Between an Egg and a Hard Place
By Brate
ATF Universe
"Sorry, pard, but you promised."
"I did not!"
"We all heard you." Five heads nodded in agreement.
"It's not fair!"
"We all have to go."
"But not like this," he stated with his arms spread wide.
"That's true, 'cause we didn't promise...you did."
"She done tricked me!"
"How can you say that? We were all at the Saloon, she asked you over for a special Easter dinner, and you said yes."
"But--"
"Then she asked if you'd wear a particular outfit for the party, and you said yes again."
"But--"
"Then she made you promise to wear the 'special' outfit."
"She was running her fingers through my hair, I got...distracted."
"Well, pard. I'm always tellin' ya, it don't pay to get 'distracted' around females."
"But this!?!"
"You look great!" Buck stepped back surveying his friend's apparel. "'Course the Easter Bunny usually ain't glaring so much. Yer gonna scare the kids if you don't knock that off."
"Tough." Chris twisted the bright pink ear so it didn't flop over his face, and ignored the chuckles of his soon-to-be-dead agents.
"Stop messing with it, you look perfect... I don't think that's an appropriate gesture for the Easter Bunny to be making."
Mary Travis had arrived at the Saloon, surprising everyone and quickly convinced Chris to do her a favor. Luckily, when the package with the outfit arrived, the rest of the team was there to guilt him into fulfilling his bargain. The neighborhood children, including Billy, would be crushed unless their Bunny appeared.
"That's it, show's over," the blond announced to his men as he "flopped" over to the truck, determined to get through this with some semblance of dignity.
"No," said Vin quietly, bringing out his hidden camcorder. "I think it's jest beginning."
