More Than Just a Four Letter Word
Authors note: I am sorry I did not get this posted by Saturday. I really did try. I really hope you enjoy this next chapter. Thank you again to all those who have reviewed. I hope that you will enjoy this chapter the most because this is the reason I got the idea for the whole story. I have to say that both of them may be a little out of character but again this will be explained. Oh, major Bunnie/Ant fluff towards the end of this chapter and in the next one. Thank you again and enjoy.
Legal stuff: Bunnie and Antoine are not owned by me they are © Sega, Archie and DiC.
Thank you and have a nice day.
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Chapter 4: Treading on Thin Ice
"I'm not a little girl Ant! Stop treating me like one!" she shouted at him before slamming the door in his face.
He was really getting on her nerves and the feeling was mutual on his side too.
Antoine growled as he stared at the closed door.
"Fine then, stay in there as long as you like. Eet doesn't matter to me any more."
Bunnie walked over to her bed and plopped down on it. Bunnie huffed as she laid there in bed. It had been a full week since the king and queen had left and Antoine was still treating her like an invalid. It made her furious just thinking about it.
'Well you have been a less than cooperative patient for him.' a little voice kept telling her.
'Yeah well he doesn't have to treat me like I'm six.' Bunnie thought to herself.
A knock at the door interrupted her thoughts.
"Oh this is ridiculous!" Bunnie cried exasperated.
She jumped out of bed and stormed over to the door. She jerked it opened and started to say something until she saw the shocked and frightened look on the face of the mistress of the house.
"Oh, sorry Mrs. Johnson, I thought you were someone else." Bunnie whispered apologetically.
Mrs. Johnson waved it off,
"Oh think nothing of it child. I just came to tell you dinner is ready if you would like to come down and join us for dinner."
Bunnie shook her head,
"I really don't want to impose, besides Antoine will probably have a fit if I'm out of this room."
The lady didn't budge though,
"You mean that handsome young man that's been acting as your keeper? He's the one who asked me to get you. Left in a hurry he did."
Bunnie looked puzzled,
'Where on Mobius could he be going?' she thought to herself.
"You mean he left?" Bunnie asked.
Mrs. Johnson nodded,
"Didn't say where he was going or when he'd be back, just asked me to keep on eye on you and asked if I minded giving you some dinner."
Bunnie rolled her eyes, annoyed at Antoine's antics.
"Did I say something wrong child?" Mrs. Johnson asked concerned.
Bunnie looked at her for a second then shook her head,
"No ma'am, it's not you, its just. Never mind. Do you know what direction he was headed in?"
She nodded
"Yeah, he headed north just up the path. Just left a few minutes ago. Shouldn't be to hard to catch him or find him."
Bunnie hugged her quickly then ran towards the door and out it.
Mrs. Johnson watched her go, suddenly she felt a presence behind her. She smiled when he put his hand on her shoulder.
"Remind you of anyone?" her husband chuckled.
She turned around to face him,
"I just hope they settle this out. All their fighting is getting on my nerves."
They both laughed as the headed to the dining room.
Meanwhile Bunnie was running in the direction Mrs. Johnson had told her, mentally cursing at Antoine for leaving with not telling her where to.
"When I find him I'm gonna hang him up by his tail feathers." Bunnie huffed.
She started to see a figure walking slowly in the dark. Bunnie slowed her pace and followed the figure till it stopped at the edge of a beautiful lake.
It sort of reminded Bunnie of the grotto where the power rings were located.
In the bright moonlight Bunnie could see that the person she was following was indeed Antoine and he didn't look very happy.
'He's gonna be even madder when he sees you out here.' the voice told her.
'Aw forget it. I don't care.' she told herself then walked up to him.
"Antoine! What's the matter with you?" Bunnie snapped.
Antoine turned around his face still stern.
"I thought I told you to stay put."
Bunnie wanted to slap him in the face.
"Antoine, I'm eighteen years old I can do what I darn well please! I wanted to get out of that house and find out why you would just leave like that?"
"Eet is none of your business." Antoine snorted before turning back to the lake.
"Well I'm makin' it my business." Bunnie said in a low voice.
" You think zat you can just tell me how I need to live my life?" Antoine snapped.
"No one can do that but you could at least try to make the best of this situation. It hasn't been exactly fun for me either." Bunnie tried to reason.
"Well you haven't exactly been the best company." Antoine sneered.
"Don't worry sugar, the feelings mutual." Bunnie stated getting right up in is face.
They stared at each other for the longest time. Both had so much to say. They wanted so badly to just let it all out. This was the worst they had fought since they broke up, and now neither one could think of anything other than jeers and insults.
Bunnie fought the tears back that were forming in her eyes and Antoine dared not speak for the lump in his throat.
Finally Bunnie spoke up.
"Why?" she choked.
Antoine looked at her puzzled.
"Why?" Bunnie repeated, a little more forcefully.
"Why what?" Antoine asked.
"You know what," she whispered, a hurt look on her face, "Why did you break up with me? Did you just stop loving me? Did you ever love me? Did I do or say something that hurt you? What was it? I have to know." she blinked to keep the tears from falling.
Antoine's lip trembled and his body tensed.
He looked down at his feet.
"You wouldn't understand." he whispered in a barley audible voice.
Two tears fell from Bunnie's eyes, but she quickly wiped them away.
"Why wouldn't I understand? I'm the only one that ever understood you for the longest time. That you can't deny."
Antoine choked back his own tears,
"Zat is true. I cannot deny eet."
Bunnie made up her mind. There was one final question she had to ask him. She gathered up her courage and walked in front of him and turned his face to look at her.
"Antoine look at me. If you're not gonna answer that question at least answer this one. Truthfully. DO you still love me," she paused, "At all?"
"I gotta know sugar,cause if you don't then I want this fightin' between us to end and us to be friends again. But if you do, I have to know because I, even though I haven't been acting like it, I still love you. I don't want to have to let you go. But I will, if it'll make you happy." Bunnie whispered.
Antoine looked into her eyes and saw all the love he had seen before. He knew she still loved him and he loved her. He never stopped loving her but he knew they could never be. His vow, he'd made a promise, but as he stared into her eye's her knew he had another promise to fulfill. One to his heart.
Antoine's silence was hard for Bunnie. She didn't know what he was thinking, and that scared her. He could break her heart again but she knew she had to do this. It had to be said. There was too much there for him not to still love her or care for her in some way.
Bunnie suddenly averted her eyes to the ground and stood there in torturing silence.
Antoine finally spoke up.
"Bunnie, I don't have the words to tell you how I feel, but I do have something for you."
He then slowly tilted her chin up and laid a gentle kiss on her lips, and there they stood, together, in the moonlight.
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Okay! I'm sorry if you just got totally confused cause I cannot type as fast as my brain can think. I really hope I didn't throw ya'll off. See my mind doesn't work in words or numbers, it works like a movie screen. I see everything I write about in movie or music video format. (that's how I write songfics) So I'm really sorry if it throws anyone off. I just kept seeing this one scene play over and over in my head and it was driving me nuts, but it makes a cool ending to the chapter don't it.
Don't worry Alainna I will explain what Antoine's vow is in the next chapter. I think you all will be surprised
Thank you Ria cola, aiglon15 (hope I spelled that right),Mermaid Ninja and Flying Star for your reviews. You don't realize how encouraging they are.
Thank you all again and God Bless.
Josie B.
