Ch.6...we are about to see Hana's memories and Bunnymund is about to be surprised from what he will see. Sorry for the cliff hanger for all of you.
What you are about to read...might be uncomfortable for some readers. If you don't like what you are about to read, you may skip this upper part if you like.
OH! And thank you Hiniko for pointing out my error! To all of you viewers. I have made a mistake. I thought that North was the guardian of joy, but thanks to Hiniko, I have now learn the ways.
Well, now we can go on with the chapter.
Ch.6: Need You Close Now
As Bunnymund opened the container, he was near a small house in a vast forest. A man came out of the house.
He had black hair; his bangs partially covering his deep emerald green eyes. He was wearing a black jacket that matched his red shirt and dark blue pants that went with his black high-knee boots. He breathed in the fresh smell.
"What a beautiful day. I always knew that coming here in Spring will be lovely for the family." He said.
He then heard a girl giggling and a bark from a dog.
Bunnymund turned to see a little black haired girl playing with a white puppy. This girl had black hair that fell down to her waist and had blue-green eyes. She was wearing a blue dress and black dress shoes as she chased the white dog around.
"Hana, be careful. You know how your mother gets when she sees you all dirty again." The man said.
Bunnymund stared at the girl shocked. That was Hana!? But...she looks so innocent! She only looks like she is four years old right now. The little girl, Hana, giggled. "Okay, Daddy. We have to keep it down, Silver." She said.
The puppy barked happily as he licked her cheek; making her giggle.
Now it makes sense. In the previous life, Silver was a wolf and was Hana's companion. No wonder they had such a close bond in the present.
Her father came up and picked Hana up; making her laugh as she wrapped her little arms around his neck. "...love you, daddy." She said. He smiled as he held her tighter to him. "...love you too, sweetheart."
Just then, a car pulled in. What came out of the car revealed a woman. She had blonde hair and had soft and yet intense electric blue eyes. She was wearing a woman suit, her black heels clacking from the sound of the driveway.
Hana's father smiled. "Hey, Lucy. How was your day?" He asked. Lucy stared at her. "...fine, Drake." She said. Hana smiled at her. "...hi, mommy." Hana said. But...she walked passed Hana and Drake; closing the door to the house behind her.
"...that's a bit rude." Bunnymund said. Hana sighed as Drake shifted her a little. "...don't worry, Hana. Mommy is just having a bad day, is all." He said. Hana wrapped her tiny arms around his neck again.
"...you said that yesterday and all last week." She said. Bunnymund was shocked. Her mother was actually ignoring her?
Silver whined a little as he place a paw on Drake's knee. He sighed as he kissed his daughter's forehead. "...thing's will get better. I promise."
The memory shifted as Bunnymund was inside the house, raining. Bunnymund sighed. Of all of the days for it to be raining. Inside the house, she saw Hana on the couch crying.
Did someone hurt her? Did she had a nightmare? Silver, who looks older now, walked up to Hana and whined a little as he nuzzled her cheek. Hana looked up to see Silver.
She then wrapped her arms around his neck; hugging him tightly. "...I miss him, Silver." She sobbed. "...why did Dad die that day?" She asked. Bunnymund actually felt his heart gettin heavier.
Her father passed away? Silver whined as he laide his head on her shoulder; trying his best to hug her back.
The memory shifted again, revealing a twelve-year old Hana with her mother. "It's your fault that he died that day!" Her mother said. Bunnymund was confuse of what was going on.
"How is it my fault that dad died in that accident!?" She asked. Her mother crossed her arms over her chest. "Out of all of the days for you to work on that stupid project of yours, it had to be that day!? If it wasn't for you, he would still be alive!" She said.
Bunnymund could see the pain in Hana's eyes. Her mother continued.
"If you weren't here, he would still be alive! I wish you were never born! You aren't even my daughter!"
Hana gasped as tears were evidence to her eyes. Bunnymund glared at Lucy. That is NO way to treat a child like that! How dare she say that to Hana!? Hana took a shaky breath as Silver growled at Lucy.
"Get that mutt out of my house!" She said, then slammed the door; which both Hana and Bunnymund winced at. Hana dropped to her knees as the tears ran down her cheek.
Silver whined as he licked her cheek. Hana wrapped her arms around his neck again. "...what did I do wrong, Silver? What...did I do?" She then sobbed into Silver's fur. He closed his eyes as he rest his chin on her shoulder; making it look like he was hugging her.
The memory started to shift once more, but this time...he was in a dark basement.
...this didn't feel right. Bunnymund then heard a thump next to him. He looks down and his heart had the feeling of ice in it.
Hana was on the ground...laying in her own pool of blood. She had deep cuts ad bruises on her. Her paled eyes stared at a figurine's feet as a sickle slashed her leg; making her yelp slightly.
The sickle fell to the ground; revealing Lucy with bloody hands. Bunnymund felt his heart shattered.
Her mother, her own birth mother by blood, was abbusing her own daughter. Lucy just stared at Hana with a icy look in her eyes. "...now do you know how I felt?" She asked.
Hana glared at her as she tried to stand up, but the wounds were stinging her terribly and fell back to the ground. Lucy glared at her and then picked up the sickle once more.
Hana can't feel the pain any longer as she delivers another blow on her shoulder. Bunnymund closed his eyes tightly; the rage inside of him growing bigger each moment.
At last, the memory shifted again. But this time, it was a forest, all dark and raining. Something then ran passed him.
It was Hana and she was carrying something inside of her black trench coat. She looks like the same Hana he saw in the present right now. Her eyes were mismatched but something was still there that haunts him.
She still had cuts and bruises all over her body, even with the trench coat on, he can still smell the irony stench of blood.
Hana had to stop, now too tired to run anymore. She unzipped her trench coat; revealing a small girl. Hana smiled sadly as the girl looked up at her. "...do you know where your home is now?" She asked. The girl nodded.
Hana smiled as she puts the child down. "Now, remember what I said. You can always imagine something or someone guiding you and you can always find your way home, you understand?"
The girl nodded and ran as fast as she could. Hana smiled-
Something went through her chest. Hana gasped as she saw a sword stabbed her. Hana looked to see Lucy, gasping as her messy blonde hair was damped from the rain.
Hana felt her eyes slowly closing and falling to the ground with a thump. Lucy dropped the sword and just walked away; leaving Hana to die. Just after moments, a full grown white dog appeared; nuzzling Hana.
She looked up to see the dog. Hana smiled as she stroke it's head. "...hey, Silver." She said. He whined as he tried to make her get up. Hana winced from the pain and fell down.
"...go, Silver...you need...to run..." She said. Silver whined again and managed to squeeze through her arm and laid next to her. Hana stared at the wolf. She held the wolf tightly to her; shaking slightly in fear as the wolf never left her side for long hours in the dark cold night...then she releasing one last breath...ending her normal life.
Bunnymund gasped as he was back at the North Pole shop. He dropped down to his knees; still a little shaken from what he just experienced. It all connects the dots now.
"...for some reason...I am immune to the pain."
Hana can no longer feel pain.
Bunnymund noticed how awkward when someone hugs her.
She doesn't let anyone go near her heart anymore.
"I saw that look in her eyes and it felt familiar to me."
Hana knew what was like to be abbused.
She had no mother's love, she was abbused by her mother...then killed by her own birth mother. No one should ever experience that at such a young age. Hana had grown up way to quick.
North, Sandy and Jack saw Bunnymund with Tooth as she rubbed his back soothingly. "What happened, Bunny?" Jack asked. Bunnymund knew that they need to know what happened.
So, very slowly,..Bunnymund told them what he saw in Hana's memories and what made her freaked out.
All of the guardians were shocked from what they just heard; their hearts breaking for the young Guardian of Imagination. "...she don' let anyone get close to 'er now. She...she's actually...afraid of us..."
Tooth had her hand covering her mouth; her eyes wide with horror from what she had heard. Bunnymund felt his hand clenching into a fist. No one should EVER go through that.
Hana was too young to go through that. North sighed. "Is she here?" He asked. Bunnymund shook his head. "...she took off after seeing the memories." He said. North sighed, then got a snow globe for each guardian.
"We make a search party. We must find Hana before Pitch." He said. Everyone nodded. All of them were gone except for Bunnymund. He sighed as he stared at the globe-
Something hurred next to him. He looks to see Silver; his eyes filled with sorrow. Bunny sighed as he placed his hand on Silver's head; making him purr slightly.
"...Ya' know where Sheila is, mate?" He asked. Silver nodded and lowered his back. Bunnymund was about to disagree, but then remembered about Hana. He sighed...but then got on Silver's back and Silver took off into the starry sky.
Meanwhile, Hana was sitting at a field; gazing at the starry night sky. She was trembling slightly; still shaking from what she just saw in that memory container of her past life.
What...did she ever do to deserve that? What made her mom do that to her?
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard something land next to her. She looks to see Bunnymund standing next to her, Silver waiting on another hill if they ever need a lift home.
She sighed as she rubbed her arms soothingly to calm herself. She then stood up; gazing at the stars. "...Bunny?" She asked. He stared at her. "...yeah, Sheila?"
"Is...it okay...to cry?" She asked; feeling herself actually shaking. He sighed as he pulled her close to him; letting her wrap her arms around his chest, her face burried near his shoulder.
"...take all the time ya need, Hana." He whispered; stroking her black hair. "...I won't go anywhere til yer ready to leave. It's...okay to cry. Yer safe now." He said. He then heard something that actually broke his heart.
Hana was crying.
She was holding the pain inside of her for so long that she broke down as her face was burried into Bunny's furry chest. Bunnymund held her for the longest time; whipsereing comforting words into her ear. He kept stroking her hair so often and rubbed her back in soothing circles.
He didn't know how long she was crying, but he stood by her like he promised. It was soon silent after two hours, but she still was still shaking slightly in his furry arms.
"...I'm ready to go home, Bunny." She said. Bunny nodded as he lifted her up and carrrying her towards Silver. She had her face burried in the crook of his furry neck as Silver lowered his back so that Bunnymund can climb onto his back with Hana in his arms.
Silver slowly took off into the starry night sky; the full moon glowing on them as they fly towards North's shop. Bunnymund never let Hana go and she didn't let Bunnymund go either.
Meanwhile, the four guardians had no luck finding Hana at all. Bunnymund wasn't there either. Just when North was about to leave again to search for them, the big doors opened.
It revealed Bunnymund carrying a sleeping Hana in his arms. Her cheeks were stained with tears. Bunnymund explained that he found her and she fell asleep along the way back to the Shop.
Jack lets a ghost of a smile pass his lips as he brushed the bangs away from Hana's eyes. Her hair was silky and smooth. She stirred a little, but her eyes remained shut as she lets her head rest on Bunny's shoulder.
Around late at the same night, Hana wakes up from a nightmare to see herself in her guest room at North's shop. She sat up as she stared around. She then heard something sighed in their sleep.
She turned to see Bunnymund sleeping on a chair. His furry arms were across his chest as his head hanged low, so did his ears as he slept. He must of heard Hana woke up because his ears flickered slightly. He opened his eyes to see Hana.
He was about to ask what was wrong, but he felt Hana wrap her arms around his neck; giving him a tight embrace.
He sighed as he wrapped his furrry arms around her waist; hugging her in return. He knew that she was trying to fight this, but this was too much for her to handle. She was crying softly on his shoulder.
"Shh," He whispered. "...it's alright, Sheila...it's all a dream." He said. She was still trembling as Bunnymund rubbed her back in soothing circles.
They soon pulled away as Bunnymund rest his forehead against hers and sighed. Hana closed her eyes painfully as a single tear ran down her cheek. "...can...you stay? Until I fall back asleep?" She asked.
Bunny stared at her surprised but then smiled sofly as he nodded. He laid down next to her as she had her face buried into his furry chest as he nuzzled Hana's forehead so she can be comfortable.
"...everythin' will be okay, Hana...ya got me and the guardians now." He said. Hana sighed a shaky breath, but clenched to Bunnymund's fur as she felt him stroke her hair so softly.
After awhile, she was fast asleep. He noticed how golden sand was above them both. Bunnymund looks to see Sandy smiling at him. Bunny nodded in appreciation and laid his head back on the pillow, pulling Hana close to him.
His eye lids started to get heavier and he fell asleep; holding Hana close to him as the golden sand work their magic for them to have a peaceful sleep.
Awww! That was sooo cute!
What do you think? Love it? Hate it? Scared of the memories?
Don't worry. Ch. 7 will be up before you know it.
Until then,
BlackDragon157