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Chapter 7. Boiling point
Bunny couldn't understand it, he really liked Jack when they were talking but as soon as Tooth showed up his positive opinion of him took a 360° turn. The following week he kept a close eye on the white-haired teen, trying to piece him together. He often observed him by the large pond in their garden from his window on the second floor of his uncle's house. He couldn't help but wonder how he still haven't noticed him there. He didn't even notice when he looked towards Bunny's location, Bunny even waved at him just to be friendly, but the teen still didn't notice. It was driving him nuts.
He even watched him when Tooth was around. It always pissed him off whenever he looked at the couple together. However, what struck him as the oddest was how much time he spent by that pond. He was there at least an hour every single day. Eyes closed, frowning in concentration as if he was trying to hear something far away. Tooth sometimes joined him, listening intently to his words as if they were the greatest words of poetry. He had to admit that when Jack was like that, it was rather breathtaking. He didn't need to hear Jack's words to know that. Considering that those two were a couple, it was understandable that Tooth found it that fascinating.
On the seventh day since his arrival, Bunny went outside to enjoy the summer sun for the last time before school started the next day. He was walking close to the fence when he heard voices from the other side. Already knowing whom it belonged to he went closer so he could hear what he said. What he heard pretty much shocked him to the core.
Jack was telling Tooth a story about a young, prank-loving prince who accidentally angered a witch with his pranks, earning him a curse, which rendered him blind. Many of the kingdom's healers tried to break his curse to no avail. Forever cursed to live in his own dark little world, with no chance of a cure. The prankster prince never pulled a prank again. While everyone had always found it annoying to be the target of the young prince's pranks, they couldn't help but miss them now they were gone, the prince's laughter even more.
The people of the kingdom, desperately tried to revive the prince's joyful cheer, but he only sank deeper into the darkness. Many years later, the prince was now a mere shadow of his former self, his eyes void of emotion, wearing a blank face and none had heard him speak for years. Seeing their once cheerful prince like that was breaking the heart of the people.
One day a beautiful fairy came to the kingdom. She saw what had become of the once cheerful prince and the effect it had on the people of his kingdom. She regarded them sadly because she knew she couldn't cure the prince's curse, but she could help him to 'see' in a different way. The prince became his cheerful old self again with the help of the fairy's gift. The kingdom rejoiced, even more once the prince proposed to the fairy. Once again, the people of the kingdom obtained happiness, the prince even more. Their happiness would never fade again.
Bunny couldn't help but be entranced by the beauty of this story, even though it sounds very similar to the kind of fairytales your parents told. Once again, this angered Bunny, still not able to tell why, angering him even more. He moved away from the fence before he would do something he would regret.
That night he couldn't stop thinking about Jack, he was such a mystery. He was torn between liking him as a friend, as he did that day seven days prior or hating him because he was jealous of what he had, yet not seeming to care.
The next morning he walked to school with Jack, trying to rid himself of his jealous feelings as they talked. They didn't talk about anything special, they were mainly just trying to figure each other out. The following week went on like that, until Bunny could take it no longer. He snapped at Jack while they were walking down the hallway, talking as usual.
"Shut up!" Bunny screamed at the white haired teen, causing him to pause mid-sentence in surprise. Jack's now confused expression. only caused Bunny's anger to rise even further, reaching the boiling point. He shoved the teen up against the nearby lockers, causing Jack to groan slightly at the sudden pain. He sent and angry glare towards the direction of Bunny's face "What the heck was that for?" Jack snapped back at him as everyone started to gather around them to watch the 'show'.
"I don't get it! How can she like a guy like you?" Bunny hissed in anger. "She keeps looking at you with those dreamy eyes and you don't even seem to care!" Jack's expression turned to one of hurt, much to Bunny's confusion. Despite his confusion, Bunny refused to back down as he went on, not giving Jack a chance to explain, "You don't deserve a girl like Tooth." That hit a nerve and Jack's expression turned to that of pure rage, as he broke free of the Australian's grip knocking him down on the floor in the process.
The temperature in the hall fell several degrees as Jack then placed a foot on top of bunny's chest, keeping him down as he 'looked' down on him, his eyes burning with anger, scaring Bunny "What gives you they right to judge me? You hardly know me! How can you say I don't deserve a girl like Tooth when you know nothing about either of us!" he yelled as loudly as he could, displaying his furious state even more. Jack's expression calmed considerably but his eyes kept an icy gaze on the Australian teen, sending shivers down his spine "Don't even dare come here, claiming yourself to be any better! More deserving? Don't make me laugh!" he said with such coldness, frightening all the by-standers, Bunny even more. Jack walked away, not even bothering to look back.