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Chapter 7: One and a Half Awkward Moments
Bugs woke up slowly. He sat on his bed for awhile, he then turned to his alarm clock and saw that it was four in the morning. He groaned as he rubbed his eyes. It was strange considering that he'd been sleeping well lately. He decided that he might as well get up. He dragged himself out of bed and into the bathroom. After awhile he stepped out with a towel around his neck followed by steam, then his cell phone rang. He walked over to the end table by his bed and picked it up.
"Hello?" Bugs asked.
"Bugsth?" Daffy's voice sounded.
"What's up doc?" Bugs asked.
"Wait, you actually sthound awake." Daffy pointed out.
"Yeah, what's wrong with that?" Bugs asked.
"Dang it!" Daffy said. "I wasth trying to annoy you." Bugs rolled his eyes.
"Yeah to try and get back at me for the car incident." Bugs said for him. "I'll see talk to you later." He then hung up his cell phone before Daffy could say anything more.
It was noon by the time Lola arrived at the studio. She was late, but she doubted that she'd be needed today. She was right. On set they were rehearsing with the main Looney Tunes, all except for Bugs. She went to the lounge and saw Bugs sitting in the couch; his head was limp and leaning back against the back of the couch. The sound of snoring faintly vibrated through the air. Melissa was going through the lounge refrigerator.
"What's up with Bugs?" Lola asked.
"He probably had a bad night." Melissa replied as she pulled out a soda. "It's not rare for him to be asleep on that couch."
"Why's that?" Lola asked. Melissa stared at her for a moment, took a sip of soda and then back at Lola.
"Wait you're serious?" Melissa asked with sincere surprise.
"Why are you making it sound like it's weird that I don't know?" Lola asked. Melissa's jaw sort of dropped.
"Lola, you're acting in a Bugs Bunny movie and you don't know this?" Melissa asked.
"Melissa, you have to realize that I'm a basketball player not a cartoon fanatic." Lola replied defensively.
"Well do you watch the news?" Melissa asked. Lola had no comeback for that. "Fine, I'll explain it to you."
"Do you know who Honey Bunny is?" Melissa began. The name was familiar; perhaps Daffy had mentioned her before?
"Not really." Lola replied after thinking.
"Well she was Bugs' sweetheart for awhile." Melissa explained. "The two of them were in a few cartoons together….."
"What happened?" Lola asked, already knowing the end of story.
"Well let's just say she thought she was more 'famous' than Bugs." Melissa air quoted. Lola nodded, understanding what she meant.
"She broke it up with him out of nowhere and Bugs has been like that ever since." Melissa sighed. "It's kind of sad."
"Why's that?" Lola asked.
"It happened like over five years ago." Melissa replied. "And he hasn't gotten any better."
"That doesn't sound healthy." Lola said.
"It probably isn't." Melissa replied. Her cell phone interrupted what she was going to say next with a loud ring. She dug through her white purse and answered the phone.
"Hello?" Melissa said. "Yeah."
"Yeah, in the lounge."
"No, you do it."
"You're his best friend."
"Oh fine." Melissa then hung up, she then sighed.
"What's up?" Lola asked.
"Bugs is wanted on set." Melissa replied. "Daffy told me to get him, but…."
"He's asleep and Daffy can't come to the lounge." Lola finished.
"Yeah…." Melissa said. They were silent for a minute.
"Okay Lola, can you wake him up?" Melissa asked. Lola looked confused.
"What? Why me?" Lola asked.
"Because I have a spa treatment in twenty minutes." Melissa replied as she quickly left the room to let Lola deal with the problem. Lola sighed.
Bugs was still sleeping in the same position.
"How am I supposed to get him up?" Lola muttered. She walked to the couch and tried to shake him awake. It had no effect. She shook him again, except much more violently. It still had no effect, so she walked over to the lounge kitchen took a cup and filled it with water. Then she dumped it on Bugs. It was rude, but apparently she had to get him awake. However it still didn't work. Lola sighed and sat on the couch next to Bugs.
This is harder than getting Liza to wake up in the morning.
Then Bugs suddenly fell over from his position and his head landed on Lola's lap. This made Lola jump. She had almost screamed but stopped herself, for some reason she did not want Bugs to wake up in this situation. She pushed Bugs up but he fell back down.
"L….la….." Bugs muttered in his sleep. Lola's eyes went wide and felt her chest feel tighter. No, perhaps she heard wrong.
"BUGSTH!" Daffy's voice rang. Lola jumped again and wriggled free of Bugs' head. She ran out the room blushing the entire way out. Daffy passed her in the hall.
"Hey isth Bugsth in the lounge?" Daffy asked. The blond bunny did not answer as she ran down the hall. Daffy stared for a moment. "Weirdo."
"Daffy why the hell did you yell?" Bugs asked as he walked out of the lounge.
"Well we needth you down at the set." Daffy replied.
"And you had to yell to wake me up?" Bugs asked with a glare.
"Well you were asleep so DUH!" Daffy said. Bugs wanted to punch his face out.
"Hey what wasth Lola doing in there anyway?" Daffy asked. Bugs raised an eyebrow.
"Lola? She was in the lounge?" Bugs asked. Daffy nodded.
"I sthaw her run out." Daffy replied.
"Why's that?" Bugs asked with a yawn.
"Ifth I cared I would have asthked." Daffy snorted.
"Whatever, let's get to the set." Bugs said.
"Alright that's all folks!" Kent called. The Looney Tunes all sighed with relief, especially Bugs.
Bugs sank back into the lounge couch and groaned. If he had another day like he swore he'd strangle himself. Lola slumped back into the couch next to Bugs, she looked exhausted as well.
"Hard day?" Bugs asked.
"Yeah." Lola said with a groan with a hand massaging her eyes. "I thought acting would be a lot easier." She looked over and saw Bugs and jumped.
"Bugs! I didn't know it was you were there!" Lola squeaked. Bugs raised an eyebrow.
"Did you just squeak?" Bugs asked with a grin.
"Yeah, sorry." Lola replied awkwardly. "I'll see you later." She quickly paced out of the room.
"Awkward." Bugs said. He stared at Lola's figure as she rushed out and grinned again, then caught himself.
Lola ran into her apartment and slammed her door shut. Liza was sitting on the old couch with a small tub of ice cream.
"How was your day?" Liza asked without turning her head. Lola leaned against the door for a moment without saying anything. Liza turned her attention to her older sister and stared at her with a curious look.
"Sis you okay?" Liza asked.
"Why are you asking?" Lola asked.
"Well your face is really red." Liza replied as she put her tub of ice cream away and pulled out her small makeup mirror and showed Lola. Lola slapped her cheeks to try to get rid of her blush but only made it worse.
"Okay what happened today?" Liza questioned with an interest expression.
"Nothing." Lola quickly lied. Lola's expression however easily betrayed her attempt at lying.
"Something did happen!" Liza squealed. "I bet it had something to do with Bugs." Lola groaned.
"Well what happened?" Liza asked.
"Nothing happened okay?" Lola shot back.
"Lola, I'm your sister and I'm a better girl than you, so I think I know enough to know that something happened today." Liza retorted. "Something that made your heart race." Lola's face became scarlet again.
"Come on Sis, you know I'm going to get it out of you sooner or later." Liza said. Lola sighed.
"Fine." Lola said. She then took a breath.
"Bugs sort of fell onto my lap." Lola began.
"Really?" Liza asked. "Wait how?"
"Well we were in the lounge. The rest of the Looney Tunes were working on set and I wasn't so I hung out in the lounge. Melissa Duck was there with me, talking." Lola continued. "Bugs apparently had a bad night, so he was napping on the couch. Then Melissa gets a call from Daffy saying that Bugs is wanted on set, but Melissa conveniently had a spa appointment."
"Lucky." Liza commented.
"So I had to wake Bugs up, and after trying to shake, slap, and splash him awake I sort of gave up and sat next to him." Lola said. "Then he kind of fell on my lap."
"That's it?" Liza asked in disappointment. Lola shook her head.
"Well he kind of said my name in his sleep." Lola replied with a deep blush. Liza stared at her like she was a child.
"Lola, when was the last time you dated someone?" Liza asked.
"What does that have to do with this?" Lola asked.
"Just answer the question." Liza said sternly.
"My senior year." Lola replied. Liza's jaw dropped.
"No wonder you're blushing over this." Liza said. "You know someone saying your name in their sleep isn't really something to blush over."
"It is for me!" Lola defended.
"Well there's no way that a celebrity like Bugs would like you, so you shouldn't dwell on it." Liza said with a tone that sounded jealous.
"Maybe you're right." Lola said, disappointment clear in her expression.
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