Chapter 2

Snowbunnies and Confusing Thoughts

Author's Note:

So here's chapter 2. I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this story, but I'm going to continue it a bit longer and see how I feel about it. I have a feeling it's going to be a decent length, so yeah. Like I said previously, I have absolutely no clue where the heck this story is going. Also, I would just like to apologize if the story seems to be progressing slowly, I tend to build things up in a story, so just bear with me. Anyways, enough of my blabbering. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter.

Jack had slept relatively peacefully, and he was ready to start the day fresh. He pushed the previous day's events to the back of his mind, burying it under more important thoughts, like what he was planning to do for fun today. He was considering itinerating into the city to cause some havoc, but finally settled on moseying over to Jamie's house to visit him and Sophie, since it had been a while since he saw the two. When he arrived, he hopped over the fence with ease, and walked into the yard where Jamie was currently assisting his sister in building a snowman. Sophie turned around and spotted Jack quickly, shouting out, "Frosty, Frosty." Jack chuckled at the adorable exclamation and sauntered over to where Jamie was standing.

"How's it look," Jamie asked looking up to Jack expectantly. Jack put his hand to his chin, pretending he had a long beard much like North's as he studied the snowman. He eyed it up and down, examining it, before nodding slowly. The two rambunctious children had done a decent job, considering the snowman was about two times Jamie's size.

"It looks good," Jack answered slowly, "but I feel like it's missing something." Jamie turned back towards the snowman, inspecting it closely. "You're right…" Jamie agreed after a short pause. Jack continued to survey the snowman, contemplating what was missing, what was off, when he faintly heard Sophie bouncing about in the snow behind the two boys, the snow crunching in protest under her feet.

"Bunny Bunny, hop hop hop!" Jack chuckled to himself at the girl's cute actions. Jack glanced back to the snowman, running his eyes across the freshly packed snow, and then let out a small sound of triumph. "You know," he started slowly, "it doesn't have ears yet." His statement almost sounded as if it were a question. Jamie looked up at him curiously, wondering where that thought had come from. Snowmen didn't usually sport ears after all, so the statement seemed odd. Jack shrugged his shoulders in response to the confused look Jamie was aiming towards him.

"I guess…" Jamie walked a few paces away before crouching down and starting to mold some snow in his hands. "Let me," Jack said, a small smile playing on his face. He gripped his staff a bit more securely before using it to form ears on the crown of the snowman's head. "Bunny!" Sophie shouted from behind Jack, making Jack laugh immaturely again. On the top of the snowman's head, standing at attention, were two giant bunny ears. Jack eyed his work proudly before nodding once more in approval.

Jamie giggled, a bit girlishly Jack might say, at the snowman who was now sporty quite a fine set of ears. "Now it's not a snowman though, it's a…snowbunny." Jamie seemed to approve of the addition to his snow sculpture and now turned to his sister who was excitedly throwing snow into the air.

"Did you see the snowbunny Soph?" Sophie halted her action and turned to her brother, confusion working its way onto her face. "Snowbunny?" She asked curiously.

"Yeah, snowbunny." Jack pointed over to the snowman-turned-rabbit, and watched his sister study it with interest. "FrostBunny!" She exclaimed excitedly before returning to her previous activity. Jack smirked, and once-overed the snow creation on last time.

After spending a few hours frolicking with Jamie and Sophie in the fresh snow, Jack decided it would be best if he took his leave, not wanting to overstay his visit. He had said his goodbyes, promising to visit again soon, and then departed, making his way slowly towards his lake, which he frequented often. He visited the lake for many of reasons, sometimes just for the fun of it, but other times he would settle down by the edge and ponder over various subjects that seemed to be plaguing his mind at that current time. He found it easier to think by this lake, which he considered the closest thing to a home, the peaceful quiet was quite comforting to the bringer of fun.

Once Jack arrived at the small little lake, he climbed into one of the many trees, and leaned back; relaxing. He twirled his staff a bit, staring off into the forest. The snow beautified the forest considerably, in his opinion anyway. Jack's thoughts drifted back to Bunny and North's party. He still had no idea what he was going to get for the oversized rabbit. He didn't know enough about Bunny to be able to buy a suitable gift for him. He hadn't been a guardian for very long at all, and it's not like they all had had time for small talk when they had been defeating Pitch; so Jack never really got the chance to properly get to know Bunny. It had only been a few months since Pitch's defeat, and the guardians had immediately initiated the process of rebuilding that which had been destroyed, and for Bunny and North, started preparations for their sacred holidays. Afterall, Bunny had to make the next few Easters extra entertaining to make up for all the belief he had lost during the failed Easter, thanks to Pitch. Jack had a feeling Bunny wouldn't be back to his full potential until he had a few successful Easters under his belt once more. After the incident had been wrapped up, and supposedly forgotten, Jack had apologized multiple times for the disaster in Bunny's Warren. He had offered to help rebuild, only to be shot down quickly by the rabbit, which he wouldn't lie, had hurt a bit.

Jack let out an exasperated sigh. He knew if he didn't find something to get Bunny that he would have to turn up to the party empty handed, and well, that wouldn't go over well with North. Jack wondered if perhaps Bunny was in the same boat as him, and he wondered whose name Bunny had pulled out of the hat. Bunny had known the other guardians for quite a while, so Jack figured it would be relatively easy for him to determine what to get his chosen person. Jack knew that if he kept up this train of thought, if he didn't figure out what to get the rabbit soon, then he would end up without a present for Bunny. He still had two months, but two months could pass by quicker than you would expect, so Jack figured he had a right to be worried. Jack decided the best thing he could do right now was forget about it, for now.

End Notes:

Feedback is always welcome, as usual. I'll see you guys in the next chapter.

~The Wolfgirl Maniac