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Of course, the initial reaction is one of disappointment and the perception is that plan B was always the backup because it was less favorable.  No one is ever always right, though, and sometimes alternative ideas are often the best.\n\n\tButtons was a 12-year-old kitten who lived in the outskirts of Aspen Colorado. It was the height of the winter season, which meant the place was powder central. Aspen was always buzzing this year as the winter sports season was well in gear. Even in the suburb of Carbondale, where the cat lived, it was busy since the place had a very popular lake that people enjoyed to skate on and otherwise take in the sites. Not to mention the site was in the direct shadow of Mt Sopris, which for the non-athletic was more popular since they didn't have to hike unless they wanted to.\n\n\tButtons was a student at Carbondale Middle School which was the only junior high in the area. Despite it being the only one, it had an average population of students. Though since it was winter break, the kitten didn't actually have to attend again until after the new years. Besides the cat hated the fact the place was poorly heated in some areas and overheated in others. This meant that he didn't know when he had to wear his jacket indoors. At least outside, he always had to wear layered clothing in order to stay warm.\n\n\tButtons had a small group of friends, many of whom had taken to the slopes with their parents off to various sites such as Snowmass and Aspen itself. The few who remained seldom came outside as many of them hated winter except for the most densely furred ones. Button's himself was a calico whose winter fur coat wasn't exactly heavy but it was thick enough to make a difference. But compared to the actual arctic breeds, it was nothing. His best friend, who went by the name of Hans. Hans was from Noway and his family had just moved into the country last year.\n\n\tHans was athletic, though he didn't partake in any school sport. As an arctic hare, his entire body was white with no distinguishing mark about him. It was the stark opposite of Buttons who was a combination of predominately orange, white, and brown fur with a few black spots. Of the two boys, Hans was the taller. However, it was only because the boy's ears made him stand out more obviously, elsewise the cat was taller by a centimeter or two at most. The only reason he was around was that his families plans had recently changed.\n\n\tHans' father was a professional ski instructor and he was tasked with going to the slopes 5 days a week. Now, Hans was supposed to join him and help him with teaching the younger kids. But due to the fact of Avalanche warnings, the father warned his son against coming up. As such Hans agreed it was best to wait and see what happened. Besides his mother was off until after the new year since she taught at a local high school and shared the same basic schedule as her kid.\n\n\tOne day Buttons was feeling as if he was quarantined. It had been snowing non-stop for days and all of the sudden it had stopped in the morning. The amount of snow all around his home was nothing short of astounding. When the kitten got up from bed in the morning and stretched as he woke up from his slumber. After getting out of bed and rousing himself from his sluggish state, his stomach growling reminding him that he was hungry. He rushed out of his room and into the kitchen, which was right down the hall.\n\n\tHis keen sense of smell could pick up the familiar aroma of pancakes. It was one of his favorite things and its scent was unmistakable to him. He couldn't help but run just a little faster towards one of his favorite past times. Looking in the kitchen, it seemed his mother was absent. But on the table, there was a paper with some handwriting on it. The kitten examined it.\n\n“Buttons, I went to the store since we're getting low on stuff and it finally stopped snowing. I have to take the chance of the streets not being clear so we can have food stocked for the next blizzard.” The mother signed her pen name on the bottom.\n\n\tThe cat saw on the counter a plate that she had made for him with plastic wrap over the top of it to preserve freshness. Buttons didn't normally eat breakfast alone but on occasion, he had no choice but to serve himself. So he grabbed himself a cup from one of the cupboards He then ransacked the fridge for some juice and peeled off the wrapping from the plate. Once he grabbed his silverware, he was ready to eat and sat down.\n\n\tIt didn't take the kitten long to engulf the tasty meal. It was still warm which meant it hadn't been long since his mother had left. He decided he didn't want any maple syrup and instead ate the meal dry. It was still good, especially since the breading had chocolate chips inside. They were rather sweet and even had a good after taste. Though even despite that he washed them down with juice after. After finishing, he disposed of the remains into the garbage and rinsed the dish and utensils before putting them in the sink.\n\n\tButtons was instantly bored the minute he finished. After all, he'd been stuck in the house for almost a week. All he wanted to do was go outside and play. Looking out the window, he confirmed that the snow had indeed stopped. He wondered if anyone else might be running about and went to his room to change. Putting on layers was always a bit of a hassle, especially inside where it was still warm. But he knew he had to put up with it so he didn't get sick outside.\n\n\tOnce he was dressed, he wasted no time in going out of the house. Making sure to lock the door behind him. The cat was kind of glad to be outside and the cold was making him feel a little more energetic than normal. He wanted to run but the deep and thick nature of the snow was making it difficult to walk. Each step he took brought to snow just below his knee. Fortunately, his pants were waterproof and insulated enough that he didn't feel any change in temperature.\t\t\n\t\n\tIn the distance, he saw some frantic movement. Curiosity got the better of him as he tried to walk towards it. The sun shone down, making it just a little warmer but not by much. All sorts of trees surrounded him but the most obvious was pine whose scent permeated the environment with the faint aroma that was distinctive of the breed. It always reminded the kitten of Christmas, especially since the holiday was now just around the corner.\n\n\tAs he got closer to the source of the movement, he could make out that it was a rabbit. Upon closer view, Button's figured it must have been one of the members of Han's family. The lapine bouncing about the snow without much thought or effort. Apparently they were having a much easier time than the cat who was already fatigued from just walking the short distance. As he watched, the rabbit finally stopped once it realized that someone was watching him.\n\n“Hallo, Buttons.” The boys thick Norwegian accent was obvious to anyone who heard him speak.\n\n“Hiya, Hans. Having fun?” Buttons was able to distinguish his likeness once he stopped moving.\n\n“I'm just glad to get outside.” The rabbit wasn't wearing nearly as thick clothing as the cat was.\n\n“Me too. Want to do something?” The feline was glad to find someone his age wandering about.\n\n“Ja, what do you have in mind?” Bits and pieces of the rabbit's native language often slipped into his sentences.\n\n“Uh...whatever? I didn't actually think of something.” The cat felt a little silly for not having any ideas.\n\n“I got a new toy if you want to try it. Pretty sure it's waterproof. Should I go get it?” The rabbit asked as he watched the other boy nod in approval.\n\n\tHans hopped off into the distance, not having any difficulty in clearing the deep snow. Buttons was a little jealous albeit impressed by the rabbit's ability to make quick work of the fresh powder. The cat passed some time by trying to make a snow bear. By the time he had started the head of the two balled body.  In the rabbit's hands was a small bag along.\n\n“Wow, that was quick.” The cat assumed he would be able to finish the faux ursine figure.\n\n“I got one for both of us. It's an electric nerf gun that comes with 30 darts to fire. The best part is it makes noises.” The rabbit pulled a single gun from the bag and pulled the trigger once as it made a sci-blaster noise.\n\n“See? Neat right?” Hans placed his left hand into the bag and dug out some darts to put them into the cartridge. \n\n“Yeah, let's play!”  Buttons took a gun from the sack and used his other hand to grab the ammo.\n\nBoth boys took a little time to fully load their weapon. \n\n“We'll play cops and robbers. I'll be the police and you be the thief. The first one to score five hits wins.” The rabbit figured five was a reasonable enough number to achieve, especially since the guns had powerful propulsion.\n\n“Okay, give me a minute to hide. Close your eyes.” The cat implemented a little hide and seek into the game.\n\n\tHans dropped the bag next to a tree and turned himself around before counting 60. Slowly but surely the number was achieved. \n\n“Prepare yourself, villain! I know you're here.” Hans had played the game enough time to be somewhat decent at pretending to be the role.\n\nThe rabbit began looking around. He figured his swift movement would give him the upper hand. He piqued his ears listening for any sound he could make out. Buttons was as quiet as possible, trying not to move. \n\n\tHe knew that once he was found, it would be a showdown. The cat squatted down and peered his head through the large snow covered in front of him. The feline watched as the rabbit went back and forth, looking behind some of the smaller trees. The Lapine hopped through the mostly dead brush covering a great distance in very little time. Suddenly Buttons lept forward and let out 3 bullets, all 3 of which falling short of their target.\n\n“Stop right there and give yourself up!” Hans pointed the gun and let out a string of 5 bullets with only one barely brushing against the arm of Buttons as he ran off.\n\n\tThe cat continued to run feeling a bit silly about the fact that normally rabbits were prey animals and yet in this predicament, it was very much reversed. Though, it didn't matter much to him as he was having fun. Buttons decided to climb up a tree, after all, he knew that the rabbit probably couldn't do that. However, one thing he didn't consider was how to get the gun up into the tree. So he threw it and, of course, it fell down back to earth with a splat. It seemed that idea was out of the question as the rabbit popped up behind him and fired 3 more blasts at Buttons, easily hitting him since he wasn't moving.\n\n“Just one more and it's jail time for you! Paws up!” Hans knew full well that the game was over with at this point.\n\n\tThe rabbit fired the last shot which repelled off of the cat just like the other three did. Buttons was a bit sad that he had lost the game, though it didn't matter much since he had fun. \n\n“Good game. Should we go around and pick up the bullets?” The cat assumed his friend would want the ammunition returned.\n\n“Ja, it should be easy to find them since they are bright yellow.” Hans walked over to where the kitten was and patted him on the head.\n\nHans leaned over and grabbed the four darts he had just fired and placed them in his paw. They were a bit icy and wet since they'd been on the floor a few moments. He took out the cartridge and held the open end out so he could put the bullets inside.\n\n\tAs he did, his slightly moist paw rubbed against the wiring that connected to the gun itself. He had never unhooked it, so power was still running through it. \n\n“Ow!” The rabbit's paw was seemingly zapped by the small flow of electricity coursing through the cable.\n\n“You alright?” Button's watched as his friend flinched from the little jolt.\n\n“Yeah, just shocked me. It's nothing, let's find the rest then we can go to my place and warm up.” Hans suggested, feeling as if his body was slightly abuzz with a strange feeling but deciding to ignore it.\n\nIt took a good twenty minutes before they managed to find the rest of the stray darts. But Hans was happy when they finally did.\n\n“Want to go inside for a while now? I'm sure you're cold and we have a fireplace.” The rabbit didn't want to admit it but his clothing was feeling a little tight on him.\n\n“Sure, that sounds good. Your house is nice than mine, anyway.” Buttons very much had the grass is greener on the other side mentality.\n\nThey continued walking for a while until they happened upon the rabbits home. The place was far from a burrow and was very reminiscent of a northeastern home. It was made of red bricks with discolored wait spacers between them.\n\n\tHans led Button's inside and immediately the cat's body was assaulted by the warm environment. Looking around there was a fireplace which was blazing hot. In addition, the all too familiar sound of a room wall heater could be heard as it was somewhat loud. All sorts of Viking decorations were hanging around the room from statues of wolves to axes. The place looked as if it were as out of a history book, even the traditional lighting was replaced by lanterns. The father was a history professor and took his love of Nordic culture quite seriously.\n\n“Take your shoes off and we'll go to my room and play games or something.” Already the rabbit was sweating and the uncomfortable nature of the clothing was forcing him to take it off quicker than he would otherwise.\n\n“Hot, huh?” Button's noticed the rushed nature of the rabbit's disrobing of his outer most layers.\n\n“Yeah, I do better in cold and my parents keep the place too hot.” Hans felt a little bit better once his jacket, slops, and shoes were off.\n\n\tButton's soon followed in suit and took off his outer most layer. He hung his jacket up and followed with his snow pants by hanging them up on their straps. The cat looked at the rabbit who looked a little different. The other boy had always been bigger than him but it had never been by much. But now the cat had to look up at the bigger boy. He definitely seemed larger and what's more the other cubs clothing seemed to be tight on him. The cat didn't say anything but definitely felt something was off about his friend.\n\n\tHe didn't have much time to think about it as Hans walked down the hallway and towards his room. The other cub's room was right at the end and as they approached it, the warmth of the environment began to dissipate slightly. His parents always let him keep his room cooler, though it certainly wasn't freezing since the outside temperature was already frigid. Basically the heater was just turned to a lesser temperature. Buttons could easily tell the difference, though he didn't mind much since he had escalated his body temperature from the physical activity outside.\n\t\n“You want to play a game or something?” Hans was pretty keen on sports games.\n\n“Sure. What do you want to play?” Buttons brought himself to the floor in front of the bed and sat down cross-legged.\n\n“Fifa World Cup Soccer. I call Noway!” The rabbit's favorite sport was what he normally called football.\n\n“Alright, I'll take the USA then.” The cat didn't like soccer nearly as much as his friend but decided to play along all the same.\n\n“How about the loser has to do whatever the loser says?' The rabbit was feeling rather bold about his chances of victory.\n\n“Yeah, you're on!” The kitten wasn't about to turn down a challenge when he was offered one.\n\n\tThe rabbit turned on the console and handed his friend a controller as it booted up. It took a few seconds before the menu screen came up. Hans set up the game to go up to the first two goals. That way it didn't drag on and also set a time limit just in case of 20 minutes. He didn't want his friend to get bored.  They picked the women's national teams since their own world cup was literally days away. The players came out onto the field within seconds as they set up in the middle The two teams had set up on their sides before the referee placed the ball in the center.  \n\n\tThe faux commentator began to ramble off the actions as they were followed on the field. The first few minutes were without a score, then suddenly the kitten's star player made a breakaway. The commentator yelled at the screen as the player shot but the keeper made a key save. Throwing it back to his own player in a crimson red jersey as he took it across the field, jet lining for the opposite goal. Hans stared her back and forth through all the traffic as Mjealde scored.\n\n“Glorious Goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!~” The commentator made an enthusiastic reaction to the score.\n\n“1-Nil Noway.” Hans said filling in the obvious lead he was holding, ignoring the increasing burning sensation in his body.\n\n“Don't count the US out just yet.” Button's said as he was confident he could make a comeback. \n\n\tAnother seven minutes past as the ball was passed back and forth. Only a few shots even made it to the keepers who were definitely on their A-game. Then at the 13th minute, Reiten made a key steal and rushed towards the goal, passing it to her wing Kvamme who made a hard shot toward the goal. But it hit the post. The disgruntled crowd booed since the Norwegians were at home but the rebound was quickly taken by Eikland who did a roundhouse kick and scored the second goal.\n\n“Skollllllllllllllllllllllllll” The crowd erupted into a glorious Viking cheer that spurred the virtual team into a group hug.\n\n“2-Nil Noway. Looks like you have to do what I say.” Hans seemed quite contempt with having the upper hand and even had a smirk on his face.\n\n“Fine...” The cat didn't want to complain even know he felt like the advantage had been the rabbits all along.\n\n\tBy this point, the bunnies clothes were stifling him. They tightly clasped to his body and once his attention was turned away from the game, he finally realized it. Looking at him, Buttons thought the boy looked very strange in clothing that was much too small for him. But he could have sworn that the get-up had fit him earlier in the day. Just what was going on with his friend? The cat couldn't be too sure and curiosity was swelling inside of him. For Hans his whole body was warm and he tried taking off the two shirts he had on. Each was pretty difficult for him to manage as the fabric was clinging to him.\n\n\tWith some serious effort, Hans was able to take off his shirt. Button's couldn't help but stare, though the boy was still sitting he definitely looked different.\n\n“So what do you want me to do?” The cat said nothing as he didn't want to insult his friend.\n\n“My body is kind of achy...do you mind giving me a massage?” The rabbit didn't think much about it and wanted some sort of comfort.\n\n“Sure, I've never done that before but I'll try. Sit on the bed and I'll massage you from behind.” The cat got up from the floor and knelt down onto the bed waiting for his friend to join him.\n\nHans did as he was told, albeit a little slowly but gradually picked himself up from the floor.\n\n“You alright? You look tense.” The kitten wanted to make sure his friend was feeling alright.\n\n“Ja, don't worry about it.” Hans wanted to appear strong to his friend and was willing to show no sign of weakness.\n\nButtons got behind him and began to rub his shoulder. Even sitting down the boy's body was almost as big as the half of him that was upright. He began threading his fingers into the shoulders of the other cub and eventually came down further to his back. \n\n\tThe boy's white fur emanated some heat from it, it was almost like more evident signs of a fever except that it wasn't just the forehead.\n\n“You want some water or something? Your body is pretty hot.” The other boy's body wasn't even damp from sweat despite just having come from outdoors.\n\n“Nei, I'm alright. I promise. Just keep going, it feels good.”  Hans closed his eyes as the kitten worked his magic.\n\nButtons was surprisingly good at it despite never having done it before. \n\n“Want me to rub your feet?” The cat asked once he felt like he had done a good job with the rest of his body.\n\n“S-sure...” It sounded like a good idea to the rabbit even if his feet didn't feel that badly.\n\nThe kitten shifted himself from behind and then brought himself to the floor. The other boy's large rabbit feet were in front of them. Buttons knew that bunnies had big paws but this was nothing like what he expected. But he wasn't about to not go through with his promise, especially since he had just made it.\n\n\tThe rabbit's foot was still socked and the woolen fabric was also pretty warm. Buttons placed it on his knee and began to touch at it.\n\n“Hey stop, you're tickling me!” Hans fought back a fit of laughter.\n\n\tButtons folded his legs so that he could sit down more easily. The other cub's feet still motionless in front of him. Han's legs slightly bent but he could more than easily reach the floor without issue. The cat took hold of one of the socked paws and lifted it upward so that he had more control of the appendage. The rabbit looked down curiously as he wasn't entirely sure what to expect from his friend.\n\n\tThe kitten didn't leave his curiosity hanging, instead beginning to use the end of one of his claws to scratch against the bottom of the other boys socked foot. With each touch, Buttons dragged the claw softly against the fabric causing it to stretch and then slap backward. Bit by bit the sock was coming increasingly undone, though not by intention. Yet still, the cat seemed genuinely interested in going about disrobing the paw.\n\n\tAs he breathed in and out through his nose, the faint scent of the odor of the sock emanated from the fabric. It wasn't strong but the musk of the rabbit's foot was definitely strong enough to waft into the cat's nose.\n\n“You like that?” Buttons asked to make sure the other cub was enjoying himself.\n\n“Ja, it kind of tickles.” Hans was dealing with a whole mixture of emotions but didn't want to end their moment of closeness.\n\nThe rabbit was suddenly feeling rather playful and retracted the foot from the other boy's touch. Quickly he moved it from it's stationary position to one gliding over the cat's whiskers and nose.\n\n\tHans pushed the paw forward as the other cub fell back since Button's wasn't really propping himself up. The rabbit extended his legs so that he could reach the other boy. The legs on his pants now tightly hugging his calf and showing signs of duress. Though the rabbit was dealing with some aches and pains, the most obvious signs of discomfort for him was the constant warm feeling he was dealing with. In fact, his whole body was sweating, despite having just come from outside only moments ago. Stretching out a least eased the slight ache he was feeling.\n\n\tAs he got up from his bed, Hans wobbled a bit. The fastener on his pants popping and the zipper of his pants began to peel down ever so slowly. His shirt finally gave way and began to tear. Bit by bit the formerly little bunny was getting bigger. Buttons couldn't really tell, especially now that he was flat on the floor with the rabbit's paw plastered to his face. The odor of the sock and paw was much more obvious as the kittens face blushed profusely. The bunny wiggles his toes, seeming glad that he had found someone so willing to be toyed with.\n\n\tHans pressed his foot down, though only slightly so that it caused Buttons to depress to the floor. The added weight made the floor creak a little.\n\n“Admit you like it and I'll let you go.” The look on the Hans' face was one of mischief.\n\n“I...” Before he could even say anything the rabbits socked toes were stuffed into his maw.\n\n“Nuh-uh. Kiss it first...” The feeling in Hans body was finally dissipating and he was feeling rather frisky.\n\nButtons did as he was told and the bunny pulled back.\n\n“I like it...” Now that the foot was pulled away he could see the looming figure above him, whose ears now appeared to be touching the ceiling.\n\n“Good boy. You can get up, we'll have some more fun later, little boy.” The larger cub was very much enjoying being the one in control.\n\n“Y-yes...o-okay” Buttons very badly wanted more but wasn't about to ask and give himself away even more.\n\n\tWhen the cat stood up, it became even more apparent just how big the rabbit had gotten. Hans barely fit in the room, the tip of his ears even bent over slightly against the ceiling and his head was now closer than ever. Button's wanted to know what was going on but didn't dare to ask. The rabbit, on the other hand, was enjoying this way too much. But the question remained. Was the felines growing problem at an end or it would it rise up again? Only time would tell...",
  "writing_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>Bigger problems by: Pent Ghelsburg\t<br /><br />Disclaimer: The characters depicted in this work are purely fictional. Some characters used are the original and rightful intellectual property of their creators, others are created for the sole use within this story. I use original characters with permission and respect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, some characters are portrayed as underage regardless of context. Any resemblance to real-life persons is purely coincidental. Furthermore, there is a prominent micro/macro theme presented within this story. You have been warned. <br /><br />&ldquo;Be not afraid of growing slowly,<br />be afraid of standing still.&rdquo;<br />-Chinese Proverb<br /><br />\tThere are times when life gives you soured eggs when every expectation is shattered and you must throw your plans out the window and go with something else entirely different. But sometimes the second option is much more palatable, so what is there really to complain about? Of course, the initial reaction is one of disappointment and the perception is that plan B was always the backup because it was less favorable.&nbsp;&nbsp;No one is ever always right, though, and sometimes alternative ideas are often the best.<br /><br />\tButtons was a 12-year-old kitten who lived in the outskirts of Aspen Colorado. It was the height of the winter season, which meant the place was powder central. Aspen was always buzzing this year as the winter sports season was well in gear. Even in the suburb of Carbondale, where the cat lived, it was busy since the place had a very popular lake that people enjoyed to skate on and otherwise take in the sites. Not to mention the site was in the direct shadow of Mt Sopris, which for the non-athletic was more popular since they didn&#039;t have to hike unless they wanted to.<br /><br />\tButtons was a student at Carbondale Middle School which was the only junior high in the area. Despite it being the only one, it had an average population of students. Though since it was winter break, the kitten didn&#039;t actually have to attend again until after the new years. Besides the cat hated the fact the place was poorly heated in some areas and overheated in others. This meant that he didn&#039;t know when he had to wear his jacket indoors. At least outside, he always had to wear layered clothing in order to stay warm.<br /><br />\tButtons had a small group of friends, many of whom had taken to the slopes with their parents off to various sites such as Snowmass and Aspen itself. The few who remained seldom came outside as many of them hated winter except for the most densely furred ones. Button&#039;s himself was a calico whose winter fur coat wasn&#039;t exactly heavy but it was thick enough to make a difference. But compared to the actual arctic breeds, it was nothing. His best friend, who went by the name of Hans. Hans was from Noway and his family had just moved into the country last year.<br /><br />\tHans was athletic, though he didn&#039;t partake in any school sport. As an arctic hare, his entire body was white with no distinguishing mark about him. It was the stark opposite of Buttons who was a combination of predominately orange, white, and brown fur with a few black spots. Of the two boys, Hans was the taller. However, it was only because the boy&#039;s ears made him stand out more obviously, elsewise the cat was taller by a centimeter or two at most. The only reason he was around was that his families plans had recently changed.<br /><br />\tHans&#039; father was a professional ski instructor and he was tasked with going to the slopes 5 days a week. Now, Hans was supposed to join him and help him with teaching the younger kids. But due to the fact of Avalanche warnings, the father warned his son against coming up. As such Hans agreed it was best to wait and see what happened. Besides his mother was off until after the new year since she taught at a local high school and shared the same basic schedule as her kid.<br /><br />\tOne day Buttons was feeling as if he was quarantined. It had been snowing non-stop for days and all of the sudden it had stopped in the morning. The amount of snow all around his home was nothing short of astounding. When the kitten got up from bed in the morning and stretched as he woke up from his slumber. After getting out of bed and rousing himself from his sluggish state, his stomach growling reminding him that he was hungry. He rushed out of his room and into the kitchen, which was right down the hall.<br /><br />\tHis keen sense of smell could pick up the familiar aroma of pancakes. It was one of his favorite things and its scent was unmistakable to him. He couldn&#039;t help but run just a little faster towards one of his favorite past times. Looking in the kitchen, it seemed his mother was absent. But on the table, there was a paper with some handwriting on it. The kitten examined it.<br /><br />&ldquo;Buttons, I went to the store since we&#039;re getting low on stuff and it finally stopped snowing. I have to take the chance of the streets not being clear so we can have food stocked for the next blizzard.&rdquo; The mother signed her pen name on the bottom.<br /><br />\tThe cat saw on the counter a plate that she had made for him with plastic wrap over the top of it to preserve freshness. Buttons didn&#039;t normally eat breakfast alone but on occasion, he had no choice but to serve himself. So he grabbed himself a cup from one of the cupboards He then ransacked the fridge for some juice and peeled off the wrapping from the plate. Once he grabbed his silverware, he was ready to eat and sat down.<br /><br />\tIt didn&#039;t take the kitten long to engulf the tasty meal. It was still warm which meant it hadn&#039;t been long since his mother had left. He decided he didn&#039;t want any maple syrup and instead ate the meal dry. It was still good, especially since the breading had chocolate chips inside. They were rather sweet and even had a good after taste. Though even despite that he washed them down with juice after. After finishing, he disposed of the remains into the garbage and rinsed the dish and utensils before putting them in the sink.<br /><br />\tButtons was instantly bored the minute he finished. After all, he&#039;d been stuck in the house for almost a week. All he wanted to do was go outside and play. Looking out the window, he confirmed that the snow had indeed stopped. He wondered if anyone else might be running about and went to his room to change. Putting on layers was always a bit of a hassle, especially inside where it was still warm. But he knew he had to put up with it so he didn&#039;t get sick outside.<br /><br />\tOnce he was dressed, he wasted no time in going out of the house. Making sure to lock the door behind him. The cat was kind of glad to be outside and the cold was making him feel a little more energetic than normal. He wanted to run but the deep and thick nature of the snow was making it difficult to walk. Each step he took brought to snow just below his knee. Fortunately, his pants were waterproof and insulated enough that he didn&#039;t feel any change in temperature.\t\t<br />\t<br />\tIn the distance, he saw some frantic movement. Curiosity got the better of him as he tried to walk towards it. The sun shone down, making it just a little warmer but not by much. All sorts of trees surrounded him but the most obvious was pine whose scent permeated the environment with the faint aroma that was distinctive of the breed. It always reminded the kitten of Christmas, especially since the holiday was now just around the corner.<br /><br />\tAs he got closer to the source of the movement, he could make out that it was a rabbit. Upon closer view, Button&#039;s figured it must have been one of the members of Han&#039;s family. The lapine bouncing about the snow without much thought or effort. Apparently they were having a much easier time than the cat who was already fatigued from just walking the short distance. As he watched, the rabbit finally stopped once it realized that someone was watching him.<br /><br />&ldquo;Hallo, Buttons.&rdquo; The boys thick Norwegian accent was obvious to anyone who heard him speak.<br /><br />&ldquo;Hiya, Hans. Having fun?&rdquo; Buttons was able to distinguish his likeness once he stopped moving.<br /><br />&ldquo;I&#039;m just glad to get outside.&rdquo; The rabbit wasn&#039;t wearing nearly as thick clothing as the cat was.<br /><br />&ldquo;Me too. Want to do something?&rdquo; The feline was glad to find someone his age wandering about.<br /><br />&ldquo;Ja, what do you have in mind?&rdquo; Bits and pieces of the rabbit&#039;s native language often slipped into his sentences.<br /><br />&ldquo;Uh...whatever? I didn&#039;t actually think of something.&rdquo; The cat felt a little silly for not having any ideas.<br /><br />&ldquo;I got a new toy if you want to try it. Pretty sure it&#039;s waterproof. Should I go get it?&rdquo; The rabbit asked as he watched the other boy nod in approval.<br /><br />\tHans hopped off into the distance, not having any difficulty in clearing the deep snow. Buttons was a little jealous albeit impressed by the rabbit&#039;s ability to make quick work of the fresh powder. The cat passed some time by trying to make a snow bear. By the time he had started the head of the two balled body.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the rabbit&#039;s hands was a small bag along.<br /><br />&ldquo;Wow, that was quick.&rdquo; The cat assumed he would be able to finish the faux ursine figure.<br /><br />&ldquo;I got one for both of us. It&#039;s an electric nerf gun that comes with 30 darts to fire. The best part is it makes noises.&rdquo; The rabbit pulled a single gun from the bag and pulled the trigger once as it made a sci-blaster noise.<br /><br />&ldquo;See? Neat right?&rdquo; Hans placed his left hand into the bag and dug out some darts to put them into the cartridge. <br /><br />&ldquo;Yeah, let&#039;s play!&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Buttons took a gun from the sack and used his other hand to grab the ammo.<br /><br />Both boys took a little time to fully load their weapon. <br /><br />&ldquo;We&#039;ll play cops and robbers. I&#039;ll be the police and you be the thief. The first one to score five hits wins.&rdquo; The rabbit figured five was a reasonable enough number to achieve, especially since the guns had powerful propulsion.<br /><br />&ldquo;Okay, give me a minute to hide. Close your eyes.&rdquo; The cat implemented a little hide and seek into the game.<br /><br />\tHans dropped the bag next to a tree and turned himself around before counting 60. Slowly but surely the number was achieved. <br /><br />&ldquo;Prepare yourself, villain! I know you&#039;re here.&rdquo; Hans had played the game enough time to be somewhat decent at pretending to be the role.<br /><br />The rabbit began looking around. He figured his swift movement would give him the upper hand. He piqued his ears listening for any sound he could make out. Buttons was as quiet as possible, trying not to move. <br /><br />\tHe knew that once he was found, it would be a showdown. The cat squatted down and peered his head through the large snow covered in front of him. The feline watched as the rabbit went back and forth, looking behind some of the smaller trees. The Lapine hopped through the mostly dead brush covering a great distance in very little time. Suddenly Buttons lept forward and let out 3 bullets, all 3 of which falling short of their target.<br /><br />&ldquo;Stop right there and give yourself up!&rdquo; Hans pointed the gun and let out a string of 5 bullets with only one barely brushing against the arm of Buttons as he ran off.<br /><br />\tThe cat continued to run feeling a bit silly about the fact that normally rabbits were prey animals and yet in this predicament, it was very much reversed. Though, it didn&#039;t matter much to him as he was having fun. Buttons decided to climb up a tree, after all, he knew that the rabbit probably couldn&#039;t do that. However, one thing he didn&#039;t consider was how to get the gun up into the tree. So he threw it and, of course, it fell down back to earth with a splat. It seemed that idea was out of the question as the rabbit popped up behind him and fired 3 more blasts at Buttons, easily hitting him since he wasn&#039;t moving.<br /><br />&ldquo;Just one more and it&#039;s jail time for you! Paws up!&rdquo; Hans knew full well that the game was over with at this point.<br /><br />\tThe rabbit fired the last shot which repelled off of the cat just like the other three did. Buttons was a bit sad that he had lost the game, though it didn&#039;t matter much since he had fun. <br /><br />&ldquo;Good game. Should we go around and pick up the bullets?&rdquo; The cat assumed his friend would want the ammunition returned.<br /><br />&ldquo;Ja, it should be easy to find them since they are bright yellow.&rdquo; Hans walked over to where the kitten was and patted him on the head.<br /><br />Hans leaned over and grabbed the four darts he had just fired and placed them in his paw. They were a bit icy and wet since they&#039;d been on the floor a few moments. He took out the cartridge and held the open end out so he could put the bullets inside.<br /><br />\tAs he did, his slightly moist paw rubbed against the wiring that connected to the gun itself. He had never unhooked it, so power was still running through it. <br /><br />&ldquo;Ow!&rdquo; The rabbit&#039;s paw was seemingly zapped by the small flow of electricity coursing through the cable.<br /><br />&ldquo;You alright?&rdquo; Button&#039;s watched as his friend flinched from the little jolt.<br /><br />&ldquo;Yeah, just shocked me. It&#039;s nothing, let&#039;s find the rest then we can go to my place and warm up.&rdquo; Hans suggested, feeling as if his body was slightly abuzz with a strange feeling but deciding to ignore it.<br /><br />It took a good twenty minutes before they managed to find the rest of the stray darts. But Hans was happy when they finally did.<br /><br />&ldquo;Want to go inside for a while now? I&#039;m sure you&#039;re cold and we have a fireplace.&rdquo; The rabbit didn&#039;t want to admit it but his clothing was feeling a little tight on him.<br /><br />&ldquo;Sure, that sounds good. Your house is nice than mine, anyway.&rdquo; Buttons very much had the grass is greener on the other side mentality.<br /><br />They continued walking for a while until they happened upon the rabbits home. The place was far from a burrow and was very reminiscent of a northeastern home. It was made of red bricks with discolored wait spacers between them.<br /><br />\tHans led Button&#039;s inside and immediately the cat&#039;s body was assaulted by the warm environment. Looking around there was a fireplace which was blazing hot. In addition, the all too familiar sound of a room wall heater could be heard as it was somewhat loud. All sorts of Viking decorations were hanging around the room from statues of wolves to axes. The place looked as if it were as out of a history book, even the traditional lighting was replaced by lanterns. The father was a history professor and took his love of Nordic culture quite seriously.<br /><br />&ldquo;Take your shoes off and we&#039;ll go to my room and play games or something.&rdquo; Already the rabbit was sweating and the uncomfortable nature of the clothing was forcing him to take it off quicker than he would otherwise.<br /><br />&ldquo;Hot, huh?&rdquo; Button&#039;s noticed the rushed nature of the rabbit&#039;s disrobing of his outer most layers.<br /><br />&ldquo;Yeah, I do better in cold and my parents keep the place too hot.&rdquo; Hans felt a little bit better once his jacket, slops, and shoes were off.<br /><br />\tButton&#039;s soon followed in suit and took off his outer most layer. He hung his jacket up and followed with his snow pants by hanging them up on their straps. The cat looked at the rabbit who looked a little different. The other boy had always been bigger than him but it had never been by much. But now the cat had to look up at the bigger boy. He definitely seemed larger and what&#039;s more the other cubs clothing seemed to be tight on him. The cat didn&#039;t say anything but definitely felt something was off about his friend.<br /><br />\tHe didn&#039;t have much time to think about it as Hans walked down the hallway and towards his room. The other cub&#039;s room was right at the end and as they approached it, the warmth of the environment began to dissipate slightly. His parents always let him keep his room cooler, though it certainly wasn&#039;t freezing since the outside temperature was already frigid. Basically the heater was just turned to a lesser temperature. Buttons could easily tell the difference, though he didn&#039;t mind much since he had escalated his body temperature from the physical activity outside.<br />\t<br />&ldquo;You want to play a game or something?&rdquo; Hans was pretty keen on sports games.<br /><br />&ldquo;Sure. What do you want to play?&rdquo; Buttons brought himself to the floor in front of the bed and sat down cross-legged.<br /><br />&ldquo;Fifa World Cup Soccer. I call Noway!&rdquo; The rabbit&#039;s favorite sport was what he normally called football.<br /><br />&ldquo;Alright, I&#039;ll take the USA then.&rdquo; The cat didn&#039;t like soccer nearly as much as his friend but decided to play along all the same.<br /><br />&ldquo;How about the loser has to do whatever the loser says?&#039; The rabbit was feeling rather bold about his chances of victory.<br /><br />&ldquo;Yeah, you&#039;re on!&rdquo; The kitten wasn&#039;t about to turn down a challenge when he was offered one.<br /><br />\tThe rabbit turned on the console and handed his friend a controller as it booted up. It took a few seconds before the menu screen came up. Hans set up the game to go up to the first two goals. That way it didn&#039;t drag on and also set a time limit just in case of 20 minutes. He didn&#039;t want his friend to get bored.&nbsp;&nbsp;They picked the women&#039;s national teams since their own world cup was literally days away. The players came out onto the field within seconds as they set up in the middle The two teams had set up on their sides before the referee placed the ball in the center.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />\tThe faux commentator began to ramble off the actions as they were followed on the field. The first few minutes were without a score, then suddenly the kitten&#039;s star player made a breakaway. The commentator yelled at the screen as the player shot but the keeper made a key save. Throwing it back to his own player in a crimson red jersey as he took it across the field, jet lining for the opposite goal. Hans stared her back and forth through all the traffic as Mjealde scored.<br /><br />&ldquo;Glorious Goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!~&rdquo; The commentator made an enthusiastic reaction to the score.<br /><br />&ldquo;1-Nil Noway.&rdquo; Hans said filling in the obvious lead he was holding, ignoring the increasing burning sensation in his body.<br /><br />&ldquo;Don&#039;t count the US out just yet.&rdquo; Button&#039;s said as he was confident he could make a comeback. <br /><br />\tAnother seven minutes past as the ball was passed back and forth. Only a few shots even made it to the keepers who were definitely on their A-game. Then at the 13th minute, Reiten made a key steal and rushed towards the goal, passing it to her wing Kvamme who made a hard shot toward the goal. But it hit the post. The disgruntled crowd booed since the Norwegians were at home but the rebound was quickly taken by Eikland who did a roundhouse kick and scored the second goal.<br /><br />&ldquo;Skollllllllllllllllllllllllll&rdquo; The crowd erupted into a glorious Viking cheer that spurred the virtual team into a group hug.<br /><br />&ldquo;2-Nil Noway. Looks like you have to do what I say.&rdquo; Hans seemed quite contempt with having the upper hand and even had a smirk on his face.<br /><br />&ldquo;Fine...&rdquo; The cat didn&#039;t want to complain even know he felt like the advantage had been the rabbits all along.<br /><br />\tBy this point, the bunnies clothes were stifling him. They tightly clasped to his body and once his attention was turned away from the game, he finally realized it. Looking at him, Buttons thought the boy looked very strange in clothing that was much too small for him. But he could have sworn that the get-up had fit him earlier in the day. Just what was going on with his friend? The cat couldn&#039;t be too sure and curiosity was swelling inside of him. For Hans his whole body was warm and he tried taking off the two shirts he had on. Each was pretty difficult for him to manage as the fabric was clinging to him.<br /><br />\tWith some serious effort, Hans was able to take off his shirt. Button&#039;s couldn&#039;t help but stare, though the boy was still sitting he definitely looked different.<br /><br />&ldquo;So what do you want me to do?&rdquo; The cat said nothing as he didn&#039;t want to insult his friend.<br /><br />&ldquo;My body is kind of achy...do you mind giving me a massage?&rdquo; The rabbit didn&#039;t think much about it and wanted some sort of comfort.<br /><br />&ldquo;Sure, I&#039;ve never done that before but I&#039;ll try. Sit on the bed and I&#039;ll massage you from behind.&rdquo; The cat got up from the floor and knelt down onto the bed waiting for his friend to join him.<br /><br />Hans did as he was told, albeit a little slowly but gradually picked himself up from the floor.<br /><br />&ldquo;You alright? You look tense.&rdquo; The kitten wanted to make sure his friend was feeling alright.<br /><br />&ldquo;Ja, don&#039;t worry about it.&rdquo; Hans wanted to appear strong to his friend and was willing to show no sign of weakness.<br /><br />Buttons got behind him and began to rub his shoulder. Even sitting down the boy&#039;s body was almost as big as the half of him that was upright. He began threading his fingers into the shoulders of the other cub and eventually came down further to his back. <br /><br />\tThe boy&#039;s white fur emanated some heat from it, it was almost like more evident signs of a fever except that it wasn&#039;t just the forehead.<br /><br />&ldquo;You want some water or something? Your body is pretty hot.&rdquo; The other boy&#039;s body wasn&#039;t even damp from sweat despite just having come from outdoors.<br /><br />&ldquo;Nei, I&#039;m alright. I promise. Just keep going, it feels good.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hans closed his eyes as the kitten worked his magic.<br /><br />Buttons was surprisingly good at it despite never having done it before. <br /><br />&ldquo;Want me to rub your feet?&rdquo; The cat asked once he felt like he had done a good job with the rest of his body.<br /><br />&ldquo;S-sure...&rdquo; It sounded like a good idea to the rabbit even if his feet didn&#039;t feel that badly.<br /><br />The kitten shifted himself from behind and then brought himself to the floor. The other boy&#039;s large rabbit feet were in front of them. Buttons knew that bunnies had big paws but this was nothing like what he expected. But he wasn&#039;t about to not go through with his promise, especially since he had just made it.<br /><br />\tThe rabbit&#039;s foot was still socked and the woolen fabric was also pretty warm. Buttons placed it on his knee and began to touch at it.<br /><br />&ldquo;Hey stop, you&#039;re tickling me!&rdquo; Hans fought back a fit of laughter.<br /><br />\tButtons folded his legs so that he could sit down more easily. The other cub&#039;s feet still motionless in front of him. Han&#039;s legs slightly bent but he could more than easily reach the floor without issue. The cat took hold of one of the socked paws and lifted it upward so that he had more control of the appendage. The rabbit looked down curiously as he wasn&#039;t entirely sure what to expect from his friend.<br /><br />\tThe kitten didn&#039;t leave his curiosity hanging, instead beginning to use the end of one of his claws to scratch against the bottom of the other boys socked foot. With each touch, Buttons dragged the claw softly against the fabric causing it to stretch and then slap backward. Bit by bit the sock was coming increasingly undone, though not by intention. Yet still, the cat seemed genuinely interested in going about disrobing the paw.<br /><br />\tAs he breathed in and out through his nose, the faint scent of the odor of the sock emanated from the fabric. It wasn&#039;t strong but the musk of the rabbit&#039;s foot was definitely strong enough to waft into the cat&#039;s nose.<br /><br />&ldquo;You like that?&rdquo; Buttons asked to make sure the other cub was enjoying himself.<br /><br />&ldquo;Ja, it kind of tickles.&rdquo; Hans was dealing with a whole mixture of emotions but didn&#039;t want to end their moment of closeness.<br /><br />The rabbit was suddenly feeling rather playful and retracted the foot from the other boy&#039;s touch. Quickly he moved it from it&#039;s stationary position to one gliding over the cat&#039;s whiskers and nose.<br /><br />\tHans pushed the paw forward as the other cub fell back since Button&#039;s wasn&#039;t really propping himself up. The rabbit extended his legs so that he could reach the other boy. The legs on his pants now tightly hugging his calf and showing signs of duress. Though the rabbit was dealing with some aches and pains, the most obvious signs of discomfort for him was the constant warm feeling he was dealing with. In fact, his whole body was sweating, despite having just come from outside only moments ago. Stretching out a least eased the slight ache he was feeling.<br /><br />\tAs he got up from his bed, Hans wobbled a bit. The fastener on his pants popping and the zipper of his pants began to peel down ever so slowly. His shirt finally gave way and began to tear. Bit by bit the formerly little bunny was getting bigger. Buttons couldn&#039;t really tell, especially now that he was flat on the floor with the rabbit&#039;s paw plastered to his face. The odor of the sock and paw was much more obvious as the kittens face blushed profusely. The bunny wiggles his toes, seeming glad that he had found someone so willing to be toyed with.<br /><br />\tHans pressed his foot down, though only slightly so that it caused Buttons to depress to the floor. The added weight made the floor creak a little.<br /><br />&ldquo;Admit you like it and I&#039;ll let you go.&rdquo; The look on the Hans&#039; face was one of mischief.<br /><br />&ldquo;I...&rdquo; Before he could even say anything the rabbits socked toes were stuffed into his maw.<br /><br />&ldquo;Nuh-uh. Kiss it first...&rdquo; The feeling in Hans body was finally dissipating and he was feeling rather frisky.<br /><br />Buttons did as he was told and the bunny pulled back.<br /><br />&ldquo;I like it...&rdquo; Now that the foot was pulled away he could see the looming figure above him, whose ears now appeared to be touching the ceiling.<br /><br />&ldquo;Good boy. You can get up, we&#039;ll have some more fun later, little boy.&rdquo; The larger cub was very much enjoying being the one in control.<br /><br />&ldquo;Y-yes...o-okay&rdquo; Buttons very badly wanted more but wasn&#039;t about to ask and give himself away even more.<br /><br />\tWhen the cat stood up, it became even more apparent just how big the rabbit had gotten. Hans barely fit in the room, the tip of his ears even bent over slightly against the ceiling and his head was now closer than ever. Button&#039;s wanted to know what was going on but didn&#039;t dare to ask. The rabbit, on the other hand, was enjoying this way too much. But the question remained. Was the felines growing problem at an end or it would it rise up again? Only time would tell...</span>",
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