Bight aurora light filled the sky as Jack looked up. He was creating a snow storm in Chile…. And making a bunny made of snow. Jack didn't know what his relationship was with the pooka now, but he liked where it was left.
The teen left his sculpture and started flying to Santoff Clauston as he was struck with a thought. Shit, Bunny never told the others he found me last night. The two spent the night in each other's embrace and went their separate ways in the morning. They will ask questions. He shrugged it off before arriving through the large glass windows. Once he landed the spirit was attacked by Tooth.
The fairy caught him in a tight hug, leaving his staff knocked out onto the floor and released him only to clutch his shoulders. "We were all so worried Jack! What happened?!" She said almost too fast for him to understand.
The frost spirit heard a small growl before North pulled the fairy off him. Did Bunny just growl? He gave a chuckle at the thought before sitting down on the large couch, only to have Bunny sit on the other side when he was bombarded with questions again.
"Where were you?"
"Why didn't Bunny say anything?"
"Why were you gone?"
Sandy rung an elf angrily to get them to shut up and motioned for them to sit down, he then hovered in front of the fireplace to listen to Jack's tale.
North sat in a couch across from Aster and Jack while Tooth hovered quietly.
Jack let out a sigh and flipped up his staff from the floor to his hand with his foot, a trick he learned long ago. "I wasn't used to the attention and needed some time alone." Bunny continued to look at the ground, careful not to give anything away while North and Tooth nodded understandingly.
Sandy made an image of the pooka above his head, wondering why Aster hadn't said anything.
Both guardians froze at the question, they didn't talk about what happened or about what Bunny found out. They also didn't talk about how the idea of one; Jack being suicidal and two; them becoming (for lack of a better word) an item.
"Uh, well you see…" Jack muttered and rubbed a nervous hand on the back of his neck before Bunny sharply cut in. "I-i couldn't find him. I looked all around Burgess but he was no where to be found, right mate?" The pooka looked at Jack and nodded at him softly to get him to play along.
"Right! I was in Antarctica since I knew you guys wouldn't look for me there." Jack stated, not making eye contact with the now suspicious Tooth.
North stood up and clapped his hands together, "Well, we're glad you're back Jack. Anyone else have anything they want to discuss?" The others shook their heads. Sandy created his dream cloud and waved a smiley good bye before going to the next sleepy town. Bunny and Jack both stood up, Jack with his staff in hand made a sharp nod to Aster. The pooka tapped his foot on the ground and they both fell through the tunnel, leaving a tulip in their place.
North looked at Tooth, who was probably already reading his mind. "Find out what they are up to." She nodded sharply before flying out of Santoff Clauston, now to find a tunnel.
Bunny landed softly on the green grass and perked his ears to find the boy. He hopped through the tunnels until he found Jack looking at some of the painted eggs roaming around. "Looks like you made a friend Snowflake." He hopped over next to the spirit. "Yea they seem to like me."
Jack stood from his crouched position and started walking to the light of the warren with Bunny following. He sat at the base of a stone egg with his eggs crossed and staff in his lap. The pooka crouched next to him and let out a sigh. "Close one mate."
"You got that one right." Jack said as he rested his head on the furry shoulder as they looked out over the endless spring. "Why is it so hard?" The pooka only looked down as the words escaped his lips asked.
"Because they wouldn't understand." The winter spirit picked up his head and took off his sweatshirt as he said those key words, the pooka didn't know if it was too hot for the boy or to show his point but either way Jack looked more comfortable. "I barely understand mate, but I do know what it's like to loose someone. To lock yourself away and shut out the world. I lost my parents the night Pitch attacked." Jack nodded silently, Bunny didn't have to explain more. North told him the stories of how all the guardians came to be. The pooka's stood out the most.
Jack bit his lip before abandoning his staff, crawling into Aster's lap and holding his neck, "I'll always be there for you." Bunny nuzzled his head against the boy's.
"And I'll never let you drown again." He whispered as his arms embraced the teen. A sharp gasp filled the silence as this happened and Bunny's ears and head shot up, scanning for danger. Jack looked up too and at once they both saw a flash of purple and green feathers hidden in a tree.
Tooth.
The two shot apart leaving Bunny pressed against the rock golem and Jack on his feet holding the staff in front of him. As if that wasn't bad enough Aster looked to his side and saw Jack's blue hoodie.
No hoodie. Tank top. Last night. Arms. Shit shit shit. Thoughts raced through the pooka's mind as he grasped the hoodie. "Jack!" he whispered sharply but the boy kept his eyes locked with Tooth.
"How did you get in here?" Tooth only fluttered out of the tree and gave a nervous smile. Bunny kept frozen in his spot trying to get Jack's attention without making it noticeable to the humming bird hybrid.
Tooth hovered a few feet away from them as her violet eyes darted from Jack to Bunny. "Well North and I could see you weren't telling us everything sooo I had to investigate!" She gave a small laugh before noticing Aster's tension.
The fairy's eyes narrowed as she went a few inches closer to the pooka, "What are you so freaked out about?" Bunny sat on his haunches, still concealing the hoodie.
"Oi, what makes you think somethins wrong?" He said defensively, his green eyes darted quickly on instinct to the frost spirit's torso. Tooth caught the glance and looked back at Jack, Jack's arms to be more exact. Her eyes filled with tears and widened as the fairy's hands went up to her mouth, "No, no, no…." She flew out one of the tunnels, her eyes blurred with tears and shaking her head.
Bunny stood up and threw the hoodie at Jack. The boy in turn dropped it back on the ground and swiftly walked over to the pooka. "Aww, do I have to? Your fur is too soft." He looked up pleadingly at the pooka, asking him permission to feel the fur again.
Aster let his guard down and smiled at the boy before pulling Jack into a hug. "I guess you could wait a little longer."
OK, so this story will probably be longer, I mean we need to know how the others respond! R&R