Here is Chapter 9 right here, my peeps!

Pitch is about to show up and he's has unfinished business with Hana.

What will happen? Can Hana overcome him and her fears?

Can the Guardians get to her before Pitch does?

Well, you just have to read and find out!

...this may be my longest chapter

Ch.9: Fear

"Well, master. You feel happy today."

Silver noticed how Hana's mood changed the next night on her job. Hana had a smile on her face.

She can still remember the kiss that she and Bunnymund had shared that night. It felt so warm to her. She never felt so great before. "Oh, you know...things can change." Hana said.

Silver smirked. "Well, I'm glad that you're feeling better." He said as he climbs higher into the sky with Hana on his back. They were above the clouds as the moon shines brightly on them.

"Well, let's get our job done and over with so we can head home." Hana said. Silver nodded as he dove down as she glances at the children's minds so that she knows what they have imagined during the day.

Golden sands flow in the sky as Hana touched one of them, making a small sand dragon appear and flies around Hana's head; then nuzzling her gently. Silver smiled softly at his master.

She looks so young...as if she was a child herself. He then noticed how Hana's eyes were closing very slowly. Silver smiled as he glides into the sky and goes to a familiar ground hole. As he landed, Hana was fast asleep.

Silver then started to scratch on parts of the ground.

Two large rabbit ears popped out and came out Bunnymund. "What is it, Scaley?" He asked. Silver smiled softly as he glanced at his back; staring at the peaceful sleeping girl.

"I thought I brought her here instead of North's shop. She fell asleep a little while ago." He said as Bunny carefully got Hana off Silver's back and into his arms. Hana sighed deeply and lets her forehead rest agains the crook of his furry neck.

Bunny chuckled under his breath; adjusting his grip on Hana as he carefully went back into his hole with Silver right behind him. As Bunny came to the Warren, Hana's eyes were fluttering open.

"...Bunny?"

Bunny smiled as he stared at Hana's mismatched eyes. "Go back 'ta sleep, Sheila...ya need it." He whispered. Hana smiled softly as she slowly wrapped her arms around his neck; her face nuzzling his cheek.

"...thanks, Bunny..." She whispered before closing her eyes once more.

He smiled softly as he settled her down on the couch before covering her up with a blanket up to her shoulders. He smiled as he stroked her hair softly. He then place a kiss on her cheek.

"...sweet dreams, Sheila..." He whispered.

He then noticed a slithery sand sound was behind him. He turned to see Sandy. He smiled and nodded as Sandy lets a golden stream of sand fly around Hana's head. She smiled in her sleep and sighed deeply.

It showed a puppy wolf playing with a larger wolf; both seeming to be happy. Bunny knew that she was thinking about her father. He kept stroking her hair as she dreams.

Hana felt Bunny's hand near her's and she unconciously grabs and squeezed it in a comforting matter. Bunny sighed as he sat next to her; stroking the top of her hand with his furry thumb. He saw a single tear ran down her cheek as he saw the 'father' wolf nuzzling the puppy wolf.

"...dad..." She whispered in her sleep.

"...'s alrigh', Sheila...Bunny's 'ere for ya..." He whispered as he place another kiss on her forehead. Hana sighed a shakey breath as she shivered in her sleep as the dream sand started to turn to black.

Bunny's eyes went wide as Sandy tried to control the nightmare that was threatening Hana's sleep. Pitch was behind this.

Bunny shook Hana's shoulders slightly. "Hana, wake up!" He kept shaking her slightly as the nightmare started to turn worse as another wolf was cornering the puppy wolf in a corner.

The other wolf was snarling at the puppy as it lunges foward as the puppy yelped-

"Hana!"

She suddenly bolted up; her eyes wide with fear as she gasps and stared at her surroundings. She suddenly felt furry arms wrapped around her. "B-Bunny?" She choked, tears silently rolling down her cheeks.

"Shh," He whispered. "...'s alrigh'...I'm 'ere." He said as he tighten the hug. Hana had her face buried into the crook of his neck as the tears landed onto his fur as she rest her hands on his upper chest.

Sandy watches the Pooka calming the young female guardian. He smiled as he left a small bag of sand for Bunny and silently left the two alone. Hana felt the embrace tighten slightly as Bunny rubbed her back in soothing circles.

"...ya want me to stay up with ya?" He asked as he pulled away. She nodded as he put Hana on his lap and covering them both with the blanket. Hana rest her head against his chest; his gentle heartbeat soothing her like a lullaby.

He leaned back slightly and sighed as he felt her fingers running through his fur softly. He wrapped one of his arms around her shoulders as he felt her getting heavier against him.

He then saw the golden sand bag that Sandy left for him. He reached out for it and sprinkled some of it on Hana's face. Her eyes started to flutter slowly. He soon hear soft breathing from the Imagination Guardian.

He stared at the golden sand and sighed. He needs to get some sleep as well. He took a small helping and sprinkled it on his face. His eyes started to close slowly as he held the young female guardian close to him.

In the dark shadows of a dark lair, the cages hanging and creaking slightly and as horse nightmares surround the place, Pitch watches the young female guardian sleeping with the Pooka warrior as the golden sand protects them from his nightmares. He chuckled.

"How lovely. The rabbit and Hana have feelings for each other." He said. The horse next to him snorted and stomped the floor with one of it's hooves. Pitch soothed the creature as he stroked the head slightly.

"Easy, girl...easy. The time will come..." He said. The horse snorted and neighed softly.

Pitch chuckled as he stared at the two guardians. He chuckled.

"Soon...the time will come...and Hana...will be feared by me."

Bunny soon heard birds chirping from the morning sun. He yawned as he opened his eyes and looked down. Hana was still peacefully asleep as her hands unconciously ran through his fur. He smiled slightly as he stroked her hair.

Hana opened her eyes slowly as she looked up; smiling lazily.

"...mornin'..." She whispered. Bunny smiled as he kissed her softly on the lips. "...mornin', Sheila..." He whispered as Hana kissed him again and scratched him underneath his left cheek. His foot was rapidly tapping the floor; her scratching his itchy spot.

He then noticed what he was doing and nuzzled her cheek; making her laugh slightly. "We better go and check on North and the others." Hana said. Bunny smiled as Hana got off of his lap and stood up.

He tapped on the ground; making a rabbit hole. Hana smirked as she transformed into a small dragon. "...race ya!" She said as she dove down the hole with Bunny right behind her.

"Oh, you don' wanna race a rabbit, mate." He said as he ran on his four legs and kept up with Hana. Hana smirked. "What's the matter? Scared that you'll be beaten by a girl?" She taunted.

Bunny laughed. "That's just askin' for it, Sheila!" He said as he ran faster. Hana laughed as she raced the Pooka down his rabbit tunnels, then popping out of the hole; but it was outside North's shop.

She transformed back and rubbed her arms for warmth. "Dude, it's freezing!" She complained. Bunny shivered as well.

"Why do I always miss the mark!?" He asked in frustration. He sighed as he puts Hana on his back and ran on all fours. As soon as they got to the door, he puts her down and opened the door.

The yetis and the elves were staring at the young guardian and the Pooka warrior. If Hana knew better, they were smirking at her. "...do they know something that we don't?" She whispered to him.

Bunny shrugged. "...beats me." He said. Hana smirked again. "So...how does it feel to be beaten in a race by a girl, Bunny?" She asked. Bunny raised one eye brow and smirked. "...I believe I beat ya, Sheila." He said. Hana crossed her arms.

"You're just not admitting that I beat you in your own game." She said. Bunny chuckled as he ruffled her hair. "...we'll call it a draw, 'kay?" He said as he walked inside North's shop.

Sandy was with North as he saw Hana and Bunny walked in. "Ah! Bunny! Hana! Glad you can make it!" North said. Hana smiled. "...is something going on?" Hana asked. North sighed.

"...Pitch has attack children's dreams...and I heard he attacked your dreams." He said. Hana sighed. "...yes, he did..." Hana said. North sighed as he puts his hand under her chin; making her look at him.

"Don't worry," He assured her. "We'll stop Pitch." He said. Hana smiled slightly. "...thanks, North." Hana said.

Hana then stared at the time. "Better hop to it with my job. See ya later, guys." Hana said as she took off and jumped on Silver's back and left North's shop. Silver smiled as he glided in the sky.

Hana breathed in the fresh air-

A black nightmare suddenly attacked them. Silver roared as Hana held onto Silver as more nightmares came out of nowhere. Silver released a silvery flames; the nightmares screaming in agony and disappear.

One mare managed to knock Hana off Silver's back. Hana tried to fend off the mare that was attacking her. Silver roared in agony as he saw Hana tumbling down.

He dived down and tried to grab her.

She was in his reach-

A nightmare managed to catch her and started to dart off. Silver started to chase it, but then something hit him on the back of the head; knocking him out of the sky.

All that he last heard was Hana calling out for his name.

*Days Later*

Silver growled as he fluttered his eyes opened. He noticed that he was in a room of some sort as bandages were wrapped on parts of his body and a ice pack on the back of his head.

Silver slowly shook off the dizzy feeling on him as he tries to recall what has happened.

The flight...the nightmares...Hana-

Silver gasped in panic. Hana!

Hana was gone!

Silver got up as fast as he could, but was so sore that he fell to the ground; panting heavily as he heard footsteps coming closer. He saw a familiar white hair boy with the other guardians.

"Easy, Silver..." Jack said as he stroked the dragon's scale. Silver shivered slightly from the boy's cold touch, but sighed deeply as he slowy tried to stand up; but was struggling from his injuries.

"Scaley, don't move much." Bunny said as North and Tooth managed to put Silver back on the bed. "Yer injuries are still healin' an' it took us 'while to find ya." He said. Silver stared at them with panic in his eyes.

"Did you find master!?" He asked. North rubbed the back of his head nervously "We thought she was with you." He said. Silver cursed in dragon tongue. "...I failed her..." He said.

"Calm down, what happened." Bunnys said. Silver stared at him.

"Pitch...Hana was kidnapped by Pitch...but I don't know for how long since I was knocked out."

Everyone's eyes went wide with shock and horror. Bunny wasn't taking this well the most. They just found feelings for each other and she was gone and taken by Pitch. He clenched his hands into a fist.

"...we need ta go ta Pitch's lair...and get Sheila back..."

Everyone stared at Bunny surprised. There was a dangerous glow in his eyes. Silver stared at him and smiled softly as he stood up; letting the bandages fall from him, the injuries actually healed.

"...then let's saddled up."

Hana fell to the ground as she clenched to her bleeding shoulders as a sand axe fell to the ground; covered in blood. Pitch smirking at her as her paled mismatched eyes stared at the boogeyman.

"...so...how does it feel to be feared by me, now?" He asked. Hana coughed up blood as she struggled to stand up. "...you...can't take...me...the Guardians will-"

Pitch only laughed.

"The Guardians? They won't come here anytime soon..." He said as he tossed something to her.

It was a pair of boomerangs. Hana's eyes went wide with shock. Those were Bunny's...then that means...

"...no." She whispered; tears evidence in her eyes. Pitch only smirked. "...the Guardians are no longer exist. If you think I'm lying," He said as he got closer and puts a flash in her eyes.

"...this will let you think otherwise."

Hana then saw the visions.

North, Tooth, Sandy, Jack, Silver...and Bunnymund were battling something. It was the biggest nightmare she had ever seen. One by one, all of the Guardians were taken down; all leaving Bunnymund last standing.

He was panting heavily, tightening his grip on his enchanted boomerangs. With one final roar, the nightmare managed to stab Bunnymund in the heart. He held a paw to his heart and slowly hit the ground with a thud.

Hana gasped as the vision was done; now back in the cage with Pitch. He laughed evilly as he disappeared into the shadows. "So...what will you do now?" He asked in the shadows; now leaving her all alone.

Hana felt the tears folling down her cheek as she held the boomerangs close to her heart; now crying softly for the lost of her friends...and to the one she loved.

She stared around as she saw the cage closing in on her. She was breathing really fast. She hated small spaces and it was starting to get cold; making her chill to the bone.

She fell to the ground as she curled up and cried softly to herself to sleep; hoping that her guardian life would soon end and she would join the others.

What she didn't realized that the boomerangs that she was holding turned into ashes.

Jack stared around as he and North were inside a cave while Sandy, Tooth and Bunnymund tried to look somewhere eles. Silver was in the skies and search around if he noticed anything "Pitch must of moved his lair somewhere else and I can sense something in here." He said.

North and Jack held their weapons if any nightmares came in-

Jack suddenly heard a crying voice. "You hear that?" He whispered. North started to hear a crying voice as well. "We must be careful, Jack." He whispered. Jack nodded as they went deeper into the cave.

They soon noticed how cages were hanging on the ceiling. It was Pitch's lair.

Jack soon heard a dripping noise and an irony smell in the air. He stared at one of the cages and noticed that something was dripping off of it. Jack flew up and saw something that broke his heart.

Hana was bleeding to death and she was deadly pale. He puts her upper half of her body in his arms as he checked for a pulse. It was there, but it was faint. "...we gotta get you out of here..." He whispered.

As carefully as he could, he gathered the girl in his arms and floated down next to North. North saw Hana's condition and puts his red coat around her slim shoulders and taking her in his arms. He felt her tense, but only relaxed slightly.

"Oh, how touching."

Jack held his staff up as North looks around as he held the girl closer to her. Pitch came out of the shadows. "You try so hard to rescue this girl...only to be failures to her."

Nightmares snorted and surrounded Jack and North. Hana opened her pale mismatched eyes; noticing how the nightmares were surrounding her. She was breathing fast.

Jack knew what was happening. "North, hold her close!" He said. North noticed that how her eyes were unfocused and pale. A blue light started to surround her, North and Jack.

The mares started to charge at them-

A icy breath froze half of the mares. North turned to Jack; asking if he did that. Jack held his hand up in defense. "Don't look at me. I didn't do it." He said. Pitch turned to see the frozen three headed ice dog, Ice Cerberus.

He released one more icy breath, making an ice wall to prevent the mares attacking the young guardians. "Flee, Guardians! Get Hana to safety!" He roared. Jack and North suddenly felt a blue light surrounding her.

Pitch covered his eyes from the bright light. As soon as it finished, they were gone; only leaving Ice Cerberus. "Now you will know what happens when someone harms the ruler of the Twilight Realm!"

Meanwhile, North and Jack found themselves back at the shop where they saw Tooth, Sandy, Silver and Bunnymund waiting for them. North glances down and see that Hana was still shivering; even with the coat around her was keeping her warm, it wasn't enough to stop her shivering.

"We must get her to the infirmary. She needs immediate medical health." North said as puts Hana in one of the yeti's arms and let him take her to the infirmary.

Bunny saw Hana's condition as he went to the infirmary. She was an unhealthy pale and she had shaky breaths; knowing that her dreams had sorrow in them.

Jack puts a supporting hand on Bunny's shoulders. "...we need to let her rest, Bunny." He said. He sighed. "...yeah, yer right, Snowflake." He whispered. He glances at hana one last time, then closed the door right behind them; letting the young female guardian to rest.

Hana slowly opened her eyes as she heard the familiar wind in North's shop. She was in the guest room that North gave her. She sat up slowly, wincing at the pain in her body-

She gasped as she looks down, seeing bandages on her arms and legs. Tears silently fell down her cheeks. So it has happened. Everyone was gone. Tooth...North...Jack...Sandy...Silver...

And Bunny...

She couldn't bare to be here anymore. She transformed into a eagle and flew into the sky; despite her injuries stinging from her moving. As it turned to hours, she lands into a familiar Warren.

All of the eggs squeaking at her with joy; glad to see her once more since they were still grateful to her for saving Easter. She transformed back and smiled at the squeaking eggs.

She stared at the beautiful Warren as she starts to think; who will take care of the Warren now with Bunnymund gone? How can she keep the children keep believing in them...

Tears were silently sliding down her cheeks as a familiar Pooka was on her mind. "...Oh, Bunny..." She whispered-

Sheila!? Where are ya!?"

She gasped as her eyes went wide with shock. She tried to find the source of the familiar Australian accent. She runs around the Warren, trying to find the source of the sound. It couldn't be...

She then saw a familiar grey six foot rabbit near a hole. "...Bunny?" She choked.

He turned to see Hana; his bright green eyes now have relief in them. "Where were ya!? When I went to check on ya, you were gone! Don't EVER make us worried like that-"

He was cut off when Hana suddenly jumped at him; her arms wrapped around his neck. "Oof!" He suddenly said as he stumbled a little; but managed to find his footing.

Hana was crying into his fur as she held the Pooka tightly as if he was the last thing on eart to hold onto. "...you're alright!" She said. Bunny stared at her confused as he wrapped his arms around her waist; returning Hana's embrace.

"...of course I'm alrigh', Sheila...why wouldn't I be?" He asked. Hana kept crying into his shoulder. She pulled away to see Bunny's green eyes. "So..everyone else is..."

"They are all fine, Sheila." He said; reassuring her. Hana sighed in relief as she buried her face into the crook of his neck. "P-Pitch showed me that...you and the others..." She couldn't continue as she kept crying into his fur.

Bunny felt rage inside of him. Pitch told her a lie and she was so desperate about it." She doesn't like to be alone anymore. She was family to them... and she was the love of his life.

"...Do ya really believe that Pitch would take this ol' Pooka down like that?" He asked. Hana scoffed as she tightened the hug slightly. "...I shouldn't doubted you guys...I'm sorry..." She said; her voice begging forgiveness.

Bunny puts a hand under her chin; making her look at him. He smiled as he kissed her softly. She wrapped her arms around his neck; deepening the kiss as she felt his arms around her waist.

As soon as they pulled away, she rest her head against his shoulder. "...promise me you won't leave." She begged. Bunny chuckled under his breath and tightened the hug.

"...I promise, Sheila.

Wow, this has to be the longest chapter I ever did. Well, things turned alright for Hana; glad that they really didn't die and Bunny reassured her.

So what will happen now? Will Bunny and Hana tell the others of how they feel for each other?

Find out in next chapter

Until then

BlackDragon157