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"That's the third time this week, ugh." Bunny moaned as he slowly stood up and away from the toilet in which he had just so violently lost his breakfast in. He sniffed and press the lever down to get rid of the evidence that he'd gotten sick. He sidestepped to the sink, feeling slightly dizzy. He turned on the cold water, filled his hands with it and brought them to his mouth to deposit the chilled liquid. He swished the water around and spit it out into the sink, Bunny repeated this action several times until he was sure he had gotten rid of the acidic taste.
Just as he turned the water off, he heard the whooshing of the wind and the carefree laughter of his young mate, Jack Frost. Jack was returning from helping color the leaves, getting everything ready for winter. Once winter arrived Jack would be leaving for the full season, and he would not return until spring.
"Aster! Are you here?!" Jack hollered into the vast warren, as he landed in front of the house, he twirled his staff to rest against his shoulder as he waited for Bunny to come out of the house to greet him, he didn't have to wait very long.
"Yeah, I'm here, ya bloody boofhead." Bunny said sarcastically as he exited his house. Jack couldn't help but stare at his mate, as Bunny approached him. Jack raised an eyebrow at Bunny's slight disheveled appearance,
"Are you okay?" Jack asked concern for his mate flooding him briefly. Bunny gave him a small smile "Yeah, I'm fine. Just not sleepin' too well."
Jack sighed wistfully, this time of year was hard for both of them, they had to be apart for at least four and a half months.
"Missing me already, huh?" Jack said softly, Bunny wrapped his arms around Jack pulling him in for a hug which Jack was glad to return.
"Always." Bunny murmured as he chinned his mate, Jack raised his head and stretched up to catch Bunny's lips with his own, it was a goodbye kiss. Bunny just hoped Jack couldn't smell or taste the aftermath of vomit that he'd expelled earlier.
As the two pulled away from one another they both felt the emptiness that was left behind as their time together was cut short by the changing of the seasons.
"Well, I guess I'll see you in the spring, Cottontail." Jack said as he allowed the wind to lift him off the ground. Bunny's ears lowered back against his head and he gave Jack a sad little smile,
"I guess so, you be careful out there." Bunny told Jack as he started to turn to leave. Jack just laughed merrily as he flew out of the warren.
Bunny shook his head as he turned to go back into the house. He gazed around at his home, it felt empty without his mate. As it did everytime Jack left. Bunny sighed and moaned as he felt the nausea come back with a vengeance, he quickly rushed to the bathroom to again empty his already empty stomach, after several minutes of dry heaving, the rolling of his stomach stopped and he stood up. His legs were unsteady and quivered under his weight, he felt lightheaded and dizzy.
What was going on with him lately?
In all the time that he had been known as the Easter Bunny and a Guardian he had only had a handful of sick days that lasted two to three days at best, but this; this sickness had been going on for the past two and a half weeks! Bunny was somewhat shocked he had managed to hide his illness from Jack, then again Jack had been gone lately getting the world ready for winter. Bunny sighed tiredly as he ran a hand over the back of his neck. "This has gone on far too long for this to be the flu." He said to himself as he left the bathroom.
He went to his bedroom and sat down on the bed running a hand over his face. "Besides I don't have any other symptoms that resemble the flu, no sneezing, aching, wheezing, nothing. Just bouts of nausea and vomiting at random times during the last couple of weeks."
Bunny pulled back the covers and pulled his body around to get his legs under the covers and settled down for a nap, being sick exhausted a person and Bunnymund was no exception. "If this sickness doesn't clear up in the next three days I'm going to North's for a checkup." Bunny muttered irritably as he rolled over under the covers to try to get some more sleep.