"It's been a while since I saw some fresh blood aboard." Chuckled Hallow, watching the adorable winter spirit with the guardians. "Who knew a winter spirit could be so…hot?" Fool glared at him.

"Come on man, that was WEAK." He snorted. "But I have to admit, he IS a pretty little thing for a guy." Hallow carefully observed the new spirit, studying his body language as he interacted with a few spirits, but mostly the Guardians. Of course, all the new spirits were awed by them. But, nothing betrayed it was more than a friendly relationship or introduction.

"And hot damn he's single." Hallow chugged his orange liqueur, and slammed the glass down. The music was to loud for anyone but Fool to hear. He saw the rabbit's ear twitch, but nothing more. "I'm going for it. C'mon Fool, I need my wing man here." Fool sighed, knowing full well how true that statement was if Hallow's abysmal attempts at flirting were any indication. Oh well. The spirit laughed at their prank. This may not actually be that bad.

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"Jack, this is Cupid!" said Tooth, dragging the red head with angelic white wings over to the winter spirit. Cupid chuckled, sensing Jack was a bit overwhelmed by the multitudes of spirits on board. Smiling, he gently took Jack's hand and watched the red thread flare on Bunny's end. Gently he shook, seeing the glow of jealousy die a bit. It really WAS a lot of fun to make a Guardian squirm. But, he had ulterior motives. He had to give the rabbit a chance to confess on his own before pulling out the big guns. Though, in all honesty he had been dying to test out the new soul mate seeker he'd been working on…

"Nice to meet you, Jack Frost." He chuckled. He felt the advance of a rival heart, and couldn't help but feel a rush. He had forgotten how much fun love triangles could be.

"Haven't seen you before." Jack turned, as well as the other Guardians, to see Hallow and April Fool standing by. "What's your name Snowflake?" Bunny visibly bristled in annoyance, making everyone but Jack and the prankster duo jump. Cupid had to avert his eyes, the red flare almost too much. So…the Pooka didn't like anyone else nick-naming Jack.

In the vault. Cupid chuckled. Really, the Guardian of Hope was so hopelessly in love. He had to give him credit for willpower on his silence.

"Jack Frost." Said Jack, recognizing Hallow's Black hair with bright purple, green and orange streaks and Fool's rainbow spikes. "You set up that slip and slide prank, right?" Hallow grinned.

"Liked that, huh?" he chuckled. "Halloween Night and April Fool, pranksters extraordinaire. But you, Jack, may call me Hallow." Now, Jack wasn't stupid. He knew when he was being flirted with, but normally he chose not to respond. Responding to Pitch, after all, would have been a nightmare in itself. But, Jack couldn't stop the cold blush spread across his cheeks. He saw Bunny's fur stand up a bit, and in the corner of his mind he couldn't help but wonder why, but at the moment there was somebody besides his fellow Guardians (That was NOT a sworn enemy trying o take over the world) paying attention to him like he was the world at that moment.

And to an attention starved immortal teenager, it felt good.

"Pranks you say?" he said coyly and smiling, making Tooth swoon a bit from her view of his teeth. "I got a good one on the Kangaroo yesterday."

"Oi, I'm a bunny ya bloody show pony!" Jack stuck his tongue out at Bunny, still mad at him for earlier that morning at the pool.

"Kangaroo?!" Fool cracked up, having to grab a chair for support, Hallow getting a good laugh out of it. Jack positively GLOWED with happiness, and sent a knife through all the Guardian's hearts. It was partially their fault he hadn't been exposed to a sense of companionship for three hundred years.

"Why don't we exchange notes?" suggested Hallow, grinning. "Say, over a few drinks?"

"Sure!" said Jack, excited to have met new friends, letting Hallow take his hand and pull him into the mess of dancing and drunk spirits. Cupid looked at Bunny and almost recoiled at the backlash of emotions rolling through him. He felt a stinging slap of hurt, a coil of jealousy and guilt take up in his stomach, as well as pure fear of driving the spirit away and losing his chance. A rush of loving protectiveness washed over him as Jack disappeared into the crowd, the rabbit perking his ears for any sound to betray Jack needed help.

"This MAY be harder than I thought…" he said quietly. But, at least he had a game plan. The Pooka seemed unable to control his attraction when he felt Jack or was in immediate danger of any kind, and had a protective streak a mile wide of the boy. But no, Hallow wouldn't do. The boy was too sweet on Jack. No, he needed someone harmless, but so high on the Pooka's animosity list that there was no way in HELL he could just stand by and watch. And, besides Pitch, there was only one spirit holding that honor. Silently he slipped away, arrows and bow appearing in his hands as he flew high above the crowd, eyes determined. Cupid was on a mission.

He was hunting groundhogs.

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Jack laughed as he, Fool and Hallow exchanged war stories, or, more accurately, the pranks of epic proportions they had pulled over their painfully long immortal lives over some brightly colored drinks and nachos.

"You iced over Bunny's tunnels?!" laughed Fool. "And he DID'NT strangle you?!"

"Oh, he strangled me…" began Jack. "But he had to catch me first. He chased me over four continents and finally caught me at the Pole. It took North another two hours before Sandy showed up and knocked him out with the sand. And then there was the great tennis ball flood of yesterday morning…" Jack slipped a snapshot of him floating above a sea of rainbow tennis balls, the Pooka chasing after him looking ready for blood while he threw snowballs at the oversized rabbit. Hallow and Fool doubled over laughing, Jack tucking the photo back into his pocket.

"You, my friend, are a genius." Cackled Fool. "We really should get together sometime. Prank the living daylights out of the humans."

"Or spirits." Chuckled Hallow. Just Dance began as the spirits readied for another dance, and Hallow glanced at Jack.

"Hey Jackie, lets dance." He said, pulling him lightly from the stool. Jack laughed, the light frosting on his cheeks returning as he was led on to the dance floor. Hallow spun him around the floor, making Jack laugh in exhilaration. The flashing lights painted him multiple hues of blue, pink, gold and purple, the loud base creating a moderate pace that was fast enough to stay fun but slow enough not to be a workout. He laughed as Tooth, dancing with a spirit he had been introduced to as Father Time, laughed and gave him a thumbs up, North and Sandy chuckling as Jack was spun around by the lively spirit of Halloween, Fool hitting on a few muses as they danced. Jack was dipped down low, brushing his hair against the floor. He caught sight of Bunny and immediately felt something was off. But what it was, he couldn't tell. Suddenly he heard a voice.

"Mind if I cut in?" Jack saw what, for lack of a better explanation, looked like a giant groundhog. He had to admit, he was curious. How many other giant talking animals were there besides Bunny?

"Who are you?" asked Jack curiously.

"Call me Hog." Said the groundhog. "As you can probably guess, I'm the Groundhog. You know, just deciding when Spring comes. No big deal." Jack laughed. Finding the remark funny. Hallow frowned but, seeing as he and Jack were not a couple, and had barely met, he felt he had no right to deny the winter spirit the contact. He let Jack take the Groundhog's paw, and jumped as the brown furred mammal spun off with the spirit as If I Had You blared from the speakers.

"Cupid…why is the Groundhog making goo-goo eyes at Jack?" asked Tooth, fluttering over to the smirking spirit at the sight of Jack and the Groundhog twirling about the dance floor.

"All part of the plan darling." He chuckled. "Look at Bunny." Tooth jumped a bit, eyes wide. Bunny was watching the couple out of the corner of his eyes, obviously at war with himself. His affection for Jack and desire for his happiness battling with his severe hatred of the Groundhog. He was grinding his teeth in annoyance, and she could see his fur fluff out a bit in annoyance. His foot tapped so fast she could barely see it and he was stiff in the shoulders, other spirits taking notice of his aura and steering clear as he downed another drink.

"I do NOT want to be on his bad side right now." Said Tooth, shivering. "But WHY?!"

"Because the only way to hammer it home to Bunny he NEEDS Jack, is to make him jealous and fear losing him." Said Cupid. "And to get Jack to figure it out, he needs to know the stubborn old rabbit actually cares about him. So, BAM! Shoot the Groundhog in the ass with a short lasting arrow, let the tension build, and enjoy the glorious aftermath." Tooth nearly screamed.

"Cupid! Remember last time you shot a spirit?!" she squeaked. Cupid froze.

"SHIT! The Immortal Effect. Well, there goes a huge wrench into the plans." Suddenly he froze, smile painting his lips. "Wait…this could work to our advantage." Tooth stared incredulously at him.

"How?!"

"I assumed that the arrow would wear off in a few days, so I increased the passion to offset the time limit." He said. "Meaning-"

"You put him in the hands of a VERY strong animal basically on a super strong version of Viagra?!" shrieked Tooth. "Are you INSANE?! We want Jack and Bunny to hook up, NOT get my Sweet Tooth molested!"

"But, that also means this will speed up the process." Chuckled Cupid. "I'll get Mother Nature to extract it if it gets too bad and we'll step in if needed. One way or another, those two will be together by the end of this vacation if it's the last thing I do!"

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Jack almost flopped into the chair as the fifth song ended, tired from the heat of the dances and exposure to the crowd. The Groundhog was nice enough, and he looked forward to making friends with him, but it just didn't feel…right, his paws on his hip and hand as he spun him around the floor. No matter how often he tried to see rough brown fur and eyes, he could only feel lean muscle and soft gray fur, green eyes staring back at him. But, why was Bunny even on his mind? He was about to ponder it when he felt the bristled fur again.

"You really are something else Snowball." Said the Groundhog. He saw the Groundhog move, when Tooth fluttered in.

"Jack, come on!" she said, pulling him away. "It's almost midnight! It's about time we all got to bed." Jack yawned and nodded. He WAS tired.

"See ya tomorrow Hog." He said, letting Tooth drag him off. He got a weird feeling as he looked at Bunny, the Pooka refusing to met his eyes. Something big was going on, though what he couldn't quite place with the Pooka's behavior.

"You alright Kangaroo?" he asked, floating up to meet his gaze. Aster snorted and swatted him away like a annoying fly.

"I'm fine Frostbite." He scoffed. "Don't ya be going soft on us now. Just drank a bit too much." Jack cocked his head. Yeah, something was definitely up.

Now, if only he could figure out exactly what that something was.

Okay peoples! Double upload this week! MAYBE even a triple if I get inspired. Having inspiration issues for The Tumblr Trolls, but nothing an epic texting battle or conversation with my friends won' fix. Seriously. If you could bottle our conversations, they'd be better than any drug. MAD TV could probably get a few seasons out of us in a week. Next Chapter things get complicated! Stay tuned, my fabulous readers! Stay tuned!