Warm sun light filtered through the willow leaves, and Jayfeather could feel it on his skin. He slowly blinked open his eyes, and felt the weight of something else pressing up against his chest.
The weight shifted, and then he heard a squeal of surprise, much like a kit. The weight lifted off of him, and he heard quick, gasping breaths.
"J-Jay?!" Autumn shrieked in surprise, her voice an octave higher than usual. Jayfeather felt his face burning up.
The grass rustled and he knew that Autumn stood up. He could sense her shaking.
"What's the matter, Autumn?" Jayfeather asked, almost confused by the way she was acting and why his face was burning up. Autumn glanced at Jayfeather, her face beet red. She shakily pushed her glasses farther on her nose, and tried to speak.
"N-nothing," her response came out shakily. "I-I'm fine, J-Jay."
"Autumn-"
Before Jayfeather could say anything more, she bolted out from under the willow tree, and towards her house, leaving Jayfeather behind.
She reached her porch, leaning against a post, trying to catch her breath. Her face flushed an even deeper shade of red as she thought about Jayfeather.
Autumn's older brother, Carlos, stepped out from inside the house, and shot his sister a questioning look. "Where were you?! Dad and I were so worried that something happened to you!"
Autumn tried to think quickly of a lie. She couldn't tell him about Jayfeather, her brother would think she was psycho. She caught her breath, and looked up at Carlos. Autumn tried hiding her blushing.
"I-I must've dozed off in the forest behind our house while I was reading," Autumn tried not to bring up Jayfeather. It was so hard not to. "I'm s-sorry that I w-worried you guys."
Carlos narrowed his eyes at his sister, unsure if she was lying or not. He thought that she was still uneasy about their mother, and he understood.
Autumn brushed past him, and climbed up the stairs to her room. She looked out her window and saw the distinctive leaves of Jayfeather's willow tree. Autumn blushed about twenty different shades of red.
Again.
Autumn flopped down on her bed, which bounced her back into the air, because she was so light. She just lay there, staring at the ceiling, her mind buzzing with thoughts of Jayfeather. She squeezed her eyes shut tight, and tried ridding her mind of the blind gray neko boy.
She sighed and sat up, looking to her bookshelf. Maybe if I read a little, it'll get my mind off of Jay, Autumn thought. She stood up and walked over to her bookshelf, closing her eyes so that she could randomly select a book.
Autumn picked up a book, and opened her eyes. She had picked up a volume of the graphic novel Tokyo Mew Mew. She let out a squeal of surprise as she looked at the neko girl on the cover, and dropped the manga on the floor accidentally.
"That definately won't get my mind off of Jay," she muttered to herself and randomly picked another book. Autumn opened her eyes to the cover of The Hunger Games. She smiled in satisfaction. Autumn happily took the book over to her bed and flipped open to the book-marked page.
Hours passed, and she finished the book. Autumn flipped the book over in her hands, staring at the cover in awe. The ending shocked her, and when Rue had died, she was crying hysterically. She couldn't imagine a kid at the age of twelve, dying. Even though Autumn was fifteen, she was still terrified of something like that happening.
She glanced at her alarm clock. 3:28. Autumn felt boredom building up inside of her. She had the urge to go out into the woods again to see Jayfeather, but she didn't know what she would say to him-that is, if she was able to talk to him.
Autumn glanced out her window again, and this time, Jayfeather was walking around. She walked closer to her window sill, and sat there, watching him stumble around. Autumn let out a huff of laughter as he tripped and fell on his knees.
She quickly moved away from her window, hoping she didn't draw attention to herself. Autumn blushed again as she remembered how she woke up that morning.
Stop thinking about it, Autumn! She scolded herself, her blushing finally letting up.
She spotted her iPod resting on her nightstand and snatched it up in her hands. Autumn unwound the headphones and shoved them in her ear, clicking "play". Her thoughts were drowned out as Taylor Swift's voice traveled from the headphones, into her ears.
{...}
The sky was covered with an inky blanket with the stars peeping through like holes in a roof, leaking in light. Autumn slipped on a pair of sweat pants and a tank top. Her feet slid into her slippers, and she pushed her glasses back onto the bridge of her nose.
She glanced out her window, looking at Jayfeather's willow tree. He must be hungry, Autumn thought and clambered down the stairs and into the kitchen. It was pretty late, almost ten-thirty. She grabbed a small bag of cookies, and grabbed her sweatshirt before heading out the door.
Autumn walked towards the forest. It looked so...creepy and dark.
She made her way to Jayfeather's willow tree, and brushed back the leaves. His figure was slumped up against the trunk of the tree. A small smile crept onto Autumn's face, as did a bright red blush.
She gently nudged Jayfeather's shoulder and he woke up a few moments later. His blind blue eyes sparkled sleepily in the faint light. "Can't I get a decent amount of sleep around here?" he grumbled.
Autumn nudged him playfully. "I thought that you'd might be hungry." she held a cookie in front of Jayfeather. "Here, try this."
Jayfeather slowly reached out towards her hand and hesitantly took the cookie. He placed the cookie in between his two sets of teeth, and Autumn noticed that he had rounded, short fangs, like a cat.
He bit down on it, and chewed. "It's sweet," he mumbled around a mouthful. "What is it?"
Autumn giggled. "It's called a cookie."
For the first time since they met, Jayfeather's face displayed a small smile. His ears twitched and he took another bite of the cookie.
Autumn stood up, and faced Jayfeather. "I should go home. It's getting late for me." she let out a huge yawn.
"Oh," Autumn could hear slight disappointment in his voice. "Will you come back tomorrow?"
Autumn smiled. "After school, I promise. Tomorrow's the last at of school, so then I'll be free for the summer. Good night, Jay."
Jayfeather flicked his tail in farewell, because he was chewing on another cookie.
Author's Note~
Hello people of FanFiction! I'm so glad that all you of guys love this! This story has got to be my second favorite one that I've written (the first being my AU Teen Titans story :3). If any of you guys are interested, the majority of my other stories are Teen Titans, so if you guys wanna check them out, go ahead! :D
I thank all of you guys for support! Thank you so much guys.
~Xelaric the Nobody
