens.
"What are you doing here Pitch?" North questions angrily.
Pitch looks around the group and locks eyes with Stein, "I told you I would see you soon, Stein."
Alice steps away from Stein with a confused look, "What does he mean, Stein?"
Stein opens and closes his mouth, unsure what to say, and Pitch simply laughs, "Oh, he didn't tell you all about our night time meetings?"
"They were nightmares, not meetings!" Stein shouted as he glared at Pitch.
The group of Guardians looked around at each other uneasily and Alice began to walk toward Pitch.
"I swear to Manny, I will kill you-"
Pitch gave her an annoyed look, "You won't even touch me, deary."
Everyone's eyes widened as a large quatity of nightmare sand spewed from behind Pitch and began to engulf the room. After mere moments everyone had been devoured and Pitch laughed to himself.
"Let's move this, shall we."
It's almost over! Which should make me sad but I really want to start the sequel...anyway hope you all enjoyed!