The sun was shining brightly on the cottage, peaking through the window. Art yawned, snuggling into the furry softness beside her. She stretched her arm out, looking up and catching green eyes.
"Oh! H-how long have you been awake?" She asked, smiling up at him. Bunny chuckled, "The past few minutes…" She suddenly realized where they were and sat up, pulling her hair over her shoulder and toying with it. He smiled.
"You look fine…"
"Thanks it's just…I didn't think we'd actually fall asleep here…" She looked down at the couch they sat on and to the now dried eggs all nuzzled together in a blanket, sleeping.
"Were you uncomfortable?" "N-no! No I was completely comfortable…" She was blushing already, eyes flittering between random objects around the room. "G-good…" He smiled at her, ears tucked nervously behind his head.
"W-well I'm gonna go freshen up." She stood up, blushing a bit as she nearly tripped over a couch pillow that had fallen.
"I'll make you a snack to take?" "O-okay!" Art swiveled around and ran upstairs.
He smiled widely, standing up and looking around. He looked at the mess of paints in the corner where they had spent two hours painting eggs by the fireplace, then moved to the couch to talk about everything and anything. She'd fallen asleep first, talking about her past, present, and even thoughts about the future, including staying here with him, if he didn't mind of course. But she fell asleep before she could hear him say she could stay forever.
After breakfast, it was still around 8 and Amy wasn't coming for another three hours, so the two decided to stroll around the meadows, talking more and more.
"So, how do you like the Warren?" Bunny asked, patting the large egg shaped stone golems, faces turning to show smiles.
"Are you serious? It's beautiful Bunny!" Arthina giggled, tapping the hilt of her sword as a nervous tick.
"I've worked my hardest to make it this way…" "Well you did an excellent job!" She kneeled, picking up a small orchid and tucked it in her hair.
"It's amazing what you do…what you all do. You're all such amazing Guardians…" He chuckled, shaking his head. "It's not a big deal, we just protect the kids." She shook her head now, slipping her arm in his. "No, you do more than that." He looked down at her, blushing beneath his fur, at least be believed he was with the amount of heat gathered in his cheeks.
"Y-you're amazing you know that?" He stammered, smiling nervously. She blushed, smiling widely, "I-I'm really not but thank you…"
"How are you not!?" He half-shouted, ears folding back out of nervousness when he noticed he'd burst. "Sorry."
She laughed, "It's okay. And…I'm not that amazing…you guys are guardians…that's amazing. I'm just..a spirit. I'm practically Jack Frost before he became the Guardian of Fun."
His viridian eyes widened and he stopped, turning to her and grabbing her shoulders. "You are not even remotely close to that popsicle, Arthina. He freezes eggs and lakes, you creates masterpieces and help people find their inner artist…that's amazing."
She smiled softly, looking up into his eyes with her big chocolate ones. He looked down at her, blushing and leaned forward a bit. His eyes fell slowly, leaning forward more until he lost his balance, too focused on her eyes, and his forehead collided right into hers. "O-oh bloody hell! I'm so sorry!" She was shaking with laughter, rubbing her forehead and smiling from ear to ear. He was trying to kiss me…
She giggled happily, looking at him with glee. "I-it's fine!" She looked up at the sky, calculating the time by the sun. "I should probably go soon…" He nodded, "I-I'll walk you back." She smiled, skipping up ahead. He stood baffled for a moment before grinning widely. She's amazing…
Art stood at the door, the outside of it, looking up at Bunny. "So…I'll see you after the trip?" He nodded nervously. "Yeah…and hey, why don't you leave your art stuff here so you don't have to carry it all?" She rose an eyebrow.
"Why would I do that?"
"U-hm…s-so you don't have to carry it?"
She laughed, "No I mean, why would I do that if all my stuff fits on this little charm?" She rose her wrist, showing off the charm bracelet.
He nodded, "R-right…you sure your don't want to leave it?" Art shook her head, giggling. "I'm sure I can carry a little charm. I'm not as weak as you think." His eyes widened a little, "I-I don't think you're weak…" Bunny's green eyes settled on hers, smiling bashfully. She smiled, blushing under his gaze.
"H-have fun…and paint the world, okay?" "I will…promise!" He smiled, "Good…" He leaned down, kissing her cheek and then pressed his nose to hers. She giggled, stumbling back.
"I'm gonna miss ya, Artsy…"
She blushed even redder, tapping the hilt of her sword again, the nervous tick rising. "I'll miss you too, Bunny."
He smiled, leaning forward again, looking over every inch of her as he neared her. Her angled beautifully lined brown eyes, the straight edge of her small nose, the thick curves of her pink lips…she was so beautiful and…human.
He cleared his throat, "H-have fun…" She nodded, smiling nervously as she stepped back. "I will…" She tucked a piece of hair behind her ear and spun, flying off towards where Amy said she'd meet her.
Bunny sighed, shutting the door. I'm a guardian. I'm not supposed to be falling for someone…am I? I guess it can't be too hard can it? Nightlight and Katherine did it…but then again…what happened to them…
Amy fiddled with her nails, whistling terribly and settled for humming. She looked up at the sound of crunching grass and saw Art land in front of her.
"Hey! Are you ready?!" Art nodded, smiling.
"Yeah, I just said goodbye to Bunny. You know..he was acting kinda weird before I left."
"Really? Rogue too."
"How was Rogue acting?"
Amy shrugged, "Just uh…really emphasized the missing me thing."
"Bunny too. But what really confused me was that he asked me to leave my stuff behind…like telling me to leave my art charm behind like it was too heavy."
"Oh um, you should! You know, less stuff to travel with!"
"But-"
"You won't need your supplies anyway, you have your sword. And we're just traveling!"
"Okay now you're acting weird."
"I'm completely fine! Just super excited!"
"Okay then…"
Amy smiled giddily, "Hurry and drop off your stuff so we can go!"
The brunette fussed with her hair, "I-I don't think I can…I don't really want to say goodbye to Bunny again…"
"Why not? You gonna miss him?" Amy elbowed her playfully, laughing.
"You're one to talk…I bet you didn't even want to meet me today…you were all lovey dovey with Rogue when you had to say goodbye weren't you?" Art grinned, laughing as her friend lit up red.
"Shut up I was not!"
"Oh really? Then why do your cheeks match the color of your dress, Amy?"
"…shut up and go put your things away." Amy crossed her arms, looking down and cursing herself for blushing so easily.
"Um…do you think you can do it for me…please?" Art pouted, smiling victoriously as Amy took the charm.
"Yeah fine, soon as we stop talking about nonexistent things!" The winged girl spiraled up into the sky, heading for the small cottage that sat above the warren.
"So! Where are we going exactly?" Art asked, looking up at the sky as she took off. Amy flew up with Art, hovering in the air and holding her bag in her arms. "Hm…I didn't really think about it. Anywhere in particular you wanna go?" Amy asked.
"Have you heard of this place called Corona? It's a kingdom in Germany…or at least it was."
"Yeah! I think Rogue and I went there once, but going there now is nothing like going there when it was in it's prime way back in… 1820s? Yeah I think then."
"Yeah…I wish we could go back then…"
Amy smiled widely, "Oh my god have I got good news for you!" She dug through her bag, trying to find what Rogue had packed for her.
"What are you looking for-" She jumped as Amy suddenly squealed. "This!" Amy shouted, holding up an empty snow globe, top and bottom decorated with a blue circle outlined in a thick golden line. "And that is…?"
"North has this thing in the North Pole that travels through time, and he worked for years and finally combined both of the things to make this one! It travels both time and place!" Amy beamed brightly, tossing the globe to Art. "Just tell it where and when you wanna go and it'll take us!"
Art analyzed it, staring baffled at Amy and slowly spoke. "Corona, Germany. 1823."