A/N; My fist fanfiction so please be nice on the reviews ;) this will be a few chapters long probably over four. Hint – there will be some sex in here but that will be in later chapter. Enjoy!
Katie's POV
The sun would soon be going down I thought as I walked up the short gravel drive, my boots making small crunching sounds as they hit the dirt. The little butterflies in my stomach must have been doing back-flips as I got to the front porch. I raised my right hand, knock knock knock, three taps on the dark wooden door. A second later I heard a small groan and a noise which would suggest that the person behind the door had walked into something. I smiled at the thought of that, briefly, then the door opened and the butterflies turned into bats.
Rob Swire stood there, at his door, wearing a pair of dark jeans and a black T-shirt with some kind of silver writing on it, barefoot. He looked at me with a confused expression on his handsome face. "Can I help you?" He said, with a slight Australian accent.
Rob's POV
I looked at the stranger at my door, my eyes scanning over her features – long brown hair, bright blue eyes, slightly shorter than me. She was wearing a black leather jacket, a maroon tank-top, really skinny dark blue jeans and short brown boots. A shoulder bag on her right side, and a cat carry-case in her left hand. That made me think about Judas – my cat, who had been missing for around a month now and I was fearing the worst.
I'd taken him with me to Nottingham when me and Gareth had had a gig there as Knife Party. Judas had escaped out of the hotel room and I hadn't seen him since. I hadn't wanted to leave, wait to see if he came back but we had more gigs, so I couldn't.
"Hey, I'm Katie. You lost your cat right?" She asked. I wondered how she knew, then remembered that I'd talked about it on twitter, telling people to keep an eye out. But nobody had seen him.
"Yeah..." I replied suspiciously, wandering where she was going with this.
"Well I've found him."
Katie's POV
I watched his blue eyes widen and a slight smile come to his face, and he looked back down the carry-case in my hand. I lifted it up so he could see inside, then handed it over to him.
Rob's POV
I looked inside and I saw him – black and white, sleeping peacefully, curled up in a ball. I knew it was Judas, by the colouring of his fur and the collar around his neck that I put on him whenever we travel somewhere. "Where did you find him? Do you want to come in?" I said, I wanted to find out all she knew about this 'adventure' he must have had over in Nottingham. I also knew that I had to re-pay her somehow for bringing him back to me.
"Yeah, sure" She said. She looked nervous but excited that I'd invited her, and stepped inside my house.
Katie's POV
I hadn't expected him to invite me in, but who was I to refuse such an offer from a guy who I crush on the most? I looked around in interest, the place was actually nice and clean – for a guy I mean. He brushed past me as I walked into the lounge, going to close the door and I got a whiff of his cologne. He smelled as good as he looked and I had to force my mind back to here and now.
He followed me in "Sit down" He said, waving to the black leather sofa. I did and he set sown the cat-carrier on the coffee table, sitting himself on the other end of the sofa. He was just about to open the door to let Judas out, who was awake by now, when I finally stopped staring and spoke.
"Oh, wait, before you take him out I think I should show you something first" I said looking at his arm which was stretched out towards the door of the case. He was leaning forward towards it, obviously eager to be reunited with his pet. I set my bag on my lap and pulled out a few photos. "I was in some fields walking my dog near my house in Notts. There was this dog barking and wagging its tail at something in the grass, it was some kind of pit-bull I think, and there wasn't anyone around who could be the owner. When it looked up and saw my dog it cleared off and I got to see what it was sniffing at." He was really paying attention by now. "When I got there all I could see was blood, I could tell it was a cat but it wasn't moving. Anyway I got him to a vets and he was there for about a week. They asked if he was mine and I said yes 'cause I'd looked inside the collar and saw that he belonged to you. The reason I hadn't brought him down sooner was that the vets said he was well enough for me to take home but that he couldn't do any travelling and had to 'rest and recuperate' for about three weeks." He was now looking at what was in my hands, he could tell it was a photo but he couldn't see of what. His mouth was drawn down at the corners and I could tell he hadn't thought that this would have happened.
"If you live in Nottingham then why did you come all the way down to London to give him to me? Not that I'm complaining or anything" He said looking concerned, his eyes darting between me and Judas.
"I've always wanted to come down to London, this was my chance" She said smiling slightly.
Rob's POV
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I moved closer to her on the sofa, my knees nearly touching hers as I leant forwards to grasp the photos, my hand touching her soft one. We gasped simultaneously and we quickly pulled our hands away from each other, it felt almost like electricity jumping between me and her. I focused my attention on the pictures in my hand, they were of Judas, one where he was lying in the grass, blood everywhere and a few others of him at the vets and in what must be her home – where he was getting better.
I put the photos down and got Judas out, and he began purring instantly. I smiled and looked back up at her "Thank you for bringing him over here, and for looking after him, what do I owe you?" She looked taken aback for a moment then said "I don't want anything, I'm just glad I could bring him to you, and I get to look around London anyway so I don't mind." She leaned forward and stroked him, causing him to get up off of my lap and onto hers, purring even louder.
"I think he likes you" I said, chuckling softly, making her smile cutely and blush. "Do you want a drink?" I asked.
We talked for a long time, chatting about a lot of things – where we've lived, what we've done, friends etc. when she turned to look at my clock and her amazing blue eyes widened. I looked too and saw it was ten past midnight. "Oh my gosh, I better get going, I still gotta find a hotel" She rushed out.
"How long are you in London for?" I asked. I had an idea but wanted to know how long she would be down here for.
"Until Monday, why?" she said, questioning. It was Tuesday today.
I was beginning to get a little nervous now. "Well since you don't know how I can repay you for saving Judas, you could stay here in one of the spare rooms until Monday so you don't have to go out looking for a hotel in the really early hours of the morning. Free of charge" I added quickly, covering my nerves with a smile and a raised eyebrow.
Katie's POV
Oh My God, Rob fucking Swire just asked me to stay at his house!
"Yeah please" I replied almost as soon as the words were out of his mouth, and his nervous smile was replaced with a genuine one.
"Well then, let me show you to your room." He said, standing up and offering me a hand. I took it, and I swear he held on a second longer before squeezing and letting go.
Rob's POV
I'm really starting to like her, I thought as I walked up the stairs, Katie following behind me. Even though we'd only known each other about seven hours (ish). I opened the door to the room for her and said "I'm just across the hall, so I'll see you in the morning." I was wondering what she was thinking out all this until she replied.
"Thanks. I'll see you in the morning" Before leaning in for a hug which I happily returned, my face buried in her hair – it smelled amazing, like strawberries. I could smell her perfume which must be on her neck, subtle yet delicious.
Katie's POV
My face was against his neck, I could feel a hint of stubble against my cheek. "Goodnight." I said softly, and when my lips brushed his neck as I talked, it sent shivers through him.
"Goodnight." He replied huskily back, and we both smiled at each other before pulling away. As I got into bed, I couldn't help the grin that spread along my face.
A/N; Well that's chapter one, there will be more to come. The whole cat went missing thing was just so I could get the characters together. Reviews please. 3