Finally the list for today's teeth was down to five childeren, which meant Tooth could go see Jack again, and that made her excited as could be. "Little Tooth, can you take over?"

Little Tooth extatically nodded with a big grin on her face and gave a confident salute, earning her a kiss on the forehead. "Oh thank you~"

Tooth Flew into her room and gathered things into her bag as quickly as she could. She then checked herself in a mirror and brushed back her feathers. Feeling well-prepared, she zipped out full speed to where Jack's tree was, only to find it empty when she arrived.

Well, he did like to go out alot, and have fun, so really it wasn't too much of a suprise.

She peered down and saw Bunny, he was very still, so she decided to investigate.

Lowering herself, she called out to Bunny who gave no response. She swirled around him examining him, it was way too lifelike to be a statue..

His expression was mid-sentence, and his eyes looked like as if they were searching for something. "Bunny who did this to you?" She asked, extending her hand to tough his cheek, which felt like it was frozen solid.

Her eyes widened.. Only one person she could think of could freeze things... But why would Jack do this to a fellow Gaurdian, no matter how much they fought, Jack would never...Betray them?

Jack slid into the cave-like entrance again, only to be greeted by Pitch himself at the end of the dusty slide.
"Welcome"

"Give me my staff Pitch."

"Hmm.." He looked down at his nails as if he was actually thinking about it.

"Aand... If I don't?"

Jack gritted his teeth frowning up at the cocky smirk on the other's face. Whenever Jack gave him that look it really turned him on. Something about seeing a helpless, pissed off Jack was just so arousing to the king of darkness, but it made him wonder how many other faces Jack could make.

"You know, you really broke my heart when you declined my offer Jack. I really wanted to rule with you by my side."

"Well you broke my staff so lets call it even"

"Your staff was easily fixed, but my poor little heart can never be fixed~"

"What heart?" Jack shot back, making the twisted man laugh with a twisted amusement

"You seem to have all the answers don't you? Well then Jack, tell me, what are you going to give me in exchange for your staff?"

Jack miscalculated, he thought Pitch would be dangling it in his face like he did before with his teeth and with Little tooth, but he had hidden it somewhere instead, which made freezing Pitch a bad idea. This place was huge and it could be anywhere, it'd take him years to navigate through this entire place, and if he got lost he'd be screwed.

"Just tell me what you want" Jack growled

Pitch glided to a staircase and gestured for Jack to follow.

Jack obeyed, keeping his eyes peeled in case the staff wasn't very well-hidden, which of course was highly unlikely knowing how the boogyman was a master of hiding himself.

Their footsteps echoed through the strange structure, they walked up for what seemed hours. Jack nearly bumped into Pitch as he came to an abrupt halt. They were in the middle of the stairs when the pale blueish grey man turned and reached out to Jack. Jack looked at him as if he were crazy, though he absolutely without a doubt was, and took Pitch's boney hand that coiled itself around Jack's.

Pitch stepped backwards pulling the puzzled other along into a dark room that materialized out of thin air. The lights were very dim and there was a large black bed with silk sheets and crimson Pillows. The bed looked a bit dusty, and cowebs hung from the corners of the room, the wallpaper was torn and hanging. The door creaked shut, and Pitch turned to Jack, his eyes completely serious, and his lips were a thin line.

"Whoa, whoa- wait!" Jack said backing away from Pitch.

Pitch stepped closer an sighed. "Do not flatter yourself. I was mearly teasing you before."

Jack's brows furrowed, as he felt confused and oddly hurt that Pitch was only teasing him, not that i wasn't predictable.

"What do you want?" Jack asked again with an look of serious confusion.

The sheet was lifted and shaken by some sort of magic making the neglected dust float everywhere causing Jack to choke and cough.

"Lay."

Jack cautiously laid onto the sheets never taking his eyes off Pitch.

Stroking his chin looking at Jack's body, as if in deep thought. "Turn to your side."

Jack obeyed even more confused than before now. What was Pitch planning? "Close your eyes"

Biting his lip and frowning he obeyed yet again, feeling like a total moron. He could feel Pitch's eyes scanning his body.

Jack Gasped as long arms slid around his waist, pulling him close. "Don't open your eyes, or you will never see your precious staff again, or be able to escape this room."

Forcing his eyes closed, he listened to the breathing on his back as it calmed down slowly. The gray face was burried into his hoodie, and his arms held onto Jack tightly. Hours passed by.. And there was only Pitch's breath and silence in the room.

Jack couldn't take it anymore and turned the opposite direction so he was face to face with him, but he did not dare to open his eyes. Pitch's breathing didn't change at all, neither did his hold on Jack. Could it be?... Very slowly... Jack began to open his eyes, at first the image was fuzzy, but then it was unmistakeable.. Pitch.. Was asleep...

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