Yes, to Ashley.

Your first day of college is pretty mundane. It's mostly professors introducing themselves and going over some organizational stuff. You do get to know the other students between classes though.

You gravitate to the group you talked to with Tibby earlier, and they're happy to see you too. You're not the only pet owner here, but you're the only one who brought his pet to college to give her a tour. They all think you're lucky to have such a cute pet, and one of the girls tells you you're a great guy for indulging her curiosity. You're pretty much 'in' with this group, which makes this a successful first day.

Happy with your progress, you head home to see if Ashley and Tibby have had a good day too.

The moment she hears the front door open, Ashley comes running to greet you. She's beaming, and almost knocks you back against the door when she leaps into your arms.

"I take it your day did not go horribly?" You ask when she pulls you into the living room where Tibby is waiting.

Ashley pushes you onto the couch next to Tibby and cuddles into your other side. "Oh John, it was so much better than I expected! I don't know if the professors even noticed me sitting near the back, but the other students loved me! They were just so nice, though I don't think many of them really understood what I was doing there."

The gushing bunny makes you chuckle as you pat her head. "How could anyone not love you? I'm sure once classes are in full gear and they see how hard you're working they'll understand too."

Tibby speaks up for the first time since you got home. "They'd be pretty crummy biology students if not. I figured it out right away."

You look at the smug kitty in shock. "Are you saying you knew Ashley was going to be a pet when you gave her your ears? You'd only known her for five minutes!"

Tibby looks thoughtful for a while. "Not really? I just thought it'd be fun and that she might enjoy it. And that she'd look cute wearing them, which for the record she did."

"That she did." You smile at the memory before Tibby continues. "What I mean was later, when she said she didn't want to give up her dreams just because she's a pet. I didn't see what the big deal was. Most of us don't dream about careers, but she does. She's smart, so why shouldn't she get the education she wants?"

"Not everyone is so accepting of people who fall out of the norm." Ashley sighs. "As good as today was, I was stressing out the whole time over how people would treat me. I'm seriously wiped out."

The bunny lets herself slump melodramatically onto your lap. Her hand flops against Tibby, who takes it and pulls gently. Ashley lets herself be guided over you until she's lying on both your laps. Her rump is on your legs so you can rub her thighs and abdomen and squeeze the side of her butt occasionally while Tibby plays with her hair.

After a while the kitty reaches into a bowl of nuts you keep on the little table next to the couch and starts feeding them to Ashley. She grabs a few for herself too, and then just dumps a whole handful of them onto Ashley's stomach so you can help yourself. They almost roll off when she starts laughing, and a few of them do fall with the way your fingers tickle her skin when you pick up a nut.