Hello everybody ! Thank you so much for all the favorites and the reviews ! I already thanked some of you personally, but for the others, there you have it.

Okay so now that the chapter of Jack's past life is out of the way, we can start on the current timeline that I'll try to follow. Just so you know, I chose to have the ROTG movie taking place on Easter 2012. However, one or two chapters will be before then.

Timeline : May 2012
Characters : Bunny and Jack
Words count : 671

Bunny hadn't been this reluctant to have a conversation since a long time. He knew it had to be done however, even if it meant to bury his pride for a while.

"You had to apologize, Bunny" Tooth had said. "You hurt him, you know ?"

Of course he knew. Jack had angered him so much at that time, he had made a point to push the wrong buttons. And if he were honest, seeing the pain in Jack's had left him with a great sense of accomplishment.

In retrospect, he may have been too far, but he didn't like to dwell on it.

Bunny caught North's look from the corner of his eyes and sighed.

Since Easter, they thought it would be better to meet regularly until belief was completely restored, to review the situation in short. It would take time, maybe years, but they wouldn't give up.

"Frost, can I talk to ya for a moment ?"

Jack raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised. He shot an unsure look at Sandy but his friend smiled encouragingly.

Bunny didn't wait for an answer and led him to a private room, knowing the others wouldn't bother them. His comrade followed him, albeit hesitantly.

When Jack finally closed the door, they were buried in silence.

They were just facing each other, never meeting the other's gaze.

"So ? What do you want ?" Jack asked casually while waving his staff and freezing the windows.

He didn't know how to start. He had rehearsed his speech more times than he could count and tried many different ways to approach the subject, but now that he had to deliver it he couldn't.

He opened his mouth two or three times, but no sound came.

"I'm sorry." He finally said after a while.

It was lame, he knew it but right now that was the first thing he could come up to.

Jack sighed, already knowing where it was going.

"Bunny, we already talked about it, it's fine."

"I'm not only talkin' about Easter." He said quickly before he disheartened.

Jack looked up and frowned, clearly perplexed.

"Then what ?"

Bunny pursed his lips and took a deep breath. He really hated to do it.

"Okay, first, I'm really sorry about what happened last month. I shouldn't have reacted that way and judged ya like I did."

"Bunny, you already-"

"I know." He replied firmly. "I wasn't finished. I'm also sorry for what I said the first time ya came here." There, he had said it.

"That ? Don't worry kangaroo, it was nothing !" Jack said with a smirk, clearly expecting bunny to jump at the nickname.

But Bunny wasn't a fool. Maybe because he was expecting it, but he didn't miss the way Jack instantly tensed up and took a step back.

"Don't lie." He retorted strongly by planting his gaze into Jack's.

But Jack averted his eyes and shifted from one foot to another.

"What do you want me to say ? You're sorry, I get it, it's fine. Let's forget it."

No, it was not fine. But by the way Jack kept glancing at the window, he knew the conversion was over. For now at least.

Bunny sighed and opened the door. Jack seemed to want to flee right away but stopped before he could disappear into the workshop.

"Listen Bunny. I know you're trying to be better, and believe me I really appreciate it, but let's not force it too much okay ? It's already fine as it is." And then he left.

Bunny didn't follow him. He didn't know if he should feel disappointed or relieved.

There were still many issues that needed to be addressed, his three hundred years in solitude, their vicious quarrels and did he even need to mention Easter '68 ?

But it was a start, not a perfect one, but a start nonetheless. It wouldn't be easy, and Bunny wasn't sure everything would be fine in the end, but it didn't really matter.

After all, they had eternity to work on it.

I'm not enterily sastisfied with it, but it's one of those chapters that has to be done, you know ? I needed it to develop their growing relationship.