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Home

The question was brought up just a few minutes after he had satisfied his cookie urges, Aster making sure he took small bites. North had suddenly brought it up when he, Aster, and oddly Tooth and Sandy, had been arguing over whose home was better. Aster saying the Warren was better than Santoff Claussen while North was yelling that the Warren was practically like living outside and shouldn't even be considered a home.

Tooth and Sandy were off to the side, glaring as Sandy morphed sand pictures above his head and Tooth yelled, voice slightly high pitched in irritation.

Jack sipped the cold milk handed to him by a smiling elf, eyeing a floating ice cube in the mug warily. Was he really that cold or had the ice already been in there? Did the elves put it in there? Had they licked it? He was pretty sure he'd seen a few elves licking the cookies North ate more than once.

"Jack!" Said spirit blinked in bewilderment when he realized everyone was looking at him. Aster was actually looking down at him but that didn't really matter much to Jack since he was busy trying not to spill the mug of milk on his lap out of surprise.

"What?" He asked when he had a firm grip on his cold milk. He eyed Tooth who was slightly red from exasperation.

"Vhat is your home like?" North spoke up shooting angry glares at Aster who glared back fiercely. Jack paused. Home. He never had a home. He slept in snowdrifts or trees or The tops of icy mountains. Sometimes in caves if he could find one that wasn't occupied.

Did his lake count as a home? He spent a lot of his time there. Usually sleeping in a tree nearby. He pondered all this with a sad smile before meeting North's blue colored eyes, a few shades lighter than Jack's own dark blue, and shrugging. He ignored the questioning gazes he received as he took a calming sip of his milk.

"I don't have a home. Kinda just sleep wherever it's comfortable." He sipped his milk quietly, doing his best to ignore the way Tooth fluttered to the ground with her small hands covering her gasp of surprise. Or how North cursed in Russian, glaring at the floor. Or how Sandy just looked at him sadly, previous anger to his argument with Tooth gone. And especially how Aster's grip on his waist tightened before loosening. He ignored how Aster buried his face in his snowy white hair with a choked breath. He ignored all of this, or at least tried.

Tooth's eyes began watering and Sandy went over to comfort her. North looked lost as he looked around the room with saddened eyes. And Aster? Aster had begun snuffling Jack's hair, murmuring softly. His quiet murmurs sounded loud in the practically silent room.

"Yer living with my from now on, ya hear? Yer gonna sleep with me and you'll always 'ave a bed and you'll 'ave a home and you'll be mine. Mine to love an' hold an' care for. I love ya frostbite and I'm always gonna take care of ya" Aster paused in his mumblings, looking around the room as the other Guardians had slowly inched their ways towards the two on the couch. With a grin he snuffled Jack's hair with his nose affectionately. "We'll always take care of our lil' anklebita"

And that was how the billionth group of the hug began and all Jack could do was ignore the tears of happiness trailing down his cheeks and just enjoy it. Enjoy the love and happiness of it all, because he knew this wouldn't end any time. His happiness wasn't going to end anytime soon.

Burrow

Jack's first night in Aster's home had been normal, if you can call sleeping on a nest normal. Aster had an underground home. Just a whole bunch of underground tunnels with rooms with no doors. Jack didn't complain though, he loved Aster and really? Sandy's castle was made of floating sand, underground burrow was practically nothing in the world of spirits.

The burrow was built into a large mound so windows were scattered about here and there, though there was no glass. The burrow was warm and cozy and Jack simply adored it. The living room was the largest room in the burrow and in the center of the burrow as well. It had the same style as the living room in Santoff Claussen. Aster had said that the same style was used in all the Guardians' homes since they usually hung out together now and again.

Three different tunnels led out of the living room. One led to a small kitchen which had a small wooden table, two wooden chairs, a black stove, a white fridge, a white counter top and cupboards. A rectangle shaped window was near the table, with a perfect view of the entrance of the burrow.

The second one led to a rather large bathroom. Only this room had something other than dirt flooring. The bathroom had white tiles with a large white bathtub, sink, and toilet. Near the tub was a few hooks where fluffy towels were hung. Jack personally liked the dark blue towel the most. It as just that much fluffier than the green one or the brown one or even the white one.

The last tunnel leading out of the living room was more like a hallway. It was where all the rooms were. There were four bedrooms in total. Three were unoccupied at the moment. Apparently all the Guardians had rooms for the others in their homes. Aster was no exception.

One of the rooms had an extremely large bed with red covers. A small Christmas tree sat in the corner and little ornaments hung from the ceiling. At the end of the bed was a chest of sorts filled with, what Jack guessed to be, North's clothes.

Sandy's room had a smaller bed with golden colored sheets. A little table was next to the bed, a lamp and small reading glasses along with a closed book rested on top. On the dirt walls, carved with what looked like golden sand, were manatees, dinosaurs, fishes and the occasional unicorn.

The last guest room, Tooth's most likely had a colorful hammock hanging from the ceiling. A mirror was placed on the wall near the hammock and there were random posters, all having to do with teeth, hanging here and there. A few of Tooth's rainbow colored feathers were scattered around the floor, Jack didn't know if this was done on purpose or not.

And then the last room. Aster's room. Now Jack's room as well. There was a large nest off to the right hand side, something Jack already preferred over trees and snow drifts. The nest was made from hay with tufts of blue grey fur, random little feathers, and little pieces of cloth mixed in there to make it soft. A thick brown blanket covered it during the day, though Jack didn't use it during the night either. Made things a bit too hot.

Near the nest was a large window with a perfect view of where the egglets slept, obviously to keep an eye on the little trouble makers. The window was something Jack particularly enjoyed. Small breezes were allowed into the room because of the window and helped keep the room from becoming too stifling and hot.

Aster had gotten a leather trunk, which was placed against the wall where the window had been carved out, for Jack to keep his clothes in. Of course Jack had protested saying he only ever wore his hoodie and pants. Aster had just rose a brow and opened the trunk.

Most of what had been folded neatly inside the trunk was similar to his original outfit but it was obvious with a short glance that there was also different colored shirts, hoodies, and pants and even a few pairs of sweats and pajamas. Jack had been startled at all this and shook his head rapidly at Aster saying sternly that he did not need that many clothing. Of course all Aster had done was roll his eyes, embrace Jack, and murmur into Jack's hair (something Jack secretly loved) that Tooth had made the clothing herself and if he didn't wear it she'd be mad.

Tail

In reality it shouldn't have come off as such a surprise. Jack knew Aster was a rabbit, bunny, Pooka, whatever. So he would have to have all the animal like features. Paws, whiskers, fur and all that. But it didn't really bother Jack. Jack himself was far from average with skin as white as snow and matching hair, eyes the color of blue ice, lips and fingertips slightly blue, and not to mention he was practically a walking ice cube. Cold to the touch.

But now, sitting down at the table as he waited for Aster to finish making whatever he was making for breakfast, he realized something he had never noticed before. His eyes were trained on this as the rabbit moved about the kitchen to grab ingredients for whatever he was cooking up.

It was Aster's tail. A little thing it was. Covered in fur like every other body part Aster had. But what fascinated Jack completely was how it seemed to wag slightly as Aster hummed softly. Jack liked Aster's voice, Aster had learned this early on when the boy had practically begged Aster to sing him a lullaby. But right now, Jack was far too focused on the small furry appendage to notice that Aster's beautiful sounding hums had begun to fill the kitchen.

He jumped when a plate of freshly made scrambled eggs was placed in front of him. When he had first eaten scrambled eggs in the Warren, he'd been worried he was eating one of the egglets that ran around outside. He'd briefly considered if this was considered murder before Aster told him he was eating chicken eggs, not one of Aster's precious googie eggs. Course Jack still had his suspicions and after eating anything egg related, he made sure to brush his teeth to get rid of the smell. He didn't want any crying egglets smelling their dead family after all.

He met Aster's worried gaze with a reassuring smile. The other Guardian didn't relax in the slightest as he took his seat across from Jack.

The Winter Spirit ignored the curious green eyed looks he was being given by his counterpart with ease, instead taking a bite of his breakfast. Tail tail tail. He clenched his hand, teasing his lower lip as he tried to focus all of his attention on the meal his rabbit had made for him. Dammit. He ignored how the fingers clenching around his fork began twitching with want. But no, that was weird right? He was not about to ask his boyfriend if he could touch his tail.

He was snapped out of his musings when a furry paw closed over the hand that was clenching onto his fork. He immediately relaxed at the feeling of the warm fur, dropping the fork onto the wooden table. He sighed.

"You and your persuading ways Aster..." He muttered as his boyfriends ears cocked to the side, curious to see where the winter spirit was going with.

"I just now noticed you had a tail. I want to touch it. Why? Because its taunting me. It's taunting me by wagging all up in my face." Silence followed Jack's words, whose lower lip had jutted out in the form of a pout. Aster just stared at him in disbelief.

"Are you alrigh' mate? Do ya have a fever or somethin'?" Before Jack could protest he was being carried back into their room. He turned to look over his rabbits shoulder, eyeing his plate of eggs sadly. If scrambled eggs could cry, Jack was sure they would be crying right then.

He crossed his arms with a humph as he was settled onto their nest. This was what he got for speaking his mind. Stupid brain. Stupid tail. When familiar arms wrapped around him, he didn't protest in the slightest. Instead he snuggled into a furry chest. No matter how many times they had hugged, Jack still craved the attention. For three hundred years he had been attention starved, that wasn't about to change anytime soon. He savored and memorized every hug, cuddle, and pat he shared with Aster. He didn't know why at first, Aster said he would be with him forever and Aster never lied. Of course then he realized why. Something inside of him, something that still remembered all of those lonely memories, doubted Aster. It doubted Aster, it doubted itself, it doubted this relationship, it doubted that the other Guardians really wanted to be his family, and worst of all, it doubted this beautiful thing between he and Aster would last forever. And that scared Jack.

His ears perked as the sound of humming filled the room. He let his eyes close, no, he wouldn't listen to that stupid part of him. Here and now, with Aster holding him, that was all that mattered. If later on Aster decided he didn't want to be with a broken spirit like Jack, then Jack would still have all those precious memories and for now, that was enough.

He was almost asleep when a thought made his him suddenly open his eyes as a wicked grin sneaked onto his face. Aster didn't notice as he continued to hum soothingly. With a sly smirk, Jack wrapped his arms around his bunny's waist. Aster didn't know what hit him when cool fingers touched his tail. Jack didn't say anything as he continued to pet the fluffy appendage that seemed to wag faster under his ministrations. The humming stopped and Jack was momentarily surprised when instead a low purr filled his ears. Satisfied with the results, he curled his fingers around Aster's tail before letting sleep over take him. He pretended not to notice the low whine that filled the air when he stopped petting the furry tail that had caught his attention that morning.

How'd you guys like it? Was it fluffy enough? Did that mild, barely there, angst appease you angst lovers out there? XD Hope you liked it!

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TheYumeTsumetai

You wanted some Jack still being scarred right? :3 Was that good? And Pitch is still out there, he did say he had plans after all so keep an eye out! ;D

Every1's Beta

The preggers Jack idea is awesome! I love it, really. I might just have to add it in now XD

Night-Fury1

Hmmm, JackRabbit smut you say... Maybe. Dunno. It's a high possibility though I don't see it happening any time soon. Jack is still hung up over the 300 years alone, Aster is hung up I've the fact Jack was dead, and Pitch is still slinking around out there. ;D

Though I will add it if I get enough reviewers requesting any form of smut. The rating will go up that's for sure. XD After all how is Jack suppose to become preggers without Aster lending a hand, er paw? :P

Sorry I didn't respond to your requests earlier! T-T My bad...

If anyone else wants something added, just request it in a PM or review! :3 I love input.

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