**HOORAY! Here I am, ready for another chapter update ^_^ Hope everyone is enjoying the story thus far. I figured to take a look on the dark side for this chapter and look into how feelings can blossom allll over, also you will get to see our lovely guardians as well ^_^ This chapter will not have much fighting in it, since it's an establish to romance and such type of chapter ^^ WELL HAPPY READIN! Let me know what you all think…. Also for anyone curious, once I finish up my Gundam Wing story I will be starting a Brave story that is quite unique =) So if you like the movie, be on the lookout ^_^ Now on with the show!**

Chapter Five: Blossoms of Affection

Pitch was beginning to think something was seriously wrong with him. The more time he spent around Amaya, the more he felt like a toothfairy agent was fluttering around in his stomach. Her smooth, creamy complexion and her long silken hair pulled the strings within his chest and left him in a cloud of dizziness. He found himself currently pacing around the room he had been given. As he paced, his long slender fingers slowly ran through his spiked hair as though he were deep in thought. His tall, lanky body seemed out of sorts as he heard Amaya's voice from below. He easily picked up her words of wisdom to a few of the people who lived within the town that surrounded the castle. Feeling his curiosity building, Pitch scurried over to peek out the window and look down below. Once his eyes landed upon the beautiful dark woman, his heart flipped a few times within his chest.

He found her to be one of the most stunning creatures he had ever be held. She was strong, wise, intelligent, and scary when it called for it, but yet compassionate about her cause. He had never seen a picture of absolute perfection before in his life, but he knew she was up at the top to being the closest. Turning from the window he rubbed his hand over his chest absentmindedly before stepping from his room and entering the hallway. With long, steady strides, he found his feet moving him out to the courtyard where Amaya was, her hand stroking the muzzle of her Night Terror. As he approached, his bright, vivid eyes flickered along her frame, taking in her beautiful robes all the way to how her hair fluttered in the breeze teasingly. He felt like he could be defeated and die a truly happy man for laying his eyes on such beauty. When his eyes took in Amaya, he knew that she saw him, noticed him, and for now it was well worth it and so much more. His feelings for her was slowly twisting and changing. As his feelings changed, so did his motivation towards the entire situation. He wanted to win and defeat the guardians so he could please Amaya and see her truly satisfied and content.

Amaya paused in her loving pets to her mighty Night Terror as she felt a presence she was coming to greatly appreciate. As her eyes lifted up, she noticed Pitch slowly coming outside and moving towards her. The sight of him caused her chest to tighten as she struggled to keep the s mile from fluttering to her face. She took in his dark hair that defied gravity by sticking up all over, and down along his pale face with such bold, expressive eyes. She paused as she watched him, before letting her eyes move down the expanse of his slender, tall body. She had begun to realize with each day spent together, that she was beginning to truly like Pitch, the Boogeyman. Lately, she had noticed how their closeness made her desire things she had not felt in centuries since before she was sealed away. She wanted Pitch to slam her against something and show her just what he felt, and the thought gave her chills just to think about. She knew that soon, she would make a move and see where it went, but she felt he was beginning to feel similar with how often she felt him staring at her like she was the best nightmare he had ever seen. As Pitch came closer to stand before her, she was unable to help herself as she grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down to press her full lips fully against his.

At the dominance asserted by Amaya, Pitch was quite stunned at the pair of silken lips that pressed tightly against his own. Soon enough he found himself returning the kiss, his hands moving to grab her wrists that held firm to his shirt. Removing her hands he spun their bodies until her back was pressed hard against the Night Terror she had been standing with. Pitch used his taller frame to hold her there, one of his legs pressing between her slightly parted thighs as he deepened the kiss. His teeth gently nipped her lower lip as he tugged lightly before sliding his tongue full within her mouth, dancing along her own. As the kiss continued, a low growl rolled from Pitch as he finally pulled from the kiss, his eyes swirling with such heated passion for Amaya. As she took in his features and the look in his eyes, she smirked and leaned up for another, shorter kiss. After their kissing session, they broke to go back over plans, both understanding their shared feelings without needing to say any words. Both were ravenous to see where it led and what twists and turns could come from such.

On that same day, Bunnymund found himself pacing back and forth. He had not slept a single wink since Delilah had her meltdown. He was truly worried over the beautiful young woman and hoped she would get better so he could see her radiant hair and bright, kind eyes. Even though it had been several days, the knots in his stomach had only increased the longer he went without seeing her. He had heard news from Valleria that Delilah was doing much better and had asked Bunnymund over as a meaning to thank him for taking care of the situation. He had gotten here, to the dwelling to face a not so pleased Sandy, tapping his foot rapidly as though ready to punt the rabbit back to Australia where he had come from. Before Sandy could enjoy his delightful football play, Valleria had come and escorted Bunnymund to a private seating room where Delilah was already at. His ears slowly perked up at he took in her gracefully delicate looks, and noticed she was back to herself, though was in need of some sleep.

Valleria made sure to slink from the room to give the two some privacy as she went to tend to her mighty steed. Once alone, Bunnymund felt like he was going to quite literally hit the floor from his nerves. With a large gulp and one ear flattening while the other stood up straight, he approached Delilah and offered a kind bow to her. With his bow came a soft, kind smile from Dandy as she tilted her head, noticing he was holding something so she could not see. As she sat there, a curious question mark flowed above her head which made Bunnymund almost coo at how simply adorable she looked. With a clearing cough for his throat, he held out his hand and gently showed Delilah just what he was holding as he gave his best smile to her.

"D... Dandy, I made this for you.. I hope you can accept it…"

As Bunnymund stretched out his hand, palm side up, Delilah would finally get to see just what he had been hiding. Nestled within his hand was a beautiful egg, made entirely of crystal glass. The egg was a little bit larger than Bunnymund's traditional Easter Eggs. The egg was carved with breathtaking designs of dandelions and small children wrapped within a pair of protective wings. The egg glittered and caught every ray of light that was around, giving it an almost white glow. Delilah had never seen something this beautiful before, and she knew he had made it by hand himself. Seeing the gleaming gift, she could not help the soft, angelic smile that slowly began to lighten up her sweet features. Bunnymund watched the smile and let his ears lower slightly in his happiness at seeing such a smile. He glanced over to the side, trying to get his heart rate back down.

"Thank you."

It was very softly spoken and barely above a whisper. The sound of the voice however had Bunnymund jerking his head around, his ears standing straight up towards the clouds. His mouth slightly fell open as his face showed one of pure shock. He had no idea Delilah could even speak, but the voice he had heard soothed his inner bunny and made him feel all funny inside. His shock was evident, and Delilah could tell she had quite possibly blown his mind to a million pieces. She only ever spoke to Sandy and Valleria in private, but she felt that after all he had done, as well as giving her such a pure thoughtful gift, that he deserved more than just a smile. She stood, her eyes taking in how his ears flickered about as though not fully believing he had heard what he had. Bunnymund knew he had really heard Delilah's voice, and so bowed his head with a smile as he soon waved his hand about in the air.

"You're welcome Dandy, ya deserve it!"

While Bunnymund was speaking, he nearly fell to the floor by the actions of the lovely Delilah. She had stepped forwards gently and leaned up to press a very tender soft kiss to his cheek before stepping back, her eyes taking in the crystal egg she now held. All the fur along Bunnymund's body frizzed and fluffed up all out of place from the simple feel of her lips against his cheek. His mind was nothing but a puddle of goo after what had happened and he felt like he could beat North's reindeer in a flying race. His heart was pumping rapidly within his chest sending his blood rushing throughout his entire body in a happy fit of joy. His feet longed to dance and make him hop about the place, but he refrained and held himself in firm check, watching as Delilah stepped back, smiling gently.

Bunnymund had finally came down from his giant cloud in the sky and was anxious to speak to Delilah, tell her that he cared for her very much, but his chances were dashed. Right when he had opened his mouth, Sandy chose that moment to come let his presence be known. Sandy had been coming to give his lovely Dandelion a big smooch on the forehead to let her know to be safe when she went back out, but his feet froze in spot. He had just witnessed his little darling doodle bug kissing that furry rat's cheek! Sandy felt the anger ripple through him as he blew sand out of his nose heatedly, his eyes landing upon the now frozen in place Bunnymund. His hair spiked out more as he gently pointed a single finger at Bunnymund and brought it back to punch his fist about three times. He had seen the Yetis do it often when Jack was around and figured he would try the art of intimidation. Sandy hid his smirk at how Bunnymund flinched slightly from his actions, his sand practically leaping for joy at the sight. He was in the process of glaring the eggs right out of Bunnymund when Delilah turned around and gave him a smile. Sandy's heart stopped as his glare was instantly a huge grin, his face seeming perfectly innocent when she looked upon him.

Delilah had no idea of the disapproving stare her father had been giving, since to her he looked overjoyed with the moon over his eyes so to speak. Giving a smile, she was by her father's side within a matter of seconds showing him the beautiful crystal egg. All Bunnymund saw were symbols flying like crazy above her head and the last being a large heart that grew and shrunk like it was pulsating. Bunnymund tried very hard to keep up with the various shapes above Delilah, but he found himself lost as usual when it came to reading sandography. He knew it was not a real word, but it fit best when it came to describing how the sandy Sandy spoke. All he could gather from watching is that she love the egg he had crafted and made for her, and that was all that mattered. He finally pulled himself back to the present, making sure to rid the love-struck grin from his features, and noticed a large question mark over Sandy's head. After that, Delilah spoke with Sandy, who had asked where Valleria had gotten off to all of a sudden. Delilah informed him that she had gone off to find Jack in his hometown to ask him something. Sandy just heaved a sigh, a depressed little ball of sand slowly fluttering away with the wind. Both his little girls he loved and cared for were growing up.

A sneeze fell from Valleria's mouth as she rode swiftly upon the land on her trusty horse. She had the sudden feeling that someone was talking about her and beamed a smile seeming to know if was dear ol' Sandy and Dandy. She paused in her thinking as she noticed the forest she was quickly approaching. She knew Jack had come from the lake in the woods, and hopefully, if she was lucky he would be there. Her mind had been locked on what had happened between them a few days ago. She knew the kiss had been accidental, but something about that simple kiss would not leave her mind and did nothing but spin circles around her. When Jack's lips had caressed her own so very lightly, she felt a wave wash over her very much like a shock of electricity. The jolt had been pleasant, and yet offered so much confusion wrapped with a large bow on top. Every time her thoughts wondered to that day, her heart would begin to flutter rapidly much like it did when she watched a race. It was exciting, like an exhilarating rush of emotion and feelings, and left her longing the touch of his lips again.

This was the sole reason to her coming to see Jack. She felt she needed to speak with him about what had happened, just to get it off her chest so that maybe she could better concentrate on Amaya and her evil scheming. As her eyes glanced up, she realized her horse had stopped and stood before the frozen lake, his mighty front hoof pawing the ground. With agility that mirrored a stalking feline, She slid from the horse and patted his neck affectionately while telling him to go have fun and wait for her call. With the horse trotting off back into the darkness of the woods, she turned and came face to face with the very guardian she had come to see. She easily picked up the pure surprise swirling within Jack's crystal blue eyes that appeared almost clear in her opinion. She offered a bright, cheery smile as she leaned back slightly.

"Good! I was a bit worried you wouldn't be here when I got here Jack, so it's good to see you!"

"Can I.. help you with something Valleria?"

Jack felt the wind gently whistling around them and throughout the entire forest. He found himself captivated as it caused her hair to fall within her gently face slightly, showing the contrast in her fiery hair and her violet eyes. Jack had been shocked to put it lightly when he had actually seen Valleria, whom he had just been thinking about, standing before his lake he stayed at quite often. He look through his bangs that fluttered within his own face at the beautiful woman before him and could tell she was a bit nervous. He was starting to think that perhaps something might have happened, an attack or something, but passed it off since she would have been fighting still. His head lightly tilted as he held his staff gently to lean against it and figured her silence might in fact be a bad thing and something had happened that was so bad, she needed to get help?

"Is everything alright Valleria?" Jack asked in concern.

"Ohh... yes yes, everything is fine... I just had a question is all."

"What would that be?" He was now very curious to this question.

"...Well I've been unable to stop thinking of what happened the other day when we were in Scotland and... I have to say even though it was not intended this way, I find that I enjoyed it...quite a bit actually. My mind has been a race, trying to figure it all out and I have to say I have failed in solving it. My heart beats faster when you are near me, and I finally realized that I think I... care for you. I care about you an awful lot well past the point of friendship."

Valleria finally broke off from her ramblings to take a slightly shaken breath. Jack watched as she gently clasped her hands together, wringing them in a very nervous gesture. It was very clear to Jack that even though she was known for being a spitfire, she was very fragile looking standing before him. He had always seen her so strong willed, and full of energy, but now she looked almost scared of the words she had spoken to him. His ears easily heard the words, and for several moments he could not believe what he was hearing. She... liked him...no cared about him in a deeper way than friends would. He felt like he was just wiped the ground with Pitch at how happy and excited he suddenly felt. He realized though that he had been quiet for too long since Valleria turned around, her intent to leave him be since he obviously did not care about her feelings. Quicker than Jack knew possible, he reached out, his cooler hand lightly grabbing Valleria's wrist as he pulled her body back until she was pressed to his chest, his arms wrapped around her. He held her securely, his face burrowing into her curly hair as he enjoyed her scent filling his nose.

"Stay.. please." Jack whispered gently before taking a calming breath. "I would not be able to bare it if you were to leave. I too, have been constantly thinking about that kiss, and about you. When I first saw you, I have felt almost drawn to you very much like a moth to a lantern. When I feel you, my heart flutters like a snowflake that dances to the ground. I feel light and happy when you are around Valleria. You have captivated me entirely and I wish to be with you. I would not be able to handle not having you here. I know I love you my fiery spirit, so please...let me love you."

Once he had spoken, Jack looked down to Valleria as he gently tipped her chin up so he could look into her beautiful eyes. Jack took in the sudden blush that swept along her tanned cheeks and found himself tilting her head back as he leaned down to capture her lips with his own. He allowed his eyes to slip closed as he continued to kiss Valleria gently, enjoying the tingling sensation that rolled throughout his entire body. This moment felt so right, as though they had been destined to find one another. Valleria felt like she could fly through he clouds without any help at all, her body feeling like it were floating from the kiss. Valleria found herself leaning more fully into the kiss, seeming to be silently asking for more from Jack, which also let Jack know that she wanted him to love her, for she to, loved Jack in return.

Feeling centered and amazed, Jack allowed his kiss to swirl, changing as he lightly flicked his tongue against the bottom lip of Valleria before lightly nipping the lower lip affectionately. Within her joyful mind, she felt his tongue swiping along her lower lip. The feeling of his tongue accompanied by the light bite sent a chill sweeping along her back as she slowly parted her lips, allowing him access to deepen the kiss. Deepen the kiss is just what Jack did as he allowed his tongue to slide within her mouth, his tongue dancing gracefully along Valleria's as he held her close, one of his hands lightly running through her silken hair. Unbeknownst to them, a pale white glow surrounded them as soon as their lips touched. It swirled around both of their bodies and caressed them tenderly as though somewhere, a greater power wept with joy at the two coming together. Once the kiss finally broke, Jack and Valleria were both smiling lovingly at each other as Jack just held her close, enjoying her warmth and her closeness, knowing he held her heart and she held his.

~END CHAPTER FIVE~

Author's Note: SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG! An anonymous person (My sister) broke my power cord for my laptop so I had to get the story from it to my desktop until I can get my cord on Friday. ALSO sorry if anyone seems a bit out of characters, buuuuut as they say, Love makes people act and do stupid stuff ^_^ HOPE YOU ENJOY. ALSO for all you dark fans, more danger is coming on swift wings in the next chapter as well as Bunnymund asking for advice and poor Sandy had HEART FAILURE! JUUST KIDDING! ANYWAYS THANK YOU FOR READING EVERYONE!