aka First Pet
Time Cassian and Reader have known each other: 1 year and 10 months
Author's notes: A few of you asked about if the Reader and Cassian had sex yet. The answer is yes they did! I just didn't feel they I could do a whole sex scene chapter justice as quickly as I've been banging out these chapters. But after I finish up this series of 20 chapters I'm gonna do some bonus chapters (or literally just extend the series bc it's looking like that may happen anyways) and I'm thinking I'll do a "first time" chapter! Also if anyone wants to read any other particular "firsts" just send me a message and I'll be glad to do it! Anyways hope you enjoy this chapter!
You woke up suddenly, your eyes blinking wildly in the dark. You groaned it was the middle of the night. You squinted your eyes trying to see anything through the room. But all you saw was darkness. Your hand flopped to your side expecting to hit Cassian, but the bed was empty.
A small squeak sounded behind you and you flipped around catching sight of Cassian scurrying out of the bathroom, shutting the door quickly.
"Cassian?" You muttered.
His head whipped around, his eyes wide and frantic. You sat up slowly taking in his fidgeting state in confusion.
"Hey, what's up?"
Cassian ran over to you, "Nothing nothing. Everything's fine."
Meow.
Cassian began coughing loudly and your brows furrowed in suspicion, "What's going on?"
"Noth-!" Meow.
You shot up and started towards the bathroom, flicking on the lights along the way. Cassian skidded in front of you, blocking your way.
"Alright alright. Just, please. Please." He begged. You pushed him out of the way and opened the door.
A black blob shot out quickly bouncing around the room.
You froze and a moment of silence passed. "Cassian is that a cat?!"
"Um….maybe?"
You turned to him in disbelief, "Where did you get a cat? Why is it here? Do you really think we can keep that thing?"
"It's not a thing," Cassian said affronted, "It's a she, and her name is Socks."
"Socks?! You want to name our kitten Socks?!"
"Aha! So it is our kitten!"
"I…..it's too late for this shit. I'm going back to bed. Find her and put her back in the bathroom until I can figure out what to do tomorrow."
"We're keeping her."
You took in Cassian's face and sighed, "Yes, of course. She's ours now. But please Cassian, it's 2 in the morning."
Cassian smiled grabbing your face and pulling you in for a quick kiss before taking off after the hyper black blob.
You and Cassian had a cat now. A kitten to be exact. And she was a handful.
The next few days as Kitten Parents were interesting, to say the least. You and Cassian decided that letting Socks out of your room wasn't a good idea. So you would have to lock her up in your room. And she didn't like that. She became antsy and testy, which made your life more difficult.
Meow.
You groaned, rolling over and poking Cassian's sleeping body, "Cassian it's your turn."
"No way I got up last night." He mumbled into his pillow.
You scoffed, "Nice try." You kicked him over to the bed and he fell to the ground with a thump, "That was me. Now scoot."
Cassian stood up grumbling and trudged over to the bathroom to let Socks out.
Socks met people around the base in stages.
Somehow Socks kept escaping your room and you didn't know how.
Socks Episode #1:
It had been a long day and you entered your room late at night. Cassian was sitting hunched over at his desk grumbling down at his mission report. You scurried over quickly dropping a kiss to his cheek before falling onto your bed with a sigh.
You screeched as your body made contact with something hard and sharp, and shot up quickly ripping back the covers.
"Um, Cassian?"
Cassian's head snapped up, "What?"
"Is there a reason why there are 20 knives under our covers?"
Cassian's brows furrowed, "Knives?"
You grabbed one and held it up for him to see.
"Oh. Knives."
Meow.
Your head shot over to the corner of the room where Socks was standing with a knife in her mouth.
"Socks. What have you done? Whose knives are these?"
Meow.
"Don't you meow me, missy!"
She trotted over and jumped up onto your bed dropping the knife in the rest of the pile.
You sighed rubbing your face roughly.
A quick knock at the door sounded and you flinched, "Hey Y/N. Have you seen my throwing knives I'm teaching some students and it seems they've all vanished. I don't know what happ- oh my god is that a cat?!"
She squealed and took off toward Socks who cowered into the bed sheets.
Mila picked up Socks and cuddled her close, "She is so precious look at her!"
Cassian scurried over and quickly plucked Socks out her arms.
Mila grumbled and tried to take her back, but Cassian danced out of her way going to hide behind you with an annoyed Socks in his arms.
"So can I babysit?"
"Yes."
"No."
"Cassian."
"Fine."
Socks Episode #2:
It took Nei a while to meet Socks. Though she heard stories from Mila, you, and Cassian, she stayed away. She swore she just wasn't a cat person.
One day Nei was fixing a ship in the hangar. She had music blaring and wasn't paying attention too much else.
She was under the ship just messing around with a few wires when a shot of black attacked her legs. She slid out from under the ship and swatted at the cat in annoyance.
Socks hissed and kept attacking her legs. Nei shouted at the black blob, but it wouldn't stop until she had been pushed halfway across the base.
Nei grumbled staring at Socks who was growling slightly. She was just about to go get you or Cassian when a blast sounded and Nei dove to the ground.
She rolled over taking in the view of the blast. The ship she had been working on was on fire.
She had narrowly just missed it.
She looked over at Socks who seemed to be smiling?
"Oh, you're my new favorite."
Cassian and you came skidding around the corner to find Nei holding a purring Socks over her head.
"Socks didn't blow up the plane did she?"
Socks Episode #3:
Socks caused everyone to believe that there was a ghost haunting the base.
One night Socks snuck out of your room and into Leia's room while she was sleeping.
Somehow Socks got tangled up in Leia's white dress, got spooked, and took off down the base's hall.
It was 4 am. People were sleep deprived and half conscious. To say that a shooting blur of white was believed to be a ghost was definitely true.
One rebel caught sight of a flash of white rounding a corner, started freaking out, and ran around the base screaming of ghosts and demons. Cassian who had fallen asleep in his workshop was startled awake at the screaming. As he comprehended what he heard, he took off just somehow knowing that it was Socks.
He ran through the base trying to find her but she wasn't anywhere. Then he heard screaming. As he followed the frantic shrieks he ran by your room and quickly flew in screaming at you to help him.
You shot up out of bed and ran out of your room trailing after Cassian without a question. He grabbed your hand and you both took off.
Just as you rounded the corner a shot of white slammed into you. You grabbed onto it quickly and Cassian pulled Socks free. You heard footsteps rounding the corner and Cassian looked at you in horror. And then shoved Socks down his shirt. You were left holding Leia's dress with a confused look on your face.
You heard Socks meow pitifully and Cassian shushed her lightly as someone rounded the corner.
Leia.
She took in Cassian, whose stomach was a little too round and moving? And then her gaze turned to you. Her dress in your hand. You gave her a sheepish smile and her brows lowered in suspicion as she grabbed her dress and left you two.
Meow?
Socks Episode #4:
By far the best thing that Socks did was torment General Draven. A few weeks into having her Socks began to vanish every morning at the same time for a few hours. Neither Cassian nor you knew where she was going. You tried to follow her but she would always vanish out of sight.
One morning, you and Cassian were walking through the base when you heard screaming from the intelligence office. You took off and opened the door to find General Draven screaming up at the ceiling.
Cassian coughed, "Um? Sir?"
Draven turned and pointed at you in accusation, "You! I know this is you somehow."
"Um, you know what is me, sir?"
"Everything in my office keeps moving places. Or vanishing. There's music coming from the walls. And banging coming from the ceiling! I don't know how you're doing it. But just stop. I lock the door, but somehow it keeps happening?!"
Meow.
A scratching sounded at the ceiling and your brows furrowed. You all looked up and caught sight of a vent. You looked over at Cassian realization dawning on your faces.
Cassian grabbed you around the waist and hoisted you up so you could yank open the vent. And then you pulled out Socks.
"That better not be a cat in your arms Y/N."
"Um, well."
Socks Episode #5:
Because of Socks, you and Cassian hadn't had much time to be together. Socks was always interrupting the two of you. And you wanted a night alone together so you sent Socks to Mila's for the night.
You leaned close to Cassian, his lips brushing against yours. You smiled and wrapped your arms around his neck bringing him closer to you. His hands ran up under your shirt and he pulled it up over your head.
As his lips began to trail down your neck you both fell onto the bed. You straddled his waist pulling him flush against you and pulled his shirt up and over his head.
Just as his hands were reaching down towards your pants you heard a pitiful meow. You sighed dropping your head to Cassian's shoulder.
You looked over to the side of the bed. And there was Socks in all her glory staring up at the two of you with doe eyes.
"Socks?! How did you even get in here?" You groaned.
"Didn't you lock the door?"
"Yes."
"And blocked the air vent?"
"Yep."
Meow.
Socks fluffed herself up and then jumped up on you and pushed in between the two of you snuggling into Cassian's chest.
"Well, I guess it's a party of three tonight." You chuckled. Cassian pressed a kiss to your nose and you smiled curling up with Socks and Cassian.
The weeks passed and everyone found out about Socks. She became the hit of the base. You didn't even try to lock her up anymore. She got out anyways. So she was free to roam.
The children followed her around like lost puppies.
The older agents snuck her food.
And everyone kept giving her gifts.
One morning you left your room to find an excited Mila standing outside your door holding a purring Socks.
"Come on Kitten Parent!"
"What?"
She shuffled you along and you bumped into Cassian, who was being pushed by Nei.
He pulled you close and mumbled, "What's going on?"
You shrugged and you continued to follow Mila.
When you arrived at the hangar she pushed you through the door shoving Socks into your arms.
"Surprise!"
You jumped and backed into Cassian who steadied you with a chuckle.
There was the whole base. Everybody was wearing party hats. And holding presents.
Socks meowed and jumped out of your arms going to greet everybody.
A huge banner saying, HAPPY KITTEN SHOWER hung across the hangar.
"You have got to be kidding me."
Socks changed you and Cassian (and everybody else) for the better.
Socks was able to calm Cassian when he was stressed.
Socks knew when you needed to eat and would push up against you until you were out the door.
Socks knew when you needed to be alone and would watch you from afar making sure you were okay.
Socks would cuddle with Draven when she wanted to annoy him.
Socks would wait excitedly in the hangar for you, Cassian, Mila, or Nei to get back from a mission.
Socks would follow around Nei when she was doing dangerous stuff to make sure she was safe.
Socks would make sure to steal every knife except for Mila's.
Socks befriended everybody on the base.
Socks received more gifts than anyone. Beds, toys, food, treats, everything.
Everyone knew her by name and would stop to pet her and praise her in the hallway.
Socks was family now.
A family that had started out small, but had grown to include so many people that you couldn't imagine life without.
Next up: I don't need a present this year (all I need is you) aka First time celebrating a holiday together