Tales from the Borderlands One Shots

A Gift to You (Rhys X Reader X Jack)

Requested.  Sorry for late upload!

I apologize if some of you do not celebrate Christmas, but I wrote this because this is based on what happened to me a couple of years ago.

This actually sort of happened to me one year towards the beginning of Christmas.  One of the choirs in the mall picked me to start out their next Christmas Carol.  I had to sing Rudolph XD  Then the others joined in so I didn't feel as awkward.

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"You know," you start, "it's kind of hard to Christmas shop for you guys if you're with me."

Jack's arm flung around your shoulder as he went to pinch your cheek gently.  Rhys on the other hand smiled happily as he placed a hand on your lower back.

"Ah, don't worry sweetheart," Jack said as he tussled your hair, you grunting afterwards, "we won't peek."

You scoffed.  "Jack I know you; you'll try to peek any chance you get.  Rhys on the other hand, I know he won't."

"Me? Peek?  (Y/n), you wound me!"

Shaking your head and smiling, you tug both Jack and Rhys with you into the first store in the mall.

Today you were doing a little bit of Christmas shopping for your friends and family.  With Christmas only a few weeks away and you having close to no shopping done, you needed to get cracking on the gift buying, so you thought today was a good day.  This day was supposed to be you alone since you were buying for Rhys and Jack also, but with them here that had to be put aside at least for now.  Jack had invited himself and dragged Rhys unwillingly along with him.

You did enjoy their company though.  Jack's little stories he told about this and that and ones he made up always made you and Rhys laugh, it was fun to hang out with both of them.  Rhys would offer to buy lunch for all three of you, and today he bought you a bracelet from one of the jewelry stores as an early gift.  Overall, today turned out to be great with just the three of you.

Eventually you stopped in front of a store entrance, and before you went in you turned around to look at both of them men who looked confused at you.  

"Alright," you start, "now I was planning to buy something for both of you here so you have to skedaddle for a couple of minutes."

Jack groaned.  "We can't go in?"

"No."

"C'mon Jack.  Let's go into the next store."  Rhys said as he motioned his head sideways to the pouting man.  Jack sighed heavily as he turned to follow him, and you watched as both went into the next store ahead of them.

When you made your way in, you were greeted by one of the staff as they greeted you kindly.  Soft music was playing from the speakers, and the decorations there gave you a nice cozy feeling.  You had found some nice dress shoes for Rhys, they were a sleek black with some fancy gold designs on them;  they weren't exactly appealing to you, but Rhys had mentioned a pair of shoes like these before, and that he wanted them for a gift so that's what you got him.

"Sixty bucks?!"  You hiss at yourself as you bite your lip, "My God Rhys, you are not cheap to buy for."

You found Jack some hair products since he had an obsession with his, he mentioned he was almost out of his original supplies but there was a certain type that he wanted, and it was the kind that you had in your hands; that was thirty dollars.  

You shook your head as you made your war to the counter to pay.  

"Ninety dollars for just two things."  You whisper.