Spring Time Highs and Low

Chapter 3: Hare-raising

Groaning softly you brought a hand to your head attempting to soothe the ache that seemed to be ebbing through your entire body. Arching a little off the plush couch you hissed softly through your teeth as you slowly cracked open your eyes.

You are definitely not where you were supposed to be. In fact, where you were was an excellent question....

Shakily shifting to sit up right your fingers ran against the bandages wrapped around your head, where you bleeding? Would explain part of the head ache... The rest of it could be explained away by the fact you slammed face first into a 2 ton hunk of metal.

Heaving a soft breath you moved to place your feet against the wooden floor. Taking a glance around you found an ornate but homey lounge room of sorts, with two couches by a rolling fire that casted the room in a soft orange glow. Furrowing your brows the well decorated room did far from explain where you were.

"Ugh... Bloody.." you muttered as you staggered to your feet only to get hit with a hard wave of dizziness, "This will put... put meh behind.."

Pausing your ears perked a little at the quiet sound of buzzing wings, almost of that of an insect. Soon the source became clear...ish. A small blue creature buzzed around your head too quick for your groggy eyes to make out.

It pushed against your forehead seemingly attempting to force you back down on the couch. It didn't work of course, as you were well over 4 times its size, so it gave you the chance to gently grab the little creature to get a good look at it.

You were surprised when you opened your hand to see a little fairy, barely bigger than your palm, there. Lifting her up a little you gently nudged her with your other hand.

"Well... hello ya little bugger.." you muttered softly, "What'cha doin' ina place like this?"

The little tooth fairy promptly began to squeak out her protests about you standing and wanted you to sit back down.

"Now, now, I'ma.. I'ma okay..." Shaking your head a little you followed the little fairy with your eyes as she quickly squeaked on and on about her concern, "I'm pretty tough, so ya got nuthin' tah worry 'bout."

You began to head towards the exit despite the protests of your new friend buzzing around your head. Gently flicking a few fingers at her the faint smell of Lilies floated around your head and quieted the little fairy down.

"Hey, hey, hey! Ya runnin' a million miles an hour! I need ya to slow it down a little for meh please." You said stepping through the open doorway and to a hall

Looking both left and right left you with very little to go off of, both ways looked relatively the same. Muttering in frustration your fingers gently messaged your temple as your gaze turned back to the little fairy who hovered nearby

"You wouldn't happen to know the way out would ya?" You asked earning a small shrug from the fairy, "'course not.." you sighed

Figuring you really have nothing to loose you started headed down the hall to the right. Of course you had to hold the wall for support as every step seemed to take all your brain power to accomplish. Damn what were you gonna tell Madam Summer about being unable to work in this condition.

You knew what her response would be though, "You're just trying to weasel out of your contractual obligations, get back to work before I make you!" Madam Summer may not be the kindest, but at least she was consistent and equal about her treatment of people. That being of course that anyone other than her was a peasant under her.

The sound of jiggling bells snapped you out of your vague thoughts. Ears perked forward you watched as elves in pointy suits. The bells on the top of the pointed suits wiggled and swayed with each movement of the elves.

The three of them held onto one plate of cookies seemingly to bring it to you from wherever they were coming from. But upon noticing you they quickly dropped said plate causing it to shatter and ruin the poor cookies.

"Hey now, would any of ya's know the way I can get out of here?" You asked slowly lowering yourself down so you could better look them in the eye

The elves quickly began speaking to you in their own language, while most of it you could pick up on, there was just utter nonsense mixed into the bunch. Taking a glance at the fairy now comfortably sitting on your shoulder you looked back to the Elves all jumping up and down to explain how to get out to you.

Giving each one a gentle poke on the nose several petals and leaves popped off before their eyes before fluttering to the wooden floor. It left them more excited then before if that was possible. The little guys quickly started grabbing at the petals and leaves and shoving them into their suits not leaving one leave alone. They held the largest grins you've seen in a long time that sent you chuckling.

"You guys are pretty cute." You stated gently pinching one on the cheek, "anyways how about ya help me get out?"

They all nodded eagerly skipping down the hall back towards where they came from. Smiling you followed after them not minding the jiggling of the bells on top of their suits. Glancing around you found this place as so much larger than you had originally expected. The finely crafted wooden structure filed with darling cravings accented with a nice red. 

The sound of many small hammers, screws, and other crafts trickled into your ears and grew louder and louder as you followed the elves into a massive workshop. Eyes widening a little you glanced around at the many yetis working away on toys and other crafts. Though many of their attention has began to shift to you as you continued to follow the elves that were arguing and trading the petals and leaves. 

Squeaking softly in surprise as a yeti stopped you expressing his concern and gestured back to where you had come from. The elves soon noticed you had stopped to talk to the nice yeti who was just worried and apologetic about causing you to smash your head against a car.

"It's alright, mate." You chuckled offering the yeti a flower, "I'm pretty tough, anyways, I need tah get back to work. Soooo..." You drawled stepping around the yeti 

The yeti gazed at the pretty flower, they don't see many due to their delicate nature being ill suited for the harsh environment. The yeti was transfixed by the soft pastel colors that the petals held, looking back up he watched you continue to stagger after the elves and decided to abandon his toy making, he had a lot more of the year to catch up and help you out.

Jumping a little in surprise as a large hand gently grabbed your forearm looking up at the yeti he gave you a closed eyed friendly look before helping you navigate your way through the bustling workshop with little difficulty. 

Humming quietly the lot of you soon set off on an adventure to get you out of the workshop. While the guardians were left scrambling after discovering their newest member was missing from where they had left her to rest. Who knows where the poor Pooka had wandered off too in the massive sprawling building of North's workshop. 

This wasn't great...