( A.N Hey Itatchikitsune here, this is my first time writing for Rise Of The Guardians. I had a ball doing it, though sometimes it was nerve wracking. Enjoy, Itachikitsune.)

Cradling The Cold

Bunny sighed as he thought about his actions during Easter towards a certain winter spirit. He'd been furious that Pitch had sent in his shadow army to destroy his eggs and in his anger, he'd exploded at Jack. Bunny thought at the time like everyone else had, that Jack had aligned himself with Pitch. That wasn't the case though. Now that Bunny thought back on it, he realized that when he'd screamed in Jack's face, that he'd been afraid Bunny was going to hit him.

As angry as Bunny could get at times, he would never hit a fellow guardian. Jack did get on Bunny's nerves from time to time, but he never messed with his Warren or anything associated with it. It was fine to have fun, but there were lines that should never be crossed and Jack knew that. He wouldn't like it if someone messed with his staff after all. Bunny shook his head and stood up on two legs. He needed to apologize to the winter spirit for his actions and make it clear that he was still his friend, and playful rival.

He walked slowly and then stopped before tapping his left hind leg on the ground. A hole appeared in front of him seconds later and he jumped into it head first. He landed on four paws and slid through the tunnel at a rapid pace. As Bunny waited for the right hole to appear, he thought back and realized that none of them had apologized to Jack for judging him without hearing his side of the story. That was wrong of them, more so on North's part as well as Bunny's.

Both of them had nearly endless patience for the tasks that needed completion on their separate holidays, yet they hadn't that same patience and exercised it with their new found friend. It was pathetic really, seeing as picking out presents for every single child as well as painting eggs was very time consuming. A semi frozen hole suddenly appeared in front of Bunny and he dove through it. He landed in soft snow on the other side and shivered at the rapid change in temperatures. He stood up on his hind legs and sniffed the air to find Jack's scent.

Bunny stiffened as he suddenly caught the scent of crisp, but cold wood, and he took off in the direction it was coming from. He soon spotted the winter spirit lounging against a snow mound and slowed his run to walk so he didn't startle Jack. He had snow covering him all the way up to his neck, much like a blanket. It surprised Bunny that he'd do that honestly, because as far as he knew, Jack didn't get cold. But then again, maybe he did and just didn't mention it.

Jack suddenly sat up and hissed in pain as the movement caused his broken ribs to be jarred. " You alright there Mate? You look like your in pain." said Bunny. Jack gasped in shock as he heard the Easter spirit's voice and his head snapped up. " What are you doing here Bunny?" asked Jack. " I came to apologize to you." said Bunny. " For what? You haven't done anything." said Jack. He hadn't, not as far as Jack was concerned. He had exploded and gotten in Jack's face over his destroyed but still loved creations, and Jack couldn't blame him for it. The way that it looked from everyone else's perspective, was that Jack had gone to Pitch, and done it willingly.

" For snapping at you and getting in your face, I shouldn't have. I was mad, but I still should've had more control then that, I'm not a kit." said Bunny. " No, but you are a rabbit and someone that you hadn't explicitly invited invaded your home and hurt your friends. You just went with your instincts, which is what anyone would have done. I'm not upset with you. You're the guardian of hope, but many seem to forget that you're also an animal. As one, you have instincts that are strong and are naturally going to be possessive of what's under your care." said Jack. Bunny stared at Jack, shock clear in his eyes.