Disclaimer: I do not own Jack Frost, Bunnymund, or any other characters from the Rise of the Guardians universe, I just love them a lot!
Before I go on, I just want to give a small message to the internet at large. It is actually possible, believe it or not, for a gay couple to switch things up on occasion! *GASP* I was flabbergasted by how many people were shocked not by the fact that a male six foot anthropomorphic rabbit conceived a child with a male immortal teenaged winter spirit, but because the rabbit was the semi (and yes, let's face it, he is the semi) XD So thanks to everyone for the amusement from that, I love you all! ^_^ - Thank you for listening to the previous rant, we now return you to your regularly scheduled fic.
Alright, here is the next chapter. I feel bad cause it took so long, and its rather short but I rewrote it like ten times because it never felt right, always rushed, or forced, or tacky or something but I think I finally did it! Next chapter should be longer and out sooner I promise! ^_^ Let me know what you think of this one in the comments!
Jack looked back and forth from North to Aster smiling, waiting for someone to say 'psych!'. North was looking at Aster with caution, waiting for something from the rabbit before he gave any kind of reaction. Aster was staring at Jack with wide eyes, looking like he might be sick. Jack felt the smile slipping from his face, this joke wasn't very funny to start with, and it was getting less so by the second. "Alright, ha ha guys, very funny." Jack said as stood up.
Aster opened his mouth, his jaw working as though he was trying to find the right words. Finally after several moments he said "Jack…"
Something in Aster's tone, the raw, honest, almost apologetic tone, made something click in Jack's mind. They weren't kidding, the look on Aster's face said that clearly enough. How though? How was that even possible? Well that was an easy question, it wasn't…was it? Jack was up and pacing the room, breathing a little harder the usual. Small patches of ice were forming under his footfalls, small flakes falling from the ceiling. "You're kidding me?" He said looking from Aster to North, continuing before his husband could answer "You are kidding right? This is some joke you and North cooked up? You can't be…pregnant" He forced the word out "You're my husband, you know, as in you're a guy? You don't exactly have the required parts, I'm pretty sure of that after the last week." Jack was talking louder, his hands flying through the air as he spoke, the flakes falling from the ceiling were getting larger and larger as he grew more upset. "I'm not even a Pooka! We're different species, we can't have a…a baby. Aster is a BOY!" Jack was talking faster, his head starting to throb, his heart racing. This couldn't be happening, it wasn't possible. "We've been together for centuries; we've had sex thousands of times! Why suddenly now? Was it the heat? No, we were together for the last one too and nothing happened!" Jack was talking himself in circles, trying to make sense of what was happening. Snow was now falling thickly, sticking to the room's furnishings and covering everything in a thin white powder. "And did I mention Aster is male!" It just didn't make sense, it couldn't be possible, it just couldn't "How is this even possible? How…how…" Jack's head was throbbing, his entire body felt tense, his vision blurring. Jack looked at Aster, his husband's green eyes showing concern, worry and another emotion Jack couldn't quite comprehend. He felt himself leaning forward and then the floor rushed up to meet him.
Jack blinked awake to find Aster, North, and a yeti all staring at him with varying level of concern and amusement. He eyes immediately locked onto his husband's, searching those bright green eyes for…he didn't know what. Someone had lifted him into the bed Aster had been sitting on and he could feel the spot on his head where it had collided with the floor, rather painfully if the dull throb was anything to judge by.
"Jack" Aster said, leaning down and hugging him, Jack returning the hug automatically "are you ok?" he asked, his paw finding its way to Jack's hand and gripped it tightly.
"Are you…pregnant?" Jack asked, forcing the word out.
Aster looked at Jack warily before answering with a cautious "Yes."
Jack sighed closing his eyes and bringing his free hand up to cover his face "Let me get back to you in a minute." He said, his brain still refusing to accept his rabbit's words.
"Jack…" Aster started but Jack stopped him with a raised finger.
Jack slowly shifted into a sitting position, keeping hold of Aster's hand perhaps a bit tighter then he intended. Looking Aster in the eyes he saw concern, a little fear, and again that unknown emotion. Gazing closer Jack saw the slight gleam, the little twinkle…happiness. Aster was happy about what was happening! That knowledge, more than anything else, allowed Jack to accept what his husband was saying. Still it didn't explain how it was actually possible. He wanted to ask Aster about a lot of things, he wanted to ask what they were going to do next, what they had to do, what would happen. What he managed to choke out was "How?"
Aster sighed and helped Jack into a sitting position, keeping hold of Jack's hand, not that he could let go if he'd tried. "Alright, I guess it's time for a lesson on Pooka history. I've told you a lot about my people, everything that I thought would be important. I never really thought Pooka mating habits fell under that category, and it had been such a long time it didn't even cross my mind."
Aster seemed to be apologizing now, which struck Jack as odd "What didn't even cross your mind?" he asked.
"That this would happen. Pookas have always been spirits of spring Jack, new life and rebirth is a part of us as a race, keep that in mind. Also, this notion humans have of one male and one female is a very human idea, and a recent one at that. Pooka have never made such distinctions, we've always fallen in love with someone for who they are, not what's between their legs. Keep that in mind as well then when I say that it's natural, if not common, for a male Pooka to conceive a child. All Pooka have a "womb", though a male's only becomes active when two conditions are met. First, he must be in his mating season, and second he must be with a person who he has an extremely close emotional bond with…his true other half." Aster eyes sparkled as he gazed at Jack, waiting for him to respond.
Returning his husband's gaze something shifted for Jack, where moments before there had been confusion, disbelief, worry, fear, and questions there was instead a growing sense of happiness. Jack was still having a slight feeling disbelief but that was fading. He was still confused, and probably would be for a while and he was still worried about what was going to happen next, but he wasn't afraid anymore. He had Aster, and they would figure things out together, as they had always done. He looked back to Aster from where his eyes had wandered during his thinking, and smiled, a truly happy smile. Aster returned the smile hugging Jack to him, wrapping is arms around his husband tightly.
"So what exactly should I expect?" Jack asked after Aster released him and he slipped into a sitting position.
"Well, Pooka pregnancies last for roughly four and a half months, about half the time of humans. Other than that there aren't a whole lot of differences from what you'd expect." Aster replied.
Jack took a deep breath before looking at Aster smiling brightly and feeling happier than he had in a long time he said "Were having a baby." The words, ones that he had never expected to be saying himself, sounding so strange as he spoke them.
Aster smiled back at him, his eye bright as he nodded "Were having a baby."
"Поздравляю!" North said with a laugh, making both Jack and Aster jump, they had forgotten he was in the room for a moment. They both smiled as he walked over and embraced them both. The yeit said something and North looked over at it "you sure?" he asked. The yeti crossed his arms and look away as though insulted. "ok ok" North said chuckling and looked back to Jack and Aster "He says, with little reading, he should be able to help with…uh…thing."
North said waving his hand vaguely looking a little embarrassed. A slight flash of irritation at North suddenly growing a sense of modesty flashed through Jack but was quickly overtaken by relief. "That's good, one less thing to worry about." He said smiling at the yeti with a nod.
"Yes yes, you have one other thing to worry about that maybe you have forgotten however." North said looking grim.
Jack look cautiously at North, worry perking up in him again "What's that?"
"Who is going to be one to tell Tooth?" North said with a smirk and a hearty laugh. Aster and Jack joined in his laughter.
Jack leaned back and rested his head on Aster's chest, the familiar warmth comforting him. This was going to be a very interesting chapter in his already incredibly interesting life.
I know, soooo short, sorry guys -_- I promise the next one will be longer and even more awesome!