Thank you to msmhtp for giving me the idea for that one. This is a follow up to Gifts. I went back and edited that chapter a little, since I forgot the shoes had little bells on them. That's even better.

Please note that I won't actually write in Bunny's accent. I'm not familiar enough with the Australian accent and I don't want to butcher it. You'll just have to use your imagination.

Fun fact: I had to watch the movie several times before I got some of Bunny's lines. Some of them I had to see written down before I had any idea what he was saying. I'm just not familiar enough with English to understand someone with a strong accent. (No problems with North, however, since his accent is really fake and exaggerated.)


Jack flew around the workshop, taking in the sights. After so long of trying to bust in there, it felt a little strange to be allowed to wander around as much as he wanted without any protests from the yetis. As long as he did not try to disturb their work that is. A yeti shooed him away from a line of toys he had been inspecting a little too closely for his tastes, turning the brightly colored ponies in his hand as he wondered why those had gotten so popular lately.

"Keep up the good work," he said brightly to the yeti as he flew away with a wave, the bells on his blue shoes tinting at the sudden movement.

Before he could find something else to keep his attention, a rabbit hole opened on the floor of the workshop. Jack panicked as he looked down at his feet. He could not let Bunny see him wearing those. He would never hear the end of it. He considered kicking them off and pushing them into a corner, but he knew the elves would just bring them back to him.

He flew behind a yeti, staying high enough that he could see Bunny coming out of the hole but making sure his feet remained out of sight.

"North! Keep your snow globes out of that bloody little pest's reach in the future," Bunny shouted, raising the colorfully painted elf by its hat and giving it a good shake.

The Easter Elf, as they had come to call him, held a new egg tightly against his chest. Every now and then, he sneaked into the Warrens to get a new one. The eggs, sadly, did not last forever. Bunny dropped him unceremoniously on the ground.

"Hi Bunny! North is in his office right now. You can go see him to tell him that."

Jack smiled innocently, trying to sound natural. If Bunny thought he was eager to see him leave, he would know he was hiding something and wouldn't go anywhere until he figured out what it was. He could bring the shoes back to his room while Bunny talked to North. Then, he'd be free to pester the Pooka as much as he wanted. The other Guardian looked at him a little suspiciously, but shrugged and took a step toward North's office.

Just as Jack started to believe everything would be fine, the Yeti he had been hiding behind suddenly ran to keep a precarious pyramid of toys from toppling over. Jack had to fly fast to keep his shoes out of sight, ducking behind a mound of teddy bears. Not only did this not look subtle at all, but he could not keep the damned bells quiet. He winced as Bunny turned around.

"What are you trying to hide there, Frostbite?" he asked with a sinister smile.

Jack flew around the plushies in a jingling of bells as the Pooka tried to reach him. Bunny ran around and lunged at him, grabbing his ankle. Jack tried to fly away, hoping to tear his ankle free of Bunny's grip before the other had the chance to look at his catch. No such luck.

"Oh, that's bloody adorable."

The pooka shook his ankle, making the bells jingle again. His grin threatened to split his face apart. Jack threw him a death glare before pointing his staff at him and sending a blast of ice his way.

Bunny let go of him as he raised his hands to protect himself with a shout. The winter spirit flew away in a hurry, eager to get away from the other Guardian's mockeries. He planted his feet on a railing to propel himself to a higher level of the workshop faster, but the sole of the shoes slipped and he ended up awkwardly crashing into a pile of freshly painted toys laid out on a table across the way. He could hear Bunny laughing across the room.

He picked himself up from the table, frost forming over his cheeks in embarrassment. Fresh paint was smeared all over his face and clothes. A yeti stood to the side, waving a paintbrush wildly, looking crushed over his ruined work. Jack gave him an apologetic smile.

"What is happening here?" North bellowed as he walked into the room.

"Nothing, mate. Just returning your elf. And complimenting Frostbite here over his new shoes."

"Oh you like them? I thought they would fit him nicely."

Bunny turned around to face Jack. With his back to North, he gave Jack a wide, mocking grin.

"Yes. Very fitting. Good job, mate."

North beamed. Jack gave him a taunt smile while his eyes promised Bunny that his Warrens would soon be filled with snow.