Chapter 12 is here

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Well, here we go

Ch.12: Blood is Drawn

He sighed deeply in his sleep; but then heard giggling as it made his long ears flicker slightly. He cracked one eye open to see a familiar fairy next to his bed; a soft smile on her face.

"...what are ya doin here, Tooth?" Bunny asked in a tired voice.

"Just checking on Hana, but I think she's comfortable where she is." She said. He was confused of what she had meant, but then looks down to see Hana fast asleep; her head resting on his shoulder as one of her hands were resting on his furry chest. She was breathing softly.

He smiled softly at her as he brushed the bangs away from her eyes.

Hana fluttered her eyes opened, but then closed them as she cuddled deeper into his furry chest; sighing deeply.

"Tell North that we'll be at his shop in a bit, I need ta make sure Sheila didn't have any more nightmares." He said. Tooth was surprised that Hana didn't tell anyone that she was having nightmares.

"How come she didn't tell us?" She asked. Bunny only shrugged. "I only found out yesterday when I went lookin' for 'er. It nearly scared the daylights out of 'er and she asked me to stay 'ere for the night." He said as he kept stroking Hana's silky black hair.

Tooth sat on the edge of the bed. "...what was the dream?" She asked.

Bunny sighed; they had to know sooner or later or it's gonna eat Hana up is she only tells him. "...well,"

He explained what Hana told him last night and it bugged her again last night and she asked him to sleep with him for the night to make sure that the dream doesn't come true.

Tooth's eyes were wide with shock after Bunny was finished.

"...it's scaring her an' she's tryin' so hard to be brave for everyone..." He whispered. Tooth sighed sadly as she stroked Hana's cheek; making her shift slightly before fluttering her eyes open once more.

"Sheila?" Bunny asked; unsure if Hana was half awake or not. Hana looks up to see Bunny and Tooth staring at her.

"...what's goin' on?" She asked in a sleepy voice. Bunny kept stroking her hair. "Sheila...I think it's time ya tell North what happened." He said. Hana then saw Tooth. She stared at her; the sorrow showing in her mismatched eyes.

"...Bunny told you?" She asked. Tooth nodded and gave her a warm embrace. Hana tried to relax; not use to having a female older than her hugging her; due to her mother.

But for once, she actually returned the embrace as she closed her eyes. Tooth soon pulled away. "I'll meet you two back at the shop." She said and was soon gone in a flash.

Hana turned to Bunnymund as she sat on the edge of the bed with him. "...I'm sorry if I caused so much trouble for you guys." Hana said. Bunny ruffled the top of her head. "No ya didn't, Sheila. Jack usually causes trouble and he gets on me nerves alot." He joked.

Hana laughed slightly. "You know you don't mean that. I know you care about him." Hana said.

Bunny chuckled. "Don' tell 'im that or it will be less fun ta make fun of 'im." He said. Hana smiled as she playfully punched his shoulder. "Sure thing, ya big softy."

Bunny chuckled again as he wrapped one arm around her shoulder and rubbing it soothingly; then stood up. "Well, we better get goin'." He said. Hana nodded as she followed Bunnymund.

He checked over his head. "How is the bump?" She asked. Bunny hummed as he saw the bump. "Well, it only swelled down lightly and ya seem ta walk just fine, so I wouldn't worry about it." He said.

He then made a tunnel. He lowered down next to Hana. "Ready, Sheila?" He asked. Hana smiled as she got on his back; wrapping her arms around his neck. "Let's go." She said.

Bunny jumped down the hole and ran on all fours as Hana held on; her arms wrapped tightly around his neck. "Sheila...can't breathe." He gapsed slightly. Hana loosened his grip. "Sorry!"

When they got to the opening, for once, Bunny actually appeared inside North's shop instead of outside. Hana smiled as Bunny stood up; her still being on his back. "Hey, you got it this time!" She said as she slipped down.

"Yeah, for once, I actually got it this time." He smirked. Hana laughed slightly. She then stares at the door in North's office. She was about to open it, but Bunny stopped her.

"I suggest ya knock. He's still mad a little if ya don't knock." He said. Hana then remembered North yelling at a Yeti about knocking on the door. She nodded; not wanting to be yelled in Russian and knocked on the door.

"Come in!" He said. Hana shrugged at Bunny. "At least he's feeling jolly today." Hana said. Bunny shrugged. "Sheila...we're talking about North here." He said. Hana smirked. "True."

Hana sees North ice sculpting on a toy that looked like a toy car. North turned to see Hana and Bunnymund standing at the doorway. "Ah! What can I help you two with?" He asked.

Hana smiled slightly; but it soon faded as felt her shoulders dropped slightly as a familiar feeling in her heart was eating her away. It was Fear...and it was effecting her in some way.

North noticed that Hana's mood changed. "Bunny. Let me talk to Hana alone." He said. Bunny nodded and gave puts his hand on Hana's shoulder and squeezed it in comfort, then leaving while closing the door.

"...I know something troubles you. You can tell me." North said. Hana took a deep breath of courage, but when she was about to speak, the words wouldn't come out at all. It turned to jello in her throat.

She then felt North's hands on her shoulders; her mismatched eyes meeting his blue eyes as he knelt down to be eye level with her. "Hana...what is troubling you?" He asked once more. Hana didn't feel the tears rolling down her cheek; so scared right now.

She then felt herself being pulled into a soft embrace from North. She clenched to his shirt as she cried softly. He was patient with her since she was still a child by heart since she was force to grow up from her past life. She was missing so many things when she was little and it was all taken away from her eversince her father had died. North kept rubbing her back as he heard the sobbing turned silent after a half an hour.

"I've...I've been having n-nightmares for the past few days...It...was the same thing over and over..." She cried as she tried to tighten the hug. North nodded as he stroked her silky black hair. "...what was it?" He asked. Hana shook her head; not wanting to explain it twice since she was still shaken by it. "B...Bunny knows it. I-I really can't tell...I can't..."

He sighed as he pulled away; resting a hand on her cheek that were stained with tears. "Don't worry. We'll figure something. We are Guardians and we will help you. We...are family. We look out for each other." He said. He pushed a tear away from her cheek with his thumb.

Hana stared at North as he gave her a soft smile as she hugged him. "...thanks, North." She whispered. He chuckled as he patted her shoulder before pulling away. "I go talk to Bunny. You need rest. Sandy will be with you in moments." He said as he guided her to the door.

Bunny saw Hana and smiled softly. "Bunny. I need to talk to you. Hana, you go rest." He said. Hana nodded as she stared at Bunny. "I'll be with ya shortly, love. Get some rest." He said as he kissed the top of her head.

Hana nodded as she saw Phil the yeti guide her to her guest room. As she got there, she noticed that Sandy was already there. He smiled at her and waved. Hana smiled. "I'm guessing that North told you to meet me here without me knowing how?" She asked.

Sandy nodded. Hana was shocked. "...wow, North has a bunch of tricks up his sleeves that I don't know about." Sandy chuckled silently and motioned her to lay down on the bed. She nodded as she got onto the bed and laid down.

"...you'll stay, right Sandy? I mean,...until you have to go and do your job, that is..." She uttered. Sandy smiled softly and nodded; stroking her hair. She sighed deeply as she closed her eyes.

Sandy used his dream sand and started to give Hana a nice dream. Sandy noticed that she was riding on the back of a dragon in her dream; like she usually do with Silver everyday.

He smiled as he kept making the dream sand; making sure that Hana doesn't have any nightmares.

Meanwhile, after a few hours of explaining, Bunny told North everything what Hana had told him. When he was finished, North was stroking his beard as he was in deep thought. "This is serious. If it bothers Hana, then it will most likely be advantage to Pitch." He whispered.

"...I just don't know what to do, North. What if..." Bunny paused right there; not daring to finish the sentence. North sighed and place a hand on his furry shoulder. "Bunny...I know that you want to protect her. I respect that. But, you cannot let false visions get in your way. You are Guardian of Hope. As long as Hana hopes, good things will come." He said.

Bunny sighed deeply. "...I will alert the others." North said.

"Tooth already knows about it, just not Sandy and Frostbite." Bunny said. North nodded as he guided Bunny to the door. "You check on Hana." He said and then shuts the door.

As soon as he got to the guest room, Hana was sitting near the window; wide awake and Sandy was already gone. Hana was using some of her imagination magic as she made a small pegasus run around her finger and then disappeared into thin air.

He noticed how red and puffy her eyes were. She must've been crying for some time when he was talking to North. Bunny walked towards her, then standing right next to her. She must've known who walked into the room, because she leaned against Bunny's furry shoulder. He sighed as he picked Hana up in his arms; carrying her bridal-style as he sat on the edge of the bed and putting Hana on his lap.

She could no longer cry, all out of tears and was unconciously running her fingers through his fur on his chest. He sighed as he kept rubbing her shoulder. He doesn't know what to do now, knowing that she was really scared since she was shivering in his arms.

Hana then looks at Bunny; which made him look down right at her. She then placed a soft kiss on his lips as she slid her arms around his shoulders. He kissed her back as moved his arms from her shoulders to her waist.

As they pulled away, she buried her face into the crook of his neck; her arms still around his shoulders. He smiled softly as he held her so close to him; afraid that she'll disappear any moment.

Hana soon heard a snort. She turned to see a nightmare outside her window. It neighed and darted off.

Bunny got up and stared at the window. "Stay 'ere, Sheila. Me and the Guardians are going to fend off Pitch. Stay 'ere where it's safe, alrigh'?" He asked; stroking her cheek.

Hana wanted to argue, but sighed; since she was still shaken from the past few days. She nodded, telling Bunny that she will stay. Bunny smiled and gave her a soft kiss on the lips.

"I'll be right back, love." He said as he darted out of the room.

North had summoned the other Guardians and were off into the sky on North's sleigh. Pitch was on a nightmare as black sand were surrounding him as a cloud as he smirked.

"I'm so glad to see you all once again." He said. Bunny had his boomerangs out as Jack held his staff up and Sandy had golden sand whips. Pitch smirked as he sends his nightmares to attack the Guardians.

Sandy attacks the nightmares with his golden whips. Jack shooting ice magics at the nightmares as Bunny threw his enchanted boomerangs and his exploding eggs to defeat the nightmares disappear.

North was steering his reindeers to keep the sleigh steady as Tooth flew at magnificent speed and destroying the nightmares with her speed skills. Pitch, however was doing something as he planned.

He formed a sword out of the dark shadow sands and aims it at the Guardian of Wonder. "...soon, no one will ever believe in you all...only me." He said.

He soon threw the sword as it goes straight towards North. Jack then saw what was happening. "North! Look out!"

North was about to look, but a shadow was blocking him as he heard a slash. He turned and his eyes were wide with shock and so were the other Guardians to see what has happened.

A black furry dragon blocked the attack to save North. The sword was deep in it's chest as it gasped painfully. Pitch smiled as he saw the dragon as it tries to keep flying as the blood was dripping from her wounds.

"Well...I knew you would defend them from my attack." Pitch said. The dragon opened it's eyes; revealing the pale mismatched eyes. Pitch laughed. "So...how did you enjoy my nightmare I sent for you?"

The dragon growled as more blood poured out of her chest. Pitch smirked as he knew that the dragon was soon drained.

"...so long,...Hana."

The Guardian's eyes went wide when Hana turned her head slightly; a weak smile on her face. She was shaking as she felt the wings starting to fail her. "Yes, Hana...it was all a trick...to make you weak and defenseless and once then...I could strike you." He said.

Hana was shaking as she felt weaker and weaker. She stared at the Guardian of Hope as he stared at her with eyes wide with shock and horror. She smiled weakly as a single tear ran down her cheek.

"...I'm sorry..." She weakly said.

She was soon tumbling to the ground; landing in the ocean with a big splash.

"SHEILA!" Bunny was about to jump in to save her, but Jack held him back. "Bunny! She's gone!" He said as Bunny struggled in his grip. "No she ain't, Frostbite! She's stronger than this!"

Blood was soon was flown in a circle in the ocean as the bubbles fainted and it was nothing but a puddle of blood blending in the ocean. Bunny's eyes were wide with horror as he fell to his knees on the sleigh.

She was gone...the love of his life is gone.

Pitch laughed as he disappeared into the dark air. "What will you guys do now? Now that your young Imagination Guardian is no longer around now?" He was soon gone, leaving the Guardians shocked from what has happened.

Hana had taken the hit...and sacrificed herself to save the others. And now...she was gone.

Everyone was silent when they were at the Pole. Sandy sat on the sofa in silence, a sad look on his face as Tooth had her face buried into North's shoulder as she cried softly and North was holding Tooth as he rubbed her back in soothing circles. Jack was sitting on the chair, staring at his staff, wishing to do more for the female guardian.

Bunny wasn't doing so well at all out of all of them.

He was sitting on the edge of the window, staring at the snow outside as it was dark outside. He sighed a shaky breath, wishing this was all a dream and Hana was right with them, but she was gone.

"Hey, Bunny?"

Bunny turned to see the young Guardian of Fun next to him. He sighed as he stared outside. "No offense, Frostbite...but I don't want to be bugged right now..." He said as a single tear ran down his furry cheek.

What then surprised the Pooka.

Jack had wrapped his arms around Bunny's shoulders; hugging him tightly. Even if he likes to annoy him, Bunny was like a older brother to Jack and he hated to see Bunny upset. He smiled slightly as he felt Bunny's arms wrapped around his torso; hugging him tightly as if he was the last thing to hold onto right now.

Bunny tried to hold back the tears, but was failing as he buried his face into Jack's shoulder; crying softly into his shoulder. Jack rubbed her back in soothing circles as he felt the Pooka shivering.

"...I know how it feels, Bunny." He whispered into his ears. Bunny held the young Guardian tighter to him as he felt Jack rubbing his back soothingly. He kept crying into Jack's shoulder.

"..'s my fault...'s all my fault..." Bunny choked. Jack couldn't say anything no more, he kept rubbing the Pooka's back as he kept crying into his shoulder. Jack knew the pain, since he never saw his sister ever again when he died and became a Guardian. Jack knew that Bunny was like him. He couldn't see Hana now that she is gone out of his life.

After awhile, the sobs tuned down as Jack pulled away. Bunny smirked and ruffled the young Guardian's hair. "...thanks, Jack." He said, calling him by his real name for the first time.

Jack smirked. "...no problem."

Bunny stared at the window again and then saw the Moon.

"...please, Manny..." He begged. "...help us through this..."

Belt the Sloth: Dun Dun DUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN!

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BlackDragon157