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If one focused, they could just make out a teasing smirk as its owner blazed through the air in a blur, dressed in a purple leotard that exposed their legs and a healthy amount of cleavage, fitting like a custom-tailored glove around their rear as it teased whomever was curious enough to follow.  Although, what lay beneath the sexy leotard and gray leggings would only be exposed one day to a single other person…

“Hey, Kyoko!  Wait for me!”

The bunny girl turned her head, sticking her tongue out as she continued to jump ahead, subtly shaking her rear in midair as she continued to jump, Makoto stumbling as he struggled to keep up with her, flying haphazardly through the air like her tie flapping in the wind as he tried to jump after her.  Makoto blushed, his green bunny ears standing erect on his head as he couldn’t help but stare at the forbidden, plush beauty barely concealed by the leotard.

Eventually, once the bunny couple had reached their destination, Kyoko’s lavender heeled boots gracefully touched the ground, the bunny girl doing a pirouette in the grass as Makoto face-planted into the dirt, his ears curling as they braced for impact.

“WAAH…Huh?”

At least, he would have, but to his surprise, he didn’t.  Looking up, he saw Kyoko warmly smiling at him, her arms wrapped around his torso as she supported him and kept him from falling.  Makoto couldn’t help but smile dumbly; ever since they had become life mates after Junko’s scheme that nearly cost him his life and Kyoko her freedom, the both of them would take every opportunity possible to hold each other.

It’s okay, I’m here, and I’m never leaving you!

That was what they seemingly telepathically told each other each time they held each other like this.  Without even a hint of hesitation, they leaned towards each other and met in a soft, yet passionate kiss, Kyoko’s gloved hands clutching onto his sleeveless green hoodie, Makoto’s hands caressing the exposed skin of her back as her purple bunny ears did the same thing to his green ones, his red bowtie seeming to nuzzle against her long, orange tie as they became lost in their own little world.

*Cough, cough*

Both separated, their cheeks flushed pink as they looked up at a bluenette pink-eared bunny girl in light pink tights and a sparkling, frilly light and hot pink leotard and buckled shoes. 

“S…Sayaka…”

Joined by Sayaka was her life mate Leon, a yellow eared bunny boy with flaming red hair, a yellow vest jacket and long black pants.

*Giggle*

Makoto and Kyoko’s gaze shifted behind their mated friends to see their mutual friend Hina, a brunette bunny girl with blue bunny ears, a blue one-piece swimsuit, and white and green striped stockings.  Thoroughly embarrassed, the two finally separated, Makoto stumbling in his red sneakers before finally regaining his balance.

The three laughed at their friends’ shy embarrassment, Leon clapping Makoto on the back, making him stumble once more as he assured Makoto “Hey dude, no need to feel embarrassed.  You guys are life mates now; you guys are supposed to do that kind of stuff together.  Hell, you guys are supposed to do everything together.”

As Makoto’s blush intensified, Kyoko couldn’t help but ponder Leon’s words.

Not…everything.  Other than…actually mate…there is that ONE thing we haven’t done.  But…that’s not a problem…right?

Before she could ponder further, Hina spoke up, saving Makoto from further embarrassment as she held up a picnic basket, offering “Alright, enough about that stuff.  Look, I brought the picnic basket just like I promised!”

Makoto’s ears perked up, his blush fading instantly as he rubbed his belly, cheering “Awesome; I’m starving.  Let’s eat!”

“Here, Here!” Leon and Sayaka agreed, with Kyoko giving a small smile of accord as the five of then sat down on the red picnic blanket that had been spread out beforehand, Makoto especially happy that he wouldn’t have to wipe any dirt off of his dark brown shorts.

As Hina handed out sandwiches and carrots to everyone, the five bunny teenagers started to dig in, Kyoko and Sayaka inching closer to their respective life mates until their knees were touching, Kyoko leaning into her life mate and laying her head against his bare chest that his partially open hoodie exposed.  Makoto gave a blushing smile as he looked down at his life mate nuzzled against him, his bunny ears flopping down to gently twist around her own in a tender embrace as Sayaka and Hina cooed at the sight, while Leon simply smirked and gave his bunny friend a thumbs up.

A comfortable silence passed before Leon broke it, scratching behind his head as he chanced “So, uhh…can we finally talk about…you know…”

Sayaka and Hina glared at the Bunny Baseball Star, making the bunny boy sweat before Kyoko sighed, reluctantly lifting her head away from Makoto’s beating heart, their bunny ears untangling from their embrace as she agreed “It’s okay; it’s been a week since Junko’s arrest, and we can’t keep tiptoeing around her and Mukuro forever.  Besides…”  Kyoko smiled as she turned to face her life mate, reflecting “If there’s anything Makoto has taught me, it’s that openness and honesty are the best policy…at least among true friends.”

Makoto blushed while Sayaka and Hina’s eyes softened as they nodded, the Bunny Pop Sensation kickstarting the talk “I just…I can hardly believe…that…they would do something so extreme…like destroying our own Bunny World!  If it was anyone other than you two giving us the news…”

Looking at his life mate sympathetically, Leon wrapped his arm around her shoulders comfortingly, causing Sayaka to nuzzle her head against his chest.

Leon’s bunny ears started to caress her own as he agreed “You said it, babe.  I mean…Junko always seemed so nice before…it’s hard to believe that was all an act.  I can hardly believe someone as hot as her could be such an evil bunny fatale…”

Smirking, Sayaka reached up and pinched one of his bunny ears, causing the bunny boy’s comforting gesture to cease as the playfully threatened “I had better not hear you say anything like that again, Kuwata-kun.  Don’t make me regret being your life mate.”

“Hey, come on, babe, you know I didn’t mean it like that…ow, OW, babe!  That seriously hurts!”

Makoto and Hina laughed at Sayaka and Leon’s antics, Kyoko smiling with amusement at the scene before Makoto’s laughter died down, the Bunny of Good Luck commenting “Junko and Mukuro did terrible things; I won’t dispute that.” 

Makoto shuddered at the memory of nearly being killed before Kyoko reached to stroke his chest, the bunny boy smiling at her comforting gesture.  Seeing that he was okay, Kyoko withdrew her hand before Makoto declared his belief.

“But even so…they were still our friends and classmates whom we shared our lives with at Hope’s Peak Academy!”

Nodding, Hina agreed “Yeah…I mean…I didn’t really know Junko very well outside of class, so I can’t speak for her…but Mukuro used to join my and Sakura’s jumping laps all the time!  We should totally…”

As the four continued talking about their former classmates, Kyoko felt her thoughts wander back to the incident that brought her and Makoto together, specifically to Junko’s accomplice that still remained at large.

As long as her mystery accomplice remains at large, there’s always the possibility that her plan could restart.  Whatever happens, I have to make sure that doesn’t happen.  And I can’t bring Makoto along for the ride this time.  It was terrifying enough knowing he almost died at my hands when we were just friends.  Now that we’re life mates…I need to take extra care to guard his life.  I was so careless back then; he was lucky to come out of it without any scars…like mine…

Kyoko shifted her gaze down to her long, lavender gloves, her eyes shimmering with guilt.  While most bunny people wore gloves as a fashion statement, she was different; Kyoko’s hands were terribly burned in a horrendous fire that still threatened to scorch her in her dreams, making her secretly scream in her heart as the phantom flames threatened to consume her.

To this day…I still haven’t shown him what’s beneath these gloves…the phantom pain I carry.  Even though he’s my life mate, I…I can’t…

“Kyoko?”

Silently gasping, her face snapped up, turning to face her life mate, Makoto’s green eyes shimmering with worry as he looked into her eyes.

“Kyoko, are you okay?  You looked pretty out of it, and you were doing that thing where you grind your teeth whenever you get emotional.  Was it…something we said?”

Holding back the urge to blush, Kyoko kicked herself for not restraining her frustrated and guilt-ridden emotions before she hid panicked expression behind her neutral mask, assuring her worried bunny friends “It’s nothing.  I apologize for causing you concern.  Now, could whoever spoke last repeat what they said?”

Hesitantly, Hina spoke “Well…we were just starting to wonder how Junko and Mukuro were faring now that they’re at the Police Burrows.  Makoto tried to ask you what you were allowed to say to us about it, and that’s when we saw you were spacing out.”

Nodding, Kyoko told them “As for Mukuro, she’s being held in solitary confinement and is being watched twenty-four-seven by a rotating shift of bunny guards.”

Makoto’s bunny ears drooped as he lamented “…That must be so lonely though, no friends to eat with, talk with…”

Shrugging, Kyoko simply informed them “It’s what needs to be done.  If the Police Burrows become lax in their security of her, then she could break herself and Junko out and we’d have a repeat scenario on our hands.”

“I guess…” Makoto sighed in resignation, accepting that his life mate was right even if he didn’t like it.

“Anyways…” Hina asked “What about Junko?”

Crossing her arms over her breasts, Kyoko answered “Junko…hasn’t been responsive since her brainwashing.  Just like when I was hypnotized…” 

Flashes of blue appeared in her mind before she shook her head, turning to smile at her worried life mate in reassurance before turning back to the others with a serious expression.

“Just like what happened to me, she won’t respond unless she hears her own voice.”

His brow furrowing in befuddlement, Leon asked “So how does she…you know…eat, pee, take a bubble bath…OW!”

Pinching one of Leon’s bunny ears again, Sayaka scolded “Baka!  You don’t ask those kinds of questions!  Has being my life mate not taught you anything?”

Seeing Kyoko shake her head, Sayaka let go of Leon’s bunny ear, the Bunny Baseball Star rubbing it soothingly with his hand as the Bunny Detective explained “The Police Burrows have manipulated archived recordings of her interviews as the Bunny Fashionista to create orders to eat and bathe and whatnot.”

Her eyes lighting up as her bunny ears perked up, Hina exclaimed “Oh!  If that’s possible, why don’t they just do that to order her to snap out of her hypnosis?”

Shaking her head, Kyoko refuted “The Chief already tried that, but for now at least, it seems that her brainwashing video is just too strong for her to break out of on her own…”  …Even I needed Makoto’s help to snap out of it when she did it to me… Kyoko admitted to herself as Hina’s eyes and bunny ears drooped in disappointment.

Fidgeting with one of his floppy bunny ears nervously, Makoto admitted “…Well…I hope she’s able to snap out of it soon.  She did some terrible things…and almost made Kyoko kill me…but even so…I think…I can forgive her.”

Sayaka, Leon, and Hina all looked at him incredulously, struck with disbelief at what Makoto just said as Leon voided their shared response “Dude, are you serious?  It’s like you said; she tried to kill you, brainwashing your own life mate to do it.  Not to mention the fact that she tried to plunge the whole Bunny World into despair.  Just…how do you forgive THAT?”

Blushing, Makoto answered “Well…everyone deserves a second chance, don’t they?  Junko shouldn’t be an exception.”

Leon, Sayaka, and Hina sighed, their bunny ears flopping in exasperation at Makoto’s defense.  Kyoko on the other hand only smiled, feeling her heart warm at Makoto’s childlike and innocent explanation.  Before Makoto could react, Kyoko turned her face to look at her life mate, grasping part of his sleeveless hoodie into her fist before pulling him towards her into a deep kiss.

“Mmph!”

As Leon, Sayaka, and Hina cooed at the adorable scene, the Bunny Pop Sensation leaned into her life mate’s chest, nuzzling him as Leon smiled, his bunny ears returning to stroke her own.  At last, the Bunny of Good Luck and the Bunny Detective broke apart, both gasping for breath as they smiled, their cheeks dusted with rose as they stared at each other amorously.

Kyoko reached forward and began stroking Makoto’s exposed chest, cooing “That optimism of yours…I’ll never forget it…it was one of the things…one of the many, wonderous things…that made me fall…in love…with you…”

“Kyoko…”

Still in a daze, both from her kiss and from her heartfelt confession, Makoto leaned forward, pressing his lips to her own in a soft kiss.  Kyoko’s eyes widened in surprise, but after a second closed them, leaning into the kiss and enjoying the moment, purring as she felt her life mate’s bunny ears caress her own.  Their amorous world all came crashing down however when Kyoko felt his thumb brush against the fabric of her gloves.  Seeing his hand try to grip her own, Kyoko instinctively broke their kiss, quickly withdrawing her hand from his grasp and leaving her life mate stunned and breathless.

“Kyou…Kyoko…”

*Gasp*

Kyoko’s heart clenched as she heard the hurt tone in Makoto’s voice.  Struggling to remove her gaze from him, Kyoko shifted her eyes to see Hina and Sayaka holding their palms over their mouths in shocked gasped, while Leon’s eyes widened at what just transpired between the Bunny Detective and the Bunny of Good Luck.

Kyoko…why…why did you pull away?

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Kyoko stood up, grabbing her sandwich and carrot from the blanket where she had left them and turned around, making sure her friends and life mate couldn’t see her embarrassed blush.

“Forgive me, but I just remembered that I have some paperwork I need to process at the Police Burrows.  Hina, may I take my food with me for the road?”

Still stunned, Hina could only nod and permit “Y…yeah, sure.”

Without turning to look at her life mate, Kyoko told him “I’ll see you tomorrow, Makoto.  I love you.”

Still shaken, Makoto nodded and replied “Y…yeah.  Love you too…”

With nothing left to say, Kyoko kicked off, jumping away from her friends and life mate and on her way to the Police Burrows.  Her fist tightened around the carrot she was holding, the hard vegetable threatening to snap under her iron grip as the Bunny Detective steeled her resolve.

I can’t let anybody know…what’s under my gloves…the scars that I’m self-conscious of…the scars that make me want to scream in terror at night.  Not Sayaka, not Hina, not Leon… Makoto’s smiling, optimistic face and perky, green bunny ears flashed in her mind, making a single tear drip down her cheek as she confessed to herself …Not even my life mate, the Bunny of Good Luck.  Not even you, Makoto…

As they watched the Bunny Detective jump off into the distance, Makoto stood up and waved after her, a sad frown on his face and his brow furrowed in confusion as his remaining friends looked at him with concern.

Unable to see his friend in such distress, Leon walked up, putting his hand on his shoulder as he tried to cheer Makoto up “Dude, chin up.  I admit, it was really shocking seeing her pull away like that…” Leon ignored Sayaka’s glare as he continued “But you heard her; she just forgot what time it was.  I’m sure she was just busy; she is the Bunny Detective after all…”

“That was an excuse.”  Feeling everyone’s shocked stares on his back, Makoto explained “I may only have been her life mate for a week, but I’ve known her a lot longer than that.  I know when she’s being truthful and when she’s fibbing to spare my feelings.”

“But then…”  Sayaka asked “…Why did she jump away if it wasn’t for work?”

“I…I don’t know, Sayaka…” Makoto admitted, his bunny ears drooping as he lowered his hand, staring at his palm. 

Wait…  He realized as he continued to stare at his palm She jumped away when I tried to hold her hand.  Come to think of it…we’ve never held hands…not before becoming life mates…and not in the last week, either…

Makoto flashed back to all the times in the past week that they had gone jumping together or met each other at their respective burrows.

We’ve hugged, we’ve kissed, we’ve cuddled, we’ve snuggled, she’s even let me touch her rear… Makoto thought with a blush as he realized Other than mate…we’ve done everything together…except hold hands…

Makoto inspected his hand, eyes widening as he realized exactly how much he craved taking that final step, the privilege of holding her hand.  His brow furrowed, the Bunny of Good Luck befuddled as to why she hadn’t granted him that little privilege even after becoming life mates.

Why?  Kyoko…why won’t you let me hold your hand?

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*Sigh*

Kyoko jumped out of the Police Burrows, landing gracefully before walking through Strawberry Fields.  Her purple eyes drooped, a downcast expression marring her face as her bunny ears drooped along with her mood.

“Well, that was a dud.  Junko’s still unresponsive to external stimuli, so there was no point in interrogating her.  And I couldn’t focus on the other case files at all!”

“Why?  Kyoko…why won’t you let me hold your hand?”

Unbeknownst to Makoto at the time, Kyoko had developed an extremely acute sense of hearing during her training as a Bunny Detective and had heard Makoto’s pained ponderings.  And just like back then, her heart clenched both in anguish at causing her life mate’s sadness, as well as in frustration at herself for not being honest with her Bunny of Good Luck.

It’s not that I don’t want to…it’s just that…every time I think about it…I see…  Flames burned at the edges of her vision, causing the Bunny Detective to clamp her eyes shut and tug at her bunny ears in trauma and fear, screaming “NO!”

 The flames dissipated, Kyoko releasing her bunny ears from her grip as she continued to walk through the fields, frustration continuing to boil within her without the fear to paralyze her.

“Dammit…Why…WHY CAN’T I TELL YOU?”

Clenching her fist, Kyoko roared, launching a powerful fist at the first thing in front of her, only to pull back at the last second.  Frozen in place, Kyoko’s eyes widened, hyperventilating as she stared at the object that she was about to punch.

“This…this tree…it’s where…”

“It’s a gift.  I... um, thought you would like it.”

This is where Makoto gave me the Rose-in Vitro…where our journey to becoming life mates truly began…

Kyoko’s gaze shifted from the tree to her own gloved hand, the Bunny Detective lost in thought, as unresponsive to external stimuli as the Bunny of Despair.

“Maybe I should…try to…”

Kyoko’s pondering was interrupted as the flames of trauma suddenly surrounded her, causing the bunny girl to panic and hyperventilate again, clutching her ears as she screeched “NO!  I…”

“Kyoko…”

Huh?

Confused, Kyoko looked up, jaw dropping as she saw Makoto’s smiling face in front of her, his green bunny ears pointing at her in a gesture of encouragement.

“Makoto…?”

As she reached out to stroke his bunny ears, she saw the flames dissipate, before Makoto’s face vanished along with them.  Looking around, Kyoko snapped out of her trance, realizing that both the flames and Makoto were a figment of her imagination.

“That’s it; I can’t take this indecision anymore!  Makoto is my life mate; I promised him that I’d be with him forever.  He’s always been honest with me, and I…I can’t lie to him anymore!  I can’t cause him pain anymore.  I just…I just have to bear it.  I…I have to trust him…believe in him!”

A steely determination in her eyes, Kyoko kicked off the ground, twisting in midair as she gracefully landed on the ground, far away from the tree.    Without a second of delay, she leaped again, gracefully jumping as though she were dancing in the evening sky.  Eventually, she came to a halt, landing smoothly on the ground next to a burrow hole, a single wooden sign hammered into the ground.

“Hope’s Peak Academy – Bunny Dormitory…”  Taking a deep breath, she resolved “Well, here goes nothing…” before timidly taking her first steps into the burrow.

XXX

Makoto sighed, lying against his bed and pressing the off button on his controller, the title screen of his new video game turning to black as his Playstation 4 powered down. 

Tossing his controller off of the bed, Makoto muttered “I don’t feel like playing anymore.  And I was so excited when I went out and bought this game before Kyoko and I went jumping.  Kyoko…”

Despite his fears that the new game might “jump the rabbit” during its story, he had been genuinely excited to play it and tell Kyoko all about it.  Then the incident with her hands occurred and he just felt too distraught to play after that.

I thought that playing my new game would at least distract me from what happened…but I’m only feeling worse!

Although Makoto would never say it to her face, the fact that Kyoko implicitly refused to let him hold her hand stung, and the fact that she had lied to him about it and refused to tell him why simply twisted the proverbial knife in his heart.

“I just…I don’t understand…why?  I mean…we’re LIFE MATES!”

“I would only consider removing my gloves in front of a bunny person I can trust.  Only someone I could call my bunny family would be worthy.”

Makoto frowned, feeling like her implicit rejection was a statement of his lack of self-worth.

“I know we don’t exactly live together yet…but we’re still LIFE MATES.  We’re as good as married…doesn’t that mean ANYTHING?”

*Ding dong*

“Huh?”

Confused as to who would be ringing his doorbell so late at night, Makoto nonetheless eased off of his bed, gingerly walking to the door, grateful for the distraction from his pessimistic thoughts as he reached for the doorknob, turning it and opening the door. 

His eyes widened as he saw his life mate on the other side of the door, his drooping bunny ears instantly perking up as he took in her beautiful form.  His eyes started wandering, focused on the creamy thighs that were exposed by the see-through gray tights she wore, moving up to her soft lavender hair that he loved to run his fingers through when they cuddled, before finally staring at her purple leotard, obscuring the soft, lean belly where his eyes lead to the area of her leotard that reminded him of a heart  Realizing he was being a bit perverted again, Makoto’s gaze immediately drifted up to his life mate’s lavender eyes.

Kyoko wouldn’t admit it but seeing her Bunny of Good Luck’s appreciative stare helped to put her mind off of how nervous she was about entrusting the secret of her hands to him.  Barely concealing a smirk, she decided to tease him, reaching up to pinch one of Makoto’s green bunny ears, making him yelp in slight pain before she gave a serious glare, making Makoto sweat as she opened her mouth.

“Cheeky Naegi, are you undressing me with your mind?”

Blushing, Makoto waved his hands in denial, stammering “WHAT...WAH...WHAT...WAH!?!?!?”

Unable to hide it any longer, Kyoko released his bunny ear, the bunny boy rubbing his injured ear soothingly as she held her hand over her mouth, her giggles muffled by the fabric of her glove before she finally calmed down, assuring him “I apologize, Makoto, but you’re just too fun to tease.”

His blush finally receding, Makoto crossed his arms over his chest and pouted, annoyed that Kyoko still took pleasure in teasing him…even if it was leaps and bounds better than the pessimistic direction his thoughts were taking him before she came by.

Her gleeful expression shifting back to her neutral, serious mask, Kyoko asked “May I come in so we can talk?”

His eyebrows raised in confusion, Makoto nonetheless nodded, stepping back and allowing Kyoko to stroll into the room.  Sitting on the bed, Kyoko noticed the game box and picked it up, inspecting it as her brow furrowed in curiosity.

“Distrust V3?  You got a new video game?”

Nodding, Makoto answered as he closed the door “Yeah, I picked it up before we went jumping today.  It’s a murder mystery visual novel.  I was gonna try and play it, but uh…”  Makoto scratched his cheek nervously, his bunny ears twitching as he admitted “I kinda had a lot on my mind and couldn’t get in the mood tonight to play.”

Nodding, Kyoko expertly tossed the box onto his desk, making Makoto give an impressed whistle before she patted the spot next to her.  Without another word, Makoto walked up and sat down next to her.

“Can you tell me what’s wrong?”

Kyoko shut her mouth, interrupted both by Makoto’s interruption, as well as her own befuddlement caused by the speed of his deduction.

“Wh…what do you mean, Makoto?  What makes you think something’s wrong?”

Kyoko tried to feign ignorance, only to wince when Makoto shook his head and answered “Kyoko, we’re life mates.  We know everything about each other, and even if we hadn’t made the pact, I’ve known you better than anyone else at Hope’s Peak.  You’re my best friend, Kyoko, life mate or no, and I can tell when you’re happy, when you’re upset, when you’re being honest with me…and when you’re lying to me.”

Makoto tried once more to reach for her hand, slowly so as not to startle her, only for her to pull it away reflexively, making Makoto sigh disappointedly, tears threatening to spill over his eyelids as his feelings of inadequacy came back, his bunny ears drooping once more. 

In a sorrowful tone that made Kyoko’s heart clench again as her bunny ears drooped, he moaned “Why, Kyoko?  Why won’t you let me hold your hand?  Does…does being life mates not mean anything to you…”

“…You have no idea how much being your life mate means to me.”  Gasping, Makoto turned to look at his Bunny Detective, seeing a rare, passionate look in her eyes usually only reserved for difficult cases as she continued “It’s because my status as your life mate is so valuable to me…that I’ve been…afraid to let you touch my hands…to show you what’s underneath these gloves.”

Kyoko sighed, steeling her resolve before she decided “Very well; I’ll tell you why I wear these gloves.  You see, while I was still training to be a Bunny Detective, I had a bunny partner; her name was Yui Samidare.  We learned together from my grandfather Fuhito, and we were close.  Not as close as you and I became, but we were two bunnies in a burrow.”

Nodding, Makoto hesitantly asked “…And what happened?  You haven’t mentioned her in all our time together at Hope’s Peak, so…”

“…During our final case together, just after we graduated from my grandfather’s apprenticeship, we split up to look for evidence.  Through a series of accidents, the room I was investigating burst into flames.  I…I desperately tried to call out to her to save me…but by the time she arrived, my hands had been seriously burned.”

“B…burned?”

Kyoko nodded at Makoto’s gasp, continuing “Yes…my hands are still scarred from the incident.  In my pain and anguish, I lashed out at Yui, cutting ties with her and promising myself that I’d never depend on another bunny ever again.  These gloves are a reminder of my mistakes, and a way to hide my shame from the rest of the Bunny World.”

Makoto’s eyes widened as he realized So that’s why she jerked away when I tried to hold her hand.  They’re a source of trauma for her, and letting anyone touch them…even her life mate…the prospect of exposing herself like that…must be terrifying to her!  Damn it!  I was only thinking about myself; I never once thought about how she felt!

Confirming his deduction, Kyoko sighed as she admitted “Makoto…my Lucky Bunny…you are my life mate, and you’re right; life mates shouldn’t keep secrets like this.  I want to take that final step with you…to show you my hands.  But I…I’m scared, Makoto.  I’m so terrified…” …That you won’t want to be my life mate anymore…once you see what I look like under these gloves…

Makoto smiled reassuringly, reaching up to stroke one of her lavender bunny ears, Kyoko purring lightly as he assured her “You don’t have to be scared, Kyoko…I promise…you’ll always be Kyoko Kirigiri…my Bunny Detective…the bunny girl who I love and want to spend the rest of my bunny life with!”

Smiling ruefully, Kyoko murmured “You might think differently once you see my scars…”  As Makoto opened his mouth to argue, Kyoko interrupted him “Even so…I’m tired of running away…and I’m sorry about lying to you before…so permit me to make it up to you…”

Before Makoto could say anything, Kyoko reached with her left hand and tugged off her right glove before she could second guess herself.  Makoto’s eyes widened as he saw stripes of flesh, charred to varying degrees covering her entire hand and wrist.  As her hand lay exposed for his eyes, the traumatic flames appeared again in Kyoko’s mind, taunting her to get out of there while she still had one concealed hand.

“Kyoko…”

Despite the tormenting flames, Kyoko pressed forward, yanking the second glove off with her right hand, the flames in her mind increasing in intensity now that both gloves lay in her lap  Makoto gasped, shocked at the damage done to his life mate, his heart going out to her for how much she suffered. 

Kyoko…you…you suffered this much…?

Kyoko looked away from Makoto’s shocked expression, unable to bear even the possibility of witnessing the disgust she was sure was plastered onto his face.  Hear fears only multiplied as the ever-expanding flames tormented her, laughing at her in the voice of the Bunny of Despair.

“My hands…they’re disgusting, aren’t they?”

Kyoko clamped her eyes shut, waiting for the inevitable sigh of disappointment, or the angry outburst that she expected a life mate would have.

“I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU DIDN’T TELL ME!  DON’T YOU THINK I DESERVED TO KNOW THIS BEFRORE SO I WOULDN’T BE STUCK WITH A SCARRED LIFE MATE?  YOU’VE RUINED MY LIFE, KIRIGIRI!”

As she imagined Makoto’s reaction, she continued to hear Junko Enoshima, laughing at her through the flames that threatened to burn her alive.  An unbearable silence passed, filled only with Junko’s taunts and laughter, despair flooding Kyoko’s heart as she resisted the urge to laugh at the irony of her Hope Bunny being the one to give her the kind of hopelessness and despair that Junko wanted to inflict on the whole Bunny World.

To her surprise, she neither heard a sigh of disappointment nor an angry outburst from her life mate.  In fact, even the flames of torment had grown silent, Junko’s taunts and maniacal laughter no longer rattling her mind as she felt a warm softness enveloping her hands.  Hesitantly opening her eyes, they suddenly widened as she saw Makoto’s hands gently grasping her own, bringing them up to his face. 

Despite Kyoko’s reflexive urge to pull her hands away, now that her life mate was holding them in his gentle grip, she found it impossible to pull away from him, his warm hands keeping the fire in her mind away.  She watched in awe as Makoto leaned towards her and laid his lips upon her right pinky knuckle.

*Smooch*

Kyoko gasped, the warm, wet texture of his lips against her hands, shocking her as she asked herself Is…is this real?  Is he really…

*Smooch*

Makoto continued, placing light, feathery kisses across all of her charred knuckles, each one imbued with the strength of his love, each kiss dampening the flames of torment more and more until he got to her last finger.

*Smooch*

With that, there was nothing left of the flames to traumatize Kyoko, the Bunny Detective for once in her life faced with a mystery that she couldn’t fathom the answer to.

With watery eyes she asked incredulously “How…can you kiss these…ugly hands?”

Ugly?  Turning her hands over, he placed a gentle kiss on each of her palms before finally removing his lips from her hands, her Love Bunny shaking his head as she watched his bunny ears flop from side to side before he cooed “They can’t be ugly, because they are a part of you and you can never be ugly to me.”

“Ma…Makoto…” 

Officially brought to tears, Kyoko wailed as she leapt into his lap, holding him tight against her, afraid to let him go.

“Kyou…Kyoko…?”

*Sniff*  “I…I’m sorry for lying to you earlier.  I’m sorry for keeping my hands a secret from you…for doubting you…I’m so sorry!”  *Sob*

Makoto sat there, shocked at Kyoko’s descent into wailing sobs against him, feeling her squeezing embrace.

No…don’t be sorry, Kyoko.  I’m the one who should be sorry…if I had gotten my act together and asked you to be my life mate before…or even just assured you better after we became life mates…you wouldn’t have felt the need to hold this in…I really am a terrible life mate, and I don’t deserve you…but I promise, from now on, I’m gonna be the best life mate you truly deserve!  My beautiful Bunny Detective…the bunny girl I love!

With his newfound resolve, Makoto finally returned the embrace, his bunny ears bending down to stroke her own, Makoto’s fingers doing the same with her exposed back.

“Shh…it’s okay…it’s okay…I’m here for you Kyoko, and I always will be…my beautiful bunny girl…”

*Sniff*  “Makoto…”

*Sniff*

Huh?

Kyoko looked up, shocked to see tears streaming down his face.

Befuddled, she asked “Why…why are you crying?”

Smiling sadly, Makoto answered “We’re life mates, Kyoko.  I’m not going to leave you to wallow in your tears all alone.  So…if you cry, then I’ll cry too!  We’ll share each other’s pain and sorrow, as well as our joy.”

“Ma…Makoto…” Kyoko gasped breathless as she and Makoto unconsciously leaned closer, their lips meeting in a soft kiss.

Eventually their kiss became more passionate, both of their lips parting to grant the other passage, their tongues stroking each other just like their bunny ears.  Eventually their hands started to wander, trying to feel and memorize their unique texture.  This continued for a few minutes until eventually Makoto’s hand wandered too far, accidentally cupping the part of her breast that was covered by her leotard.

Hearing Kyoko release a pleasured gasp, Makoto blushed as red as a tomato, both bunnies releasing each other from their grasp as Makoto cried “I…I’m sorry!  I didn’t mean to…I swear, I…”

“Shh…”  Kyoko smiled warmly, letting him know all was forgiven as she took his hand again, pulling it back to her breast and pressing it against the fabric of her leotard.  “It’s okay…we are life mates, so you’re allowed to cop a feel every now and again.”

“…Oh…okay…”

Kyoko groaned, feeling his thumb stroke the side of her breast before she reluctantly advised “Though…we shouldn’t take things any further just yet…”

Giving an embarrassed smile, Makoto removed his hand to suppress the temptation as he agreed “Yeah…it probably wouldn’t be a good idea to risk bringing a bunny baby of our own into this Bunny World while we’re still in school.”

Nodding, Kyoko bit her lip, not wanting their time to end just yet, craving the warm protection and acceptance of his hands and arms.  She came to a decision, and before she could second guess herself, asked in a timid, hopeful tone.

“Makoto…would you mind if…I stayed with you…tonight?”

Blushing at the thought of him and Kyoko sharing the same bed, Makoto nonetheless nodded, accepting “O…of course!  You’re always welcome in my burrow, Kyoko!”

Smiling, Kyoko got up and walked around to the other side of the bed, sitting down with her back to him as Makoto heard the clinks of her boot buckles becoming undone.  Blushing, Makoto turned around, shedding his collar, bowtie, sneakers, socks, and hoodie.  Lying down and rolling onto his side, Makoto saw Kyoko facing him with a warm, loving smile, spotting her gloves, tie, collar, and boots sitting on his desk.

How…did she even undress that fast?

Deciding it didn’t really matter, Makoto suddenly started feeling self-conscious at the realization that he was half-naked in front of Kyoko.  Resisting the urge to cover himself again, Makoto kept his arms to his sides as Kyoko curiously reached forward, stroking his naked chest with her bare fingertips.  The Bunny Detective smiled as Makoto purred in pleasure, his bunny ears standing erect as he felt the pleasure spread through his body.

“We should…get to sleep now…”

Groaning at how her ministrations had ceased, Makoto nonetheless nodded, the two pulling up the blankets and draping them up to their belly buttons.  Kyoko then inched closer, laying her head on his chest, humming contentedly at the *thump, thump* of his bunny heart.  Kyoko wrapped her arms around Makoto, pulling him closer before Makoto returned the gentle, loving embrace.

“Mmm…Thank you, Makoto…”

Confused, Makoto asked “What for?”

Picking her head up off his chest, Kyoko pulled herself closer to his head as she cooed “For choosing me to be your life mate.  I’ve…” *yawn “…Never been happier!”

Smiling lovingly at his Bunny Detective, Makoto leaned his head down, pressing his lips to hers in a chaste kiss before cooing “I love you…my Love Bunny…”

Smiling, Kyoko returned her head to nuzzle against his chest, their bunny ears wrapping around each other in a similar embrace as she returned “I love you too…my Love Bunny…“

Snuggled against each other and wrapping each other in a warm, protective embrace, the two bunnies stared into each other’s eyes, mesmerized by the pure love shining in each other’s pupils until they both yawned, their eyes fluttering shut as they fell into slumber, their gentle breathing lulling each other to sleep, dreaming about their future as Bunny Husband and Bunny Wife.

Chapter Text

A fatigued, overly dramatic sigh echoed throughout Orange Fields, a bluenette bunny girl with hot pink bunny ears, a hot pink leotard with layered frills covering from her neck to just below her breasts, pink tights, and hot pink shoes standing just past its edge.

“I know as the Bunny Pop Sensation I’m the best student to lead the biggest concert in Bunny history, and I love rehearsing with Ayaka and everyone else in my Bunny idol group, but I’m totally beat!  I just wanna pull a Leon and take a nap somewhere.”

Sayaka giggled at the image of her Life Mate, the Bunny Baseball Star Leon Kuwata just napping in the middle of the fields, the grass tickling his yellow bunny ears as he lounged in his yellow sleeveless vest that nearly exposed his pectorals, black pants, yellow sneakers, and black choker around his neck, vibrating along with his various piercings as he snored.

Shaking the thought from her head, Sayaka reasoned …Maybe a nice stroll through Orange Fields might be just the relaxation I need.  I don’t have the energy to go jumping anyways.  Besides, it’s almost sunset, and they say it looks especially beautiful if you see the sun set from Orange Fields. 

With her goal in mind, Sayaka leisurely began her stroll back to the burrows, her eyes centered on the horizon as she eagerly awaited the sunset.

XXX

It really is beautiful…almost as if the sky is blazing with fire and passion… Sayaka marveled as she saw the sun set on Orange Fields.  Fire and Passion… 

Leon’s passionate expression flashed in her face, the moment he begged her to be his Life Mate frozen in her mind as she sighed with pleasure.

“Leon…”  A feeling of intense longing filled her heart as she sighed “I wish you were here with me right now, enjoying the sunset together…but you’re probably busy stu…”  Sayaka cut herself off, giggling uncontrollably as she bent over in laughter, realizing out loud once she had stood back off and recovered from her giggle fit “I can’t even say it with a straight face.  Leon, my Life Mate Leon, STUDYING?  I’ll believe that when bunnies fly; he’s probably lounging on his bed in the dorms!”

Sayaka looked to the satchel at her side as she recalled the gift she recently received from her fellow Bunny Idol, Ayaka Haneyama.

“Look, Sayaka!  My little brother sent me this baseball card.  Isn’t it your Life Mate?”

“Leon?  Let me see…oh yeah!  He looks so…different though!”

“I know!  If it weren’t for the name, I’d think they were two different people!”

“He did say he hates baseball, so I guess he changed his look once he decided to become a Bunny Musician…so what’re you gonna do with it, Ayaka?”

“Mmm…here, you have it!”

“For real?  But I thought it was a gift from your brother!”

“Yeah…but neither of us have any interest in baseball.  I bet he just sent it to me so it wouldn’t be taking up space in his room.  And he’s your Life Mate, so you have it.”

“EEEEEEKKKKKK!  THANK YOU, AYAKA!  I’LL TREASURE IT FOREVER!  OHH, I CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW THIS TO LEON!”

Sayaka patted her satchel and giggled, her stroll picking up speed as excitement ran through her at the idea of seeing her Life Mate and showing him her new treasure.

XXX

Sayaka’s bunny ears twitched, making her stop at the entrance to the Dorm Burrows and turn her head.

Is that…a ball…?  It is!  And it’s being hit by…a bat…?

Despite how fatigued Sayaka was, her curiosity reenergized her; the Bunny Pop Sensation turned midstep and started walking back to Orange Fields.

XXX

*Whack*

“Almost there…”  Sayaka panted, her earlier fatigue leaving her short of breath as the baseball field finally came in view.  As she continued her journey, Sayaka wondered “Could it be that underclassman from the 79^th class?  Ryoma…Hoshi…?”  Sayaka shook her head, her bunny ears flopping from side to side as she dismissed “No, he’s the Bunny Tennis Pro, and tennis doesn’t use any bats, so it had to be someone playing baseball.”

Leon’s cute bunny face immediately appeared in her face, only for the Bunny Pop Sensation to scoff and chide herself.

“That can’t be; Leon’s been going on and on about how much he hates baseball since we first met, and he’s already quit the sport.  Even Headbunny Kirigiri couldn’t convince him to join Hope’s Peak’s baseball team…”

Sayaka rolled her eyes at the same old speech Leon gave everyone during introductions about quitting baseball and becoming a rock star.  Once she arrived at the field, she jumped onto the seats and started scanning the field for anyone she knew.  Her eyes widened in shock as her jaw dropped and her pink bunny ears stood erect when she saw the pitcher’s yellow bunny ears and familiar mane of red hair.

Leon Kuwata, Bunny Baseball Star, was playing baseball.

Not only is he playing…he’s…good!  Sayaka realized as he threw three fastballs at supersonic speed.  I barely even saw the balls leave his hand!  Come to think of it…I’ve never seen him play…

Indeed, despite pledging to be his Life Mate, Sayaka had never asked him about his past life, nor had she ever gotten curious enough to watch videos of him or his team play online in any of his past Bunny Baseball League games.  Sayaka’s eyes drooped as she silently kicked herself for not taking more of an interest in such an important part of her Life Mate.

…Some Life Mate I turned out to be…though he’s never even tried to talk about it, and with him ranting about how lame it was, I guess I didn’t really have an incentive to explore…  Sayaka shook her head and realized Wait!  This is a rare opportunity to watch Leon actually show off his skills as the Bunny Baseball Star!  Alright, Sayaka; starting today, you’re gonna take an interest in every part of your Life Mate!

As soon as she sat down in the empty seat, Sayaka watched, amazement in her eyes as Leon bent his knees and jumped in the air, flipping backwards before straightening himself in midair.  The Bunny Baseball Star wound up his right arm and, with a ferocious fire and passion in his eyes that he only displayed to her when he begged her to be his Life Mate, threw the ball so fast that she couldn’t even see that it had left his hand until she heard the *clang* of the ball hitting the metal fence.

That was SO HOT! Sayaka thought, her eyes turning into big pink hearts as her actual heart started to flutter.  As Leon slowly descended, beaming proudly, Sayaka couldn’t help but drool as she started to imagine him shirtless, before slapping herself and admonishing herself Don’t be such a pervert, Sayaka!  With a sigh, Sayaka started to realize …maybe this is how my fans feel whenever I perform onstage…

Hiding her blush behind a beaming grin, Sayaka giggled as her eyes wandered towards her satchel, her new treasure still tucked safely away.

This seems like the perfect time to show him this…we’re all alone, and besides…I miss my love bunny!

As Leon finally touched the ground gracefully, making Sayaka’s eyes sparkle as she stood up, the Bunny Baseball Star started to cheer and move his feet in some goofy victory dance that made Sayaka giggle at how cute it was.

“I got the TOUCH!”  Leon sang as he then continued to hum.

This is MY song!  Sayaka realized as she remembered singing that song during one of her concerts with Ayaka and the rest of her Bunny Idol Group.  A playful grin creeping on her face, Sayaka waited for Leon to finish humming the verse before standing up and singing “You’ve got the POWER!”

Leon froze in place, his face turning as pale as a ghost as pure terror shone in his eyes and danced across his lips.  Turning his head slowly, his eyes widened in shock as he saw his Bunny Pop Sensation saving and beaming at him.

Sa…SAYAKA?  HERE?  NOW?

Leon’s terrified and flabbergasted expression gradually morphed into one of annoyance as Sayaka giggled.

Sighing, Leon grumbled “How…how long were you watching me?”

Sayaka giggled “Long enough.”  Seeing Leon groan with his cheeks tinted pink, Sayaka sighed at the obviously embarrassed Bunny Boy and pouted “…Fine then; I can see when I’m not wanted.”  Turning on her heel, she finished “Come and find me when you’re ready to talk about this like a Bunny Man instead of an immature Bunny Boy!”

Still pouting, Sayaka only managed three short hops before her momentum was broken.  Startled, Sayaka wobbled as she saw that Leon had jumped in front of her, his look of annoyance replaced with a hurt and apologetic expression.  Resisting the urge to comfort her Life Mate, Sayaka kept her pouting expression before Leon exclaimed “Look, babe…I’m sorry, alright?  Just…don’t go…please?”

The “please” was what made her eyes soften, Sayaka’s pout melting off of her face as she wordlessly placed her hand against his cheek, Leon nuzzling into her touch in a silent apology.  Sayaka smiled at him, letting him know that all was forgiven, before she took her hand away.  Surprised, Leon briefly stumbled before watching her turn around and walk to the center plate, bending down to pick something up.

…She’d look really cute with an actual bunny tail right now… 

Leon however bit his lip, not particularly eager to get into trouble with the Bunny Pop Sensation so soon after being forgiven.  Standing back up and turning around, Sayaka held her palm open to see one of the spare baseballs in the palm of her hand.

“So Leon…why were you out here throwing baseballs?”  Sending a fake glare that made him quake in his boots, she put on the best yandere voice that she picked up from when the class watched one of Hifumi’s anime DVDs and demanded “Have you been…lying to me!?”

Leon started to visibly sweat, panicking as he waved his hands in a very Makoto-like fashion and exclaimed “Sa…Sayaka, no!  It’s not that!  I can explain!  You see…”Leon trailed off as he heard Sayaka giggle, the Bunny Baseball Star sighing in relief as he muttered “…Don’t do that…”

Her laughter trailing off, Sayaka merely smiled at him, taking his hand and leading the Bunny Baseball Star to the seats nearby and sitting them down, threading their fingers together and making him blush.

“I’m not mad, Leon, though I am…curious.  You’ve never once mentioned your baseball hobby to me, so I was surprised when I saw you out here throwing a baseball.  So…could you talk to me about what’s going on?  I’d…like to know about the man whose Bunny Babies I’ll be carrying one day…”

Leon stared back at her, touched by her newfound interest in his past life before giving a relieved sigh and squeezing her hands.

“Okay, babe.  It’s like this…after Makoto and I became best friends, I…I started getting this itch to play baseball again.  So I…I invited Makoto to my room so we could talk and ask him for advice on whether I should play baseball again.”

Sayaka’s eyes widened in shock as she thought I…I didn’t expect him to consider going back to baseball…especially given how much he said he hated it…

“Anyways, he told me that I should try getting back into the game if I wanted to so much and try to reconnect with my old team.  So…since the only way I can seem to get rid of this itch is to play baseball, I’ve…been considering doing that…and keeping my title as the Bunny Baseball Star.”  Sayaka continued to stare at him with shock as Leon scratched at his bunny ear nervously before continuing “But before I decide, I just…wanted to see if my pitch hadn’t gotten rusty, you know?”

Smirking, Sayaka released his hands and stood up, walking a few feet away from him as he admired her sexy rear. 

Suddenly turning around, Sayaka exclaimed “Think fast!” before throwing the baseball she had picked up with an overthrow pitch.  Leon’s reflexes kicked in; he raised his palm and caught the ball dead-center in his open hand, making Sayaka give him a wink as she praised “Well I’d say you certainly haven’t lost your touch!”

Leon effortlessly began tossing the ball up and down in his hand before spinning it on his pointer finger, making Sayaka’s eyes sparkle just like her pink leotard.

Walking back next to him and sitting down, Sayaka asked “So then, why didn’t you tell me before?”

Biting his lip, Leon replied “Truthfully…I wanted to talk to you about this, if I decided I was still any good.”  Staring at her lovingly, Leon confessed “You’re my Life Mate, Sayaka, and if I’m gonna be the official Bunny Baseball Star, I want you to be okay with it too!”

“Leon…”  Sayaka held back her joyful tears, smiling reassuringly as she told him “It’s perfectly fine with me.  I just loved the fiery passion in your eyes when you threw your baseball!”

Sayaka’s cheeks flushed as pink as her leotard as she realized what she just said, causing Leon to smirk and tease “You’re cute when you blush, babe!”

Sayaka’s cheeks turned rosy red, the Bunny Pop Sensation resisting the urge to pout as she grumbled to herself I hate being upstaged!  Wait… 

Barely hiding the smirk from her face, Sayaka got up and walked away from him again, reaching into her satchel and explaining “Hey Leon!  I’ve got something really cool to show you!”

Leon’s eyebrows raised, the Bunny Baseball Star curious about what she had to show him, wondering Maybe it’s a new leotard she wants to model for me…wouldn’t be the first time… Leon flashed back to soon after they became Life Mates, when Sayaka had invited him to her room and done an impromptu runway show for him, wearing numerous leotards of varying designs and colors for the excited Bunny Boy.

After a few moments of digging, Sayaka dug out what Leon could make out was same small rectangular piece of paper about the size of a trading card.  With a wink, Sayaka gestured with her free hand for him to come over.  His curiosity maximized, Leon got up and walked over, still spinning the ball on his finger with perfect balance.  Once he got close enough to stand right in front of her, Sayaka turned the paper around and showed it to him, making his face blanch in horror.

What the…hell?!

The ball at last fell off of Leon’s finger, his bunny ears standing straight up, his hair raised as he took in the piece of paper that Sayaka was now showing him.

Giggling, she held the card proudly between her fingers like a card anime protagonist and asked “Like it?  Ayaka gave it to me, and it’s now my most treasured possession!”

As Sayaka continued to giggle, Leon blinked to make sure his eyes were working correctly.  Sure enough, resting between Sayaka’s fingers was a super ultra-rare foil baseball card…of him!  But not the “cool” Leon; this was one of when he was in the Bunny Baseball League.

In other words…no awesome hair, no punk piercings…the only cool thing about me on this is my bright bunny ears!

Payback achieved!  Sayaka celebrated, smirking as she watched Leon’s hands shake in humiliated annoyance.

“That picture…it’s so…LAME; I must destroy it!!!!”

Leon roared as he dove for the card, only for Sayaka to twirl out of reach.  In an embarrassed rage, Leon kept lunging for the card again and again, only for Sayaka to twirl just out of reach.

On the third attempt Leon ended up face-planting into the dirt.

Curse those adorable, agile Bunny Feet!

Holding the card behind her back, Sayaka sauntered up to her face-planted Life Mate and leaned down into his face, sticking her tongue at him and cheekily taunting “No you won’t.” 

Deciding to have a little more fun teasing him, she backflipped to the other side of the baseball diamond, a feat that would have made Leon drool if he wasn’t already annoyed at her.

Barely making out her wink, Leon groaned as Sayaka taunted “If you want it, you’ll have to come and catch me first!”

Leon groaned as he watched Sayaka shake her rear at him and jump away.  Forcing himself to his feet, Leon clenched his fists and sprung into a forceful jump, chasing after his Life Mate with a vengeance.

XXX

“Gotcha!  Now hand it over!”  Leon demanded as he fiercely spooned his Life Mate, moving his hands from her belly to ensnare her wrists to restrain her.

Sayaka sweatdropped and lamented Of course he caught up to me; I may have developed quick feet from dancing on stage as the Bunny Pop Sensation, but Leon is a Bunny Athlete after all…

Leon looked at her, befuddled as Sayaka was still giggling despite being ensnared in his grasp.  Shaking the thought away, he focused on confiscating the card, turning her around in his grasp and bringing her hands to his face.  His jaw hung open as he saw no such card in her hands.

“W…where is it?  Where’s that damn card, Sayaka?  Where are you hiding it?”

Sayaka continued to giggle, her eyes glancing upwards.  Leon followed her gaze, his eyes widening to see the offensive card wrapped in one of her pink bunny ears.

Damn, sneaky bunny!  I can’t let go of her wrists, or she’ll get away!  Guess I’ve got no choice!

Leon’s right bunny ear stealthily snuck her head in an attempt to pry the card from her own, only for it to bend just out of grasp, increasing his annoyance and Sayaka’s amused laughter.

Alright, this means WAR!

With each failed attempt, Leon’s ears got faster and rougher, but Sayaka’s bunny ears remained just as evasive, sharing their owner’s agility and ability to remain just out of grasp.  Leon’s face turned redder and redder as Sayaka continued to laugh at him.  As the funny and cartoonish bunny ear war raged on, Leon tried a different tactic; he wiggled his left bunny ear in front of her own, distracting the Bunny Pop Sensation while the other wrapped around her head in an attempt to sneak the card away.

That’s it…just a little more…”YEOWCH!”

Leon’s bunny ear retracted, the other retreating to soothe the bruise on his injured ear.  Looking up, he saw the giggling Sayaka’s free bunny ear holding a miniature mallet.

SERIOUSLY?  A MALLET?  THIS ISN’T LOONEY TUNES!  “Where the hell did you even get that?”

Giggling, Sayaka teased “Leon, a girl needs to keep some secrets, even from their Life Mate!”

Roaring, Leon’s bunny ears smacked the mallet away, both watching as the wooden weapon fell to the ground.  Now that he was in the clear, Leon continued to use his bunny ears to wrestle the card away, only for Sayaka to redouble her efforts to keep just out of reach.

Growling a frustrated Leon decided THAT’S IT!  I didn’t want to have to do this, but desperate times call for desperate measures!

Leon smirked, causing Sayaka to frown before he leaned in and kissed her neck.  Sayaka gasped, blushing before starting to let out uncontrollable giggles as his goatee lightly rubbed against the front of her neck, tickling her.

“Leeeeeooooonnnnnnn…staHAHAHAHAPPPPP!  DAHAHAHAHAHAHMMMIIITTTTT!  YOU KNOHOHOHOHOWWW THAT’S MY MOOOOST TIHIHIHIHICKLIIIISHHH SPAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

Leon grinned against her neck, continuing his ticklish kisses as she continued to laugh uncontrollably.  Eventually she had enough; her bunny ears started to slacken their grip on her treasure.

“OHOHOHOKKKAAAHAHAHAYYY!  YOU WIHIHIHIHINNN!  YOU CAN HAHAHAHAHVE IHIHIHIT HEHEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

It took all of her concentration, but she was able to shakily have her bunny ear place the card within Leon’s own ear, the yellow appendage twirling around the card in a gentle grip.

“YES!”  Leon cheered as he removed his lips from Sayaka’s neck, continuing to hold her wrists.

*sniff* “…I just wanted to get to know you better…”

Leon gasped as he looked down at his Life Mate; her teasing, giggling expression was now gone, replaced by a teary-eyed expression of guilt.

Gaping, Leon gently released her wrists, sitting them both down on the grass. Sayaka turned away, burying her head in her knees as her bunny ears drooped.  Recognizing he went too far, Leon asked “What…what do you mean, Sayaka?”

Sniffling, Sayaka explained “Ever since we started dating, I told you about my past…how I became a Bunny Pop Idol after seeing one on TV.”

Leon nodded; he remembered how shocked he was when she told him that her Mom died when she was really little and her Dad was almost never home.

Sometimes I still can’t believe that she can smile for so many people after feeling so much pain…

“But I…I never asked you about your past as a Bunny Baseball Star…even after I thought that you were just a carefree Bunny Boy who couldn’t take things seriously that I didn’t want anything to do with…”

Gaping, Leon felt his heart crack just a bit; her admission stung, even if she had no malice behind it.

She’s not insulting you; she doesn’t feel that way anymore…  Crawling closer, Leon asked softly “…Then why did you decide to give me a chance to prove myself?  Why…did you agree to become my Life Mate?”

Biting her lip, Sayaka elaborated “…Makoto.  He was the only Bunny I knew from middle school who goes here, and I know he wouldn’t lie to me, so I trusted his judgment.  And one day, he told me how cool you were, how passionate you felt about your dream to be a rock star, and how totally awesome you were to hang out with.”

Leon reigned in his ego, making sure to keep a serious tone as he asked “And then what?”

“Well, after hearing how Makoto’s impression of you seemed at odds with my own, I decided to give you a chance and go on a trial date with you.  Eventually, I realized Makoto was right and I did start to fall for you.  But I didn’t know if I wanted to be your Life Mate; I needed to know if you could actually be serious about something, so I told you to focus on your studying as a test.  And then…after you proved to me you could…you sang that song for me…and I realized…I wanted…more than anything…to be your Love Bunny!”

“Sayaka…”

Without another word, Leon grabbed his Life Mate by the waist, Sayaka yelping has he twisted her around to face him.  Quickly wiping the tears from her eyes, she looked into his own, unable to look away from the burning passion that made her heart flutter in her chest.

Leon gently moved his hands to her wrists again, pulling her close as he admitted “I…also came to Makoto for advice…”

“…You told me that already…”

Shaking his head, Leon corrected “Not just about baseball…I also asked him for advice about…my crush on you.”  Smiling wistfully, he recalled the advice Makoto had given him…or rather, tried to dissuade him from asking.

“Come on, dude!  I need your advice here, man!”

“B…but Leon!  I’ve never had a date in my life; I’m the last person you should be asking for romance advice.  Besides, you’re the Bunny Baseball Star!  Haven’t you dated like a dozen Bunny Girls already?”

“Yeah, but my usual charms don’t work on Sayaka!  And you’ve known her since middle school, so you should know what she likes!  Please man, I’m begging here!”

“Well…she values sincerity…so just…be sincere and put in the work to woo her gradually.  She’s not going to be yours overnight; she probably wants a Life Mate who’s not gonna try to walk out on her.”

Sayaka smiled at Leon’s recollection, musing “I guess we both owe Makoto our relationship, ne?”

Leon smiled lovingly before leaning in close to press his lips against Sayaka’s own.  Sayaka moaned, opening her mouth to grant him entrance.  His tongue now tangling with her own, Leon moved his hands from her wrists so that he could wrap his arms around her waist in a gentle, loving embrace.  Her hands now free, Sayaka wrapped her arms around his neck, lifting her right leg to wrap around his waist as they continued to kiss.

Finally separating for air, the two Bunnies gasped as Sayaka leaned into Leon’s chest.  Leon meanwhile buried his face into her ocean blue hair, inhaling her fragrance.

Sayaka’s scent…maybe it’ll bring me some sweet dreams… Leon mused as his bunny ears tangled with their own, picking up where their tongues left off.  He suddenly felt Sayaka collapse against his chest, the Bunny Baseball Star growing immediately concerned as he lifted his head from her own and gently shook her shoulder, asking “Babe?  Sayaka, are you alright?”

Sayaka yawned, mumbling drowsily “Sayaka sleepy, no wakie.”

Leon chuckled “Yeah…I’m surprised you had the energy to play keep-away for so long after your all day Idol practice.”

Leon carefully hooked his hands under her leg and neck, cradling her close as he quietly walked away from Orange Fields.

XXX

“Oh, Leon!”

“Hm?”

Leon turned, a few feet away from the dorm burrows as he saw a brown-haired Bunny Boy with green ears walking hand-in-hand with a lavender-haired Bunny Girl with purple bunny ears.

Making sure to keep his voice down, Leon greeted “Hey, Makoto, Kyoko!”

Makoto smiled at the Bunny Baseball Star, only for his eyes to widen in shock and concern as he tugged Kyoko with him, gasping “Sayaka?!”

The Detective within her admittedly curious, Kyoko asked calmly “Is she alright?”

Leon opened his mouth to assure them that everything was fine, only for Sayaka to yawn and open her eyes, interrupting them.  Makoto visibly relaxed after seeing that Sayaka was only sleepy.

Looking up at her fellow Bunnies, she smiled and muttered “Makoto…thank you…” before snuggling up against Leon’s chest and going back to sleep.

Smiling softly at his sleeping Life Mate, Leon then looked up to the Bunny of Good Luck and told him “Thank you Makoto, you’re a real pal…” before walking away and disappearing into the burrows.

Befuddled, Kyoko turned to her Bunny of Good Luck and asked “What was that about?  And why are you smiling?”

Chuckling, Makoto shook his head and told his Bunny Detective “Don’t worry about it…would you like to go jumping with me aga…mmph?”

Makoto was interrupted as he felt Kyoko’s lips pressed against his own for a split millisecond.  Still dazed, the Bunny of Good Luck watched as Kyoko turned around, winked at him, and swiftly jumped away.

Shaking his head, Makoto stumbled into a series of hops before jumping after Kyoko, yelling “Hey!  Wait for me, Kyoko!”

XXX

Sayaka groaned, her eyes fluttering open as she gradually sat up.

“How…how did I get back in my room?”  She wondered as she took in her surroundings, blushing as she realized “Did…did Leon…carry me here…?”

Her ponderings were interrupted as a glint flashed from the corner of her eye.  Curious, she got up and turned to see it was coming from her dresser.  She drowsily walked over to it and picked it up, analyzing it.  Her eyes widened, the Bunny Pop Sensation now wide awake as she swiftly picked up her treasured baseball card depicting her Life Mate.

“…I thought he HATED this thing!  Why would he let me keep it when he was so desperate to destroy it?”

Smiling at the memory of their hilarious bunny ear war, Sayaka’s eyes centered on a detail that wasn’t there when Ayaka gave it to her; a sweeping signature of Leon’s name in bright, red ink.

“Wh…why…?”

Sayaka was used to handing out autographs to fans as the Bunny Pop Sensation, but the last time she had gotten an autograph was when she was eight years old at the first Pop Concert she had attended as a little Bunny Girl.  To get an autograph addressed to her, from her Life Mate no less, especially on an object he vocally despised, made her heart flutter in her chest.  Putting the card back on the dresser, she noticed a small piece of paper next to it.  Curious, she began to read the similarly sweeping red text inscribed on the note.

“To my Life Mate Sayaka,

Let this important possession represent that I belong to you and only you.  We will go into the future together, my love.

-Your Life Mate, Leon Kuwata

P.S.  I’ll save you a piece of toast for breakfast.  I love ya babe!”

When she finished reading the love letter, the rings in her eyes started to change shape until they formed little pink hearts.  Sayaka reread the letter several times, the hearts growing bigger and bigger until her eyes had turned into gigantic pink hearts.  Sayaka let out a huge lovesick sigh, stumbling backwards until she fell back on the bed, hugging Leon’s letter to her breasts.

I love you too Leon…my Love Bunny!  Sayaka thought as she let out another sigh, feeling as breathless as she did when Leon kissed her the other night.

Chapter Text

The tall grass standing in the fields parted as a long ruffled, purple skirt waved in the gentle breeze, the single opening in the front revealing its owner’s fuchsia leotard stretching tightly over her slender belly and legs covered in dark red tights as their owner, a teenage Bunny Girl, wandered aimlessly.  She was taking a walk hoping to come up with ideas for her next novel.  Toko Fukawa, the Bunny Writing Prodigy, sighed as her fuchsia bunny ears drooped.

I knew it…coming out here was totally pointless!  If Darling wasn’t so busy, I would just be struck with inspiration from his love!  Darling…

XXX

Toko lay face-up on the bed, her leotard and heels on the floor along with Byakuya’s royal blue waistcoat, shoes, and tie.  The Bunny Affluent Progeny kneeled above her, hands stroking her waist as she stroked down his chest and belly before palming the bulge in his black dress pants.

“Oh, Darling…”  Toko drooled as she was pinned by his instinct to mate; even his royal blue bunny ears pinned her own in a show of dominance.  Feeling her own urge to mate take over, not that she was trying to hold back anyway, she urged with pink hearts replacing her eyes “T…take me, Ma…Darling…”

“Hey there, Jack.”

XXX

“Hey there, Jack.”

“Huh!”  Toko jumped in the air, panicked as she looked around, realizing I’m back at Hope’s Peak…then that means…it was just a fantasy…  Toko’s ears drooped, then shooting straight up as she realized Then that voice…

She shakily turned around, seeing a short, dark purple-haired Bunny Boy with bunny ears as black as his reputation.   

Kokichi Oma…the Bunny Supreme Leader…

He tapped his foot, the sound of his black shoes against the pavement creating earthquakes in her ears.  His short pants and partially open sleeveless shirt were blanched white, which combined with his short stature implied an innocence that was completely contrary to his reputation as the Bunny Troll at Hope’s Peak Academy.

Giving off a grin under his black military hat that made the Bunny Writing Prodigy quake with unease, he leaned against the wall, his cape seeming to ripple in the breeze as he repeated “Hey there, Jack.  How’s it going?”

Toko scowled, then stuck her nose in the air as she turned around, barely taking three steps before she found Kokichi in front of her, grinning into her face as his checkered bandana that hung around his neck threatened to tickle her nose.

“UWAH!”

Resting a hand over her racing heart, she hyperventilated before calming down.  Deciding to keep avoiding him, she tried to circle to her left, only for Kokichi to match her footing.  She then tried to feint before circling to her right, only for Kokichi to read her strategy and block her from the right. 

The two of them continued this song and dance routine until Toko finally had enough; throwing her hands in the air and letting out a frustrated groan, she demanded “L…leave me a…alone, Oma!”

His eyes becoming watery, Kokichi sniffled “Don’t’ be mean, I…I just wanted to talk with my senpai…”

Liar!  I just know this isn’t going to be a nice chat, especially since you called me…her!  You’re no Makoto!  Eager to get him to leave so she could move on with her life, she stammered “What…what do you w…want, anyway?”

Grinning, his alligator tears dried up as Kokichi stated with glee “I want to see Genocide Jack.”

If it were anyone else, they would have gone pale at the idea of anyone wanting to interact with the Bunny Murderous Fiend.  But since this was Toko, she managed to mask her shock and appalment, scoffing at the Bunny Supreme Leader.

“Why are you a…asking m…me?  Go ask Hi…Hifumi…that pervert knows all a…about things like Sa…Samurai Ja…Jack…”

“Not SAMURAI Jack you idiot!  I said GENOCIDE Jack!”

Cursing her failed attempt to redirect him, Toko stuttered “I still don’t kn…know who they a…are…”

Shaking his head, Kokichi countered “Fukawa-senpai, Fukawa-senpai, Fukawa-senpai…you know as well as I do my reputation for being a liar…that means I can detect other people’s lies, and I know for a fact that you were lying!  Now…I want to see Genocide Jack.”

Sweating Toko stammered “But I…I don’t know who they could be…ho…honest…”

Tears suddenly gushed from Kokichi’s eyes, the Bunny Supreme Leader crying “But I heard…that Genocide Jack only shows themselves for adorable little men!  And I’m cute, not to mention I’m little!  I figured…since Togami-senpai was so interested in the Genocide Jack cases, and you’re his Life Mate…that you would tell me who Genocide Jack was.  But…I never dreamed…that his Life Mate would be as mean as he is…WAAAHHHHH!”

Toko sweatdropped at the obvious crocodile sobs, slowly becoming more and more tempted to give him what he wished for out of sheer annoyance.

N…NO!  Last time was an emergency; people would have died if I hadn’t let Jill out back then!  This is different…I can’t…I can’t…

XXX

“Huh?  What…what is this…?”

The Bunny Writing Prodigy woke up, rubbing her head as she stood up, dense black fog surrounding her and blocking her field of view so that she couldn’t see more than a few inches away.  Toko yelped as she felt two slender arms wrap around her in an embrace that made her shiver.  She gasped in fear as a slithery tongue came just into view and flicked her earlobe.

“Come on, Miss Bunny Blue!  Just let me out already!  I can’t stand this whiny fanboy one moment longer!”

Somehow finding the courage to stand up to the ex-serial killer, Toko shook her head vigorously and denied “N…NO!  I made a…a promise…to Darling!  Last time was an e…emergency…!”

“And this isn’t?!  Come on, just for two minutes, long enough for me to snip snip snip his ugly ears off!  If he wants to meet me so bad, I’ll give him a private demonstration of my handiwork!  Besides…” 

Jill tightened her embrace around took, making the Bunny Girl blush at the uncharacteristic warmth and affection coming from her other self.

“When you get right down to it…I’m protecting you after all.  Protecting you from all the Big, Bad Bunnies who are trying to hurt you.  Just like that boy you liked back in middle school who humiliated you and broke your heart.  This Kokichi is no different.  So please…let me protect you, Toko…”

XXX

Snapping out of her trance, she listened to Kokichi’s continued whining and crocodile tears, which combined with Jill’s hypnotizing persuasion in the depths of her mind, pushed her over the edge and made her cave.

Two minutes… Toko resolved, reaching back and pulling the end of her right hair braid up to her face, Kokichi watching with bated breath, grinning like a bunny at a chocolate covered carrot store as she brought the wiggling tip closer and closer to the bottom of her nose, waiting for the tickling sensation to force a sneeze and…

“Remove yourself from my Life Mate’s presence at once.”

Da…Darling…?!

Turning around, Toko’s eyes sparked as she saw Byakuya Togami walking up to them, the bouncing of his knees obscured by the shirt tails of his blue waist coat.  An intense, furious glare burned in his eyes, trained directly at the Bunny Supreme Leader.

Scowling, Kokichi groaned “Ugh…talk about rotten timing…could you please just zip it; Fukawa-senpai and I are just having a nice little chat…”

“L…LIAR!”  Toko quaked as she pointed her finger at Kokichi, accusing “He…he’s been p…pestering m…me about Ge…Genocide Jack!”

Nodding, Byakuya replied “Even if his penchant for lies wasn’t well-known…I heard part of your conversation on my way over here.”

Sighing in defeat, Kokichi resigned “Fine…I was asking her about meeting Genocide Jack…so Togami-sama…”  Kokichi giggled with bated breath as he giddily demanded while imitating a puppy-eyed expression “Please tell her to let me meet Genocide Jack!”

Sighing, Byakuya answered “The only way she could do that is if she was Genocide Jack, and let me assure you, my meek, hemophobic Life Mate is no serial killer.”

Toko watched, biting her nails as she saw Kokichi, unwilling to budge, engage her Life Mate is a stare off.

To Toko’s relief, Kokichi was the one to break it off, sighing and surrendering “Whatever, this is totally boring.  I’m out of here; later, losers!”

Toko let out a sigh of relief as Byakuya narrowed his eyes and commanded “Begone, pest.  Your very nature offends us.”

Toko smiled gratefully at her Life Mate, only to freeze up as Kokichi stared at her one last time with a smirk on his face, vowing “Sooner or later, I will see Genocide Jack!”

Winking, he then turned around and cackled before leaping powerfully into the air, jumping away until he was gone from both of their eyes.  Toko let out a sigh of relief, before the full weight of what happened came crashing down on her.

Oh kami!  I…I was this close to letting Jill out!  I…I almost broke my promise to Darling…over that TROLL!

Toko fell to her knees, sobbing in her palms as she began to visualize what would happen had she given in to the Bunny Murderous Fiend’s wishes…

XXX

Toko gasped in shock, the still grinning Kokichi hung from the side of the building, propped up by the bloody, jagged scissors sticking out of his chest and limbs.

“No…no way…did I…did I…let Genocide Jack out?”

“…It appears you did…tch, you failed to keep your promise to me…what a disappointment…”

As Toko started to cry, she cried out in pain as she felt herself being forced to faceplant into the ground, the long-feared sound of handcuffs clicking shut ringing in her ears.

Her eyes widened as she heard her captors declare “We caught her!  We finally caught Genocide Jack!”

“You’re going to be locked up at the Police Burrows for a LONG time!”

Gasping, she protested weakly “W…wait!  No!  It’s not my fault!  I can’t bear being left all alone!”

“Don’t worry, sweetheart.  You’ll have a nice, comfy cell…right next to your old pals Enoshima and Ikusaba!”

Gasping, she cried “N…no!  Don’t lump me together with…them!  Please…don’t lock me away!  I’m…I’m innocent!  DARLING!  PLEASE, HELP ME!”

Toko sobbed, kicking helplessly as the Police Bunnies dragged her away, a betrayed look in Byakuya’s eyes that only made her sob harder.

XXX

*Pat, Pat*

“Huh?”

Toko looked up, tears still streaming down her cheeks as she saw Byakuya looking down at her with his signature serious expression.  His eyes however shone with concern, complimented by the gentle, reassuring pats his hand was laying upon her head.

“WAAAAHHHHHHH!”  Toko cried out as she leapt up and flung herself into Byakuya’s arms, her own wrapping around his waist in a bear hug as she wept “I’M SORRY!  I…I ALMOST BROKE OUR VOW…I TRIED!  I SWEAR I TRIED TO CONTROL IT, BUT…”

“…You’ve improved.”

“Huh?”  Toko suddenly stopped crying, flabbergasted as she looked up at her Life Mate incredulously, disbelieving that he had complimented her on her self-control.

Sighing, Byakuya replied “Don’t make me repeat myself.  Furthermore…”  Toko gulped, quaking before Byakuya let a small smile show and finished “I’m proud that you showed such resilience under Kokichi Oma’s taunts.”

Toko beamed widely, her eyes enlarging to compliment her unusually cute smile.  Byakuya gave a rare blush before scoffing and turning his head to the side.

“Tch…you still have a long way to go…”  Byakuya sighed, allowing a small smile again as he turned back to face her, cradling her cheek as he admitted “But you will make a grand member of the Togami family one day.”

*Thump Thump*

“Darling…” Toko gasped as she felt her heart rate spike before she felt Byakuya’s lips press gently against her own.  Darling… she swooned as she returned his kiss, eagerly opening her lips so his tongue could lash against her own.

Eventually, the two had to break apart, Toko gasping for air while Byakuya just silently stood there and wiped the tears from her cheeks, scolding once she stopped hyperventilating “It’s not becoming for a future Togami to look like a mess; you have an image you must uphold.”

Toko blushed before her expression morphed into one that she only wore when she was hyper focused on her novels, nodding and vowing “Yes, Darling.  I will be a presentable Togami.”  She then spun around and swooned, pressing her two pointer fingers together repeated as her expression morphed into her perverted grin, the Bunny Writing Prodigy singing softly “I’m gonna be a Togami, I’m gonna be a Togami…”

Byakuya sighed at her daydreaming, letting his eyes wander to her leotard-covered hips and her tight-covered thighs, his fingers subtly twitching with the urge to stroke his love mate, his royal blue bunny ears standing erect on his head.

“…You should show off your slender belly a little more…”

Toko froze, turning towards him with a drooling, perverted smile, making Byakuya’s face pale as he realized he did actually say that out loud.

“D…did you just s…say that out l…loud, Darling?  I’ll…I’ll gladly show of my be…belly more!  I’ll buy some new leo…leotards that show off my mi…midriff…”

“…I never said that…”

Toko obediently stood straight, turning her whole body to face him, her bunny ears standing erect as she saluted him, the perverted grin still on her face.

“Keep your mind out of the gutter…” Byakuya scolded as he rolled his eyes at his Life Mate’s salute.  …That goes double for me, apparently…

“Yes Darling.”  A thought suddenly coming to her, Toko turned her head shyly and asked “Darling…would you like to go…jumping with me?”

Byakuya nodded quickly, disguising his affection for the idea by replying “I’m agreeable to this business arrangement…” even though he couldn’t hide the excitement in his voice.

Giving him another unusually cute and loving smile, Toko grabbed Byakuya’s hand with her own, tugging him until he was leaning towards her and giving him a peck on the cheek.  Fighting, and losing to another furious blush, Byakuya coughed into his fist before wordlessly bending his legs and leaping into the air, his Life Mate soon jumping after him as she chased him to the nearby fields.

XXX

Omake

Toko lay on the grass, her Life Mate on top of her as he kissed her neck, making the Bunny Writing Prodigy gasp and squeal with arousal as he stroked down the long sleeves of her leotard.  Once he reached her wrists, his hands changed course, stroking down her sides and eventually patting the center of her belly, spiking her arousal even more.  It wasn’t until he kissed her ear and his fingers stroked down the lower part of her belly, halfway between her belly button and the curve of her abdomen, that her hips bucked, the Bunny Girl blushing and drooling as she saw her fantasy start to play out before her very eyes.

Is it really happening?!  Is he…finally…NO!  I must not pressure Darling!  I need to wait…until he says he’s ready…Kami give me strength!

Toko somehow managed to endure the sensual torture from her Love Mate, refusing to buck her hips again, until he whispered lustfully in her ear “I have something for you.”

Gasping, Toko closed her eyes and bucked her hips powerfully as she quietly squealed “I…I…I’m re…ready!”

Byakuya stood up and released his Life Mate, a befuddled expression on her face as she realized that Byakuya wasn’t going to undress her.  Opening her eyes, she got up into a kneeling position, watching the Bunny Affluent Progeny fishing for something in his pocket.

What is he…does he…does he want me to…give him head?! She thought as she shook with anticipation.

Finally taking his now enclosed fist out of his waistcoat pocket, he ordered “Give me your hand.”

Oh!  He wants me to stroke him down there!  “A…as you wish, Da…Darling…”

Letting out a perverted giggle, she held out her hand, expecting for him to lead it to the zipper of his pants…only to be surprised as she felt a cold, hard object plop into her open palm.

Huh?  This isn’t…Darling’s warmth!  Looking down at her hand, her eyes widened as she saw the cold, black weapon resting in her hand, realizing “A g…gun?  You’re gi…giving me a g…gun?!”

Byakuya smirked, nodding as his Life Mate was struck silent, explaining succinctly “If that Commoner of a Bunny Leader Oma ever bothers you again, just shoot him and I’ll take care of everything else.  No need to involve that other self of yours into the mix.”  Dusting off his pants, he turned around and started walking away, urging her “We should head to class…it won’t do for a future Togami to be tardy for meetings, even the ultimately pointless ones…”

As she followed behind her Darling, Toko alternated her gaze between Byakuya and the gun he had just entrusted to her, disappointment and befuddlement bubbling hotter and hotter until she muttered just quietly enough for Byakuya’s Bunny Ears to not pick up.

“What the fuck?!”

Chapter Text

*Beep, beep*

*Groan*  Dark green bunny ears clamped down as their owner stirred, eyes still clamped shut as they moaned “…Five more minutes, Mommy…I don’t wanna go to school…”

*Beep, beep*

Exactly five minutes later, they cursed “Damn alarm clock…” before slamming their fist down on the “STOP” button, their momentum causing them to tumble out of bed and yelp as they hit the floor.

The Bunny Girl managed to untangle herself from the sheets, revealing a green leotard that was mostly obscured by a pink T-shirt.  As she sat back up on the bed, she stretched and yawned cutely before reaching up to adjust her bunny ears, which had gotten tangled together when she fell.

“Another all-nighter again…” the Bunny Girl yawned as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, looking to her Nantendo Game Girl, her copy of Drago Knight Hunter Z still in the portable from her marathon session last night. 

She looked to the mirror attached to her dresser, feeling her pink hair which was now standing up in every direction.

“…I need a shower before class…I think…” she mumbled before strolling into her bathroom and closing the door.

With some difficulty, she managed to disrobe her leotard after pulling her T-shirt off her head.  Letting them fall to the floor, she turned on the shower and stepped inside, the warm needles gradually waking her up as she wet her hair and lathered shampoo into it, the water causing the suds to fall from her hair and cover her naked body in a soapy sheen.  Eventually, that too was washed away, leaving the Bunny Girl looking sleek and shiny.

With her body now clean, the Bunny Girl took a nearby bar of soap and rubbed it against the inside of her bunny ears, letting the appendages get all soapy and bubbly.  Once they were sufficiently lathered, the Bunny Girl maneuvered her bunny ears so that the water slid down inside the appendages, creating a makeshift water slide.  

Shutting off the water flow, she shook her head from side to side, her bunny ears flopping and shaking out any excess water from her bunny ear canals.  She then grabbed the nearby towel and rubbed her skin and her hair until she was dry.  Still holding the towel secure against her torso, the Bunny Girl grabbed her toothbrush and, after awkwardly applying toothpaste to the bristles, began brushing her teeth as she walked into her room.

Once she approached her closet, she let the towel fall, using her now free hand to open her wardrobe and pick out another green leotard as well as her pink pixelated panties, brown tights, pink bowtie and collar, and her dark green boots.  Alternating between brushing her teeth and getting dressed, she finished by clipping on her trademark Galaga pin.  Her teeth sufficiently clean, she raced to the bathroom and washed her mouth out before walking back into her room, her teeth shining as she smiled.

“Let’s see…what should I play today…?”  She wondered as she sifted through her gaming library.  “Taddle Quest, Bang Band Shooting, Bakusou Bike, DeReMiFa Beat, Perfect Puzzel, Dangerous Zombie…”  She picked up one more and her brow furrowed as she pondered “Toki Meki Crisis…no, I’m no good at dating sims…”  She turned around and asked “Which game should I play today, Izuru?”

Staring back at her was a shirtless black-eared Bunny Boy with long, wavy black hair that touched his waist, wearing only a pair of black pants and white socks.  Known as Izuru Kamakura, the Bunny of Ultimate Hope, he stared at his secret Life Mate with a bored expression in his bright red eyes that glowed in the darkness of the room.

The chances that Chiaki will pick a platformer are roughly ninety percent…  Without even twitching, Izuru predicted “Mighty Action X…that is the game you will pick.”

The Bunny Gamer turned around and asked “Why that game?”

“Every Thursday after a long night of playing Drago Knight Hunter together, there is a one hundred percent chance that you will pick a platformer game.”

Chiaki hummed and murmured “You’re not wrong…”

Again, without moving a muscle, Izuru commented as Chiaki swapped out her copy of Drago Knight Hunter Z for her magenta Mighty Action X cartridge “Even without my Bunny Analyst Talent, I’ve lived with you for a year now; the chance that I would pick up on your habits is roughly ninety-nine percent.”

Chiaki walked over to the mini-fridge and grabbed a bottle of cola from the door, gulping down a sip as she opened the pantry cupboard above it.  Screwing the cap back on, Chiaki reached for an energy bar, ripping open the plastic wrapper and throwing it in the trash can next to her before taking a bite.

“Hopefully the sugar rush will keep me awake during first period today…” Chiaki hoped as she scarfed down her snack, Izuru analyzing her body from the distance.

“Your waist has grown one centimeter in diameter since yesterday.  There is an eighty-five percent chance that you gained weight…likely from the pizza you ate at twenty-one hours to sustain you during our late-night gaming session.  As the Bunny Dietician, I did warn you that pizza wasn’t the healthiest choice for a late-night snack.”

Chiaki blushed, pouting as she defended “I’ll…work it off during P.E., promise!  Geez, Life Mates shouldn’t talk about a Bunny Girl’s weight…I think…”  Chiaki continued to grumble as she dug her Brown hoodie and pink neko backpack out of her closet, putting her Game Girl in the backpack before looking to Izuru and asking “Hey, hey, will you still be here when I get back from class, or will you be going out again?”

“If nothing interesting is outside, then I will still be here.  Otherwise, there’s a ninety-nine percent chance that I will be out for a while.”

As she put on her brown hoodie and strapped her backpack, Chiaki turned to Izuru and gave a teasing smile before asking “Hey hey, what could be more interesting than spending your day playing games with your Life Mate?”

Izuru stared into her eyes, but otherwise stayed silent.  Wanting to elicit some reaction out of him before she left, she ran over to her Life Mate before wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him passionately on the lips.  To her joy, Izuru reciprocated, making Chiaki sigh to herself as she let herself bask in their kiss.

Eventually they separated, Chiaki blushing as she breathed “Just promise me you won’t be gone too long…I don’t want to be alone again…”

The Bunny of Ultimate Hope rested his palm against her cheek, allowing Chiaki to nuzzle into his touch as he assured her “The chances that I will stay with you are ninety-nine-point nine percent.”

Chiaki’s eyes drooped in guilt as she released her grasp around his neck, telling him “Still…if you feel the need to take a walk or see your friends or whatever…I don’t want you to feel like you have to stay cooped up in my room just for my sake…”

Izuru shook his head, banishing all thoughts of the Bunny of Despair from his mind as he assured her “My only business with my former associate has since concluded.  The odds that I will have to put up with her again are zero percent.”

Realizing that Izuru’s past associate was a girl, Chiaki puffed her cheeks, feeling threatened as she told him “Izuru, I swear, if I see you with another Bunny Girl…I’ll kill you!”

Despite her threatening tone and furious eyes, Izuru only smirked and countered “As I predicted, your skills with dating simulations still leave much to be desired.  Your yandere imitation is more cute than threatening.”

Chiaki pouted, grumbling “You’re right…but one day I’ll be really threatening!”

To her surprise, Izuru leaned in for a quick peck on the cheek and told her “At this rate, you’ll be late for class.”

Chiaki smiled in appreciation for his concern and assured him “I’m not worried; class isn’t mandatory…though as a Class Representative I should at least try to make an appearance…I think…”

Izuru quickly unzipped her backpack and fished out her Game Girl, handing it to her as he zipped up her backpack.  Accepting it gratefully, Chiaki stood up and turned on the system, the words “MIGHTY ACTION X” flashing across the screen as a nostalgic jingle emitted from the speakers.  Izuru watched as Chiaki, now engrossed in her game, walked out of their room and headed to class.

XXX

*Smooch, Smooch*

“Huh?”

Chiaki paused her game, then looked up to see two Bunny Girls leaning against the wall and pressing soft kisses against each other’s lips.  One was her classmate, Mahiru Koizumi.  The Bunny Photographer was a redhead Bunny Girl with olive green bunny ears wearing an olive leotard with straps over her shoulders.  Covering her leotard from her neck to her belly button was a white short-sleeved dress shirt with an orange and white tie reminiscent of a stereotypical picnic cloth.  Hanging from her neck to her waist was a camera attached to a red strap, and covering her feet were dark green knee-high socks forest green sneakers.

*Smooch* “Tenko…”

Tenko Chabashira, the Bunny Aikido Master, had purple bunny ears and wore a sleeveless blue shirt that exposed her midriff.  About an inch below her belly button, the bottom of a blue leotard covered her abdomen and bottom.  Black tights stretched over her legs and sandals with green thongs protected her feet.  A large, green ribbon shaped like a pinwheel lay tied into her the base of her brownish-green hair, which was then tied into two helical pigtails that split diagonally, kept together with white ribbons.  A lilac choker with a bell charm attached to it hung snugly around her neck.

*Smooch* “Mahiru…”

Chiaki smiled as Tenko started to leave a trail of kisses down Mahiru’s neck, their bunny ears caressing each other lovingly.

Mahiru giggled at Tenko’s ticklish kisses before reluctantly pulling away and warning her “Tenkoooo…you have to get to class, or you’ll be late…”

Tenko pouted and argued “But it’s filled with degenerate males…and I’ll miss my love bunny…”

“Geez…” Mahiru sighed as she held Tenko’s shoulders firmly and told her with a stern, maternal expression “Look, we’ll see each other later today, but you need to get going…and you need to stop calling your classmates degenerate males…”

Tenko pouted but muttered “Okay…I’ll try…for you…”

Mahiru grinned before pressing her lips against Tenko’s as a reward, the bunny Aikido Master’s lips parting for Mahiru’s tongue to enter in a passionate kiss.  When they finally separated, Tenko was left breathless, a dreamy look in her eyes as she turned around and walked away, only for her trance to be broken as she bumped shoulders with Chiaki, an angry look on Tenko’s face.

“HEY!  Watch it, you degen…”  Tenko froze as she realized who she was talking to; the Bunny Aikido Master blushed as she bowed, apologizing “N…Nanami-senpai!  Please accept my humblest apologies; I meant no harm to a cute Bunny Girl like you…” 

Tenko’s gaze wandered, focusing on how Chiaki’s leotard accentuated her breasts, until she reprimanded herself for staring at a Bunny Girl other than her Life Mate and redirected her attention to Chiaki’s eyes.

The Bunny Gamer, having already caught on to Tenko’s wandering eyes, told her “I know where you were just looking…”

“N…no!  I wasn’t…”

“…And I’m sorry…but I’m not into Bunny Girls…I think…”

Chiaki adopted a thinking pose, beginning to contemplate her own sexuality before she heard Tenko yelp; snapping out of her pondering, Chiaki saw Mahiru pinching both of Tenko’s bunny ears and ask rhetorically “Why are you calling other Bunny Girls cute when I’m right here?!”

Panicking, Tenko went into damage control, stammering “Ma…Mahiru…I didn’t mean it like that!  I mean…you’re totally beautiful, what with your adorable bunny ears, your cute red hair, the way your face just lights up whenever you take a picture…and then there’s that thing you do when we’re sitting in bed and you touch my…MMPH!”

“…Don’t bring that up where my classmates can hear you, alright?”

Seeing Tenko nod fearfully, Mahiru smiled and removed her palm from Tenko’s mouth, ordering with a bit more sternness “Now, go to class!”

Tenko nodded, deciding not to look a gift horse in the mouth and ran off, yelling “Tenko loves you, Mahiru!” before disappearing in a cloud of dust.

“She’s…something else…I think…”

Mahiru nodded and agreed “No argument here…”  Still…that’s why I love her…and besides, she may be harsher than needed with Bunny Boys, but she’s way more reliable than any of them…

XXX

Chiaki sat at her desk, looking around the classroom and thinking Guess most of the class decided to skip…can’t say I’m really surprised… as she saw that other than her and Mahiru, only four of her classmates bothered to show up.

Leaning back in his seat was the Bunny Yakuza Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, his black bunny ears limply flopping on his head as he had his feet resting on his desk, his black shoes leaving scuff marks on the desk.  Fuyuhiko wore long black pants and a white dress shirt that was partially obscured by the black sleeveless vest he wore over it.  His youthful baby face also gave him the appearance of a Baby Bunny, though the last person to call him that ended up sleeping with the carrots.  Upon hearing the two girls sit at their desks, he cracked his eyes open as his bunny ears twitched, nodding at his classmates.

Using her pencils to drum against her books was Ibuki Mioda, the Bunny Musician, her neon pink bunny ear and her neon blue bunny ear thrashing on a mini guitar.  Ibuki wore a black leotard with her left shoulder exposed, a silver belt with a metal bunny head on it, another silver belt with a metallic human skull on it, neon blue and neon pink tights, and white boots.  Combined with her blue, pink, blue, and white streaked hair styled into two horns between her bunny ears, she looked every bit like the Bunny Rock Star that Leon Kuwata dreamed of becoming.

“Hey, Mahiru!  I’m glad you finally arrived; I was starting to worry that I’d be stuck having to talk to Kazuichi to pass the time!”

Hiyoko Saionji, the Bunny Traditional Dancer waved to Mahiru as her orange bunny ears twisted into a middle finger pointed right at Kazuichi Soda, the Bunny Mechanic.  Her blond hair was tied into an elegant crescent that ended just before her right shoulder.  Looking at her feet would reveal traditional geta protecting her soles, but her leotard and tights were currently unknown to anyone outside her family, as she obscured it with a pink kimono.

“Only my Life Mate could ever be worthy of seeing what’s under this kimono…”

Chiaki sighed at the memory, while Kazuichi growled at Hiyoko, his blue bunny ears pointing straight at the Bunny Traditional Dancer in an angry gesture, almost knocking his black beanie off his head.  The Bunny Mechanic’s blue jumpsuit was partially unzipped, revealing his toned chest.

Kazuichi’s red sneakers stomped against the floor in frustration as he groaned “Man, why do you gotta be such a pain to me?  I didn’t do anything to you!”

Hiyoko snickered “Because, Pig Barf never came to class today, so you get the honor of being my consolation prize!”

“…Shouldn’t have asked…honor my ass…” Kazuichi grumbled as Chiaki smiled at her classmates’ antics before unpausing her Game Girl and going back to her game.

XXX

“Good morning, everyone!”

Everyone briefly looked up to see their homeroom teacher, and former Bunny Housekeeper, Chisa Yukizome, hop into the classroom.  Wearing a light blue leotard that matched her light blue bunny ears underneath a white apron that obscured her belly from view, Chisa’s light blue heels made quiet earthquakes in everyone’s ears with each hop, her powerful black tight covered legs finally coming to a halt when she arrived at her desk.

“Good morning, Miss Yukizome.”

Chisa smiled warmly before surveying the classroom, asking in surprise as her bunny ears twisted into the shape of a question mark “…Only six of you came to class?”

Fuyuhiko snorted and stated “I’m only here ‘cuz I got nothin’ better to do, Teach…”

Ibuki jumped on her desk and announced like she was on stage at a concert “Ibuki’s just here to thrash out some tunes and see her Life Mate…”  Her bunny ears drooped as she lamented while getting off her desk “But Ibuki’s Love Bunny never showed up and Ibuki’s out of tunes to thrash…”

Before Ibuki could leave, Chisa breathed “Life Mates…”  before smiling and deciding “Great idea, Ibuki!  Class, today we’re going to learn about Life Mates!”

Chisa’s bunny ears twisted again into an exclamation point while everyone except Chiaki groaned at the idea, Ibuki sitting back in her chair.

Hiyoko stuck her tongue out and complained “Ugh!  We already know this stuff!  Can’t you teach us anything useful?!”

Chisa’s smile turned into an irritated frown as she tapped her finger on her desk, one bunny ear tapping against her scalp as she told them “It wouldn’t be fair of me to introduce a new unit while more than half the class isn’t here.  But school rules mandate that I teach you something during homeroom.  Besides…”  Chisa grinned mischievously as she revealed “By the end, I might have a tidbit you didn’t know before…”

Tidbit we didn’t know before…?

Intrigued, the class sat straight in their chairs, deciding to listen intently to Chisa’s lecture in order to learn this new tidbit they didn’t know before.  Even Chiaki was intrigued, pausing her game and putting her Game Girl back in her backpack before focusing her attention on Chisa.

Grinning victoriously, Chisa announced as she took a piece of chalk and began writing on the chalkboard “Okay then!  Now that I have your attention, let’s review.  The first rule of life mates is…when you kiss a bunny person with the intent of becoming Life Mates, and both bunnies agree, they will be together in mind, body, and soul until death.”

Chisa then quickly drew a drawing of the Bunny Princess Sonia Nevermind and the Bunny Breeder Gundham Tanaka on the chalkboard as a visual aid.  Kazuichi and Hiyoko snickered at the comical frowny face drawn onto Gundham, especially compared to the shining smile drawn onto Sonia’s chalk replica.

“Take Sonia and Gundham for example; the two of them are Life Mates, so they’re bound to each other forever and ever!”

Kazuichi groaned and complained “No fair!  Gundham must have used some kind of spell to hypnotize Miss Sonia!  There’s no other way someone as pure as Miss Sonia would ever agree to become Life Mates with someone who practices dark magic like Gundham!”

Mahiru slammed her head against her desk in frustration and groaned as she sat back up “Geez, Kazuichi; not only are you insensitive, you’re also incredibly dumb!  Both bunnies need to consent in order to become life mates; it won’t work if one of them is hypnotized!”

Chisa closed her eyes and smiled, nodding “You shouldn’t call your classmates dumb, Mahiru…but you’re correct; forced manipulation is no substitute for true love.”

Kazuichi slammed his head against his desk as he wept “It’s not fair!  I totally asked her first, but all I got was a “hell no!” from Miss Sonia.  What does that guy have that I don’t?!”  Everyone else sweatdropped as he moaned “Where will I find another beautiful blond Bunny Girl like Miss Sonia?”

“…If you looked to your left, you’d see that I’m here…” Hiyoko grumbled under her breath.  Only Mahiru heard her, but shook the thought from her head, dismissing it as her bunny ears playing tricks on her.

Before Chisa could proceed to the next part of the lesson, Ibuki interrupted “Hey, Ibuki has a Life Mate too, and nobody forget it!”

Chisa grinned gleefully as she replied “That’s right; you mentioned when I came in that you hoped to spend time with your Life Mate.  I didn’t even know you had a Life Mate, Ibuki; Congratulations!”

As everyone else gave an obligatory applause, Ibuki grinned before giving a lovesick sigh and hugging herself.

“That’s right…Ibuki loves her darling Porkfeet!”

Porkfeet?!  The whole class wondered as Ibuki leaned back in her chair and continued in a lovesick tone “The day they agreed to become my Life Mate, Ibuki was so happy, she yelled!  She yelled so loud, Class 78^th’s Bunny of Good Luck got startled.  His head got stuck in the ceiling and Mr. Kizakura had to get him out!”

…Naegi-kun?  When did this happen?

Clapping to get everyone’s attention, Chisa directed as she grabbed an eraser and erased the chalkboard “Alright, class, settle down.  Let’s move on to the second rule about Life Mates.”  As she grabbed the chalk again, Chisa explained “When Life Mates of different genders desire to have Bunny Children, a hormonal change called “The Instinct” occurs.  Typically, this doesn’t occur until both Life Mates hit their mid to late twenties, though it’s not unheard of for The Instinct to occur in a Bunny Person’s early thirties.”

Hiyoko snickered and remarked “That rule won’t apply to Kazuichi; he’ll be too busy pining after Sonia to even worry about having Baby Bunnies!”  Kazuichi glared at her, baring his teeth as she muttered “That’ll teach you not to ignore me…”

Mahiru heard her again, only to dismiss her words as imagination, justifying I must be mishearing things…there’s no way Hiyoko is crushing on Kazuichi…right…?

“So, Miss Yukizome…have you had The Instinct yet?...”

*SLAM*

Ibuki jumped in her seat as Chisa slammed a yard stick down on Ibuki’s desk, scolding the Bunny Musician “Ibuki Mioda!  That is an incredibly personal question that you should never ask lightly!”  Fuyuhito, Hiyoko, and Kazuichi all giggled, making the Bunny Musician blush before Chisa sighed and smiled, lifting up her yard stick and continuing “However…in the interest of giving you a complete education…I will briefly discuss my personal circumstances, since I do fall in the age range for The Instinct to occur.”

As Chisa removed the yard stick from Ibuki’s desk, she sighed in relief at getting off easy, watching as Chisa set the yard stick against the wall and turned around, smiling proudly.

“I have not experienced The Instinct personally.  However, that will be changing soon, as my own Life Mate, Kyosuke Munakata, and I, have agreed to have Baby Bunnies in the near future.”

“Wow, Teach…you must be in your thirties if you’ve waited this long for The Ins…”

*Crack*

Fuyuhiko yelped as Chisa slammed a pen on top of his desk, a slight crack starting to form as he looked up into her terrifying face, the Bunny Yakuza trembling in fear of his teacher.

In a chilling voice, she warned him “Ignorant child, I’m only twenty-eight years old, so don’t forget that.”

Flashing back to the day when she first became their teacher and threatened him with a wakizashi, Fuyuhiko decided to choose his words carefully in favor of living to see another day and gave a nervous smile, replying “Wh…whatever you say, Teach…”

Chisa released her grip on her pen and smiled warmly again, making Fuyuhiko sigh in relief and mutter “My life flashed before my eyes…” before she walked back to the chalkboard and started writing again.

“Okay, that’s all you need to know about my personal life.  Let’s move on to the third rule.  Life Mates who are the same gender normally don’t have a need to have children and only feel affection toward each other…yes, Ibuki?”

Ibuki lowered her hand and replied “Ibuki just realized; that rule applies to Mahiru.”  Everyone’s eyes turned toward Mahiru, who fidgeted awkwardly in her seat before Ibuki asked “Tenko of the 79^th Class is your Life Mate, right?  Are you really okay not having any Baby Bunnies together?  You just…you’ve always taken such good care of us.  Next to Miss Yukizome, you’re kinda like our Mommy Bunny!”

Everyone nodded in agreement, making Mahiru mutter “…I’m just used to taking care of people, that’s all…”  Taking a deep breath, Mahiru calmed down and spoke more confidently “I know that Tenko and I can’t have Baby Bunnies together, but I’m perfectly happy to be her Life Mate.”

Nodding in agreement, Hiyoko said “Uh-huh!  Plus, Mahiru smiles when she takes pictures of Tenko for her photo album!”

Mahiru blushed and let out a nervous chuckle before whispering to her friend “Quiet, Hiyoko…”

“Alright class, settle down.”  Erasing the chalkboard once more, Chisa began to write out as she explained “The fourth rule of Life Mates is as follows.  A Bunny Person who doesn’t desire a Life Mate are known as “Lone Mates”.  Sometimes, Lone Mates are looked down upon by other Bunny People, but as Bunny Society has become more tolerant of different lifestyles, negative views towards Lone Mates have toned down significantly.”

Hiyoko gave a snickering grin at Kazuichi, and opened her mouth to make fun of him again, only for Fuyuhito to interrupt her with an irritated tone “Just shut the fuck up, will you?  You’ve tortured the shmuck enough, and I can’t stand his whining!”

…I’m not sure whether I should feel thankful or insulted… Kazuichi thought.

Hiyoko turned her attention to the Bunny Yakuza and taunted “If you don’t wash your mouth out, you’ll end up a Lone Mate yourself!”

Fuyuhiko opened his mouth to let out a string of curses, only to pause as an image of a Bunny girl with white bunny ears, silver hair, red eyes, and cute glasses entered his mind.  Fuyuhiko sighed and fiddled with the pen still lodged in his desk, his eyes and bunny ears drooping in a longing expression.

“Yeah…that’s what I thought…” Hiyoko taunted, earning her the middle carrot from Fuyuhiko.

“Alright, calm down everyone.”  Chisa took her chalk stick and continued to write as she lectured “Let’s move on to the fifth rule of Life Mates.  If a Bunny Person’s Life Mate dies, they will lose all desire to mate with another Bunny Person.  These Bunnies are known as “Lost Mates.””

Silence struck the classroom; even Hiyoko kept her mouth silent as they silently mourned those who has lost their Life Mates.  Chiaki’s Game Girl shook in her trembling hands as her normally blank expression morphed into a haunted one, the Bunny Gamer flashing back to a brown-haired Bunny Boy who in a sense she had lost forever…her Life Mate, never to return.

Before she could stop it, a single tear dropped down her cheek and fell on the desk.  Ibuki’s bunny ears twitched, causing her to look in concern at her classmate.

“Chiaki?  Why are you crying?”  Gasping in realization, she guesses “Could it be…you’ve lost a Life Mate?!”

Everyone suddenly stared at Chiaki in concern as Chisa rushed over to Chiaki’s desk, squeezing her shoulders comfortingly as her light blue bunny ears patted Chiaki’s own dark green ones.

“Is this true, Chiaki?  Have you…lost a Life Mate?”

Shaking her head, Chiaki lied “N…no…I…I’m just sad…for the Bunny People who’ve lost their Life Mates…”

Chisa’s brow furrowed as she looked at Chiaki suspiciously, before smiling warmly at the Bunny Gamer and saying with a motherly warmth “Is there something you want to tell us, Chiaki?  You don’t need to hide from us; I’m your teacher, and everyone else present is your friend.  You can trust us whenever you’re in pain, Chiaki.  So please…tell us what’s wrong.”

She was tempted; Chiaki was truly tempted to tell them the truth about her Life Mate.  But the despair of the truth held her back, making her swallow as she lied as smoothly as she could.

“No…I don’t have a Life Mate.  I’m just worried…that…I could end up being a Lone Mate…”

Her friends gasped, while Chisa scrutinized her student again, making Chiaki squirm in her seat before Chisa smiled, nodding and accepting “Okay, Chiaki.  I believe you…but never say never, alright?  You never know when Mister Right Bunny could hop right around the corner!”

Chiaki smiled, wiping her eyes on her sleeve and replied “Thank you, Miss Yukizome…I’m better now…”

“…Are you sure, Chiaki?”

Nodding, Chiaki replied “Yeah…I just have to wait and see what happens…I think…”

Everyone else sighed, relieved that Chiaki was using her catchphrase again.  Satisfied, Chisa walked back to her desk, Kazuichi glancing at his teacher’s leotard-clad rear until Mahiro slapped the back of his head.

“OW!”

Pervert! She thought as Kazuichi nursed the growing lump on his head.

Chisa smirked at Kazuichi getting his just desserts for trying to sneak a peek at her booty before adopting a warm smile again as she turned around, erasing the writing on the chalkboard.

“Okay!  I promised you all a new tidbit about Life Mates, and I won’t disappoint.  You see, there’s a rule that doesn’t usually get taught in class.”

A new rule?! The class wondered as they all leaned forward in their seats, making Chisa smile at their eagerness to learn.

“That’s right!  This rule doesn’t usually get taught because it’s so rare.  But, as a reward for sitting through this review, I’ll teach it to you here and now.  When a Secondary Life Mate wishes to have a Life Mate of their own and the Primary Life Mate accepts, then they will become “Poly Mates.”  Let’s use Sonia and Gundham as an example again, and we’ll add Kazuichi in as our third Poly Mate.”

Kazuichi grinned, pumping his fists in the air while everyone else rolled their eyes at his glee.

Once Chisa was done re-drawing Sonia and Gundham, with a comical, teeth baring Kazuichi next to them, Chisa explained “We already know that Sonia and Gundham are Life Mates.  But let’s say that Kazuichi tried asking Sonia again to be his Life Mate.  If both Sonia and Gundham both consented, then Kazuichi, Gundham, and Sonia would all be Poly Mates.”

“No fucking way!  You can have multiple Life Mates?”

“Ibuki doesn’t need a Second Life Mate; Porkfeet is all she needs!  But this is great, Mahiru; now you can have Baby Bunnies!”

“I already told you, I’m happy just with Tenko!  I don’t need to become Secondary Life Mates with an unreliable Bunny Boy!”

“Score!  Now I can still become Miss Sonia’s Secondary Life Mate!”

“She rejected you, remember?  There’s no way she’d choose someone as oily as you as a Secondary Life Mate!”

“AHEM!”  Everyone immediately went silent, turning their attention back to Chisa who continued “This rule doesn’t however override Rule Five, so once one of your Life Mates dies, you can’t have any other Life Mates after that, because the remaining Poly Mates will lose any and all desire to become Life Mates with another Bunny.  It may sound cruel, but that’s the way of our Bunny Society.”

“Really?”  Everyone turned towards Chiaki, who asked timidly “So even if it’s a group of Poly Mates, they can’t have more Life Mates if even one of them dies?”

Chisa nodded somberly and confirmed “That’s the theory anyway…though I will admit, Poly Mates are so rare that this can’t be confirmed definitively.”

Everyone sat in silence, digesting this new information, until the bell rang.

“Alright, class dismissed!  See you all tomorrow!” Chisa called as she hopped out, everyone else gradually getting out of their desks and filing out of the classroom.

XXX

“Drat…I died again…” Chiaki complained as her avatar dropped into the bottomless pit, the “GAME OVER” screen flashing again.

The Bunny Gamer sighed as she stopped playing her game, flipping the “OFF” Switch as she continued to walk through Daisy Fields, taking in the scenery as she thought back to Miss Yukizome’s lecture on Life Mates, as well as everyone’s suspicions that she was a Lost Mate.

It’s not exactly my situation…but it’s not exactly wrong, either…sometimes I just feel really lost…  She admitted to herself as her mind wandered back to the Bunny Boy who was technically her Life Mate, Izuru Kamukura.

“The chances that I will stay with you are ninety-nine-point nine percent.”

“My only business with my former associate has since concluded.  The odds that I will have to put up with her again are zero percent.”

“Your former associate…”  Chiaki’s thoughts wandered to a rumor that had been circulating around the Hope’s Peak Burrows that someone from the 78^th Class had been planning to throw the Bunny World into despair, and that they had accomplices.  “Izuru…were you a part of that…madness…?”

Chiaki sighed, putting her Game Girl in her backpack before her eyes widened as she realized she had come to a very special fountain, one that was very near and dear to her heart.

“Hajime…”

Chiaki’s thoughts wandered back to a young Bunny Boy in the Reserve Course who wanted nothing more than to be part of the Main Course.  She recalled fondly how the Reserve Course Student known as Hajime Hinata played Gala Omega with her at the fountain and became her first real friend…before she bonded with her classmates.

She recalled how they fell in love, their first kiss after he finally beat her at Gala Omega, and how high she jumped when he asked her to be his Life Mate.

But…even as my Life Mate…you still weren’t truly happy…

“I can’t…as long as I’m still a Reserve Course Student, I can’t be a Life Mate that your friends in the Main Course would be proud of!”

“Hajime…I didn’t become Life Mates with a Main Course Student…I became Life Mates with you!”

“I KNOW!  But I…I WANT TO BE PART OF THE MAIN COURSE!  I WANT TO MAKE YOU PROUD OF ME!”

“Hajime…okay…you do whatever you want.  I think your reasons are silly, but if you really want to be part of the Main Course, then whatever you do…I’ll support you…”

“The next day…” *sniff* “…You took part in the Kamukura Project…and you left me alone.  They killed you, Hajime…no…I killed you!”

Chiaki wept, unable to hide her regrets from that fateful day as her tearful waterfalls poured onto her lap, soaking her leotard.  Suddenly, her bunny ears twitched, raising her teary face to look at the new presence that dared to come nearby.  Her eyes widened as she saw Izuru Kamukura, staring at her with the same dull, bored expression he always did, contrasted by the concern shining in his bright red eyes.

Chiaki got to her feet from where she was sitting and stumbled over to her current Life Mate, tears still streaming down her cheeks as she breathed “I killed you, Hajime…”  Izuru stayed silent, causing Chiaki’s tears to fall faster as she yelled “YOU SHOULD HATE ME!”

Chiaki hung her head, finally crying again as she fell into guilty despair.  Her sobs came to a shocked halt as she felt Izuru’s finger tilt her chin so that she was looking into his eyes, the Bunny of Ultimate Hope using his thumb to wipe away her tears.

“It is true that Hajime Hinata no longer exists.”  Before Chiaki could cry again, Izuru continued “But his love for you is what drives me.  I can never hate you for bringing my existence into this boring world.”

“Izuru…” Chiaki gasped, flashing back to the night she met the Bunny of Ultimate Hope.

XXX

“NAGITO!”

Chiaki kneeled next to her class’s Bunny of Good Luck, looking around as they were surrounded by Gundham’s pet bears and wolves that had escaped from their cages.  The class had gone into the woods to search for them, but due to a forest fire caused by Nagito’s luck, ended up separated from one another.  They snarled at the duo, preparing to pounce as Chiaki and Nagito closed their eyes, bracing for the worst.

Goodbye, everyone.  Hajime…will I finally get to see you again…?

*BAM!  WHACK*

“Huh?”

Chiaki opened her eyes, seeing the beasts all knocked unconscious around her.  Gasping in shock, she looked around until she came face to face with a mysterious Bunny Boy with flowing black hair and glowing red eyes.

“Th…thank you…wait…”  Her eyes widened as she recognized the familiar facial structure and black bunny ears atop his head, gasping “Hajime?”

XXX

“Izuru…” Chiaki began, now awakened from her memories.  “What are we?  Are we Lost Mates?  Or are we Poly Mates?”  Chiaki frowned, pondering Hajime is gone.  He might not be physically dead, but in every other respect, he is.  But I’m Life Mates with Izuru, who now has Hajime’s body.  So…are we Lost Mates, or Poly Mates?

Izuru stayed silent, making Chiaki worry with anticipation until he finally answered “We are Life Mates, no more, no less.”

Sniffling, Chiaki asked “…You’re not just saying that because it’s what you predicted I want to hear, right?”

Shaking his head, Izuru replied “It is what I predicted you wanted to hear, but it’s also what I feel in my own heart…”  How does this Bunny Girl make life less boring?

Chiaki beamed, her guilt for Hajime’s demise no longer weighing on her heart as she breathed “Thank you…”

Upon seeing Chiaki’s happy tears, The Bunny of Ultimate Hope did something that he saw as pointless before; his lips slowly tugged into a beaming smile of his own.  Her heart rate spiking at seeing the slightest trace of Hajime come back to the surface, Chiaki stood on her tiptoes and leaned in slowly for a soft, affectionate kiss.

As they parted, Chiaki offered “Do you want to continue to play Drago Knight Hunter Z?  I’m sure we can get that rare material from Graphite to make our Amulite Dragon Armor Set.”

Izuru’s smile faded into his familiar dull expression as he informed her “The probability of that material dropping is twenty-six-point-zero-one percent.”

Chiaki giggled as she grabbed Izuru’s wrist, dragging him towards the Hope’s Peak Burrows as she admitted “Perhaps, but I think it will be fun to at least try and get it together regardless.”

“…I accept your proposal.”

Chiaki smiled as she continued to drag Izuru along, too caught up in her own happiness to notice his lips just barely tugging into the slightest of smiles.

Chapter Text

“I don’t know if it’s because of Komaeda-senpai’s luck like Soda-senpai says, but basically all the track and jumping equipment all broke down at the same time.”

Nodding, Kyoko replied “I see…and as the Class Representative, the task of replacing the equipment fell to you…am I wrong?”

The Bunny of Good Luck nodded and confirmed “Y…yeah…I’m just on my way to the supply closet to pick up the supplies and carry them to the fields.”

Kyoko smiled and offered “In that case, I’ll help you.”

Makoto’s bunny ears perked up at that as he excitedly asked “Really?!”

Kyoko nodded, pecking his cheek before confirming “Of course.  The Supply Closet is like a small grocery store; it’s going to take two Bunny People to get the supplies.  And also…”  Kyoko’s expression turned bashful as she tucked a loose lock of hair behind her bunny ears and murmured “You’re my Life Mate…so I want to help you like you’ve done for me…”

Makoto smiled warmly before threading their fingers together, making her gasp before he thanked her “Thank you for helping me, Kyoko…we’d better get started; we’ll need to borrow a dolly on the way to carry everything back.”

Makoto continued to babble as they walked, Kyoko not really listening as she was staring at their interwoven hands, the Bunny Detective smiling as she looked forward to their date.

XXX

The two now stood at the entrance to the Supply Closet.  Well, Supply Closet was a misnomer; it was more like a warehouse, stocked to the brim with school supplies, uniforms, sports equipment, and a nearly endless supply of food.

With Makoto holding onto the dolly’s handle, Kyoko volunteered “I’ll search for the sporting equipment; I know where most everything is in this Supply Closet from when I investigated the school after we first enrolled.”

Makoto smiled and praised “As expected of the Bunny Detective.”

Kyoko blushed, smiling bashfully before turning around, wordlessly disappearing into the aisles.

XXX

Makoto Naegi would not call himself an impatient Bunny Boy, but if there was one thing he hated it was standing around and waiting for something to happen.  Makoto resorted to tapping his foot against the tiled floor to stave off his boredom, sighing in relief when he heard his Life Mate’s voice calling him, his bunny ears twitching as they tried to pick up her words.

“…gym?  Can you get that shot put ball and take it to the gym?”

Huh?  Makoto scratched his head in confusion and wondered Weren’t we going to work on track and jumping today?  And why the gym?  We’re going to have P.E. outside today!  Makoto shrugged and decided Well, Kyoko must have her reasons…besides, what’s one more thing?

Makoto looked over and saw a single shot put ball a few feet from the dolly.  Bending over and grasping the shot put ball, Makoto grunted and groaned as he struggled to lift i.

Boy, this thing’s heavy!  Maybe I should…nah, it’s just one ball, no need to use the dolly just for that!

Abandoning the dolly, Makoto walked out and headed for the gym.  Makoto was so engrossed in his task that he failed to notice a Bunny Boy with dark blue hair and a thin ahoge enter the Supply Closet.  The boy ‘s black dress shoes clacked against the floor as he flattened the creases on his black dress shorts.

“Now let’s see…where did Kaede put that shot put ball…”

The Bunny Boy started looking around, fiddling with the button on his black jacket that ensured his belly was obscured, already self-conscious about having his chest open and exposed.

“Hmm, that’s weird; why would Kaede tell me to get a shot put ball and not leave one out?”

Suddenly his charcoal black bunny ears twitched as he heard Kaede call out “I’ve placed two steeplechases for our class, take them to the fields.”

The Bunny Boy frowned and wondered Why do we need steeplechases for weight training?  And why in the fields; we’re having class in the gym today!  You’re telling me we’re having class somewhere else after we had to bargain with the 78^th and 77^th Classes to reserve the gym? 

The Bunny Boy sighed and picked up the steeplechases, turning around and walking out the door.

Well, I shouldn’t argue; Kaede can get pretty bossy when she gets into Class Rep. mode…better not say that out loud though.  My Bunny Pianist can play some of the most beautiful songs in existence, but if she catches me calling her bossy, she could easily play something that would shatter my eardrums…Besides, she’s my Life Mate, and never let it be said that Shuichi Saihara, the Bunny Detective of the 79^th Class broke a promise to his Life Mate!

XXX

Makoto wheezed as he sluggishly made his way into the gym, his bunny ears drooping in exhaustion as he panted “Kami, that thing was a pain!  Why did my Life Mate want me to carry that thing to the gym anyway?”

Just as he stopped hyperventilating, he heard his Life Mate call out “Good, you’re back.  I need you to help me carry this twenty-three-kilogram weight to the gym.”

Makoto’s eyes widened as he went ghostly white as he imagined carrying even half of that all the way to the gym again.

What the hell?!  Kyoko knows I can’t carry something that heavy!  The shot put ball I could excuse as an obstacle, but a weight?!  Frustration and confusion leaked into his voice as he called out “Why do we need weight equipment?  We’re doing track today!”

“What?!”

Makoto’s ears twitched as he cocked his head in confusion at the exclamation coming from his Life Mate.

Is it just my imagination, or does Kyoko’s voice sound off?  It’s almost like I can hear her in…stereo…

As Makoto started to ponder this fact, his eyes caught the shadow of a Bunny Girl peering out from one of the aisles, soon disappearing as its owner began to walk toward him.  Makoto opened his mouth to greet his Life Mate, only to close to upon realizing that this was not the lavender haired, purple-eared Bunny Detective he had pledged his life to.  For while this Bunny Girl indeed had lavender bunny ears and wore a lavender leotard, there were noticeable differences between Kyoko and this Bunny Girl.

What music hair pins…purple tights with music patterns, a black Detective cap with holes for her bunny ears to fit through, lavender loafers, and the straps of a pink backpack…this must be the Bunny Pianist and Class Representative of the 79^th Class…

“…Senpai…?”  The Bunny Pianist realized as she removed her backpack and placed it against a nearby crate, baffled by what was going on.

“Kaede Akamatsu…?” Makoto realized, equally as baffled as he realized So it was her voice I was hearing…but how could I have mistaken it for Kyoko’s?

Makoto’s bunny ears twitched as the door to the Supply Closet swung open, revealing Shuichi as he returned from the fields.

“Kaede?”

Growing more and more confused, Kaede returned “Shuichi?”

Turning around, Makoto took in the sight of Shuichi Saihara, his brow furrowed as he asked “Saihara-san?”

His own brow furrowed, Shuichi asked “Ano…senpai?”

The three shared equal looks of confusion, trying to figure out what was going on before the clacking of boots caused them to turn and see Kyoko stepping out from one of the aisles.

She turned to look at her Life Mate, her brow furrowed as she asked “Makoto?”

Makoto, Kaede, and Shuichi furrowed their brows and asked in order “Kyoko?”  “Senpai?”  “Kirigiri-san?”

“Saihara-kun?  Akamatsu-san?”

They all took turns looking at each other, equally baffled until Kyoko and Shuichi adopted their respective thinking poses, Makoto and Kaede looking curiously at their respective Life Mates as they tried to decipher what was going on in their heads.

As the elder Bunny Detective relaxed out of her pondering posture, Makoto asked “Kyoko…did you…”

Kyoko nodded in response to Makoto’s unanswered question as she deduced “Saihara-kun must have taken our equipment for our P.E. class; that’s why you were so confused when you heard me ask you to carry weight equipment.”

Nodding, Shuichi agreed “In that case, Kaede must have asked Naegi-senpai to carry our class’s weight equipment.”

A brief silence passed…until eventually a brief chuckle interrupted it.  The two Bunny Detectives watched as their Life Mates devolved from chuckling, to snickering, to giggling, until eventually they fell into full-belly laughter, the two clutching their respective bellies as they bent over and laughed voraciously at the humor of the situation.  Even Shuichi couldn’t resist a brief chuckle, while Kyoko smiled with amusement at the Bunny of Good Luck and Bunny Pianist.

Once their laughter died down and they corrected their posture, Kaede wiped the tears of laughter from her eyes and turned to Makoto asking “Naegi-senpai…why did you take my class’s shot put ball anyway?  You did just ask why you had to help carry the heavy weight to the gym after all…”

“I thought Kyoko told me to bring it to the gym…I did think it was weird, but I thought maybe she decided to use it as a makeshift obstacle for our class’s track exercises, so I didn’t question it.”

Kyoko shook her head and told him “While that would be a very creative use for a shot put ball in a track setting, I never suggested such a thing to you.”

Shuichi’s brow furrowed as he pondered “That sounds strikingly similar to my dilemma; Kaede told me to take the steeplechases to the field and well…I didn’t want to disobey my Life Mate and Class Rep., so I didn’t argue even though I thought it was strange.”

Somewhat hurt, Kaede shot back “I never told you to do that!  And I’d never snap at you for making sure you heard me correctly!  You’re my classmate and my Life Mate, Shuichi; you should make your own judgments without worrying about upsetting me!”

Nodding meekly, Shuichi apologized “Sorry, Kaede…I’ll try to be more assertive if I’m confused about your directions in the future.”  Kaede smiled in acceptance of his apology before Shuichi started pondering the mystery again, deducing as the gears in his brain started turning “I think the reason we got our Life Mates mixed up was that we couldn’t see them while they were in the aisles, and when they spoke with a neutral tone, they sounded really similar.”

Kyoko and Kaede pouted in sync as they exclaimed simultaneously “No we don’t!”

Makoto smiled at Shuichi and nodded, agreeing “You’re right Shuichi; they do sound alike…like Erika Harlacher.”

We do not sound like Erika Harlacher… Kaede and Kyoko protested in their minds, both Bunny Girls having grown irritated of the joke that their Life Mates had told so many times.

Taking a deep breath, they then turned to each other and, as if communicating by telepathy, nodded in agreement before Kaede spoke in a stoic and flat tone “Hello, I’m Kyoko Kirigiri, the Bunny Detective of Class 78^th.  My Life Mate is Makoto Naegi and my Father is the Head Bunny of Hope’s Peak Academ…”

“WOW!”  Kaede reverted back to her usual tone before covering her open mouth with her hands, exclaiming with amazement WOW!  I can actually imitate Kirigiri-senpai’s voice to a tee!

Kyoko’s expression morphed to one of intrigue as she wondered If Kaede sounds like me when she uses a flat, stoic voice, then if I speak with a cheerful and demanding voice, do I sound like Kaede?  Only one way to find out, I guess…  Changing her tone to match Kaede, she said with an unnatural level of cheer and bossiness “Hi there!  I’m Kaede Akamatsu, the Bunny Pianist of Class 79^th!  My Life Mate is Shuichi Saihara and I’m a complete piano freak!”

I am NOT a piano freak!  Kaede grumbled to herself as Kyoko continued.

“No, seriously; I eat sleep, and breathe the…”

“Piano…” Kyoko finished in her standard tone before placing her hand around her chin and remarking “Interesting…”

Perhaps we do sound alike…  Kyoko and Kaede concluded as they glanced at each other, ending their thoughts with …but we still don’t sound like Erika Harlacher!

Makoto and Shuichi shared a glance before the Bunny of Good Luck broke the silence by suggesting “This is all really interesting and all, but perhaps we should get the rest of our respective P.E. equipment back to our classes.”

Shuichi nodded in agreement, but before they could separate to collect the rest of their equipment, the two Bunny Boys noticed Kyoko making a camera gesture with her hands, seeming to frame them in her shot.

“Ano…Kyoko?  What are you doing?”

Kyoko smirked and answered “Just getting a better look at the two of you; now that you’re standing side-by-side, I must say that you two look fairly similar as well…no wonder we got you two confused earlier.”

Really?  We look similar? The Bunny Boys wondered skeptically as Kaede nodded in agreement, holding her hands behind her back as she smiled at them cutely.

“You’re right, Kirigiri-senpai; they both have such cute baby faces!”

Makoto and Shuichi pouted, blushing as they exclaimed “We do not!”  Looking from the giggling Bunny Girls to each other, they studied each other’s faces for good measure, inspecting their facial features like Detectives until they turned back towards their life mates, shook their heads in sync and denied simultaneously “We don’t see it.”

Kaede pouted, exclaiming “You’re just not looking hard enough!  You gotta approach it from the right angle or something!”

Everyone else sweatdropped before Kyoko put an end to it, deciding “It doesn’t really matter…”  Kaede’s interjection was silenced as Kyoko walked up to her Life Mate, cradling his cheeks in her hands as she finished “…because there is only one Makoto Naegi to me…”

Kyoko softly pressed her lips against his, the two of them closing their eyes and stroking each other’s cheeks with their thumbs as their bunny ears caressed each other.  Shuichi smiled before following suit, walking up to Kaede and cradling her cheeks in his palms before pressing his lips against her.  Kaede moaned as Shuichi’s tongue forced her lips to part, exploring her gums and stroking her own tongue in a passionate kiss.

The younger Bunny Detective, skillfully keeping their kiss, pivoted around behind Kaede and moved his hands from her cheeks.  Sweeping down her sides, his dexterous hands then moved around to her front, gently caressing her belly and making her moan.  A few seconds later, Shuichi finally parted, while Kaede, still eager for more attention from her Love Bunny, closed her eyes and puckered her lips, her bunny ears making a “Come Hither” gesture.

When she found her wishes ignored, the confused Bunny Pianist opened her eyes and craned her head to look up at Shuichi, who, although not directed at her, had a bewildered expression on his face.  Following his gaze, she saw Kyoko and Makoto in the same position as Shuichi and her, Kyoko locking lips with her Life Mate and rubbing his belly, Makoto moaning in pleasure while his bunny ears stood erect.

Separating at last, Makoto and Kyoko turned their heads, their lovesick grins fading upon seeing the bewildered looks on their kohais’ faces.  The two Bunny Detectives immediately let go of their respective Love Mates, all four of their faces flushed red with embarrassment as they scrambled to stand next to their respective Life Mates.

Kyoko coughed into her fist to compose herself and, her cheeks still pink, admitted “This discovery of our shared dynamics is getting bizarre, even for me…”

The blush now faded from her cheeks, Kaede shook her head and replied “Actually, this isn’t that weird to me; I’m used to seeing myself do weird things to me.”

…That doesn’t even make sense! Makoto and Kyoko both thought as they tried to process the explanation.

Seeing their confused looks, Shuichi explained “Kaede has an identical twin sister.”

“You have a sister?” Makoto and Kyoko exclaimed, Kyoko all the more shocked since that detail didn’t even come up when she investigated the incoming class.

Nodding, Kaede reached for her backpack and confirmed as she sifted through the contents “Yeah, I do…one moment, I just gotta…there we go!”

Taking out her phone, she turned on the power and, after skipping past the screensaver image of her and Shuichi hugging, tapped the “Photos” app and scrolled through the photos.

“Here she is!  I’m technically older, but by five minutes.”  Kaede exclaimed before turning her phone to Makoto and Kyoko.

To their surprise, displayed on the phone was a carbon copy of Kaede Akamatsu standing next to Kaede, the only differences between them being the twin’s turquoise leotard and bunny ears, and the light blue tights covering her legs.

“Wow!”  Makoto exclaimed “It’s amazing that you have a twin sister!”

Suddenly curious at Makoto’s phrasing, Kaede asked “Do you have a twin sister, Naegi-senpai?”

Shaking his head, Makoto corrected “I have a sister, but we’re not twins.  Her name’s Komaru, but I’m older than her by a little more than a year.”

So, we’re both dating Bunny Detectives, and now we both have little Bunny Sisters…another thing we have in common… Makoto and Kaede realized as they smiled at each other.

Kyoko coughed in her fist, redirecting their attention to her as she reminded them “This is all very interesting, but we have to get our equipment ready for P.E.”

Kaede nodded and replied “Yeah, we have to get our equipment ready for P.E. too.”

Nodding in farewell to each other, Makoto and Kyoko turned around and headed out the door, walking through the halls of the Hope’s Peak Burrows on their way to Orange Fields to meet up with the rest of their class.

A smile on his face, Makoto remarked “Kaede and Shuichi seem like fun Bunny People to hang out with…”

Nodding with a smile of her own, Kyoko agreed “Yes, I already know Shuichi from the couple of cases I’ve mentored him on, and Kaede seems nice enough, but I’ll need to keep a close eye on one of their classmates.”

A curious and concerned look in his eye, Makoto asked “Are you talking about Kokichi?  He is the Bunny Supreme Leader after all…”

Kyoko smirked and shook her head, dismissing “He’s no Kuzuryu or Junko; he’s just a glorified prankster, one I can take care of easily should things come to a head.”

Nodding in understanding, Makoto asked “Then who is this classmate you’re concerned about…?”

Shaking her head, she replied “That doesn’t matter; if we don’t hurry to class, Taka will give us another lecture on tardiness.”  It’s best to keep him in the dark from now on… Kyoko decided, flashbacks of how she nearly killed her Life Mate after being hypnotized by Junko replaying in her mind, her sense of consciousness starting to slip as the sensation of hypnosis started to relapse, images of the hypno screen flashing before her eyes.

“Mou…”  Snapping out of it, Kyoko blinked, the hypno screen disappearing as she heard Makoto take the bait, groaning as he walked with a hastened step “…I really don’t want to hear another one of his lectures, especially after the time we lost track of time kissing in the hallway…”

Though blushing from the memory, Kyoko let out a barely audible sigh of relief, then frowned as she tried to grasp the fading memory of what just played before her eyes.

What did I see…?  Shaking her head, she decided It must not have been important…I’d better catch up, or I’ll be a hypocrite… She hastened her step as well, walking next to Makoto as they hurried to P.E.

XXX

“Thank Kami our senpais left that dolly behind…” Shuichi remarked as he and Kaede pushed the dolly that they had loaded their weights on.

She nodded and smiled, remarking “Yeah, we should totally return this to them after our classes end for the day…maybe we can even invite them to hang out and watch a Detective movie with us as a double date!  It was fun getting to know them, so why not invite them into our circle of friends?”

Shuichi, blushing at the idea of a double date, nodded and remarked “That’s a good idea; maybe I can get some more advice from her about how to be a good Detective.”

Frowning in concern, Kaede reminded him “You’re the Bunny Detective, Shuichi; you can’t get much better than that!”

Shaking his head in amusement, Shuichi frowned and explained “Not as good as a Kirigiri Bunny Detective; sure, we’ve worked together on a couple of small cases, but nothing that really says I’m worthy of being mentioned in the same vein as Kirigiri-senpai.”

Flashing him the warmest smile she could, Kaede advised him “Just give it time, Shuichi.  Someday, I just know that you’ll crack open a case so big, Kirigiri-senpai will be looking up at you!”

Shuichi turned his head to smile at his Life Mate and reply “Thanks, Kaede…” before leaning in and pressing a kiss on her cheek, making the Bunny Pianist giggle and blush.

As they continued walking through the burrows to the gym, Kaede remarked “Speaking of Kirigiri-senpai, I was just thinking…she reminds me of another Bunny Girl in our class.”

His brow furrowed as he tried without success to decipher who she was thinking of, Shuichi asked “Sorry, but…who are you talking about?”

“Maki…you know…the Bunny Caregiver?  Stoic, not very social, hardly cracks a smile…”  Elbowing him lightly while grinning, Kaede finished “…the Bunny Girl head over heels in love with our Bunny Astronaut?”

Nodding in realization, Shuichi thought they do have similar movements and stoic voices…and I imagine if you ever made Kirigiri-senpai angry, she’d look pretty similar to Maki…

Seeing him shiver at the thought, Kaede removed one hand from the dolly to pat him on the cheek, snapping him out of his trance and making him look at her.

“No need to get your bunny ears all twisted thinking about it; it was just a random thought, and I could be wrong…”

Smirking at his Life Mate, Shuichi teased “I thought you hated being wrong…ow!”

Shuichi used his hand to soothe his side that Kaede had elbowed while he apologized, Kaede nodding in acceptance.

“As I was saying before someone interrupted me…it was just a random thought, and we should focus on getting these weights to the Gym before Miu whines and gives us sass about surrendering to the Instinct on our way over here.”

Shuichi rolled his eyes and pointed out “She’s just gonna do that anyway, regardless of whether or not we’re tardy.”

Unable to refute him, Kaede let out a laugh, her dry vocals sounding like an eloquent melody to her Life Mate, befitting of the title of Bunny Pianist.  Shuichi smiled, closing his eyes and dedicating her musical laugh to memory as they pushed the dolly to the Gym.

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“Enoshima?  Enoshima?”

Shuichi frowned, snapping his fingers in front of the practically comatose Junko Enoshima, but nothing seemed to work as she just sat in her chair, her mono-colored leotard traded for a straitjacket leotard and white tights at his mentor’s request.

“…Guess I couldn’t get her to answer this time…” Shuichi muttered as his gaze wandered to Junko’s now red Bunny Ears. 

Shuichi’s brow furrowed, his Bunny Ears standing erect as they leaned into each other, their neural pathways connecting to double his deductive capabilities as he sat there, puzzled about Junko’s red Bunny Ears.

That’s strange…I remember crossing paths with her a handful of times at Hope’s Peak Academy, and I remember her Bunny Ears were monochrome; one black and one white.  Did she…did she dye them that color?  Maybe red is her natural ear color…but why would she dye her ears at all?  Perhaps it had to do with her desire to strike despair into the hearts of her enemies?

*Knock Knock*

“Huh?”

Shuichi looked over to the nearby window, realizing that was Kyoko telling him that his interrogation time with Junko was over and that he needed to leave so the guards could escort her to her cell.

Might as well…I’m honestly glad to be away from her… Shuichi thought as he shivered at how he had looked into her blue glowing eyes and seen the eerie, Cheshire cat like grin stretched across her face.  If I never see Alice in Bunnyland again for as long as I live…it’ll be too soon…

Sighing, Shuichi closed his case file and stood up, Junko unmoving as he turned around and headed for the door, opening it and closing it behind him.  He looked over to his mentor, whose Bunny ears mimicked his very own as she stared into the one-way window, observing Junko’s grin with a dreadful frown on her face.

…Why?  She wondered Why now all of a sudden?  When we first booked her after Makoto and I foiled her and Mukuro’s plan…her expression was completely blank.

Kyoko frowned as she recalled the Chief summoning her earlier that day with the announcement that Junko had begun to smile.

Could the Chief and the others be wrong?  Could the brainwashing be wearing off?  Kyoko shook her head as she denied No, her eyes are still the same glowing blue that they became when she fell victim to the same hypnosis that she used on me…

A multitude of colors suddenly filled Kyoko’s vision, making her breath catch in her throat as she felt herself thrust back to that awful day where she almost became Junko’s puppet…and Makoto almost died.

No…no, not again!  NEVER AGAIN!  I MUST RESIST!  Must…resist…resist…what…?

Kyoko’s eyes glossed over, her purple irises starting to become dotted with blue specks as her eye lids started to droop.

“…Sensei?  Kirigiri-sensei?”

“Huh?  What?”

Opening her eyes, Kyoko felt herself thrust back to reality, the purple in her eyes overriding the blue that threatened to take control as the hypnotizing colors disappeared from her mind.  She turned to see Shuichi frowning in worry, his hand on her shoulder.

“Kirigiri-sensei?  Are…are you alright?  You suddenly seemed distant, and nothing I said seemed to get your attention.  I tried shaking your shoulder just now to see if you would answer…”

She shook her head and smiled softly at her protégé.

“I’m fine, Saihara-kun, merely lost in thought.”  Yes…I was just lost in thought and let my guard down…right?

Frowning suspiciously, Saihara nevertheless let the matter drop before apologizing “Ano…I’m sorry I couldn’t get any answers out of Junko…”

“Nonsense, you asked all the right questions, Saihara-kun.  Junko just wasn’t in the proper state of mind to answer, that’s all.”  Shuichi blushed, not used to being praised by his mentor, before Kyoko suggested “…Well, since there’s nothing we could get out of Junko…let’s get going, shall we?  I’m sure Akamatsu-san would like to have you back a little early.”  And I’m admittedly a little eager to get ready for my date night with Makoto…

XXX

Shuichi’s eyes glanced to the row of cells as he and Kyoko passed by, frowning as he noticed an intimidating Bunny Guard stationed in front of one of the cells.

“…Ano, is that where Mukuro Ikusaba is being held?”  It must be; only Junko’s cell is secured so heavily, and given how Mukuro was the muscle behind her operation, it makes sense that her cell would be equally as secure…

“…That’s correct, Saihara-kun.  As the Bunny Soldier, Mukuro is arguably more dangerous than her sister, so we need to ensure that she’s kept in the most secure prison cell we have at our disposal.”

Nodding, Shuichi bit his lip in hesitation before he went forward with asking “Ano…forgive me if I’m getting too personal…but are the rumors true?  Did Mukuro…have a crush on Naegi-senapi?”

Shuichi winced as Kyoko clenched her fists, bitterness leaking into her voice as she admitted “…Yes, it’s true.  Mukuro did have a crush on Makoto…though evidently, she didn’t love him enough to prioritize him over her sister’s sadistic scheme.  Mukuro Ikusaba is nothing more than a loyal lapbunny to Junko Enoshima.  Always has been, always will be…”

“Kirigiri-sensei…”

Kyoko sighed, getting her anger under control before she smiled victoriously and took solace in her admission “Although…one good thing did come out of that madness…I did win the battle for Makoto’s heart.  I’m now his Life Mate, not Mukuro…and that’s undeniable evidence that I love him far more than Mukuro Ikusaba ever will.”

Shuichi nodded, letting the subject die as they made their way out of the Police Burrows.  As they left the vicinity of her cell, Mukuro gripped the bar with her hand, her knuckles turning white as steam came out of her Bunny Ears, enraged at Kyoko’s assertion that the Bunny Detective loved and cared for Makoto more than she did.

XXX

Kyoko and Shuichi landed, Shuichi somewhat more clumsily than his mentor as they continued to jump back to Hope’s Peak Academy.

*Boom*

Shuichi jumped in place, making Kyoko sweatdrop as she was reminded of one of the many times Makoto tried and failed to ask Kyoko to be his Life Mate.  As he landed with a bashful, embarrassed expression on his face, Shuichi turned to see a dreary black storm cloud following them, making Shuichi’s Bunny Ears droop.

“Oh no…a storm…tonight of all nights?!  Guess this means the annual Halloween Party is cancelled; can’t exactly have a party in the fields if it’s raining and thundering…”

Hearing Shuichi sigh, Kyoko nodded “Perhaps, though it’s not a total loss.  After all, the absence of a party means that you can spend more time alone with Akamatsu-san.”  And I can spend more time snuggling with Makoto in my room…  Resisting the urge to blush and giggle, Kyoko suggested “Come on, let’s hurry back to Hope’s Peak so we can meet up with our Life Mates.”

Nodding, Shuichi followed her as they resumed jumping through the fields, mentioning “Yeah, Kaede and I are gonna watch a scary movie together.”

Kyoko smirked teasingly as she jumped, replying without missing a beat “Oh?  Are you hoping Akamatsu-san will cling to you for protection during the movie?  I must say, Saihara-kun, I had no idea you had it in you to concoct such a diabolical plan…”

Shuichi stumbled before regaining his footing for his next jump, blushing as he stuttered while flying through the air “N…no…it was Kaede’s idea…I just agreed because it’s what she wanted.  I’ll probably be the one begging to be held more than she’ll be…”

Kyoko let out a giggle, assuring him “I was just joking, Saihara-kun.  No need to get so flustered over a little Halloween fun…”

Shuichi pouted, making Kyoko giggle more until she saw it disappear as he stared at the clocktower they were jumping by.  Curious as to why the clocktower had caught his attention, she followed his gaze and saw a single blond Bunny Girl wearing a green leotard, a jeweled necklace hanging from her neck and a similarly jeweled bracelet hanging from her wrist.

Seeing Kyoko’s eyes narrow as she stared suspiciously at the Bunny Princess, Shuichi assured her “Oh, I ran into Nevermind-senpai earlier.  We were talking about our Halloween plans, and she said she was going to spend it at the Hope’s Peak Clocktower.  She’s probably waiting for Tanaka-senpai right now.”

Kyoko’s eyes softened, nodding “I see…that’s a good deduction…though why the Clocktower?”

“Oh, she said that she always wanted to spend Halloween somewhere scary.  Apparently she wants Tanaka-senpai to see how her eyes light up when she watches Friday the 13^th, and she thought a dark, secluded Clocktower would be the perfect atmosphere for him to see it.”

Kyoko nodded in comprehension, letting the conversation trail off as the clocktower passed out of view.  Before long, they stopped at the Hope’s Peak Dormitory Burrows, Shuichi once more stumbling as he finished his last jump.

“So…I’ll see you tomorrow, Kirigiri-sensei?”

Kyoko nodded “Agreed…enjoy your movie with Akamatsu-san, Saihara-kun.”

With a nod from Shuichi, they parted ways, Shuichi circling around to the Class 79^th Burrows, while Kyoko walked into the entrance to the Class 78^th Burrows.  Eventually she made her way to her dorm room and opened her door, slipping inside and closing it behind her.  Beaming as she looked forward to her Halloween night with Makoto, she swiftly strode over to her closet, throwing the door open and observing her costume with sparkling eyes.

Kyoko giggled as she grabbed it out of the closet “I hope Makoto likes it…”

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“…I hope she likes it…” Makoto thought aloud as he walked through the Dormitory Burrows, his face staring down at the DVD in his hands.  “Attack of the Killer Carrots…I’ve been wanting to show this movie to Kyoko for a while…it’s technically a scary movie, but it’s funny so I can watch it without getting scared!”

Makoto blushed as he recalled the handful of occasions they had watched a scary movie together…and how he had clung to Kyoko in fear every single time, leaving her to smile in amusement and stroke his back and Bunny Ears and whisper words of comfort in his human ears.

“Well, this time we’ll get to enjoy a scary movie without me getting scared!  I just hope it’s not too campy for her tastes…oof!  WAAH!”

Makoto toppled over, the DVD flying out of his grasp and sliding on the floor as he closed his eyes and prepared for a bruised landing.

Huh?

Makoto opened his eyes, blinking as he felt his fall cushioned by something soft.  Groaning, he focused his vision to find it obscured by a soft, white texture.  His brow furrowed, he reached up and started squeezing the material he had fallen on.  To his surprise, it had a soft, pliable feel, making him wonder what had just broken his fall.

“W…what is this?”  Makoto asked as he continued to squeeze his impromptu cushion.  “…Squishy…”  He concluded as he continued squeezing.

“My, my, Naegi-kun, I didn’t know you were so bold.  What would your Life Mate say if she saw this?”

Makoto blushed cherry red as he realized just whose voice that belonged to…as well as the fact that it was coming from under him.

Yu…Yukizome-sensei?  I fell on Yukizome-sensei…and I was just squeezing Yukizome-sensei’s…  Makoto instantly scrambled off of her, crawling backwards as he shouted “I’M SORRY, YUKIZOME-SENSEI!  I DIDN’T MEAN TO GROPE YOUR…YOUR…”

Chisa merely giggled and stood up, watching as Makoto breathed a sigh of relief and stood up himself.  She took in his costume, which consisted of his usual vest and shorts, as well as a black vampire cape hanging from the back of his neck.

“It’s okay, Naegi-kun, I was just teasing.  I know you didn’t mean anything by it.  Nice vampire costume by the way…but aren’t you missing the fangs?”

Makoto reached into his pocket and pulled them out, explaining “I was going to put them on when I got to Kyoko’s room.”

Chisa nodded, then bent down, noticing the DVD Makoto had dropped before she picked it up, reading as she stood up “Attack of the Killer Carrots…I haven’t seen that movie since before I was mated…”

As Chisa let out an amused, nostalgic chuckle, Makoto gaped “Y…you’ve seen that movie, Yukizome-sensei?!”

Chisa merely laughed and nodded “Yes, Sakakura-kun and Munakata-kun and I used to spend our weekends watching all kinds of strange movies when we were students.”  Seeing the faint traces of blush still painting Makoto’s cheeks rosy pink, she walked over and handed the DVD back to him, assuring him “Don’t worry about our little run-in, Naegi-kun.  Accidents happen after all.”

Releived, Makoto gave a bashful smile and nodded “Thank you, Yukizome-sensei…oh, but I’ve gotta run to Kyoko’s room.”

“Alright, Naegi-kun.  I have somewhere I need to be too.  Enjoy your Halloween night, and I’d recommend putting on those vampire fangs before you get there so you don’t forget.”

Chisa finished with a wink, making Makoto blush before he nodded, taking his fake fangs and attaching them to his teeth before replying “Thank you…you as well, Yukizome-sensei.”

Makoto then walked off in a hurry, making Chisa shake her head in amusement before walking off herself.

Making sure to watch where he was going this time, Makoto eventually made it to Kyoko’s dorm.  Clearing his throat, he knocked with his right hand three times before uttering three words as a greeting.

“Trick or Treat.”

After a few seconds, the door swung open, revealing a sight that made Makoto’s jaw drop and his green Bunny Ears stand erect.  On the other side, was the Bunny Detective, Kyoko Kirigiri, dressed in a pitch black leotard, short black gloves, and a small vampire cape hanging from the back of her neck.

Kami…Kyoko’s…Kyoko’s…

Kyoko giggled at Makoto’s dumbstruck expression, her fake vampire fangs seeming to glisten as they shifted with her lips.  Eventually she stopped giggling and focused on her Life Mate, making Makoto blush as she seemed to size him up.

“I see you got a cape and fangs as your costume…minimalistic, but effective.  Now then…”

Makoto blushed, the breath stolen out of his lungs as Kyoko’s lavender Bunny Ears wrapped around his head, pulling him close.  Kyoko brought her hands up to cradle his cheeks, pulling him even closer so that he could feel her tantalizing breath on his lips.

“…I want a treat…” Kyoko breathed in a sensual voice before her hands and bunny ears tugged him closer, closing the remaining distance as she pressed his lips to her own in a passionate kiss.

Makoto’s surprised gasp turned to pleasured moans as he relaxed into the kiss.  Kyoko’s tongue snuck between his lips, still open from his surprised gasp, and started to dance with his own.  Moaning and closing her eyes along with him, she stroked his cheeks with her thumbs as Makoto followed suit, cradling her cheek in his hand and stroking it gently with his thumb.  Eventually they had to part for air, Makoto breathing heavily as he took his turn to size up his Life Mate’s costume again.

“Kyoko…wow…you look…so beautiful…and so…sexy…in that tight, black leotard…”  Seriously!  No tights, no boots…it’s like she’s half-naked…for me…

Kyoko smirked as she remarked “I can tell you like it…your Bunny Ears are standing erect…along with…something else…”

Something…else…?

Makoto followed her gaze, the both of them looking down at his shorts, which had begun to tent.  Makoto blushed, realizing that Kyoko’s passionate kiss had aroused him enough to give him an erection.

Kyoko giggled at Makoto’s embarrassment before deciding that he had been teased enough.  She stepped back, opening the door fully as she gestured with her hand to come in.  His cheeks still pink, Makoto nodded bashfully and stepped inside, taking deep breaths to calm himself down.  Once she saw that he had relaxed, Kyoko closed the door and walked over to her bed, sitting down on it as she opened her personal laptop.

“So, what movie did you bring for us to watch?”

“O…oh!”  Holding up the DVD, he explained “I brought Attack of the Killer Carrots!  It’s an old movie, and it’s really cheesy, but it’s technically still a scary movie, so I thought it might be a good Halloween movie for us to enjoy!”

“And given that it’s cheesy, you won’t get scared and clingy, right?  You know I don’t mind holding you when you get scared, Makoto.”

Blushign again, Makoto denied “N…no…that’s not why I chose it, Kyoko, I just…”

Kyoko giggled as she set up the DVD Player application and smiled at him, making him relax as she assured him “I’m just teasing you, Makoto.  Well…it is true that I don’t mind holding you when you get scared or sad, but I’m happy to watch any movie with you…as long as it’s with you.”

“Kyoko…”

As Makoto beamed at his Life Mate, Kyoko pressed the EJECT button, holding her hand out as she asked “Now then, mind throwing me the DVD so I can pop this bunny in?”

Chuckling, Makoto nodded, tossing the case to her.  Catching it skillfully, Kyoko opened it and took out the DVD before placing it in the ejected drive and pushing it back in.  As the menu lit up on the screen, she pressed the “PLAY” button before lying down on the bed, stretching her arms out to him.

“Come and lay with me, won’t you?”

Grinning with rosy cheeks, Makoto eagerly slid off his sneakers before walking over to the bed, climbing on top of it.  Still on his hands and knees, Makoto bit his lip in hesitation as the title screen played before asking his question.

“Ano…how did Junko’s interrogation go?  Has her condition…changed?”

Kyoko frowned, looking up at him as she shook her head and explained “Well…she started to smile today, and hasn’t stopped since Shuichi interrogated her…but otherwise, no.”  I know I shouldn’t keep secrets from him…but this is OUR NIGHT!  I don’t want to have my brief little episode today ruin it.  I’ll just…tell him tomorrow…

Makoto frowned before mimicking Kyoko’s standard thinking pose and wondering aloud “She’s smiling?  I wonder what that means?”

“…I don’t know…” Kyoko admitted before faking a reassuring smile and shifting “Don’t worry Makoto; I’ll get to the bottom of this mystery soon enough.  In the meantime, this is OUR NIGHT, and I want to spend it snuggled up with my Love Bunny and watching a cheesy movie!”

Makoto chuckled as Kyoko held her arms outstretched to him before he crawled over to her and gave her a brief peck on the lips.  Once they separated, Kyoko wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close before rolling them on the bed so that they could both watch the movie while they snuggled. 

Once they were in position, Kyoko slid her hands down his vest, pulling down his zipper to expose his chest and belly.  She then proceeded to snuggle up against his chest, feeling the *thump thump* of his heartbeat as she removed her gloves and began to lazily stroke his belly.  Makoto purred lightly, wrapping his arms around her back loosely as they glanced to the screen and began to watch the opening act of the movie.

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*Knock Knock*

The door opened, revealing a blonde Bunny Girl with lavender Bunny Ears dressed in a lavender leotard.  She smiled as she saw the person who had knocked: a Bunny Person obscured by a white bedsheet, holes poked in the fabric to reveal their grey eyes and black Bunny Ears.

“Trick or Treat.”

The Bunny Girl grinned cheekily as she bent down, grasping the hem of the sheet and pulling it up, revealing Shuichi underneath, smiling bashfully as he saw his Life Mate’s grin before she replied “Treat.”

Shuichi laughed uneasily as he awkwardly teased “Kaede…are you uh…trying to undress me?  I didn’t take you for such a pervert…”

Kaede giggled at his awkward attempt at flirting before smirking at him, choosing to join him under the sheet as she wrapped her arms around his neck.  His breath caught in his throat, Shuichi could only watch as Kaede stared at him lovingly before pulling him close for a kiss.  Closing his eyes and moaning softly, Shuichi relaxed into the soft kiss, wrapping his arms around Kaede’s waist as he felt the velvety texture of Kaede’s leotard brush against his thighs.

As they continued to kiss, Kaede’s Bunny Ears managed to sneakily wiggle through the holes that Shuichi’s Bunny Ears were sticking out of.  It wasn’t long until both sets of Bunny Ears were caressing each other as lovingly as their owners’ lips were.  While still kissing and lovingly stroking each other’s Bunny Ears, Shuichi started to walk them backwards, making Kaede giggle into Shuichi’s lips as he kicked the door closed with his foot before they tumbled together on Kaede’s bed.

Finally breaking apart, Shuichi scrambled to clear the white sheet from his vision, the two of them still wrapped in it together while Kaede still giggled from their antics.  It wasn’t long however until Kaede’s giggles turned to pleasured moans.

Huh?  His eyes focusing on her leotard as he finally got the sheet out of his way, Shuichi’s gaze trailed up until he found one of his hands cupped around Kaede’s breast, making him realize Oh…I guess while I was scrambling to get a hold of Kaede’s bedsheets, I accidentally squeezed her breast…  Shuichi’s thoughts were interrupted as Kaede let out a happy sigh, making Shuichi smile as he reasoned Well…she seemed to enjoy it…though I think I liked it more when she was giggling…maybe…

Shuichi moved his hands to her underarms and started scratching at them with his fingertips, making Kaede crack up as she started to giggle.

“Eeeeheheheheheheee!  Shuiiihihihihihihichi!  You know I’m tiihihihihihihihihhiihicklish!  Eeeeheheheheheheee!”  Shuichi grinned, moving his hands to spider down her sides and up again, increasing the volume of her giggles as she continued “HAAAhahahahahahahaaaaaa!  Nooohohohohohohooo!  Not my sides!  NAAAAAhahahahahahaaaat my saaaiiiihihihihihiides!  Nooohohohohohohooo!  HAAAhahahahahahahaaaaaa!”

Who knew I’d be stumbling onto Kaede’s bed with the two of us wrapped in a bedsheet?  Shuichi mused as he moved his hands to dig into her belly, feeling it bounce into his palms as he scribbled his fingers all over her leotard-covered tummy.

“BAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!  NOOOHOHOHOHOHOOOOO!  NOT MY BELLY!  NAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAT MY BEHEHEHEHEHEHELLY!  YOU KNOW THAT’S MY WOOOHOHOHOHOHORST SPAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAT!  BAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!  ENAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAUGH!  ENOUGH!  BAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!”

Acknowledging she had enough, especially from how her wild, tickle-induced flailing had made him the accidental target of a few light kicks, Shuichi relented, removing his hands from her belly and watching as she gasped for breath, a few leftover giggles passing through her lips as the ticklish sensations faded from her nerves.

I never imagined that Shuichi and I would be tumbling on my bed in a ghost costume…or that he’d be bold enough to tickle torture me after accidentally groping me…  As Shuichi finally threw the sheet over their heads and tossed it on the floor, Kaede asked “What made you decide to dress up as a Ghost Bunny for Halloween?”

Shuichi shrugged and replied “It’s a classic, and I thought it might be a fun idea.”

“Well, I can’t argue with that…but now it’s time for our scary movie!”

As she turned to the small table next to her bed and opened her laptop, Shuichi asked “So…what scary movie are we watching?”

As she searched through her video files and clicked on one, she beamed proudly and announced “It’s one of my favorites: The Bunny Phantom of the Opera!”

Shuichi rolled his eyes and replied dryly “Of course it is…no movie would ever be your favorite if it didn’t have a piano.”

Kaede playfully swatted his shoulder and pressed PLAY before lying back down and holding her arms out to him, ordering “Hush, you.  Now come here and cuddle me…and NO TICKLING this time!”

Chuckling in amusement as he nursed his shoulder, Shuichi lay down next to her, snuggling up against Kaede’s breasts as he laid his hand on top of her belly.  True to his word, he refrained from the urge to tickle his Life Mate’s belly again.  Instead he gave her a soothing belly rub, making Kaede purr in pleasure.

“Much better…hey, Shuichi?”

“Hm?”

As he looked up to her, Kaede continued “…This is one of my favorite movies…but it also scares me every year…so…I’ll…”  Kaede blushed as she admitted “…I’ll need you to hold me when I get scared, okay?”

Shuichi responded by wrapping his other arm tighter around her waist, nuzzling his cheek against her breasts as he continued rubbing her belly.  Content with their arrangement, the two Bunnies turned their attention to the screen as they began to watch the movie.

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Sonia gracefully came to a halt, ending her final bounce at the Hope’s Peak Clocktower.  The Bunny Princess began to giggle with glee as she began to look forward to her spooky Halloween night with her Life Mate, Gundham Tanaka the Bunny Breeder.

Perhaps tonight will help to get his mind off of his struggle with the Steering Committee to get his title changed to the Bunny Animal Breeder… Sonia hoped as she flashed back to a conversation they had when he was fed up with how his title was constantly misinterpreted.

“Gundham, calm down and take a deep breath!”

“Calm?!  CALM?!  How can I be calm, dearest Princess of the Bunny Realm, when I have to put up with the humiliation of being mistaken for some lowly breeding machine?!”

“Okay, I’ll admit it’s getting a little old…but it’s just a misinterpretation of your name, that’s all…”

“I am Tanaka the Forbidden One, Breeder of animals, not of Bunny people!  The only maiden I wish to breed with is you, fairest Sonia, not any of these lowlife Bunny mortals!  I’ve decided…that if my title is the cause of this…then I shall simply petition the Steering Committee to have it changed…something like…the Bunny Animal Breeder!”

“...That seems like a little much…besides, how do you plan to get their approval?”

“If need be, I’ll draw upon my darkest magic from the ninth circle of hell to hypnotize them into doing my bidding!  …However, I hope it won’t come to that, which is why I intend to get a title change petition from the Headmaster’s Office tomorrow and go through the…proper channels…”

“…You’re really determined about this…alright, if it’s what you want, then I’ll support you all the way!”

“Thank you, my dearest Sonia…fairest angel who sought to mate with a dark demon like myself!”

Shaking the thought from her head, she did a double take as she spotted Kyoko and Shuichi in the distance.  She politely waved before a *Boom* rattled her ears.  Turning her head, she saw a black storm cloud approaching the clocktower.

“Oh dear, I’d better get inside or I’ll get absolutely splashed!  …Or was it soaked?”

Shaking the thought from her mind for the time being, she turned around and pressed against the wooden door, hearing it creak as it slowly inched open before she slid inside.  She stared up at the seemingly never-ending staircase that circled the perimeter before she sighed.

“Well…might as well start climbing…” Sonia decided before she started to trek up the stairs to the very top of the tower.  As she started climbing, she looked on her wrist and smiled at her golden bracelet, the red jewel in the middle staring back at her as she reflected on the day that Gundham gave it to her when he asked her to be his Life Mate.

That was the second-best day of my life!  Only the day I set foot in Japan to study at Hope’s Peak Academy could possibly top it, and just by a nail!  It might not be real gold, and the jewel might be fake, but it’s still a symbol of Gundham’s love for me…and that makes this bracelet worth more than any treasure in the entirety of Novoselic!  “…Hm?”

As she got halfway to the top, Sonia’s Bunny Ears twitched, a familiar melody attracting her attention as she began to stare up at the top of the clocktower.

“Is that…an organ?  Oh yes, yes it must be!  Is…is Gundham playing an organ for me?  But why?  Is this part of his Halloween surprise?”

Curiously giddy, Sonia giggled with excitement as she hurried up the rest of the stairs, finally making it to the top of the clocktower.  Looking around, she saw various lit candles glowing from their metal candelabras, lighting up the top of the clocktower enough to reveal Gundham, playing the organ with his back turned to her, but making it dim enough to give the clocktower an eerie and mysterious vibe.

Sonia opened her mouth to greet her Life Mate, only to feel her heart skip a beat as Gundham ended the song on a high note before turning around and flashing her the same creepy smile that drove most mortals, like Kazuichi, to fear the eccentric Bunny Boy.  Unlike the others however, Sonia beamed a beautiful smile before dashing over to him, her arms outstretched as she dove into his embrace, wrapping her arms around him as he hugged her close.

“Oh, Happy Halloween to you, Gundham!”

Gundham laughed “HAHAHA!  Yes, this is indeed a happy night to celebrate the dark, magical, All Hallows’ Eve!”

Stepping out of his grasp, Sonia’s brow furrowed as her beaming smile turned into a contemplative expression as she asked “…Gundham, how are you making the organ play without you touching the keys?  Is this one of your dark magic performances?”

Indeed, Gundham’s organ didn’t seem to be slowing down.  If anything, it seemed to be picking up tempo as it continued to create dark music without his nimble fingers.

“My dearest Sonia…this is just one of the many powers that are available to me on this very night, for All Hallows’ Eve is when I am most in tune with the demonic forces fueling my powers!”

Sonia sweatdropped before a silver sparkle caught her attention.  Squinting her eyes, she was able to make out an old MP3 player plugged into the organ that Gundham was just playing, surrounded by his four Dark Devas of Destruction. 

As she glanced around, she was also able to make out a handful of wireless speakers around the room’s perimeter, her eyes widening in realization as she deduced Oh, I get it!  He’s connected the MP3 player to the speakers to make it seem like he’s using magic to operate that organ!  And his Devas are controlling it so he can keep his hands free so as to not bust the illusion!  That makes so much sense now!

Choosing not to spoil his fun, she took a second glance at the candelabras, squinting her eyes again as she was able to just make out the slightly plastic texture of the flames.

Oh, and those candles are electric!  Now we can spend our evening without having to worry about burning down the clocktower!

*BOOM*

“EEK!”  Sonia screeched, making her jump right into Gundham’s arms again, her face buried in his chest as he stroked her hair.

“Don’t fret, my fairest maiden.  As long as you stay close to Tanaka the Forbidden One, no harm shall befall you.”  As she bashfully removed herself from his grasp, they heard the light tapping of rain against the rooftop, leading Gundham to offer his hand and ask “May this fair maiden honor this lowly demon with an All Hallows’ Eve dance?”

“…Trick…or Treat?”

Confused, Gundham raised an eyebrow as he placed a finger under her chin and asked “I…do not understand you question.  What are you trying to ask me, fairest Sonia?”

Sonia’s eyes closed, an uncharacteristic smirk that made Gundham shiver forming on her lips as she replied “I’ll choose…trick!”

Sonia craned her head to look up at him, opening her eyes to reveal that they had shifted to a deep purple color.  She also curled her lips to reveal sharp fangs protruding from the corners of her mouth, the Ultimate Princess playfully hissing at her Life Mate.

What…what trickery is this?!  My precious angel Sonia…she’s been possessed by a beast from the demonic realms!!!  “AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!”  Gundam screamed as he jumped, stumbling backwards.

“…Eeeeheheheheheheheeee!  Haaahahahahahahahaaaa!”

Wh…what…?!

Standing up shakily, Gundham watched, befuddled as Sonia clutched her belly and bent over, stuck in a fit of giggles.

“Wh…what in the nine hells is going on?!”

Finally calming down, she stood up straight as she reached up to her mouth with one hand and her eyes with the other.  She then removed them from her face and held her palms open for Gundham to see.  His eyes widened as he took in the fake vampire fangs and the contacts within them.  Looking up from her palms to her face, he saw that Sonia’s eyes had indeed reverted back to their normal color, informing him that the contacts were the cause of the color change.

Smiling, Sonia explained “I heard that it was common practice to play tricks and pranks on Halloween, so I thought it might be fun to celebrate by trying my hand at pulling a trick of my own!”

Blushing in embarrassment, Gundham wrapped his scarf around his mouth and turned his back to her, feeling humiliated that his beloved angel was devious enough to trick him.  Understanding that she had unintentionally hurt his feelings, Sonia sighed before walking up to him and wrapping her arms around his waist, locking her fingers together against his belly while she rested her cheek against his back.

“…I’m sorry, Gundham…I just wanted to make a new memory with you and have some fun while doing it.  Please don’t be mad at me anymore…”

His Bunny Ears twitching in recognition at her words, Gundham sighed before turning around in her grasp and wrapping his arms around her.  He then pulled his scarf down from his face and pulled her close, allowing her to nuzzle his chest while he smiled softly to let her know that all was forgiven.

Once they separated, Gundham praised “No mere magician can successfully trick the Lord of Ice like that…my dear Sonia…your dark powers have developed far greater than I anticipated…and you’ll make an extraordinary Queen of Ice one day!”

“Gundham…”  Sonia breathed, tears of joy trickling down her cheeks as she pulled him close, their lips meeting as she prodded his lips open with her tongue, the Lord of Ice easily granting entry as their tongues engaged in a passionate dance.  As they kissed, Sonia’s Bunny Ears playfully slapped against Gundham’s, creasing his half-Bunny Ear.

Once they separated, Sonia shyly asked “…That Halloween Dance…is that still on the counter?”

Ignoring her butchered phrase, Gundham smiled and nodded “It would be an honor to engage in a dancing ritual with you on All Hallow’s Eve!”

Sonia grinned as she wrapped her hands around his neck, feeling his hands secure her waist as they started to sway back and forth, the Four Dark Devas of Destruction fiddling with the MP3 player until it played a slow tune for the Lord and future Queen of Ice to dance to.

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Hmm…I wonder why Hope’s Peak Faculty shares a Burrow with the students… Chisa wondered as she waved goodbye to Makoto Naegi, who had accidentally knocked her over and groped her while on his way to meet Kyoko Kirigiri.  After a moment, she shrugged Well, it doesn’t really matter too much…besides, it certainly makes life as a teacher interesting…especially with mishaps like this!

Giggling to herself, Chisa walked down the hallway and up the stairs to the Faculty Residence floor.  As she made her way down the hall, cheerfully humming a tune, she came across a door, smiling as she read the nameplate “MUNAKATA”.  She reached for the doorknob, twisting it and pushing it open before quietly slipping inside.  She quietly closed the door behind her and twisted the lock so that she wouldn’t be disturbed before turning her gaze to the room’s owner.

Their grey Bunny Ears twitched, making their owner look up at Chisa from the couch they sat on, underneath a pair of katanas hanging on the wall as decoration.  They smiled at her arrival, relaxing in their light blue shirt that exposed their chest, white pants, and black shoes.

“Yukizome…”

Chisa smiled, teasing as she approached “I told you, it’s Chisa!  We’re Life Mates now, we should be on a first name basis!  Unless…you want me to call you by your title, Bunny Student Council President Munakata!”

Kyosuke Munakata, the former Bunny Student Council President, chuckled “Sorry…old habits die hard…”  Kyosuke sighed, then asked “Unfortunately, we have business to attend to.  Any new information to report?”

Her face turning serious as well, Chisa saluted before answering “Not much, I’m afraid.  I haven’t heard any leads on the whereabouts of the Steering Committee’s test subject Izuru Kamukura.  Although this is only my conjecture, I do believe that Izuru was involved in Junko Enoshima’s plan to throw the Bunny World into despair.”

Kyosuke pondered her words, humming as he processed her thoughts before wondering “If that’s the case…why would he have suddenly betrayed Junko?  The Bunny Police only took Junko and Mukuro into custody.  If Izuru was also an accomplice, then why wasn’t he at the scene of the crime?”

“I don’t know…but I think it’s possible that Izuru might have been dissuaded from helping Junko and Mukuro further by another Bunny Person.  In fact, I think it’s likely such a Bunny Person is probably his Life Mate.”

Nodding, Kyosuke agreed “It’s definitely in the realm of possibility…though who could it be?  Any suggestions?”

Chisa shook her head, denying “I’m sorry, but I haven’t really considered who could be close enough to influence Izuru, Life Mate or no.”  Chisa was barely able to prevent her true indecision from showing as she thought Truthfully…I think only two Bunny People come to mind that could influence Izuru…Makoto Naegi…and my own class’s Class Representative, Chiaki Nanami.

Makoto is already mated to Kyoko Kirigiri, but given his optimistic tendencies and how he’s bonded with the other Bunnies in his class, I could see him being able to reach Izuru and dissuade him from following Junko.  If I had to pick however…I’d say Chiaki’s the more likely candidate.  As far as I’m aware, she’s not mated to anyone, and her questions about Lost Mates during my lecture in class, as well as how uncharacteristically emotional she got were…strange, to put it lightly.  Could it be that…she was Life Mates with whoever Izuru was before he became Izuru?

Even if she is…I don’t have proof, and even if I did have proof, Chiaki’s my student, and as her teacher, I can’t betray her trust!  I know I shouldn’t keep my theories from my own Life Mate…but I’ll just have to cross that bridge if and when more information on Izuru arises…

Blissfully ignorant to Chisa’s worried wonderings, Kyosuke smiled at her and suggested while gesturing to a bottle of champagne and two empty goblets “Well, enough about that…Trick…or Treat?”

“Treat!”  Chisa giggled giddily before reaching behind to untie her apron letting it fall to the floor before turning around and bending over, wiggling her blue leotard-clad rear at her Life Mate.  After a long day of teaching and investigating…I could use some quality time with my Life Mate to unwind!

Chuckling as he restrained his arousal at the plush treat before him, Kyosuke uncorked the champagne bottle, watching as Chisa stood back up and walked over to the couch before sitting next to him.  Taking the champagne bottle from the table, she poured some into each glass before setting it back down. 

The two then clinked their glasses together as they simultaneously cheered “Kanpai!  Happy Halloween!”

Kyosuke slowly sipped his champagne, his eyebrows raising in shock as he watched Chisa down her entire glass in one gulp.  She then set her glass back on the table and let out a pleased sigh before leaning to rest her head against his shoulder.

The two sat quietly on the couch, enjoying the tender moment before Chisa hesitantly asked “Say…Kyosuke?”

“Hm?”

Chisa blushed as she asked hopefully “…Do you think the Instinct will happen soon?  I know we’re still trying to find Izuru and I still have my teaching job...but I…I’m really looking forward…to having Baby Bunnies with you…”

Kyosuke smiled lovingly at his Life Mate and stroked her hair, making her purr in pleasure as he assured her “I understand how you feel…having Baby Bunnies of our own will be a blessing when the Instinct does come for us…but just because we haven’t been hit by the Instinct yet…doesn’t mean we can’t get a little frisky in the meantime…”

Kyosuke leaned over his Life Mate and pressed a series of gentle kisses against her exposed neck, making her moan with pleasure.  After his last kiss, he reached to cradle her cheeks with his hands as he gently removed her head from his shoulder before pressing his lips to her own,, both of the closing their eyes and moaning in pleasure as they opened their lips and allowed their tongues to reach out and dance with each other in a passionate dance.

While they kissed, their hands started to wander, Chisa’s hands stroking his exposed chest while Kyosuke’s cupped her breasts, his thumbs rubbing at her obscured nipples.  Getting even more in the mood, Kyosuke gently pushed Chisa back until she was lying on the couch.  As he continued to rub her nipples with his thumbs, He placed his head between her breasts and lazily moved back and forth, making them both moan in pleasure.

A mischievous grin on his face, Kyosuke suddenly stopped teasing her breasts, removing his hands from them before crawling backwards on the couch, making her crane her head up and stare at him curiously as he gently removed her light blue heels, placing them on the table and exposing her soft feet.  Still grinning he locked her ankles together in one elbow before using his free hand to gently spider the undersides of her toes, making them wiggle as she burst into giggles.

“Eeeeeheheheheheheeee!  Kyooooosuke!  That tiiihihihihihihihiiickles!  You’re tiiihihihihihihihickling my tooohohohohohohoooes!  Eeeeeheheheheheheeee!”

After a minute of tickle torturing her toes, Kyosuke relented and released her feet from his elbow, shifting to take one foot in each hand as he gently rubbed his thumb against her sole in soothing circles.

“Ohhhh…Kyoooosukeeeeee…that feels soooo gooooooddddddd!”  Chisa’s giggles turned to moans as she relaxed into his foot massage, feeling all of her stress ebb away as she was tended to by her Love Bunny.

It was a long day…but at least I know Kyosuke will always be there to make it better at the end…

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*BOOM*

“EEK!”  Ibuki cried as the sound of thunder could be heard even withing the walls of the Dormitory Burrows, jumping into the arms of her Life Mate, a Bunny Person with white Bunny Ears who was wearing an orange shirt with a black jack-o-lantern face print on the front and black pants.

Holding their Life Mate bridal style as they blushed, the Bunny Imposter, or Porkfeet to Ibuki, cleared their throat and asked “Are you really scared, or are you just happy to be close to me?”

Ibuki smiled guiltily and giggled, admitting her guilt by cradling their cheeks and pulling their face close before showering it with chaste, gentle kisses.  Porkfeet smiled, blushing even redder as they allowed her to shower them with affection.

With one last kiss to their nose, Ibuki jumped out of Porkfeet’s arms and began to rant with a frustrated expression on her face “Mou!  That stupid storm ruined the Halloween Party!”  Ibuki pouted as she grumbled “Ibuki was gonna perform with Sayaka and Kaede and was going to dress up as a sexy demon for Halloween!”

Porkfeet and Ibuki both looked at her normal Bunny attire that she wore to class every day and felt a surge of regret as they had both been looking forward to it.

“Ibuki was gonna try to be scary this year!  Unlike last year where Nagito’s luck caused everything to burst into flames!”  Ibuki’s expression suddenly turned contemplative as she mused “Come to think of it…that was actually pretty metal…”

Seeing her pout again, Porkfeet wrapped their arms around her waist in a spooning embrace, making Ibuki sigh in pleasure as they nuzzled their face against the back of her neck.  Ibuki leaned back against their chest as her blue and magenta Bunny Ears softly twisted around their white Bunny Ears, feeling the white tips stroke her own.

“…Is there anything I can do to help you make the most of this Halloween night?”

“Hmm…how to make the most of a ruined Halloween night…” Ibuki pondered as her Bunny Ears released their own and stood up straight, pressing together as she began to rack her brain for ideas.  “Should Ibuki sprout bat wings…no…should Ibuki ride a hell dragon into space…no…should Ibuki pretend Ibuki’s life is one big video game…NO!  BAD IBUKI!”

Ibuki slapped her forehead with her Bunny Ears, making Porkfeet sweatdrop at how silly their Life Mate was being.

Her ideas are silly, but I can’t say they wouldn’t be fun…how can I top that when all I have is a closet filled with disguises…wait, DISGUISES!

Porkfeet immediately released Ibuki from their embrace, making her groan “Hey!  Ibuki wasn’t done yet…” before she trailed off, her eyebrows furrowed in curiosity as she saw them run over to their closet door, throwing it open with an unusual level of gusto before sifting through its contents.

What are they doing?  Do they have a surprise for Ibuki in his closet?  Ibuki watched as Porkfeet finally turned around, showing nothing in their hands, causing her to groan to herself Nothing!  An abandoned hug and nothing to show for it?!

Before she could sigh in disappointment, Porkfeet asked “Trick or Treat?”

“…Trick or Treat?”  Successfully distracted, Ibuki closed her eyes, humming as she rested a pointer finger on each side of her head.  She bounced her head back and forth between them, her Bunny Ears flopping from one side to the other as she pondered “What should Ibuki choose?  If Ibuki chooses treat, Ibuki could get something very sweet!  Oh the other hand, if Ibuki chooses trick, it could be very exciting!  Ohh, decisions, decisions…”  Oh Ibuki knows!  Ibuki wants a trick!

“TRICK!”  Porkfeet declared, removing their mask to reveal a skull with crimson red eyes as they laughed creepily while looking straight into Ibuki’s soul through her eyes.

“EEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKK!”  Ibuki screamed, standing motionless as her eyes rolled into the back of her head, the Bunny Musician moaning as she fell backwards, collapsing on her back with her arms crossed over her breasts as if she were in a coffin.

“Ibuki!”  Porkfeet fell to their knees, ripping off their skull mask and throwing it aside to reveal their true face before reaching to grasp her shoulders, shaking her as they cried “Ibuki!  I’m sorry, it was just a joke!  Ibuki, please wake up!”

Panicking, Porkfeet stopped shaking her and rested their human ear next to Ibuki’s lips to check to see if she was breathing.

Porkfeet sighed in relief as they felt her breath tickling their ear, thinking Okay, good, she just fainted.  Hopefully she’ll forgive me when she…

“Ibuki was gonna choose TRICK!”

“Huh?”

Porkfeet removed their ear from Ibuki’s lips, kneeling up straight to look at her face as she opened her eyes, her pink orbs narrowed as her mouth formed a scary scowl.

“GAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Porkfeet screamed, scurrying backwards as Ibuki kept her angry scowl.

After a few seconds however, Ibuki’s scowl morphed into a victorious grin, giggling at how they had fallen for her trick.  Eventually her giggles evolved into laughter, the Bunny Musician clutching her belly as it bounced with her laughter.

…She tricked me…I tried to trick her…but she ended up tricking me…now I know how Naegi-kun felt when he told me that story about how Kirigiri-san turned his trick back on her…

Smiling at seeing their Life Mate laugh so boisterously, Porkfeet eventually joined her, cracking up into laughter and clutching their own belly with their hands as they sang together in musical laughter, overcome with how funny it was that they both chose trick.

As their laughter died down, Ibuki blushed, smiling bashfully after taking in one last breath to refill her lungs.

“Ano…Ibuki wouldn’t mind sharing a treat with you…”

Smiling curiously, Porkfeet asked “Oh, and what is this treat?”

Ibuki reached into her leotard and pulled out a hard fruit candy with chocolate in the middle from between her breasts, explaining “Tada!  Ibuki commissioned Teruteru to make this for Ibuki!”  Seeing Porkfeet’s cautious frown, Ibuki assured them “No worries, Porkfeet!  It’s not gonna be like the time with the sexy soup!  I even threatened to give him a private concert so loud his eardrums would be shattered if it had any weird side effects.”

And given how loud you usually play, that would be pretty loud… Porkfeet deadpanned before deciding to crawl over and take a cautionary sniff.  Hmm…it’s cherry…

Grinning, Ibuki teased “Here, come have a taste!” before popping it in her mouth, giving a toothy smile as she held it between her teeth for him to see.

*Smooch*

Porkfeet wasted no time in pressing their lips to her own, both participants moaning in pleasure as Ibuki relaxed her jaws.  Both of their tongues twisted around and licked the hard candy, the taste of cherry melding with the unique taste of each other’s mouths as they continued to kiss.

Let’s see how many licks it takes to get to the chocolate center!  They both thought eagerly as they continued to lick at the candy and each other’s tongues, their kiss remaining unbroken even after the chocolate was long gone.

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A single Bunny Girl stood in the middle of a room obscured by darkness, the only light coming from her glowing long-sleeved leotard dress.  The back of the skirt was riddled with tears and holes, exposing its age and wear, though the front of the dress still looked pristine as it glowed in the darkness.

The Bunny Bride walked slowly around the room, clutching a bouquet of dead flowers close to her breasts as she moaned hauntingly, thinking Ohh…a century has come and gone and yet no sign of my darling Life Mate…but I will continue to search for him until the end of time!

Suddenly, a lamp turned on, banishing the darkness and illuminating the room, revealing Toko Fukawa in the wedding dress, which was no longer glowing since it was no longer dark.

“Huh?”

Toko blinked, turning in surprise at the light having been turned on before her eyes settled on her Life Mate, Byakuya Togami.

Her eyes widened in shock as she opened her mouth to exclaim in surprise, but Byakuya beat her to the punch as he held up a familiar book and commented “I must admit, this manuscript of yours for the Lost Bunny Bride has been a very intriguing read, worthy of a Togami…”  Toko beamed in happiness at hearing her Life Mate compliment her writing before he asked “Although, I must confess I am curious…how did you get that wedding dress?  And why are you walking around in it?”

Toko blushed and stammered “I…I commi…commissioned that Bunny Girl from the 79^th C…Class!  I didn’t wa…want to ask that pe…pervert Ya…Yamada!”

Byakuya nodded “Agreed…Shirogane is much more tolerable than Yamada, plus she specializes in cosplays and costumes, so that was a smart choice to go to her.”

Toko blushed and smiled shyly at Byakuya’s praise before she admitted “I was th…thinking of wearing this co…costume to the Halloween Pa…Party.  Though, now that I th…think about it…maybe it’s a good th…thing that the storm cancelled the pa…party…I really only want Da…Darling to see me in this dress…”

*BOOM*

The room shook with the thunder that boomed outside the Burrows, leading Byakuya to offer with a blush on his cheeks“…If you’re frightened of the storm…I wouldn’t mind becoming your castle and letting you…jump into my arms…”

Seeing his arms outstretched to her, Toko smiled cutely and breathed “Darling…” as she walked up to him, eager to accept his display of affection that he wouldn’t be caught dead offering in public.

*TWITCH*

Oh no… Toko thought as she immediately held her hands over her nose, using all her willpower to hold back her impending sneeze for as long as she could.  Not HER!  Not NOW!  Not on Halloween night!  “Ah-choo!”

Toko inevitably sneezed, her eyes turning red as she burst into a cackling fit, making Byakuya sigh as he grumbled “…Great…now I have to deal with my other Life Mate…”

“ALL RIGHT EVERYBODY!  GENOCIDE JILL IS MAKING HER HALLOWEEN DEBUT AT LAST!  KEEHEHEHEHEHEEE!”  Jill looked down at her dress and complained “Ugh…and what’s this crappy thing I’m wearing?  Did little Miss Morose go to a fundraiser for one of her romance novels and grab the first old leotard dress she could find?” 

She began to look around the room until her eyes settled on her grimacing Life Mate, making her eyes sparkle at the shirtless Byakuya, still holding his arms out to her.

“OOH!  Have I died and gone to heaven?  Well, no matter, my Darling is sitting there waiting for me!  Here I come, Darling!”

Without another word, Jill burst into a run and jumped into Byakuya’s arms, wrapping her legs around his waist and plopping her rear in his lap before she forcefully pressed her lips against his own in a passionate kiss.  Byakuya felt her long tongue pry open his lips and lash his own tongue before he forcefully pushed her head away, braking off their kiss and leaving her slithery tongue hanging out of her lips.

“Don’t be ridiculous, there’s no way I want to spend my Halloween night with you.”  Byakuya scoffed, making Jill smile cutely.

“Aww, don’t be like that, Darling!  Besides, I could feel your little Bunny Byakuya under my tushy, so you must have enjoyed it!”

Byakuya blushed as Jill giggled like a girl in a candy store, unable to refute it as Jill was technically still Toko, and as such was able to make his blood boil in more ways than one.

Byakuya scoffed once, then sighed “…Do as you wish…I won’t stop you…”

Jill squealed, then grabbed Byakuya’s cheeks in her hands, pulling him close enough so that he could feel her breath on his lips. Her Fuchsia Bunny Ears twisted around his Royal Blue Ears, pinning them in the air in a too tight embrace before she breathed an all too familiar phrase.

“Trick or Treat?”

Byakuya smirked, replying “Trick.”, admittedly curious as to how a former Bunny Murderous Fiend could trick a Togami.

Jill wasted no time in mashing her lips against Byakuya’s, forcing her tongue into his mouth and dancing with his own tongue for dominance.  During their passionate kiss, Byakuya’s hands wandered to her bare thighs, squeezing them and making her moan with pleasure.

“Ohhh, Darrrliiinggg….”

She then started to rub his bare chest with her hands as their blood continued to boil, the tent in his pants and the heat in her belly obvious signs of their spiking arousal.  Eventually they had to break apart for air, gasping for breath.  Once they had both refilled their lungs, Jill opened her mouth to speak.

“Ah-choo!”

Byakuya sweatdropped as Toko sneezed, her eyes turning back to normal, looking around with a confused expression on her face as she asked “Huh?  What happened?”  Her eyes widened in realization as she asked “Oh no…what did SHE do?!”

Without missing a beat, Byakuya answered “Just the usual, making Halloween night a little more interesting.”

Toko pouted, disheartened as she grumbled “W…whatever.  If you want to spend Halloween with H…HER…I don’t really ca…care…”

Toko moved one of her Fuchsia Ears to tickle her nose, only for it to be intercepted by a Blue Bunny Ear, making Toko gasp as it was sufficiently restrained.

She looked into Byakuya’s suddenly concerned eyes as he assured her “I would be happy to spend time with the Bunny Woman who had claimed my heart.  While it’s true that having her come out once in a while can bring some much needed excitement…there’s no Bunny Person in the world I would rather be with than the future Togami I see before me.”

“Da…Darling…” Toko breathed, tears of joy trickling down her cheeks before she leaned in to kiss him.

Just as she could feel his breath on her lips, Byakuya asked with a chuckle “Trick or Treat?”

“Treat.”  Toko immediately giggled before feeling his lips press against hers in a soft, gentle kiss.

As their lips continued to caress each other, Byakuya squeezed her thigh with one hand, making her moan while he used the other to wipe away her tears.  Once they broke apart, Toko rested her head on his shoulder, using one hand to stroke lazy patterns on his chest.

“Darling…can we read together?”

Without another word, Byakuya grabbed a nearby book on the small table next to his seat.  Beaming, Toko unhooked her legs from his waist and turned around in his lap so that her back was relaxed against his chest.  Taking a moment to read “THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN” written on the cover, Toko then took the end of the opened book offered to her before beginning to read together.

“This was found among the papers of the Late Diedrich Knickerbocker…”

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*BOOM*

Mukuro’s Bunny Ears twitched, a small smirk creeping on her face as she sat in her magnetically locked cell.

A thunderstorm…this may very well be the chance I’ve been waiting for…my chance to escape!  I may not be the Bunny Analyst that Junko is…but if there’s one Bunny Talent I possess, it’s how to survive and bide my time…and how to plan around the clockwork patterns and behaviors of my enemies…

Mukuro gripped the bars of her cell and watched as the Bunny Guard walked back and forth in front of the row of cells, hearing the jingling of their keys and the metallic clang of their gun hitting their belt from within their holster.

Just one…just one stroke of luck is all I need…then I can get my revenge on…on HER…

“I’m now his Life Mate, not Mukuro…and that’s undeniable evidence that I love him far more than Mukuro Ikusaba ever will.”

Mukuro gripped the bars tighter, imagining that she was wringing Kyoko’s neck as her annoying, victorious smirk flashed in the Bunny Soldier’s mind.

It’s not fair!  Makoto could have been MY Life Mate…I knew it ever since he smiled at me the first day we enrolled in Hope’s Peak Academy together!  Makoto’s smile flashed before her eyes before she thought If only I hadn’t been so stupid as to follow Junko into Despair!  Then…then Makoto would have mated with ME instead of HER!  Now they’re Life Mates, and all my whining won’t change that…

Mukuro flashed back to one of her classes with Makoto and the others in their class, one where they got a primer on the rules involving Life Mates.

Well…who says those are the rules?!  Mukuro denied, thinking Yeah, nobody’s ever tried to challenge them, so who says I can’t become Makoto’s Life Mate?!  All I have to do is get that Bunny Detective out of the picture, then I’ll prove them all wrong by mating with Makoto and bearing his Bunny Babies!  I just need…

*BOOM*  *FLASH*

As the Bunny Guard returned to make his rounds in front of her cell, lightning struck the Police Burrows, causing the power to flicker for a few seconds.

Mukuro smirked as she realized The magnetic locks won’t be in effect with the electricity on the fritz!  This is it!  The chance I’ve been waiting for!

While the power was still flickering, Mukuro launched herself into a powerful kick, making the door fly into the opposite wall, startling the Bunny Guard.  Before he could make a move, Mukuro rushed him from behind, wrapping her elbows around his throat in a chokehold.  As the Bunny Soldier started to apply pressure to the Guard’s Head, the Guard started to make choking sounds, presenting Mukuro with a dilemma.

What should I do?  If I leave him alive, he’ll just call for help and I won’t have as much time to go into hiding and plan my next move…I should just snap his neck and not leave anything to chance.  But then…  Makoto’s smile flashed in her mind, making her realize …But then Makoto would never forgive me.  Kyoko is one thing, but an innocent guard’s death is one Makoto would never forgive me for.  I…I can’t kill him…I’ll just knock him out and make my escape…

Her decision clear in her mind, Mukuro applied pressure to the Bunny Guard’s head as she held him in a sleeper hold, relaxing her grip when she heard him breathe out and felt him slump against her.  Looking down to make sure, she confirmed with her eyes that the Guard was now unconscious.

“QUICKLY, TO THE PRISON CELLS!  WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IKUSABA DIDN’T ESCAPE OR TRY TO BREAK ENOSHIMA OUT!”

No!  I need to get out of here!

With her time for escape now limited, Mukuro quickly pocketed the Bunny Guard’s gun and keys before she ran as fast as she could down the hallway of prison cells, only to stop at the one belonging to her sister.  She turned to see Junko, still in her straitjacket, lying on her bed with the same creepy smile that she had when Kyoko and Shuichi temporarily took her in for interrogation.

“Fuck you.  Bitch.”  Mukuro spat out, feeling a weight finally lifted off her shoulders as she thought Boy, that felt good…I wish I had done that sooner…alright, no more distractions, I have to escape while I still can!

Mukuro made her way to the exit, running as fast as she could while the rest of the Bunny Guards were in hot pursuit.

EUREKA!  She exclaimed to herself as she saw the entrance to the outside world, her eyes narrowing as she rushed to the door.  She quickly took out the keys she stole and inserted them one by one into the keyhole, smirking as she finally turned the right one in the lock.  Withdrawing the key, she threw the door open before bursting into another run, disappearing into the darkness and booming of the stormy night, the weather covering her tracks.

Not long afterwards, the remaining Bunny Guards burst into the lobby, only to see the door thrown open, nothing but pitch-black darkness and the occasional lightning strike visible from within the Burrows.

As they all blinked in confusion and panic, one Bunny Guard turned around and grabbed his cell phone, scrolling through his contacts before tapping one and holding it up to his Human Ear.

“Chief, we’ve got a code red!  Mukuro Ikusaba has escaped!”

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“…This movie is really dumb…” Kyoko deadpanned.

Makoto chuckled and admitted “…Yeah, that’s what most Bunny People say when they watch this movie, but I’m still happy you agreed to watch it with me…”

Blushing, Kyoko snuggled against Makoto’s chest, mumbling “I’ll admit, it has its charms…being an excuse to snuggle with you being one of them…”

Makoto smiled bashfully as he stroked her hair, their Bunny Ears nuzzling each other as they watched the credits roll.

Reluctantly getting up, Makoto mumbled “Well…thanks for watching this with me, Kyoko…I should um…get back to my room now…”

“…What if I don’t want you to leave yet…?”

“Huh?”

Before he could ask what she meant, Makoto felt Kyoko spoon him from behind, placing her lips against the sensitive spot on his neck.  She then proceeded to hungrily kiss his neck, the Bunny of Good Luck moaning in pleasure as he felt the tips of her plastic vampire fangs touch his skin while her tongue hungrily lashed the spot on his neck covered by her kiss.

“Kyou…Kyoko…what are you…”

Removing her lips just barely from his neck and exposing the hickey she left behind, Kyoko replied teasingly “…Isn’t it obvious?  I’m a Bunny Vampire tonight, and I need to suck your blood…”

Kyoko immediately went back to kissing his neck hungrily, Makoto moaning as he had no real desire to leave her hungry embrace, or to deprive himself of her hungry kisses on his neck.  After a few minutes, she finally removed herself from Makoto’s neck, the boy dazed from the arousal he felt from Kyoko’s kisses.  While he was still dazed, Kyoko elegantly scrambled to rest on top of him, grabbing his wrists with her hands and pushing him so that he was lying face-up on the bed.

As Makoto regained his lucidity, Kyoko pressed her belly against him, feeling his erection poking her through his shorts and her leotard as she bared her fangs playfully and asked huskily “Trick…Or…Treat?”

Makoto blinked, ignoring the feeling of his arousal pressing against her smooth skin as he contemplated Hmm…Trick or Treat?  Well, she tricks me all the time, but since we’ve mated she’s given me plenty of treats too.  I think I want…Treat!

*Knock Knock*

Makoto closed his mouth as Kyoko groaned in annoyance, grumbling “Now?!  Why Now?!  I was having a moment with my Love bunny!  This had better be good…” before she reluctantly got off of his and jumped off the bed.

Sweatdropping, Makoto instantly removed his vampire cape that he was still wearing and grabbed her discarded gloves before getting off the bed as well.

“Here…” Makoto offered as he handed them to her.  “I know you haven’t shown your hands to anyone but me…and my cape is longer than yours, so it’ll…cover…more…”

Kyoko giggled at Makoto’s bashful blush, taking the two articles and pressing a kiss to his cheek, making him smile as she said quietly “…Thank you…we’ll pick up where we left off once I take care of business, okay?” 

Seeing Makoto nod with an even darker blush staining his cheeks before he sat back on the bed, Kyoko unhooked her own cape, letting it fall before hooking Makoto’s cape to the back of her neck.  The cape’s hem hung behind her knees as she pulled her gloves over her hands, obscuring her scars.  She then walked over to her door, opening it to reveal the Bunny interrupting her moment with her Love Bunny.

Kyoko’s eyebrows raised in surprise as a Bunny Man with Purple Bunny Ears stood on the other side, wearing a black short-sleeved coat that exposed his chest, black dress pants, and black shoes.

Kyoko sighed and greeted with no attempt to hide her displeasure “Father…what do you want?”  I really don’t want to deal with you right now…or at all, if I can help it.  I may tolerate you now, but I still can’t forgive you for abandoning me when Mom died.  That alone proved to me that you didn’t care about me as your daughter, and my resolve was only solidified when you never even so much as congratulated me for becoming Life Mates with Makoto…you don’t even acknowledge him sometimes!

As Kyoko shook her frustrated thoughts about the Bunny Headmaster out of her head, Jin Kirigiri looked at her with a blank face, but with concern in his eyes, startling Kyoko as she wasn’t used to being on the receiving end of such a paternal stare from her estranged Father.

Acknowledging Makoto with a nod before refocusing his gaze back to Kyoko, he told her with dead seriousness “I’ll keep this brief so you can get back to your evening.  I got a call…from the Police Burrows…”

Her eyes widening in realization, Kyoko interjected “Is it about Junko?  Did she…did she recover from her hypnotized state?”

Jin shook his head and denied “No, this has nothing to do with Junko…it’s about Mukuro Ikusaba…she’s escaped, Kyoko.”

Kyoko couldn’t help the gasp that escaped her lips, a rush of fear flooding her heart as she thought KAMI!  Not Mukuro…she’s extremely dangerous, and she could be anywhere now!

As if reading his daughter’s mind, Jin nodded and continued “Due to the threat that Mukuro may pose to the other students, I’ve informed Juzo Sakakura and I’m doubling security around Hope’s Peak.  Given how she had a hand in hypnotizing you during Junko’s plan…I thought you and Makoto deserved to know first.”

For once, Kyoko nodded in appreciation, grateful for the advance notice before she asked “What about Junko?  Did Mukuro break her out too?”

Jin shook his head, denying “No, Junko is still in her cell under armed guard.  But, Kyoko…Mukuro stole the firearm of the Bunny Guard she incapacitated when she made her escape.”

Kyoko’s face went as white as a sheet, her blood running cold as she thought Oh no…Mukuro’s out there…with a loaded FIREARM?!  It’s the worst-case scenario!

As Kyoko tried to calm down her pounding heart, Jin warned her “Be extremely cautious until we recapture Mukuro, Kyoko…and make sure your classmates know to be cautious as well…”  Kyoko nodded before Jin bade her “Good night, Kyoko.”

Kyoko closed the door, a haunted look on her face as she thought Kami…Mukuro’s out there…with a gun…and we have no idea where she is…she could strike at any time!

Kyoko’s Bunny Ears twitched, hearing the ruffling of her bedsheets as she turned around to see Makoto walking up to her, an uneasy, yet hopeful smile on his face.

“Don’t worry, Kyoko…everything’s gonna be okay…it’ll be okay…”

Kyoko frowned, glancing down to see his shaking knees, cluing her in to his obvious fear regarding the news of Mukuro’s escape.

It makes sense that he’s scared…Mukuro was after Makoto’s heart too…even after I told her to stay away… Kyoko thought, flashing back to a time before she and Makoto became mated, before Junko and Mukuro were outed as the Bunny of Despair.

“Back off, Ikusaba…we all know about your feelings for Makoto…but I’m telling you it’s a lost cause.”

“And why’s that, Kirigiri?”

“Because…MAKOTO NAEGI IS MINE!”

Back then, she was held back by her loyalty to Junko.  But since she didn’t break Junko out…it’s clear that I was dead wrong about her being a loyal lapbunny…now she’s acting in her own interests.  Makoto and I may be Life Mates by the laws of the Bunny World, but who’s to say that will stop Mukuro from trying to kill me and take Makoto as her Life Mate?  Or that Mukuro won’t try to kill us both once Makoto firmly rejects her?  Or…or…or…KAMI!  WHY DID MY SPECIAL HALLOWEEN NIGHT WITH MAKOTO HAVE TO TURN INTO SUCH A NIGHTMARE?!  I…I’M SCARED…

In an attempt to hide her fear and distract herself from it, Kyoko faked a smile and closed the distance between them, assuring him with a hint of desperation in her usually calm voice “You’re right, Makoto.  Everything’s gonna be all right.”

Kyoko wrapped her arms around her Love Bunny, pulling him close as she buried her head in his hair.  She felt slightly comforted when he wrapped his arms around her waist, rubbing her back with his hands as his Bunny Ears stroked her own.

“Everything’s gonna be okay…I’ll protect you.  Everything’s gonna be okay…I’ll protect you.”  Kyoko kept chanting over and over, making Makoto frown as he continued to try and soothe his Love Bunny in her hour of terror.

Kyoko…I know you’re saying this to reassure me…but are you sure the real reason you’re telling me everything’s all right and that you’ll protect me…isn’t to reassure yourself?

Chapter Text

“Oh Great Bunny Monomi!”  Hina gasped as she exclaimed “You’re telling us that Mukuro escaped from jail?!”

Makoto nodded as he looked grimly at her, Toko, and Byakuya before he admitted “That’s right, Kyoko and I figured you guys should know, since you all played a direct role in subduing her and thwarting Junko’s plans.”

Hina bit her lip and noted “This isn’t good, especially since I’m the one who hit her with the baseball bat…”

“You should be fi…fine…after all…she’s the one who actually beat her!”  Toko stammered, fear leaking into her stammer.

Byakuya pinched the bridge of his nose before he commanded “Both of you, calm yourselves.  We have nothing to fear; on the contrary, we are quite secure.”

Makoto nodded and agreed “Yeah, Sakakura-san and the rest of Hope’s Peak’s Security will be keeping an eye out for Mukuro.”

Byakuya snorted “Don’t insult me by implying that we should rely of such incompetence, Naegi.  I will be calling in my own private security force to neutralize any threats against myself and Toko.”

Toko swooned and glomped her life mate, nuzzling his cheek as she muttered with hearts in her eyes “Yes, darling’s security will protect us both.”

Hina scowled and demanded “Well what are the rest of us supposed to do?!”

“Go buy a ba…bat or get your li…life mate to protect you…”  Toko retorted, only for Hina to cut her off.

“No way!  I don’t want Sakura to have to put her life on the line!  How could you even consider that?!”

Toko opened her mouth to retort, only to pause, her mouth hanging open as her nose twitched.

“Ah…ah-choo!”

Toko’s eyes turned red as she switched with Jill, causing Byakuya and Makoto to sigh as Jill cackled.

“Ahahahaha!  Hey, why do you all look so down?”  She withdrew a pair of scissors and pointed them at Makoto and Hina as she exclaimed “What did you do to make my life mate into such a grumpy gus?  Well, more than usual, ahahahaha!”

“Stop talking, we have better things to do.”  Byakuya ordered as he picked up Jill by the waist and threw her over his shoulder.  He then turned his head towards Makoto and told him “Keep me updated” before he walked off, Jill sighing with hearts in her eyes as they walked into the distance.

“Smack my ass hard!”

“Not in public.”

“Oh poo!  I’m gonna get punished later!  Ahahahahaha!”

Makoto and Hina sweatdropped before the Bunny of Good Luck checkled “Well, I guess those two are better off together than apart.”

Hina giggled, her mood lightened by Makoto’s comment as she pondered “I wonder what kind of bunny children those two will have…”

“…I have no clue…”  Makoto shrugged.

“I’m still worried about what Mukuro’s gonna do now that she’s out of prison.”  Hina admitted.

“I…don’t think she’ll come after you, Hina.”  Makoto assured her.  “According to Kyoko, Mukuro’s most likely targets are me and my life mate.”

Hina nodded and asked “Hey, where is Kyoko, anyway?  I figured you guys would have told us together.”

“She’s…talking with the headmaster.”

“…That can’t possibly end well…”  Hina sighed as Makoto nodded.

“Yeah, Kyoko’s dad is still a touchy subject; even I can’t dig too deep without her getting upset.  But she’s been tolerating him more, so maybe that’ll change.”  I hope…

Kyoko stood in front of her father’s desk, the headmaster frowning as he folded his hands on the desk.  The two were locked in a stalemate, Kyoko quickly becoming fed up with his blind faith and stubbornness while Jin tried to be patient with his daughter.

“I am not leaving Makoto’s fate to luck, Headmaster.  You need to upgrade security around Hope’s Peak.”

Jin sighed and tried to reason “Kyoko, I can assure you, I take the safety of all my students very seriously.  Our security is the best we can rely on.”

Kyoko merely scoffed and retorted “Forgive me if I’m not exactly comforted by that statement.  Your security was powerless to prevent Junko Enoshima’s plans until I investigated.”

“And you were almost killed as a consequence.”  Reigning in his temper, Jin sighed “I am forbidding you from investigating Mukuro’s escape.  This is an order from your headmaster, and your father.”

Kyoko glared as she told him “I may be your student, but you haven’t been a father to me for years.  Don’t you dare try and be one now.”

Heartbroken, Jin sighed and muttered “You’re right, I went too far, Kyoko.  I may not have the right anymore to call myself your father, but even just as the headmaster, I want to protect you.”

“I can handle myself, Headmaster Kirigiri.  Worry about protecting my classmates instead.”  Though I will protect my life mate much better than he could!

A tense silence continued in the office until it was broken by a cough.  The two turned to see a blond-haired bunny man with black bunny ears slightly obscured by a white fedora, wearing a blue tie that hung down his chest, only partially covered by his black sleeveless jacket.  The bunny man walked up to them, his black pants crinkling with each step as his white shoes sparkled.

“Hey, what’s with all the tension here?”  He smiled at Kyoko and advised her “You need to enjoy the finer things in life, like jumping with your life mate.”

Kyoko gave him an annoyed glare and sighed “Useless, even more so than my father, Kizakura.”

“Hey, that hurts, Kyoko!”  Kizakura retorted with feigned hurt in his voice, only for both Kirigiris to ignore him and go back to their staring contest as they knew from experience that Kyoko’s remarks wouldn’t actually hurt Kizakura’s feelings.

Jin caved first, sighing as he relented “Alright…I’ll add more security to Hope’s Peak.”

“See that you do…goodbye.”  Kyoko told him curtly before turning around and walking out the door, slamming it shut to express her anger at the headmaster.

Jin rested his face in his palms, his bunny ears drooping sadly on the desk as he groaned “Kami, I wish I could repair things with my daughter…”

“Well, Jin, maybe getting to know her life mate would be a good start.”

In sighed and lifted his face from his palms, turning to face Kizakura as he replied “I’ve been wanting to, Koichi, you know that.  But I haven’t had time to speak with this year’s Bunny of Good Luck properly.”  Jin smiled as he remarked “All I know is he managed to do the impossible: capture my daughter’s heart.”

“Well, we did agree to hire extra security for Kyoko in case she decides to investigate on her own again.  That’s gotta be a start at least.”

As Jin looked at Koichi, the talent scout took a swig of sake from a bottle in his hand, causing the headmaster to sigh.

“I still can’t believe you talked me into hiring that person…”  Jin muttered, causing Koichi to smile as he corked his sake.

Kyoko’s bunny ears twitched, causing her eyes to narrow in suspicion as she scanned the surrounding burrows.  After a few seconds, her eyes softened as she sighed and turned around.

“I must be getting paranoid; I’m jumping at no…oof!”

Kyoko grunted as a timid yelp echoed in her ears, causing her to rub her head between her bunny ears. As she regained her bearings, she turned to see what, or who she had just bumped into.  She looked down and saw a blond-haired bunny boy with beige bunny ears and a green tie and red scarf that hung from his brown sleeveless jacket.

“Apologies, I should have been watching where I was going.”  Kyoko apologized as she offered her hand.

The boy faintly blushed as he nodded and accepted her hand.  Once she pulled him up, he dusted off his brown pants and shook out his feet, covered by black shoes.

“…It’s Mitarai, correct?”

“Ano…yes…you interrogated me after Junko was a…arrested, and I’m also your upperclassman at Hope’s Peak.”

Kyoko nodded as she replied “I hope you didn’t take it personally, I was merely doing my job as a detective.”  Besides, you did make Junko’s hypnosis video, though you were only an unwilling accomplice.  I suppose that makes you a much of a victim as I was when I was subjected to it, which was why I advocated against pressing charges for the role you played in my hypnosis…

Ryota’s attempts at small talk faded from her senses as the memory of the hypno screen took center stage.  The kaleidoscope of colors seemed to burn into her eyes, mesmerizing her until she felt a gentle shake on her shoulder.

“Ano…Kirigiri-chan?”

“Hm?”  Kyoko shook her head, forcing the memories away as Ryota’s concerned face appeared before her eyes.  Kyoko held her palm against her forehead as she apologized “Apologies, Mitarai-senpai.  I was lost in thought…though I can’t seem to recall what it was about.”

Ryota’s eyes furrowed as he wondered Could she have had a flashback to…  “…Kirigiri-chan, could I um…have a moment of your time?”

Kyoko closed her eyes and hummed in contemplation as she considered Ryota’s request, thinking I wanted to find Makoto…but if he has valuable information, I can’t exactly ignore it…  After a few seconds, she opened her eyes and nodded, accepting “Very well.  What do you require?”

“Oh, one moment, please…”  Ryota replied as he fished through his pocket.

As he continued searching, Kyoko’s bunny ears twitched, casing her to glance around suspiciously, thinking Someone’s here…could it be Mukuro, or…?

“AH!”  Ryota screeched, dropping his phone as he yanked it out of his pocket.

A surprised Kyoko quickly turned around, her eyes widening as she saw Ibuki Mioda glomping Ryota from behind.

“Found you, my love bunny!”  Ibuki squealed, causing Ryota to blush as he felt her breasts press against his back.

Kyoko coughed into her fist, causing both of them to turn to the Bunny Detective as she interrupted “…Forgive my…intrusion…but I believe you have a case of mistaken identity, Mioda-senpai.  This isn’t your life mate, this is Ryota Mitarai.”

Ibuki blinked before she examined the Bunny Animator, causing him to blush at the attention before she leapt off him.

“Oops!”  She laughed as she rubbed the back of her head.  She then poked Ryota in the chest playfully and teased “Bad Mitarai!  You’re as bad as Hanamura-kun!”

“H…Hey!”  Ryota exclaimed as he picked up his phone and pocketed it.  “You’re the one who came onto me!”

“Ibuki thought you were her life mate!”  Ibuki cocked her head in confusion before she closed her eyes in confusion, touching her fingers to her forehead as she wondered “But how can that be?  You don’t even have a life mate…”

Don’t remind me…  Ryota complained in his mind as he glanced at Kyoko, his cheeks flushed rose.

After a few seconds, Ibuki opened her eyes and snapped her fingers, grinning and startling Ryota.

“Ibuki knows!  My life mate must be impersonating someone else today…and I know  just who that is…Naegi-kun!”

Ryota sweatdropped in confusion while flames of jealous rage burned in Kyoko’s lavender eyes as she thought …This girl is delusional and must be destroyed.

“Oh, there he is!”  Ibuki exclaimed as she waved at an approaching bunny boy.

Kyoko and Ryota turned to see an overweight Makoto walking towards them, causing the Bunny Detective to calm down as she realized Oh, her life mate must be the Bunny Imposter…and she was right, he’s dressed up as my life mate.

Hearts appeared in Ibuki’s eyes as she leapt into the Bunny Imposter’s arms before their lips met in a deep, passionate kiss.

…Makoto’s kisses are much better…  Kyoko thought as she rolled her eyes at the scene.

“I’m glad I found you.”  The Ultimate Imposter told her once they separated, causing Ibuki to grin.

“Ibuki likes to play hard to get, it’s more fun when you finally catch me!”

The Ultimate Imposter nodded and chuckled, the two of them blushing as they recalled a joyful day in their relationship that they would both fondly remember for the rest of their lives.  He then turned to see the Bunny Detectives, causing nervousness to bleed into his chuckles.

“S…Sorry about the whole misunderstanding…”  He apologized, causing Kyoko to sigh.

“It’s fine, but you need to be more considerate with your impersonations from now on.”

Ibuki’s eyes narrowed, causing her to scowl and leap from her life mate’s arms before she stomped over to Kyoko and poked her angrily in the chest.

“You should show a little more respect to your upperclassmen!  Besides, your life mate should consider it an honor to be impersonated by my love bunny!”

“Need I remind you that I did you both a favor by not reporting his false enrollment to the headmaster when I found out?”  Kyoko pointed out, thinking Even if it was partially motivated by the desire to show him how incompetent he was when it came to enrolling students…

Ibuki smiled and saluted “Roger Roger, Headmaster’s Daughter Kyoko Queen, please step on me!”

Everyone else sweatdropped before Kyoko sighed “This has been a waste of time.  Excuse me while I go find my life mate.”

As she turned around and walked away, Ryota called.  “Kirigiri-chan, wait, what about…hey!”

The Ultimate Imposter tugged him by the wrist and advised him “Leave Kirigiri-chan be for now.”

“Besides, you need to get out more!”  Ibuki agreed, grinning as she grabbed his other wrist and helped tug him away.

Ryota sighed in disappointment as he let his classmates tug him away, cringing as they approached a more crowded area of the burrows.

Makoto stood in the middle of Strawberry Fields, his eyes hazy with nostalgic remembrance as he remembered a day when he and his classmates went jumping, before the dark times, before the despair.  Makoto smiled as he recalled Mukuro’s rare expression of joy as she leapt and bounded meters beyond him.

Heh, she always was better at jumping than me…  Makoto sighed and frowned as he wondered “I don’t get it…why would she just betray us like that?  Why would she agree to go along with Junko’s plan?”

The haziness cleared as Makoto’s bunny ears twitched at a sound behind him, causing him to turn around and smile at the sight of his life mate approaching him, a relieved and concerned look in her eyes.

“Makoto, what are you doing above ground by yourself?  Ikusaba could strike at any moment.”

“Kyoko…”  Makoto sighed and argued “We can’t not live our lives just because Mukuro is out there…”

“But she is out there, Makoto, and she’s dangerous.  Why can’t you see that?  Why are you being so calm?”  Kyoko bit her lip as she muttered “…Why aren’t you worried or scared?”

“…Kyoko…of course I’m scared, of course I’m worried.”  Makoto explained “I know what she’s capable of…but she was also our friend, and I still believe there’s hope for redemption.”

Kyoko’s eyes widened as she stared incredulously at Makoto, feeling her heart flutter as she softly smiled despite how illogical Makoto’s words were.

I don’t have much experience with being optimistic…especially not foolishly optimistic…but it’s the truth that Makoto’s optimism is one of his qualities that made me fall in love with him.

Kyoko took a deep breath and walked up to him, flipping her hair as Makoto stared in awe.  Before he could say anything, she cupped his cheeks with her hands and pulled his face forward until it rested between her breasts, causing Makoto to blush.  Makoto’s embarrassment gave way to pleasure as she softly stroked his hair and her bunny ears began to softly stroke his own.  Makoto began to hum in pleasure, causing Kyoko to smile lovingly at her life mate.

“Makoto…your optimism is one of your greatest strengths…but people can also use it to take advantage of you…and I don’t want that.”

“Kyoko…”  Makoto told her in spite of their embarrassing position “I know that my optimism is a double-edged sword, but I have to keep hoping that everything will turn out okay.”

Kyoko giggled, partially from the cuteness of his hope, and partially from the fact that his breath was starting to tickle.

As nice as that can feel, it wasn’t really what I had planned today…  Kyoko thought, not wanting her mind to linger.

Without another word, she removed his face from her breasts, staring briefly into his eyes before she brought her lips to his in a passionate kiss.

As they broke apart, Makoto muttered “…Kyoko…I promise…if Mukuro ever comes back…we’ll deal with her…”

“…Together…”  Kyoko finished.

“Together…”  Makoto nodded before his stomach growled.  Kyoko giggled as Makoto smiled bashfully and admitted “…Guess I am kinda hungry…come on, let’s go have dinner.”

Kyoko nodded and they started walking, lacing their fingers together.  After a few seconds, Kyoko stopped in her tracks as she turned her head, suspicion in her eyes.

“Kyoko…why’d you stop?”  Makoto wondered in concern.

“…I thought I heard something…could it be…”

Makoto shook his head and argued “If it was Mukuro, she’d have made herself known.”

Kyoko nodded in concession, mumbling “Maybe it was someone else…”

“What was that, Kyoko?”

Kyoko shook her head and told him “It’s not important…”  …For now…  “Come on, let’s gaze at the stars while we walk.  They look pretty tonight.”

Makoto nodded, smiling as they looked up at the stars while they walked leisurely back to the burrows, enjoying the moment.

“She’s much more difficult to hide from than my class’s Bunny Detective…”  A bunny girl with red bunny ears, red tights and leotard, and brown shoes muttered as she came out of the shadows.  “Luckily my stealth is still better than her detection…”  She breathed with relief as her long, twin tailed black hair blew in the wind, blending in with the night sky.

She closed her eyes as she recalled her recent mission from Headmaster Kirigiri himself.

“Maki Harukawa, I need you to keep surveillance on my daughter, Kyoko Kirigiri.  Protect her if necessary, but only if necessary.  And you are only to kill as a last resort, am I clear.”

“…Understood, Headmaster…”

“Honestly, how did I get myself wrapped up in this case?  I’m a child caregiver and a former assassin, not a bodyguard.”  Maki sighed and lamented “I suppose it was his pleading eyes that made me cave…damn, that idiot’s made me soft…”

Maki watched from afar as Makoto and Kyoko disappeared into the burrows.

“Well, I’ll have to keep surveilling her until Ikusaba is caught, but now that she’s back in the burrows, there’s no need to keep this up for tonight.”  She gazed up at the stars as she contemplated “That idiot should be out stargazing right now…guess I should go track him down too…”

A bunny boy with dark purple, angular bunny hair and lavender bunny ears laid on his back on the grass, the cool breeze causing his exposed chest to shiver as the dirt slightly smudged against his purple jacket and pants, as well as his heels that weren’t covered by his black slippers.

“Ah, it doesn’t get any better than this…isn’t that right, Maki Roll?”

The boy grinned as Maki stood above him, his eyes sparkling as he commented “Scratch that, the view just got a lot better!”

“…Do you want to die, you pervert?”  Maki muttered, glaring as her cheeks flushed pink, causing him to laugh.

“Hey, come, on Maki Roll, I was just complimenting you, you know that!”  He patted the grass next to him and offered “Come on, watch the stars with me!”

“Shouldn’t we be getting back inside the burrows?  Being out in the open doesn’t seem like a good idea.”

“How can stargazing under the stars be a bad idea?  Come on, Maki Roll, it’ll be fun, or my name isn’t Kaito Momota, Luminary of the Stars!”

Maki rolled her eyes, though she had to admit the thought of a romantic night with her life mate was exceptionally tempting.  With a sigh, she caved and laid down next to him, resting her hear over his heart, its rhythmic beats drowning out any of Kaito’s astronomy-related small talk.  Within minutes, she felt her consciousness dim as the fields around her became hazy. 

“…Maki Roll?”

Kaito looked at his life mate and grinned at the sight of Maki fast asleep, snoozing on his chest.  Without another word, he awkwardly shifted out from under her, easing her head into his hand before he knelt next ot her and slid his other hand under her knees.  With some effort, he stood up, carrying her in his arms as he began walking towards the burrows.

“…I love you…idiot…”

Kaito smiled as he kissed the top of Maki’s head between her bunny ears, grinning as he disappeared into the burrows with his life mate secure in his arms.

Chapter Text

*Snap!*

A red-headed girl with a navy green leotard and bunny ears snapped her camera, smiling as she let it hang around her neck.  She toyed with the collar of her white shirt as she watched the acrobatics of her life mate, a purple-eared bunny girl with a blue top and bottom that exposed her midriff.  Her grey tights and white socks merged into a light-colored blur that contrasted with her top.  Her wavy, brown hair seemed to twirl around her figure like whips, causing the red-headed girl to feel hot under her tights as she snapped more pictures.

Most of these pictures will be great for the yearbook, but…a couple of these are definitely going into my…private collection…  The redhead thought with a slight blush.  The way Tenko cut her leotard to show off her abs is really sexy…it’s so tempting to run my hands all over her abs…

The redhead shook the thoughts away, trying to purify her mind.

I must be turning into Hanamura if just watching Tenko’s Neo-Aikido turns me on like this…but I just can’t help it!

At that moment, Tenko pulled out her nunchuks and began expertly swinging them.  The redhead stared in amazement at the whirlwind of motion until Tenko accidentally bonked herself on the head with one of her nunchuks.

“…Itai…”  She groaned as her eyes rolled into the back of her head. 

She leaned backwards and fell on her back, causing the redhead to run to her side in a panic.

“Tenko!”  She fell to her knees and cradled Tenko’s head, lifting it into her lap.  “Tenko!  Wake up!  Wake up!”

Tenko groaned as her eyes fluttered open, allowing the redhead to breathe a sigh of relief.  “I don’t feel good…can I rest my head in your breasts, Mahiru…?  Itai…”

Mahiru sighed as she rubbed her knuckles against Tenko’s bruised head.  “You’re fine.  Don’t ever scare me like that again.  Trying to wield nunchuks when you haven’t trained with them was reckless, and you bonking yourself was a terrible excuse to get close to me.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”  Tenko hastily apologized as she got to her knees and repeatedly bowed to her life mate.

As Tenko looked up into Mahiru’s eyes with a remorseful look in her own orbs, the Bunny Photographer sighed and wrapped her arms around Tenko.  She pulled her life mate forward, resting her head against her breasts.

“I can’t stay mad at you…I just don’t want my life mate to turn out like that pervert Teruteru…”

Tenko narrowed her eyes into a glare as she lifted her head from Mahiru’s breasts and looked her in the eyes.  “Never!  I’ll never lower myself to a degenerate male!”

“…Tenko…we talked about this.  You can’t go scolding all men.  Remember what you did to Naegi?  It stalled his confession to Kirigiri!  Besides, you know full well that not all men are bad.”

“…I know, and I apologized to Naegi after the incident.  I know that there are good men out there; Shuichi and Gonta and Kaito are all proof of that.  It’s only Kokichi that I despise.”

Mahiru nodded, recalling how the Bunny Supreme Leader had rubbed her the wrong way the last time they met.  The couple fell into a comfortable silence as Mahiru petted Tenko’s hair, sniffing the scent of shampoo from the Bunny Aikido Master.

“Hey…Mahiru?”

“Hm…?”

“…Why haven’t you introduced me to your female classmates yet?”

Mahiru stiffened; despite the fact that she and Tenko had been life mates for some time, the Bunny Aikido Master had not been properly introduced to the other females in Class 77.

“Why are you so hesitant?  Are you embarrassed to be my life mate?”

“That’s not the issue!”  Mahiru took a deep breath, calming herself with one of Tenko’s own techniques.  “I just…don’t think meeting my classmates would be…that much fun…”

“That’s ridiculous; I’m not asking to meet with any of the boys, so there shouldn’t be any issues…”  Tenko’s eyes widened before she glared at Mahiru, flames of anger smoldering in her pupils.  “Is it because you think I’ll find them more attractive than you?”

“Well…you see…”  As Mahiru stumbled to come up with an answer, her eyes widened in realization.  She then glared angrily at Tenko and demanded “Wait, why haven’t you introduced me to your friends?”

Tenko’s blood ran ice cold as the fire in her eyes was immediately extinguished by Mahiru’s point.  No matter how much she tried to fumble for an answer, the truth of the matter was she had no idea why she hadn’t introduced Mahiru to them earlier.

“Don’t change the subject!”  Tenko snapped out of her despairing thoughts and stood up before Mahiru followed suit.

“You’re the one changing the subject!”

Tenko and Mahiru glared at each other, neither one willing to back down.  Eventually, their tempers erupted as they kissed each other angrily.  They wrapped their arms around each other as their tongues began to dance fiercely.  After a minute, they finally parted, gasping for breath as their tempers cooled.

Tenko rested her forehead against Mahiru’s as they looked apologetically into each other’s eyes.  “Mahiru…I…I’m sorry…”

“Me too…I can get a little stubborn sometimes…”

“So…what do we do?”  Tenko pondered before Mahiru’s eyes lit up in realization.

“Hey, I’ve got an idea.  Why don’t we bring all our friends together for a girls’ night?”

“Mahiru, that is a brilliant idea!”  Tenko exclaimed gleefully, causing Mahiru to blush and giggle as the two girls hugged once more.

Unbeknownst to each other, they both immediately had a look of dread on their faces as they processed what they just agreed to.

…This is gonna be a total train wreck!  They thought, both of them blissfully ignorant to the other’s anxieties.

Mahiru frantically ran back and forth in the lounge, speedily picking up loose items and placing them neatly on their appropriate shelves.  Meanwhile, three bunny girls stared at her, sweatdropping at how stressed Mahiru was.

“Gotta make sure everything’s perfect…”

At that moment, the girl with blue and pink bunny ears, dressed up in equally blue and pink tights and black leotard walked up to her.  She placed her hands on Mahiru’s shoulders as she smiled, assuring the Bunny Photographer “Yo yo yo, calm down, Mahiru!  Your flash is totally outta focus!  Just relax, okay?  This will go swimmingly!”  She pulled out her guitar and offered “I can even jazz out some tunes if you want!”

“As much as I love your music, Ibuki, that won’t be necessary.”  A tall girl with orange bunny ears and a pink kimono smiled at Mahiru.  “Besides, we’re all excited to meet your Jackie Chan wannabe of a life mate!”

Mahiru rolled her eyes before the third bunny girl, one with pink bunny ears, a white leotard with a red cross near her right breast, and blue tights, stammered nervously.  “Ano…we should…hope for the best…”

“Shut it!”  Hiyoko interjected.  “Nobody cares for your opinion, you trashy skank!”

“I’m sorrryyyyy!”  Mikan whimpered, causing Mahiru to sigh and pinch the bridge of he rnose in exasperation.

“Hiyoko, knock it off.  Mikan, you know she’s just yanking your chain.”  Once the two had quieted down, Mahiru sighed and went back to cleaning.

“I need to make everything perfect for Tenko and her friends…”

Meanwhile, Tenko walked to the Class 77 lounge, with two bunny girls following behind her.  One of them, Angie Yonaga the Bunny Artist, had light blue bunny ears atop her pale blonde hair, a yellow coat draped over her light blue leotard, white tights, and a pink waist strap that secured several paintbrushes.  The other one, the Bunny Magician Himiko Yumeno, had white bunny ears, a witch’s hat that covered her short, cherry-red hair, and a red leotard.

Thank goodness they both agreed…even if Himiko just had nothing better to do…at least Angie was excited…  Tenko thought nervously as she flashed back to their reactions.

“Yahaha!  Atua says this is a wonderful idea!  I’d love to go!”

“Nyeh…I’ve got nothing better to do.  Just don’t ask me to perform any magic…I’m low on mana.”

At last, the trio arrived at the door.  Himiko reached for the doorknob, but at the last second, Tenko’s voice stopped her.

“Wait.”

“Huh?”  An annoyed Himiko questioned.  “What’s with you?  Aren’t we supposed to go inside?”

“Yes, but we need to establish some ground rules first.”  Tenko explained.  “Himiko, try to be energetic and cute, but be sure to behave yourself.  Angie, please don’t mention Atua every chance you get.  Am I clear?”

“Alright, now that this place is clean, let’s go over the rules.”  Mahiru stared seriously at her three friends, pointing at each one as she made her demands.  “Ibuki, keep your tone down.”

“Ibuki promises not to be loud unless the music infects my ears!”

Mahiru sighed as Ibuki saluted excitedly.  “I guess I’ll have to make do…Mikan, speak up more.”

“I’m sorry for not speaking up…”

And don’t apologize for everything…  “Finally, Hiyoko, PLEASE behave yourself.”

“I make no promises.”  Hiyoko snickered, casing Mahiru to roll her eyes.  I just hope Tenko’s friends will follow her rules better than mine will…

“The will of Atua works in mysterious ways.”  Angie nodded, agreeing “I will do as you request, but you never know what might happen.”

“Nyeh…what a pain…but I’ll be good…as long as I don’t have to smile.”

“I’ll take what I can get.”  Tenko sighed before her hand hovered over the door.  “Alright, let’s go.”

*Knock Knock*

Mahiru turned to the door, startled by the knock from the other side.  “I’ll get it.”  She decided before she nervously walked over to the door and turned the doorknob.  She swallowed the lump in her throat and pulled the door open, revealing an equally nervous Tenko standing on the other side.  The two life mates stared into each other’s eyes, feeling their anxieties and the burrows around them melt away in the face of their love.

“So this is the other redhead you dumped me for, huh?”

Mahiru gasped while Tenko’s face twisted into the most comedic, horrified expression she had ever seen.  Angie cocked her head in confusion while Hiyoko shoved her fist in her mouth, muffling her laughter.  Everyone else stared in shock until…

“HIMIKO!”  An angry Tenko glared at the Bunny Magician and scolded “WHAT DID WE JUST TALK ABOUT?!”

Himiko’s eyes narrowed in annoyance as she whined.  “Nyeh…you can be so loud at times.  I was just speaking my mind.”

Tenko saw red and prepared to argue back, only for Angie to step between them and place ma finger on the Bunny Aikido Master’s lips.

“Now now, Atua says that it’s not wise for friends to get into arguments.  He’s also telling me that we should mingle with our upperclassmen!”

Everyone sweatdropped before Mahiru latched onto Tenko’s arm.  “Yeah…I agree with Atua!”  Whoever that is…

“Hey!  Mahiru!”  Tenko yelped as Mahiru dragged her inside, allowing Angie and Himiko to follow after her.

The group now sat around a round table, having awkwardly introduced themselves once Mahiru let go of Tenko.  The two life mates sat next to each other while Angie smiled directly across from them.  Himiko sat immediately to Mahiru’s left, while Ibuki sat at Tenko’s right hand.  Lastly, Mikan and Hiyoko sat across from each other, both adjacent to Angie as the Bunny Traditional Dancer smirked teasingly at the Bunny Nurse.

“So…Yumeno-chan…”  Mahiru broke the ice, turning to the Bunny Magician.  “What is your title, anyway?”

“I am known as the Bunny Mage.”

“Ooh, ooh, a mage?!”  Ibuki exclaimed excitedly, resisting the urge to jump in her seat.  “Can you shoot magic missiles from your fingers.”

As Tenko and Mahiru stared incredulously at Ibuki, Himiko nodded.  “Nyeh…I could totally do it…but my Mana is really low from a magic show I had to do for a little troll.”

Angie nodded understandingly while Tenko scoffed “I still can’t believe you chose him out of all degenerate males!”

Mahiru, Ibuki, Hiyoko, and Mikan merely stared, feeling lost for context, especially when Angie commented “And Atua didn’t tell me a union would happen, and yet here we are.”

“Ano…Ibuki is confused.  What are you girls talking about?”

“Then permit me to explain.”  Angie smiled and elaborated “Himiko here has a life mate: Kokichi Oma, the Bunny Supreme Leader.”

Mahiru, Ibuki, Hiyoko, and Mikan stared in shock, their eyes widened before the Bunny Photographer exclaimed “Seriously?!  That troublemaker?  He’s already gotten a reputation as a pest.  Rumor is Togami gave Fukawa a gun so she could shoot him if he tried to pester her.”

“Yep, sounds like my bunny boy.”  Himiko replied nonchalantly.

“How could you choose Oma as a life mate?”  Mahiru questioned, genujinely curious while Tenko scoffed.

“Cute little Himiko is too good for a degenerate like Oma!”

Himiko wanted to narrow her eyes in annoyance, but the unintentional compliment made her blush instead.  Flustered, she pulled her hat over her face, hiding her rose cheeks.

“Nyeh…my magic brought us together…”

“Atua says that Himiko is into bad boys.”  Angie interjected.

Himiko sighed, readjusting her hat before she rebutted “I told you, it was magic that brought us together…”

“Magic doesn’t exist!”  Hiyoko interjected as Tenko scoffed.

Before another fight could break out, Mahiru smiled softly at the Bunny Magician.  “Yumeno-chan, tell us, what really brough you and Oma-kun together?”

Himiko smiled bashfully as she admitted quietly “…He makes me laugh…”

“…I could have made you laugh…”  Tenko grumbled.

“…No, you couldn’t.”  Tenko gaped in shock as Himiko pointed angrily at her.  “I chose Kokichi for the same reason you and I never became life mates.  You were always too clingy, no matter how many curses I threatened you with!”

Tenko gasped, flashing back to a crucial argument they had when they dated that drove Himiko away.  First to Angie and her Atua, then to Oma’s arms…that dastardly, degenerate male!

Mahiru and Ibuki looked at each other nervously before the Bunny Photographer coughed into their fist.  The feuding Tenko and Himiko turned to look at Mahiru, who smiled nervously.

“So…”  Ibuki broke the ice, giving Mahiru the room to change the subject.

“How did you guys patch things up?”

Angie spoke up, allowing a calm head to explain that part of their story.  “We all got along better after our Class Representative, Kaede Akamatsu, forced us all to talk to each other.”

“Ooh, that makes sense.”  Ibuki commented “Kaede seems like no holds barred, single-minded mission kind of bunny girl.”

The girls from Class 79 nodded, Himiko speaking for the group.  “Nyeh…that was also the day that Tenko and Koizumi-senpai became life mates…”

Mahiru and Tenko blushed, smiling bashfully as they recalled the day in question.

I was being attacked by some Reserve Course bunny boys…and Tenko came in to save me…

“Oh my, oh my!”  Ibuki crowed.  “That must have been a very manga-esque moment, like your favorite superhero coming to save you at the last minute!”

Their blushes deepened as they turned to stare into each other’s eyes, affection dancing in their pupils.

At last the two broke their gazes, Tenko speaking first to distract herself from her happy embarrassment.  “I was pretty amazing, huh?  I was like the knight in shining armor saving the princess…”

Mahiru giggled, retorting playfully “You saved me that night, true, but you act more like a princess than I do, with all the girly stuff you buy.”

The other girls burst into laughter, causing Tenko to blush in embarrassment.  She smiled bashfully, however, when Mahiru leaned over to peck her lips.

“Thank you for sending Tenko my way.”  Mahiru told Himiko gratefully, who simply shrugged.

“Nyeh…it was nothing…”

The group had settled into a comfortable rhythm of conversation.  Mikan listened intently as Angie explained about Atua and the rituals she practiced.  Meanwhile, Mahiru and Tenko were comparing the Bunny Aikido Master’s voice to Ibuki’s.

“You both sound like Julie Ann Taylor from the Twilight Syndrome games.”

Ibuki and Tenko glanced skeptically at each other, unable to agree with Mahiru.

“…I don’t really get it.”  Tenko admitted.

“Ibuki doesn’t hear the resemblance either.”

Mahiru sweatdropped as Hiyoko looked at Himiko with a maliciously teasing snicker.  “Don’t worry, short stuff.  When I first came to Hope’s Peak, I was also short and underdeveloped up here.  But over the summer I had an amazing growth spurt and now I’m super hot!”

“Nyeh…I’ll get that development someday.”  Himiko waved off Hiyoko’s teasing, unimpressed.  “Besides, I’d rather have bunny people be amazed with my magic than my body.”

Tenko opened her mouth, but a glare from both Himiko and Mahiru silenced her well-intentioned remark.  Hiyoko went back to teasing Himiko, only for the Bunny Traditional dancer to be ignored.

“Don’t…worry.”  Mikan stammered.  “You’ll…get used to…it.”

“Quiet, pig barf!”  Hiyoko yelled.

“I’m sorrryyy…”

As Angie patted Mikan’s back in consolation, Himiko turned to Hiyoko with a smoldering anger in her eyes.  “Nyeh…stop it, or I’ll use my magic on you!”

“Hah!  We all know there’s no such thing as magic!”  Hiyoko spat, causing Himiko’s angry glare to intensify.

A scowl momentarily crossed her face before the Bunny Magician muttered unintelligibly under her breath.  Hiyoko’s brow furrowed curiously as she watched Himiko take off her hat and reach into it with her hand.  Her eyes widened in shock as she pulled out an orange leotard.  The Bunny Traditional Dancer’s gaping expression slowly turned to a smirk as she ridiculed the Bunny Magician.

“Hah!  Looks like your magic backfired!  That leotard isn’t even your size!  I bet you just kept that under your hat the whole…time…wait…that looks familiar.”  She quickly pulled at the flaps of her kimono and looked down, only for her cheeks to flush red as she squeaked in embarrassment.  “EEEEEEEEK!”  She snorted in anger as she ripped the leotard out of Himiko’s hands.  “How did you get that?!”

“It’s magic.”  Himiko answered simply.

“Yumeno-chan, you…”  Mahiru’s scolding lecture trailed off as she frowned, puzzled by what Himiko had just pulled off.  “Come to think of it, how did you pull that off?”

“It’s magic.”

“Wow!  You must have made some kind of dark pact with the sake dark demons that Gundham did!”

Himiko turned to the impressed Ibuki and repeated “It’s magic.”  Tanaka-senpai knows that I have my own kind of magic…

While Himiko giggled and Mikan held her hand over her lips to hold back her laughter, Hiyoko grumbled and got up from her seat.  She held her kimono closed with one hand as she turned around and stomped to the far corner of the room.  As she awkwardly put her leotard back on, Mikan felt a rush of karmic satisfaction bloom inside her, as if the universe was finally paying her back for all of Hiyoko’s bullying she had put up with.

“Atua says you look a little stressed out.”  Mikan turned to Angie, who smiled at her, making the Bunny Nurse feel at ease.  “Why don’t you try painting with me sometime?”

Mikan bit her lip nervously, suddenly feeling anxious about painting with a talented artist like Angie.  “Ano…I’m…not really good at painting…”

“Oh, you don’t have to be good at it.  You can do anything, as long as it makes you happy.”

The other girls smiled at Angie, impressed by her words of wisdom before Mikan asked curiously “Ano…are those words from Atua?”

The Bunny Artist smiled before she shook her head.  “It’s a quote from Bob Ross.”

“ALRIGHT, SPILL!”  Their pleasant chatter was interrupted by a furious Hiyoko, now completely dressed as she stomped back to her seat.  She glared at Himiko before she demanded “How’d you get my leotard in that hat of yours without even touching me?”

“It’s magic…besides, better bunnies than you have tried and failed to figure out how my magic works.”

Hiyoko pouted as the others giggled at her expense.

After some more quiet conversation, the bunny girls decided to call it a night and went their separate ways.  Tenko offered to escort Mahiru back to her room, causing the Bunny Photographer to blush and nod in acceptance.  Their fingers woven together, they walked hand-in-hand until they finally approached Mahiru’s room. 

“This was fun, Mahiru.”  Tenko smiled at her life mate.  “We should try this again sometime; it was really nice to meet your friends.”

“Yeah, it was nice meeting your friends too, Tenko.”  Their fingers lingered, not wanting the night to end, but eventually Mahiru sighed and opened her door.  “Well, good night, Tenko…whoa!”

Mahiru yelped as Tenko yanked her tie, smirking deviously at her.  “It was nice spending time with our friends…but we didn’t get any alone time.”

If Mahiru had any response, it was immediately silenced by Tenko’s deep, passionate kiss.  The Bunny Photographer felt a passionate steam fog up her lens as she closed her eyes and melted into the kiss.  The two walked awkwardly into Mahiru’s dorm before Tenko pushed the door closed.  The sound of feminine giggles were all that echoed in the halls before the door closed and complete silence ruled the burrows.

Chapter Text

With a heavy sigh, Kazuichi Soda trudged through the halls of the burrows.  At last, he came to a stop looking up at the door that read “Sonia Nevermind” on the nameplate.  The Bunny Mechanic gulped, recalling his actions that led to the mess he found himself in.

“What do you say, Miss Sonia?  Please be my polymate!”  Kazuichi begged as he got on one knee, causing Sonia to gap and stare at him with widened eyes.  “I don’t even mind sharing you with Tanaka!  It’s a small price to pay for being with the bunny girl of my dreams!”  An awkward silence passed, causing Kazuichi to frown.  “Mi-Miss Sonia…?”

The silence was broken by a familiar, malicious snickering.  Kazuichi turned his head to see Hiyoko grinning behind her hand, trying to muffle her entertained laughter.

“You actually thought she’d agree to your stupid plan?  You’re even stupider than pig barf!”

“Geez!”  Mahiru scolded.  “You don’t know when to quit, do you?”

“Got that right, you have no fuckin’ tact.”  Fuyuhiko muttered.

“Your determination is certainly appealing, but maybe you should promise something a little…extra…to sweeten the deal!”  Everyone, even Kazuichi, shivered at Teruteru’s horrible love advice.

“Y’know, if you’re that desperate to touch a girl, I’ll let you touch my boobs!”  Akane grinned.  “Of course, you have to take me to dinner first!”

That’ll leave me broke with your appetite!  Kazuichi thought in denial.  Besides, I don’t even like you like that!

Everyone else remained silent, staring at the scene with scolding, yet sympathetic looks.  Sonia herself bit her lip, feeling bad for the teasing Kazuichi received, but clearly uncomfortable with his proposal.  Kazuichi’s face paled as she tugged on Gundham’s sleeve and whispered into his bunny ear.  Gundham nodded and led her outside, but not before shooting the Bunny Mechanic a silent glare that could freeze the nine circles of hell into ice.

I can’t believe Miss Sonia and Tanaka have skipped class ever since.  “Did I…really upset her that much…?”

“Obviously, if you force others to play a game you can’t win, then it just becomes worse for the other players…I think.”

Kazuichi’s cheeks flushed pink as he stared up at Chiaki and Chisa, who frowned down at him and nodded.  “You did, Kazuichi.”  Chisa sighed and told him gently “I know your feelings were sincere, and nobody blames you for having them.  But proposing like that to someone who already has a life mate, especially in front of the entire class, was…ill-advised, shall we say.”

“…Baka…”  Kazuichi cursed under his breath.  “I’m such a baka…”

“Now now, don’t let what the others said get you down.”  Chisa assured her dejected student.  “I’ll talk to the others about what they said to you.”

“In the meantime, it might be a good idea to apologize to Sonia for your stunt.  Let her know you won’t try to keep playing this game with her…I think.”

“Y-You’re right.”  Though still dejected, Kazuichi stood up and nodded resolutely.  “I’ll apologize and…let her know that I won’t pursue her anymore.  I just…want to be friends, if I can still salvage that.”

With that, Kazuichi walked away, leaving the two bunny women to stare sympathetically at the Bunny Mechanic.

Well, here goes nothing…  With a heavy sigh, Kazuichi raised his hand to knock, only to be left in surprise as the door opened on its own.

Standing on the other side of the doorway was an equally surprised Sonia.  The two stood in an awkward silence before Kazuichi cleared his throat.

“Miss Sonia-”

“SILENCE, PEASANT!”

“Huh?”  Kazuichi gaped, flabbergasted as Sonia’s hardened eyes as she held an authoritative hand in front of him.  “Miss Sonia-”

“I said silence, peasant!  I have something I wish to say to you.”  Kazuichi could only nod fearfully as Sonia took a deep breath.  “Ever since we met, you have been stalking and pestering me.  It…crept me out!”

“…That’s creeped, Miss Sonia…”  Sonia sent Kazuichi the most chilling glare he had ever seen, terrifying him into silence.

“My station as princess required that I tolerate your advances.  However, the way you embarrassed me that day was the final straw.  I no longer felt comfortable coming to class because of you!”  Sonia sighed.  “I feel sorry for you, but I cannot stand interacting with you as my classmate any longer!  It’s only because of Gundham’s counsel that I have agreed to a compromise.”

“A…compromise?”

“I will come to class, but I will treat you as if you do not even exist until we graduate.  Once such a day comes, we shall never meet again.”  As Kazuichi’s eyes widened in heartbroken shock, Sonia raised her head and walked away.  “Good Day, Soda.”

Kazuichi just stood there, stunned by what just happened.  This…this can’t be happening…it’s not…it’s not happening…  Kazuichi shook the thought from his head and smiled as he decided “I’m hungry, let’s see what grub is in the kitchen!”

“…I think I’m in the mood for a quesadilla…”  Kazuichi muttered as he snuck into the kitchen.  “Let’s see…tortillas, chicken, barbeque sauce, now all that’s left is…CHEESE!”  Kazuichi grinned as he opened the fridge and saw the bag of cheese sitting in the door.  “Just enough left for my quesadilla!”

He extended his hand tantalizingly towards the bag of cheese and grabbed onto the plastic, only to see another hand grab onto it at the same time.

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

The Bunny Mechanic turned his head at the same time as another bunny boy, this one with red hair and yellow bunny ears.

“Soda-senpai?”

“Kuwata-kun?”

They blinked at each other for a second before they both released the bag of cheese.

“Ah!”

“Gah!”

“How did you not know I was there?!”  Kazuichi demanded.

“I could ask the same thing!”  Leon retorted.  “What are you doing here in the kitchen?!”

“I was making a quesadilla and needed some cheese.”

“Well, your quesadilla will have to wait, because I’m craving a grilled cheese sandwich!”

“No fair!  I really need this quesadilla!”  Kazuichi insisted.

“Well, tough luck!  I need a grilled cheese, and since the kitchen’s in short supply until the next delivery…”

“No chance!  I was here first, and I’m your upperclassman, so I get first dibs!”

“Well I’m part of a famous baseball team, so unless you have any sports cards with your mug on them, this cheese is mine!”

“Please!  I bet those cards exaggerate how fast you are!”

“Oh really?!”  Leon smirked competitively as he challenged “Care to back up your claim?”

“Totally!  Any time, anywhere!”

“Alright then, let’s settle this with a race.  First one around the tracks gets to use the cheese tomorrow!”

“Deal!”  Kazuichi eagerly agreed, grinning and revealing his razor-sharp teeth.  “Just don’t cry too bad when you lose!”

“Don’t worry, it’s a gentleman’s bet!”  Leon grinned cockily as they shook hands.

The two of them squeezed hard before they separated, wringing their squeezed hands before they left the kitchen.  Their food sat on the counter, completely forgotten as they went their separate ways.

“Alright, time to get a witness for our race…”  Leon muttered as he knocked on the door in front of him. 

A pink-eared bunny girl with long, blue hair opened the door, staring curiously at her life mate?

“What is it, Leon?”

“Hey babe, listen, can you be a witness for a competition tomorrow?”

“Hm?”  Sayaka cocked her head and wondered “Witness for what?”

Kazuichi sighed as he opened the door to his room, shaking the negativity from his mind.  Without the availability of comfort food to distract him, he struggled to repress his depressed state of mind.

“Now’s not the time to worry about that…”  He tried to convince himself as he closed the door behind him.  “Kuwata’s an athlete, so how am I gonna beat someone who can run circles around me?”  His eyes widened as he realized “I’ll just have to add a handicap or two to level the playing field!”

Inspired, Kazuichi immediately got to work.  He got out a notepad and pencil from his desk and began to furiously sketch.

Alright, just a little here…and here…and here…

“Yo!  Soda-senpai!”

“Hm?”  Kazuichi walked over to the bleachers, spotting Leon waving him over.  It’s Kuwata-kun…and…is that Maizono-chan?

Sure enough, an irritated Sayaka Maizono, dressed in an oversized T-shirt, but lacking her makeup.  As Kazuichi noted her unkempt hair, Leon explained “I wanted someone to be our witness, you know, to make things fair, and I figured my life mate would be perfect for the job!”

“…Day off…”  Both bunny boys turned towards the cranky Sayaka, who crossed her arms over her breasts and grumbled.  “Today was a perfect day off.  No school, no homework, and more importantly, NO BAND PRACTICE!  I was all set to sleep in!  Instead, I get dragged out to watch some race between my baka life mate and our upperclassmen to decide who gets the last of the cheese!  Now I know how Makoto felt when he had to be a witness to Mondo and Taka’s dumb competition…”

She…she sounds really mad…  Kazuichi thought, shaking his head as he couldn’t help but be reminded of Sonia’s angry wrath.

As he shook the thought away however, Leon wrapped an arm around his life mate.  “Hey, c’mon, Babe, I said I was sorry.  I promise, I’ll make it up to you!”

Sayaka turned her head and smirked at her life mate, causing the Bunny Baseball Star to gulp.  Kazuichi blushed as Sayaka licked her lips, causing him to imagine any number of steamy scenarios between the two underclassmen.

Seeing Kazuichi’s reaction, Leon clarified “She’s not referring to anything sexual.  I promised to take her shopping.”

“That’s right.”  Sayaka confirmed.  “You’ll be holding a lot of shopping bags, Kuwata-kun.”

Leon sighed, muttering “My afternoon is toast, but so is her morning, so it’s basically a wash.”

Kazuichi nodded, his blush turning into a challenging smirk with all of his razor-sharp teeth showing.  “Alright, let’s get this on!”

“Yeah, let’s do it!”  Leon cheered, causing Sayaka to sigh and roll her eyes.

Bunny Men, can’t live with them, can’t live without them…

As Leon stretched, Kazuichi looked out towards the track, noting the various hurdles strewn throughout the course.  Some were barely even obstacles, but others were as high as 25 feet.

…Guess I’d better stretch too…  Kazuichi lamented as he bent over and tried to touch his toes.

He grunted in frustration as his fingertips barely hovered above his shoes, causing Leon to smirk cockily.  Come on, I can’t be this out of shape!

“You doin’ okay, dude?”

Kazuichi merely glared at Leon’s sarcastic tone, determined to overcome the odds and wipe the smug smirk off Leon’s face.

As the two boys shook out the last kinks in their legs, they took their places on the course.  “Alright…”  Leon turned to his life mate.  “Once you finish counting down, just say GO and…”

“Go.”  The bunny boys looked incredulously at the annoyed Bunny Pop Sensation.  “I just want you to GO so this stupid race can be done with and I can go shopping!”

Both of the bunny boys sweatdropped as Kazuichi smiled awkwardly.  “Ano…she seems a lot less peppy than from all the music videos I saw.”

Leon smiled reassuringly as he admitted “Yeah, well, she gets grumpy if she doesn’t get enough sleep.  Being a pop sensation can be exhausting.”

Kazuichi nodded before he grinned, showing off his shark teeth as he dashed ahead of Leon.  “Yes, first in the lead!”  Leon merely jogged, not even putting any effort into the race as Kazuichi leapt over the hurdles.  “I’m so ahead!”  Though why isn’t he trying to catch up…?  Surely he can see I’m winning this!  Is he just lazy…?

As Kazuichi’s brow furrowed in confusion, Sayaka huffed.  She crossed her arms over her breasts as her cheeks puffed into a pout.

“Quit lazing about, you slowpoke, or I’m leaving for the mall!”

Leon smirked and gave a thumbs-up before he suddenly burst into a run.  Leon seemed to turn into a red variant of Sonic the Hedgehog, causing Kazuichi to gape at the crimson blur completely passed him.  Leon laughed at Kazuichi’s predictable reaction as he finished the first lap.  Seeing her life mate blow his competition away made Sayaka swoon and actually start to get into the race.

“Go, Leon!  Make your baseball team proud, just like I am!”

Leon blew her a kiss, causing hearts to appear in her eyes as she caught the kiss and held it against her heart.  An angry vein pulsed in Kazuichi’s forehead before an angry, feminine voice echoed in his mind.

“I said silence, peasant!”

Kazuichi shook the thought from his head and cursed Dammit, I can’t be left in the dust like this!  Alright, secret weapon time!

Kazuichi clicked his heels, causing a pair of wheels and mini rockets to pop out of his running shoes.  The rockets quickly roared to life, propelling the Bunny Mechanic forward and past a flabbergasted Leon.

Okay, that’s SO not cool!  Leon exclaimed in his mind.  That’s gotta be cheating!  Granted, it’d be cool if it wasn’t causing me to lose, but it’s really poor sportsmanship!  Why can’t he just accept his defeat?!

“Wow, those rocket shoes are so cool!”  Sayaka gushed.  “They look like they came right out of my favorite spy movie!”

Leon turned to look at Sayaka, aghast as he whined “Babe!  You’re supposed to be cheering for ME!”

“I know…but they’re just so cool!  They’re taking me back to that Spy Bunnies movie!”

Leon sweatdropped, then shook his head and grit his teeth.  “No way am I losing to a tech-no-geek who needs to cheat to get his cheese fix!  Alright, time to kick things up a notch!”

His eyes blazing in determination, Leon pumped his legs even faster, causing Kazuichi to bite his lip nervously as Leon began to close the distance.

“See that?!”  Leon boasted.  “I won’t lose to you and your machines!”

“Oh yeah!  Well…I won’t lose either…oh no…”  Kazuichi’s heart sunk as he saw Nagito walk by Sayaka.  Whenever he shows up…

Kazuichi’s thought went unfinished as Leon at last passed the Bunny Mechanic.

“Haha!  See!  I’m the best…oof!”

“LEON!”  Sayaka cried, her eyes darting in fear as Leon collided with one of the hurdles, sending him flying backwards.  The Bunny Pop Sensation ran worriedly to her dazed life mate as an unimpeded Kazuichi blazed past Leon.  “Leon, are you alright?!”

“Di-Did I win…?”  Leon muttered as his eyes fluttered open, seeing triple the bunny girl.

“That doesn’t matter, I’m just glad you’re okay!”  Sayaka cried as she hugged her life mate tightly against her heart, causing him to smile bashfully and blush.

“Yahoo!”  Both underclassmen turned their heads to the gleeful Bunny Mechanic.  “I won!  I totally beat you!  I’m the best!  I…OW!”

Kazuichi nursed his stinging cheek as he turned to look a furious, glaring Sayaka in the eyes.

“YOU IDIOT!  YOU CAUSED LEON TO GET HURT, ALL BECAUSE OF SOME STUPID CHEESE?!  THEN YOU CHEAT WHEN YOU FALL BEHIND AND WHEN HE GOT HURT, INSTEAD OF MAKING SURE HE WAS OKAY, YOU RAN AWAY LIKE A COWARD!”

“Babe…”  Leon grunted as he weakly got to his feet and limped over to them.  “C-Calm down, it’s not that big of a…”

“IT IS A BIG DEAL, LEON!  HE NEEDS TO BE MORE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS, AND IF HE CAN’T GET THE MESSAGE HIMSELF, THEN SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO DO IT FOR HIM!”

Leon fell silent, causing Sayaka to turn her head back to glare at Kazuichi, as if wordlessly challenging him to refute her.  The Bunny Mechanic could only frown as he took in her harsh words.

I’m…inconsiderate of others?  That’s…not true…is it…?

“It…crept me out!”

Kazuichi blushed in embarrassment and self-loathing as he grit his teeth.  Despite his slightly intimidating appearance, Sayaka tensed her muscles, determined not to show any fear.  Leon similarly tensed, ready to protect his life mate at a moment’s notice.

“…WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!”

Leon and Sayaka stared, baffled at Kazuichi as he fell to his knees and began to bawl.

“I…I didn’t mean to make him feel that bad…”  Sayaka muttered. 

“Well, babe, you do know how to break hearts…ow!”  Leon muttered as Sayaka elbowed him.  “I just mean you’ve had to reject a lot of boys as a pop idol…plus you did reject Makoto back when we first started attending Hope’s Peak…ow!”

Sayaka glared at Leon, then sighed.  Her eyes softened as the Bunny Baseball Star walked over to Kazuichi.  As he knelt and rubbed the Bunny Mechanic’s back, Sayaka decided to approach the crying Kazuichi.

“Hey…I’m sorry for yelling at you…”  Sayaka apologized as she patted his shoulder.

“…It’s…not what…you said…it…just reminded me…of what…Miss Sonia said…the other day.”

Sayaka cocked her head in confusion.  “What Sonia-senpai said?”

“Ano…Who’s Sonia?”  Leon rubbed the back of his head, confused as Sayaka glared at him.

“Just help me get him to the bleachers…I’ll get to the bottom of this.”  Sayaka sighed.

Leon nodded and helped Kazuichi to stand.  “It’s okay, we won’t yell at you anymore, promise.”  Sayaka assured him in a soothing voice that made Kazuichi realize just how effectively the Bunny Pop Sensation could win over a crowd.  “Just walk with us to the bleachers and we can talk, okay?”

Kazuichi sniffled, then nodded before Leon helped him walk towards the bleachers.  Pressed on by Sayaka’s smile, Kazuichi followed the young couple over to the bleachers until they at last sat down on the bleachers.

“Now…tell us what happened.  Please.”  Sayaka requested gently.

“Well…you see…”

“Ah, I get it.”  Leon commented, empathizing somewhat with the unlucky in love mechanic.

“Well, at least you know what you did wasn’t the best way to go about it.  And the important thing is that you want to apologize.”  Despite her words, Sayaka couldn’t help but empathize with Sonia as well.

As Kazuichi whined and teared up again, Leon defended “Look, not that I don’t understand how she feels, but it probably wasn’t a good idea for her to snap at him either, at least not before he could apologize.  This whole mess would just resolve itself if they talked things out.”

“Yeah, that’s the optimal approach.”  Sayaka agreed with a sigh as she looked up at the sky.  “I guess I just…understand how she feels.  I’ve…been in the same boat.”

“…I didn’t mean for it to go so far…”  Kazuichi admitted.  “It’s just…when I first laid eyes on her…she was a literal princess that walked out of a fairy tale!  It was like one of my dreams had finally come true!”

Sayaka and Leon couldn’t help but sweatdrop as they imagined Toko talking in Kazuichi’s place.  At least she got to become life mates with her prince.  The couple lamented.  Soda-senpai though…

“So…just confirming, did she become life mates with that animal goth guy?”  Leon asked awkwardly.

“…You mean Tanaka?  Yeah…she did.”  Kazuichi sighed heavily.  “I just don’t get it…what does he have that I don’t…?”

“…Maybe she was drawn to him because he didn’t treat her like a princess.”

“Huh?”  Leon and Kazuichi turned to Sayaka, confused.

“Wait…how would you know that?”  Kazuichi asked.

“…Because, I’m psychic!”

“Wh-What?!”

Sayaka giggled “Kidding, I just have good intuition.”

“…Babe…”  Leon sighed.  “Maybe now’s not the best time to tease him.”

“Right, sorry.”  Sayaka smiled apologetically before she continued “More to the point, Sonia’s been a princess since birth, right?  She was probably treated like royalty for all her life, never being given the chance to be a normal girl.”

“Ah, I get it.”  Leon realized.  “Maybe Sonia thought that when she came to Japan, she could make friends who would treat her as a regular girl.  It’s like you and me, sure, we’re famous to some degree, but we still wanna be normal people.”

Sayaka nodded approvingly.  “I wouldn’t be surprised if she had to deal with people who were just nice to her because they had to be, or because they wanted power, or if they wanted to stalk her.”

Kazuichi slammed his face into his palms as he cursed “Dammit, I never once thought about how she felt!”

Leon patted Kazuichi on the back as he smiled reassuringly at the forlorn mechanic.  “Hey, no need to get all down!  Just make sure to apologize to her before you graduate.  Besides, quitters never give up!  I know I never did!”

Sayaka and Leon shared a knowing smile before she nodded.  “It’s true, he didn’t give up.” 

“…Easy for you two to say…you’re already life mates.”  Kazuichi grumbled.

“Hey, you think becoming Sayaka’s life mate was easy?!  Far from it, dude, I had to work my ears off just to get a date with her!”  Leon told him.

“It’s true.”  Sayaka nodded.  “I needed to be sure he was willing to put in the work so I could have a life mate who would make me happy.”

At last, Kazuichi lowered his hands, smiling as he replied “You guys have given me a lot to think about.  Trying to apologize right now would probably just make her even more mad at me, but I’ll try to find the right time to apologize to her.”

“That’s the spirit!”  Sayaka smiled approvingly.

“Alright, even though it wasn’t exactly fair, for multiple reasons, you did win, so you can have the cheese.”

Again with the cheese?!  Sayaka threw her hands in the air, reminded of how exasperated she was to be dragged out of bed to the silly competition.

Kazuichi however smiled and replied “Thanks, and to show my gratitude, once we get more cheese in, I’ll make quesadillas for all of us.”

“Yum!  That sounds delicious!  I’ve never actually had one before!”

Sayaka rolled her eyes at her life mate’s enthusiasm before she nodded in agreement.  “Sure, I’ll join in too.  In the meantime, why don’t we all walk back to the burrows together?”

“Sure…”  Kazuichi nodded as they began to walk to the burrows together.  “I just hope I find a cute bunny girl to settle down with one day.”

“Well, there are plenty of bunnies out in the fields.”  Leon assured him.

Yeah.  Kazuichi agreed.  It’ll be tough, but one day…I’ll find her!

As they neared the burrows, a busty, blonde bunny girl walked out.  A pair of goggles were strapped on her head with a necklace of barbed wire loosely hanging around her neck.  The trio took in her hot pink leotard with black straps and black boots before she looked at Leon with an annoyed, yet perverted expression.

“Hey, Cumwata!  Ge the fuck outta my way!”

Oh no, not Miu Iruma, please!  Sayaka pleaded, hoping that their run-in was just a bad dream.  Faking a smile, she politely asked “Iruma-chan, please don’t be mean to Leon…again.”

Miu merely smirked and greeted “Hey, Slutyaka, what’s with the oversized T-shirt?  Too tired to bounce around and show off your goods on stage?  Ahahaha!”

Sayaka merely continued her fake smile but thought silently How does Kaede put up with this bitch?!

“Oh, hey Miu!”

A surprised Leon and Sayaka turned to look with surprise at Kazuichi as Miu’s lips stretched into a beaming smile.  “Oh, Soda-senpai!  How did those rocket skates I made you work?”

SHE made those skates?!  An astonished Leon and Sayaka gaped.  And why is she being polite all of a sudden?!

“They worked like a charm!”  Kazuichi informed her with a smile and thumbs-up.  “I got the chance to test them out and they worked great!”

“Of course they did!  It was my gorgeous golden brain that came up with them, after all.”

“Yeah, you come up with the craziest ideas sometimes, but they’re always fun to try and build them!”

…How the HELL isn’t Iruma insulting or cursing Kazuichi?!  Leon and Sayaka thought, flabbergasted.  She even insults MAKOTO!  MAKOTO FREAKIN’ NAEGI!

“Say…Miu…”  Kazuichi asked nervously.  “I’m gonna be treating Sayaka and Leon to a victory breakfast once the fridge gets restocked.  You wanna join us when that happens?”

NO!  The young couple frantically crossed their arms in warning, though neither Kazuichi nor Miu noticed as the Bunny Inventor hummed in contemplation.

“Hmm…sorry, but my Golden Brain has other things to do in the morning.  But…”  Miu bit her lip nervously as she asked “Are we still on for anime night in my room?”

ANIME NIGHT?!  Leon and Sayaka exclaimed in shock.

“Definitely.”  Kazuichi smiled before he wondered “But what are we gonna watch this time?  Chōdenji Robo Combattler V?”

“No, we watched that last week.  What about Chōdenji Machine Voltes V?”

“Huh?”  Leon cocked his head in confusion.  “Are you talking about Voltron?”

“No.”  Kazuichi and Miu stated simultaneously before they returned to their debate.

“How about Getter Robo?”

Miu squealed “Oh, I’ve been waiting to watch that anime.”

Kazuichi laughed as he and Miu maneuvered their hands in an incomprehensible manner, baffling Leon and Sayaka.  “Getter…BEAM!!!”  They exclaimed before they shared another laugh.

“Alright, I have to get going.  I’ll see you later, Kazuichi.”  Miu turned to the flabbergasted Leon and Sayaka, smirking at their expressions.  “Don’t feel embarrassed, lots of bunnies are stunned by my awesomeness!  Later, bitches!  Ahaha!”

“Later Miu!”  Kazuichi waved Miu off before he looked back at Leon and Sayaka.  “Ano…what’s with the looks?”

“Dude…”  Leon uttered.  “You just talked to a bunny girl…without getting nervous…”

“Oh, you mean Miu?”  Kazuichi shrugged.  “Yeah, we’ve been hanging out since we worked on a project together.”

“…Why though?”  Kazuichi frowned as Sayaka told him “I’ve never seen her this polite!  She went a whole five minutes without cursing!  I think that’s a new record!”

“Oh, well…she’s actually really sweet when you get to know her.  She loves watching kids’ cartoons, and despite her vulgarity, she never shows it when little bunnies are around.”

I’m…having a hard time believing that…  Sayaka admitted to herself.

“Hey, if you guys get along so well, why don’t you try dating?”  Leon suggested, only for Kazuichi to burst into laughter.

“Haha! Good one, Leon!  There’s no way someone as amazing as Miu would ever date me!”

Kazuichi walked into the burrows, leaving a stunned Leon and Sayaka.  The Bunny Baseball Star turned to his life mate before he commented “He’s either in denial…or just plain baka.  He’s passing up a potential life mate that he could be really happy with.”

Sayaka shuddered as she imagined Miu with a litter of bunny babies.  It sounds like a nightmare…but they might be made for each other…

Sayaka tried to shake the image out of her head as she followed her life mate into the burrows.

“Alright, tortilla, check.  Chicken, check.  Barbeque sauce, check.”  Kazuichi grinned as he approached the fridge and opened the door.  “Alright, now for that delicious, hard-fought cheese…”  Kazuichi’s eyes widened as he exclaimed in his mind AAAH!  WHERE’D THE CHEESE GO?!

Kazuichi’s thoughts were interrupted as he heard a soft humming from a few feet away.  He turned his head and stared incredulously as he saw a cheerful Makoto assembling a plate of sandwiches.

NO!  The Bunny Mechanic screamed in his head, biting his nails as he saw Makoto place the last of the cheese on the sandwiches.

“I hope Kiri loves these sandwiches I made her.  That sure was lucky; I got the last of the cheese to top them off with!”

As Makoto placed the remaining slices of bread on the sandwiches, Kazuichi thought You gotta be kidding me!

Once the plate was assembled, Makoto picked up the plate and walked out of the kitchen, oblivious to the shocked Bunny Mechanic nearby.  Once he left, Kazuichi sunk to his knees, whimpering as he weakly punched the ground.

“Man, and after I fought so hard for that cheese too!  Damn that Bunny of Good Luck!”

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Chisa tapped her foot as she stared disappointedly at the empty desks in her classroom.  I guess only Sonia and Chiaki thought to come to class today…

Chisa sighed as she watched Chiaki play her handheld game system without a care in the world.  Only Sonia’s sparkling eyes and glowing, interested smile kept the teacher’s spirits up.

At least I can count on your enthusiasm to brighten slow days like this, Sonia, though it’s a shame that the rest of your class thought they had better things to do.  Even your Class Representative isn’t paying attention! 

Chisa barely held back a sigh as she forced a smile and clapped her hands.  Chiaki nearly jumped in her seat as she paused her game and looked up at her teacher, while Sonia’s excited smile seemed to stretch in anticipation.

“Okay, I was going to teach about the history of Usami the Bunny Goddess…but seeing as we don’t have a quorum, why don’t I treat you both to lunch?”

Chisa sweatdropped at Chiaki’s sparkling eyes while Sonia exclaimed “Oh, I’ve always wanted to dine for the fastest of foods!  I’ve heard that burgerhams with cheddar are especially delicious!”

Chisa blinked at Sonia’s altered colloquialisms while Chiaki corrected her classmate “…It’s fast food…and you’re thinking of cheeseburgers.”

“Oh, my apologies.”

Chisa smiled and suggested “Why don’t we go to a good old-fashioned burger joint?  I think there’s a WcDonald’s not too far from campus.”

“I’m game…I think.”

Sonia nodded enthusiastically in agreement as she and Chiaki stood up.  “Yes, let’s go grab…hamburgers with cheese!”

Chisa giggled before she frowned and wiped the sweat off her brow.  “By the way…do you girls know why it suddenly feels hot in here?”

Chiaki and Sonia glanced at each other, their brows furrowed in confusion.  “The humidity seems normal to me.”  Sonia replied as Chiaki nodded.

“Are you okay, Yukizome-sensei?”

Biting her lip, Chisa nodded as she fanned herself with one hand.  “Of course, I just feel like…it got a little stuffy in here.”  She shook her head and decided “Maybe I just need some fresh air.  Let’s go get those burgers!”

“I’m so glad to be attending classes again!”  Sonia exclaimed jovially as she, Chiaki, and Chisa walked through Strawberry fields.

The bunny teacher grimaced as she recalled the incident that caused the Bunny Princess to miss so many classes.  “I’m glad that you’re attending classes again, but I can’t help but feel responsible as your teacher.  I should have taught Kazuichi better than to propose to you like that.”

Sonia shuddered, her good mood replaced with pure disgust.  “Please, don’t remind me!  I don’t even want to think of he-who-should-not-be-named ever again!”

Chisa felt her heart break at Sonia’s continued rejection.  I can understand where you’re coming from, Sonia.  Really, I do.  But the whole point of being classmates is to make strong bonds with your classmates.  I told you as much when I became your teacher.  It would be a shame for that bond to be destroyed by this incident, especially as Kazuichi has really been trying to atone.

One look at the Bunny Princess however informed Chisa that Sonia didn’t regret her decision to banish Kazuichi from her mind and heart at all.  She looked pleadingly to Chiaki, who merely shrugged and whispered in her ear.

“I don’t want to get into the middle of this.  This is something they need to solve themselves…I think.”

Chisa frowned at Chiaki’s words as the Bunny Gamer retreated back into her handheld.  As she watched Chiaki focus on her game, Chisa’s eyes flashed in realization.

Chiaki…she’s been vague for the last year and a half about her own mating status.  The closest she came to being upfront about it was a month ago, when she was on the verge tears during the Lost Mates lesson.  It’s just a hunch, but…could she be close to Izuru Kamukura?

Chisa began to sweat nervously before she shook her head.

I need to find the truth.  I promised to report anything I know to Kyosuke, my leader, the bunny world’s future, and my life mate…but if I do…will Chiaki get caught up in this?  I can’t betray my life mate…but I can’t cause one of my students pain, even if it’s unintentionally.  I’d be an utter failure as a teacher!  Oh kami, what I wouldn’t give for a distraction right now…

As if on cue, Chisa felt a strange, yet pleasurable vibrating sensation between her legs.  She let out a moaned gasp, causing her two students to stare at her.  Their eyes danced with confusion as Sonia asked hesitantly “Yukizome-sensei, are you okay?”

“I-I-I-I!”  Chisa’s stuttering gave way to heavy pants as she wondered in a panic What’s happening to me?  It’s like someone flipped a switch and I got turned on for no reason!

“Yukizome-sensei…your face is red…I think.”  Chiaki frowned in worry as she asked “Did you catch a cold?”

“I-it’s not a cold.”  Chisa finally regained enough physical control to speak in complete sentences.  “I’m not feeling any other symptoms of a cold.  It’s more like-”  Chisa clamped her mouth shut with her hands, her eyes widened in embarrassment.  There is NO WAY I‘m telling my students I’m suddenly feeling horny!

Sonia and Chiaki however searched their teacher’s eyes, only averting their gaze when they realized the truth.  “O-Oh…”  They both muttered as their cheeks flushed pink.

“I-I can explain…!”

Despite her insistence, Chisa merely bit her lip as she trailed off, unable to find the words to explain her situation.

“Say…”  Sonia’s brow furrowed in contemplation as she sifted through her memories, suddenly struck with an epiphany.  “Isn’t this similar to when Teruteru’s food made us all a little heated?”

“That…does make sense…”  Chisa admitted, her eyes lowered as she wondered Did Teruteru spike my breakfast somehow?

Chiaki nodded and assured them “Don’t worry, I’ll have a word with Teruteru…”

“Y’all say my name?”

“Eek!”  Sonia and Chisa squeaked as a brown-haired bunny boy with red bunny ears slightly obscured by his chef’s hat.

His spotless white chef’s shirt and pants, red apron, and black shoes seemed to shine as much as the perverted look in his eyes.  Once he put down the crate of food he was holding, the three bunny girls calmed down.

Chiaki narrowed her eyes and demanded “Teruteru, what have you done to Yukizome-sensei?”

Chisa, who had since lost her patience due to the heat pooling in her lower abdomen, practically growled at the Bunny Cook.  “Hanamura, antidote, NOW!”

Her three students flinched in surprise at her uncharacteristic aggression before Teruteru scowled in offense at the accusation.  “Aw, c’mon!  My food gets spiked one time and now I’m automatically a prime suspect whenever there’s class hijinks?!  That’s totally uncalled for!  Besides, it was Hiyoko who added my aphrodisiac to the food, not me!”

…Good point…  Sonia and Chiaki admitted to themselves.

“Plus, I haven’t cooked anything since yesterday!  If I spiked her food, it’d already be out of her system by now!”

“…I’m sorry for accusing you, Teruteru.”  Chisa bowed her head as Chiaki and Sonia lowered their eyes in guilt.

“I am so ashamed!”  The Bunny Princess cried.

“…We’re sorry, Teruteru.”  Chiaki apologized before Teruteru nodded in acceptance.

“Wish I could help, but something tells me it’s best if you lovely, sexy ladies handle it yourselves!”

Chiaki and Sonia shivered as Teruteru spontaneously got a nose bleed.  Chisa meanwhile moaned in pleasure again as the Bunny Cook turned to leave.

“Just one thing, Teruteru!”  The Bunny Cook turned to Sonia with a curious gleam in his eyes.  “How did you appear so suddenly when we mentioned your name?”

“Tch…”  Teruteru smirked as he proclaimed “I’m like Superman; I know when I’m needed.”

Once he left, Chisa clutched at her breasts, feeling her entire body start to heat up.  As she panted and moaned in pleasure, she began to fantasize about being laid bare and experiencing numerous acts with Kyosuke that cannot be specified in this chapter in order to comply with national and international censorship laws.

I…I need Kyosuke!  I need to be with him and…  Chisa’s eyes widened in realization as she realized …The Instinct!  I’m experiencing my first Instinct!

She turned to her two students, who merely smiled knowingly at their teacher.  Before she could say anything to them, a soft ringtone echoed from her apron.  She desperately fished through the garment’s pocket until she pulled out her cell phone.

“Chisa…”  Chisa gasped as she immediately answered the phone, not even bothering to check the ID.

“Kyosuke…?”  She breathed, his voice filling her with calm and making her feel relaxed and loved.

“Chisa…have you been…?”

“Yes!”  She nearly screamed in her eagerness.

“…I’m setting up our private chamber.  I’ll be waiting.”

With that, Kyosuke hung up, causing Chisa to close her phone as an excited grin stretched from ear to ear.  It…it’s finally happening!  It’s time for the Instinct to take its course!

“E-excuse me, girls…”  Chisa muttered as she shakily stood up.  “But I can’t stay for lunch like I promised.”

“Say no more!”  Sonia smiled and assured her “We’ll be okay.”

Chiaki nodded in agreement.  “Good luck, Yukizome-sensei.”

Chisa managed a wave before she began to jog away from the two bunny girls.  “Say, Chiaki?”  Sonia asked as the Bunny Gamer picked up her handheld.  “Do you think Yukizome-sensei will get to her life mate without any interference?”

“…Sonia, this is Hope’s Peak Academy.  Getting anywhere without interference is impossible.  Not even Nagito or Naegi-kun are that lucky.”

Sonia nodded in understanding as Chiaki focused on her game.  I hope she doesn’t run into Nagito!

I hope I don’t run into Nagito…  Chisa hoped as she dashed through the fields. 

In her rush, she dashed by a silver-haired bunny girl with teal blue bunny ears and a matching teal blue outfit.  Her red eyes narrowed as she gracefully cut through cinder blocks with her katana, as if she was dancing.  Her eyes widened as Chisa expertly somersaulted and dove through the debris.

“Yukizome-sensei?”

“Can’t explain, I have the Instinct so gotta go, bye Peko!”

Peko sweatdropped as Chisa landed on her feet and dashed out of sight.  The Bunny Swordswoman bit her lip and tested her hand over her heart, feeling envious of her teacher’s situation.

“Fuyuhiko…”  She felt her heart clench as she pined for what she sincerely believed she could never have.

A red-eared bunny girl wearing white sneakers and a white and red mixed leotard launched a series of kicks.  Her light blue bunny eared sparring partner, who wore a black sleeveless jacket, blue pants, a chain belt, and matching white sneakers blocked all but one of her punches.

“Hahaha!”  He laughed jovially as he stumbled from her punch to his cheek.  “Not bad, Akane!  You finally got a hit on me!”  As Akane grinned in victory, her coach and life mate frowned.  “Don’t’ get cocky though, you still have a long way to go before you can really beat me.”

Akane pouted cutely at the criticism before she sighed “I know, Coach Nekomaru. I’ve gotta get stronger…maybe I just need to fight someone who’s closer to my level first so I can advance.”

“Maybe you should try fighting Ogami, or Mahiru’s life mate Chabashira…”  Nekomaru trailed off as he saw that Akane wasn’t paying attention anymore.  Instead, the girl was smirking competitively with her head turned.  Nekomaru followed her gaze and saw Chisa dashing towards them.

“Alright!”  Akane punched her fist into her open palm as her eyes blazed.  “I was looking for an excuse to fight Yukizome-sensei!”

“Hmm…”  Nekomaru nodded and admitted “It would probably be a good experience and a fight to improve your skills.”

“Alright, I’m gonna do it!”

Gotta get to Kyosuke!  Chisa thought as she dashed towards the sparring couple, the heat in her core intensifying.  I need to get to him and…Akane?!

The Bunny Gymnast leapt towards Chisa and assaulted her with a flurry of punches.  “Akane, what’s gotten into you?!”  The teacher demanded as she blocked all of Akane’s attacks.

“Ever since you tied me to a cross…I had to acknowledge that you were a strong opponent!  And when I see someone strong…I gotta FIGHT ‘EM!”

I don’t have time for this!  Chia thought frustratedly as she parried more of her student’s blows.  “Akane, this isn’t the time for a sparring match!”

“There’s always time for a good fight!”

Akane’s stubbornness and Chisa’s growing urges wore away at the teacher’s patience.  In desperation, she turned to Nekomaru and pleaded “Nekomaru, please!  Talk some sense into…”

“Way to go, Akane!  You’re quite the fierce tabby!”

“Meow!”  Akane grinned as she tried to kick Chisa in the face, only for the teacher to dodge and narrow her eyes.

“That…is…IT!”  Fed up with her students’ obstinance, Chisa spun around and kicked Akane in the back.

With Akane momentarily stunned, she delivered a series of quick jabs to the pressure points in Akane’s legs.

My…legs…?  Akane thought as she crumpled to the ground.

“Akane!”  Nekomaru cried as he ran to catch his life mate before she hit the ground.

“Ne…Nekomaru…?”  She muttered as they shared a loving glance.

“Ahem.”  Shaken out of their romantic reverie, the blushing athletes turned their heads and saw Chisa, her eyes narrowed with her arms crossed over her breasts.  “We’ll talk about this later.”  She practically growled, clearly cross with her students before she turned and dashed away.

“What’s her problem?”  Akane wondered once the two of them were alone.

“Hm…maybe Yukizome-sensei needs to take a powerful shit?”

“…That’s gross…”  Akane sweatdropped before she wondered “Still…how was she able to use pressure points to disable my legs like that?”

“Youtube.  She learned it on Youtube.”  Nekomaru stated sarcastically.

“Wow, you can learn everything on Youtube?!  Then why are we still using books?!”

Nekomaru sweatdropped and sighed.  “That…was sarcasm…”

“Kyoko, really, I’ll be fine walking around by myself.”  Makoto tried to reassure his life mate as they walked out of the burrows.

Undeterred however, Kyoko shook her head.  “That’s inadvisable.  Ikusaba’s still out there somewhere.  I’ll need to accompany you whenever you desire to go jumping in the fields.”

Makoto sighed in exasperation.  “Kyoko, I understand your concerns, but I’m not a baby bunny anymore.  You can’t chaperone me 24/7.”  Makoto bit his lip and muttered “Why can’t Mukuro just turn herself in?”

“Because Ikusaba has no heart.”  Makoto winced as he caught a momentary glance of Kyoko’s darkened, angry glare before she regained control of her emotions.  Once she took a deep breath, she continued “Ikusaba had the opportunity to stop Junko’s plans, but she did nothing and played the part Junko wanted her to play: a good little soldier who followed orders to the letter.  And as long as someone that dangerous is free, letting you walk and jump around on your own is a risk I cannot take.”

…I guess there’s no winning here…  Makoto sighed in defeat.  “Fine, you can come…”

Kyoko’s lips tugged into a small smile.  “I’m glad that we’re in agreement.”  Besides, I know that I’m being followed whenever I leave the burrows.  This gives me a chance to do some reconnaissance and determine whether I’m being tailed by Ikusaba.  Or it could be that Bunny Assas…

Before Kyoko could finish her thought, she instinctively grabbed Makoto.  He yelped in shock as she lifted him into her arms, carrying him bridal style.  Before he could ask what was going on, she leapt into the air.

Now, who was…is that…?

“It’s Yukizome-sensei!”  Makoto pointed down at Chisa, who dashed beneath them.  “Is…is something wrong with her?  She looks…kinda flustered…”

“FINALLY, I’M IN THE FUCKING BURROWS!”

“I-indeed…”  Kyoko muttered as she landed gracefully on the ground.

“I get that she was in a hurry…but why did she swear?  I’ve never heard her curse before?”

Kyoko hummed, contemplating the question as she analyzed Chisa’s rushed state, reddened cheeks, and uncharacteristic language.  Eventually, her eyes widened as she came to the answer.

“I’m not completely sure…but more than likely…”  Kyoko’s cheeks reddened as she hypothesized “Yukizome-sensei must be going through the Instinct.”

Makoto nodded in understanding as he smiled.  “That means she and her life mate are gonna have a bunny baby soon!  I hope they have a happy bunny baby together.”

“Indeed…”  Kyuoko closed her eyes and smiled.  I wonder...when will Makoto and I…have our first Instinct…

“Ano…Kyoko?”  Makoto’s voice shook her out of her musings.  “You can…put me down now…”

“…Why?”

Makoto sweatdropped and gave up, allowing Kyoko to carry him as they walked into the fields.

Chisa raced through the burrows, unknowingly watched by a crimson eared bunny girl in a red leotard and brown boots.

“…The Instinct.”  She muttered, nodding at the oblivious Chisa before she stepped out of hiding.  “Good for her.”

Chisa panted as she impatiently pressed the elevator button, desperate to get to her life mate as soon as possible.  So distracted was she by her urges that she didn’t notice black-eared bunny boy with a black military hat, a checkered scarf, black cloak, sleeveless white vest, white shorts, and black shoes enter the elevator right behind her.

“Nee hee hee!  Hi-ya teach!  What’s up?”

“EEEEEEKKKKKK!”  Chisa screamed from shock, resting her hand over her hammering heart.  She turned around and looked down at the bunny boy smirking and waving at her.  “Oma-kun…”  If my students are rotten oranges, then he’ rotten to the core!  I don’t have time to play his games!  Maybe he’ll get bored and leave me alone if I ignore him.

“Hey, teach!  Isn’t it absolutely beautiful outside?  I was thinking of going out to the movies and watching that new Living Dead movie.  Say, are going through the Instinct?”

Chisa gasped, her eyes widening in shock.  “How-how did you know that…?”

Kokichi cocked his head, smirking.  “Oh, I didn’t…until you just told me.  Nee hee hee!”

“G-good for you…”  Chisa muttered, kicking herself for falling into Kokichi’s trap as the Bunny Supreme Leader whistled.

“Wow, no need to be so cold.  I thought you were nice, but you sound more like that Bunny Child Caregiver than a sweet teacher.”  His tone suddenly changed to a more caring one as he continued “Then again, I guess I can understand, considering you’re going to become a Bunny Mommy!  Congrats by the way, I hope my life mate Himiko and I will experience that joy someday.”

Chisa raised an eyebrow in surprise.  He’s probably just being a troublemaker, but…I can’t help but feel like…he’s actually being sincere…maybe I should be a bit nicer to him.  A soft smile graced her lips as she turned to Kokichi.

“Is that so?  Well, then permit me to teach you the basics of being a good Bunny Parent.”

*Ding*

The elevator came to a stop as the doors opened.  “Well, this is my stop.  I think I’ll go see what my classmates are doing.”  Kokichi grinned as he told her gratefully “Thanks for the advice, Yukizome-sensei.  I’m sure Himiko and I will be better parents one day for it!”

Chisa nodded and replied “I’m glad to hear that.  Goodbye, Kokichi.”

Unbeknownst to her, Kokichi turned back to the panel with a malicious grin stretching from ear to ear.  He slammed his palm against it, pressing all the buttons.  Chisa’s eyes widened in horror as Kokichi speedily stepped out, turning to wave at the teacher once he was past the doors.

NO!  IT’S GONNA BE FOREVER BEFORE I REACH THE FACULTY FLOOR NOW!

“Nee hee hee!”

Chisa’s face turned red with fury as she yelled “OH YOU LITTLE SON OF A…!”

The elevator doors closed as Kokichi called “Byyyeee!” before he walked to the student lounge, giggling the entire way.

A gray-eared bunny man wearing black shoes and a light-blue shirt that exposed his chest sat on the bed, admiring his decorative katana that hung on the wall.  His white pants tented as he did his best to ignore the tenting heat between his legs.  He flashed back to his preparations for his meeting with the former headmaster of Hope’s Peak Academy, Kazuo Tengan.

I was rehearsing my pitch for establishing an international branch of Hope’s Peak, when suddenly I felt the heat swelling between my legs.  I didn’t know why…until I recalled the words my own father told me about the Instinct.  At that point I knew…it was time to truly start a family with Chisa.  As soon as I got off the phone with her, I got to work preparing our bedroom for this special occasion…

“Kyosuke!”

Kyosuke turned his head as the door slammed open.  He saw his beloved Chisa, flustered and panting as she slammed the door shut behind her.

“Chisa…”  You look like you went through hell and high water…

“Kyosuke…”  Chisa moaned as she stumbled towards him.  “You have no idea what bullshit I went through to get here…to get to you…”

Chisa’s eyes lowered towards the bulge in Kyosuke’s pants, causing him to smile and spread his arms in invitation to her.  Chisa kicked off her heels before she ran straight into his arms.

“MINE!”  She breathed huskily as Kyosuke wrapped his arms around her.

She silenced her life mate by kissing him passionately, allowing their instincts to take over as she pushed Kyosuke down onto the bed and crawled over him.  She had barely begun to caress his chest when he planted his hands on her hips and flipped them over.  He panted as the heat within his core grew stronger and stronger.  Overcome with lust, Chisa closed her eyes and uttered three simple words.

“Machen wir weiter!”

Chisa curled up next to her life mate under the covers, causing the white-haired bunny man to smile as he rested his hand against her bare belly.  At last…I’m having a bunny baby with Kyosuke!

Chisa sighed happily as they cuddled, causing Kyosuke to pet her long, orange hair lovingly.  “You have worked hard, my love.  You’ve earned a good rest.”

Lulled by her life mate’s soothing voice, Chisa faded to sleep with a smile on her face.  Kyosuke soon joined her, both dreaming of a happy future where a swelled Chisa played with her baby bunny while her life mate caressed her pregnant belly.

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*Beep Beep*

Maki groaned, her red bunny ears twitching at the sound of the alarm.  Stirring from her slumber, she sighed in exasperation.  Her hand slammed down on the button, silencing the annoying alarm.  With the noise now silenced, Maki instantly sat up and flipped out of bed.  Landing on her hands and feet, she proceeded to her morning push-up workout.

I guess I don’t have to start the morning like this, since I already did a workout last night with Shuichi and Kaito…well, Shuichi and I did all the work.  All that idiot did was lie on his back and talk about his favorite constellations again…

Puffing out her cheeks in annoyed anger, Maki shifted her legs to lie down on the floor.  She then immediately began a new workout of sit-ups.

Seriously, how can that idiot lecture us on the importance of exercise when he just lays there like a lazy bum?

Shaking the thought from her head, Maki realized that she had already finished her workout and was now standing in front of the bathroom door.  She groaned, facepalming as Kaito’s face flashed before her eyes again.

Her black leotard pooled at her feet, Maki reached behind her and removed the scrunchy in her hair.  With it no longer restrained by the accessory, it flowed behind her back like a curtain.  After she turned the valve and hot water sprayed from the shower head, Maki stepped inside, feeling the needles of water dampen her hair and skin.  As she rubbed some shampoo into her hair, Maki began to reflect on her life.

To think, I went from being an assassin to enrolling in Hope’s Peak as the Bunny Caregiver.

As her thoughts continued to wander, Kaito’s face flashed in her mind once more.  Groaning in frustration, she shook her head, casing numerous water droplets to hit the walls of the shower stall.

I still don’t get it.  I’m faster, stronger, and smarter than that idiot.  So why do I still melt like butter when I’m around him?

Sighing, Maki turned off the valve, causing the water to recede.  She couldn’t help but smile, grabbing nearby towel as she stopped out of the shower and dried herself off.

I’ll never forget how he treated me like a normal bunny girl instead of a killer.  Guess that’s why I fell for that idiot…

Once her body was dry, she hung up the towel and grabbed two nearby orange scrunchies.  Skillfully securing her hair, she slipped them on and secured them, her hair now styled into her signature twin-tailed style.  She then took her nearby red leotard off its hanger, unzipping it before she slipped her appendages into their proper holes. 

Upon zipping it back up, she grabbed the black collar and white tie combo from the same hanger.  Once the collar was secured around her neck and the tie was straightened, she turned to her remaining accessories sitting on the sink counter.  First, she wrapped the black belt strap and satchel around her waist, followed by sliding her red stockings over her pale feet.  Lastly, she put her brown shoes on and zipped them up.

*Ding*

Maki sighed, making her way for the bedroom.  It’s too early to be dealing with annoying texts, especially if it involves my assignment…  Maki picked up the phone and glanced at it, shaking her head once she waw the preview.  I’ll never understand why I agreed to follow Kirigiri…but I guess I understand where my employer’s coming from.  Besides, the perks he promised are good, so I’ll follow her around and make sure she’s safe…

“Wait!  Stop the elevator!”

…Great, it’s that annoying Akamatsu…Fine, I’ll hold the elevator for you.  I don’t wanna be rude, after all…

Maki rolled her eyes and pressed one of the elevator buttons, causing the doors to halt.  Kaede walked in, smiling gratefully as she rested her hand over her heart and caught her breath.

“Thanks…for holding the door open for me, Maki.”

Maki merely nodded in response.  Once the doors closed and the elevator began to hum, Kaede turned to the Bunny Caregiver with a curious smile.

“So Harukawa-chan, how are things with you and Kaito?  Maybe Shuichi and I should have a double date with you two!  I’m sure I could drag him away from his detective work for a little while.  It’d be really fun and…”

Maki stayed silent, tolerating the conversation as to avoid being rude.  Halfway through her rambling invitation, Kaede trailed off, realizing that her attempts to strike up a conversation were getting nowhere.  For her part, Maki was just hoping that the elevator would arrive at her destination so she could get away from Kaede’s incessant chatter.

*Ding*

Saved by the bell.  Maki thought in relief as the doors opened.  But wait, this isn’t my floor.  Then who’s getting on…?

Her answer came in the form of a blue-haired bunny boy with charcoal black bunny ears.  “Oh, Shuichi!”  Kaede greeted with an excited smile.  At least I know my Life Mate will talk to me.

Thank Kami he’s here.  Maki thought.  At least now that annoying Akamatsu can talk to him and not me…

“Ah, Kaede!”  Shuichi smiled at his Life Mate.  “You, ah…want to walk to class together?”

Kaede giggled, grabbing his arm and resting her head against his shoulder.  “Sure, I’d love to, Shuichi!”

Maki watched as Kaede nuzzled her head against Shuichi’s shoulder.  The Bunny Detective smiled bashfully, enjoying the attention in spite of his slight embarrassment.

“Ah, Maki-chan…”  Shuichi turned his head, greeting the Bunny Caregiver.  “How’re you doing?”

“…Fine, thank you.”

Kaede’s eyes widened in shock, the Bunny Pianist feeling a slight surge of jealousy in her heart.  How is he able to get Maki to talk, but not me?!

Oblivious to his Life Mate’s surprised envy, Shuichi reminded Maki “Remember, we have our training with Kaito tonight.”

As if that idiot would let me forget…  Maki rolled her eyes, sarcasm oozing in her voice.  “I’m so looking forward to the two of us putting in all the work while Kaito sits on his ass.”  Shuichi chuckled, unable to refute Maki’s remark.  “That reminds me, have you seen that idiot around today?”

“Ah, no…”  Shuichi shook his head before cradling his chin in his palm.  “He probably just took off without charging his phone…he has been known to do that from time to time.”

Maki pouted cutely and pulled on one of her twin hair tails, causing her two classmates to sweatdrop and smile.

*Ding*

As the doors opened, Maki muttered “…I’ll see you later.”

Shuichi waved as Maki walked out of the elevator, leaving the young couple alone.  Once the doors closed, Kaede looked at Shuichi with a frustrated frown.

“Am I invisible…?”

It only took a brief glance into her eyes for Shuichi to deduce the source of her frustration.  “Ah, you’re talking about Maki, I take it…?”

Kaede crossed her arms over her breasts.  “I just wanted to start some small talk with her, but it’s like I don’t even exist!”

“Ah, well…”  Shuichi bit his lip, unsure of what to say to her.  It would be so much easier if I hadn’t been sworn to secrecy about her real talent…  Eventually, he steeled on a half-truth.  “Well, it just takes Maki a while to let her guard down and open up.”

Kaede sighed, grumbling “I’ve been trying to be friendly with her, but nothing seems to work…hey!”

Kaede blushed as Shuichi brought her into a gentle embrace, his hands caressing her back.  “Just give her time, okay?  I know you like to charge ahead with everything, but she was like this with me and Kaito too.”

Letting out another reluctant sigh, Kaede rested her head on his shoulder again.  “…Okay, I’ll try…”  Focusing on his gentle caresses, Kaede’s lips tugged into a smile.  “Thanks, Shuichi.  I’m glad I have you to listen to my problems…”

Maki peered around the corner, making sure to keep her slender form hidden from view.  She held back her irritated sigh as she stared down the hallway.

It’s such a pain to have to follow that Bunny Detective, though I can’t deny the promised benefits are worth this…unorthodox babysitting job.

Maki continued to stare down the hallway, seconds turning into minutes.  Her brow furrowed as her lips frowned in concern.

Though why hasn’t she come out of her room yet…?

Maki’s bunny ears twitched, causing her to instantly turn around.  Seeing a tie, she instantly grabbed it, feeling a gloved hand grasp her own bowtie.

What the…how did this bunny sneak up on me like that…?  Who are you…?

A brown-haired bunny boy with green bunny ears walked out of the burrows, stretching his arms.  So much for going to class…not even the teacher showed up!  Still, better to go to an empty classroom than get chewed out by my mom for missing class…

Makoto shivered for a split second at the image of one of his mother’s lectures.  No matter how much he would have liked to cut class even once, no amount of temptation would ever override his fear of his mother’s disappointment.  Shaking the thought away, he sighed, his eyes drooping in loneliness.

Still, it would have been nice to have someone to hang out with…but Leon and Kyoko are both too busy…

“Sorry, dude, but I kinda just wanna have some alone time with Sayaka.”

“Apologies, Makoto, but I have a private investigation I need to do.  I promise I’ll come and find you later, okay?”

Makoto sighed, his brief calls with Leon and Kyoko echoing in his mind.  “I just wish this whole Mukuro situation would just work itself out…ow!”  Nursing his head, Makoto apologized “Gomen, I-”

“You.”

Makoto gulped nervously, looking up at a muscular bunny man with black bunny ears, a white collar and black tie, an overcoat, black pants, and matching black shoes.  His pink eyes glared menacingly into Makoto’s own hazel ones, cluing Makoto into the fact that he was not in a good mood.

“S-Sakakura-san…”

“Because of you, I’ve been on the clock night and day trying to hunt down Ikusaba.”  Even though I want to cave her skull in myself for how Enoshima humiliated me…

“H-How is this my f-fault…?”  Makoto’s stammering didn’t help his attempt to stand up for himself.

“Cause you and Kirigiri exposed Enoshima’s crimes!”

Despite his fear, Makoto cocked his head in confusion.  “Why is that the reason you’re upset?  It sounds like you wanted Junko’s plans to succeed.”

Steam seemed to emit from Juzo’s black bunny ears, his face turning red with fury.  Are you insane?!  I wanted to get back at her myself by being the one to bring her in, but you robbed me of that, you little twerp!

Juzo kept that thought to himself, however.  Keeping his rage in check, he merely spat at the Bunny of Good Luck.

“Keh, anyway, it’s your fault because the headmaster’s been making me scour every square inch of campus for Ikusaba…all because he wants to protect his little bunny girl, and by extension, you.”

…Kyoko…  Makoto realized, his eyes widening as Juzo continued to speak.

“Honestly, why the stupid headmaster wants to protect an ordinary bunny like you when you only got in on a raffle, is beyond me.”  Makoto winced, averting his eyes as he felt a momentary flash of pain from the reminder of how ordinary he was.  “Guess that makes the headmaster as stupid as you…though I never expected someone worthy of the title of Bunny Detective to have such poor tastes in bunnies as to settle with becoming Life Mates with you…”

“…Stop.”

“Huh?”

Juzo glanced down at Makoto.  The bunny boy clenched his fists, narrowing his eyes as his now stiffened bunny ears seemed to point at Juzo like swords.

“I said stop!  Don’t you dare insult Kyoko, or her father!  He’s trying to protect his students, and I won’t let you insult Kyoko’s character!”

“…”

Juzo blinked, slightly impressed by Makoto’s show of bravery.  Not wanting to show that, however, Juzo merely muttered “Hmph. There was a bunny boy from the Reserve Course I ran into while on the job.  That talentless twerp kept sneaking on the Main Course grounds because he was getting close to a bunny girl in that class.”

Makoto’s brow furrowed in confusion.  Though Juzo’s tale definitely rubbed him the wrong way, he wasn’t sure why the former Bunny Boxer was telling it to him.

“But since Reserve Course students can’t be on the Main Course grounds, I had to do my job by roughing him up.  Whenever I kicked his butt, he would give me this intense look in his eyes…just like you’re doing.  It’s really pissing me off.”

Makoto’s eyes widened as Juzo wound back his clenched fist, preparing to throw a punch.  Barely holding in a whimper, he closed his eyes, preparing himself for a world of hurt.

At least I can count on Kyoko to help me feel better when I get back to the dorms…huh…?

“The hell?!”

…That was Sakakura just now…does that mean someone stopped him?  But…who…?

Opening his eyes, Makoto gaped at the wall of purple standing between him and Juzo.  Is that…Kyoko?  Did she…come and rescue me…?  Taking a closer look, Makoto cocked his head in confusion.  No, wait…Kyoko doesn’t wear her jacket with one arm out of the sleeve.  And her hair isn’t spiky like that…or as short. 

Makoto closed his eyes and hummed quietly.  Deep in contemplation, he sifted through his memories until the face of a bunny boy with purple hair, bunny ears, and a goatee flashed in his mind.

Now I understand!  I can’t remember his name, but he’s from the 79^th Class that Akamatsu-san and Saihara-kun are from!  The guy who yells all the time!

Juzo’s eyes widened as he found his fist caught in the purple-haired bunny boy’s hand.  “Take it easy there.” 

The boy’s voice was completely calm, cool, and collected.  He smirked, causing Juzo to snarl.

“Who the hell are you, you clown?!”

As Juzo tried to force his punch through, the boy released the clenched fist.  Jumping back a few feet, he made sure to wrap his arms around Makoto’s torso midleap.  Makoto yelped as they landed a safe distance away from the angry security guard.  Grinning, the boy released Makoto and stood up, bumping his fists together.

“I’m Kaito Momota, Bunny Luminary of the Stars!  Even crying bunnies adore the Bunny Astronaut!”

Juzo and Makoto sweatdropped, utterly perplexed before the former Bunny Boxer’s eyes glimmered in realization.  “Oh, I get it.  You’re that space nut.”

Space nut might be a little mean…but he seems pretty enthusiastic about space…  Makoto thought in amusement before Kaito’s booming voice interrupted his thoughts.

“Anyway, listen up!”  Kaito clenched his fist at Juzo, gritting his teeth and narrowing his eyes.  “I’m here to be the hero to those who can’t defend themselves, you hear me?!”

He’s a little melodramatic…but he’s definitely not lacking in confidence!  Makoto couldn’t help but stare in awe at Kaito’s bravado.

“I’ve had enough of this crap.”  Juzo spat.  “This doesn’t even concern you, so just butt out, space man!”

“No way!”  Kaito shook his head, his eyes blazing even hotter.  “Don’t you know it’s uncool to pick on bunnies weaker than you?  A real bunny man doesn’t go around picking fights!”

Steam seemed to come out of Juzo’s bunny ears, his fists shaking with fury.  “You…you…you think…I’m not a real bunny man…?  I’ll show you how much of a bunny man I am…”

“Now Juzo…”  Juzo shivered as Chisa effortlessly snapped a plank of wood with her bare hands, her lips tugging into the same terrifying smile she only wore when she was furious.  “Even if it’s the Reserve Course students breaking the rules, do not go beating them up.  Am I clear?”

Juzo began to sweat, deciding I don’t want to deal with an angry Chisa Yukizome, especially now that she’s pregnant and her mood swings are all over the place…  Lowering his fists, he shook his head and spat, “Forget it, you two aren’t worth my time.”  He turned and walked away, grumbling “Man, if it wasn’t Kyosuke askin’ me, I never would have taken this lame-ass security job…”

Once Juzo and his grumblings were out of sight and out of mind, Makoto sighed in relief, his shoulders finally slumping.  “What a relief.  I’m glad that didn’t end in a fight.”

Kaito nodded.  “Yeah, if he had thrown that punch, I would have needed to wipe the floor with him…”  He turned to Makoto and asked “Who was that guy, anyway?”

“Oh, that was Sakakura Juzo-san, the head of Hope’s Peak Security.”

Kaito scoffed.  “Well, if he’s in charge of security, then it bites.”

I…can’t disagree, especially after what Sakakura-san let slip…  Makoto admitted to himself.  “Thanks for the save, Momota-kun.”

“No need to be so formal, man.”  Kaito rubbed the back of his head, sighing in exasperation.  “Just call me Kaito, okay, Makoto?”

“Ano…okay, but it’s Naegi-kun-”

“I told you, no need to be so formal, man.  We’re both students here, so let’s just use our first names with each other, okay?”

Seeing Kaito grin and give him a thumbs-up, Makoto sweatdropped.  I guess arguing about it would be pointless.  Smiling, Makoto nodded.  “Alright…Kaito.  Thanks for the save, again.”

“Ah, no worries.”  Kaito waved off Makoto’s gratitude, then pointed at him.  “Besides, it’s a hero’s job to help people out.  I’ve done the same thing for my Life Mate Maki Roll, my best friend Shuichi…”

“The other Bunny Detective Kyoko and I ran into that one time?”  Makoto realized as Kaito rattled on about how inspirational he was.  He…really likes to hear himself talk, doesn’t he…?

Kaito trailed off, humming as he stared at Makoto.  The Bunny of Good Luck suddenly felt self-conscious, awkwardly fidgeting before the Bunny Astronaut snapped his fingers.

“I got it!  I’m gonna train you, Makoto!”

“…Come again?  Hey!”  Makoto yelped as Kaito knelt next to him and wrapped his arm around his neck, trapping him in a loose, playful headlock.

“I’m gonna help you train and get stronger!  Trust me, when I’m done with you, all the bunny girls are gonna come after you!”

“But…I already have a Life Mate…”  Makoto pointed out, Kyoko’s beautiful face flashing in his mind.

Undeterred, Kaito countered “That’s not really an issue.  I’m sure your Life Mate would love to feel a buff bunny man!”

Makoto hummed, imagining himself with Mondo’s physique as Kyoko ran her ungloved hands over his abs.  Just as quickly, he snickered, shaking the thought away.  Yeah right, like that’d ever happen…  “Hey!”

Scowling, Kaito lifted him by the vest.  “You think I’m joking, Makoto?  Trust me, this is no joke!”

“Okay, okay, I believe you, just put me down!”  Makoto pleaded, causing Kaito’s eyes to soften as he released him.

“Sorry, my bad.  But seriously, you should join me for training outside tonight.  Shuichi and Maki Roll will be there too, and when we’re done, we always relax under the stars and have a fun time talking about ourselves.  What do you say, Makoto?  You wanna be my latest sidekick?”

Makoto sweatdropped again.  Sidekick?  What does that even mean…?  Still…  Makoto mused.  Sidekick or no sidekick, it might not hurt to get a little more physically fit, even if I’m not gonna get buff like Mondo.  And talking under the stars sounds like fun, so…why not?  Makoto smiled and nodded.  “Alright, I’ll give it a shot.  At least it’ll get my mind off recent events…”

“That’s the spirit!”  Kaito cheered, slapping Makoto on the back a little too hard.  “Oh, my bad.”  Kaito smiled sheepishly as Makoto grunted and fell face-first on the ground.

Maki and Kyoko stared at each other, refusing to release the other from their grasp.  Permeating the atmosphere was a silence so thick, it could be cut with a butter knife.

…This is stupid.  Maki finally thought, opening her mouth to speak.

“Quit following me…Assassin.”

Maki’s eyes widened for a split second before they returned to her prior glare.  “I will not.”

In response, Kyoko leaned closer into Maki’s face, fury burning in her eyes.  “I won’t repeat myself.”

Maki’s eyes darkened.  “Do you want to die?”

Undeterred, Kyoko called her bluff.  “Is that a threat?”

“What if it is?”

“Nee he he!  Gee Maki, I didn’t know you swung both ways!  What if your Life Mate were to find out about your blossoming girl-on-girl romance?”

The duo turned, seeing a bunny boy with black bunny ears and a matching military hat giggling at them.  …Oma…  Maki seethed, both her and Kyoko glaring in embarrassed annoyance at the Bunny Supreme Leader.

“Oma, get lost.”  Kyoko’s voice was short and curt, indicative of her impatience with the prankster.

“Th-that’s so mean, Kyoko…”  Fake tears trickled down his cheeks.  “I just wanted to talk to you is all…WAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

“Just stop it, Oma.”  Maki grumbled.  “We all know you’re faking it, so just piss off.”

Kokichi’s tears instantly dried up, his lips stretching into an amused grin.  “Nah, watching you two go at it is way more fun.  Besides, I’m honestly wondering the former Bunny Assassin…oops, I mean Bunny Child Caregiver, is gonna do to the Headmaster’s little bunny girl.”

Kyoko raised an eyebrow in surprise.  How did he know that?  I knew about her former talent from my access to Hope’s Peak Academy’s student files…but how did he have access to that information?

“Do you want to die?”

Maki’s cold voice cut through her thoughts.  Kokichi merely grinned at her darkened glare.

“Nee he he!  Will you actually do it this time?  Maki Roll?”

Kyoko blinked in surprise.  In the span of a single second, Maki had lifted Kokichi off the ground by the throat, leaving him dangling in midair.

“Harukawa, put him down.”  Kyoko ordered, though the Bunny Child Caregiver ignored her, instead tightening her grip on Kokichi’s throat.

“…Maki…I can’t…breathe…”  Kokichi wheezed, surprising both of the bunny girls as he reached down to unbuckle his belt.

“What are you doing, Oma?”  They asked in unison.

“You’re…making me feel tight down there…”

Blushing furiously, Maki practically threw him against the nearby wall in disgust, wiping her hand on her waist.  “…That’s disgusting.”  Kyoko commented, a similar look of disgust on her face.

“At least you weren’t touching him…”  Maki muttered as Kokichi gasped for breath, shakily getting to his feet.

Kyoko nodded.  This isn’t getting anywhere.  If we’re going to settle this, we’ll need to do it somewhere with peace and quiet…and no Oma.  Waling up to Maki, she murmured “Come with me.  My dorm room should suffice.”

Maki nodded almost eagerly.  “As long as Oma’s not in there.”

“So, how long has this affair of yours been goin’ on, huh?”  Kokichi pressed, the two bunny girls barely withholding their sighs of annoyance.

Once he had recuperated, the undeterred Bunny Supreme Leader had tailed the two of them.  He wasted no time in prodding the two with questions, instantly grating their nerves.  The door to Kyoko’s room couldn’t have come fast enough, the two relieved that thye’d soon be free of the annoying bunny boy behind them.  Once Kyoko opened the door and walked inside, Maki turned her head and narrowed her eyes at Kokichi.

“…Look forward to a lecture from Himiko tonight…Koki.”

Kokichi’s smile tugged into a nervous frown just before Maki walked inside, slamming the door in his face.  Letting out an exasperated sigh, Maki turned and saw Kyoko waiting expectantly on the bed, arms and legs crossed.  Taking a deep breath, she walked over and sat down a short distance away from the Bunny Detective.  A familiarly tense silence permeated the room, both girls, averting their eyes awkwardly until Kyoko finally broke it.

“We can talk freely here.”

Nodding, Maki sighed.  “I understand you’re not exactly enthusiastic about someone tailing you everywhere.  But I still have to keep tabs on you, and it’s not because I want to.”

Kyoko was surprised when instead of annoyance, she felt confusion in its place.  If it’s not for her own personal reasons, then what motivation does she have for spying on me?  Could it be…  “Did Ikusaba-”

Before Kyoko could finish, Maki shook her head emphatically.  “Ikusaba isn’t the one who hired me, though I will admit she is at the heart of my true benefactor’s motivations for hiring me.”

Kyoko pursed her lips, her brow furrowing in confusion.  If Ikusaba didn’t hire her…then who did?

Seeing Kyoko’s confusion, Maki hinted “It was someone who cares deeply for you.  They hired me to watch and protect you from Ikusaba.”

Someone…wanted to protect me…?  But…who would want to do that…?  Kyoko closed her eyes, humming in contemplation.  Grandfather’s one viable suspect…but I never told him about my involvement with the Despair incident.  Then there’s Makoto…as my Life Mate, I’m sure he’d want to protect me as much as I do him.  But he also trusts my talent, and wouldn’t coddle me like that…

Kyoko’s lips tugged into a slightly guilty frown, recalling the memories of how she insisted on escorting him.  She shook away the image of his annoyed face, reminding herself that her protectiveness was for his own good.

Plus, he wouldn’t hire an assassin, even if he knew Harukawa was one.  That leaves…  Kyoko’s eyes widened in realization, then narrowed in annoyance.  “…My Dad…”

“…There’s not much point in keeping it a secret, anymore.”  Maki sighed, nodding in confirmation.  “That’s right, Headmaster Kirigiri asked me to protect you.”

Kyoko gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.  This doesn’t make any sense.  Where was this fatherly love when I found my Life Mate?  Where was it when I first enrolled in Hope’s Peak Academy?  Where was he when I was a little bunny girl after Mom died…when I really needed him…?

Maki frowned sympathetically at the turmoil evident on Kyoko’s face.  It’s not really any of my business…but I already got dragged into these family issues when the headmaster hired me.  Might as well say what’s on my mind…  “…At least be happy your father still cares about you.”

Kyoko blinked, finally registering Maki’s presence before she scoffed, “Sure, he cares, all right.  I could tell from how his lack of concern and caring up until now.  He’s just doing this because it makes him look good as the Headmaster.  That’s probably why he didn’t tell me.”

“…Maybe he knew you would fight him on it if he suggested it.”

Pursing her lips, Kyoko reluctantly nodded.  “It’s true, I would have fought him tooth and nail on having a bodyguard.  I’m not a little bunny girl anymore, and I don’t need his superficial attempts to make up for lost time.”

“…I can’t pretend to know what your relationship with your father was in the past…but I can tell you this much.  The Headmaster truly does love you, with all his heart.”

Kyoko’s eyes momentarily widened in shock before she shook it away.  “The only thing Kirigiri Jin cares about is fixing his own mistakes to advance his career.”

“I disagree.  From what I understand, he seems to care deeply for you, Kirigiri.”

Kyoko sighed in exasperation, asking “How much is the headmaster paying you for this?  Whatever it is, I’ll pay you even more to drop it and keep out of my life, Harukawa.”

Maki hummed for the briefest of contemplations, but surprised Kyoko with a shake of the head.  “I’m afraid I have to decline.  Even if you had the financial resources to outpay the headmaster, which I doubt you do…I have a reason to do this job that has nothing to do with money.”

“…What do you mean…?”  A baffled Kyoko asked.

“Maki Harukawa, I need you to keep surveillance on my daughter, Kyoko Kirigiri.  Protect her if necessary, but only if necessary.  And you are only to kill as a last resort, am I clear?”

With each word, Maki became more and more enraged.  Her eyes narrowed at the purple-eared bunny man, dressed in a fancy black suit and shoes.

“Headmaster Kirigiri…I’m afraid I don’t take deals anymore.  I refuse to do anyone’s dirty work ever again.  Am I clear?”

Jin sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.  “Harukawa-chan, this isn’t like your past…assignments.  All I’m asking is for you to keep surveillance on her, and protect her from Mukuro Ikusaba, should the need arise.  I promise, I will make sure you’re fairly compensated with benefits most Hope’s Peak graduates don’t automatically get…such as free housing.”

Maki sighed, calming down, though her annoyed glare didn’t cease.  “Headmaster…I am of course, grateful that you and your…drunken friend…” 

An unintelligible mumbling caused them both to turn to a nearby chair.  Slumped against it was a blond-haired bunny man with black bunny ears, obscured by a white fedora.  Partially obscuring his chest was a black sleeveless jacket and blue tie.  His legs, covered by black pants and white shoes, shifted slightly as he waved a sake bottle in his hand in the air.  He soon passed out again, causing Maki and Jin to sweatdrop.

“Anyway…I am grateful that you two gave me a new life here that I can be happy with.  But…I refuse to make deals that could cost me what little happiness I’ve acquired at this school.”  Maki stood up, turning around before she took her first steps towards the door.

“Harukawa-chan, wait!”

To her own surprise, Maki stopped in her tracks, her hand hovering above the doorknob.  She turned and saw Jin getting up and circling around the desk.  Her eyes widened in shock as the bunny Headmaster got on his hands and knees.

“Harukawa-chan, I’m begging you…”  Jin held back tears, causing Maki to flinch.  “Please!  Keep watch over my daughter.  Kyoko would never accept my help if I offered her a security detail, so this is my only option to protect her!  So please, keep her safe in my stead!”

“I have never seen a man look so desperate and pathetic…but if he was willing to throw away his pride and grovel like that…then he must truly love you.”

Kyoko blushed, averting her eyes as she tried to reconcile Maki’s tale with her own beliefs.  Seeing the conflict on Kyoko’s face, Maki spoke up once more.

“I never knew what it was like to have parents; I grew up in an orphanage.  So, I never got to experience a parent’s love.  That being said…seeing Headmaster Kirigiri’s…outrageous attempts to protect you…gave me a pretty good idea of what that love looks like.”

“My father…was really willing to go that far to keep me safe?”

Maki nodded, the two falling into an awkward silence.  Eventually, Maki suggested “Look, we’re probably going to have to get to know each other for a while.  Why don’t we talk over food at the Dining Hall?”

Kyoko nodded, standing up along with Maki before they walked towards the door.  Upon opening it, they sighed in relief at Kokichi’s absence.

Their eyes widened as the elevator doors opened.  Standing on the other side was an equally shocked Jin and the blond bunny man with an amused smile on his face.

“Headmaster.  Kizakura.”  Maki greeted, causing Jin to slowly nod.

I thought Harukawa-chan would watch over Kyoko from a distance.

Koichi took a drink from his flask, commenting once he finished his sip “It sure is funny to see the two of you together.”

Maki rolled her eyes as Kyoko stared into her father’s eyes.  Her cheeks a faint rose color, she quickly averted her eyes.  With a little push from Maki, Kyoko walked with her into the elevator, just in time for the doors to close.  As the gears turned and the elevator groaned, Jin glanced in confusion at Maki, but only managed to catch the back of her head.  Turning his gaze towards his daughter, he stared at the strange, yet nostalgic look in her eyes.

It didn’t last long though, as Kyoko caught him staring and instantly looked away.  That’s…just like when she was a toddler.  She’d always look away like that…  He mused with a smile, quickly wiping it away as Kyoko glanced at him for a split second.  What is she thinking about…?

What…what’s happening to me?  Kyoko wondered.  Why am I suddenly interested in my father again?  Could Harukawa’s story really have changed my mind this much?!

*Ding*

The doors of the elevator opened before Maki took Kyoko’s hand and pulled her out of the compartment, shaking her out of her thoughts.  Jin stared at his retreating daughter, struck silent by the awkwardness of the situation.

“I want to talk to you later!”

Jin’s eyes widened and Koichi spit out his alcoholic beverage in shock at Kyoko brief, almost desperate outburst.  Nodding, the headmaster replied “I’ll…be in my office.”  He turned to Koichi and ordered, “You’re going to clean up the sake you spilled.”

As the doors closed between them, Kyoko slammed her palms against her blushing face.  I can’t believe I just embarrassed myself like that…

Kyoko leaned against the wall, still covering her face with her hands.  I can’t believe I said that to my father…on impulse, no less!  I can imagine Makoto doing something like that…but me?!  What was I thinking?!

“Hey, you okay?”  Though Maki’s concern was genuine, she couldn’t help the amused sarcasm that bled into her voice.

“Shut up, this is all your fault.”  Maki snorted.  “What am I going to do?”

Maki shrugged.  “Just try and get along with your dad before you regret it.”

“Regret it…?”

Before she could ponder the suggestion any further, the doors to the Gym slammed open, revealing Makoto.  The exhausted bunny boy stumbled a few feet before collapsing to the ground. 

“My arms feel like noodles!”  He groaned.

“Makoto!”  Kyoko instantly knelt by his side.  “Are you okay?  What happened?”

Maki sighed, turning her head as a sweaty Kaito calmly walked out of the gym.  Of course it was the idiot’s doing…

She blushed at Kaito’s winking smile before he knelt on the other side of Makoto.  “Listen, Makoto, you’ve got a long ways to go, but don’t worry!  You’ll get the strength you need.”

Makoto groaned in acknowledgement while Kyoko furrowed her brow in confusion.  Shaking it away, she narrowed her eyes in a glare, directing it towards Kaito.

“Listen here, you idiot, what-”

“You can’t talk to him like that.”  Maki cut Kyoko off, returning the Bunny Detective’s angry glare with one of her own.  She then turned to Kaito and interrogated, “Listen here, you idiot.  Did you just take Naegi-kun through one of your weightlifting sessions?!”

Why did you lecture me for calling him an idiot if you were just going to do it?  Kyoko deadpanned as Kaito stared at Maki and Kyoko.

…Man, those two act so much alike…I think I just found Maki Roll’s long lost sister!  Keeping that thought to himself, Kaito smiled and explained, “I’m just helping my senpai out by helping him to get stronger.”

“Right…stronger…”  Makoto nodded, regret laced in his voice.

“Don’t worry, though.  With a few more sessions, he’ll be able to break boards with his pinky!”

The two bunny girls sweatdropped, staring at Kaito incredulously.  “…Idiot…”  They both muttered, causing Kaito to raise an eyebrow.

“Wow, Maki Roll in stereo.”

“Shut up.” 

Despite their simultaneous glare, Kaito smiled at his Life Mate.  “Anyway…congrats, Maki Roll!  You made a new friend!”

Maki puffed her cheeks, fiddling with both her twin tails of hair as she tried to come up with a retort.  Finally mustering the strength to push himself up, Makoto shakily got to his own two feet.

“Is that true, Kyoko?  Did you make a new friend?”

For once, Kyoko was struck silent, staring at Makoto’s smiling face even though one look at his arms told her that exhausted would be a mild way to describe his physical state.

Finally finding her voice, she mused quietly “…I guess I did.”

“Yeah…”  Maki muttered under her breath “…This is getting really stupid…”

Kaito laughed, clapping Makoto on the back and making him stumble again.  As Kyoko gently supported him, the Bunny Astronaut cheered “This is great news!  We’ve all made friends today!  C’mon, let’s go have lunch to celebrate.”

“…I am really hungry…”  Makoto admitted.

“Great!  C’mon, Makoto, let’s go eat till we drop.”  As the two bunny boys walked away, Kaito suggested “Y’know, you and Kyoko should join me and Maki Roll for our late night workout session with Shuichi tonight.”

“…As long as I don’t have to do more push-ups.”

“That’s the spirit!  We can just gaze under the stars instead!”

Kyoko and Maki stared at their Life Mates, then to each other.  With a simultaneous nod, they looked back to their retreating Life Mates and gave chase.

“Makoto!”

“Kaito!”

Chapter Text

“How do you do?  I’m Usami!  Magical Miracle Girl, Usami!  Welcome back to the Tails of Bunny Ronpa.  We’re so sorry that the updates have been a little slow-”

“You mean cause the commissioner’s been lazy?”

“Who’s there?!  Anyway, you’re being rude!  Just stay quiet or I’ll thrash you with my magic stick!  anyway, since it’s been a little while, let’s take a moment to review the plot-”

“What plot?!  It’s just a bunch of silly, slice-of-life anime oneshots with Danganronpa furries wearing sexy outfits that appeal to the perverts and deviantart weeaboos lurking on this site!”

“I told you to be quiet, or I’ll knock you out of my theater!  Now then, Bunny Ronpa, written by Zenonaa, started with the Bunny of Good Luck, Makoto Naegi, trying to ask the Bunny Detective, Kyoko Kirigiri, to be his life mate.”

“What is a life mate anyway?  I kinda slept through all the mushy stuff, so I have no clue what you’re talking about.”

“…Since it’s actually a good question, I’ll answer it.  The short version is that a life mate is a romantic partner that a bunny person is bound to for life.  If you want more info, I’d recommend rereading Tail Five: Rules of the Bunny World!  Anyway, Makoto got some nudging from his classmates to ask Kyoko the big question.  The two of them went jumping, and even shared their first kiss!  But just as he was about to ask her to be his life mate, they suddenly found blood and had to investigate!”

“Finally, some action!  I was gonna fall asleep from all the mushy stuff if a corpse hadn’t showed up!  Puhuhu!”

“Their investigation uncovered that Junko Enoshima and Mukuro Ikusaba were planning to inflict an unspeakable Tragedy upon the whole Bunny World!  The two Bunnies of Despair managed to capture them and Kyoko was brainwashed by Junko to be her slave.  Junko planned to use Kyoko to get close to the Headmaster so she could execute her plans…oh no!”

“Ahahahahahahahaaaa!  Now that’s some exciting despair!”

“Mukuro was ordered to kill Makoto.  Despite his efforts to dissuade her, Mukuro still proceeded with trying to kill him, until Byakuya Togami and Genocide Jack intervened and fought Mukuro.  While Makoto used the time bought to try and find Kyoko, Hina knocked Mukuro out with Leon’s baseball bat just as Jack was about to lose.”

“So the Bunny Soldier fell to a ditzy swimmer girl with a baseball bat?  Lame, how lame!”

“After Makoto found Junko and Kyoko, he managed to use the power of love to save the Bunny Detective from her brainwashing.”

“That’s way too cheesy to work!  This is way too anime for my liking!”

“Well, when Junko forced Ryota Mitarai to make that brainwashing video she subjected Kyoko to, it was incomplete, so Makoto’s love was able to break through to her!  Anyway, after Byakuya, Jack, and Hina joined up with Makoto and Kyoko, Junko ended up subjected to her own brainwashing video and taken away by the Bunny Police Force.”

“Oh, so she got a taste of her own medicine, did she?  What a fitting, despairing end for her!  Puhuhuhuhu!”

“With the threat neutralized, Makoto and Kyoko finally got to become life mates!”

“Yuck!  I already said I hate all this mushy stuff!”

“Quiet, you!  Anyway, we later found out that Izuru Kamukura betrayed Junko when he met up with his own life mate, Chiaki Nanami…boy, that was a mouthful.  But don’t click away!  There’s still more we have to go over in the sequel series to Bunny Ronpa: The Tails of Bunny Ronpa-”

“HOLD IT!”

“Wah!  M-Monokuma?!  I should have known that was your disembodied voice!  What are you doing here?!”

“Well, since I’m not in Tails of Bunny Ronpa, I might as well make a cameo here.”

“E-Even so…I’m the one telling the story-”

“Your narration is so boring and mushy, so I came to spice things up!  Ahahahahahahahaha!”

“Well, too bad for you, Monokuma.  There are no lemons in Tails of Bunny Ronpa!”

“Read between the lines, you innocent little rabbit!  Anyway, I’m gonna help you out!”

“EEK!  NOT AGAIN!”

“Welcome back, Monomi!  Eh, it’s not the best costume change, but at least we’re keeping up tradition-”

“Bad Monokuma, Bad!”

“Wah!  Stop whacking me with your stick, this is getting us nowhere.”

“…As much as I hate to admit it, I agree.”

“Huh?  You do?”

“We can’t keep the readers waiting, or they’ll click away to Academy of Hope or Danganronpa Hearts instead!”

“Well, I don’t mind the despair of waiting, or losing readers to other authors-”

“Fine, fine, let’s just power list the chapters so the readers can get caught up.”

“Alright then, I’ll start first!  In Tail One, Kyoko informed Makoto and their friends that Junko and Mukuro are in jail and that with Junko still brainwashed, she can’t really do much.  Makoto wants to hold her hand, but Kyoko won’t let him.  It’s not his fault, though; she’s just afraid of him discovering what’s beneath her gloves.”

“In Tail Two, Kirigiri was feeling all kinds of delicious despair as she thought about her ham hands.  Sadly, that despair was completely dashed when Luck Boy kissed her hands…man, I hate it when people get full of hope…”

“Meanwhile, in Tail Three, Sayaka acquired a baseball card of her life mate, Leon Kuwata.  That lead to a funny game of keep-away.”

“So boring…at least we got to see some real tension in Tail Four when Kokichi tried to lure out Genocide Jack by taunting Toko.  We even got to see Byakuya give her a gun after chasing Kokichi away as her white knight in shining armor.  Remember, kids, make sure to always have a gun on hand-ow!”

“You’re gonna get kids killed if you tell ‘em that!  Don’t listen to Monokuma, everyone, stay away from weapons.  Anyway, in Tail Five, after leaving her life mate in her room, the Bunny Gamer Chiaki Nanami went to class where their teacher, Chisa Yukizome, taught them more about the rules of the Bunny World.”

“In Tail Six, Makoto and Kyoko ran into the Bunny Pianist and other Bunny Detective, Kaede Akamatsu and Shuichi Saihara, respectively, in the storage closet.  Oh, but don’t get excited, there were no X-rated X-ploits! Nyohohohohoho!”

“Just get on with it, or I’ll take away your narration privileges!”

“A-Anyway…because Kyoko and Kaede sound so similar, Makoto and Shuichi got all confused when they heard the girls’ requests.  Honestly, I think the two girls are just ripping each other off at this point.  Ahahahahahaha!”

“Less commentary, more synopsis!”

“Such a pushy little sister!  Alright, fine.  What nobody knew was that Kyoko was still suffering side effects from her former brainwashing.  She’s still been seeing the hypnotic colors and hasn’t told anyone.  I wonder…where could this despairful route take her?”

“Alright, my turn now.  In Tail Seven, on All Hallow’s Eve, Kyoko recruited Shuichi to help her interrogate Junko, but to no avail.  While the two Bunny Detectives went to enjoy Halloween with their life mates, Mukuro managed to escape from prison.”

”That’s right!  She cursed out Junko and vowed to kill Kyoko and steal Makoto from her!  Puhuhuhuhuhuhuhuuuu!”

“Hey, you skipped over a lot!  Let’s rewind a bit to the rest of Tail Seven.  While Mukuro plotted her escape, Makoto accidentally bumped into Yukizome and…well…”

“He got to cop a feel!  And then he got to see Kyoko is a sexy vampire leotard!  What a lucky bunny!  Ahaha-ow!”

“Don’t interrupt me!  Anyway, while Makoto and Kyoko got to watch a scary movie, Kaede and Shuichi did the same thing together.”

“And the Bunny Princess Sonia Nevermind tried to prank the Bunny Breeder Gundham Tanaka.  Who knew she’d have it in her?  Puhuhu…”

“After the…unfortunate run-in with Makoto, Yukizome headed to Kyosuke Munakata’s room and told him she could find no sign of Izuru Kamukura.  They then decided to have a romantic Halloween night with some red wine.  Yukizome even got a relaxing foot massage from Munakata-”

“Hah, I knew he had a foot fetish!  Aha-ow!”

“Stop twisting my words!”

“Ow, fine, fine, I’ll just tell them about how Garfield and Odie went trick-or-treating as pirates…nah, just kidding.  It was the Bunny Imposter and the Bunny Musician, Ibuki Mioda, making out with candy.”

“Meanwhile, Toko and Byakuya read a horror novel together, but Jack made a surprise appearance.  Did the Bunny Murderous Fiend end up ruining their romantic Halloween night?”

“Can we talk about Mukuro’s escape now?  All these mushy stories are killing me!”

“…Fine, fine.  While Makoto and Kyoko’s movie was ending, to their surprise, Headmaster Jin Kirigiri warned them of Mukuro’s escape, filling even Kyoko’s heart with fear.  Oh no!”

“Later, in Tail Eight, Naegi informed his friends about Mukuro’s escape while Kyoko practically threw a temper tantrum to her daddy!  When she left, she ran into that Bunny Animator, who noticed her brainwashing flashbacks.  Sadly, he didn’t get the chance to steal Makoto’s life mate, cause Mioda interrupted with a case about mistaken identity.  Also, we found out that Headmaster Kirigiri hired the Bunny Child Caregiver/Bunny Assassin, Maki Harukawa, to babysit his baby girl!  Puhuhuhuhuuuu!”

“On a lighter note, Tenko and Mahiru went to meet their respective friends in Tail Nine.  Mahiru brought Ibuki, Hiyoko, and Mikan while Tenko brought Himiko and Angie.  They must have formed a ton of Hope Fragments from how much they strengthened their friendships!”

“Yuck, enough with your stupid Hope Fragments!  Anyway, in Tail Ten, the Bunny Mechanist, Kazuichi Soda, got rejected by the Bunny Princess again.  Unlike the other times, he ended up so depressed he wanted to stuff himself.  Now that’s the despair I like to see!  Maybe he’ll become a big, fat pinata who’ll explode into candy if we whack him!”

“That’s terrible!  And the candy wouldn’t even taste good!”

“Of course it’d taste good!  It’d be created with despair, and there’s no better candy than despair drops!”

“Just get back on topic!”

“Alright, alright, yeesh.  Unfortunately, we never got to see if Soda-pop would have made a good pinata, cause he got into a squabble with the Bunny Baseball Star and got into a race.  Also, it seems Soda has zero brains; he can’t even tell the Bunny Inventor, Miu Iruma, has a thing for him.  Dude is never gonna get laid!”

“In Tail Eleven, the Instinct finally came for Chisa Yukizome, who rushed over to Munakata-”

“TO GET IT ON!”

“This story doesn’t have sex scenes!”

“Doesn’t mean we can’t imply it!”

“Be quiet; it’s my turn to talk!  Anyway, Chisa needed to be with Munakata so they could make cute little bunny babies together!”

“I wonder how much they-OW!”

“Just tell the next part!”

“Alright, alright…take it from me kids, never make your sister angry at you, or you’ll get major brain damage.  Anyway, in Tail Twelve, Maki and Kyoko met up with Makoto and Kaito…but not in the sexy way…ow!”

“No innuendos!  Anyway, Maki’s new assignment was revealed to Kyoko, causing her to have a change of heart about her father.”

“Meanwhile, Kaito and Makoto had a hot-steamy workout-”

“Not like that!  And I said no innuendos!  Kaito was helping Makoto get stronger, and the two couples became true friends!”

“Ugh…alright, I’m done explaining things.  Go read something better, like the Super Danganronpa Bros. series.  It still doesn’t have much of me in it, but at least the power-ups and zany antics make it more interesting.  Or if you want a story with me in it, go read Danganronpa 4: Next Generation Killing!  Of course, you could just read the TVTropes page, but where’s the fun in that?  Alright, I’m bored, so I’m outta here.”

“Well, that’s all, folks.  Stay tuned for more Tails of Bunny Ronpa and the return of the Bunny Soldier, Mukuro Ikusaba!”

“Yeah, right, that own’t be for another year.  You perverts and deviants will have to sate yourselves with more of those kinky tickling spinoffs-”

“THAT TEARS IT!  YOU’RE DONE FOR, MONOKUMA!”

“UWAH!  SISTERS ARE SO SCARY!”