A.N. Okay the last part of this little story… At least in Jack's POV… MWAHAHA

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The Birthday – North's Workshop (4 of 4)

Previously: Jack only had to time to say, "Oh, crap."

Jack decided that yes, he knew why Bunny used his tunnels. He hated portals. They made him feel like he was being torn apart, than put back together. For some reason, he felt that the sack somehow made the portal better. At least this time he wasn't alone, he had seen the little blue and white egg be sucked into the vortex too.

As the portal spit the two of them out, Jack went flying. Not the literal flying, but spinning up in the air and then coming back down. As he slid on his behind on the slippery floor, he looked for the egg, wanting to make sure it wasn't smashed. The lucky little "googie" didn't slide like Jack did. Instead, it simply hopped a couple of times, than stood still.

"Hey, no fair! " The egg seemed to laugh at him. Jack let out a "Humph," and stood up, not dizzy in the slightest. He looked around, waiting for something to happen. As one of the elves popped out and started his way he commented,

"You do know this is getting predictable, right?"

As the elf excitedly pointed down the hall, happy to have an important job, Jack couldn't help a smile. The elves really were fun, and as the Guardian of Fun, he knew what he was talking about.

"Alright, let's go!"

The teen scooped up the egg and turned to find the elf speeding down the hall. Oh yes, this would be awesome. He slipped the googie into his hoodie pocket, and started toward the red costumed creature. Jack couldn't help but be excited. He'd been trying to get into the workshop for years, and he knew that they were heading toward where the other Guardian's rooms were. Left, right, left, right, right, straight, left again. Oh yeah, he knew the Pole. As they travelled the halls, he didn't see any other signs of life. This was strange, the workshop was never, ever, totally empty. Jack assumed that all the inhabitants were a part of this scheme, and that everything was going to plan.

They had made it. The wooden doors were carved and painted with the other's names and a picture. North's, the first room, was a Christmassy red with a pine tree, a cloud carved into the golden yellow door for Sandy, an egg and green paint for Bunny, Tooth, well, had a tooth set into a purple door. The last door, not quite straight across from Sandy's and with the Kangaroo's room to the left, was a blue door with a, you guessed it, snowflake. The excitable elf pointed to it with enthusiasm. As Jack reached forward, he couldn't help the gasp that escaped his lips as he opened the door.

Jack sort of recognized the room. It was the one he had stayed in after the battle with Pitch. But, now it was painted and furnished. Two walls were blue, one a lighter baby blue, and the other the color of his hoodie. The others were white, and covered in stenciled snowflakes. Three large bookshelves took up almost the entire back wall. One filled with board and card games, the other two with books. A huge tub lay on the hardwood floor, near the window. He reached forward and lifted the lid. He found it filled with toys; stuffed animals, wooden soldiers, and small cars. As Jack thought "Yeah that's nice, but I don't play with kid's toys," that same tiny voice whispered back, "Uh-huh, right. Don't lie to yourself." The spirit shook his head and directed his attention to the window, a big square one with a very comfy looking window seat. He shuffled toward the bookcases, noticing the big fluffy rug right in front of them. A huge smile graced his face as he looked over the shelves. He would never admit it, but he was a bookworm. The books seemed to vary, and there were many genres. As he turned to the bed, he saw a desk and laptop by the door. The bed itself was big, queen-sized, and covered with soft blankets. A bedside table held a portable radio, and Jack wondered if he would be able to hear any stations. He was all the way at the North Pole…

He turned toward the door, expecting that elf to be there, but as he looked outside, he couldn't see it anywhere. He did see a golden dream sand trail on the floor. Jack fished the egg out of his pocket, and went zooming, following the trail.

The sand led him to the Globe Room. Of course, that was where the others were. The room was decorated with paper snowflakes. A huge table with a ton of food stood to one side. But, the Guardians were there in the middle, each wearing a paper party hat (Bunny didn't look very happy about it.)

The room exploded with cheers as Jack flew in. The huge grin on his face didn't seem to be leaving anytime soon. North waved with his hand, beckoning him to come over.

"Ah, Jack my boy, how are you?"

"Great! What's going on?"

"It is your birthday, no?"

Here there was a pause

"Really? Well you learn something new every day."

North just gave one of his bellowing laughs.

Sandy woke up from where he was dozing, and noticed Jack. With a wave, he pointed to a sign above his head, a cake. By doing this he signified the start of the party.

The yetis had outdone themselves. The food was delicious, and Jack even though couldn't eat much, he knew all of it was great.

Of course, since it was the Guardian of Fun's party, they played games. At pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, Bunny remarked,

"Now tha's jus' cruel," and refused to play.

Who knew Tooth was so good at musical chairs? She beat everyone, including North and some of the yetis.

Sandy excelled at Simon says. It might have been that nobody could tell what he was saying when he was Simon.

Jack, of course, won at the beanbag toss.

And North really didn't win at anything, but was a source of laughter for the others.

The bringer of winter hadn't had so much fun since the last time he had played with Jamie. He didn't really get why all the others agreed to this (most of all Bunny!), but just went with the flow. At the end of the night, was chocolate cake and Neapolitan ice cream. Jack was stuffed. The party apparently wasn't over yet. A huge pile of gifts that Jack had assumed were just decorations stood in the corner. At his bug-eyed expression when he found out that they were for him, the others burst into giggles. And so, Jack opened the gifts. A digital camera from Sandy, a dental care kit and game of jacks from Tooth, assorted baked goods from the yetis, a very nice multiple time-zone watch from North, a thing that looked like a ball of fuzz from the elves, a snowflake necklace from the mini-fairies, and a sketching kit from Bunny.

After opening each gift Jack commented with a "Nice!" or "Cool" or at the elves' present "Um… I love it?"

The party was over than, and Jack could feel the excitement slowly calm. As he looked at the other Guardians, he wanted to ask an important question.

"Ok, so I get this is for my birthday, but why did you actually do this?"

The others looked surprised at the sincerity of the question.

Tooth fumbled for words, "Well, you see, uhmm, we,"

North was the one to actually answer.

"Jack, you are one of us now. We haven't seen much of you. We want you to see that we care."

Now it was Jack's turn to fumble for words, "But, uh, I," he collected himself and then promised,

"Heh, don't worry, I won't bother you guys too much."

Wide eyes stared at him. Bunny was the one, who phrased the question,

"What do ya' mean ya' gumby?"

"I mean I won't visit too often." This said with a smirk.

"And why not?" This from North.

"Well uh, I don't want to get in the way,"

North stood at this point, the only one able to think, after what Jack had said. He moved to Jack's side, pulled him to his feet, and enveloped the skinny teen in a hug. Tooth and Sandy joined in, and one of North's large hands pulled Bunny into the group hug as well.

As North had pulled him into the hug, Jack had frozen up, stiff as a board. Slowly, he relaxed.

"Jack," North's voice murmured, "we made those rooms for you so that you would have place to stay. We want you to stay near. You are part of us now."

The others made noises of conferment. The hug slowly fell apart. They all sat back down.

To lighten up the mood, North asked

"So, Jack, which room did you like best?"

He was greeted with a deer in the headlights look, courtesy of Jack. Tooth smacked his arm.

"North, you don't ask things like that! I'm sure he loved them all!"

Jack quickly nodded his head, hoping no one had noticed his brief look in Bunny's direction.

"All right, all right! Sorry I asked, Tooth," North, being properly chastised, smiled in Jack's direction.

They spent the rest of the hour in companionable silence, and if anyone noticed the small tear tracks on Jack's face, they didn't comment.

Jack woke in his new room at the Pole. At first he had no idea where he was, and how he got there, but then the events of the last night returned full force. A bluish blush crept up on Jack's face as he realized he had fallen asleep on the couch in the Globe room. He had blurry memories of a large red thing picking him up, taking him to his room, and tucking him in. A golden blob had given him his staff, and two others had stood in the background. He tried to hide himself back under the covers, but something stopped the blanket from moving. A curious glance revealed that North was sleeping at the end of the bed. Jack's head shot up, and he got a view of Tooth curled up near North, and Sandy to the right of Jack's head. A big furry thing was on his left, and as another blush crept up on his face, he realized that he had been using Bunny as a teddy bear.

He allowed himself one last glance at his new family before slipping back down under the covers and falling asleep again.

A.N. Ta-da! Look at that whopper!

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