QotD: Fictional Friend

What fictional character do you relate to most and why?

I can't think of any for myself, my life is more of a good sit-com than good fiction. But...One year, Nathan wanted to be a rabbit for Halloween, he likes cats and rabbits a lot, he's got this one stuffed rabbit, Rabbit Wilson, that he's been dragging along with him since he was about one. We don't see Rabbit Wilson much these days unless Nathan's feeling nervous or stressful about something..I kind of miss that rabbit. Anyhow, I got some brown velvety material and had a great idea...I tell DeWitte and Nathan..He can be The Velveteen Rabbit! They just blinked at me. *blink* *blink* I said "You know, The Velveteen Rabbit?" I was mostly talking to DeWitte, Nathan was only about 4 or 5..more blinking.

DeWitte had never heard of it before. I guess his lack of reading started earlier than I thought. He has a hard time concentrating when he's reading. We'll be out on the front porch with our books and I'm reading away when all of the sudden, DeWitte will start clapping like he's wanting an encore. I'll stop reading and ask what the hell's wrong with him and he'll say.."That bird, it was chirping and I couldn't think." That's when I roll my eyes and go back to my book. I've seen him read the same book for over 6 months! That's because he doesn't read fiction, he reads non-fiction and that would bore the pants off of anyone.

So, instead of just telling them what The Velveteen Rabbit was about, I bought the book. That night DeWitte read it to Nathan...He can get through a kids book. I came in just as they're about to burn up the rabbit. Nathan and DeWitte both had tears in their eyes and Nathan wails "They're gonna burn the bunny!", as he hugs Rabbit Wilson even tighter. Oh Lord! I tell them they're not gonna burn the bunny or else it would have been called The Inferno Rabbit instead of The Velveteen Rabbit and to just keep reading..after you wipe your eyes, of course. It was too late, though, the damage had already been done. Every day I got questions like "If I get scarlet fever, you won't hurt Rabbit Wilson, will you?" Yeah..he'll be the first one to go..can anybody else see a shrink in his future?

He ended up being Peter Rabbit, minus the clothes, instead of The Velveteen Rabbit, which was probably even better because Peter Rabbit's personality fits Nathan to a tee. They both seem to find trouble wherever they go.