That Friday after work, Bugs and Lola left together to go to the track. Bugs was following Lola in his car. Earlier that week he tried to get his bike to work, but it didn't. It literally fell to pieces! So Lola insisted that they go anyway, since her friend always has extra bikes around. They arrived to the track, which was on the outskirts of the city. They entered the shop were they were greeted by Lola's friend, Rodney Raccoon. He had black eyes and dark hair. He was wearing an apron over his jeans and white shirt. He was clearly working on a bike, for he was a mess.
"Hi Lola! How are you?" he asked
"I'm fine, thanks. You?" she responded
"Great. Who's your friend?"
"This is Bugs Bunny, were working together on the movie,"
"Nice to meet ya," said Bugs shaking his hand.
"Oh! So you two are here for a little race. Well, you're just in time, some of the regulars just came and are about to have a race,"
"Cool. Oh yeah, can you lend Bugs one of your bikes? His broke apart," said Lola.
"Oh sure. You can take your pick from the ones in the back," said Rodney
"Thanks," said Bugs
"If you want, I can have a look at the bike," suggested Rodney
"I don't tink so. Cause when I started it, it literally broke beneath me. If you try to fix it, it would be like rebuilding it from scratch."
"If it's like that, then you're better off buying a new bike. (He hears motorcycles starting outside) You guys better get going or your going to miss the action."
"All right, tanks," said Bugs as he began to leave with Lola.
"Lola? Can I talk to you for a minute?" asked Rodney
"Sure," she said approaching him.
"I have to warn you about one of the regulars. He's been coming here everyday looking for you,"
"What? Oh man! Why can't he leave me alone?"
"You know this guy is really obsessessive. He won't stop till he gets you. And no restraining order is going to stop him. Be careful, he's been working out, I can tell."
"Ever since I beat the stuffing out of him, I wouldn't expect him to do anything else. But I wont let him stop me from having fun!"
"Please Lola! Be very careful!"
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine," she said as she left, "thanks for the warning, though."
She walked outside to get her bike and meet up with Bugs, who was at the starting line. She started her bike, when she was tapped on the shoulder. She turned around and it was this huge hunk of a rabbit. He was twice as big as she was, had green eyes and shiny red hair, his build was very muscular, and his fur was light brown.
"Hey there, doll. Weren't expecting to see me here, were you?"
"Andy," she said coldly brushing his hand off her shoulder.
"That's no way to treat your boyfriend now is it?" he said putting his hand on her neck.
"Correction, Ex-boyfriend," she said crushing his hand. He in response grabbed her face. She tried to slap him but he blocked it with his other hand.
"I'm faster than I was before, doll"
"Guess what?" she said starting her bike and pulling away from him. She splattered mud all over his clothes with her back wheel, "I'm faster, too." She rode off to the starting line.
"What took ya so long?" asked Bugs who was on a black Harley.
"I had a pest control problem," she answered putting on her helmet. Bugs shrugged his shoulders and put on his helmet.
Andy was watching Lola's every move. He noticed that she was talking to a guy rabbit, which was Bugs.
"So, she's replaced me, huh. Humph! I'll show her! If I can't have her, no one can!" he said to himself as he put on his helmet. He rode to the starting line unnoticed.
The race went under way at the wave of the flag. They zoomed off and the rode over rugged terrain. There were lots of bumps, rocks, holes, and trees here and there. They rode on. Lola pulled away from the group and gained the lead. Then from behind her another racer caught up to her. He lifted the visor of his helmet so Lola could see that it was Andy. He pulled out a knife and tried to stab her. But Lola quickly pulled up to a wheelie. Andy missed and hit the gas tank, causing it to leak. At that moment they both went flying on their bikes, for they both didn't see the last steep downhill that came up before the finish line. Andy managed to land his bike. Lola, however, had to jump off her bike because it flipped over on its side. She landed on the bike and slid down the hill like a boarder. She rode it all the way to the finish line then jumped off.
"WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU TRYING TO DO, KILL ME?" she screamed at him. Andy rode towards her, took out a match and said, "Yes," as he struck the match and threw it on the trail of gasoline, which quickly caught on fire. He rode off just as the rest of the group came down the hill. Lola ran as fast as she could when…BOOM! The bike exploded and the force of the blast knocked her to the ground. Bugs quickly rode his bike towards her, got off and picked her up.
"Are you OK?" he asked
"Yeah, I'm Ok," said Lola rubbing her forehead.
"What happened?"
"That no good jerk tried to kill me," she said getting up.
"Who?"
"Andy,"
"Well we got to call da cops cause dis is attempted murder!" he said taking out his cell phone. He called the police and explained what happened. Half an hour later they arrived. Lola explained to them what happened. Then the policeman said,
"Well, miss, from your description we should be able to catch him. But, he might try to get you alone. So you're going to have to be careful. Give me your address so I can send a squadron there to protect you,"
Lola did so. Then the police left to go searching for this guy. Bugs offered to take her home. So they left together in his car.
In the car, Lola was silent. Bugs then tried to break the silence.
"So, do ya know dis Andy guy?"
"Unfortunately. He's my ex-boyfriend."
"So what happened?"
"Apparently he thinks he can have his way with me. I found out that those late night hours weren't for overtime, but rather for his other women. Then he has the nerve to boss me around like I was his property. So I left him."
"Oh, I take it he didn't want to leave."
"No he didn't. He threatened to beat me if I left. I didn't care so he ruffed me up. So I beat him up. He should never underestimate me."
Bugs stopped asking her questions because he could see that she was distressed. So he put on the radio instead.
"Turn on this corner," said Lola, "It's a shortcut to my place." Bugs did so. It lead to the lake Bugs always visited.
"I love this lake," said Lola looking out the window
"Now isn't that funny?"
"What is?"
"That I come out to this lake, too."
"Really? Now that is a coincidence. I come out here whenever something is on my mind,"
"So you live around here?"
"Yeah, my house is deeper in the woods."
He kept driving down the road. Until they reached a clearing, where there was a tree with a door, which led to a staircase. It led to Lola's underground burrow.
"Thanks Bugs," she said as she got out of the car.
"If you need anything, feel free to call me," he said
"Sure, thank you Bugs, I'll see you Monday,"
"Bye,"
He drove off. Lola then went to her door. She got out her keys and was about to unlock it when there came a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and it was Andy. She tried to punch him but he quickly grabbed her wrist, turned her around, and slammed her on the door, with her arm on her back. He used his own body to squash her even more.
"Hey there doll. I see your boyfriend dropped you off. And no midnight kiss?" he whispered into her ear. He then turned her around and pinned her to the door, facing him. "I missed you. But since you simply refuse to be mine. Well…heh…I'm going to have to finish what I started." He said as he was about to kiss her on the mouth but she kicked him in the crotch. That left him in so much pain, that he fell to the ground. Lola then ran into the forest.
Bugs was about to go back onto the highway when he noticed something. "Lola left her jacket. Since I'm still here, might as well give it to her now," he said turning the car around.
Andy had gotten up and chased after Lola. She was somewhere in the forest. "You can run, but you can't hide!" he yelled. Then he was hit in the back, but when he turned around no one was there. Then he has hit again, but when he looked no one was there. "Show yourself!" he yelled. Then a rabbit's foot came out of nowhere and nailed him on the head. He fell to the ground, and when he looked up, he saw Lola on the tree branch. He got up and tried to jump and grab the branch, but he couldn't reach it. So he tried to shake the tree. He shook it with all his might but Lola clung onto the branch with all of her might. Then…CRACK! The branch broke and Lola fell. She landed on another branch and bounced of it like a diving board and landed on a branch of another tree. The branch that broke hit Andy. Lola took that opportunity to jump down and run. Andy shook himself out and chased her.
Bugs got to Lola's house. He got out of the car and walked to her door, when he noticed the keys on the floor.
"Hmm…my delicate inner-sense of danger tells me sometin's wrong around here." Then he heard a scream in the forest. He ran into the forest, toward the scream.
Andy had caught up with Lola, and had pinned her to the ground. She kicked and punched but it was useless. She tried screaming but his knee was crushing her lungs. He had an evil look in his eyes.
"It didn't have to turn out this way, doll. You could have just come back to me, I would have let you live, I…I mean we could have had our fun. But no, you had to be the only one who objected to my manliness. So I guess I'm just going to have to kill you."
Lola looked at him dead in the eye and struggled to say, "Don't…ever…call…me…doll!" At that moment he raised his arm and said, "Why you stubborn little…!" WHAM! The next thing he knew, he was on the ground. He looked up and saw Bugs picking Lola up.
"Look out!" she yelled as Andy came charging at them. Bugs stood his ground and then jumped over him, causing Andy to crash head first into a tree. That knocked him out. Bugs then went back to Lola who looked at him with a glow in her eyes, he knelt beside her, and she then embraced him. He returned the hug. They were in that position until they heard a siren. The policemen soon arrived on the scene.
"Is this him?" they asked scraping Andy off the tree. Lola nodded. "How'd he end up like this?" they asked.
"Bugs rescued me, he fought him and Andy crashed into the tree," she said
"Well son, you're a hero. Come on boys, let's take Andy downtown."
When they picked him up, Andy came to. He struggled but they placed the cuffs on him. He glared at Bugs and Lola and yelled, "I'm gonna get you! Both of you! You haven't seen the last of me!"
The policemen took Andy in their car and drove away.
Bugs and Lola were alone in the forest. Lola then turned to Bugs and said, "I owe you my life, Bugs. You were very brave tonight."
"Lola, there's sometin I have to tell ya," he looked around nervously, "I need a better setting." He held Lola by the hand and took her towards the lake.
"Well, now that you have your setting. Can you tell me what it is?" asked Lola.
He took in a deep breath and exhaled. He held her hands and looked into her eyes.
"Lola, I…I really care about you. You have been on my mind these past months. There's no one else I think about more. I…I love you."
There! He said it! Now he left himself open to her. Her response could mend or break his heart.
Lola looked surprised at first, she smiled then said, "Really? Oh Bugs! (Pauses) To tell you the truth I…I couldn't stop thinking about you either…I…I love you, too."
Bugs' heart filled with joy. She loved him back! He put his hand on her cheek. He brought her face up to his. They looked at each other for a moment, and then they kissed. She placed her arms around his neck, and he slowly placed his arms around her back. They kissed for what seemed an eternity.
Aw! Now ain't that romantic!