Chapter Two

"You have got to be fuckin' kidding me!" Mello shouts. " Rabbits do not have wings!! We will not waste our fuckin' time watching for rabbits that are NOT REAL!!"

"Shut up for a minute!" Matt yells. "I've read about a person seeing a white rabbit with wings for ears in the local forest on the newspaper."

"Or maybe those damn video games have got to your head!" Mello screams while throwing a pillow at Matt's face.

"Oof!" Matt stumbled at the impact of the pillow. "Not funny!"

"Come on Mello, it'll be fun!" Saiyuri convinces. "We get to observe nature, swim in the lake, go fishing, go hiking, set up a tent, barbeque food, look up into the stars, it'll be good for you to get out and experience nature!"

"You can't tell me what to do!" Mello yells out.

"If you don't go with me, I won't be able to share the experience of seeing a winged rabbit." Saiyuri said. "My feelings will also be hurt, I'll be too terrified of coming out at night when the bunny comes and," Saiyuri pulls out some embarrassing pictures of Matt and Mello, "I'll have to blackmail you for hurting me."

Matt and Mello start to freak out and think about the situation, then Mello sighs and yells, "Fine! If that will make you feel better, we'll come hunt for imaginary rabbits with you!"

"OMG!! Thank you!" Saiyuri squeals while hugging the 2 roommates.

"Oh, can I ask another favor?" Saiyuri asks.

"What now?!" Mello whines.

"Can Near come with us?" Saiyuri asks.

"First, you want us to camp with you so you can hunt for make-believe rabbits!" Mello screams. "Now you want some albino turd to come along!"

"Can you call him?" Saiyuri asks.

"If that will stop you from blackmailing us," Mello mutters in his breath.

Mello trudges to his cell phone and dials the SPK number. The phone rings about 4 times, then someone picks it up.

"Hello," the receiver said.

"Yeah, it's Mello. May I speak to Near?"

"You better not make any death threats to him!"

"Surprisingly, I'm not."

The phone is silent for a minute, and then a monotone voice carries from the other line.

"Mello, if you're calling about the store giving away free toys, I'm not falling for it again," Near said in his usual mood.

"Well, it's your lucky day," Mello said, "because I'm calling you because that annoying neighbor girl wants you to come with us to hunt for imaginary rabbits with her."

"You mean Saiyuri-chan?!" Near asks with excitement in his voice. "Tell her I'm on my way there now!"

"Okay," Mello said, and then hung up.

Mello walked back to the foyer with a weirded-out expression on his face.

"I hope you're happy," Mello said, "because Near got all excited mentioning you and is coming now."

"Yay!" Saiyuri squealed.

"So," Matt asks, "when are we going to go camping?"

"This Saturday," Saiyuri answers.

"Okay then," Mello said, "but the SPK helicopter has just arrived behind me."

"Hello Saiyuri-chan!" Near yelled out happily as his people helped him off the helicopter.

"What will we do with Near for the next 4 days?" Matt asks.

"He can stay in my guest room until then," Saiyuri suggested.