Chapter 3: Petting Is Illegal
Everyone was still in high spirits as they all went to lunch. During lunch, people were talking, laughing, and generally having a good time. At Sam, Taurtis, and J's table there was a lot of jokes and arguing. "Taurtis! Quit calling me that!" "But you're a bunny and you're a boy!" "Taurtis!" Sam hissed. "Sam!" Taurtis laughed. "Jaaay!" J yelled. J and Taurtis then both dissolved into laughter while Sam whined at them. "You guys are so mean." "Aww Sam, you know you looooove us." Taurtis teased while going in for a hug. Sam huffed and smacked Taurtis's shoulder, which just proved to set them into even more laughter.
After lunch, everyone went to gym class. "GOOD EVENING MAGGOTS, GO CHANGE AND GET READY TO EXERCISE!" Everyone quickly rushed to the respective locker rooms and changed. Sam groaned as he glanced down at his shorts, no matter his he set them they aggravated his tail and caused him discomfort, he really needed to find his other pair of gym shorts, they were more comfortable. He ended up giving up with a sigh and letting his tail out. He looked up and froze, everybody was staring at him, or rather, his tail. "Uh?" "You...have a tail?" Dom muttered as if it was the most absurd thing he's ever seen. "Yeah... You didn't know?" "I always thought the ears were fake... And part of your beanie." "No... Ears are real too." Sam muttered unsure. There was a long term of silence before Dom approached. The poor rabbit quickly backed up trying to avoid him, but the other male just approached and blocked all paths of escape. "Hold. Still." Sam flinched back as Dom reached forward, and grabbed his ear. "...Holy crap! They are!"
Suddenly, everyone was reaching forward and trying to touch his ears and his tail. "St-stop! Hey! Don't!" He yelped and whined in discomfort as they kept trying to feel his ears. "It's as soft as an actual rabbit's fur!" Somebody yelled to the others. "Please stop..." Quickly, J and Taurtis managed to push everyone aside and move in front of Sam, keeping everyone from touching him. "Hey back off! He asked you to stop touching him!" "Come on Taurtis, move out of the way!" Taurtis growled a bit and moved further in front of Sam, blocking their view of him. "He said to stop, so leave him alone." Before the argument could continue or escalate, Coach Rowan marched down the stairs. "WHAT IS TAKING YOU MAGGOTS!? EVEN THE GIRLS ARE READY ALREADY!" Taurtis glared at Dom. "Some people don't know the term 'personal boundaries'." Rowan let out an annoyed grunt. "QUIT BEING BABIES AND GET UPSTAIRS, I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE DONE DRESSING OR NOT!" Everyone quickly started up the stairs and bolted into the gym. "EXCEPT FOR TAURTIS AND DOM! YOU TWO GET OVER HERE!" Dom and Taurtis both groaned loudly. Sam nervously glanced at Taurtis who gave him a small smile and a 'go on' gesture. Quietly, Sam left while only glancing back a few times. "ALRIGHT WHAT HAPPENED MAGGOTS! WHY DID YOU DELAY THE WHOLE CLASS FROM GETTING OUT!?" "We saw Sam's tail and wanted to see if his tail and ears were real." "He asked them to stop touching him multiple times and they refused, so I pushed them back away from him!" "Oh please, it's not like we were hurting him!" "He told you to stop!" "BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" They both silences themselves pretty quick. "DOM, DON'T TOUCH PEOPLE WITHOUT PERMISSION! TAURTIS! GOOD JOB PROTECTING YOUR FRIEND!"
Dom huffed and walked up the stairs as Taurtis hung back. "Hey, Coach Rowan, can I ask you something?" "WHAT?" "You gotta keep this a secret first." "Fine, fine, I'll keep it a secret kid. What's wrong?" "I need you to help me protect Sam." "What's happening with Sam?" Taurtis sighed and rolled his sleeve up and showed his arm. "I think I have an evil clone. They were insane. I also think they're obsessed with Sam." Rowan frowned for several moments as he processed what he heard. "Does your clone look exactly like you?" "Only difference is he's covered in blood, has red eyes, and carries a bloody knife." Rowan nodded. "I'll keep an eye out for him. I'll also keep it a secret for you, but don't you think you should tell Sam at least?" "I don't wanna scare him" Taurtis muttered softly. "Alright, but I really think you should. Now, GET OUTSIDE AND STRETCH MAGGOT!" As Taurtis passed, he softly pat Taurtis on the shoulder and whispered. "It'll be okay Taurtis, we'll figure it out." Taurtis glanced back with a smile before running out and joining the others,just to see the girls bothering Sam now. "Seriously! Stop touching him already!" Taurtis ran over and grabbed Sam before pulling him away from the girls and keeping between them all. "ENOUGH MAGGOTS! GET RUNNING LAPS!" With a jolt, everybody did as told. "PICK IT UP MAGGOTS, YOU GOT FOUR MORE MINUTES!" A chorus of 'ugh's and 'nooo's filled the air. "QUIT YOUR CRYING AND GET A MOVE ON! BE MORE LIKE SAM!" "That's not fair! He's part rabbit!" One of the girls hissed. "AND YOU'RE PART LAZY!" After about four more minutes, Rowan decided to show them mercy. "ALRIGHT MAGGOTS! MEET UP! WE'RE GONNA PICK A GAME TO PLAY!" Some people cheered while others whimpered for the sweet mercy of the bell. "TAKE A VOTE! LEMME LIST THE GAMES FIRST! DODGEBALL, TAG, BASKETBALL, OR OBSTACLE COURSES!" People yelled and screamed and jumped to try to get Rowan's attention so they could get their game picked. "QUIET MAGGOTS! ONE AT A TIME!" After it was tallied up, it was determined that dodgeball just barely had the most votes.
"HERE ARE THE TEAMS! TEAM ONE IS SAM, DOM, J, INVADER, AND SOUL! TEAM TWO IS PIE, SOOKIE, TAURTIS, JTS, AND HIDDEN!" Quite a few people groaned "Don't put that weakling on my team Rowan!" "SHUT IT MAGGOT! THESE ARE THE TEAMS AND YOU WILL DEAL WITH IT!" Invader almost immediately coo'd and clung to the poor hybrid. "Sammy-poo! We get to be on the same team! Don't worry! I'll protect you!~" Sam sighed weakly as his ears tilted back in dismay "...great..." Taurtis smiled sheepishly at the rabbit hybrid "Sorry, hope you don't get hurt too much." "You too." Everyone quickly took their sides of the court and got ready to start. "THREE, TWO, ONE... BEGIN!" It immediately went to chaos.
-Hello, hello, hello again! Back with Chapter 3 of The Rabbit's Cage! Sorry It took me a bit to post this 1. Also, I did go back to the last 2 and fix the dialogue a bit to make it a bit more understandable, sorry about that!
-Firre