Ch. 18 is here!

Oh, I have important news to tell you all.

I forgot to tell you that I have a youtube account, well if you didn't see my profile yet. I did a bunch of Rise of the Guardians fan video and I did a two Jack Frost videos and two Bunnymund videos.

There are other Rise of the Guardian videos on there if you want to check them out.

My YouTube account is: Kali Smith and it has a picture of Black Dragon Officer Tetheus on there as my profile picture.

This chapter will be more of a comfort and romance chapter from Bunny and Bunny's father, Caleb with Hana. Caleb tells a few things about Aster to Hana as she tries to understand him.

Bunny also needs to understand Hana a little more as something...surprise him when he next sees her.

Well, let's get started.

Ch. 18: Every Storm Passes Through

Hana stretched lazily on the ground of the grassy field that were a bright green. She smiled in bliss as she gaze at the clouds in the sky. The wind was softly caressing her hair.

It was a month after the Lucifer encounter and saving Jack from his own fear of drowning in a lake. It was Spring time and it was a little warm enough to go outside and enjoy the sun.

"...mind if I join ya?"

Hana looks up to see Caleb, Bunny's father staring at her. She smiled. "Go on ahead. I don't mind the company." She said. Caleb smiled as he laid down next to her, gazing at the clouds with Hana.

"...can I ask you something, Caleb?" Hana asked. He stared at her; turning his head slightly to stare at her. "Yeah?" He asked. She sighed slightly. "...what was Bunny like? You know...before he became what he is today?" She asked.

Caleb smiled as he gaze at the clouds.

"...he was a hyper one when he was just a kit. Always wanted ta learn somethin' new everyday. Heh, it drove some of me counselers insane." He laughed. Hana had to laugh at that; imagining a hyper baby Pooka running around in circles.

"When he got older; earning his marks on his shoulders, he joined the army and vowed to protect everyone. Once you get to know 'im, he's a proud Pooka that will do anything to make his loved ones happy."

Hana stared at Caleb. "...then you and the tribe were attacked." She whispered. Caleb sighed as he stared at his staff that he held in his hand.

"Yeah...'r tribe was under attack. We don't know who did it, but one thing...Aster was out on a mission when it happen. When...he came back..." Caleb paused there; sitting up as his ears went flat of grief. Hana felt a knot of guilt in her stomach as she ran to Caleb and hugged him tightly around his shoulders.

Caleb was surprised from the sudden contact, but then relaxed as he wrapped his arms around Hana; returning the tight embrace. It was very hard to see his eldest son to grief over the years of his kind destroyed. He didn't want Bunnymund to experience that ever again.

After awhile, Caleb soon pulled away; staring at Hana's blue-green eyes. He smiled as he stroked her cheek slightly before nuzzling her forehead slightly with his black nose. Hana smiled slightly as she leant towards the gentle touch of the older Pooka.

She then noticed how she doesn't know the behaviors of a rabbit.

"...there's...something else I want to know about...just in case." She said. Caleb stared at her. "What is it, Sheila?" He asked. Hana gulped slightly. "Let's say that me and Aster had a kit of our own. How would I know what the kit wants and what does the kit do?" He asked.

Caleb had to laugh at that. "You really don' know about the behaviors of a rabbit, Sheila?" He asked. Hana shook her head; blushing. "...the only animal I ever own was Silver in my past life." She said. Caleb smiled and shook his head.

"Well," He started. "When a rabbit gives a little cry of a whining hoot, that means that the kit is either hungry or alone. They also do a squeak when they get scared or just uncomfortable, but that only happens if it's a stranger they don't know unless it's either the kit's parents or family members. The kit will run around the other rabbit in circles to tell them that they love them. The other way they tell they love ya is they lick you. Sure, some of the animals do it for no reason sometimes, but a rabbit will only do that to tell the other Pooka that they love 'em."

Hana stared at Caleb as he continued. "Did ya know that rabbits purr as well?" He asked. Hana stared at him shocked. "...I thought only cats do that!"

(A/N:...seriously, people...I did not know that rabbits can purr and I just found out.)

Caleb laughed. "True, but rabbits do that because they trust ya enough and when a rabbit touches noses with another nose of a Pooka, that's their way of sayin' hello."

Hana was surprised by all of the information she was getting of how to take care of a kit. She cocked her head slightly. "Is there anything else?" She asked. Caleb kinda laughed nervously at this point.

"...well...did ya know that rabbits have a scent gland under their chin? Well...a baby Pooka will try ta mark his or her scent on the Pooka they care about under their chin. It's called 'chinning'...but...it only happens at such a young age." Caleb said.

Hana blushed slightly. "Has Aster ever...?" She asked. Caleb thought for awhile. "...I'm not sure. Ya might wanna ask him yerself if ya want, but I doubt he'll tell ya yet." He said.

Hana stared at him a little confused. "What do you mean by 'doubt he'll tell me yet'?" She asked. Caleb sighed softly; stroking Hana's head. "Well...he's still...takin' the extinction of the tribe pretty hard and he barely opens up ta anyone these days. Just...give 'im time and he might tell ya someday."

Hana stared at the ground; a sad look on her face.

She suddenly felt a rumble. "Did you feel that?" She asked. Caleb stared at her. "Feel what?" He asked. Hana stared around before sighing. "Never mind." She said.

Hana then stood up; staring at the sky. "I better get back to the Warren. Bunny's proabably wondering where I am now." Caleb smiled as he stroked her cheek; getting her attention.

"...ya know, Aster told me and Victoria about yer past life. How can Lucy hurt a sweet innocent girl like you?" He asked; pushing her bangs away from her eyes. She blushed slightly; looking down. She then felft herself being pulled into an embrace from Caleb.

"...don't worry, Sheila...we're 'ere to protect you from now on." He whispered. Hana sighed sadly, but returned Caleb a tight embrace. "...thank you..." She whispered.

Hana soon pulled away from Caleb and turned into a black eagle. She nodded at Caleb and then took off into the sapphire blue sky back to Bunnymund's Warren.

Caleb smiled as the Imagination Guardian flies away from his view. "Aster...I know I said this befo'...ya better not let Sheila go."

After flying for at least five minutes, she was at the Warren. She then had a sly smirk on her face as she transformed into a Pooka herself and dove down in the high grass that was growing in the Warren.

So slowly, without making a sound, she started to walk silently in the tall grass until she saw a familiar grey Pooka sitting near the opening. She steady herself as she crouched down.

Bunny sighed as he stared into the Warren. Even if his family was alive, he was still troubled by the lost of his tribe. It pained him for so many years as he tried to go foward and never look back at his past. He hoped for himself to keep going foward. The Warren had always been his home when he came here and became a Guardian.

Just suddenly without warning, something tackled him to the ground. He looks behind him and saw Hana in her Pooka form; a wide grin across her face. "...thought I surprise you." She said.

He chuckled as he sat up; Hana still on top of him as he nuzzled her cheek. "...you have many ways ta cheer me up huh, Sheila?" He asked; a soft smile on her face.

She kept nuzzling him as he started to purr slightly in his throat. He then blushed; now realizing what he just did. Hana only cocked her head slightly, but then smiled.

"...I know it means that you trust me, Bunny." Hana said. Bunny stared at her a little surprised, but then folded his ears back slightly and blushed. Hana laughed slightly as she touched his nose with hers softly. He stared at her shocked as she kept pressing her nose against his, then giving him a soft lick on the cheek.

"...are ya sure yer not a pure Pooka, Sheila?" He asked, an affectionate smile on his face. "Based on what yer doin', yer sure do know how ta act like one." He said. Hana shrugged. "...who knows? I might be, I might not be."

He smiled as he kept nuzzling her cheek. A soft rumbling came to Hana's throat; a little softer and lighter than Bunny's purring. Hana then licked his cheek once more before nuzzling her face into his chest.

With Hana in his lap, he held her close as she kept nuzzling his chest. He closed his eyes in bliss as he nuzzled the top of her head. After as it seems like it was hours, Bunny didn't realize that he fell asleep; hearing a soft rumble near.

He cracked one eye opened to see a dark storm cloud heading towards the Warren. He knew that there was a storm coming, just didn't know when. He looks down to see that Hana was gone. She must've went to do her job before the storm came so that she doesn't have to be wet when she gets back.

"...might as well head in befo' I get soaked." He said as he hopped inside his home.

When it slowly turned to night time, the storm was roaring and thundering outside. Bunny sighed as he sipped his mug of tea. He did like tea on some occasions like this.

He stared at the time. It was almost midnight. Hana should've been here by now.

He sighed as he went to his room-

He suddenly heard a noise. His ears flickered foward as he listen to the source of the sound. It sounded like...a cry...of fear.

As he tried to listen to the source of the sound, he stumbles to his room. He looks around in his room until he saw part of the room, his closet where he can hang his strap so he can have a decent sleep. The source of the sound was coming from there. As he opened the door slightly to the source of the sound, he was shocked to see what he saw.

Hana was in her normal form, but was crouched down very low in a corner of the closet; shaking in fear as tears were still rolling down her red stained cheeks. He crouched down so that he can try to see her face.

"Sheila?" He asked softly, "...you alright?"

She was covering her face as she buried her face into her arms while hugging her knees. She yelped in fear as a flash of lightning flashed in the room. She wanted it to stop. It had to stop.

"Hana?" He asked again by using her real name, "...Hana, are you scared of thunderstorms?" He said as he tried to get closer to her. She tried to shake her head no, but yelpd in fear as she heard another thunder boomed in the Warren. She then remember one of the 'punishments' from her past life from her birth mother.

"Why do you always do this to me!?"

Hana was staring at the ground when her mother had yelled at her. She accidentally knocked over a vase her mother made. She kept saying it was an accident and she can make a new one.

"No! Nothing can replace it!" She said as she grabbed Hana by the hair. Silver wasn't there by the time. He was an outside door wolf sometimes and will most likely to be hanging out with other wolf packs if he could.

Hana was soon thrown out of the house into the ground. Lucy then locked the door and yelled out from the window. "You will stay out there until the morning! You understand!?" Then with a forcable slam, she shut the window and latched it shut.

Hana rubbed her arms slightly as she walks around the forest until morning. She suddenly heard some rumbling and felt rain drops on her arms. It was soon down pouring as she ran under a tree.

It was a light storm, so it should pass by soon and she might make it without getting sick.

The storm soon started to tense up. Hana had a bad feeling as she rubbed her arms in order to keep her warm-

BOOM!

Thunder cracks and lightning strikes uncontrollably. She was cowering in fear as she tried to find a better shelter, but the lightning and thunder made her frozen stiff like a deer.

Another thunder booms around the forest as Hana knelt down; hugging herself tightly. "Dad! Help me!" She cried.

BOOM!

She kept crying as the wind was blowing furiously and the rain hitting her hard on her skin and clothes. She slid down until she was sitting down.

Hana tried to cover her ears; hoping that it would help out slightly. Tears were still sliding down her cheek as thunder boomed once more and lightling flashed across the pitch black sky.

"...please...help...someone, please..."

Hana was still trembling as the storm was roaring outside the Warren. She felt so helpless being seen like this. Bunny was unsure what to do about this. He knew that the punishments from her past life was harsh, but...if he was right, and hoping that he wasn't right, Lucy proably made Hana stay outside in the storms until they pass.

"Hana...did yer mother force ya to stay outside while it stormin'?" He asked.

Hana tighten her grip around herself as she cried harder. Bunny didn't know what to do.

So, he tried a different approach.

Cautiously, while getting closer on all fours, he sniff Hana's hair, the her forehead, then under her tear stained chin with his nose. This usually helps calming down a scared kit when it scared stiffless.

He had done this many of times with either Alice or Flint when they were young Pookas.

He kept nuzzling Hana with his nose, then gave a soft lick on her tear stained cheek. He didn't have time to react, when the lightining and thunder boomed outside once more, Hana leapt at the Pooka warrior as she tightly wrapped her arms around his neck; her face buried into the furry crook of his neck.

She was crying...hard from fear.

"Shh," He whispered into her ear; hugging her tightly, "Shh, Shh, Shh...'s alrigh'..." He tigthen his grip around the female Guardian. She didn't let her grip loosen at all. She was shaking in fear furiously, crying hard because of her fear.

Bunny nuzzled his pink nose on the top of Hana's head; rocking her back and forth gently in his arms.

BOOM!

Hana yelped in fear, tightening her grip around Bunny's neck. Bunny rubbed her back soothingly; still nuzzling the top of her head softly. "...'s okay...'s okay...I'm 'ere..." He kept whispering comforting words into her ear as she kept crying.

Hana didn't let got of Bunny as he lifted her up, carrying her bridal-style, then carrying her to the bed. He managed to get Hana to lie down as he laid down next to her. She still didnt' let her grip loosen even slightly around his neck.

"Hana...it'll be okay...Bunny's 'ere for ya." He whispered, actually tightening his grip around her. Both of them are having difficulty to breathe, but that was out of their mind.

"...you won't be in the dark no more. I'll be yer light at the end of the tunnel...I'll be yer Hope...yer Guardian." He vowed, then kissing the top of her head. Hana managed to pull away from her tight grip; much to Bunny's relief as he can breathe again. Tears were still rolling down her cheek as he rest his forehead against hers.

He then place a soft kiss on her lips. Hana returned the affection as she place her hands on his chest. Bunny then managed to deepen the kiss as he tighten his grip around Hana. A single tear ran down her cheek as she felt Bunny licked the bottom part of her lips with his tongue during the kiss.

After a few minutes, they soon pulled away; both gasping for air. A small thunder rumbled through the Warren as Hana buried her face once more into his chest. Hana sighed a shaky breath as she felt Bunny rubbed her back soothingly.

"...let's get some sleep, Sheila." He whispered. Hana nodded as she sighed a shaky breath. Bunny wrapped his arm around Hana as she tried to brave herself from the storm that was still blowing outside.

Bunny nuzzled Hana's forehead; before giving a soft and an affectionate lick on Hana's cheek once more. That seemed to lulled her to sleep finally as she she snuggled into Bunnymund's chest.

Bunny almost sighed in relief, but yawned insttead as he closed his eyes, now finally fast asleep.

Okay, this was a short chapter.

I promise to make the next chapters a little longer next time.

What will they do now?

Find out in the next chapter!

Until then,

BlackDragon157