Story 1
Zhalia and the new roommate
Part 1
Dante's POV
"HISS!" Zhalia scratched the poor person.
"OW! I'm sorry, man, it's not going to work if your cat hates me." He clutched his wound until I got some bandages and he left.
"Zhalia, why do you do this?" I asked as she had scared another almost roommate away. She meowed and rubbed her head on my legs.
I sighed and made supper. The blue furred kitty weaved in between my legs, purring as I put her dish down. I made my own food and watched TV as I ate. Today was another failure. Zhalia lay on my lap and licked her paw. I smiled and ate my noodles. She was a gift from my mentor for becoming the top agent in the Foundation. I may have spoiled her as a kitten so that's probably why she wants me to herself. Maybe she'll like the next person who answers my ad.
The next day around lunch, a blond kid knocked on my door, "Are you the one renting out a room?"
"…Yes?" I asked.
"Cool, I'm Lok. I just moved here and you're pretty close to my new school so I figured why not." He smiled.
"I should warn you that I have a cat." I told him.
"That's ok." He was still smiling.
"She doesn't really like new people so I don't know if she's going to accept you." I frowned.
"You mean this kitty, right?" He looked at his feet and I followed his gaze. Zhalia was rubbing against him!
"This is a good sign, but let's how she reacts when you get into the house," I moved to the side and let him in. Zhalia was rubbing against me now, "You better behave. He's just a kid."
She mrrowed and followed us as I showed him the house. She let him scratch her ears and chin after awhile. Lok called her a good kitty. He decided that he liked the room and would tell his mom he found a place to rent. She would pay for it as long as he went to school in Venice and got good grades, but he'd try to help by making custom puzzles for people. He was a nice boy, a sweet boy. I had to take him in before someone tried to take advantage of him. And Zhalia let him pet her!
I had to help him move in and teach him the ground rules. Lok was willing to help out around the house. Zhalia played with her toys and wanted pets while I made dinner for our new housemate. I have to feed her first or she claws me. We watched TV and my cat sat on my lap, purring. This was my favorite time with her. Lok went to bed early so I was alone for a few hours. Zhalia followed me as I did my bedtime routine and snuggled with me until I fell asleep.