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Gift Exchange
By: Mellie
Fandom: Pushing Daisies
Rating: G
Notes: This is my secret santa gift for dragon_faere. I tried to channel the narrative voice of the show. Merry belated Christmas, Lu!
It was Christmas Eve and the Pie Maker, Chuck, and Digby sat near a fragrant Christmas tree exchanging gifts. Chuck had decided she would give Ned his gift first. She took a gold bowed box with red and green paper, and handed it to the man across from her.
“Go on, open it.” Chuck encouraged him.
He smiled at her before unwrapping the carefully tied bow that had taken his childhood sweetheart all night to tie. The green and red paper was torn from the gift in anticipation as to what could be inside. The Pie Maker undid the tape on the box to find a teddy bear.
With amusement and curiosity, he looked up to the girl whose life he had saved but now could not touch. “Thank you.”
A smile broke across her face as she took the bear from the box where he had been lovingly placed just thirty six hours ago. Her arms wrapped around the bear as she hugged it close to her heart. “I can’t hug you, but I can hug this bear and pretend it’s you. Then I’ll give it back to you so you can feel my hugs.”
The Pie Maker’s lips pulled into a smile as he himself hugged the bear. “Thank you.”
Carefully setting the object through which they could share affection aside, Ned handed Chuck his gift. It was a poorly wrapped box covered in green and red paper, topped with a silver bow. Chuck shook the box near her ear, amusement on her face. She pulled on the ribbon and tore off the paper to reveal the box that held her gift.
The facts were these: Twenty years, four hours, and five minutes prior, the two had been neighbors and best friends. Before Ned’s mother and inevitably Chuck’s father had passed, the two children had lived in simple bliss. On this such day, they had gathered together to talk of their plans to see St Nick coming down their chimneys.
Walkie Talkies had been purchased and tested to ensure they could communicate if the other happened to see him first. They had agreed that neither could sleep until morning for fear of missing out on Santa’s arrival. Before they parted ways, they decided to exchange a small gift to get each other through the long night ahead. “On three let’s exchange gifts,” the girl suggested.
They counted to three, and at that number they both pulled small dinosaur toys from behind their backs. They grinned at each other as they traded the presents and ran off when their parents called them to eat.
The now grown Chuck looked in her box and saw the same teddy bear she had given Ned lying before her. “I’ve already hugged him.” Ned smiled at her.
She looked to the man she loved but could not touch and hugged the bear close. He smiled back and hugged his own bear.
“Merry Christmas, Ned.”
“Merry Christmas, Chuck.”
-end-
By: Mellie
Fandom: Pushing Daisies
Rating: G
Notes: This is my secret santa gift for dragon_faere. I tried to channel the narrative voice of the show. Merry belated Christmas, Lu!
It was Christmas Eve and the Pie Maker, Chuck, and Digby sat near a fragrant Christmas tree exchanging gifts. Chuck had decided she would give Ned his gift first. She took a gold bowed box with red and green paper, and handed it to the man across from her.
“Go on, open it.” Chuck encouraged him.
He smiled at her before unwrapping the carefully tied bow that had taken his childhood sweetheart all night to tie. The green and red paper was torn from the gift in anticipation as to what could be inside. The Pie Maker undid the tape on the box to find a teddy bear.
With amusement and curiosity, he looked up to the girl whose life he had saved but now could not touch. “Thank you.”
A smile broke across her face as she took the bear from the box where he had been lovingly placed just thirty six hours ago. Her arms wrapped around the bear as she hugged it close to her heart. “I can’t hug you, but I can hug this bear and pretend it’s you. Then I’ll give it back to you so you can feel my hugs.”
The Pie Maker’s lips pulled into a smile as he himself hugged the bear. “Thank you.”
Carefully setting the object through which they could share affection aside, Ned handed Chuck his gift. It was a poorly wrapped box covered in green and red paper, topped with a silver bow. Chuck shook the box near her ear, amusement on her face. She pulled on the ribbon and tore off the paper to reveal the box that held her gift.
The facts were these: Twenty years, four hours, and five minutes prior, the two had been neighbors and best friends. Before Ned’s mother and inevitably Chuck’s father had passed, the two children had lived in simple bliss. On this such day, they had gathered together to talk of their plans to see St Nick coming down their chimneys.
Walkie Talkies had been purchased and tested to ensure they could communicate if the other happened to see him first. They had agreed that neither could sleep until morning for fear of missing out on Santa’s arrival. Before they parted ways, they decided to exchange a small gift to get each other through the long night ahead. “On three let’s exchange gifts,” the girl suggested.
They counted to three, and at that number they both pulled small dinosaur toys from behind their backs. They grinned at each other as they traded the presents and ran off when their parents called them to eat.
The now grown Chuck looked in her box and saw the same teddy bear she had given Ned lying before her. “I’ve already hugged him.” Ned smiled at her.
She looked to the man she loved but could not touch and hugged the bear close. He smiled back and hugged his own bear.
“Merry Christmas, Ned.”
“Merry Christmas, Chuck.”
-end-