TnB: Bunny of the Sea 13

Chapter 13

The rain was starting when Kotetsu got back to the zoo. And it wasn't a light, just starting out rain. It was a hole ripped open in the sky downpour right off the back that soaked Kotetsu in the ten feet he had left before he got inside the building.

Though he was shivering, Kotetsu headed straight for the room where they were keeping Bunny, having brought him some sushi as an apology for leaving him. He felt oddly nervous as he approached the room, taking a few deep breaths as an attempt to calm his heart before he headed in.

Since he had expected Bunny to be alone he was surprised to find both Karina and Ivan there, standing right up to the tank and Bunny on the other side of the glass facing them, not seeming to mind their presence in the least. The two humans were moving something around on the surface of the glass, Karina where she wanted to move it and Ivan to wherever Bunny pointed.

"What are you guys doing?" Kotetsu asking, trying to figure out what was on the glass. Besides the fact that they looked like window clings, like for holidays, he couldn't tell what they were of, with the two interns blocking them.

"We taught Bunny-san Tic-Tac-Toe," Ivan announced, smiling softly as he showed Kotetsu an "X" window cling and sticking it to the side of the tank where Bunny pointed.

Now that he had a better view, Kotetsu saw that the game had ended in a draw.

"Looks like Bunny's a quick learner."

"I'd say," Karina half grumbled as she took down the clings. "It only took watching Ivan and me play three times before he understood the rules, and only four times playing to start beating me or making it end in a draw."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Kotetsu asked.

"Yeah but it get boring after a while and there weren't any other window cling games at the gift shop," Karina packed up the window cling game.

Seeing this, Bunny pounded on the glass.

"I'm sorry but Ivan and I have to go home," Karina turned back to Bunny, smiling when the merman stopped pounding on the glass, "Besides your favorite is here now."

Despite himself, Kotetsu blushed when the others turned to look at him; he hoped the others would mistake it from being soaking wet in the cool room.

"You mean the sushi?"

"She means you Kaubragi-san," Ivan smiled as he and Karina headed out the door.

"Don't stay here too long in those wet clothes or you'll get sick," Karina wagged a finger at him before following Ivan out.

Kotetsu waited until they were gone to turn back to Bunny, smiling when he saw Bunny looking at him.

"Hungry?"

Off to the side, Kotetsu found a ladder that would bring him up to the top of the tank. When he climbed up, Bunny was there waiting for him.

"I bought these on the way here so they're a little different from the ones my Kaa-san and I have made for you."

When Kotetsu offered Bunny the sushi, Bunny opened his mouth. Kotetsu hesitated, his face heating up again along with the return of his rapid heartbeat but he picked up a piece of the sushi and moved to put it into Bunny's mouth.

As Kotetsu tried to withdraw his hand, Bunny lightly nipped his fingers and Kotetsu could feel a soft hum of electricity flow through his hand, it stopping just below the wrist. He recalled the electricity from the night before and shivered.

Using one hand to hold onto the top of the tank, Bunny used his other hand to pick up a piece of sushi from the container Kotetsu was holding and held it up to the man's mouth.

Though Kotetsu had already eaten, he smiled at the gesture and opened his mouth for the merman to feed him.

Bunny pushed the sushi further into Kotetsu's mouth than needed. His fingertips brushed over his tongue and then lightly caressed his lower lip, Kotetsu able to feel the hum of electricity from the touch but it being not intense enough to hurt him.

Instead Kotetsu took hold of Bunny's wrist, lightly kissing his fingers after he had managed to swallow the sushi. The hum of electricity spiked against his lips, barley strong enough to even be compared to a static shock but the hum after was strong now.

There was a light blush on Bunny's cheeks as he watched Kotetsu a moment. Slowly he braced his arms on the top of the tank, pushing himself upward, lips aiming for Kotetsu's.

And Kotetsu turned his head away to sneeze.