Page 5 of Ensnared By the Rabbit Genius
It was pretty cool that all us humans got to ride in the Norlons’ shuttle for the trip from downtown to the center, though. I could see the agents trying to act like they’d done this thousands of times before—not—but there was a lot of involuntary gasping going on. I couldn’t stop smiling the whole time, even when I realized Commander Heremod was staring at me.
He hadn’t smirked, winked, or spoken to me since that disaster in the park, and I couldn’t figure out why I was so disappointed. I’d been starting to like him before he’d messed with my head and embarrassed me so much. He should bemarching over here and apologizing to me. But he just sat there and stared at me. I couldn’t even read his expression.
I had taken note of the fact that he wore another sleeveless tunic and that this one was turquoise. It hung well past his knees but slit up the front and back to his waist. If I’d taken the time to really look—which I had not—I might’ve seen the outline of his cock behind skintight black pants.
What I had noticed was that the cut of his tunic let out his poof-ball of a white bunny tail.
Literally, the teardrop-shaped fluffiness was right there just above his ass. I had to stare at the back of his head every time I walked behind him because I was terrified that I’d react to his stupid tail like I’d reacted to his damn hands.
I wasn’t about to let all the Norlons know that Commander Bunny-Butt was turning me on again.
Honestly, I had no idea where we were in the test facility after a half-hour of being in the building. We’d started out on a nice little tour that the general public might also get, but the commander had interrupted by saying he knew all about our attempts at space travel so far. Things had quickly become very technical after that, as though our scientists had been trying to show off and prove themselves. I was impressed. The commander looked bored.
Suddenly, something overhead started spewing steam. Everyone scrambled to get out of the way or turn it off, their hollering overlapping. I stepped back and I think that was the only reason I was able to see Commander Heremod double-timing it down the hallway. Had he caused a distraction so he could escape?
I don’t think so, Hop-Along.
I followed after him, figuring that he shouldn’t be left alone. Maybe he was just curious, maybe he wanted more bits for hisbag, or maybe he’d accidentally launch a rocket—I didn’t know, but it struck me that he probably did need supervision.
Even if he thought our rockets were “cute.”
He stopped at a door that I had to assume was locked based on the keypad beside it. Any second, we’d have to turn around and go back. But then—Oh, great. Using his tablet, the commander had somehow overridden the security on the door. It popped right open, and in he went. I ran over and grabbed the door before it closed, which had him turning to stare at me.
“Ellis,” he said flatly.
“Yeah. You know I’m supposed to follow?—”
“I should’ve apologized sooner for the other day, but I was embarrassed by my behavior. I never should have been so forward or touched you without permission. Please forgive me.”
“Oh. Uh…” I gulped and nodded because he looked so sincere and I hadn’t been expecting that at all. I’d assumed he’d been screwing with me for the entertainment value or something. But embarrassed by his own behavior? That was new to me. “I forgive you.”
He smiled, and then he raked his pink-eyed gaze over me from head to toe and back again.
“Hey,” I grouched at him. “Don’t start that again. This is all purely professional.”
The commander turned away and continued down the hall. I, of course, followed him and did not look at his tail even once.
Seriously, I was too concerned about the fact that it looked like we were somewhere we shouldn’t be. Like the underground tunnel beneath something dangerous, there were vents and wires and all kinds of tubes above us and along the walls. I kept flashing back to that scene in the originalJurassic Parkmovie when they were trying to get the power back on. Being in here with a Jurassic-sized rabbit was starting to feel problematic.
“Are you sure we’re supposed to be here?”
“Yeah, sure. I have a pass.”
“You do not.” They hadn’t even given us visitors’ passes let alone something with access to places like this. I was sure of that.
He stopped and turned to me, twirling a finger around in front of his face. “I have a pass.”
I snorted. “Please. You could be any Pip from anywhere. They don’t know you.”
He clicked his tongue at me. “Being a white Pip is rare. I’m literally the only one on the entire ship. It’s not just a variation for us. It only happens through albinism.”
“Oh.” The reddish-pink color of his eyes made sense then. “So theymightknow you, but we could still be somewhere we shouldn’t be.”
He actually rolled his eyes before he started walking away again. “Then they should’ve put in more locked doors.”
Well, they actually had because we came upon another one. It had a huge honest-to-god wheel on it like ships and submarines did in the movies. And it looked thick to me, like it was holding back flood waters or The Hulk. Suddenly, the fact that this was a testing facility started to creep me out a whole lot more.
As did the fact that he didn’t immediately unlock the door. “What are you doing?” I asked as I peered at his tablet. None of it was in English, so I had no idea what I was looking at.
