Cupid's Rising

The Time We Accidentally Told Jamie

I found Jack and Tooth together, still collecting teeth.

The other Guardians were there too. They were all holding up their bags of teeth.

"Oh I see how it is." Bunnymund was complaining. "All working together to make sure the rabbit gets last place."

"SHHHHHHHHH!" North hissed.

"You think I need help to beat a bunny? Check it out, Peter Cottontail." Jack held up a sack.

"You call that a bag of choppers?" Bunnymund scoffed. He pulled out a larger sack of teeth. "Now that's a bag of choppers."

"Gentlemen! Gentlemen! This is about Tooth. It's not a competition! But if it was." He held out the sack he must use to delivery gifts. "I win."

"Check again, fat man." I boasted.

The boys all turned to me, as I dropped my sack to the ground. It was bigger than North himself.

They all dropped their jaws.

"That is- that is-" Bunnymund waved his hands in annoyance towards the sack.

I held up my fist. Pelie headbutted it. "Me, beating all of you with a bow." I gloated.

North made a loud shout of protest. When he finished, he had a light shining on him.

My eyes widened. Looking to the bed I saw the boy holding up the flashlight.

"Oh no..."

I face palmed.

"Santa Claus? The Easter Bunny?...Sandman...The Tooth Fairy! I knew you'd come!" The boy cheered.

"Surprise!" Tooth cheered, awkwardly. "We came!"

"He can see us?" Jack asked.

The boy was moving the flashlight between the four of them. I stepped closer, clicking my fingers. The boy didn't turn his head.

Pelie whimpered beside me.

"Most of us." Bunnymund pointed out.

The boy shined the light Jack's direction, which was the only empty spot in the Guardians. Seems that while some kids believed in me, it wasn't enough for every kid to see me.

Which didn't...disappoint me. More it just...ached.

I didn't need to be believed in

I don't want to be believed in

Cause when kids and people believe in you...

My mind flashed an image of Lilac, with Mrs Barclay walking away from her.

You let them down

"Shhh! You guys, he's still awake." Tooth reprimanded.

"Sandy! Knock him out!" Bunnymund suggested.

"Huh?" The boy asked.

Sandy cracked his fists.

"Oh Author. This is why Pitch is winning." I groaned, putting my hands on my hips.

Bunnymund whacked Sandy on the shoulder. "With the Dreamsand, ya gumbies."

Sandy made an 'oh' face.

Then, the boy's dog woke up. She growled in Bunnymund's direction. I hovered behind him, grinning widely.

"No, stop that's the Easter Bunny. What are you doing, Abbey? Down!" The boy instructed.

"Alright, nobody panic." Bunnymund reassured us, staring down his snout at the dog.

"But that's a um, that's a greyhound." Jack pointed out, gleeful. "Do you know what greyhounds do to rabbits?"

"I do." I commented right into Bunnymund's ear. "It's not pretty."

"I think it's a pretty safe bet he's never met a rabbit like me-" Bunnymund boasted. Sandy formed a dream sandball. Over Bunnymund's shoulder I saw Jack inching towards the boy's alarm clock. "Six foot one, nerves of steel, master of tai-chi and the ancient art of-"

Jack bopped the clock.

I immediately flew up to the ceiling, lying flat to avoid the chaos.

"Crikey." Bunnymund swore as Abbey leapt at him.

The rabbit bounced away from the dog. I was laughing on the ceiling.

"Stop! Sit!" The boy instructed at the dog, who ignored those orders. "Down girl, down!"

I laughed harder. Jack laughed too.

It was pandemonium on the floor. Sandy accidentally tossed the sandball, bouncing it off the walls. Tooth was trying to stop the alarm clock. North was laughing at the whole scene, while also trying to stop this mayhem.

Until finally the sandball whacked Tooth in the face, and Baby Tooth by close distance. The two fairies fell to the floor to sleep.

I laughed so hard as the sandball got Bunnymund. That was just too great. It got the dog before Abbey could bite him. Pelie gasped, flying to help just as the ball whooshed by. As my cherub fell onto the bed I laughed hard.

Yeah I cared about them and didn't want them hurt

But he bounced...and it was adorable. And he just looked so stupid, rushing to help the others.

It got North before dissolving. "Candy canes..." He plopped down on the boy's bed, sending the boy flying through the air.

The boy laughed all the way to Sandy's arms.

I floated down from my spot, laughing so hard I had to clutch my stomach. Seeing dancing carrots around Bunnymund's head was the best.

"Whoops..." Jack shrugged.

"Don't- don't apologize!" I laughed. "This was amazing. The best minute of my life. Thank you!"

Jack let out a laughing sigh. "Oh, I really wish I had a camera right now."

Sandy gave us both a scolding look. The seriousness of it was ruined by his grin.

And that was ruined by a look of pure terror. He was staring out the window.

I followed his eyeline. Sure enough a Nightmare stood outside.

The Nightmare was spooked. It kicked into gear. It ran on air, away from the boy's room.

Jack hopped up in air. I flew out the window.

"Move it boys!" I instructed.

"Sandy, c'mon! We can find Pitch." Jack called behind me.

I flew in air, just long to see where the horse was flying. Without waiting for Jack or Sandy I dashed towards it.

Because that horse followed Pitch

Pitch had my cherubs

I wouldn't let him take my last

==CR==

Across the country, a Nightmare was poking at Lilac Barclay's window.

She slept on as it creeped in her room. The dream of a unicorn and a pegasus and a dragon, all happily dancing around each other.

The Nightmare touched it's muzzle to her dreamsand.

The gold changed to black. The pegasus in Lilac's dream fell to the ground. The unicorn and dragon rushed to her side, except the pegasus stood up as a Nightmare sandman. The sandman rushed at the unicorn, who faded into the black sand.

Lilac woke up before the sand could reach the dragon.

She sobbed in the dark cold of the night. She curled against her pillow, trying to ignore her dream and keep her sobs soft enough that no one would hear her.

The Nightmare left, taking the newly formed Nightmare pegasus with it.

==CR==

AN: Sorry this was late. Had a Depression day. Happy Thanksgiving y'all!