Catnip

The big reveal

There was a meeting in progress, though at the moment, it was looking more like a debate club, and that was being generous. The main 'participants' were Jack and Aster, and they were the only ones arguing. Not liking the fight, one of the kittens jumped into Jack's arms, purring. She was a light brown tabby cat with a white chest, and keeping to the Warriors theme, Jack had dubbed her Princess, which was fitting, seeing as she was Firestar's sister, and acted like she owned the place. Not only that, but she had a close bond with Tooth and her fairies, and Tooth treated her like she was her daughter. Tooth herself was a queen, so the name fit Princess in more ways then one. Jack stopped for a moment to look down at the little fluff ball in his arms, but Aster forged ahead, not realizing that he was the only one yelling now. Princess ran off, upset at the fact that her mere presence wasn't enough to stop the screaming. In the process, she landed in a pile of elves and ended up pushed under a chair and covered in dirt. She refused to let any of the yeti come near her with the grooming tools, wanting Jack to groom her. She knew that with the giant rabbit in the room, he wasn't going to transform any time soon, and that was the only way to get him to groom her. Unless. . . Princess bolted, snatched one of Tooth's fairies who still had the catnip wrapped around her waist. Princess didn't react to the catnip, as she had had some a few hours ago, the effects of the smell wouldn't be able to kick in for a few more minutes. She jumped back into Jack's arms, and he paused and looked down at her once again. "Princess. . ." He chided. "Put down Tooth's fairy." She didn't and he inhaled enough of the scent that he was going to start reacting soon. He stumbled back and sat down on the loveseat. That got Aster's attention, and he stopped yelling.

"Jack, mate, are you okay?"

"Yeah, 'm fiiiine. Gonna be a bit loopy for the next thirty minutes, but otherwise. . . damn it!" He yelled, as a realization hit him. "This isn't how I wanted to show you! But I guess it's too late now. Oh, Princess, when did you get so dirty? We're going to have to fix tha'. . ." Jack's face had finished transforming, so he curled up on the loveseat and started grooming Princess. Aster was staring at him in disbelief. Aster. . . hadn't they been fighting about something? Well, whatever it was, he couldn't remember now, so it must be water under the bridge. What a strange human saying. Why does water not matter when it's underneath a bridge? Why does it matter when it's not? Humans are confusing. . . By the time Jack was done thinking his thoughts, everything down to his torso had been transformed.

"Jack. . ." Aster finally spoke. "Why? Why did you keep this from me?" Jack slowly blinked at him.

"Well, I wanted to kn'w whether you would like me because 'm me an' not cause Imma Pooka. I really like you, but shhhhh, don' tell him, it'sa secret." Aster sat there, stunned.

"Jackie, I-I don't know what to say. . ." Jack giggled, and just went back to grooming Princess instead of answering. The other Guardians sat around and talked, with Jack butting in occasionally, but other then that, he stayed on the loveseat, grooming all the kittens one by one. By the time thirty minutes had passed, Jack had thoroughly groomed all of them. He started to slowly change back, and that got everyone's attention. His hoodie was ripped, and so were his pants, but they still just barely covered him.

"Um. . . I blame Princess? No seriously, she's the one who shoved one of the mini Teeth in my face, haha. . ."

"Jack. I-. . . I think I'd be willing to give us a shot, and not just because you're a Pooka. Even if you were human and had confessed to me, I think I still would have given it a shot."

"Really?"

"Really." Bunny smiled. North cleared his throat.

"While new relationship is good, Bunny, if you break Jack's heart, I will skin you for soup. Jack, you break Bunny's heart, you shall see why I was Bandit King back when I was mortal. Good? Good. Now, back to meeting!"