Hey so I finally got inspiration for this story and I hope you like this epilogue, I tried as best as I could to tie the story up and so I really hope y'all enjoy it. On with the story!

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Bright sunlight flowed into the dark green room onto the pale figure on the bed. The figure began to shift around, giving out small little noises of discomfort as the sun's rays hit their face. After a few minutes of shifting the figure started to give out more grumbles and noise till they were sitting up fully in the bed looking confused.

"Where am I?" Jack rasped out very confused by his surroundings. He looked around the room and once he saw that he was in a bed he quickly checked if he had pants on, after that little heart attack was taken care of, he tried to remember what the last thing he remembered was. Aster had been knocked down by North, he opened a canister of Laughing gas right in his face. Aster had then offered to watch over him and taken him to his apartment. Which Jack now realized he was in, forgetting that Aster had recently repainted this room. He tried to remember what had happened after Aster had brought him into his apartment.

He vaguely remembered telling Aster something about him being old, and something about animals and mates? He shook his head and stretched his arms above his head when a memory suddenly hit him making him gasp.

"I love Aster. But shh, don't tell him. He only likes me as a friend and I'm fine with that. So shh, night night."

"No. No, no, no, no." Jack whispered starting to panic. He jumped out of bed and started to pace gripping at his hair, and breathing in and out rapidly.

"Oh god, oh god. What did I just do? What did I just say? Fuck!" He whispered. He had no idea what Aster had said because he had passed out right after that. He sat down on the floor and clutched his knees to his chest slowly rocked back and forth. Trying to calm down so that he could think straight. After a few minutes of breathing in and out as well as cursing himself out for being an idiot. Once he was fully calmed down, he uncurled himself and blinked back some tears.

"Okay, okay Jack. So you told Aster that you loved him. Its not the end of the world. Maybe he didn't hear you, maybe he heard something else. Maybe he even loves you back." He had to snort at that part, cause that was impossible. "Who am I kidding? God I just hope he doesn't see me with disgust. I have to get out of here." He told himself, getting up and tiptoeing to the door. He opened the door quietly and peeked around the doorway, trying to see if Aster was awake. A quick look around the living room and kitchen showed that Aster was still asleep. He got out of the room and silently closed the door. He looked down the hall and saw that the door to Aster's room was closed, further confirming that he was asleep, and so he moved to the front door as quietly as he could.

Yet just as he put his hand on the doorknob, he hesitated. He thought about going to Aster's room and waking him and telling him that he loved him and that he would always love him no matter what he thought of him. Even if he was disgusted by him or just wasn't interested, he would love him. But he couldn't do that, he wasn't brave enough or strong enough to face the possibility of rejection.

"Good-bye Aster." Jack whispered to the quiet room before taking in a shuddering breathe and walking out into the early morning.

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A few minutes after Jack left another figure began to stir in their bed, they emerged slowly from the pleasant dream they were having, almost wishing they could remain in that dream with their, hopefully, special someone. Once they were fully conscious they reached over to their nightstand and picked up their phone re-watching the video they had recorded the previous night. Every time Aster watched the part where Jack said he loved him, a silly grin grew on his face. After watching the video 3 more times Aster decided to get out of bed and check on Jack. After making his bed and putting on a shirt Aster left his room and went over to the guest room ready to let Jack know how he felt about his confession. He opened the door with a cheerful grin but when he looked at the bed, he didn't see a small pale form lying within the covers with a peaceful smile. All he saw was mussed up covers that were half off the bed, but no Jack.

"Jack?" Aster asked the empty room before backing out of the room.

"Jack? Ya here mate?" He called out, searching everywhere for the young man but there was not another soul within the apartment.

"What?" Aster whispered unable to believe that Jack was gone. Then it really hit him. Jack was gone. "Shit." He cursed grabbing his phone to call Toothiana. He wasn't sure when Jack had left and if he left while he was still loopy, Tooth was going to kill him.

"Hello?" A groggy voice answered after a few rings.

"Tooth? Hey its Aster, um, good morning. Uh, hope your anniversary was good, not that it wouldn't be, um just you know hope it was good. Yeah." Aster stuttered wondering how he was going to tell Tooth that he lost Jack.

"Aster, it is 6:00 am. Please tell me you did not call me to ask about my anniversary night? Because if you did, Aster Bunnymund, you will be expecting a visit from your dentist. I have only gotten about 2 hours of sleep so this better be important." She growled out, not happy her sleep had been interrupted.

"Well, see, before you freak out. I have everything under control, I just wanted to know if you knew how long that Laughing gas Jackie breathed in lasted. You know just curious." Aster said with a nervous laugh, dreading telling Tooth that he lost Jack. He rather liked his teeth.

"Did something happen to Jack?"

"No..."

"Aster Bunnymund, do not lie to me! If something happened to Jack you will suffer, now tell me! What happened?!" She snapped making Aster stiffen with fear.

"Okay so I put him to bed last night and I fell asleep in my room and when I woke up he was gone. He's nowhere in the apartment and I don't know what time he left and I don't know if he's still loopy so I thought I would just call you and see if you knew how long the gas lasted and where he may have gone." He bust out breathlessly. There was a pause, a very terrifying pause.

"Tooth?"

"You left a drugged man alone and allowed him to leave your apartment." She stated quietly.

"I didn't allow him, it just happened and I didn't think that he would wake up. You said he would be groggy and tired." Aster exclaimed.

"Aster, you-" She started before she began to rant and curse him in her native tongue. Aster pulled the phone away from his ear and waited until she had calmed down.

"Tooth? Ya calm now?" He asked hesitantly.

"Yes, I am thanks to North. Now Aster, if he left this morning the gas should be out of his system and he may have gone home though I don't know why he would."

"Well, last night, while on the gas, he confessed something to me. He may have remembered and left because he was embarrassed or thought I would hate him for it." Aster answered running a hand down his face with a sigh.

"What could he have confessed that would make him leave?" She asked quietly, already having a clue of what Jack confessed.

"Jack said that he loved me." He stated.

"Well, I can see why he would leave then." Tooth replied.

"You knew didn't you?" He stated.

"We all knew Aster. Just like we knew that you loved him too." She answered softly.

"Why didn't you ever say anything? I actually expected you to try and push us together." He asked with a chuckle.

"Oh you have no idea how much I wanted to! Ha, but Pitch said that if we wanted you guys to have a good relationship then we couldn't interfere, we couldn't pushed you together because then its an obligation rather than fate." She answered with a laugh. Aster also gave out a laugh and smiled. Glad his friends approved and wanted them to be together.

"I'm a bit surprised Pitch was the one to say that, thought North or Sandy would do that. But thank you for not interfering Tooth. Remind me to thank Pitch later." He replied.

"Your welcome, and I'll make sure to remind you. Oh, North says that when Jack becomes upset about something he goes down to that pond-lake that he loves. You know the one." Tooth told him with a smile in her voice.

"Bloody hell, why didn't I think of that?! Thanks Tooth, call ya later." Aster exclaimed hanging up and rushing out the door, not even bothering to put on his shoes or socks. Jack had always been attracted to this one specific pond-lake body of water a few blocks down from his apartment in this clearing within the woods bordering the town. Jack never told them why he was attracted to it but Aster had his suspicions after a night of heavy drinking. Jack had told them that he had saved his sister from falling into a freezing lake near their home when they were younger. He had fallen in instead and was considered dead for a few minutes by paramedics. When he came through, that was when he discovered what he wanted to do with his life. That body of water had changed him and rather than be traumatized by it, he learned from it and so when he discovered the body of water near them, he went there whenever he was upset or needed clarity or when a case was too difficult.

After a few minutes of running, Aster finally reached the pond-lake. He was on top of a small hill, and down below a few feet from the shore was Jack with his arms wrapped around his knees looking dejected. Aster felt a soft smile grow on his face before he fished out his phone and began playing the video once again, as loud as he could, as he walked down to Jack. Jack jerked up when he heard his own voice, but he didn't turn around, too terrified to see the man he loved ready to reject him, or humiliate him.

"You know Frostbite, its rude to leave someone's house after they confessed to them. You never find out how they feel about it." Aster said standing right behind Jack. Jack stiffened even further, his voice was locked, and he couldn't respond.

"I know your scared Jack and I know you think that I'm about to say I don't feel the same or that I'm horrified by what I just learned. So all I'm asking you is that you turn around, mate, and let me tell you what I thought about your confession." Aster told him waiting patiently for Jack to turn around and face him.

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Jack was at his spot, waiting for clarity and peace to enter him when his voice floated down to him and as he heard Aster ask him to turn around. He had to fight down the urge to begin shaking in fear and stress because Aster was here. He was here and he was being kind and though he hoped that Aster would say he loves him too, he knew that he also had to be ready to handle rejection and hope they could still be friends. All he had to do was hope. So he turned around.

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Once Jack had turned around, Aster was able to finally see how Jack was doing, rather than rely on his body language. He could see that Jack was panicking and that he was hoping that he would have his feelings returned, but it was such a fragile hope. It was as fragile as a hollow Eater egg, too much pressure and it would shatter but not enough pressure and it would remain pale and unfinished.

"Jackie, the first moment we met, you fascinated me. You also pissed me off. Ha, you were this beautiful, mystical being that was practically dancing on the wind as you wove between the children in the snow. You white hair was flowing in the wind and you had a smile that brought so much light that everyone that saw it was touched by some type of joy. You were truly a winter spirit and when you crashed into me I was pissed off because that was when I saw that you were not a mystical magical being, you were just a person and though you were now reachable to me. You were also never so unreachable.

I saw you as someone I could never have because I'm an, heh, old grumpy Bunny that was set in their ways and I never believed that I would change. But I did change, I changed for the better because of you. I laugh more than I ever have and I have more fun. I even have more hope because of you. I know you have had a tough life and that's what I find incredible about you. You have being able to use Joy and Fun to comeback that darkness. You saved Pitch from being the Nightmare King when we all thought that he was not worth saving. You showed Tooth that its okay to have fun and think about herself every once in a while. You even showed North that he needed to be with his friends and family and trust his workers to be able to do the work. And Sandy has even spent more time with us than ever before because of you. You are an incredible person and so Jack I want to tell you this. I love you.

I didn't love you right away because no love is instantaneous. Love is like a garden, it is fed and grown, a flower doesn't grow over night. It takes time and there are hard times where it may become injured but it can heal. We will have bad moments but we will also have great moments. I want the opportunity to at least try. So I'm asking you now, will you please accept my love and allow me to have a relationship with you. For the good and the bad. Please." Aster proposed gripping one of Jack's trembling hands.

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Sometime during Aster's speech Jack had began to cry and when Aster had called himself a bunny, he had laughed. He couldn't believe what Aster was saying about him. He never saw himself as someone special, just a person that had been though some hard times but fought through it. He never thought of what his presence may had done to the people around him. But he knew one thing, he loved Aster. He loved him after he got to know him more, he was able to look past that tough guy exterior and see the sweet hopeful guy that lay beneath. A man that looked so intimidating that when you saw his paintings of soft beautiful pastels and landscapes, you thought they were created by someone else. Aster was offering to share himself with him and Jack would be a fool to give up this chance. He wanted to have a relationship, and see what they can have together, they may work together or they may not. But they should have a chance at least and so, with hope heavy in his heart, he gave his answer.

"Yes."

The End

There it is. This story is officially done and I am going to get back to my other stories especially The Lost empire reemerged and I even have some ideas for two other stories. I just have to flesh them out a bit more. So till next time!

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Tundra Wolf: Thank you for reviewing and I'm glad you liked North and Tooth, they are so cute together. And Tooth's face was basically her trying not to laugh at her dear husband but also pitying her husband, mostly amusment though. I hope you liked the epilogue!

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