4. You Really Shouldn't Have

Jack's first Christmas. Bunnymund disapproves.


It's Jack's first proper Christmas, and though the boy owns little more than the shirt on his back, Jack still manages to scrape up something for each of his friends; Bunnymund is truly touched when Jack offers him his gift.

That is, until he opens the present and realizes this is Jack's idea of a joke.

"They're bunny slippers," Jack answers gleefully, "do you like them?"

Normally, Bunny would blow up at the insult ("what, mate, didja get me a lucky rabbit's foot too?"—) but across the room, Tooth is glaring murderously at Bunny, daring him to step a toe out of line and ruin Jack's first Christmas.

The Pooka slouches in defeat, stares down at the fluffy pink mockery in his lap, and grumbles through clenched teeth; "…You shouldn't have."