Okay, I have to apologize for my lack of activity on Fanfiction and I know you probably don't want to hear the excuses but I feel like you all deserve to know. Firstly, I just finished my second year of college! Then I had to change jobs TWICE and now I'm making a steady income and I'm feeling inspired and I just missed writing. Please don't hate me, I want to write more, it's just finding the time is hard…but now with Summer Vacation (two magical words) underway, I hope to both write more, and post more. Now onto other things:

Since Thanksgiving of last year (2014), the most, and quite possibly my favorite movie of all time was released….Rise of the Guardians! Oh my god, I fell in love with that movie and the second it came out on DVD, I bought it, oh yeah! Hahaha, well….Hugh Jackman (voices the Easter Bunny) did SUCH a good job, I melted hearing that glorious Aussie accent so Bunny is my favorite guardian. Chris Pane did awesomely with Jack Frost and Pitch Black (Jude Law)….*shiver* That British accent and his role is just….terrifyingly perfect. Of course I love the others but I just wanted to say that much for right now. SO, this idea is one that I've had for a while.

Disclaimer: I do not own Rise of the Guardians, or anything related from that movie OR the Guardians of Childhood book series by William Joyce (Seriously, read that series, you'll be blown away). I do own the plot though. Hope you all enjoy!

"talking"

*to be defined at the end of the chapter

~~ Chapter 1 ~~

Emerald green eyes looked around the room in annoyance. Of course North had to call a bloody meeting while he was in the middle of painting his precious googies*. What possessed the jolly old fool was beyond him. Right now he watched said man eating some cookies as he was talking with a second guardian, her wings buzzed softly and his expert hearing could hear them a mile away. Toothiana, was hovering next to North, arguing that his cookies would damage his teeth and that he would get cavities that you wouldn't believe. North would just laugh at her and say that, and I quote, "My cookies perfect Toothie, do not worry about me," North would say in his thick Russian accent. Tooth then would proceed to explain all that was within the cookie that could cause cavities. Next to him floating a bit in the air was a short little man, his hair spiked up and outwards like a star with sandy gold hair, the Sandman. Sandy was watching both the guardians in front of him with amusement, since he couldn't speak, he would use his sand to communicate, that or grab a nearby elf that was trying to drink his hot cocoa again and shake the life out of the elf to grab the other's attention.

The meeting couldn't start yet, they were one short a guardian. Bunny sighed in annoyance, he arrived 10 minutes early as always and now 15 minutes had passed and they still couldn't start the meeting. Didn't North understand how busy he was? It was October right now, and even though Easter fell in April, which he thanked Manny so he had extra time to prepare, he needed this time to make the chocolate, weave the baskets, check the flowers, mix the paint in the river, and of course hand paint his googies. He only had 6 months left to prepare! He could remember North laughing at him for being a "busy body," but Bunny was a perfectionist, and he wanted each and every Easter to be perfect, hand painting each egg, making sure the chocolate was mouth watering in both scent and taste, carefully weaving each basket to perfection, it took a lot of work and Bunny didn't have helpers like North did. North had his yetis and elves, but he wouldn't call the elves helpers, no. Bunny considered them entertainment, but also annoying. Yetis made the toys and North just told them what to do! Bunny had nothing like that and he preferred to keep it that way.

Breaking from his inner thoughts, the window flew open and in flew a white haired teen with icy blue eyes with staff in hand landing on the floor with some snow at his feet before the window closed, Bunny figured it was because of the wind. The newcomer was none other than Jack Frost, Guardian of Fun, and precisely 17 minutes late! Said teen grinned, flashing those pearly whites, acting like nothing was wrong made Bunny narrow his eyes. Before Bunny could retort and scold the teen for wasting precious time, North went over to Jack and embraced him in a bone crushing hug.

"Jack! So good to see you!" North said excitedly after he put Jack down.

Jack took a few seconds to recover from the hug before he smiled "So, did I miss anything?" he asked curiously as he looked around the room.

"We couldn't start because yer bloody arse wasn't 'ere an' North an' Tooth are arguing about cookies causing cavities!" Bunny shouted, his accent thicker when he was mad; obviously angry due to his ears pulled back to emphasize the emotion. Before Bunny could go any further he received a slap to the back, knocking the wind out of him as he heard North laughing beside him.

"All is good old friend, now Jack is here, we start meeting da?" North asked while looking down at the Pooka, not giving him time to respond before saying "Good," and walking away so the Pooka could regain his breath.

Bunny could hear Jack Frost laughing at him and shot him a hot glare to shut that winter spirit up. Jack did stop laughing when he saw that look but he was still smirking, then turned his attention to everyone else. Sandy took this chance to ask the burning question that everyone, particularly/including Bunny, wanted to ask.

"Why did you call the meeting?" Sandy asked with his dream sand.

"Yes yes, I called you all here because something serious I wish to discuss with you all," North began.

"What is it?" Tooth asked after shushing her fairies so she could hear.

"First thing is first, Sandy have you found any nightmares as you deliver the good dreams?" North asked as he looked at the Guardian of Dreams.

Sandy shook his head.

"The kids haven't had any either," Jack added, knowing he would be asked eventually.

"Very good! Means Pitch is too weak to try anything sneaky," North said happily.

"It has been 4 years since we defeated Pitch," Bunny stated, reminding everyone.

Yes it had been 4 years, 4 anxious nerve wrecking years of waiting for Pitch to rise to power once again, but all seemed quiet. Still that didn't stop the Guardians of Childhood from worrying. The last time, they were surprised and ignorant when Pitch rose to power, having been so sure that he was gone and gone for good after their battle during the Dark Ages, a battle that Jack was not able to participate it. Still they didn't want to make the same mistake twice.

"Indeed, but we do not wish to….uhm….how do you say 'caught with underwear down'?" the former Cossack asked innocently, confused when Jack burst out laughing and Tooth blushing bright red.

"I-I'm sure the expression is 'caught with your pants down'," she stated softly.

"Yes well, we do not want either of these to happen," North said, unfazed by how wrong he got the saying wrong, causing Bunny to simply shake his head. "Bunny how is egg production?" he asked turning to the Pooka.

"All's good mate, would be at it now if not fer this meeting," said Pooka stated matter-of-factly.

"Bah nothing to worry about, 6 more months to prepare, besides, Easter is not as important as Christmas," the Russian said with a smirk, his smirk growing when he saw Bunny's eye twitch and then fists tighten.

"Easter is as, if not more, important than Christmas," countered the Guardian of Hope and holiday icon of Easter.

"Bah, you worry too much, you need relax, isn't that right Jack?" North asked, wanting to hear Jack's opinion, already knowing whose side he would side on.

Jack looked up and nodded. "You need to relax Bunny, have fun and lighten up," he said.

"Ah don't need ta hear this from ya Frostbite! Get stuffed*!" Bunny yelled at Jack then turned his attention to North. "Ah actually put hard work into mah holiday, ya don't do nothin' fer yer holiday, its rubbish*," Bunny countered.

Sandy and Tooth sighed shaking their heads, knowing the meeting now went downhill when North just had to fire up Bunny but commenting on his holiday. Jack stood there watching but was mostly confused. He understood a little bit of the Pooka's sayings, understanding it was Australian, but since it was always so warm in Australia he couldn't go there to observe like he could in a lot of places in the Northern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere was just so warm to him; rarely did he cross the equator. So, he either had to wait for an explanation, which happened 98% of the time, or figure it out as they went along.

"Is not rubbish* Bunny, I do help," North countered.

"An' how, pray tell, is it not?" Bunny asked, his ears pulled back in annoyance and his arms were crossed.

"I make the ice sculptures for each toy and tell them what colors to paint the toys," the Russian stated proudly.

"But they aren't hand-made mate," Bunny said.

"Of course hand-made," North countered.

"Ya didn't make 'em by hand, yer helpers do it," Bunny stated.

This went on for a few more minutes until Tooth attempted to stop the arguing as she flew in between them, placing a hand on both of them. "North, what ELSE did you want to talk to us about?" She asked, hoping to divert the conversation and the argument would disappear in its entirety. North looked confused then nodded a bit, having appeared to have forgotten about the rest of the meeting after he was so focused on Bunny and telling him off about his holiday.

"Right, so final thing I want to ask, and is very important," North stated, seeing how everyone seemed to lean in closer in curiosity.

"What is it?" Jack asked, growing a bit impatient as the Guardian of Wonder was making them wait.

"What would you all like for Christmas?" North asked with one of his big grins.

"THAT IS WHAT WAS SO BLOODY IMPORTANT?!" Bunny exclaimed in surprise and rising fury.

"Of course," North said laughing, "Christmas is around corner, and I wanted to make your gifts before the other spirits gifts." He said.

"How sweet of you North," Tooth said with a smile.

"You are very welcome, now come come, tell me what you wish for Christmas this year," North said, excited to know, writing down what each of the guardians wanted then turned to Bunny.

"Bunny-," North started to ask.

"Mate ah don't celebrate Christmas, ya've known this fer years." Bunny stated simply, like he was giving out old news, which he was.

"How can you not celebrate Christmas?" Jack asked, surprised since this was the first time he had heard of this, "It's so fun."

"It's not mah thing Frostbite," Bunny said.

"But you will come to Christmas party yes?" North asked, already knowing the answer.

"Mate ah ALWAYS come to yer parties," Bunny said.

"Good, you get present then!" He said smiling and walking away.

Bunny facepawed* when North said that, every year he would try to give Bunny something for Christmas and sometimes, it was something rather…out there. One year he got a brush, like he needed that, he could bathe himself without the help of a brush, his tongue did a fantastic job. Then he once got carrot on a stick and another year he got fake lucky rabbit's feet, and he almost killed North for such a crude gift. Those were just a few, and he wondered what monstrosity North would give him this year.

"Now shoo with you, presents to make and gifts to create," North said as he tried to get everyone to go.

Tooth she nodded a bit, saying goodbye to everyone before flying off to her home in southeast Asia. Sandy bade his farewell as he left to continue giving good dreams to the children of the world. This left Jack Frost with Bunny in North's workshop in Santoff Claussen. Well the village of Santoff Claussen was below the workshop, where Ombric the wizard would be, protecting the village and workshop with both his magic and North's magical wards. It was a perfect place for Jack to live. It was cold year round, there was the yetis and the children in the village below to play with. Bunny thought back to when everyone found out that Jack was homeless.

Flashback 4 years ago, after the battle with Pitch

The Guardians had a party, celebrating both Jack as a new Guardian, and Pitch's defeat. North had smiled once the party was over and once again congratulated Jack. Jack smiled, glad to feel welcomed and feel that he wasn't so alone anymore. He now had friends that accepted him, and believers that could actually see and hear him. Could life get any better?

"I should probably be going," Jack said as he moved towards a window after seeing how late it was getting.

"Come come now Jack, here, snow globe take you home faster," North said as he dug for a snow globe in his coat's pockets.

"That's okay North, I actually don't have a home to go to," he said with a shrug.

The other guardians froze when they heard that. Jack looked at them confused. They hadn't known? Then he would stop and remember. He was alone for 300 years during the first 50 years he was mastering his powers, then the remaining 250, he tried to make friends with other spirits, which he had no luck with, and focus on trying to be seen by someone, which also failed miserably. So because of this, he had no place to call home. He would sleep in trees or snuggle in a snow drift, it depended on what he felt most comfortable with that night.

"Where have you been staying?" Tooth asked worriedly.

"Here and there," Jack said with a shrug, "Sometimes in a tree, other times in a snow drift." This did not sit well with the others.

"That's no place fer ya ta be sleepin mate," Bunny pointed out.

"I agree, Jack you stay here with me at the Pole," North said with a grin.

Jack couldn't believe his ears. For YEARS he had tried to break into the famous workshop of Nicholas St. North, now that he was a guardian he was allowed access whenever he wished, but never in a million years would he have guessed that Santa Claus would offer him a place to stay. It sounded too good to be true.

"I…I don't want to be a bother," Jack said quietly.

"No bother at all Jack, many rooms here at the Pole, you may pick one and that will be yours," North said with a smile.

"R…Really?" Jack asked, staring up at North with surprise and hope.

"Of course Jack, no trouble at all," he said with a hand on his shoulder, leading the teen away from the window and towards the guest wing in the workshop.

"Pick whichever room you want," North said with a smile and let him be.

Jack looked at him then went from room to room. Jack was picky, not to be surprised but he was a teenager, he died at the age of 18, and he could be childish but if he was promised a room at the Pole, and with North giving his permission to pick whichever room he wanted, he wanted to best room he could find. He knew the others were watching, but he didn't care, he was so excited that he could actually stay at the Pole he could barely stand it.

Unbeknownst to Jack, Bunny had watched him. He closed his eyes and focused with his center to search for Jack's hope. As the Guardian of Hope, it was his job that everyone had hope, and if for some reason that hope died….it just was too much, it hurt Bunny when someone was lost without hope or was losing hope, it was just pure evil. Focusing, he found it. There, glowing bright was Jack's hope. Hope for a place to call home, hope for friends, hope to be welcomed, and hope for not having to be alone anymore. This brought a smile to Bunny's face as he watched Jack finally decide on a room.

"Can I have this room North?" Jack asked, floating inside the room excited.

Bunny and the others moved into the room to get a good look at it. It was a nice sized room. The walls were painted blue, and frost designs since Jack was excited and happy and hopeful to claim this room as his. There was a queen sized bed against the wall with white and blue sheets. A dresser sat on the opposite wall and two nightstands on each side of the bed, one of them having a lamp and the other was empty so the owner of the room could put pictures or other little trinkets on it so that way even asleep, their treasures were close by. On the opposite wall from the door, was a big window that could be open with a handle. From the window you could see the village of Santoff Claussen below and the glittering stars about as the light of the moon shone into the room creating natural light at night. There was another door which Bunny guessed to be the bathroom but other than this stuff, the room was pretty simple and bare.

"Of course you can Jack! Feel free to personalize it however you wish," The Guardian of Wonder stated down to the Guardian of Fun. North gasped a bit when he was suddenly hugged by Jack and he returned the hug.

"Thank you," Jack said softly.

"You are welcome Jack," North said.

End of Flashback – Back to Present

"You okay Kangaroo?" A voice asked, shaking Bunny from his thoughts as he glared at the owner of the voice.

"Ah'm not a kangaroo mate, ah'm a bunny," Bunny stated, annoyed that Jack insisted on calling him a bloody kangaroo because of his accent.

"Well you were just staring at nothing for about five minutes and wondered where you went," Jack stated simply.

"Just remembering stuff mate, ah have ta go," Bunny stated about to open a tunnel.

"Can I come to the Warren?" Jack asked suddenly, seeing Bunny freeze and turn to him.

"Maybe later mate, right now ah need ta finish mixin tha paint so ah can resume painting," Bunny said.

"Fine, but North is right, you need to relax. You have 6 more months to prepare, its only October 20th," Jack said.

"True mate but that means 187 days until Easter, not a lot of time," Bunny said with a chuckle.

"Maybe if you need help, I can help," Jack offered, wanting to help Bunny, but also because out of all the Guardians, Bunny was probably the one that was the hardest to warm up to.

"Ah'll keep that in mind Frostbite, see ya 'round," Bunny said then opened a tunnel and dashed towards the Warren. After all as Guardian of Hope and the holiday Icon of Easter, he was still very busy and needed to be sure this Easter was perfect. Jack's offer rang in the back of his mind and he shook his head. Maybe he would take the Frostbite up on his offer. He'd see, he'd see indeed.

~~ End Chapter 1~~

Glossary:

Googies: Eggs

Get Stuffed: Piss off, Get lost, Go away

Rubbish: Garbage. Also can be for describing something as ridiculous.

Mate: Friend/Buddy

Facepawed: My own little creation. Since Bunny doesn't have hands he can't facepalm. Since he has paws he can "facepaw."

Jack is at now 322 years old, in the movie he would have been 318. Wow what a start to a story, who can guess what day Easter lands on? What do you guys think? I apologize if I mix up the Australian Slang, please don't hate me. Also what do you guys think will happen next? If you guys have read the Guardians of Childhood series tell me what you think I should add/remove. If you haven't read it, I highly suggest it. Please let me know your thoughts with a review. Thank you!