Date:         Wed, 13 May 1998 15:44:15 EDT
From: DanaKnight <DanaKnight@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Natalie's Bad Morning 1/1
To: FKFIC-L@lists.psu.edu

Here's a little something I've had rattling around in my brain since Easter. I
haven't had the time to write it down, until now, mainly just to get it out of
my brain. It hasn't been beta read.  Send all comments to
<DanaKnight@aol.com>. Permission to archive only at the FKfanfic site and the
FTP site, all others please contact me. Standard disclaimers apply.

Natalie's Bad Morning 1/1
by Judy Freudenthal
1998

        Natalie entered her office, hung up her jacket and purse before taking a seat
at her desk. She reached into the drawer and pulled out her last package of
marshmallow bunnies.
        Grace entered just in time to see Natalie biting the head off of another
bunny, setting it back into the package and then promptly staking it in the
heart with a toothpick.
        "Natalie, what's wrong?"
        "Wha..." Natalie said startled, and a little embarassed. "I had a fight with
Nick. Men can be so boneheaded."
        "I know." Grace said as Natalie continued on with her actions.
        Nick entered as Natalie bit the head off yet another marshmallow bunny and
promptly staked it, forcing him to wince slightly. <Uh oh. She's much more
upset than I thought.>
        "Ummm... Nat, can we talk about it?" Nick asked, a bit nervously.
        "Not unless you realize what you did and why it was wrong."
        "I'll leave you two alone. Natalie, try not to kill him, okay?" Grace joked.
        Nick and Natalie had to work to keep the surprise from showing on their
faces. They exchanged a quick glance, <she couldn't know, could she?> They
both decided it was highly unlikely that she did.
        Once Grace was out of room, Nick sat on the edge of Natalie's desk.
        "I'm sorry for upsetting you. I didn't realize it would. You have to remember
that I was raised in a very different time. Sometimes those old attitudes
creep back in."
        "I know. Sometimes I forget that."
        "If you still want to do it, I'd be happy to go with you." He saw that her
anger was lessening. She hadn't bitten off any more bunny heads or more
importantly, she hadn't staked any more of them.
        "I do want to go. Thanks." Natalie said, "What gave you the idea that I was
mad at you?" Nick's glance at mutilated bunnies caused her to become a bit
embarassed and smirk at the same time.
        "Oh. Sorry." She removed the stakes from them and offered him a bunny body,
as that was all she had left, curious to see if he'd take it. She wondered if
he'd be more likely to, not wanting to re-anger her.
        Nick reluctantly took one of the purple sugar coated bunny bodies and bit
into it. He found it incredibly sweet and wondered why she wasn't a bit more
hyper after eating close to a dozen heads. He chewed it once or twice before
forcing it down.
        "That's so sweet. How can you eat so many?"
        "It's easy," she grinned as she downed one of the bodies in two bites.

The end.