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Hey ! This time we get back to Jack and Bunny ! Beforehand, you have to know that I didn't read the Guardians of Childhood series, and even if I gathered some infos from the wikia, I'm not completely following the backstories Willian Joyce set up for the Guardians.

Timeline : 2016
Characters : Jack & Bunny
Words : 1088

Bunny wished more than anything that his friends hadn't left him alone with the little hellion, then he wouldn't have to put up with it.

"Stop it Frost, it's getting ridiculous," he said, gritting his teeth.

"Stop what ?" Came the innocent question, but Bunny was having none of it.

"You've been starin' at me for a while now, it's creepy."

"I'm not staring, I'm thinking."

Bunny couldn't hold the snort that came from his mouth. He then laid back in his chair and raised an eyebrow at Jack. The kid didn't seem even phased.

"You ? Thinkin' ? And about what may I ask ?"

Frost was frowning so much Bunny was sure he would get wrinkles.

"I was wondering how something so cute could turn into something like… this !" He whined.

Bunny almost spat the tea he was drinking. Surely, the kid wasn't talking about-

"I mean, look at you !" Frost had gotten up and was now making wild hand gesture, "How can you be so tiny, so cute and just so fluffy... and then POOF ! You're the kangaroo on high heels again !"

Bunny closed his eyes and tried his best to resist the urge to strangle Frost to death right then. "Be nice," Tooth has said, "He just wants to provoke you. He doesn't really mean it. Don't jump." Easy to say when she wasn't the one facing the devil.

"Shut up Frost, just shut up."

But his smirk was still in place and Bunny would have done anything to whelp it out of his face.

"I just have one question, though," he was perched on the top of his staff and was staring straight at Bunny, "Why did you turn into that ? Is it your original form ? Before you became a guardian ?"

Frost may have tilt his head innocently, but Bunny wasn't fooled, he knew the brat was waiting for the opportunity to get his hands on compromising information.

"I won't answer that."

"Oh please Bunny !" he whined, "Besides, we're co-workers now ! I kinda deserve to know !"

"Like I care !" He scowled.

"Too bad then, I guess I'll just have to ask North, he did say he had some nice stories about your early years."

Bunny grasped the hoodie before Frost could make a run to North. There was no way he would let him share these tales to the snowcone.

"Fine, ya won." He sighed while Frost sent him a smug look. "This is more or less an… alternate form."

"Alternate ?"

"Yeah, we Pookas used to turn into little rabbit to hide from humans. When I lose a lot amount of magical power, or this case believers, I regress to this size and can't transform anymore."

"Wait. So you mean you can turn into it at anytime ?" Frost asked eagerly.

Bunny sighed, knowing what was coming.

"Yeah."

When he saw Frost's eyes sparkle, he knew he should just have shut up.

"No." He said firmly.

"But-"

"I know very well what ya were goin' to say, and my answer is the same : I won't change."

"Come on ! Just this once !" He begged.

"No."

"Please-"

"No !" Bunny shouted.

Frost pouted but he couldn't care less. He would never return to the size of a domestic rabbit if he could prevent it.

The kid sighed and went to the other side of the room to freeze the stairs the elves were climbing on. Bunny shot him an annoyed look but didn't comment on it. At least it wasn't him he was bugging anymore.

"Hey kangaroo, can I ask you something ?"

Bunny just sighed.

"Fire away."

But Frost didn't reply. By the way he was shifting on his feet, it seemed like he was pondering on how to say what was on his mind, or if he even should say it at all.

"Did it already happened ? Before Easter '12 I mean." He tried to keep a nonchalant voice, but by the way he was avoiding Bunny's look he knew something was up. What however, was another question.

"Once."

"Was it in 1968 ?" He asked softly.

Bunny stared at him, but Jack was keeping his face emotionless. It was so hard sometimes, to know what he was thinking, he always made a point to hide any negative feelings. It annoyed Bunny greatly, how could he deal with people if they weren't completely honest ?

His rubbed a paw in his fur and frowned. He could guess more or less where it was going, and he wasn't sure he liked it.

"No, it was way back then. When belief wasn't stable enough," he paused for a second, "But I must say '68 did a good number on me."

As much as he was ready to make some effort, he would never let this one go, and made sure the other get it whenever he could.

Frost didn't reply, but now that the cat was out of the bag, Bunny wasn't going to let it go.

"I just want to know, why did you do it ?"

"I already told you, I didn't mean to !" Jack explained for what felt like the millionth time, "Seriously, can't you move forward ? It's been what ? Forty-eight years now ?"

"Move forward ?! Ya ruined Easter Day for thousand of children ! And ya hurt many people too !" He screamed angrily.

"I know, I know !" Frost shouted with as much force, "I regret it enough as it is, I hated myself for years afterwards ! I don't need you to add more fuel ! I lost control, okay ? It was a mistake, like you never had done one before !"

Bunny held his gaze for a while, refusing to back down. Frost had a point however, he, too, had made some mistakes in the past. Things he regreted, no matter how much time had passed.

He sighed. He couldn't forgive him so easily, but he would try.

There was however something that was still bugging him.

"Why did you lose control ?"

By the surprised look on his face, Frost wasn't expecting this question at all. But there was something else too, something that Bunny couldn't really identify and put into words. Was it embarrassment ? Fear ?

He only gave him a small smile in answer before running to the level below to catch up to the other Guardians, leaving Bunny to wonder about it.