I swear Mother was torturing me. She knew Jack would be at Tooth's when I was told to help May with the flowers around the Mural. May hated being at Tooth's as much as I did, for different reasons of course. I didn't like it because she and Jack were together. May didn't like it because Tooth changed her mind every five seconds when Bunnymund lost track of the boys…they always seemed to find her and mess up her work.
Not that I minded. I loved the boys Zeke was my favorite he was a little troublemaker. Junior really was exactly like his father, including his dislike for a possibly ruined Easter. Orion he was a momma's boy though May thinks it is completely unnatural and was trying to get him out of wanting to be around her. Pierce was a strange mix of his parents, he was serious about Easter, but loved his mothers work just as much.
"April? Are you paying any attention?" May asked.
"Of course I am!" I said from my floating position. "Just tell me how much you want them watered."
"I wasn't…"
"Mommy!" Orion and Zeke shouted popping out of the dirt. May gave me a look that could kill.
"Does your father know you're here?" The boys froze on their way to hug their mother. I couldn't help but giggle quietly at their expressions. Zeke had a look of 'just caught' while Orion had more of a 'mommy I love you don't send me back' look. I couldn't help but think that May could have a soft spot for Orion. Not that she'd ever admit it.
"Why don't I take the boys home?" I asked. I'd do anything to get away from Tooth right now. I could almost feel the moisture in the air slowly turning colder. I knew Jack would come to visit Tooth and I couldn't stand the thought of seeing the two of them being together again.
Flashback
"Jack? You okay?" I asked. We were making an ice storm for some kids to get a snow day. It wasn't boring so to say, but Jack wasn't his usual self. I tried to keep my hopes up since well he and Tooth got together. For some reason Jack didn't like to be away from Tooth for long and sometimes took a baby tooth with him. Today he hadn't it was just the two of us and he just wasn't right.
"I'm fine." He replied to slowly. He'd been thinking about the answer that's for sure. I didn't like this Jack. I didn't like the Jack with Tooth. Tooth had been changing him and I…I don't think it's for the better. He's not fun anymore. He's less reckless and doesn't throw snowballs in a kids face just to get them laughing.
"You sure?"
"Of course I'm sure!" Jack shouted at me.
"Alright." I dropped the subject. I sighed mentally.
End Flashback
"There ya are ya little ankle-bitters!" Bunny came from the dirt followed by the other children. Pierce and Junior looked a little disappointed at their brothers, but looked overjoyed to see their mother.
"Mommy!" May could just barely react before the two attacked her with hugs. The two troublemakers also joined in. May glared at Bunny.
"Couldn't leave 'em alone." Bunny gave her a quick peck. "Let's go boys. Yer mum's got work ta do."
Groans chorused through out the crowd of little bunnies. May looked conflicted. I knew that face. She couldn't leave me alone. She just couldn't. The boys would be fine with their father. They just needed a little closer eye on them is all, right? I gave May my best pleading look to stay, but I had a feeling the pleading looks of her children would beat mine.
"Can you finish on your own?" May asked me. I lost the pleading contest. I reluctantly nodded. Hopefully I could do it quickly and be out of here in maybe a few more minutes. Then I wouldn't have to see Tooth and Jack together. "Thank you." The children cheered and the family disappeared into the rabbit hole.
"What have you gotten yourself into?" I muttered to myself. There was only a few plants left, but they were ones that had to be done right otherwise they wouldn't grow correctly. "Why can't Tooth marry some over enthusiastic dentist and leave Jack alone?" I muttered again. Talking to myself really is some from of craziness right? Maybe I need to drench people in rain again. Ruin a perfectly sunny day. That sounds great ruin people's day just like mine had been.
"Oh April it's beautiful." Tooth snapped me out of my thoughts. "Don't you think Jack?"
Yay! They're both here!
"Yeah." Jack wasn't really looking at our hard work he was looking at me. "Looks great April."
"Thanks. I'll tell May, she and I have been working on it for awhile." I said. I noticed Jack's arm around Tooth's waist. Tooth was directing her fairies every which way. Almost like Jack wasn't even there. 'Was it always like that?' I wondered. "I got to be going Tooth, May and I will be back tomorrow to water and check on the plants." I said.
"Okay." Tooth seemed almost overly happy that I was leaving. Not that I really cared I was really glad to get out of there. I gave a small wave to Jack before I flew out into the light. Now all I had to do was find a sunny place that had a near to zero percent chance of rain. That was of course about to train drastically.
A/N: Alrighty Chapter 2. Does Jack truly like Tooth? Will April ever get Jack?