Deaq entered the Candy Store and wondered for the third time why he was there. Billie had given them the day off for Easter so he had planned to be as far away from there as possible. Days off were few and far between. He and Van were supposed to go to the Hayes' family home for dinner that night but Van had called him that morning asking to meet at the Candy Store A.S.A.P. Deaq had been asleep still so the machine had got it. When he played the message Van had said he needed help with something and to hurry over but not to worry because nothing was wrong. Given how crazy their lives often were the reassurance at the end that there wasn't a problem was appreciated by Deaq. But if everything was fine why would Van need his help at headquarters on their day off?

Deaq had thrown on some clothes quickly. While driving he decided to replay the message. He thought maybe he'd missed something. Upon listening again Deaq noticed Van's tone of voice was different than usual. It had an almost rough, gravelly sound to it that he'd missed the first time. He'd been too concerned with the words of the message to notice the suggestive tone. Deaq knew the only time when Van sounded like. He drove a little faster.

`What has that boy got up his sleeve now?' Deaq wondered as he entered the building.

"Hey, yo Van? Where you at?" he called out but got no answer. Walking forward from the entrance way he felt something crunch under his shoe. Crouching down Deaq saw he'd stepped on a little foil wrapped chocolate Easter egg. "Huh."

When Deaq looked forward he saw a trail of eggs, each spaced about a foot apart, leading from where he was standing to behind one of the cars. Feeling like a fool he followed it. On the other side of the car the trail continued and Deaq kept following it around cars, bikes and across the basketball half court.

"What am I some kinda retarded bloodhound?" Deaq mumbled aloud, still following the eggs. When the trail reached about half way across the open floor area it changed from chocolate eggs to Hershey kisses. Deaq raised a eyebrow but kept following the trail of kisses that leaded to a car on the far side of the showroom. On the hood were two medium sized chocolate bunnies, one dark chocolate and one white. The bunnies were laid down with their little chocolate mouths pushed against each other. Deaq was suddenly starting to find this game a whole lot more interesting.

The trail of kisses led from the amorous bunnies, over the car's roof and back to the floor again. Following the trail Deaq found himself in the lower lounge area. On the coffee table were two more bunnies just like the last two only this time the white bunny had his head pressed just above the dark bunny's legs. Following the trail to the big, red couch Deaq found yet another pair of bunnies, this time the dark chocolate bunny was positioned to look like it was going down on the white chocolate one.

Deaq continued to follow the trail of kisses from the lower lounge area to the foot of the stairs. On each stair was another chocolate kiss and he climbed up to the upper lounge area. When he reached the top Deaq was still looking down at the floor following the trail. It led him to the white couch.

Van was sprawled on the couch wearing only two things: A pair of tight orange boxer shorts with little cartoon carrots on them and a pair of white furry rabbit ears. Using his best imitation Bugs Bunny voice Van said, "What's up Deaq?"

Smiling ear to ear Deaq said, "You crazy you know that?"

"Yeah, but you love me for it don't you?" Van replied. "And I can see what's up," he said pointedly looking at Deaq's crotch. "Come over here and let the Easter Bunny give you a treat."

Deaq didn't need to be asked twice. As he made his way over to Van he said, "What, all that candy downstairs wasn't my treat?" He was of course teasing.

"Hope you're willing to share cause I really love dark chocolate," Van said suggestively as Deaq joined him on the couch.

"That works out nicely `cause I seem to have developed quite a taste for the white stuff myself," he shot back.

"Hey, when we're done up here what do you say we go downstairs and show all those bunnies how it's really done?"

"Anything for you baby. Anything for you."

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