Ok, so it seems to be a unanimous vote that I should make this story a drabble series, which I am happy to do. Let me warn you, most of it will probably be either family fluff, or hurt/comfort angst. This story is just another by product of my twisted brain…Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: No I do not own Rise of the Guardians, and I never will…unless I grow up to be a billionaire and buy the rights…but that is unlikely to happen

"What on God's green earth is that?"

Jack turned from where he was sitting to grin up at the Easter bunny. "North installed a TV because he wants me to do 'research' as he calls it. He knows what makes kids happy, but he wants to cover all the bases, so I'm supposed to watch what kids watch in hopes of connecting with them, and tell him what they might like under the tree this year."

Bunny raised an eyebrow and shook his head "I know what a TV is ya gumby, I meant what is it that you are watching? And why do you have that thing on your head?"

Jack fingered the ninja head band currently adorning his forehead. Jaime had given it to him exclaiming that if he was going to watch this show, then he needed to wear it as a sign of respect. Jack still didn't quite get it, but he loved it all the same. Giving a careless shrug, the winter spirit turned back to his show.

"This" he said dramatically "Is Naruto…and what I have on my head is a Ninja headband engraved with the symbol of the Village hidden in the leaves, also known as Konoha."

Looking back to the TV screen, Aster could see a rambunctious blonde bouncing around like a jumping bean screaming about being the strongest ninja. Giving a gruff snort, the bunny placed on paw on the headrest of the couch, and gave another incredulous glance at the young sprite.

"And children watch this?"

"Apparently it is pretty popular." Jack hummed.

Bunny looked at the screen and found himself drawn to the show for reasons he couldn't quite understand. Maybe because it had to do with the fact that he had mastered Jiujutsu, which was part of the martial arts of Ninjas, and therefore wanted to see if he could recognize any moves; and maybe it was because his inner child was awakened by not only Saturday morning cartoons, but a Saturday morning cartoon about Ninjas. Finally with a sigh of resignation, the Pooka settled himself on the couch next to the winter sprite.

"You're…" Jack began, his eyes wide with wonder "You're going to watch a cartoon with me?"

Bunny shrugged as he feigned apathy "Don't get all mushy on me mate, I don't have anything better to do, and as long as I don't have to wear that ridiculous head piece, I can spare an hour or two to watch a cartoon."

A pout promptly replaced the previous look of joy as he clapped both hands over his head "It's not ridiculous!" he shot back "It's a functional piece of armor worn by Ninjas to help them protect their head!"

Bunny blinked slowly at his obstinate friend before breaking into a round of laughter at his seriousness over what was clearly a child's toy. Shaking his head, the large rabbit could only chuckle "Whatever you say kid."

"Hmph!" Crossing his arms, the boy went back to watching his show, his large crystal blue eyes taking in every second.

Bunny watched him for a few more seconds, and then turned his attention back towards the screen. From what he could see, he could see more than a few similarities between the snowflake and the blonde kid on the screen. Both of them were stubborn, pranksters, and determined to do whatever they could to get others to acknowledge their existence. No wonder Jack was so stuck on this show, he probably could empathize with the loneliness that this Naruto kid suffered during the isolation of being shunned by his own village. However all metaphorical, and deep thought processes went out the window the first time the Pooka saw Naruto use his Jutsu to turn himself into….a woman.

As a naked woman barely covered up by smoke appeared on the screen, Bunny choked, then began to violently cough as his brain struggled to comprehend what his eyes had just seen.

"Children watch this?!" He spluttered.

Jack merely shrugged in reply.

Bunny shook his head fiercely "I can't believe that children are allowed to watch this kind of trash. Certainly shows how much times have changed."

Jack pursed his lips, then nodded "I agree that the whole naked woman thing is a little creepy, but Jaime says that it gets really good as you go farther into the series."

"And just how long is this show?" Bunny sighed.

"Well this is the first arc which is around two hundred or so episodes, and then there is the second arc which is Naruto Shippuden which is around three hundred episodes, so it's a little over five hundred in total."

Once again Bunny found himself gaping at the boy in shock.

"Crikey…" He murmured "That's longer than some soap operas I know."

Finally Jack turned to the Pooka, his eyes set in a stern glare "Look" he said in a voice dripping strained tolerance "Are you going to talk, or watch the show?"

"Fine, fine" Aster replied, his paws up in mock surrender "I won't say another word."

Thus began an all day marathon of Naruto episodes. With each one that passed, Bunny promised himself that he would leave as soon as the episode ended, but found himself more often than not being galvanized by a cliff hanger, which then prompted him to have to stay for the next episode so he could find out what happened. His favorite scene being the Thousand Years of Pain, during which Bunny could only send a malicious grin in the direction of the frost spirit. Jack glared at him through amused eyes, and pointed a dangerous, albeit mirthful, finger at the rabbit.

"Don't you even think about it," he hissed "ever!"

Bunny's whiskers twitched in amusement as he watched the cartoon representation of the winter sprite go flying through the air after his teacher shoved two fingers up his rear end, which of course gave way to a rather hilarious mental image of his own. Covering up his laughter with a cough, the bunny grumbled;

"Well I wasn't until you said something."

"Hey! What'cha guys watchin'?"

The guardians of Hope and Fun jumped out of their skin at the sudden voice, only to whirl around to find Toothiana and Sandy standing behind them. Sending panicked looks at each other, they could only shrug and admit their current preoccupation.

"We're watching Naruto." Jack said blithely.

"Naruto huh?" Tooth exclaimed as she sat down "I've heard of that show, especially since so many kids in Asia have Naruto toothbrushes."

Jack and Bunny found themselves standing slack jawed shock that Toothiana had heard of this craze known as Naruto, but before too long, all four were littered around the TV room watching nonstop episodes until finally they had actually managed to watch all the way to the end of the first arc.

Turning off the TV, Bunny sat himself back down on the couch and rubbed his temples that were currently aching with a headache from watching too much television. Jack and Tooth however were making plans to start the second arc in the morning.

"I like Sakura best" Tooth giggled "Her hair is really pretty, and once she gets a little older, she will probably turn out to be a pretty awesome Ninja."

Jack nodded "Yeah, but I like Naruto best. He is so cool when everyone thinks that he is down for the count, but he just keeps getting back up until he wins!"

Tooth laughed, unsurprised at the choice. Sandy floated over and created an image of the sand master Gaara, and how unfortunate it was that he never got a chance to sleep. Jack smirked at the guardian of dreams.

"How did I know that your favorite character would be Gaara?" He asked in an amused tone "If for nothing else then for the fact that you both use sand."

Sandy nodded, and then made an image of a sleeping Gaara, and him sprinkling dream dust on top. An image all three smiled at. Turning to the quiet Pooka, Toothiana sent a bright smile to the Easter rabbit.

"Who was your favorite character Aster?"

Bunny pursed his lips as he thought about it, and then gave a firm nod "That genius kid who has control over his shadow. He was pretty neat."

"Yeah!" Jack grinned "I love the fight during the Ninja exam where he won and said he knew every possible outcome before the fight even began!"

Suddenly loud footsteps thumped up to the TV room, and the door opened to reveal North. The large Russian came in with a bright smile on his face "So!" He boomed "How is TV? Did you learn much about what children like?"

"Uh…" came the collective response.

North raised an eyebrow, taking in the Ninja headband still adorning the Winter spirit "Jack…" North began in a stern tone "You did not spend all day only watching Naruto, did you?"

"Well…" Jack chuckled with a guilty grin.

"You know what I say." North grumbled "I said watch many different shows, not just one. I am making toys for millions of children, not just little boys who watch cartoons of ninjas!"

"Girls like it too!" Tooth pouted.

"It was Bunny's fault!" Jack exclaimed.

"Whoa…wait, what?!" Bunny bellowed.

"It was totally your fault!" Jack insisted "Every time an episode ended, you were all 'Well we might as well start the next one', and I never had the chance to change the show."

"You could have changed it at any time!" The Pooka yelled "I couldn't care less about this show."

North pinched the bridge of his nose, knowing that to come into the middle of one of their fights would cause more headache than solution.

"Alright, ALRIGHT" North cried, his eyes twinkling with barely concealed mirth "Tomorrow Jack, you will watch different shows. It is July, and you have next four weeks off from bringing snow anywhere, and I expect you to be doing job, and taking notes about modern children in today's world."

"Aw" Tooth moaned.

"What is wrong?" North asked.

"Nothing, we were just planning on starting the second arc of the show tomorrow" Bunny put in casually, but he twitched when he noticed four faces staring at him with knowing grins. Quickly he grabbed a boomerang and began to polish it as he tried to feign apathy "Not that I care or anything." He amended.

North felt one eyebrow raise, and then sat down. "I guess…" He began slowly, I will just have to watch with you, and see what fuss is about."

"You can't start at Shippuden!" Tooth practically shrieked.

"YEAH!" Jack cried next to her.

"Sorry mate but that's impossible." Bunny shook his head mournfully.

Even Sandy was sending a big X across the room.

"What is problem?" North asked, confusion evident in his features "I thought you would be happy to continue watching show?"

"Well yeah," Jack began "But…you know…"

"No I don't know." Santa said as he crossed his arms over his large belly "Please explain."

"Uh…" The winter sprite looked at Bunnymund for help, and the Pooka sighed.

"Look mate," Bunny said lowly "If you wanna watch Shippuden, then you need to watch the first arc first, chronological order and all that. Otherwise you'll be more lost than a kangaroo in a snowstorm."

North cast a look across the room that immediately broke the heart of everyone in it. It was a look that clearly said 'Why won't you let me in your group?', and that sent everyone scurrying.

"Well, what's watching them all one more time gonna hurt?" Toothiana giggled.

"Yeah, might as well, so that way we can all start Shippuden together." Jack agreed, a smile slowly stretching his face.

"Ah why not!" Bunny laughed.

Sandy flew around making images of popcorn, sleeping bags, and hot chocolate, and within an hour all were camping out in the TV room, prepared to watch the first arc all over again. But this time, they had North with them. The night was passed during a lot of laughter and comments over certain aspects of the show, but by morning, all were ready to begin the second arc.

Please review! Yes, this story wasn't the funniest, but since Anime is taking the world by storm, or at least North America, I wanted to write a special fic dedicated to all the Anime nerds like me who love being overly dramatic about the animated goodness from Japan!