"It seems to me like a picture." The easter bunny says simply.

"I know that! It's what's on the picture." I say. This guy is really annoying, no wonder Jack doesn't like him.

"It's a kid and a woman." he frowns.
"Oh, for crying out loud! See here, that's my mom and that's me." I point out to him. "And you see this guy in the background? Big ears, really tall, carrying a basket? That is you! A week after this picture was taken, my mom had to go to the hospital because she got sick. I don't know what made her sick! For months she stayed there! Until on christmas eve, I wrote a letter. Begging Santa if he could please save my mother. She died the day after that! Now I want to know why you are in this picture, what happened to my mom and why not any one of you helped me?"

The easter bunny lets his ears droop. "I..I can't tell you mate."

"What?"

"I can't, I promised I wouldn't."

"No! You knew her, you have to tell me what happened!" I feel my heart racing against my chest.

"No, I made a promise!" he yells.

"To who?"

"To your mum!"
He suddenly seems to realize what he said and takes a few steps back. I turn my head away and notice the other guardians are staring at me worriedly.
"Marie, I..."

"No! Don't." I cut Jack off. "Just don't okay."

"Look guys, it's late, we still have to wait for North to come. Marie, Jack, you both had a long night. You should both get some sleep." The tooth fairy says.

"What about the rest of you, don't you all need your sleep?" I frown.

"Sandy and I have a full time job. I need to get back to my other fairies and Sandy has to continue bringing nice dreams to the children."
"Other fairies?" I frown.
"Oh yeah, can't do all that work on my own you know." she smiles and whistles. Five tiny fairies that kind of remind me of humming birds fly over towards me.

"Girls, girls, leave her. Anyway, you can stay here if you want. Jack said your dad was away for a while. So, I don't think North would mind you staying here. Pitch can't get here, so don't worry about him coming back for you." The toothfairy says.

"And if something happens, i'll be here." Jack says.

"Uhm, thanks..." I give a weak smile. I don't really know what I should call them.

"Oh!" The toothfairy seems to get the hint. "You can call me Tooth. This is Sandy and that's...huh? Where did Bunnymund go?"

We look around and notice a small pink flower growing where Bunnymund stood.

"Here is your room! Hope you like it." Tooth says happily. If I didn't feel so bad, I would have loved it. The bed is big enough to fill ten of me and has soft, red bedsheets and pillows. The walls are decorated with drawings of golden snowflakes that seem to be float towards the floor. A small christmas tree stand in the corner, lighting up the room with golden lights.
"Try to get some sleep, okay?" she lays a hand on my shoulder.
She's about to leave when I quickly yell after her.
"Yeah?" She sticks her head trough the door.
"Thanks, for...you know. Being so nice to me." I say shyly.
"Why wouldn't I be nice to you?" she frowns at me.

"Just...never mind." I shrug.

"Okay, see you tomorrow I guess."

She closes the door behind me.

I jump onto the bed and bury my head in a pillow. I scream loudly into it, but I still make sure my voice is muffled so no one will hear.
Why wont anyone tell me what happened? This is all just so confusing. I want to know, I need to know.

A sudden knock on my door pulls me out of my thoughts. Jack walks in and I only now notice how tired he looks.
"Marie, I just came to say..."

"Don't apologize for it Jack. It's not your fault."

"Yes it is! I left! Pitch could have done some really bad things to you."

"Wait, that's what you're apologizing for? Not the fact that nobody tells me what happened, but for leaving me alone for a night. Jack, before this I had nightmares, before I met you I had nightmares! He was always there, I can handle Pitch! But not knowing what's going on, not knowing what happened. That's what I can't stand."

"I know the feeling Marie." jack sighs.

"No, you don't Jack! Now get out!"

He looks at me sadly. For a second I feel actually sorry for him.
"Well, fine!" he suddenly yells. "I should never have tried to let you see me! I should never have let you believe in me!"

"Fine, then I won't believe in you anymore!"

It's stupid for me to say it. I can still see him, but...i notice he seems to look a bit, transparent. He leaves and slams the door behind him, making the glass in the door crack.

At that moment, I make a decision.
If the guardians won't tell me, then I guess there is only one person left to go to.

(Bunnymund POV)

I listen to the soothing sound of the wind blowing through the grass. Why does the past always have to follow me like this.
The moment she appeared, I recognized her. She looks so much like her mother. And just like with her mother, it's really difficult to lie to her. But I made a promise. A promise to a friend. Her daughter can know about it eventually, but now? She's just too young. Nobody can predict what she might do if she found out. She could bring herself in a lot of danger.
I suddenly hear something suspicious. I turn one of my ears towards the source and get up. Boomerang pointing in front of me, ready to strike, I slowly walk into the direction of the sound.
Jack Frost appears out of nowhere and crashes into me.
"You fool! You scared the hell out of me!" I say irritated. This is typical Jack, always surprising people, not giving any signs of his arrival.
"No time, need help..." I hear him huff. He seems to be completely out of breath.
"Whoa, Frostbite, you okay?"

"Marie...gone...room empty...don't know where she went."
"What? Wait, catch your breath and explain to me what happened."
"I went to apologize, she got angry, I got angry and...I told her I regretted letting her see me. She yelled at me, said she doesn't believe in me anymore then." I only notice it now, but tearmarks are clearly visible on his cheeks.
"I...I don't know if she can still see me. I went to rest for a while after that and...in the morning she..she..."

"What...what is it mate?"
He's breathing heavily. I've never seen Jack like this before. He looks at me desperately, panic visible in his eyes.

"She's gone, I can't find her anywhere."

I have no idea what to say about this chapter actually. It kind of speaks for itself doesn't it.

Don't forget to review! I really love all the wonderful comments!
I probably won't be posting tomorrow, I have to go to school for this christmas celebrate type thing and after that i'm going to go see The Hobbit! Wooow! I hope it will be as good as I hope it will be.

Love,

Theicecreampirate

(Omg, i got Rise of the Guardians on my nintendo 3DS today! The graphics kind of suck and the story isn't anything like the movie. But i get to play Jack Frost, and that's the most important thing)