The Purple Bunny

Ma-Ma saw the smile, immediately feeling weak in the knees once more. She felt her heart race. Dear god, why was he so cute!? Her blush rising more after every word he spoke, she could barely contain her embarrassment. “J-J-J-Just h-h-h-h-hi!” She couldn’t even answer his question grammatically, she was too nervous!

Eventually in her worst sympton of her nervousness, she accidentally said the thought out loud:

“You’re so hot…”

Her last words were nearly inaudible, but Bonnie’s ears were too good to let them slip by unheard. He tried not to let his shock at the compliment show, but it was difficult. She just called him hot mere minutes after meeting him! He did have to admit though, it did make him rather giddy to hear her opinion of him.

“Oh my, straight to the point I see!” he laughed, maybe a hint of a blush on his cheeks as well. “You’re pretty cute yourself, I’ve gotta say,” he added with a sweet smile. It was true, the small green mouse was quite the looker. He had a bit of a soft spot for the shy types! Besides, if she was going to be upfront about things then he might as well be too. Bonnie was becoming more and more interested in this newcomer the more they talked, and at this point he was genuinely hoping she’d want to be friends.

Her entire body was shaking in fear and nervousness. Why was her sister always so much better at hiding her feelings towards love interests? He was so cute, too, he was worried for her! She needed to woman up and get through this. Wiping her eyes, which were now wet from tears, she turned around, only to be met by the bunny’s worried eyes. God, why was every feature about him so cute!? She just blushed harder. “T-T-T-T-To see y-y-you…” She could barely speak, her voice shaking, stammering, and stuttering, somehow all at once during that three-word sentence.

She had no idea why this bunny was cute to her. Maybe it was how much she loved the color purple, or that his voice was charming, or that his eyes burned into her soul passionately, or his cute little ears and how she could imagine them wiggle when he was happy, or even the bunny smile he had put on when she introduced herself. All of this and more…

“S-S-Sorry….” Ma-Ma apologized. “I’m normally n-n-nervous a-around everyo-one…” She lied. This was only THIS bad to her crushes. Sure, she’d stammer around normal people, but blushing, sweating, crying, was all reserved for the one she knew she wanted to be with.

The bunny was certainly relieved to see the newcomer regain her composure, but his face still betrayed his concern. He put on a smile nonetheless, wanting to be as friendly as possible.

“Well, I sure am happy to have a visitor!” his ears perked up at the final syllable, emphasizing his excitement. “It’s not too often someone stops by just to see me. Freddy and Foxy are both the fan favorites of this place,” he elaborated with a nonchalant shrug. Hopefully some friendly conversation would help his new friend calm her nerves! “Anyways, I’d love to help you with whatever you need! Or did you just come to say hi?” he asked with a wink. He didn’t know why she wanted to see him, but he was happy nonetheless. Like he said, it wasn’t often that people wanted to talk with him specifically, so it was nice to have someone approach him like this.

Ma-Ma felt her heart skip a beat. He loved meeting new people… this was really a relief! She never wanted to be a nuisance, especially to a creature she appeared to like a lot. Appearing to get shaky and have chills grace her back every time he spoke. “U-U-Umm… I came t-t-to see y-you, a-actually!” She laughed nervously, turning around quickly and hiding her face in her ears. She messed up! Ma-Ma didn’t wanna sound like she wanted him like that…. She felt as if the world was closing around her, she lost her only chance.

His proud grin quickly melted away into a worried expression as he saw the mouse’s condition deteriorate. Looked like his efforts to seem friendly had failed. “Hey, are you alright?” He asked, reaching out. He considered putting a paw on her shoulder to console her, but he thought better of it. His arm fell to his side and he opted to take a small step closer instead. Her face was obscured by large, round ears, so he couldn’t make eye contact. “Please, don’t hide away like this...” he said quietly, traces of sadness in the gentle voice. “You can tell me what you’re here for, it’ll be ok, I promise!”