Guilty Hands (Jack Frost)

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{ it's new years and I'm updating a sad chapter of a sad story, 2019 was bullshit 2020 ... let be honest prob still be

,, -with us " mumbles and voice appeard when jack opened his eyes again to find himself laying on the bed once more.

He looked around lazily being too weak and too drowsy to really move or respond let alone focus his eyes on one spot as he was seeing everything 2, 3 no 4 times making it worse the faster his eyes traveled around the people who were hovering over him.

The people ..

Bunny and north and a yeti and they had their hands on him.

It wasn't real .. it's just a hallucination again haunting him until he believed it and then it would fade away and he would wake up to his lonely dark dark cave with blood on the walls and probably more over him and his legs.

He tears up at the thought of this never ending torture that pitch had promised to stop but instead made it worse.

Hs moved his hands when he felt them fumbling on his stomach.. on the worst wounds .. the embarrassing ones . The ones he didnt want anyone to see and tried to cross so many times but they would always burn through the scars making it worse and more obvious.

His hands finally landed on some furry paws as he tried to push against them to move them away to no use.
,, s-stp.."

,, jack " bunny had held onto the boys shaking hands moving them away with ease despite jack trying to hold against it. ,, p-please .. "

,, it's alright snowflake... we're not gonna hurt you, you're save ok "
He heard the words and closed his eyes tiredly giving up on fighting against the Easter spirit knowing it was to no use.
And it wasnt real anyway

,, no more ..." he whispered weakly opening his eyes again to finally focus his vision on bigger hands belonging to north stitching up his stomach with the yetis help.
,, n-no mo-re "

,, it's ok... calm down its gonna be alright" bunny's hand stroke through his white hair slowly making it impossible for jack to remain awake as he found himself slowly drifting off to unconsciousness again.

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A sigh escaped his lips as he sat down exhausted waving a thanks to Phil who cleaned up the soaked tissues and needles before he looked at bunny.
,, what do we do .. "

The spirit of hope looked at him turning his eyes away from the sleeping winter spirit ,, I .. dont know "

North rose his hand burying his face in them as Phil sadly laid a hand onto norths shoulder.

,, when we fell.." bunny placed his free paw that wasnt holding Jack's hand to land ok his own bandaged chest from the fall ,, he said that it never works "

North only looked at him a little lost before glancing onto the wrapped up thin stomach that had horrible words carved into it. ,, h-he didnt do that himself right?"

,, no .. I dont think .. I hope he didnt " bunny answered turning Jack's hand to look onto his scarred forearm and wrist.
,, it was pitch.. I know it was. Bloody bastard, he did this on purpose, he knows Jack's weakness, we knew it too. He knew what to do to ... cause this " bunny sighed cluthing Jack's hand when he couldnt keep his eyes off the cuts and scars ,, and we played along.. I.. I c-cant "

Finally he covered his face with his paws and north got up, making his way around the bed to lay a hand on bunny's shoulder ,, we didnt think "

,, ofcorse not ! I cant stop myself from picturing him being all alone in a cave starving and hurting both outside and inside ! .. I cant stop seeing him cry with no one there. Him hurting himself to feel better and feeling the need to .. to take his own life mate.. look at him, how could we be so blind and stupid ! This is our fault even if I wanted to just blame pitch I cant we made this possible.. we basically gave him the tools to do what he did " he ended up removing norths hand and north was quiet not knowing what to say now.

And bunny moved to sit down placing his paws in his lap as he folded them together letting his knee bounce up and down in thought as he tried to restrain his forming tears
,, what if hell never be the same again.. "

,, dont say tha-"
,, he said it never worked! Who knows how many times he had tried to ... take his own life " his voice was shaking a little when he couldnt shake the thoughts off ,, and what it had done to him mentally... "

,, bunny ... " north sighed sitting down besides him ,, jack is here with us ok. Let's be thankful we found him in time. After everything we've done. He doesnt deserve to be given up on. Even if it takes us hundreds of years to make him happy. I will gladly do it we owe that to him.

Looking at his state might be hard but we cant forget it's hard for him too he needs us to fight for him now more than ever, " north encouraged ,, I mean look " he suddenly whispered making him look up with north to watch Jack's chest rise and fall from his weak breaths.
,, hes breathing.. hes alive, hes with us and this time we will do it right no matter what it takes, got it? "

Bunny didnt answer as he watched the rise and fall of Jack's chest before looking at his face it was peaceful yet he spotted the sadness behind it.
,,and we all know he needs you the most" north smiled weakly at bunny.

The Easter bunny got to his feet at that walking toward the bed as he picked up the cold pale hand
,, I swear I'll protect you from now on.. nothing will ever happen to you again.." he leaned in brushing his nose against his temple.

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The next time bunny woke up it was to the sound of a shifting noise.

He immediately straightened with stiff ears as he glanced over to the bed blinking what little sleep was left in his eyes away as he held eye contact with jack. Almost as if he couldnf believe the boy was awake and looking at him.

He hesitated as he swallowed, jack simply looked empty, he looked sad and just broken which was causing an ache in bunnies chest.

,, hey .." he attempted softly when he got to his feet walking closer toward the bed but jack only shifted, his eyes looking down when he brought his hands up showling his palms to bunny in a self protective matter as his breathing picked up.

,, you dont have to be scared.. "
Not knowing what else to do, bunnies ears dropped and he got to his knees just looking at him carefully.
,, it's ok.. "

Jack took a couple of breaths before he looked back at bunnies eyes almost in disbelief yet in fear, before he shock his head again and bunny knew what he was thinking when he moved his hands up to cover his face, his eyes.

,, stop " he sighed and moved forward hesitating but knowing it was prob the best way to make him understand
,, its real " he reached his paws out even when jack flinched and wanted to move further away he wouldnt back away himself. ,, I'm real.. im here ok look "
He took a hold of the fragile hand letting his fur caress over his skin.

It finally made the boy look up back at bunny and then at his hand in bunnies paw ,, look ... it's real.. I'm really here and you're really save .. "

Tears welled up in his eyes when he turned his hand in bunnies paws feeling the warmth of the other.
,, b-bunny .."

,, yeah.. I'm here " when bunny had answer a little glad that jack seemed to at least listen now, tears started to overfill the boys eyes and he started to cry which resulted in bunny moving closer onto the bed to bury him in a kore or less tight hug considering the wounds. ,, it's ok.. "

,, don' .. le-eave " he sobbed clutching tightly onto him which made bunny hug his tighter, his ear laying flat against his head when he restrained himself from crying.

,, I wont "