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Rick Grimes was a man. He was also a bunny. There were only 3 people that knew this. Lori, Carl, and Judith. The kids loved that he could transform into a bunny. In bunny form Rick would often become very twitchy and territorial. He would protect them in either form. Lori on the other hand thought that it was unnatural. After she found out about Rick’s other form she divorced him. She told people that they just stopped getting along. Everyone didn’t need to know about his form. Rick would get the kids every other week. When Lori started dating Shane Rick got the kids more. Eventually the kids went to Lori when she had the time for them. Rick was perfectly ok this arrangement. He loved those kids.
One day the kids were with Lori. Rick went out into the woods. He left his clothes by a nearby tree. He then transformed into his bunny form. In this form his senses were heightened and on high alert. He enjoyed being in the woods. Surrounded by nature this is where he felt at home. He could hop around for hours. That is when he heard the light tread. Whoever it was they were trying to be quite. Rick knew instantly that this was a hunter. A few seconds later he felt an arrow whizz by him and shot a squirrel that had almost made it up the tree. Rick stayed hidden under the bushes until the hunter collected his arrow and his kill. Then he scurried back over to where he had hidden his clothes. He transformed back into a human and put his clothes back on. He turned around to find that the hunter was staring at him with wide blue eyes.
“Ummm….was trackin’ a rabbit” The hunter shifted on his feet. He looked like he wanted to be anywhere else. Rick wanted to know how much the hunter saw. He stepped a little closer hands raised in a non-threatening way.
“What all did you see?” Rick questioned this strikingly handsome man. Quit it! Rick thought. This was not the time.
“Ummm….thought it ran this way. Saw you naked. Saw you get dressed. ” This unknown man grunted. He started biting his thumb. Rick nodded his head. So this mysterious hunter had no idea. He started to walk away when the hunter spoke again. A
“Daryl.” Rick turned around confused. “My name is Daryl.” The blue eyed hunter said. He once again shifted from foot to foot.
“Rick. Rick Grimes.” Rick said and raised a hand for the hunter to shake. Daryl shook his hand nervously. “How is the hunting Daryl?” Rick asked because he was not ready to go home yet. He wanted to stay and find out more.
“It’s alright.” Daryl said. He shrugged his shoulders. He was ready to get back to catching some more things but he also wanted to stay and talk to this man. I liked to see him naked again. Daryl thought. Where the hell had that thought come from? Rick was getting ready to say something when there was a tiny beeping sound. Rick pulled out his phone and saw a text from Lori. She was on the way to his house. He had to leave. He turned to the hunter.
“I’d love to stay and chat some more but I got to run. See you around town?” Rick tilted his hand in question.
“Yeah sure.” The hunter replied and stalked off.
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When Rick got home Lori and the kids were waiting outside. She did not look happy. Rick knew that he was in for a long argument.
“Where have you been?” She demanded angrily.
“I was out Lori. You wanted the kids today.” Rick replied. Carl came running to him with Judith in his arms.
“Daddy. Daddy.” Judy reached toward Rick. He took his baby girl and turned back to Lori.
“Anything else?” He questioned. She shook her head and walked back to her car. Rick turned to Judith and Carl. “Are you guys hungry?” Carl shook his head and Judith kept repeating bunny. So he took them inside and he placed her on the ground.
He walked into his bedroom and stripped. He then focused all his thoughts into being a bunny. The shift happens painlessly. He hops out into the living room and comes towards Judy. She begins squealing with happiness. Carl had gotten some carrots out of the fridge. He loved his dad but seeing him in bunny form was the cutest thing he ever seen. Judy rubbed up and down his fur. At one point she pulled his tail and he started twitching. The kids knew this as a sign of no. So Judy stayed away from his tail. She loved the feeling of his fur. She liked to bury her face in it. Carl knew a spot that would make Rick thump the floor with his foot. He gently scratched behind his right ear and Rick began thumping his paw against the carpet. His paws were massive.
Judith continued to wallowed all over him. Rick didn’t mind. He loved his baby girl and would do anything for here. He was about the size of her. He is what most people would consider a giant chinchilla rabbit. His max weight in rabbit form is 16 pounds. He had slick charcoal gray fur. It was extremely soft to the touch. He must have dozed off because he woke to the sounds of the TV. He figured Carl was playing video games. He felt Judith on his back. She must have fallen asleep too. He wiggled out from under her and hopped to the bedroom. He shifted back into human form and put on some sweats. He went back to the living room and picked Judith up. He placed her in her toddler bed in her room. Then he went back and sat with Carl in the living room.
“How was your visit with your mother?” Rick asked his son.
“It was fine until Shane decided he wanted to pay mom a surprise visit. She got mad at us for being there. So she told Shane that she was going to drop us off and come right back. I don’t like him dad.” Carl said hugging Rick.
“I’m sorry son.” Rick hugged him back. Pretty soon both boys migrated to their rooms and went to bed. The last thoughts that went through his head is a certain hunter with blue eyes and goes by the name of Daryl.