Jason scowled.
His opponent sat up a little straighter and glared right back.
They were at a stand-off. "You're making this harder than it has to be," he pointed out.
The little gray rabbit flicked an ear, then carefully licked a paw.
"Just get back in the cage, and everything will be fine." He pushed the cage forward a few inches, hoping the rabbit would take the hint and go in. But his hopes were in vain. The rabbit hopped off a few paces, slipped safely under a nearby table, and resumed its grooming.
By this point, Jason knew that if he lunged for the rabbit, it would just skip out of his reach and watch him, mockingly, from a distance.
I can fight alien monsters any day of the week, but I can't catch a little rabbit? Jason's shoulders slumped a little.
How had he gotten himself into this mess? Oh, right. It had all started on Pet Adoption Day...
-x-
"Oh, he's so cute!" Trini sighed, sticking a finger through the cage bars and wiggling it. The rabbit inside ambled cautiously over to investigate. Jason smiled. "Yeah, I hope we can find him a good home today..." "I always wanted a bunny," Trini added. "If we can't find a home for him, maybe I can take him."
-x-
But they had found a home for the little black rabbit Trini had admired so much that day, so when her birthday rolled around, Jason made the fateful decision to buy her one of her own.
That decision had led him to this predicament.
How was he supposed to know that not all rabbits were as docile as the one he'd handled earlier? That they weren't just feisty, they were slippery?
The rabbit eyed him warily, as if following his train of thought.
From somewhere behind him, Kimberly giggled madly.
This sucks.