A/N: whoa i honestly wan't expecting this to be liked so much ;A;

Thunderstorms

Jack weaved in and out of the trees. Flying through the forest was always fun, you can never take the same path twice. But it was especially fun when you had a purpose to fly at such high speeds. Jack spun in the air until his was on his back and he had a full view of what was going on behind him. "You're gonna have to be faster than that, Cottontail!"

"Frostbite, you twit! Quit messin' around and come down here!"

Bunnymund always hated it when Jack wouldn't show up for one of their annual meetings. No matter how many times Jack was late, it was always the Easter Bunny who was sent o fetch him. Whenever he would question why, the others would just make up excuses about being too busy. Bunny was beginning to feel that the other guardians just made him go find Jack because they didn't want to. The winter sprite was never easy to find, especially when he was in his forest outside of Burgess.

And here he was now, the "Easter Kangaroo" on all fours, racing through the forest just so that he could drag Jack Frost back to the North Pole. "C'mon, Frost! I wanna get back to North's place before the storm hits!"

"Wa-Wait, did you say storm?"

Jack tilted his head towards the giant rabbit, trying to comprehend what was just said, and didn't see the tree ahead of him. In and instant he collided with the trunk, falling out of the air and hitting the ground.

"You see, Frostbite? That's what happens hen you don't listen to me." Bunnymund scolded when he caught up to the boy. "You alright?"

Jack got up and brushed off the leaves from his hoodie. "Yeah, I'm fine. But you said something about a storm, what storm are you talking about?"

"Haven't you seen the sky lately? Or were you too busy foolin' around to notice?"

Looking up at the sky, Jack saw that the sun was hidden behind towering grey clouds. The wind was picking up and he was already growing anxious.

"And from the looks of it, I'd say Burgess is due for some thunder soon."

"How soon?"

"I dunno, maybe in a couple of minutes. Which is exactly why I wanted to get you to the Pole as soon as possible. But, you're pointless shenanigans made it take longer than I wanted it to."

Bunnymund kept talking while Jack payed no attention to him. Every word went in one ear and out of the other, too busy fearing that the storm would arrive while they were still in the forest. He hated thunder; it was always too loud and made the ground quake as if it was splitting apart. Not to mention the lighting. Lightning would momentarily blind anyone while the sound of cracking whips resonated with it. Each and every storm that Jack had faced in his life was never enjoyable, just something that he wanted to avoid.

None of the guardians knew he was afraid of thunder, no one did. Having a phobia of thunder was for babies and Jack Frost was certainly no baby. Not even Sophie Bennett was bothered by thunder, and she can barely speak in complete sentences. The only time that Jack could handle thunder was the first time he fought Pitch with the guardians. While there was mild thunder in the sky, Jack and everyone else were too busying defeating fearlings and fighting Pitch to notice.

"Jack, did you even hear a word I said? I said we have to get to the North Pole right now!"

Bunnymund nudged Jack, who had been zoning out for the past five minutes. "Did you slam into that tree too hard, mate?"

"…No, no, nothing's wrong. Let's just head over to North's now, before the thunderstorm starts."

"That's what I've been saying all along!"

"Well, now we're actually doing it. So let's go."

Jack kept a firm grip on his staff, wanting to leave as soon as possible. He had no desires to get caught in a thunderstorm. The last thing he needed was for someone like Bunnymund to know that he would fall apart at the mere sound of thunder. It would be humiliating to break down in front of the giant rabbit; he would just be teased for weeks! He was Jack Frost, the guardian of fun, and he could go face to face with the King of Nightmares himself but crumbled whenever he heard thunder.

"Alright then Jack, we've best be on our way now. And don't even think about flying ahead and leavin' me here." Bunnymund turned his head to Jack just as the first flash of lightning sounded, followed by a growl of thunder. "Yeesh, looks like the storm has already started. Told you we should have left earlier, Jack. Jack?"

Jack had dropped his staff when he heard the thunder. His eyes were wide and he wouldn't take his eyes off of the sky.

"Jack? Are you sure you're alright?"

Bunnymund brought Jack back to reality and he took his eyes off of the sky to look at him. "It's nothing, Bunny. I...was just a little startled is all."

"Well, as soon as your pick up your staff we can finally go before the weather gets real harsh."

"Yeah…"

Leaning down to pick up his staff, Jack dropped it again when there was more thunder. He began to shake uncontrollably, too focused on the horrid weather to remember that Bunny was still standing in front of him. "Jack? Jack, what's wrong? You're trembling."

"I'm not trembling; I just want get back to the Pole right away."

"Why? You scared of a little thunder?" Bunnymund was obviously teasing Jack, not understanding that Jack actually was frightened by thunder.

"No, I'm not! I've been around for more than three centuries, why would I be scared of something as stupid as thunder?"

"Jeez, it was only a question, mate. No need to get so belligerent about it."

The sky lit up with streaks of white lightning and Thunder soon came after, even louder than it was before. This time it shook the ground and Jack didn't even bother to try to be calm anymore. He just wrapped his arms around himself and collapsed under his fear.

"Jack? Jack, what's the matter?" Bunnymund asked, growing worried. He transitioned to Jack's aid and saw how petrified he really looked.

"I-It's not really a big deal, Kangaroo. I just don't like the sound of thunder. I'm not scared of it, I just don't like it." Jack threw on a fake smile, lying to both Bunny and himself. He knew that he wasn't okay, he was far from okay. Thunder scared him to the point of breaking down and crying until it stopped, and now he was even too paralyzed to get up and go to the North Pole with Bunnymund.

Bunny watched the spirit who brought fun to the darkness bring his legs up to his chest and cover his ears, trying to ignore the noise emanating from the grim sky. "It's just some bad weather, Frost, nothing more than that." he said in an attempt to calm Jack down. "No need to be scared."

"I told you, I'm not scared! I'm just one of those people who don't like the sound of thunder!"

"You're a bloody hypocrite, that's what you are."

Crouching down next to Jack, Bunnymund slung and arm around him. "Listen mate, there's no point in lyin' about it anymore. You're terrified of thunder from what I've seen."

"How many times do I have to tell you? I-"

Jack yelped when another clap of thunder rang in his ears. He shut his eyes and buried his face in his knees. Bunnymund had never seen Jack act like this before. Not even when they were fighting against Pitch. He's just seen Jack laugh and play all the time to no end. But to see him reduced to this, just because of some bad weather, was something he's never seen before. "Listen, Jack, I-"

Another brash wave of thunder bellowed and in a flash Jack was gripping Bunny as if he would disappear. Bunnymund was stunned, seeing that Jack was practically vibrating with anxiety now. He could even hear him faintly whimper. And to think that seconds before he was all smiles and giggles. Was Jack's phobia of thunder really this bad?

Jack slowly opened his eyes when the thunder ceased. He saw that he was using Bunny as a security blanket and quickly let go. Their eyes were locked in place as Jack back up against the nearest tree, curling up against it. "Sorry Bunny, I…"

"Blimey, Frost. You look like you're about to have a heart attack. How long have you been this scared of thunder?"

Jack didn't answer. Instead, he remained curled up against the tree all by himself. His eyes were kept on the ground and his staff was discarded as if it were nothing. With every passing sweep of thunder Jack cringed at it. There were even small tears forming in his eyes but he refused to let them fall. He wouldn't cry in front of Bunny just because he was scared, he was too stubborn to do that.

Every time Jack opened his mouth to say something he just closed it when the weather interrupted him. His body continued to shake, and he just ignored Bunnymund and did his best to block out his senses.

"Jack, it's okay..." Bunny said while scooting closer. His usual gruff, rigid tone had become soft and calm, as if he was talking to Sophie. "I don't know if you've figured this out or not, but curlin' up on the ground isn't going to help anything. We'll just-"

"No."

"No?"

"No. This…this is what I always do. This is how I get over it, over the thunder. This is what I always do."

"Every time?"

Jack nodded. "Every time."

"So let me get this straight, every time the weather gets bad, you just curl up and cover your ears?"

"Is there anything else that I can do? No, there isn't, so I just do this."

"By yourself, you mean. You're all alone whenever this happens, aren't ya?"

Another nod, and Bunnymund understood how lonely Jack must have felt for those 300 years of solitude.

Ever since he was brought into this world, Jack has been alone. No friends to cheer him up, no mentors to explain anything to him, he didn't even know who he was until the whole incident with Pitch. The poor boy must have been so confused whenever he experienced something for the first time, and that must be why he hated thunder so much. His first thunderstorm must have scarred him.

But Jack wasn't alone this time, not while the guardian of hope was with him. Taking a seat by Jack's side, Bunnymund brought him close. "Listen, mate," he whispered. "I'm not gonna force you to get to the North Pole while you're like this, not now, but I'm not gonna leave you alone either. As the guardian of hope, I can't sit back and watch you cradle yourself like a lost little kid."

"Bunny, I-"

Jack heard another clap of thunder and clung onto Bunny as if it was instinct. He didn't mean to do it; his body just acted faster than his brain. Despite this, he didn't let go this time, not while obnoxious thunder and lightning plagued the sky.

They stayed like that for the rest of the storm. Bunny had moved so that he was sitting agaisnt the tree and held Jack close to him. Jack has never had anyone comfort him during a storm, but now that he did, he felt…safe. He felt safe that if anything were to happen to him right now, if he would suddenly disappear without a trace, he would surely be missed. He finally let the tears swelling up in his eyes fall, not knowing the reason why he was crying.

Bunny rubbed his paw along Jack's back, soothing him. He didn't even mind that Jack's touch was as cold as ice. They exchanged no words or taunts, they just sat together under a tree and waited out the storm. "It's okay, mate. It's gonna be all okay."

/

"Guys! Guys! I think I found them!" Tooth yelled, flying back to Sandy and North. They had all been scoping the globe ever since yesterday when Jack and Bunnymund hadn't shown up for the meeting. The first place they checked was in Burgess, and now they were in the forest outside of it.

"Where did you see them?" North asked her, anxious to know if the two missing guardians were in any harm's way. "Can you show us where you saw them?"

"Follow me! You too, Sandy!"

Tooth zipped through the forest with North and Sandy not far behind. "You guys aren't going to believe this! It's so sweet heart-warming !"

Leading them to a clearing, Tooth gladly showed North and Sandy what she had found. Both of them stopped in their tracks, speechless at what they had discovered. Tooth had definitely found Bunny and Jack, just not the Bunny and Jack that the rest of them knew.

They were both asleep under a tree. Jack was snuggled deep into Bunny's fur with a meek smile, enjoying the warmth. A streak of dried tears originated from his each of his eyes, giving off the deception that he had been crying earlier. His staff wasn't in reaching distance, it was lying on the ground without a care. Bunny was wearing a faint smile too, and he didn't seem to mind being so close to the coldest spirit alive. His head was tilted down, resting on Jack's, and his two tall ears were drooping down as well.

"I told you guys it was heart-warming!" Tooth whispered, not wanting to spoil the moment by waking them up. "But I wonder, what happened yesterday?"

"Beats me." North responded with a shrug. Sandy shook his head as well, not knowing what exactly made the two most stubborn guardians fall asleep together. All he knew was that they were so peaceful, and none of them wanted to disturb them. "We can talk to them when they wake up." North said as he turned around. "But for now, we'll leave them be. Now come on, we should get back to the sleigh and let them rest for a little while longer."

Tooth took one last look at Jack and Bunny before flying back to follow North. When she left, Sandy sprinkled a small dosage of dreamsand above the sleeping spirits' heads before going back as well. The three guardians left Bunnymund and Jack, letting them enjoy their time together.

A/N: ugh, i cannot write endings to save my life DX. it took me ten minutes how to figure out how to end this and all i could come up with was this wtf