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A Bunny's Fox
-Chapter 1-
*Ba-bum Ba-bum*
A high-tech looking basketball court was surrounded by thousands of people, half of them regular people whilst the other half were anything BUT ordinary, ranging from some guys in cheesy looking zombie outfits to a giant ape bigger than most buildings.
Things only got stranger on the actual court itself where the two competing teams faced off against each-other, chaos erupting all over in a mad hassle as the timer counted down the few remaining seconds left.
*Ba-bum Ba-bum*
The ball was passed from the sidelines by a tan furred anthro bunny girl towards one of the few humans actually playing, a fit African American man who was in a stand-off with a blue birdman with a very pronounced unibrow and another African American who was super buff. However, the pass was intercepted mid-pass by another rabbit, a guy with grey fur, who promptly started making his way to the hoop.
"Not so fast rabbit!" "Yikes!" Unfortunately, he didn't get far before a thick string of webbing shot out and pulled his legs right out from under him, curtesy of a red spider lady on the other end of the court. Just before he hit the ground though, the grey rabbit managed to toss the ball straight up thus keeping it in play.
*Ba-bum Ba-bum*
"Got it!" The bunny girl hopped up and caught the ball mid-air, having followed after her fellow rabbit the moment he took the ball. As she fell back to the ground, she curled up as best she could and rolled off the landing before springing back to her feet and bolting ahead.
"No! Lola Don't!" The grey rabbit cried out upon seeing this, his eyes widening in shock as he struggled desperately to get loose of his bindings.
*Ba-bum*
"In and out… crossover… step back… and…" With nothing between her and the basket, the now named Lola went through a strangely specific set of movements before stopping at the three-point line and jumping. "Shoot!"
*Ba-bum*
The instant the ball left the bunny girl's grasp everything seemed to go wrong.
She completely froze up in mid-air before falling back onto the court in a heap, random parts of her body pixelating and fritzing like a shorting out computer screen. Her face scrunch up in pain as she spasmed on the ground and a mixture of a hiss and whimper slipped past her lips.
At the same time though all the members of the opposing team started to spaz out as well and several Error messages started popping up all around the arena.
*Ba… bum*
Doing her best to ignore the pain, she rolled onto her side and weakly pushed herself up to see the guy she had tried to pass to in the first place going for a dunk. It seemed he was gonna fall short thanks to the buff dude trying to pull him down until a strange glowing pad was thrown to him by a kid on the side, boosting him up just enough to score as the buzzer rang.
*Ba… bum*
"Looks like… we win…" The bunny muttered with a soft smile on her lips as everyone cheered at the top of their lungs, especially with the dramatic Posturized finish that literally turned the buff guy into a poster that was promptly shredded to pieces, before her arms gave out and she collapsed. Her eyes fluttered slightly when she heard someone call out her name and felt her head being lifted up, but she couldn't tell by who or what as her vision blurred.
*Ba… … …*
'Guess that's all for me folks…' Was her last thought before she felt the last bit of consciousness slip away from her and everything fell away into darkness.
-Meanwhile-
"Whew, nothing like a nice relaxing shower after a long training session." A boy with whisker-like markings on his cheeks said as he stepped out of a small steam filled bathroom and into a modest apartment. He rubbed a towel his thick golden locks whilst making his way across the room with another towel around his waist to keep his modesty.
This was Naruto Uzumaki, also known as the prankster king of hell and number one hyperactive knuckleheaded ninja of Konoha, who was enjoying the last few hours of his mandated day off after finishing his first ever C rank mission.
Of course Naruto wasn't one to just lounge around and do nothing all day, not with the amount of energy he had, so the majority of his off day had been spent training in some way. From working on his tree walking to one v hundred brawls with his clones the blonde had worked himself down to the bone and beyond.
This was made evident by the various half healed scratches and bruises still visible all over his body as he made his way to the kitchenette to make something to eat while idly tossing the towel he'd been using to dry his head into a hamper next to the running washing machine/dryer. Shaking his head to get a few strands of hair out of his face, the blonde grabbed a pot that had been simmering on the stove and poured himself a bowlful of its contents, a thick sweet-smelling soup.
"Ah… red bean soup, not quite as good as ramen but definitely a close second," Naruto said as he lifted the bowl to his lips for a sip whilst moving over to the living room area, stopping in front of an old looking TV and browsing through a few VHS tapes he had messily stacked beside it. "Hmmm, what am I in the mood to watch tonight? Princess Gale's Journey of Spirits? Nah saw that one before I left. Rising of the Shambling Unliving? Ugh, I thought I threw that one away. Oh, Shinobi of Ho- *Kssssssh* -Huh?"
The whiskered teen blinked in surprise when the TV suddenly turned on by itself as he reached for a tape, filling the air with the dry buzzing hum of static. Staring at the 'snow' flickering across the screen, Naruto shook his head once the daze wore off and sighed in exasperation.
"Stupid TV, I swear I'll figure out why and how you do that one of these days," He grumbled with a shrug after a few moments, rolling his eyes as he hit the power button so he wouldn't have to deal with the noise… only to once again find himself baffled when the television stayed on. "What the hell?"
Hitting the button again and then a fourth time with no affect still, the blonde's brow rose up in confusion before he reached behind the TV itself and pulled out the plug. And yet, despite the fact it literally had no power anymore now, the static on the screen just kept playing.
"Okay, is someone messing with me right now? Because it isn't funny," Naruto said as he looked around the apartment, his eyes narrowing as he glared at every nook and cranny suspiciously while slowly standing up. However this in turn meant he was utterly oblivious to how the screen started changing with the normal static snow being mixed with a strange blue blocking effect that rapidly grew more and more pronounced by the second. "I'm warning you now, knock it off or I'll-"
The blonde was cut off by a particularly loud crackle of static followed the sound of breaking glass and something smacking into the back of his legs, making him drop his soup with a surprised shout as he jumped away. Whirling around, he held his fists up with a scowl and braced for a fight.
"…Owwwww…"
"…The fuck?" Instead of a fight though, he was met with the very strange sight of a… bunny girl? Not like a girl in a bunny costume bunny girl but as in a literal fur covered bunny that also looked strangely like a girl, complete with blonde hair atop her head and gloved hands with apposable thumbs wearing a colorful yet strange outfit of some kind.
She was laid out face down on the floor groaning in pain, surrounded by the shattered remains of what used to be the television's screen. Yet despite his shock and confusion, Naruto was quick to put his guard back up when the new arrival seemed to get her bearings and lifted her head.
"Uuugh… what… what happened?" The bunny girl asked in a groggy tone, her eyelids opening to show vibrant aqua irises that slowly drifted around the room blearily. Blinking a few times to clear her vision, her face gained an edge of confusion as the apartment gradually came into view for her and she tried to push herself up. "Bugs? Guys? Whe-AH!?"
Unfortunately for the blonde-haired bunny, she didn't notice that one of her hands was right on top of a particularly large and jagged piece of glass until it was too late. Yelping in pain, she instinctually yanked the limb away from the offending object, but that only caused her to end up falling flat onto the floor once more with a *thud*.
…
"Uh hello? Are you okay?" Naruto asked, cautiously stepping closer when the rabbit didn't move for almost a minute straight. Once he was close enough, he nudged her side with his foot before carefully rolling her over when he got no response. As she was flipped onto her back the rabbit girl stirred slightly with a quiet moan but otherwise she didn't react, not even when the blond knelt beside her and pressed two fingers against the side of her neck to check her pulse. "Huh, looks like she knocked herself out pretty good."
Ordinarily this would be the time that someone would take the opportunity to restrain the mysterious creature that had busted into their home, or at the very least called for the authorities or assistance of some kind. But anyone who knew Naruto could tell you he was anything but ordinary, which he was quick to show as he opted to continue checking out the 'intruder' curiously.
And as his gaze drifted over the unconscious bunny girl's form, specifically on the blood trickling from her nose and the large gash on her palm alongside various bits of glass embedded in her arms and chest, any remaining thoughts on her being a threat died off. In their place was a strong sense of sympathy alongside a nagging worry that she may be hurt even worse than she appeared which quickly gnawed its way into his head.
"Ah fuck me and my bleeding heart, let's get you patched up." He muttered with an exasperated sigh before scooping the strange rabbit up into his arms, which was rather easy given she was easily over a foot shorter than him and very slim. As he did so though, the bunny girl started to stir once again, a low groan escaping her lips and her eyes weakly flickering open.
"Oww, my head." She muttered while raising her hand to her face and trying to sit up, before almost immediately yelping in terror when she almost fell out of Naruto's arms when she tried to brace her free arm on nothing.
"Whoa there, that was a close one," Naruto said with a chuckle, getting the bunny girl's attention as he readjusted his grip. "I'm glad to see you're up again but try not to wiggle so much, would ya? I'd rather not drop you."
"What… who are you? Where am I?" She asked defensively, her whole body tensing up as she blinked several times to clear the blurriness in her vision. However, once it did, the rabbit's breath suddenly hitched and her eyes widened when she was greeted to the sight of the whiskered teen looking back at her. "…Naruto?"
"Yep, that's me. Nice to-wait," Said boy started to say only to trail off when what the bunny said registered. "How do you know my name?"
"How wouldn't I? I'm a huge fan of your show, I used to watch it all the time before I started training with Diana," The blonde rabbit said as she held up a hand as an excited smile spread across her lips. "It so nice to meet you in person Naruto, I'm Lola, Lola Bunny."
"Uh, nice to meet you too Lola." Naruto mumbled back unsurely with a very confused look on his face as he freed up a hand and awkwardly accepted the handshake. 'What the hell does she mean by show?'
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Jeez that smarts!" Before he could verbalize this question, a soft hiss stole his attention as Lola pulled her hand back and cupped it gently with the other.
"Crap, sorry!" Shelving his questions for later, Naruto quickly but gently set the bunny girl down on the couch. "Hold on just a sec, I have a first aid kit in my room."
"Oh you don't need to worry, I'll be…" Lola started to say only to trail off as the whiskered blonde hurried off, vanishing into his room as the sound of rifling around filled the air. However it was not his absence that caused her to fall silent but rather a certain detail that the tan bunny noticed as he was leaving, a detail that caused her face to turn a bright cherry red and literal steam to shoot from her ears. 'Why is he naked?!'
And indeed it would seem that during all the commotion Naruto never noticed that the towel he had around his waist had fallen off at some point, leaving him nude as the day he was born.
"AAH! Where's my towel!?" Scratch that, looks like he finally noticed.
After about a minute or so of more frantic shuffling around Naruto returned with a minute but still noticeable blush of his own as he emerged from his room with a small scroll in hand. More importantly, in Lola's opinion at least, was the pair of boxers he now had on which thankfully covered all his *ahem* important bits.
Noticing where she was looking, the blush on Naruto's face grew slightly and he scratched the back of his head with a sheepish laugh. "I'm so sorry about that. See I really needed to do my laundry and I wasn't exactly expecting company so…"
"It's fine, I totally understand." Lola waved his apology off with a giggle of her own, although she avoided looking directly at him as she spoke.
At least she was until he knelt in front of her and unfurled the scroll onto the empty seat to reveal a basic storage seal and a messily written 'Property of Uzumaki Naruto'. Placing his hand on the seal, it emitted a small puff of smoke which soon cleared away to show a heaped-up pile of medical supplies that he started rifling through, eventually pulling out some disinfectant and a few sterile rags.
"Alright, let's get a look at that." He said while he grabbed Lola's hand and pulled it closer to himself, carefully peeling off her glove so he could better see the wound underneath. Briefly marveling at the soft feel of the cream-colored fur underneath, the whiskered teen quickly snapped back to the task on hand (pun not intended) once his gaze settled on the bloody gash stretching across the palm.
Grasping the limb with both hands, Naruto prodded around the wound a bit before nodding his head. "Doesn't look too bad, barely even a flesh wound."
"Not that I don't- ow -appreciate the help but this really isn't necessary," She said with a grimace, wincing slightly when her fellow blonde lightly soaked a rag and started cleaning the wound. "Honestly, if you'd just hold on a-ow- second I could fix this up myself."
"Oh really?" Naruto paused mid-wipe as he glanced at Lola, his brief lapse in attention allowing her to pull her hand free.
"Yeah, I'm a Toon after all, when I'm hurt all I have to do is jump to the next scene." Lola said as she snapped her fingers with her uninjured hand.
-XxXxX-
Naruto blinked a few times before shaking his head as he looked around his apartment in a daze. "What in the hell? Was it just me or did everything just flip sideways for a second before flipping back?"
"Don't worry, it's just a scene transition, they happen all the time," The bunny girl said dismissively before hopping to her feet. "And more importantly I'm all bet-AH!?"
Everything went wrong the moment Lola's feet hit the floor, a shriek of pain tore from her lips and she grasped one of her legs as it suddenly crumpled underneath her. Hobbling about on her other leg she barely managed to stay standing, but it wasn't long until she inevitably lost her balance entirely and ended up toppling over.
"Whoa there, I got ya, I got ya." Thankfully Naruto had still been in front of Lola at the time as he caught her mid-fall and sweeping her up into a bridal carry. Shoving the medical supplies out of the way with his knee, he laid her across the couch as carefully as he could whilst trying to keep her bad leg elevated at the same time.
"It hurts! Oh god it hurts!" The tan bunny's face scrunched up with tears swelling up in her eyes as her whole body trembled violently.
"That tends to happen when you try to jump on what I'm guessing is a sprained ankle," As he spoke, Naruto tightened his hold on Lola's leg before gently prodding around her ankle, making her squeak with each touch. "Oh yeah, definitely sprained. Guess that little flippy trick of yours didn't work."
"Nnng, you don't say? I didn't notice," Lola shot back snippily through grit teeth, slowly managing to get herself composed as the initial shock wore off. "I don't understand though, changing the scene always fixed up everything… except when it was for comedic purposes. And this is definitely not funny."
"Not gonna even pretend to understand what you're talking about but whatever, looks like you'll just have to let me do this the old-fashioned way then," Grabbed a small bottle off the floor, Naruto tore the cork out of it before holding it up to Lola's lips. "Here, this should help with the pain."
That was all the incentive the bunny girl needed to greedily gulp the medicine down, only quickly end up sputtering in disgust due to its overwhelmingly bitter taste which almost made her puke it back out several times. Once she managed to get it down so though, Lola's pupils suddenly dilated to an almost impossible degree then just as quickly shrinking back to normal and she flopped down with a relaxed sigh. "Oh sweet relief, thank you."
"Wow… Iruka-sensei wasn't kidding about this stuff being fast acting," Naruto muttered in surprised before shrugging it off as he tossed aside the now empty bottle and grabbed some gauze. "Let's just get this over with before that stuff wears off."
"That would be preferred." Lola agreed, nodding her head with a somewhat dopey smile on her lips.
The next half an hour or so passed by relatively peacefully after that, with Naruto doing his best to treat Lola's injuries with his admittedly limited medical training, which consisted solely of a few crash courses that Iruka had made sure to pound into his head.
Fortunately, aside from the sprain and the gash on her hand, most of the strange rabbit's wounds were relatively minor, mostly a few scrapes, bumps, and a bruised nose. Not so fortunately however was the fact several of them happened to be located in areas that were… awkward for the whiskered blonde to work around. For example when he had to pull some glass out of a small gash on Lola's inner thigh just under the edge of her shorts, forcing him to have to scootch them up a bit just so he could reach it.
He tried to make these moments less uncomfortable with some casual small talk, such as asking Lola where she was from and what she had been doing before, but the answers he got simply raised even more questions.
"So you're a cartoon character?"
"A Looney Tune to be exact, trademarked under the Warner Bros Studios."
"And you live in a place called the Superverse?"
"Serververse, and not exactly, its where my home Tune World and all the other media franchises owned by Warner Bros exists."
"Uh-huh, and you're saying that I'm also a TV character?"
"Yep, Naruto Uzumaki, main character of Naruto."
"…I'm starting to think that I shouldn't have given you that medicine after all." Naruto muttered to himself as he finished wrapping Lola's leg, quickly straightening out her shorts while fighting down a blush.
"I'm not hallucinating Naruto," Lola said with a frown, a bit annoyed at how she was being dismissed so easily by her fellow blonde. "I know it sounds crazy but how else do you explain why I know so much about you?"
"Well maybe you've been stalking me for some reason," He shot back in a half joking-half serious tone. "I mean you already admitted that you're loony."
"No, I said I'm a Looney Tune," The 'cartoon' bunny stated while crossing her arms with a huff. "And it's just a brand name, it doesn't mean that I'm actually crazy."
"Sure, sure, and I'm a hot redhead with a killer figure," Naruto struck several poses in an over dramatic manner, making Lola giggle before wincing and rubbing the side of her chest, immediately getting the whiskered blonde's concern. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, my side's just feeling a bit tender, think I might have bruised a rib or something." She said with a wave of her hand dismissively, only to blush when the boy clambered onto the couch part way and leaned in very close.
"Well why don't I have a look, just to be on the safe side?" The orange loving teen asked as he reached for the bottom hem of her shirt, pausing briefly to look Lola right in the eyes for any word or sign her wanting him to stop. Upon receiving neither, he slipped his hand underneath and slowly lifted the fabric out of the way… yet was unable to help but blush slightly himself as more and more of her slim waist came into view. 'Oh Kami, is it wrong that I think she looks cute? I mean yeah she a rabbit but has a better figure than Ayame-nee. Ugh this is confusing.'
Shoving these thoughts aside as best he could, Naruto focused back on the task on hand as he reached the spot Lola had been rubbing. Not seeing any visibly problems through her fur, he gently brushed it apart to reveal a faint baseball sized bruise. "Looks like you were right, a bit of bruising but nothing bi-"
*Poof*
"Hey Naruto are you still up? I have something… important… Oh, am I interrupting something?"
Both Naruto and Lola froze when a sudden burst of smoke in the middle of the room cut the former off, soon followed by a hauntingly familiar voice. Slowly turning their heads in perfect sync, both of their faces invented a new shade of red upon seeing none other than Naruto's team leader Kakashi, a tall grey haired (yet not old) man with his entire face aside from his right eye and ear covered, staring right back at them.
His solitary eye flickered from his mostly naked student to the strange rabbit girl laying beneath him with her shirt half removed by his hands and then finally to the scroll dangling halfway off the side of the couch by their feet with Naruto's signature and a few smears of blood. With all of these details put together, the man came up with the only reasonable conclusion he could. "So, you managed to snag a summon contract all by yourself somehow? Well I can't say I'm too surprised, I figured you'd might try something after seeing me summon the pack, I'll just leave you two to… keep getting acquainted."
*Poof*
And with that the man was gone as quickly as he came, leaving behind to cherry faced blondes that looked ready to explode with embarrassment at any moment.
*Poof*
"Oh, and don't forget to use protection."
*Poof*
-End Chapter-
