Love Bunny

Chapter 8: Love Bunny

"Carter?" I called him quietly, the excitement I had a second ago diminishing. I can't get in here, I have a huge fear of snakes, they freak me out. He turned around, masking a confused looked as he looked at me at the door, "What happened?" he asked.

I shook my head and pointed to the snakes, "I am not so comfortable around them, so sorry, I can't get in." I said, slowly backing away.

A small smile appeared on his face, "Do not worry, they are non-poisonous. They might bite, but they cause no harm," he says.

"Oh, they just bite? I thought they would kiss me." I reply in humor. He clearly didn't understand what I am trying to tell him, just looking at them crawling on each other gives me the cool chills. He looked at me deadpanned, "If you do not come here, then be assured, I will make one of them kiss you today." he warns. I glared at him, folding my arms and huffing out loud. He is the worst, the fucking absolute worst.

I shut my eyes and did as he said, trying not to look at the snakes and walk past them. But ahah, no, of course no, Carter held my wrist and spun me around to look at him, "I promise they do not hurt at all. Come, let me show you," he says, trying to take me nearer to those snakes. I shook my head like crazy at him and almost succeeded in pulling my wrist away. Oh hell no, I would not ever do it. What if one of these snakes, worse, all of them sprinted on me, then I sure as hell know that I will be dead and everyone has to get ready for my funeral.

"Carter, no, no, Carter, no!" I shook my body and bit his hands to let go of me, but he is one of a human made of stone.

"Stop overthinking it, I promise they do not hurt," he takes my hand and pulls me closer to them, oh my...

We are in front of this huge glass box where the scary looking snakes are kept in, and the lid is open, they could have a big chance of jumping on-

"Fine? Good, follow my hand, okay? That one over there," he pointed to a very big, green and grey colored snake, almost like an army color, "It is called a bull snake. Yes, they bite but they are not venomous to us. And that one at the right corner," he points to a bright orange, grey and black striped snake, "That one is called milk snake, again, they are not harmful to humans, but are to animals."

"Do you study about snakes all the time?" I asked, making him chuckle, "Ben has his ways of telling me about them." was his answer before he continues, "And when we come to-" Carter was interrupted by the clicking of a gun, an actual fucking gun.

I quickly clung to Carter and burry myself into his chest, my new favorite smell welcoming me. I didn't dare to look at who was pointing the gun at us. As much as I fear snakes, guns are on my top ten most feared list too.

"Who the fuck are you?" the guy questions, almost making me piss my pants.

Carter's chest shakes as he laughs silently and says, "Ben, it is me." my eyes widened, wait, so the guy is that so-called friend of his?

Embarrassed, I moved away from him and looked away, "Well, well, isn't this Carter Harrington! Come here boy!" Ben says, pulling him into a manly hug.

Ben isn't as I imagined him to be, he is way too far from it. He is short, compared to Carter. He has a very long beard that it's tip is braided, his bronze and silver hair tied in a low ponytail, and his arms have lots and lots of tattoos. Well, I imagined him as a boy with the same muscular structure as Carter. He has a weird collection of friends, which may or may not include those gangsters.

"And who is this beautiful Chica? Your girlfriend?" Ben asks and I snorted, making both of them look at me with their eyebrows raised. I cleared my throat, "Sorry, I meant by, no, I am not his girlfriend." I replied. This day is full of embarrassment, it didn't even start yet.