Chapter 2

Bunny raced through the grass on all fours, using his nose to lock on the scent that smelled like fresh fallen snow, a smell that Jackie too used to have.

He stopped to a halt and sniffed the air more than he usually did. The intruder was close.

Meanwhile, while the oversized bunny was sniffing the air like a maniac, Jacklyn was hiding behind a giant rock. Genius hiding spot I know. A rock seemed like a good idea to regain her energy. Using her intangibility powers wore her out more than running a marathon. That and trying to outrun a giant bunny because the moon didn't give any powers of flight. What a jerk.

When the sound of Bunny's sniffing nose disappeared, she relaxed a little. Finally, maybe she can start living in another tree and-

A hole opened up in front of her, stopping her thoughts. Not only that, but a furious bunny came out of it, grabbing her throat again to lift her up as usual. "No more games ya little shit. Maybe a little punishment is good for ya to convince ya to leave?" he told her.

Putting up her best smile, Jacklyn remarked, "Ah, don't be so grumpy Bunny. I like games so how about we play a few more?" She focused on phasing through his paw but her body only disappeared for a nanosecond and returned to normal, still having a huge paw wrapped around her neck. She was in deep trouble.

Bunny grinned wickedly at her, amused at her pointless effort to escape. "Outta energy? Good. That will make things easier for me." He raised her up while looking at the spot of grass he planned to bash her face into but stopped with wide eyes. What was he doing? A quick glance up gave him another familiar sight. Jackie's wide eyed face with lost hope and fear. The look he first saw when he gave her that scar years ago.

Eyes closed and looking away, he loosened his hold on Jacklyn and causing her butt to land first on the ground.

Confused, Jacklyn looked up to see Bunny's back facing her. "Hey kangaroo, what's wrong?"

This time, being called kangaroo didn't bring bad memories. It brought good ones. Like when Jackie would call him kangaroo when they painted eggs together.

She tried asking again, this standing up and putting a comforting hand on his arm, "What seems to be the problem?"

Bunny gave her a face that she couldn't tell if it was joy or sadness. "Just remembering some good times." He then switched back to angry mode. "Ya know, before ya got here and all."

Okay, so it looks likes the friendship she planned with the Easter Bunny was long gone. Maybe they could be frenemies at best. Friends seemed to be way below bottom.

"Don't be so cold hearted, kangaroo. It might cause you to get your ass kicked someday."

"Not if I kick their asses first," he responded. "Your's included."

Her eyes rolled. "Well, I'll make sure not to piss you off then." Then the so called game they were playing was brought back to her mind. "It looks like you caught me so I guess I have to leave." It was her turn to turn her back to him. "See you in maybe 5 years, kangaroo," she said sadly.

Deep in Bunny's mind, he didn't want her to leave. Something kept nagging him about. Sometimes, it's best to just listen to the strange voices in your head than reason. And Bunny did just that.

Quickly, he grabbed her small hand to stop her from walking away any further. "WAIT." he said desperately, his ears falling behind his head in shame. "I'm sorry that I was rude to ya. It's just that my life's been fucked up lately so I've been taking out more of my anger lately."

Jacklyn turned to look up at him. "You mean all that anger you gave me wasn't really meant for me?"

"Like hell it wasn't! I'm still mad at ya for invading my warren!" Her hurt eyes stopped him from continuing his anger. "Listen, I want to make it up to ya. If ya need a home, I'll let ya use my guest room in my home but only for one day. That okay wit ya?"

Bunny never expected what Jacklyn did next. She hugged him, arms on his back and face buried in his muscled chest. She hasn't slept on bed for a long time so she'll gladly accept the hospitality of a stranger who almost slammed her face against the ground.

She thought he was doing this to be nice be he wasn't; he still hates her. He just didn't want her to be another Jackie.