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I just want to say that everyone who reviewed- you guys are amazing! I'm seeing more names I recognize from the Thorki section pop up, and it's really great to see you guys! Shout out to saix-puppy-lover~ glad to see you here, chickadee!
Me no own. Broke college kid just having some fun here. No money made off this what so ever.

Reviews (polite ones, if you don't mind!) are very welcomed here!

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Bunnymund carried the young winter spirit to his temporary arrangement after about three hours of watching the globe spin slowly and ordering the egglettes around. As he laid the smaller rabbit onto the soft, flat surface of the bed, he tried his best not to wake the typically overly hyper winter spirit. Jack needed his rest, and Bunny didn't need an earful from the overly maternal forces of North and Tooth combined. Not that he didn't respect his fellow guardians, but he didn't like to be told what to do when it came to kits. He'd practically raised his own siblings after his mother started to carry her third litter, so he knew what children needed.

As he lifted the light aqua covers over the smaller form, he noted that Jack looked so surreal without his signature blue hoodie. Despite the obvious changes, Jack retained his youthful body type. Bunny could have picked him out of a crowd from a mile away without breaking a sweat. He could still recall that all of his clan members held themselves with a certain grace and strength that the winter spirit seemed to have missed when he gained the ears and fluff. He slouched when he sat, leaned when he stood, and seemed to always require his staff to complete the most standard movements. Jack was nothing like the Pookas he'd grown up with.

As the grey Pooka moved to leave the bedside, he rested a large, terrain-worn paw to the brat's head and brushed the top fluff back. Jack moaned as he snuggled himself into the growing warmth of the blankets, but didn't awake. Bunny smiled to himself as he lifted the paw gently from the brat's head, and moved towards the door.

"Sleep well, Frostbite." Bunny said as he closed the door on the sunlit room as quietly as he could. He didn't waste a moment in getting back to the command center, ordering his egglettes around as he made his way back to his favorite chair.

"Leader," An egglette caught his attention as he plopped down in his chair, brushing the egglettes away from the Greco-Roman bench and back to their typical work.

"Yeah?" Bunny replied, removing his boomerang from his pack and observing the edge with unconvincing interest.

"North sent a message." The egglette said as he handed his leader a note with a Holly red tie around the middle. Bunny grabbed the note and unraveled the parchment.

-Bunny,

I should let you know that we'll be ready in about ten days. We are having trouble obtaining some of the ingredients for the spell. Somehow, the humans don't like to grow bitter roots anymore! I hope you and Jack have worked things out.

-Sincerely, North

Bunny rolled the note back up and handed back to the egglette, who gripped it with his tiny feet.

"Thank you, Augustus." Bunny said as he waved the carmine red and white egglette away. Augustus bowed to Bunny before taking off down the dirt path towards a tunnel. Bunny placed his furry fingers on his eyebrows and rubbed his temples gently. It wasn't that he didn't like having Jack around (although, he was certain that after the kid got comfortable, his prankster ways would return tenfold), but he was having other issues with this arrangement.

It had been so many years since he'd been left alone, he'd forgotten what it was like to have another Pooka around. So when his body finally came into contact with another Pooka's, instincts started to take over. His urges were reacting to Jack's presence by tensing unexpectedly when they brushed together, and tingling when he tried to remember what to teach the kid about being a Pooka. He couldn't tell if it was because the last time he'd had to teach someone to hop was when Nero, Cato, and Marina were just learning how to use their lanky legs. It pulled him back when Lillithe helped him wrap Nero's scraped leg, and laughed when he decided to flirt with her (managing to get tongue tied while trying to say 'snip').

Lillithe had been the center of his world for his first season. He'd follow her around, helping her with her daily chores and making her laugh, while eventually earning himself a position pressed against her for three hours while they slipped off to the outskirts of their territory. He was certain that no one else mated with her that day- but it didn't matter. Less than month later, their village was burned to the ground by Pitch and an army of angry, religious bound humans demanding that their kind be cast to hell. After he awoke from the noise and confusion of the fire, he buried the bodies he could find, and immediately left. He ran from his problems for nearly two decades until he stumbled across a large, untouched territory. A place where humans were few and reasonable, and the grasslands were plentiful- the land known as Australia. He made it his home, dug a new warren while trying to keep his mind off the massacre. Through years of innovation and hard work, he managed to create the mossy green utopia that supplied Easter to children around the world.

To a degree, Jack brought back so many memories of his old tribe just by being here. Aside from his prankster ways, his new white fluff reminded Bunny of Lillithe's pale yellow fur. She had the lightest fluff in the village, and was considered to be the most beautiful doe of her days. So when Mr. Pearly white showed up unconscious and bruised on the floor of Pitch's lair, he'd almost mistaken the prankster for his old flame. Not that he didn't want to find Jack that day, but it would have been a Godsend to have another permanent Pooka back in the world.

Bunny sat still as he kept his hands tightly pressed to his temple, trying his best to will away the surges of anger, hurt and sadness that always accompanied his guilt trip filled memories. It took Talbion, a golden egg with a white lily painted on his front and back, nudging him with a new report to break his pouting stream.

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Bunny must have fallen asleep in his chair, because it was Jack's gentle shaking that woke him next.

"Wake up, Kangaroo." Jack's jubilant voice came through a fog of sleep, ruffling his mind as he forced his head from its cramped position on his shoulder to stand straight up.

"Hum- a-wha?" Bunny mumbled as he pushed his body upwards, scanning the area for whatever danger had awaken him. When he saw it was just the new Pooka prankster, his ears dropped back down and his shoulders slumped. He rubbed his face generously as circulation returned to his legs.

"Well, someone isn't a morning person." Jack joked, earning him a warning glare from the older immortal.

"Funny, but I just had a rough night." Bunny said as he shoved himself out of his chair. He noted that the egglettes were huddled in a corner to the side of the command center, shivering as if Jack had just awakened some terrifying force of nature.

"What's the matter with them?" Jack asked as he stretched out his good arm and back. Bunny couldn't help but chuckle at the younger rabbit.

"I'm their leader, and I don't think anyone's ever awoken me beside the other guardians and you. They must think I'm cranky, or somethin'." Bunny said as he started to lead Jack towards the gardens. Bunny never bothered to pick his food before he needed it. The flavor from straight off the vine was far better than if you picked it a few days in advance.

Bunny kicked a carrot top out of his way as he entered the dirt patch, motioning to Jack to stay close. His garden was filled with plants that Jack had never seen before- bushes that held huge red orbs underneath spiny leaves and trees with large, yellow spiked fruit forcing their branches to the ground. Jack kept up with Bunny, trying to alternate his vision between the ground and the exotic fruit varieties. Bunny noticed the distracted boy trying not to trample his buried vegetables.

"See somethin' interestin'?" Bunny asked as he leaned down to pluck a carrot from its resting place.

"What are those things?" Jack asked, pointing to the red fruit.

"They're called Miracle Berry. They taste like pure sweet on top of sugar, and you can't taste anything else for hours." Bunny said as he straightened his back and walked back to the younger spirit.

"And the yellow things?" Jack asked, noting that Bunny leaned more towardshis right side before answering his question, a bright smirk placed on his face.

"That's called a Jackfruit." Bunny replied, ruffling his new apprentice's fur.

"Naw! You're makin' that up!" Jack replied, smiling at the rabbit.

"Nope! Elephants like to eat them out in Burma- er… what are they callin' it these days? Vietnam?" Bunny recalled. Jack smiled at the rabbit.

"So do you like them?" Jack inquired, earning himself a odd look from the older Pooka.

"Yeah! It's like alcoholic ice cream." Bunny replied, his own mind wandering off to other possibilities for the answer. He tried not to laugh as a few awkward scenarios brushed through his mind, but ultimately failed as he let a small chortle through.

"Bunny? What's so funny?" Jack laughed as he nudged the rabbit with his good arm.

"Nothin'! Nothin'!" Bunny chuckled as he wrapped a large, heavy arm around the younger man.

"Got another idea for Jackfruit or something?" Jack joked.

"What? Naw- come on! We-we should get some real food in ya!" Bunny said as he slung his pack over his shoulder. The larger rabbit motioned for Jack to follow him back to the palace. Jack, feeling rather bold, kneeled down and pressed his feet into the ground, launching himself from his distant position and landing roughly beside Bunny, tumbling against the ground as his heels flopped over his head. Bunny paused for a moment, not expecting the sudden mishap in movement. As Jack sat up, holding his head and letting his eyes readjust from the crash, Bunny started to chortle. His laughter grew as he padded his way over to Jack and offered a helping hand up.

"Well, at least you're learning how to hop!" Bunny said as he pulled the younger rabbit into a warm, solid chested hug. Jack held onto the grey Pooka as if he would disappear in an instant.

"Ow…" Jack mumbled as he pressed his sore head into the larger rabbit's fluff.

"Did that hurt a little?" Bunnymund coughed as his laughter started to fizzle out. Jack nodded as he felt his body lifted into the strong arms of the larger Pooka.

Jack moaned as the grey Pooka picked him up and headed into the tunnel to go back to the palace. Once they arrived, Bunny placed the headachy rabbit on the Greco-Roman couch as he placed a heavy paw on the dirtied spot in the white fur where Jack had landed on his head. The younger rabbit leaned into the warmth of the paw, nuzzling the grey furred appendage as he sought comfort from the larger rabbit.

"Hey, you'll be alright. Just got a little bumped up." Bunny offered as he brushed the reddish dirt from the previously pristine fur. Jack relinquished a small smile from his slouching position before leaning in and giving the grey rabbit a warm hug. Bunny didn't bother to pull the smaller Pooka away from his body, but sat down beside the fluff ball.

"Bunny…" Jack said as he was pulled down on the couch, Bunny making him use his muscular thigh as a perfect pillow. Bunny reached for his pack and pulled out a few of the carrots, sticking one in his mouth as he poked one towards Jack's small muzzle.

"Eat up, your head will feel better in a fly's age." Bunny said as he relaxed onto the couch. The grey Pooka's hand absentmindedly brushed the kid's fur, slowly petting the back of his neck and head as they ate. Jack didn't oppose the motion, but rather slumped into the warmth of Bunny.

"Hey Bunny?" Jack finally asked as he curled around the larger rabbit's frame, partially hanging off the couch as he gripped the Pooka like his last lifeline.

"Hum?" Bunny replied, swallowing his list bite of carrot as he ceased his absentminded hand from its menstruations.

"I… I had a nightmare." Jack replied. Bunny's ears shot up as he threw his body from its lounging position and into an alert stance. Bunny grabbed Jack by the shoulders and pulled him close so their faces were only a few inches away from one another.

"Pitch was here?!" Bunny demanded, trying his best not the hurt the kid, but expressing a measure of distress from Pitch's invasion (despite how minor it may have been) and worry for Jack's safety. If Pitch could slink into his warren right under nose, then there was a good chance he could grab Jack and destroy anything he'd prepared for Easter.

"B-Bunny, I came and got you- didn't I? I woke you up right after it happened!" Jack replied as his ears drooped and his eyes widened in fear. Bunny, suddenly aware of what he was doing, relaxed his hold on the younger rabbit and pulled him into a hug. Jack, still tense from the sudden outburst from his elder, gripped the larger rabbit's fur with a white knuckled grip.

"I'm sorry, Jack. I'm sorry. He won't get to you again." Bunny said as he held his nose to the top of Jack's head, taking in the scent of the scared Pooka. Jack nuzzled Bunnymund's fur in response, not finding the words to say.

"Unicum-" Bunny called. A large, reddish gold egglette came forward to receive his leader's orders.

"Yes, sir?" Unicum said as he came to Bunny's side. Bunny didn't release Jack as he turned his head towards the egglette.

"Take Jack back to my room and stay with him until I arrive." Bunny ordered, slowly unraveling the white Pooka from his arms and giving him a small nudge towards the egglette.

"Yes, Sir." Unicum replied as he started to lead Jack to Bunny's chambers. If nothing else, Bunny could be certain that Jack would be safe in his room.

"The rest of ya'!" Bunny ordered, gaining all the egglettes attention. They scattered as he released a deep-chested sigh, rubbing his temples again as they finally lined up in front of him.

"Alright- spit it out. What happened last night?" Bunny asked as he stood up to his full height. A plain red egg stepped forward to speak.

"Sir-" The egglette started.

"Name?" Bunny demanded. He'd created so many egglettes over the years, he didn't always recall each one's name.

"Fusilier, sir." The egglette replied.

"What happened to the security last night?" Bunny demanded.

"Around three, the lockdown spells dissolved for only a moment. We sent out operatives to check everything, but they found nothing amiss in the warren. We stopped looking around five this morning." Fusilier responded. Bunny nodded as he raised a thoughtful hand to his chin.

"Alright. Do a quick survey while Montreux gets another round of spells together. If all hell breaks loose, I'll be in my chambers with Jack." Bunny dismissed the egglettes to pad his way back to the large bedroom he called home.

Upon arrival, he saw that Jack had made himself rather at home on his favorite reading chair. The white rabbit was curled against the back of the plush, oversized recliner; so Bunny walked over to his charge and gently nudged him from his sleeping position.

"Hey there, snowball." Bunny said as he reached into his pack and retrieved a bottle of painkillers. Bunny removed two of the tablets and approached Jack, wrapping an arm around his shoulders to pull the kid closer. Jack, still bleary from the day so far, looked towards Bunny and took the pills without question. Bunny was going to grab a glass of water, but Jack swallowed the pills without question.

"Thanks." Jack muttered as he started to snuggle back down into the chair, only to be grabbed by the larger rabbit and carried over to the overly large bed. Bunny placed the snow white rabbit under the gentle green covers that welcomed the small form of the Pooka into their warm folds.

"You need to rest, and in a few hours you'll feel better." Bunny said as he wrapped the warm velveteen coverings around the small rabbit. Jack reached out as Bunny started to smooth the covers of his bed around the younger Pooka's form, gripping his wrist with the strength of a tiny baby to his mother's hair. Bunny looked to the younger male, confused temporarily.

"S-Stay with me? Please?" Jack begged as he averted his gaze for only a moment, fighting against the painkillers somniferous effects with everything he had. Bunny smiled at the winter spirit, the adorable scene playing before him like an old memory that had been abandoned out of crushing pain and striving for personal peace.

"Sure, Frostbite. Just let me get cleaned up. Still got yesterday on me." Bunny said as he brushed his sleep flattened fur out. Jack offered an exhausted smile before resting his head on the plush blue pillows. Bunny went to the washroom and rinsed off before shaking his fur free of the water droplets and toweling off. He reentered the room to find Jack had spun around to face the other side of the bed. Smirking with the knowledge that he could tease the kid about this later, he climbed into the other side of the bed and rested a hand on top of the brat's side. If nothing else, it would offer him a chance to know that the kid was safe. At best, it would tell him if Jack was having another nightmare at Pitch's expense.

For a moment, right before sleep took the grey Pooka into its wings, Bunny could have sworn he heard Lillithe's voice wishing him good night.

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1) Since I don't know what a Pooka clan/species would refer to their women as, I'm just gonna stick with male and female here. Not venturing out on that branch to be shot!
Edit: fixed now thanks to my wonderful reviewers!

Overall note: The egglettes are named after breeds of tulip! Fusilier, Unicum and Montreux are all breed of tulip, but they are all members of the same species of flower genetically. Kinda cool, huh?

Description
I just want to say that everyone who reviewed- you guys are amazing! I'm seeing more names I recognize from the Thorki section pop up, and it's really great to see you guys! Shout out to saix-puppy-lover~ glad to see you here, chickadee!
Me no own. Broke college kid just having some fun here. No money made off this what so ever.

Reviews (polite ones, if you don't mind!) are very welcomed here!

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Bunnymund carried the young winter spirit to his temporary arrangement after about three hours of watching the globe spin slowly and ordering the egglettes around. As he laid the smaller rabbit onto the soft, flat surface of the bed, he tried his best not to wake the typically overly hyper winter spirit. Jack needed his rest, and Bunny didn't need an earful from the overly maternal forces of North and Tooth combined. Not that he didn't respect his fellow guardians, but he didn't like to be told what to do when it came to kits. He'd practically raised his own siblings after his mother started to carry her third litter, so he knew what children needed.

As he lifted the light aqua covers over the smaller form, he noted that Jack looked so surreal without his signature blue hoodie. Despite the obvious changes, Jack retained his youthful body type. Bunny could have picked him out of a crowd from a mile away without breaking a sweat. He could still recall that all of his clan members held themselves with a certain grace and strength that the winter spirit seemed to have missed when he gained the ears and fluff. He slouched when he sat, leaned when he stood, and seemed to always require his staff to complete the most standard movements. Jack was nothing like the Pookas he'd grown up with.

As the grey Pooka moved to leave the bedside, he rested a large, terrain-worn paw to the brat's head and brushed the top fluff back. Jack moaned as he snuggled himself into the growing warmth of the blankets, but didn't awake. Bunny smiled to himself as he lifted the paw gently from the brat's head, and moved towards the door.

"Sleep well, Frostbite." Bunny said as he closed the door on the sunlit room as quietly as he could. He didn't waste a moment in getting back to the command center, ordering his egglettes around as he made his way back to his favorite chair.

"Leader," An egglette caught his attention as he plopped down in his chair, brushing the egglettes away from the Greco-Roman bench and back to their typical work.

"Yeah?" Bunny replied, removing his boomerang from his pack and observing the edge with unconvincing interest.

"North sent a message." The egglette said as he handed his leader a note with a Holly red tie around the middle. Bunny grabbed the note and unraveled the parchment.

-Bunny,

I should let you know that we'll be ready in about ten days. We are having trouble obtaining some of the ingredients for the spell. Somehow, the humans don't like to grow bitter roots anymore! I hope you and Jack have worked things out.

-Sincerely, North

Bunny rolled the note back up and handed back to the egglette, who gripped it with his tiny feet.

"Thank you, Augustus." Bunny said as he waved the carmine red and white egglette away. Augustus bowed to Bunny before taking off down the dirt path towards a tunnel. Bunny placed his furry fingers on his eyebrows and rubbed his temples gently. It wasn't that he didn't like having Jack around (although, he was certain that after the kid got comfortable, his prankster ways would return tenfold), but he was having other issues with this arrangement.

It had been so many years since he'd been left alone, he'd forgotten what it was like to have another Pooka around. So when his body finally came into contact with another Pooka's, instincts started to take over. His urges were reacting to Jack's presence by tensing unexpectedly when they brushed together, and tingling when he tried to remember what to teach the kid about being a Pooka. He couldn't tell if it was because the last time he'd had to teach someone to hop was when Nero, Cato, and Marina were just learning how to use their lanky legs. It pulled him back when Lillithe helped him wrap Nero's scraped leg, and laughed when he decided to flirt with her (managing to get tongue tied while trying to say 'snip').

Lillithe had been the center of his world for his first season. He'd follow her around, helping her with her daily chores and making her laugh, while eventually earning himself a position pressed against her for three hours while they slipped off to the outskirts of their territory. He was certain that no one else mated with her that day- but it didn't matter. Less than month later, their village was burned to the ground by Pitch and an army of angry, religious bound humans demanding that their kind be cast to hell. After he awoke from the noise and confusion of the fire, he buried the bodies he could find, and immediately left. He ran from his problems for nearly two decades until he stumbled across a large, untouched territory. A place where humans were few and reasonable, and the grasslands were plentiful- the land known as Australia. He made it his home, dug a new warren while trying to keep his mind off the massacre. Through years of innovation and hard work, he managed to create the mossy green utopia that supplied Easter to children around the world.

To a degree, Jack brought back so many memories of his old tribe just by being here. Aside from his prankster ways, his new white fluff reminded Bunny of Lillithe's pale yellow fur. She had the lightest fluff in the village, and was considered to be the most beautiful doe of her days. So when Mr. Pearly white showed up unconscious and bruised on the floor of Pitch's lair, he'd almost mistaken the prankster for his old flame. Not that he didn't want to find Jack that day, but it would have been a Godsend to have another permanent Pooka back in the world.

Bunny sat still as he kept his hands tightly pressed to his temple, trying his best to will away the surges of anger, hurt and sadness that always accompanied his guilt trip filled memories. It took Talbion, a golden egg with a white lily painted on his front and back, nudging him with a new report to break his pouting stream.

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Bunny must have fallen asleep in his chair, because it was Jack's gentle shaking that woke him next.

"Wake up, Kangaroo." Jack's jubilant voice came through a fog of sleep, ruffling his mind as he forced his head from its cramped position on his shoulder to stand straight up.

"Hum- a-wha?" Bunny mumbled as he pushed his body upwards, scanning the area for whatever danger had awaken him. When he saw it was just the new Pooka prankster, his ears dropped back down and his shoulders slumped. He rubbed his face generously as circulation returned to his legs.

"Well, someone isn't a morning person." Jack joked, earning him a warning glare from the older immortal.

"Funny, but I just had a rough night." Bunny said as he shoved himself out of his chair. He noted that the egglettes were huddled in a corner to the side of the command center, shivering as if Jack had just awakened some terrifying force of nature.

"What's the matter with them?" Jack asked as he stretched out his good arm and back. Bunny couldn't help but chuckle at the younger rabbit.

"I'm their leader, and I don't think anyone's ever awoken me beside the other guardians and you. They must think I'm cranky, or somethin'." Bunny said as he started to lead Jack towards the gardens. Bunny never bothered to pick his food before he needed it. The flavor from straight off the vine was far better than if you picked it a few days in advance.

Bunny kicked a carrot top out of his way as he entered the dirt patch, motioning to Jack to stay close. His garden was filled with plants that Jack had never seen before- bushes that held huge red orbs underneath spiny leaves and trees with large, yellow spiked fruit forcing their branches to the ground. Jack kept up with Bunny, trying to alternate his vision between the ground and the exotic fruit varieties. Bunny noticed the distracted boy trying not to trample his buried vegetables.

"See somethin' interestin'?" Bunny asked as he leaned down to pluck a carrot from its resting place.

"What are those things?" Jack asked, pointing to the red fruit.

"They're called Miracle Berry. They taste like pure sweet on top of sugar, and you can't taste anything else for hours." Bunny said as he straightened his back and walked back to the younger spirit.

"And the yellow things?" Jack asked, noting that Bunny leaned more towardshis right side before answering his question, a bright smirk placed on his face.

"That's called a Jackfruit." Bunny replied, ruffling his new apprentice's fur.

"Naw! You're makin' that up!" Jack replied, smiling at the rabbit.

"Nope! Elephants like to eat them out in Burma- er… what are they callin' it these days? Vietnam?" Bunny recalled. Jack smiled at the rabbit.

"So do you like them?" Jack inquired, earning himself a odd look from the older Pooka.

"Yeah! It's like alcoholic ice cream." Bunny replied, his own mind wandering off to other possibilities for the answer. He tried not to laugh as a few awkward scenarios brushed through his mind, but ultimately failed as he let a small chortle through.

"Bunny? What's so funny?" Jack laughed as he nudged the rabbit with his good arm.

"Nothin'! Nothin'!" Bunny chuckled as he wrapped a large, heavy arm around the younger man.

"Got another idea for Jackfruit or something?" Jack joked.

"What? Naw- come on! We-we should get some real food in ya!" Bunny said as he slung his pack over his shoulder. The larger rabbit motioned for Jack to follow him back to the palace. Jack, feeling rather bold, kneeled down and pressed his feet into the ground, launching himself from his distant position and landing roughly beside Bunny, tumbling against the ground as his heels flopped over his head. Bunny paused for a moment, not expecting the sudden mishap in movement. As Jack sat up, holding his head and letting his eyes readjust from the crash, Bunny started to chortle. His laughter grew as he padded his way over to Jack and offered a helping hand up.

"Well, at least you're learning how to hop!" Bunny said as he pulled the younger rabbit into a warm, solid chested hug. Jack held onto the grey Pooka as if he would disappear in an instant.

"Ow…" Jack mumbled as he pressed his sore head into the larger rabbit's fluff.

"Did that hurt a little?" Bunnymund coughed as his laughter started to fizzle out. Jack nodded as he felt his body lifted into the strong arms of the larger Pooka.

Jack moaned as the grey Pooka picked him up and headed into the tunnel to go back to the palace. Once they arrived, Bunny placed the headachy rabbit on the Greco-Roman couch as he placed a heavy paw on the dirtied spot in the white fur where Jack had landed on his head. The younger rabbit leaned into the warmth of the paw, nuzzling the grey furred appendage as he sought comfort from the larger rabbit.

"Hey, you'll be alright. Just got a little bumped up." Bunny offered as he brushed the reddish dirt from the previously pristine fur. Jack relinquished a small smile from his slouching position before leaning in and giving the grey rabbit a warm hug. Bunny didn't bother to pull the smaller Pooka away from his body, but sat down beside the fluff ball.

"Bunny…" Jack said as he was pulled down on the couch, Bunny making him use his muscular thigh as a perfect pillow. Bunny reached for his pack and pulled out a few of the carrots, sticking one in his mouth as he poked one towards Jack's small muzzle.

"Eat up, your head will feel better in a fly's age." Bunny said as he relaxed onto the couch. The grey Pooka's hand absentmindedly brushed the kid's fur, slowly petting the back of his neck and head as they ate. Jack didn't oppose the motion, but rather slumped into the warmth of Bunny.

"Hey Bunny?" Jack finally asked as he curled around the larger rabbit's frame, partially hanging off the couch as he gripped the Pooka like his last lifeline.

"Hum?" Bunny replied, swallowing his list bite of carrot as he ceased his absentminded hand from its menstruations.

"I… I had a nightmare." Jack replied. Bunny's ears shot up as he threw his body from its lounging position and into an alert stance. Bunny grabbed Jack by the shoulders and pulled him close so their faces were only a few inches away from one another.

"Pitch was here?!" Bunny demanded, trying his best not the hurt the kid, but expressing a measure of distress from Pitch's invasion (despite how minor it may have been) and worry for Jack's safety. If Pitch could slink into his warren right under nose, then there was a good chance he could grab Jack and destroy anything he'd prepared for Easter.

"B-Bunny, I came and got you- didn't I? I woke you up right after it happened!" Jack replied as his ears drooped and his eyes widened in fear. Bunny, suddenly aware of what he was doing, relaxed his hold on the younger rabbit and pulled him into a hug. Jack, still tense from the sudden outburst from his elder, gripped the larger rabbit's fur with a white knuckled grip.

"I'm sorry, Jack. I'm sorry. He won't get to you again." Bunny said as he held his nose to the top of Jack's head, taking in the scent of the scared Pooka. Jack nuzzled Bunnymund's fur in response, not finding the words to say.

"Unicum-" Bunny called. A large, reddish gold egglette came forward to receive his leader's orders.

"Yes, sir?" Unicum said as he came to Bunny's side. Bunny didn't release Jack as he turned his head towards the egglette.

"Take Jack back to my room and stay with him until I arrive." Bunny ordered, slowly unraveling the white Pooka from his arms and giving him a small nudge towards the egglette.

"Yes, Sir." Unicum replied as he started to lead Jack to Bunny's chambers. If nothing else, Bunny could be certain that Jack would be safe in his room.

"The rest of ya'!" Bunny ordered, gaining all the egglettes attention. They scattered as he released a deep-chested sigh, rubbing his temples again as they finally lined up in front of him.

"Alright- spit it out. What happened last night?" Bunny asked as he stood up to his full height. A plain red egg stepped forward to speak.

"Sir-" The egglette started.

"Name?" Bunny demanded. He'd created so many egglettes over the years, he didn't always recall each one's name.

"Fusilier, sir." The egglette replied.

"What happened to the security last night?" Bunny demanded.

"Around three, the lockdown spells dissolved for only a moment. We sent out operatives to check everything, but they found nothing amiss in the warren. We stopped looking around five this morning." Fusilier responded. Bunny nodded as he raised a thoughtful hand to his chin.

"Alright. Do a quick survey while Montreux gets another round of spells together. If all hell breaks loose, I'll be in my chambers with Jack." Bunny dismissed the egglettes to pad his way back to the large bedroom he called home.

Upon arrival, he saw that Jack had made himself rather at home on his favorite reading chair. The white rabbit was curled against the back of the plush, oversized recliner; so Bunny walked over to his charge and gently nudged him from his sleeping position.

"Hey there, snowball." Bunny said as he reached into his pack and retrieved a bottle of painkillers. Bunny removed two of the tablets and approached Jack, wrapping an arm around his shoulders to pull the kid closer. Jack, still bleary from the day so far, looked towards Bunny and took the pills without question. Bunny was going to grab a glass of water, but Jack swallowed the pills without question.

"Thanks." Jack muttered as he started to snuggle back down into the chair, only to be grabbed by the larger rabbit and carried over to the overly large bed. Bunny placed the snow white rabbit under the gentle green covers that welcomed the small form of the Pooka into their warm folds.

"You need to rest, and in a few hours you'll feel better." Bunny said as he wrapped the warm velveteen coverings around the small rabbit. Jack reached out as Bunny started to smooth the covers of his bed around the younger Pooka's form, gripping his wrist with the strength of a tiny baby to his mother's hair. Bunny looked to the younger male, confused temporarily.

"S-Stay with me? Please?" Jack begged as he averted his gaze for only a moment, fighting against the painkillers somniferous effects with everything he had. Bunny smiled at the winter spirit, the adorable scene playing before him like an old memory that had been abandoned out of crushing pain and striving for personal peace.

"Sure, Frostbite. Just let me get cleaned up. Still got yesterday on me." Bunny said as he brushed his sleep flattened fur out. Jack offered an exhausted smile before resting his head on the plush blue pillows. Bunny went to the washroom and rinsed off before shaking his fur free of the water droplets and toweling off. He reentered the room to find Jack had spun around to face the other side of the bed. Smirking with the knowledge that he could tease the kid about this later, he climbed into the other side of the bed and rested a hand on top of the brat's side. If nothing else, it would offer him a chance to know that the kid was safe. At best, it would tell him if Jack was having another nightmare at Pitch's expense.

For a moment, right before sleep took the grey Pooka into its wings, Bunny could have sworn he heard Lillithe's voice wishing him good night.

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1) Since I don't know what a Pooka clan/species would refer to their women as, I'm just gonna stick with male and female here. Not venturing out on that branch to be shot!
Edit: fixed now thanks to my wonderful reviewers!

Overall note: The egglettes are named after breeds of tulip! Fusilier, Unicum and Montreux are all breed of tulip, but they are all members of the same species of flower genetically. Kinda cool, huh?