I decided to go ahead and post a new chapter. Not that I expect anyone to read it, cause you know it's Christmas Eve and all.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas :) Here's the new chapter!
The Guardians looked at us like we had grown another head, or something. However, Bunny had a self-satisfied smile on his face. "That's exactly what I said!" He exclaimed to North, agreeing with us.
"Jack, Winter; I don't think you understand what it is that we do." Tooth started to explain as she flew past us and towards the globe. "Each of those lights is a child..."
"A child who believes." North continued. "And good or bad; naughty or nice. We protect them." His voice extremely serious. "Mmahhh Ahh!" . North looked over and saw Tooth, prodding her fingers into our mouths again. "Tooth! Fingers out of mouths!" He instructed like he was talking to a small child, and she kindly obeyed.
"Sorry. Their beautiful!" The colorful fairy said sheepishly as she fluttered away.
Jack hopped of the table and joined me as we began to walk away from the controls a bit. "Ok. No more wishy-washy; Pitch is out there, doing who knows what!" North exclaimed.
"You mean the Boogeyman?" I asked with a small laugh.
"Yes!" The old Christmas Spirit bellowed; then pointing a hand towards the globe. "If Pitch threatens us; he threatens them as well!"
"All the more reason to pick someone more qualified than Winter and I!" Jack said as we turned and walked away from the Guardians.
"Pick! You think we pick?!" North said, his voice sounding like he was becoming annoyed with us. "No, you were chosen like we were all chosen." He paused and threw his left hand up to the open skylight as the other Guardians came to stand beside him. "By Man in Moon."
"What?" Jack exclaimed, barely above a whisper, in surprise; while I gasped.
"Last night Jack. He chose you both." Tooth explained. "Maybe." Bunny added.
"Man in the Moon." Jack muttered, both of us looking up at the bright orb shining through the skylight. "He talks to you?!" I asked, trying to disguise the hurt in my voice as I looked straight at the Guardians; who had gathered around North.
"See. You cannot say no. It is destiny." North explained.
"Wh-why wouldn't he tell us that himself?" I asked in disbelief, looking back at the moon, but Jack could hear the hurt in my voice and walked closer to me; placing a comforting hand on my shoulder, and I turned my head towards him. He then got an angry look on his face and turned to the Guardians.
"After 300 years! This is his answer!?" Jack lashed out at the legends. "To spend eternity like you guy; cooped up in some-some hideout think of new ways t-to bribe kids?!" I could feel his rage building up inside of him. "No. That's not for us!" He yelled to the moon. "No offense." He offered to the Guardians.
They all looked shocked by his outburst and I wrapped my arms around him; burying my face into the crook of his neck. Jack sighed before putting his arms around me as well; bringing a hand up to pat my hair.
"How-how-how is that not offensive?!" Bunny retorted, anger creeping into his voice. "You know I think we just dodged a bullet there. I mean what do those clowns know about bringing joy to children?" My head shot up and I turned to see that lowlife had hopped forwards, away from the other Guardians, scratching his face with one of his back feet.
Jack dropped his arms from around me and I began to walk towards that annoying hairball.
"Have you ever heard of a snow day?" I asked, he looked up from the floor but I didn't give him time to answer before I continued. "I know it's no hard-boiled egg, but kids like what we do."
"But none of 'em believe in ya, do they." Bunny said smugly as he rose up to his full height. "See, you and your mate over there are invisible. It's like you don't even exist."
I looked down with tears pricking at my eyes. I felt Jack come and wrap me in a strong hug. "Bunny! Enough!" Tooth scolded.
"No, the Kangaroo's right." Jack said stepping in front of me as the Guardians snapped their heads towards him. I laughed a little to myself at the look of surprise and shock on Bunny's face.
"What! What did you just call me?" The hairball asked as he and Jack began walking towards each other. "I'm not a kangaroo mate."
"Oh, and this whole time I thought you were." Jack sarcastically replied. "If you're not a kangaroo; then what are you." Jack said angrily, getting up in the furball's face
Bunny looked like he wanted to sock Jack so bad, but he held himself back. "I'm a bunny. The Easter Bunny." He rose up a little higher on his back legs. "And people believe in me." He said matter-of-factly.
That struck a nerve in both of us and I'd had it from that excuse of a rabbit. Seeing the hurt look on Jack's face, I shoved him out of my way and stood on my tip toes; right in Bunny's face. "Listen here you sorry excuse of furball!" I shouted, shoving an accusing finger right in his face. "You have no right to talk to us like that! You tossed us in a sack and brought us here, remember!"
"All I said was the truth Shela." He smartly remarked.
I reared back to attack them, but Jack was in front of me; shoving his staff into the rabbits' nose. "Don't you ever talk to her like that you flee bitten..."
"Winter, Jack. Walk with me." North interrupted softly, not wanting to provoke either of us at the moment.
Jack grabbed my hand and we walked behind the mammoth of a man; giving Bunny death stares as we left.