Page 15 of Bunny Be Mine
“Well, I’m not sure what you will have free once you three divvy up our chores, but I think Neal, Fen, and I may just end up catching up on some fun while we celebrate our win.”
“Pretty cocky, aren’t you?” Dean nodded, hunkering down in a ready-to-rumble state, as if leaning forward would make him a better player. “Okay, let’s just see who the best team is, shall we?”
Several hours and five game plays later, we had our answer.
It was going to be a fantastic chore-free week for Neal, Fen and me. I had no idea what we were going to do with our week, but it was going to be spectacular.
I love game nights.
Fen
I loved seeing my mate and my friends connect. It was like we were a tiny little pack. Whether it was over game night, movie night, studying together, or sharing a meal…the six of us blended together in a way I always imagined a pack would. We would eventually join the campus pack, and I hoped that other members would feel as much of a family as we did now.
“How are your classes going, Arley?” Neal asked around the breakfast table, munching loudly, his spoon clanking his bowl. “I heard Professor Gordon is pretty tough.”
“He seems to be strict in the rules but fair.” Arley lathered his toasted blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese. “I finally understand statistics, thanks to his class.”
“Psychology statistics or the regular mathematics one?” Tori poured a glass of orange juice and joined us at the table. “I made the mistake of taking both courses in the same semester and failed each one. I thought it would be simple and the same sort of information. I was wrong. Never again.”
“It’s the psychology one.” Arley took a sip of his coffee and placed his mug down next to mine. “I needed to take it for my major. I decided to take a math class next semester instead of taking one along with statistics.”
“Good plan.” Neal nodded. “I took some fun electives the year I took statistics. There was a jazz class that helped keep me sane. I could just dance out the stress every week with some cute omegas.” That man had a one-track mind; no wonder he got into trouble with the witch.
“Of course there had to be omegas involved.” Dean rolled his eyes, obviously thinking the same thing I had been. “Do you ever do anything that doesn’t involve an omega?”
Neal cocked his head and squinted his eyes. “You know what? I can’t think of anything.”
“Doesn’t that bother you?” Arley snuck a piece of bacon off my plate. “Like maybe you need to do some things that are done just for fun and not in search of finding your mate?”
“Maybe one day.” Neal stole a sausage off Victor’s plate, his bowl empty. “But right now, I need to head off to the library. I promised an omega to be his study partner for the biology test we have tomorrow. See you all tonight.”
“What are the rest of you doing?” Arley looked around the table. “I was hoping we could go shift today. My rabbit has been feeling anxious lately and I thought a few hours in my fur would help ease him.”
“That sounds like fun.” I gripped his hand and leaned in and kissed him, loving the taste of bacon mixing with his own personal taste. “What about you guys? Wanna come with?”
“Sure, I could use a little time in my owl form.” Tori stood and took her dirty dishes to the sink. “It’s been a few weeks and I know what you mean about feeling anxious. I would love to spread my wings a bit.”
“What about you two?” Arley looked at Dean and Victor. “Want to join in on the fun?”
“I can’t today.” Victor stood and drained his mug of coffee before taking it to the sink. “I will join next time though. Today, I promised to meet my brother out by the lake and help him plan his proposal. I’d rather be shifting but a promise is a promise.”
“I’ll tag along with you guys.” Dean cleared off the rest of the table and washed his hands. “My bear needs a good jaunt in the woods honestly.”
“Good. Then let’s head over to the shifting territory Patrick said was safest.” Tori stretched and then went to the door and put on her shoes. “The last time I tried to shift off the territory didn’t go so well.”
“Did someone bother you?” Arley went to our roommate and put a hand on her shoulder. It made me proud how much he cared for our friends. Even if they weren’t our friends, I knew Arley would act the same. “Tell us if anyone dares bother you. We won’t let it slide.”
“Thanks, you guys. I’ll let you know if it happens again.” Tori opened the door. “Are we ready to go?”
“Yup.” I grabbed my backpack and headed out. “I got my pack and am good to go.”
Dean and Arley followed us out and locked up the door to the house. The territory’s shifting grounds weren’t far from home, so we could walk there instead of driving and trying to find parking. It only took about fifteen minutes to get to our destination.
Undressing, we put our clothes in the backpack and stored it by a tree. No one would dare steal another shifter’s clothes, so we didn’t have to worry about that. I just couldn’t wait to shift into my wolf and to see Arley’s bunny again. He was such an adorable creature in either form.
I relaxed and let my body transform into my wolf, just as the rest of my group did the same. Within moments, my wolf was surrounded by a brown bear, barn owl, and an adorable white rabbit. It was time to have some fun.
Bopping Arley in the butt with my snout, I pranced around him once I had his attention. His cute bunny nose twitching, hopefully taking in the mate scent I carried.
