36AN: Hello there, this is my first ROTG fanfic so please be gentle. It is a collection of one-shots AND is a collab between me and a few other authors here on FFN. At the beginning of each chapter, I will let you know whose one-shot you are reading, so feel free to give them some love when you read their stories.
Now, this one-shot was written by me, so let me know if I have made any mistakes, or what not, 'kay?
Anyway, without further adieu, here is the first installment of SECRETS! (Please forgive my horrible attempt at accents)
"Talking"
'Thinking'
(Author's Comment)
Chapter 1:
Jack's Boxer Raid
"Blast it all, North, where are you!" Bunny yelled as he headed towards North's office. North had called Bunny to help solve a problem he had begun to have with the elves. It seems that the elves have started to cause even more mischief than they usually do, but…as to what they were doing, North had refused to say until Bunny agreed to come and help him out.
So, here he was, at the Pole, and no sign of North anywhere. Bunny even asked some yetis if they knew where North was, and even THEY didn't know!
Finally, Bunny caught a break when he ran into Phil. The yeti said that he had seen North head toward his bedroom (to change into some clean clothes) about an hour ago, and hadn't seen him since. Bunny thanked the yeti before bounding off in the direction of North's bedroom.
'With any luck, the bloody drongo will still be there. Then, we can figure out how to fix his little elf problem. THEN, I will be able to head back to my nice warm Warren.'
As thoughts of his sunny Warren filled his head, Bunny sped up even faster, determined to get this over and done with.
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When Bunny finally reached North's bedroom, he noticed a sign on the door that said 'KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING'.
Yet, as Bunny was about to knock on the door, he hears a string of angry curses from the other side of the door, yelled in Russian. Bunny decided to wait for the swearing to die down, before he knocked on the door.
After about ten minutes, the noise behind the door seemed to finally quiet down. Bunnymund then knocked gently on the door, and waited patiently for a response.
He did not have to wait long, because he soon heard a reply.
"Who iz it?" said a sorrowful voice, that was slightly out of breath.
"Mate, it's me, can I come in?" Bunny asked tentatively, still somewhat nervous/worried by North's outburst.
"Bunny?...Yes, come in my friend," came a somewhat relieved reply.
Bunny grew curious about North's behavior, and slowly opened the door, steeling himself for what he might find behind the door.
As the door swung open, it revealed a mess the likes that Bunny thought only little kids were capable of…or Jack Frost. Everywhere he looked, various articles of clothing were strewn all over everything. And, at the center of the mess stood North, in his usual attire. But, he looked somewhat disheartened, yet frustrated at the same time.
"What happened here, mate? Did you lose something, or did Pitch try to pull a sneak attack in ya?" Bunny asked as he walked to where North was standing.
"No, Pitch did not do this. It vas those blasted elves. Ever since few weeks ago, they 'ave been stealing my underwear and 'ave been either putting them on display, or have been parading around in them. I never seem to have any clean undergarments anymore and iz getting on my last nerve!" North then grumbles something in Russian, under his breath.
"What was that mate?" Bunny said getting a little skeptical as North scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"Iz nothing. But, Bunny, will you help me stop those troublesome elves, and find out what they've done with my undergarments?" North asks as he fixes Bunnymund with a serious stare, anger and thoughts of revenge forgotten for the moment.
"Sure, mate. I'll help ya." Bunny says, nodding his head. They shake hands before leaving North's room. Once in the hallway, they headed in opposite directions in search of North's underwear and the elves that stole them.
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Bunny slowly made his way down the corridor, checking each room as he went. It had been half an hour since he and North split up. He had another ten minutes before he was supposed to meet up with North in the Globe room.
Bunnymund was about to turn back the way he came, when he spotted two elves at the end of the corridor. As they turned the corner, they seemed to be carrying what looked suspiciously like underwear.
'That underwear is definitely too big for those scrawny dingoes.' Bunny thought as he headed towards the corridor the elves turned down, just moments ago.
He turned the corner just in time to see the elves do into a room six doors down, on the left side of the corridor.
'Huh, wonder what's in there?'
Bunny quietly heads for the door. When he reaches it, he puts one of his long ears to the wood and listens.
'Wait, is that music? Dang it all, the music is muffling the voices! What are they saying…wait, is that Jack's voice?! If Frostbite is a part of this then North has every right to be worried.' Bunny thinks this as he steps away from the door.
"I betta' stop those bloody drongos, before Frostbite has a chance to damage North's undies." Bunny says as he grabs the door handle, turns it, and yanks the door open.
"Stop righ' t-there…" the words soon died on his lips as he gazed at the scene in front of him.
He stared on in frozen astonishment (pardon the lame pun) as elves were walking down a makeshift catwalk, with North's undies wrapped around them in various different arrangements.
"Ah, Bunny, enjoying the show," said an amused voice to the right of Bunnymund.
Bunny turns and comes face-to-face with a smirking Jack Frost.
"Uh…w-what the heck is all this, Frostbite." Bunny asks with his eyes wide and mouth hanging open in incredulity. All around them were miniature chairs, small enough for elves to sit in, placed in a semi-circle around the makeshift catwalk. Half the chairs were filled with cheering and clapping elves, while other elves were helping even more elves wrap North's undies around each other in mock-up fashion designs!
Once the undies were positioned the way the elves wanted them to be, they would head to the back of the catwalk, where a boom box was playing music. Once there they waited their turn, while yet another elf would announce who was next, and what 'design' they were wearing.
'Huh, so this was what the ruckus was I heard earlier. And the boom box would explain where the music was coming from, and why I was having trouble understanding what everyone was saying.' Bunnymund thought, as the surprise and astonishment finally wore off.
Jack had been waiting patiently all this time for Bunny to come back to his senses, before he tried to explain anything. He was not in the mood to be ignored, and then have to re-explain things all over again. Once he realized that Bunny was mostly back to normal, he decided to answer his question from earlier.
"Can't you tell? This is a fashion show!" Jack said waving his hand around the room, with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Well, I can see that, ya gumbie! What I meant was why are the elves wearing North's underwear?" Bunny asked getting a little frustrated.
"Oh, well that's simple. They're wearing North's undies because I replaced all of his undies with elf undies." Jack said with a completely straight face, like this was a completely normal situation…which for Jack, it probably was.
"Wait, you're telling me, that you replaced ALL of North's underwear with ELF undies!" Bunny asked. And, as Jack nodded with a huge smirk on his face, Bunny burst out laughing.
"Man! No wonder the drongo didn't wanna tell me why he needed my help." Bunny was, by now, rocking to-and-fro with laughter as he held his sides.
"Help? Why would North ask you for help?" Jack asked, suddenly suspicious as to why the Pooka was there.
It took a moment, but Bunny was eventually able to get his laughing fit under control.
"Oh, yeah. North asked me to help him stop the elves from bothering him anymore. Although, at the time, he would not say how they were 'bothering' him. I can see now why he didn't wanna tell me." Bunny said as he stared Jack straight in the eyes.
The two Guardians continued to stare at each other, until Jack broke the silence (because at this point, even the elves had turned off the music and were watching the stalemate between the two).
"You're not gonna tell him, are you?" Jack asks as he glares at Bunny, while tightening his hand on his staff. He wanted to be ready in case he had to stop Bunny.
Bunny stared at Jack a little longer, watching him squirm before smirking as he replied.
"Not on ya life, mate! Well at least, not about you being involved, anyway." Bunny had to cross his arms to keep from ruffling Jack's hair in amusement.
"Wait, really!" Jack relaxed, as he released a breath he did not even realize he was holding.
"…Hold up…what's the catch," Jack grew suspicious again.
"Just that you give me photos of this little event that I can use as black mail against North!" Bunny said laughing. Jack relaxed again as he too joined in with Bunny's laughing.
"Oh, and you have to tone it back on how many times you do this to North." Bunnymund stated as the laughter died down.
"What! Why? What's wrong with how many times I've done this to North? It's not like I've been caught until now." Jack leans on his staff as he asks this, staring at the large Pooka with a confused expression on his face.
"Because, ya gumbie, doing this to North once a week, for the past two months, is way too many times! To be honest, I'm surprised he hasn't caught on to you." Bunny said a little incredulously.
Jack smirked and was about to say something when Bunnymund interrupted him.
"Look mate, just don't prank him for a while, and let him cool down a bit." (Again, pun NOT intended)
Jack stopped and seemed to think for a moment, before looking back up at the Pooka.
"Promise you won't tell him?"
"Promise. It'll be our little secret." Bunnymund said with a smirk on his face, as he puts his paw out to Jack.
Jack smirks at this, and grabs Bunny's paw.
"Deal!" he says as they shake hands.
AN: let me know what you think of this one-shot, or if there is anything, I need to change/improve upon.
And again, sorry if the accents were kinda lame, but I at least attempted to get them right. :)
Please R&R