I'm so close to reaching 200 reviews! I never imagined I would reach 100, and now I'm so close to 200. I want to thank you guys for all the support. I decided to change things up a bit and add a different point of view. Time to find out what the villain is thinking?
Disclaimer: Don't own ROTG.
He stared at Bunny even after he had gotten up muttering something about fixing Easter. He flinched at the mention of Easter but Bunny didn't notice as he walked towards the door. The only one who noticed his reaction was Sandy who had looked back at him. Sandy stared at him for a moment before looking back towards Bunny.
North had a sad face as he stared at Bunny. His eyes were drawn together and with the small frown North looked almost disappointed. His mouth twitched and for a second he thought North was going to say something but then he shook his head.
He watched Bunny walk out the room and disappear as the door closed behind him. Just as the door closed he swore he saw Bunny's eyes watering. He shook it off, blaming it on the lighting. There wasn't any way that Bunny would cry over something like apologizing. When the door shut he was left with an uncomfortable silence. Sandy and North were still staring at the door. Their eyes were focused and he didn't dare move in case they got mad.
He found his eyes looking away from them and focusing on his arm. He poked the needle that was in his arm. He couldn't see it over the tape that was placed over it. He eyed the bag that had a clear liquid in it warily. What was in the bag? What if it was poison or something? Was that why they were so calm? Because they knew he was going to die soon? He shuddered as he started to think about how painful it would be. Was he going to die slowly and in agony?
"Jack." A loud voice made him jump up.
Oh no. He had caught him dozing off. He froze as he started to breathe faster. He remembered the last time he had been caught dozing off. What had he been thinking? He was always supposed to be ready for an order, he was never supposed to be lacking off. He forced himself to look up at North. He expected him to be towering over him ready to hit him. What he didn't expect was for North to be in the same exact spot with a concerned face.
"Y-yes?" He asked meekly. He could feel his heart pounding against his chest but he didn't feel the pain that came with the broken ribs. Instead the only thing he could feel was his heart as it started to beat faster.
"Are you okay? You suddenly spaced out." North asked him.
"Uh." The word came out before he could stop but as soon as it came out he clamped his hand over his mouth. He looked up at North remembering when Pitch had slapped him. He knew this time it would hurt more considering North's hand size. He would be lucky if he didn't end up dislocating his jaw. That was if he just stopped at that.
North stared at him for a moment observing his reaction. His gaze went over to Sandy who was also watching him. North swallowed clearly thinking about something. He took a deep breath before speaking.
"Does that mean you're okay?" North asked him softly.
"Yes." He answered quickly. The last time he had been asked that and he had answered that he wasn't okay he had ended up being more than just not okay. After that experience he always lied to Pitch. It had been drilled into his head that it didn't matter if he was okay or not. His personal health wasn't important. Nobody cared, he had said.
He watched North carefully making sure not to make eye-contact with him. After a moment North nodded.
"We don't want to leave you alone here with Pitch still out there so-"
He flinched visibly at Pitch's name. He suddenly remembered how Pitch had crushed his leg with his sand. The agony that he had felt as he had withered on the ground. He had wanted it to end so badly, he had wanted to sink into the darkness, and never wake up. And that was only because he had let himself get taken. He didn't want to imagine what was going to happen to him once Pitch had him again.
He started to breathe heavily as he remembered all the threats that Pitch had made. All the things he said he would do. He clamped his eyes shut as he tried to block out all the images that were popping into his head. It was only making everything worse. His chest tightened and he couldn't get enough oxygen.
One image that was clear and vivid was Pitch breaking his staff. His chest rose up and down faster as he imagined Pitch burning his staff. He felt his eyes burn as tears appeared. He couldn't imagine what it would feel like if he broke his staff. Would he die if he ended up burning it? His staff was a part of him, and if it was destroyed he had no idea if he would live.
He flinched as somebody placed a hand on his shoulder. Out of instinct he jerked away letting out a cry. He could already see Pitch standing there ready to beat him until he was unconscious. His eyes flew open as he looked at Pitch.
He froze as he finally came around his senses. Pitch wasn't standing there ready to grab him, it was Sandy who still had his hand where he had moved away from him. He blinked trying to get the blurriness out of his watering eyes. What had he just done? He had freaked out thinking it was Pitch when it was somebody else. If they weren't mad before they were now.
He sputtered out an apology immediately. "I-I'm sorry!"
He looked back and forth between North and Sandy. He could tell that he was about to get hit. How could he not? He felt his lip start to tremble and he bit down on it to prevent it from shaking. He looked down and tried one last thing.
"Please, d-don't h-hurt me." He pleaded. His voice sounded alarmed and terrified.
Maybe they would go easy on him because he had begged? Sometimes Pitch just wanted to see him beg. But what if they did the opposite? What if they hurt him more? Pitch sometimes went easier on him because he cried and begged, and sometimes he did the opposite. He watched the Guardians terrified of their reactions.
North raised his hands in front of him as he took a step backwards. Sandy followed suit and put his hands behind him and took a step back. Sandy's face was full of concern that seemed to radiate from him. His eyes snapped back towards North who started to speak.
"Jack I want you to know that we would never hurt you. You don't have to apologize, I shouldn't have mentioned his name. I didn't think about it and I'm sorry that it brought back memories." North spoke softly and slowly.
He stared at him with his mouth wide open. His mind was trying to work through everything he had just said. North had just told him that he would never hurt him. He couldn't wrap his mind around that thought. How could he not hurt him? Pitch told him that he was meant to be hurt. That the only thing he was good at was being hurt.
North told him that he didn't need to apologize. Why would he not if he had done something wrong? Were North's rules different than his master's? Was that why he had apologized to him? He couldn't understand why everybody kept apologizing to him. Pitch had never apologized to him. Even with all the doubt he found himself nodding towards North.
"I wanted to know who you want to stay with." North said. "I know that you don't feel comfortable with any of us but we can't leave you alone."
He blinked trying to get over the fact that he had just been given a choice. When was the last time he had been given the ability to choose something? Now that it was given to him he didn't know who to choose. He swallowed and looked between North and Sandy. North's big voice and figure scared him. He didn't understand Sandy, and he didn't want to anger him. His sand also scared him, it reminded him to much of Pitch's. He opened his mouth slightly still afraid to speak.
"C-can I-I have B-Bunny-y here?" As the words left his mouth he almost gasped in shock. Out of all the Guardians Bunny would be the one with the most reasons to want to hurt him. Why would he want Bunny with him? Was it because at least he would know why he would want to hurt him? Or maybe so he wouldn't have to keep being afraid of him taking revenge?
North looked over at Sandy who had raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Ah, yes. I'll go get him. Sandy will stay with you for a minute." With that North nodded towards him and left.
He looked over at Sandy who was looking at him. He watched Sandy form symbols. A snowflake appeared followed by a medical kit, and finally a bed. He stared at him confused.
"I'm s-sorry I-I don't un-understand." He said his voice cracking a bit.
Sandy smiled throwing him completely off. He shrugged his shoulders and a plus sign appeared over his head. Again he stared at him. Sandy's face scrunched up as he concentrated. He seemed to be mulling over something. Sandy ended up letting out a silent laugh. He stared at Sandy totally bewildered. At that moment the door opened and Bunny stepped through with North following behind him
As soon as he saw Bunny he swallowed. He was standing tall but there was a scowl on his face. He shrank back at his face. North noticed and elbowed him. Bunny gave him a glare. Suddenly he was left wondering if he had made a mistake choosing Bunny. Either way it was too late to do anything now. Bunny was here and there wasn't anything he could say. North leaned over and whispered something in Bunny's ear. Whatever he said caused Bunny to look at him.
His green eyes were observing him, and whatever he found made them widen in surprise. Immediately Bunny closed his eyes and shook his head. He muttered something back to North. North nodded sympathetically before saying something back.
By now he was worried, and terrified of what they were saying. He looked away for a moment to try and calm down but his gaze was drawn towards Bunny again. Bunny was now staring at him, North and Sandy were walking towards the door. Both of them stopped by the door. North smiled at him, his tough intimidating look disappear.
"Take care Jack. We'll be right here if you need us okay?" North asked.
Out of habit he nodded. With a nod back they left leaving him alone with Bunny. His eyes flickered back and forth trying not to look at Bunny too much. Now that he was standing alone he took in how rigid and tense his posture was. He realized that he was holding a paintbrush in his hand and an egg in the other. He stared at the egg for a moment captivated by the beautiful designs that had been painted on it. He never realized that he had been staring at it for a while until Bunny spoke.
"Like it?" He jumped and looked up at Bunny. An apology bubbled out of him by instinct.
"I-I'm sorry."
Bunny watched as Jack apologized again. He blinked in surprise as he tried to work out why he had apologized. He watched Jack's eyes flicker down to the egg he was holding in his hand. Taking a risk he slowly made his way to the chair that was next to the bed. Bunny watched Jack tense and his eyes widened in fear. His chest ached as Jack cowered and raised his arm up when he reached for the chair. For a moment he froze in shock before he snapped out of it and pulled the chair back until there was space in between them.
He sat down and made sure that he looked as nonthreatening as possible. Jack slowly lowered his arm down. To his surprise he apologized again.
"I-I-I'm sorry."
This time Bunny had to ask him. "Why are you apologizing?"
Jack froze and looked at him. He seemed to debate over something before he responded. He muttered it so softly that Bunny had to lean forward slightly to hear him.
"I-I'm not supposed t-to prot-ect myself. Pitch doesn't l-like it. Makes it worse."
Bunny closed his eyes for a moment to swallow down the fury he felt. Pitch made Jack not be able to defend himself? He couldn't imagine what it felt like to be getting hit and not being able to do anything to defend himself. He couldn't imagine the humiliation it must have brought Jack. It must have made him feel so weak, and defenseless.
Bunny nodded and looked at Jack. "It's alright. You didn't do anything wrong. You were just curious." He didn't miss Jack's face of surprise at his words. His eyes looked up at him almost hopefully. It broke Bunny's heart to see Jack get so happy about a simple comment. He raised the egg he had in his hand and slowly stretched it out towards Jack.
"Here take a closer look." He encouraged.
Jack stared at the egg in his hand before slowly reaching out to take it. His cold hands brushed his own as he grabbed the egg. Bunny leaned back and watched him hold it like it was the frailest thing in the world. For a moment it looked like the only thing he was going to do was stare at it but then he slowly turned it around and ran a delicate finger over it. As he traced the complex design on it Jack's face softened.
Bunny smiled slightly. Jack underneath everything was still a child. He leaned back into the chair and observed him. Jack suddenly gasped, the egg slipping from his fingers and falling. His lip quivered and he looked up at Bunny with large fearful eyes. He watched his eyes start to water before he cowered. Bunny immediately looked over Jack trying to figure out what had happened.
Was he in pain? Did he somehow get hurt? Had the yetis missed something? He frantically looked over him expecting blood to spilling out of somewhere or a bone sticking out. When he didn't find anything he slowly rose from his chair and crouched over Jack carefully. Jack was starting to breathe faster and his mouth was open as he took sharp breaths. Bunny swallowed before placing his hand under his chin.
Jack immediately reacted. He let out a whimper as he locked eyes with Bunny. His eyes were so full of fear. Bunny titled his head up a bit. Jack instantly tensed. He decided to approach him like a scared animal.
"Are you in pain?" Jack shook his head.
"Did you hurt yourself?" Another shake.
"Did something happen?" This time he nodded.
"What happened?" He pressed gently not wanting to scare him.
Jack let out another whimper. "I-I, there's-s fr-fr-ost. I froze t-the egg." His voice trembled through the whole sentence. Bunny let out a breath he had been holding. He felt relief flood in. He had been so scared that it had been something serious and dangerous.
Bunny gently rubbed his thumb against Jack's cheek trying to calm him down. Jack tensed and stared at him confused. Bunny tried to reassure him with his eyes. He tried to show all the kindness, and love he could. At first Jack seemed to be doubting himself but as he glanced at him again Bunny saw all his walls crumble. He leaned forward desperately trying to soak in the touch. Bunny stared at him in shock, amazed at his reaction.
How starved of contact was he? Feeling braver scooted forward until there was only a small space between them. Hesitantly he wrapped his other arm around him until he was halfway hugging him. Jack tensed and a muffled whimper came from him. Bunny tried his best to ignore his trembling and instead rubbed circles on his back. After a moment Jack seemed to relax a bit more. His head sagged against his chest for a moment before it shot back up.
"I-I'm sorry! I-I didn't me-mean to l-lean on y-you!" He stuttered.
"Shhh. It's all right, I don't mind. Don't worry about the egg. I'll make another one." Bunny said. He slowly uncurled his arm from Jack but kept his hand on his cheek. The egg itself wasn't frozen there were just little swirls of ice encircling it. The ice complemented the design making it even more beautiful. "Here you can keep the egg. It's beautiful." He took his hand away as he reached for the egg. He froze when Jack let out what sounded like a whine.
Bunny looked down at him. Jack clamped his hand over his mouth as his eyes widened in alarm. Bunny smiled trying to reassure him. When Jack started to sputter out apologizes and his breathing became erratic Bunny grabbed the egg and placed it in his hand. He curled Jack's fingers around the egg before giving his hand a light squeeze. Bunny backed away trying to give him more space. He ended up sitting in the chair.
Jack stared at the egg for a moment before looking up at him. His face was full of surprise and disbelief. His eyebrows scrunched together as he seemed to think over something. After a moment he whispered, "Thank you."
Bunny smiled. "Do you want to help me paint the remaining ones?" He asked him taking out another egg.
His blue eyes widened in shock. Jack opened his mouth only to shut harshly. His teeth snapped together and Bunny winced. Bunny nodded indicating him speak. For a moment Jack hesitated before opening his mouth.
"Yes, b-but I-I don't-t kn-know how t-to paint." His voice was full of panic that was clearly visible.
Jack looked like he was expecting a blow at any moment. He kept fidgeting and his whole body was tense. Bunny nodded and handed him a brush and an egg. Jack flinched expecting to get hit until he saw what he was holding out.
"Don't worry. I'll teach you." Bunny said. He watched Jack blink trying to process what he had said. His face showed so much confusion that Bunny was left wondering if he had ever had a good experience. Jack nodded, but the shaking in his hands said otherwise.
"Okay so here, watch me. Follow me." Slowly he demonstrated what he had to do. Jack watched him intensely, his eyes observing everything he did. His eyes never left his hands as he showed him through the process. When he was done explaining he encouraged him to try. "It's your turn now try the best you can. It doesn't have to be perfect."
Even with the reassuring words Jack still looked terrified. His hands trembled to the point where Bunny didn't know how he could hold the paintbrush without dropping it. He watched him, giving him tips here and there. Every time he spoke Jack tensed and started to tremble. Even when he reassured him that he was doing fine Jack still seemed to doubt him. Bunny watched Jack slowly start painting it. At first it didn't look like anything and Bunny had to hold back a chuckle. It would only scare him more.
He observed him for a while more before taking out an egg himself. He leaned back into the chair and crossed his legs. With a deep breath he concentrated on the egg. He was so caught up in his work he almost missed the soft snore that echoed through the room.
Bunny looked up startled before a smile broke out across his face. On the bed was Jack his head rolled to the side on the pillow. His lips were open and a light snore was coming from him. His forehead was free of any creases and his eyes were peaceful. In his hand was the brush with the finished egg in his lap.
Bunny chuckled lightly as he got up from the chair. He tucked the egg he had finished into his pocket. He approached Jack slowly afraid to wake him up. Once he reached Jack he grabbed the paintbrush from him and tucked it away. Once he caught sight of the egg he gasped. Bunny picked up the egg cradling it carefully afraid to break it. In the light he could see the elegant swirls that decorated the whole egg. Strokes of white, blue, and silver all decorated the shell. Where one color ended the other started.
Bunny smiled as he realized that it looked like winter. He admired it for a moment longer before placing it back in his lap.
"I'll take care of you. I swear it. Even if it's the last thing that I do." He whispered. Bunny brushed Jack's hair out of his forehead. Even in his sleep Jack twitched slightly trying to get rid of the danger, but Bunny didn't stop he kept rubbing his cheek. After a while he slowly leaned into the touch rubbing his face against his hand. Bunny for once didn't mind the contract.
He stayed like that for a while until the door opened. Bunny whirled around tensing before he realized that it was North. North opened his mouth but Bunny beat him to it.
"Shhh!" He shushed him. North whispered out an apology before he walked in. He stopped besides Bunny. His eyes flickered down towards Jack before turning towards him.
"How is he?" North asked him. Bunny glanced at him.
Bunny rubbed his eyes. "He's so terrified of everything. When I went to grab the chair he freaked out and raised his arms. Then he just started apologizing. When I asked why he was apologizing he said that Pitch doesn't like it when he defends himself. Can you imagine what kind of trauma he's been through?"
North's eyes dulled slightly. "I can't even begin to imagine the horrors he's been through. I honestly don't know if we can help him."
Bunny looked up at him in shock. His mind tried to say something back but his mind came out blank.
North let out a soft sigh. "Sandy and I have been discussing about what to do. Now that Tooth is out of this fight, and we have Jack to protect, well we're going to have to maximize the security. Sandy and I agreed that it would be easier to have Tooth and Jack in one room. That way there not that far apart. What do you think?"
Bunny thought about it for a moment. It would be easier to have them together, but it would also be easier for Pitch to harm Tooth if he tried to get Jack back. "Well, it would easier but if Pitch decides to show up then he could harm Tooth." He responded.
North nodded. "I was thinking the same thing. I think this has only one solution. We need to defeat Pitch. The sooner we get rid of him the faster we can help Tooth and Jack."
Bunny immediately nodded. "Yes, the sooner we defeat him the faster this will all be over. This time we're going to attack him."
"Pitch is going to pay for what he's done. I'll make sure of it." His eyes darkened at the last part.
A frown etched itself on his face for a moment as he stared at the globe. The bright yellow lights flickered but otherwise remained stable. Pitch scowled and turned around facing away from the globe. His light footsteps barely made any noise as he walked down the hallway. He stretched his hand out and grazed the wall. His sharp fingernails scraped the wall making a screeching sound that echoed through the lair.
While he had a slight delay his plan was still in motion. A little minor problem that was nothing but an annoyance. Jack should have never been seen, much less taken. What made him even angrier was that he had been taken right under his nose. He was sure he had him, all he had needed was a little threat and Jack had come crawling back to them. But then Sandy had to step in and ruin everything. He sneered at his name.
He should have eliminated him but Tooth had to get in the way. Sandy would have been dead if it wasn't for her. A chuckle escaped his lips as he thought about the Tooth Fairy bleeding out. Her head dangling as he held her by the neck slowly squeezing the life out of her. At least he had one less Guardian to worry about. She wouldn't be getting in the way anymore. The only thing he had to worry about now was getting Jack back.
He paused by a door thinking about his next move. Suddenly a twisted smile broke out on his face as he pushed open the door. As he walked into the room the door behind him closed slowly creaking the whole way. With his head held high he walked towards the item in the middle of the room. There being held by the shadows was Jack's staff. As he approached it he clicked his tongue.
There was going to be a slight change to his plan. Now he had a better plan. Yes, he had the perfect plan. He stared at Jack's staff. The staff looked pitiful and weak as he picked it up. This simple stick would be the downfall of the Guardians. Pitch let out a small chuckle that quickly escalated until he was letting out full blown laughs.
"How does it feel Guardians to know that a simple stick will be your downfall? The person that you're protecting with your life will be what defeats you!" He threw his head back and let out a sinister cackle.
Woah! Another chapter, and early! So I'm curious to hear what you guys thought about Pitch's, evilness? What do you guys think his plan is? I have a plan in mind but any suggestions are welcomed!