Behind the Curtains

Chapter 26 - I Like You Too

Bonnie carefully moves his guitar so it's resting on his leg while holding up the neck with his right hand. Looking down at the instrument, the musician ponders on what songs he knows he can play halfway decently. "Hmmm... I overheard one older sister playing some music on her phone a bit loud. I was able to hear what the music was, but I can only remember the beginning part." Taking a moment to prepare himself, Bonnie starts strumming a few notes and chords before the tempo finally gets up to speed as confidence returns to the rabbit.

The feline hops back up onto the stage so she can sit next to him while watching and listening to him play. A smile stretches across her face seeing him so comfortable with his guitar. It almost reminds her of how in-the-zone she can get while telling stories with Foxy to the kids.

As the song progresses to the chorus, his tempo starts to decline. Even though he's only been playing for a minute, as the song gets ready to change to the chorus, Bonnie suddenly stops playing. Letting the existing sound echo out from the instrument, the musician turns his head to his companion now seated beside him. "That's all I can remember," he says a bit shyly before turning his attention back to the guitar.

"That was really well done, Bonnie," Kitten says with a smile before she leans her head on his shoulder, and Bonnie suddenly tenses up at this action.

Pausing for a moment to gather up a few words, the rabbit smiles sweetly and a bit nervously. "Th-thank you... I'm glad you liked it."

Feeling his tensed-up form, the pirate straightens herself again to remove her head from his shoulder. "S-sorry for making you feel uncomfortable..." she says apologetically as her ears fold downwards a bit sadly. She really doesn't want to become more of a problem than she already feels like she is.

Hearing the shift in her tone, Bonnie turns himself to face the redhead with slight panic in his motions and tone. "No, it's okay! You never make me uncomfortable! At all! I just..." He turns his head away, lays the guitar flat on his lap, and sighs softly before continuing his thought. "I can't act the same around you..."

"Wait... Why not?" she asks with a tilt of her head, one of her feline ears flicking up in curiosity as she turns to look at the shy rabbit.

Bonnie moves his body forward again so his legs can dangle off the edge of the stage comfortably. "I just can't be normal around you..." he finally admits to her before setting his guitar down beside him. "I'm shy, but not this shy... My face gets so hot and red, my heart beats a thousand beats in seconds..." Bonnie sighs and crosses his arms, then rests his arms on his knees while leaning forward slightly as he continues trying to explain his emotions to Kitten, but failing. "I just... I don't know..."

Listening to him talk about how he truly feels while being around her, it brings a smile and a light pink blush to her face. "Then this might be nice to hear," Kitten says before standing up and walking around to be in front of him. She gently takes his hands into hers as he sits up slightly, then takes a deep breath before saying what has also been on her mind as of late. "I like you, too."

Those four words are quick to catch the rabbit's attention. Staring at their hands for a minute, not quite believing what he thinks he's hearing, Bonnie looks up very slowly at the feline with hope glinting in his red eyes. "Really? As in... like... like?" he asks just to be sure there isn't a misunderstanding between them.

Her blush grows and she nods in response. "I... I think so," Kitten smiles sweetly while holding his hands a bit tighter. "I feel safe when I'm around you. I don't know if that means anything really... but I do know that I do enjoy being around you," the redhead finishes explaining with a small giggle.

It takes a few moments for her words to sink in, but once they do, a large smile stretches across his face as well as his blush. "YES!!" Bonnie exclaims as he jumps up and pulls his hands away to quickly embrace her. Hugging her tightly and never wanting to break away, the rabbit rests his head on her shoulder and starts smiling like a love-sick dope. "Yes! Yes! Yes!"