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Chapter 6

It was a strange feeling going through the portal but what Cat saw next was even weirder. There were millions of eggs walking around and jumping into strangely colored water. What surprised her even more was the six maybe even seven foot tall rabbit with grayish-blue fur, flower-like imprints on both his forehead and shoulders and bright green eyes. This had to be Bunnymund and he was helping the eggs into the water.

"Hey there kangaroo what's up preparing for Easter already?" The Bunny turned and faced Jack with a glare his left eye slightly twitching.

"What about you Frosty planning to ruin my day again? Or are you planning something else? I won't have any of it mate." "He's actually trying to get me to believe in you and the rest of the guardians again. Got a problem with that?" Cat glared at the Australian sounding bunny this was going to be a long night and she wasn't looking forward to it. Bunnymund looked to the girl and smiled weakly.

"You don't have to glare at him Catherine, it's second nature for him and Jack to fight. Don't take it the wrong way they are good friends after all too." Bunny turned around and smiled. Sophie was standing behind him with a grin on her face and Bunny just walked over to her wrapping his arms around her.

"I missed you Sophie, how was your brother?" "He's doing fine as well as his wife and kids." Jack cleared his throat getting the attention of the oversized bunny and his girl.

"If you two don't mind I'd like to show Cat around. After all I am trying to make her believe here and she is very stubborn in doing so." Cat glared at jack and playfully punched him in the arm.

"I am not. It's just hard to believe in something when you been through hell and back." Thinking of all she's been through made her depressed but she wasn't going to show it not now not ever.

"Alright then I'll give ya a tour of the place. Come on." Bunny waved his hand and started to walk. Jack took Cat's hand and began to drag her off further into the Warren.

How much time went by Cat did not know all she knew was this place was amazing and Bunny was such a nice person, umm animal thing. Every now and then he would stop to help one of his eggs out or stop to explain something that she didn't understand. Eventually they got to paint some eggs themselves and ride on giant looking eggs made of stone covered in moss. The place was beautiful, a place where it was spring all year round with lush green grass beautiful flowers and stone pillars that made it look like ancient ruins. It truly was a magnificent place. If such a place could exist then maybe the Ester Bunny was real. Who was she kidding he stood right before her a smile plastered on his face holding the girl of his dreams. Would she ever find that with Jack? Her eyes slightly widened in shock why the hell was she thinking of Jack that way? He was a man and she hated men because of what her father did. But she let him take her hand, she let him hold her and she even KISSED him. What was she doing and why was she acting this way? She had to stop before she got hurt.

"-now?" Cat was taken from her thoughts as she heard the last word in Jack's statement.

"What was that I wasn't listening to what you were saying?" "I said do you believe in the Ester Bunny now?" Cat sighed did she? If she did this was the fastest convincing Jack did so far after all it took him two weeks to get her to believe in him.

"I don't know… everything here is like a dream. If this place is real, then why can't the Ester Bunny be real?" Cat looked at Bunnymund and saw the hope in his eyes. Hope that is what he was the guardian of her mother used to tell her. Shaking her head she sighed.

"You win again Frost the Bunny is real. The guardian of hope is real just like the guardian of fun." As the words left her moth her hair became lighter it was now gray not the pure white that it once was but it was getting there. Sophie smiled at the sight and placed her finger to her lips looking at Jack and Bunny as if reading their minds.

"So where are you off to now Frosty?" Bunny asked a smile on his face knowing he was believed in again by this girl, this teen who has been through so much.

"I was thinking North's place. I have to thank him for the skates I got Cat. Besides, the place will amaze her." Cat looked at Jack like he was crazy. Where they really going to Santa's workshop? That was crazy it was located in the North Pole and she had to get some sleep eventually.

"Jack how about you take me home instead. I need to get some sleep." Jack was about to respond when both him and Bunny looked to the sky. The Northern lights covered the sky and that meant they were needed at the North Pole.

"Looks like we're needed at the North Pole, mate." Jack nodded in agreement and looked to Cat.

"Sorry but I have to go to the North Pole it's an emergency guardian stuff. I'll take you to the North Pole and see if North will let you use one of his guest rooms to sleep. Is that alright with you?" Cat nodded. She was more interested in knowing what was going on actually.

"We'll take the tunnels you want to join us Frost?" Jack smiled and nodded.

"Of course I'll race you and beat you." "Don't count on it mate." Bunny tapped his foot and a hole appeared in the ground. At once Jack lifted Cat up and flew down the hole while Bunny got on all fours hopped in and began running. Sophie on the other hand just smiled and vanished.

North was pacing around the globe room the Man in the Moon had showed him images of the other guardians so he assumed that it meant to gather them all together and that is what he did. He had summoned the other guardians and now waited for them to show. As always Toothiana and Sandman were the first to show up.

"What's the emergency North? Are the kids alright?" North shrugged.

"I don't know we must wait for the others to show. Manny has asked for all of us to be here." Tooth looked surprised and nodded her head.

"Understood." Not long after Sophie showed up a smile on her face.

"Hi guys Bunny and Jack are takeing the tunnels so they should be here soon. Catherine is with them and she's feeling a bit sleepy is it alright if she used one of your guest rooms North?" North looked confused. Why was Jack bringing her here? As if reading his mind Sophie answered.

"He's trying to get her to believe in everyone again. If she doesn't… well let us just say something bad will happen. Please don't ask what." North nodded and soon after Bunny and Jack both showed up popping out of a hole in the ground.

"Ha beat ya mate told ya couldn't out run a bunny." Jack placed Cat down and smirked.

"I was carring someone this time so it slowed me down Kangaroo." Cat glared and growled at Jack only to make him jump in surprise.

"Whoa don't get me wrong I'm not calling you fat all I'm saying is that there was extra weight." Cat punched him in the arm and glared a chilling glare at him. What the hell did she see in him?

Jack sighed knowing he was in the dog house and Bunny only smiled and snickered at the teen's problem. Cat looked around the room it was big and had a giant globe with small gold dots decorating it all around. What was this place? Her eyes then landed on a part human part hummingbird lady. Her skin was tan and instead of hair she had feathers that made a curved upward style. Her eyes were violet and instead of clothes her body was covered in mini feathers, but starting at her waist she had longer feather that draped down to her knees giving the appearance of a skirt. Seeing Cat looking at her the woman smiled.

"Hi my name is Toothiana but you can call me Tooth. Do you brush well?" At once Tooth flew over to the girl and started to poke around in her mouth.

"Oh my, your teeth are sparkly like fresh snow how beautiful. This is amazing." "Tooth hand out of mouth." Cat took a step back from the woman as she flew off to the side muttering an apology. Cat looked to the man who spoke. He was a big man with bright sapphire eyes a long beard and a white mustache. He was wearing cassock-style pants and a red plaid shirt. Was this North? He looked like Santa from what her mother told her but for some reason she didn't think he would have a Russian accent.

"Hello dear my name is North. You might know me as Santa. Many do you not only one." Cat nodded and looked at the other person there if he could even be called a person. He looked as if he was made up entirely of golden sand. He was short and garbed in and outfit that looked like a one piece suit. His hair was styled into five points and glittered in the light. It was completely unnatural. The only thing that looked slightly normal we're his golden brown eyes. He smiled sweetly at her and a bunch of images flashed above his head. Cat nodded at him and everyone looked at her surprised.

"You understood that?" Jack asked not believing what he saw. Cat only nodded.

"Yeah he said he was the Sandman or Sandy for short and that it was a pleasure to meet me. What's my name?" Cat shrugged as everyone looked surprised and the Sandman smiled. Finally someone who understood what he was saying.

"As for my name it's of no importance… but seeing how Jack, Sophie and Bunny know it… It's Catherine Cat for short. So what's going on here that these guys had to rush over?" North smiled and rubbed the back of his head.

"Manny has asked us here as to why I not know. This is guardian business and you look tired you may use guest room to sleep." Cat smiled her cold eyes barring into the man sending chills down his spine.

"That's quite alright I'm very curious to know what the Man in the Moon has to say. I've been trying to get him to talk to me for the past year now. So I'm curious to know what it is he has to say." Silence covered the room. Everyone was surprised to hear her say that she talks to Manny as well. Jack leaned on his staff this was getting interesting. As all stood around trying to figure out what to say the light of the moon shone through the opening in the roof of the globe room and a shadow began to take form on the floor. Everyone's attention was now drawn to it even Cat's. She watched in silence as the shadow began to take form of a man. Once the form was complete her eyes widened in surprise. Why him? What did he have to do with any of this?

"Who's that? I never seen him before, but obviously he's a new threat. What do we do?" Tooth exclaimed looking slightly panicked at the fact that she didn't know this man.

"It's Jacob… a man I don't want to see ever again. He destroyed everything… and he's after me…" Cat's eyes held no emotion as she spoke even her voice sounded lost, withdrawn, and dead even. The guardians looked at her sadness written on their faces as they saw her expression. Who was this guy to her? As Jack was about to ask the light of the moon shifted to the Guardian seal causing the giant 'G' in the center to twist, move down and open. It made room for a giant blue crystal that came from the ground once it was fully out of the ground the guardians even Cat gathered around it and watched as a form began to take shape.

"You know what this means. We're getting another guardian. I wonder who it will be." Tooth said as she fluttered about.

"Yeah, but this also means we won't be able to beat this new threat so easily. Remember the last two times this happened we had a hard time beating the enemy. I don't like it at all mates." Bunny voiced his opinion staring intently at the crystal all the while praying it wasn't the ground hog. Once the image was clear, everyone stared in shock but Sophie. She knew this would happen Cat's mother had told her so long ago. Cat on the other had was shakeing her head.

"That can't be right. I'm not immortal I'm human and I have no powers what the hell is he thinking?" Turning around and looking up to the moon Cat glared.

"IS THIS YOUR FUCKING ANSWER?! WHY THE HELL COULDN'T YOU HAVE TOLD ME YOURSELF!? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PUTTING ME THROUGH!?" She was pissed what was going on why was he talking to these guys about her and Jacob? It wasn't any of their business what was going on in her life yet Manny was making it theirs.

"Cat calm down and let us figure this out okay." Jack walked over to her and placed his hand on her shoulder. At once she surged it off and spun around.

"Don't touch me. Never touch me. I need to lay down this is too much." Jack was surprised by her reaction. Was he back at square one with her? That's when he noticed her hair got darker again this time it was almost black. Everyone noticed and like before Sophie placed her fingers to her lips to keep everyone quiet about it. Nodding his head to Sophie then looking back to the young upset teen North softly spoke.

"Jack, take her to guest room we will figure this out in morning." Jack nodded and started to walk away Cat following right behind him. She wasn't sure herself but she could have sworn she saw hurt in Jack's eyes. Why was she being so cold towards him and why did her chest suddenly hurt again? It wasn't the same kind of pain she felt when Jack took her home but a different kind. One that made her felt upset as if she wanted to cry. Cry that sounded like a good idea right now but she hadn't cried since her mother died. Did she even remember how to cry?

It wasn't long till Jack stopped and opened a door stepping inside. Cat followed and immediately went over to the bed. She crawled under the blankets and sighed.

"Sleep well Cat… sorry if I-" "Stay with me." Jack looked at her confused. What did she just say?

"Please just stay with me while I sleep. I don't want to be left alone… I'm sorry about before I shouldn't have said that to you. You were only trying to comfort me… I'm sorry." A single tear fell from her eye and she whimpered softly. Jack shut the door and moved over to the bed. He placed his staff up against the night stand and crawled under the blankets as well. Once he was laying down on the bed Cat moved closer to him and buried her face in his sweater as tears began to flow freely. Jack was surprised by the sudden action and found himself holding her with one arm and stroking her hair with the other. The two laid there in silence as Cat cried herself to sleep.

A/N: Like always hopped you guys enjoyed this chapter. Cat is really starting to get confused and in the next chapter Sophie tells the guardians what is going on and why they must keep it a secret from Jack and Catherine. Please review or message me so I know I'm not wasting time. I like to hear your opinions they help me make the story better.