"Our goal was to look at Bunny as the creator of life and to view his warren as the birthplace of spring...He is the guardian of life and hope...— Rise of the Guardians Art Director, Max Boas.
Umm, according to the wiki, the creators of the movie seem to think that Bunny is sort of the spirit of spring, and I'm going with that to explain his natural rivalry to both Jack and Gretchen. So no, she's not the spirit of spring because in my crazy head, Bunny is. She's not a water spirit either, but good guess. Your second clue, is that your first clue was actually your second clue ;) I sneaked in your clue in CH2. C'mon! You should know by now that nothing I write is random :D
"Hachebko megovco" said the yeti entering North's living room. Bunnymund was right behind him.
"Thank you, Tim" said North. "Hello, Bunny. It is good to see you" the Russian man patted Bunny in the shoulder.
"Hi North, Sandy. Where's Snowflake? I want to have a chat with him about Tooth" said the Pooka.
"Well, for your information, she was the one who broke his heart!" said North defensively.
Bunny chuckled.
"I know that, I just went to see her. She tried to tell me what's going on and I didn't get it at all. No wonder Frostbite doesn't know how to fix this!"
"You mean you are trying to help?" asked the Guardian of Wonder, incredulous.
"Yes. Poor Toothie is really sad. I don't like to see her like that" said the pooka "is that why you're here too?" he asked Sandy.
The golden man nodded.
"Yes, I called Sandy. He and Jack are close, I thought Sandy might cheer him up. He hasn't been much fun lately, no?" said North.
"Hey, Sandy! You have seen their dreams, right?" asked Bunny.
Sandy winced. He really didn't want to think about those dreams. Specially Jack's.
"Maybe you can tell us what is bothering Toothie" said North, finishing Bunny's sentence.
Sandy thought for a moment. Then a lightbulb appeared over his head, literally.
"Oh, another freak. Just what we needed" said Pitch smiling maliciously.
"Let my friend go or you will regret it, Pitch!" said Gretchen looking murderous.
Gaia was like a sister to her and there was no way she would let this jerk hurt her. Never mind that he somehow managed to defeat Mother Nature, the most powerful spirit she knew, Gretchen was determined to stop him. The old fashion, arse kicking way.
"Gretchen, get out of here!" yelled Gaia, covered up to her neck in black sand.
"I'm not afraid of him, I can kick his ass" said Gretchen, her eyes still locked on Pitch's.
"But you will be afraid of me very soon! Get out, I don't want to hurt you!" Mother Nature was panicking as the black sand moved to her face.
"I'm not leaving you!" said her friend.
"Oh how touchy, really" Pitch said "the little freak risking her life to save her boss. Don't worry, cutie, I won't hurt you. I'll let Seraphina have the pleasure" he laughed his evil laugh.
Gretchen was possessed by anger, she threw herself toward Pitch, kicking him in the face. Pitch was propelled backwards as he fell on the floor. She ran towards Gaia.
"I'll get you out of this and you'll be fine" she said, trying to grab the black sand covering her friend to no avail.
"It's not on me, it's me!" cried Mother Nature. "Get the Guardians, MiM will know what to do!" 'I hope' she though to herself.
"No, I'm not leaving you!" Gretchen said stubbornly.
But it was too late. Gaia's face was completely made of black sand and she closed her eyes. When she opened them, they were yellow, just like Pitch's nightmare mares'.
Gretchen gasped, both hands on her mouth, as a menacing Gaia walked towards her. She turned around to find Pitch also walking forward, a big, disgusting smile on his face.
Gretchen tapped her paw on the floor and escaped through a rabbit hole that disappeared after she went in. She knew she could take Pitch, but there was no way she could defeat Gaia.
"Good girl" said Pitch "go and get the Guardians"
His evil laugh echoed on the palace's walls.
Tooth was sitting on her bed, absently looking down at her clipboard, when the cold breeze made her stomach jump. She closed her eyes and let the cold warm her inside. When she opened them, she saw him by the window. His playful blue eyes were small and dark and he was missing his glorious lopsided grin. She felt that pain in her chest again, knowing that she was the one who had made him sad.
"Jack..." she didn't mean to whisper but she found herself unable to speak.
"Tooth, I..." he said, looking at the floor.
Her wings acted on their own accord and she flew to him, stopping a couple of steps away, as if there was an invisible force holding her back. She stretched her hand out to touch him and he felt her soft, warm hand on his cheek, filling the emptiness in his chest that was about to swallow him. His blue eyes lost themselves in her amethyst ones.
"I know what's going on in here" he said, playing with the feathers on her head. "It just hurts that you don't trust me"
"Jack, it's not..."
"Did you really think that I would take advantage if you told me you were confused?" he said, looking straight into her eyes, searching. He wasn't sure of what he found. "Tooth, I want to make love to you with every fiber of my being" he said, his hand still playing with the feathers around her face.
"You're not helping your case, you know?" she giggled.
Jack smiled and cupped her face in his hands.
"But I don't want to do it if you have doubts. I want you to be happy about it. I want you to know for sure that this is where you belong. Do you remember our second kiss?"
She smiled. She did remember that kiss. It didn't have the butterflies or the passion their first kiss had yet, in so many ways, it was better. It was full of happiness of being together at last, full of knowing that they were in love and that they belonged to each other.
"I want our first time to be just like that" he continued, smiling back at her.
"I'm sorry" she said. "It wasn't you, it was me I didn't trust. I never meant to hurt you" tears menaced to fall from her eyes and she tried to look away.
Jack took one hand away from her face to play with the heart shaped pendant around her neck. The same hand slid down her arm, brushing her shoulder gently and holding her elbow. He pulled her towards him softly, slowly closing the gap between them, her warm breath on his face warming his heart.
Tooth's heart was racing in her stomach as she closed her eyes. She didn't trust herself at all, but she trusted Jack. She lost herself in his wonderful cold, that stab wound in her chest healing as he got closer.
Their mouths were just inches apart when Tooth gasped, taking both her hands to her mouth.
"Are you OK?!" he asked holding both her arms. She looked as if she had seen a ghost.
"Jack... my fairies are in danger!"
"What?!" he asked.
"Fires, earthquakes, blizzards... It's everywhere!" she said, her eyes big with fear.
"We'll split up, I'll take Baby Tooth, she'll tell me where to go!" Jack put a hand in her shoulder "we'll get them back, they'll be safe" he said, reassuringly.
Unbeknownst to them, the nightmare had already started.
thanks for your Reviews and support. Wow! 37 reviews already. I'm feeling the pressure to make this story better than the last one, so I'm taking a bit longer to update. I hope that's OK
