AN: Annnd we have an update...Yay. so this is longer than i normally type for a chapter but it just flowed out. I know that i could have stopped in a particular place but then it would have been ridiculously short.
As always I own nothing other than my plot. Oh and the errors... *sigh*... those are mine.
Stay Sexy lovelies and enjoy.
"Did you hear about...?"
"I heard that the cops found him on the jogging trail."
"I heard that it was gay hook up gone wrong"
"I overheard my parents say that he had been beaten pretty badly, that his face was almost unrecognizable."
Santana was confused by the gossip that was going around as she walked through the halls of McKinley Friday morning. She stalked her way over to a group of baby cheerios and demanded answers.
"What the hell is everyone talking about?"
"Smith. He was found unconscious and badly beaten on the jogging path that goes through the wooded area and apparently he was violated. Police are asking for anyone who knows or seen anything to come forward. A friend of mine who lives in the area around where he was found said he heard two screams around 10:30 last night. He didn't think anything of it assumed a couple of the jocks were playing a prank. Whoever attacked Smith, ruptured his testicles."
"How do you know that?" Santana asked after processing everything that was said.
"I overheard my mom talking to my dad before I sat down for breakfast. She's a nurse at the hospital. She was telling my dad about a patient who came in last night that was critical."
"How was he violated?"
"They had to surgically remove a medium sized butt plug from his ass."
Santana's eyebrows shot up to her hairline in surprise but managed to keep the grin that wanted to appear off her face. 'Serves the bastard right that he got a taste of his own medicine.' Santana thought to herself before dismissing the baby Cheerios and continuing on her way to her locker where she was supposed to meet Quinn and Brittany. As she turned the corner she saw that Ray was standing holding onto Quinn who in turn looked like she was actually propping her boyfriend up.
"Sylvester! My office, Now!" Sue yelled out from the other end of the hallway.
Ray gave Quinn a kiss before dragging his ass to the cheerleading coach's office.
"What's with the hobbit?" Santana asked once she was close enough.
Quinn glared at her second for the name. "Cut it out Lopez. Ray is over four inches taller than you. In fact out of the three of us here, you are the shortest. Maybe we should start calling you Hobbit and Midget." Quinn snarled out.
Brittany put a hand on Quinn's shoulder before giving Santana a disapproving frown.
"Ray is exhausted. My parents showed up at Ray's house after 1 am, waking all of us and then the police stopped by at around 3 am waking Ray up again. They didn't leave until almost five am, He had already been up till after midnight working on his art projects. As it's taking him longer to do because of his hands being all messed up. Which reminds me I need to grab some supplies from the art room for him."
The two HBICs watched as the bubbly Cheerio weaved her way through the teenaged masses that were still gossiping in the hallway.
"Why were B's parents at Ray's place?"
"Britt's dad was up as he couldn't sleep and heard the police scanner. He and his wife piled into the car and they sped to Ray's house and banged on the door as well as rang the doorbell until Ray finally woke up and let them in. In his panic, his mind neglected to filter out that the individual found was male and not female. Or at least that's how Britt's dad explained it when he finally calmed down and assured himself that his daughter was safe and sound and had been sleeping when he arrived at Ray's house. Ray was gracious enough to put Britt's parents up in his fathers' old room." Quinn explained quietly as the two began walking towards their homeroom.
As Quinn and Santana were walking to class Ray finally reached Sue's outer office.
"Hey pretty girl." Ray greeted Becky tiredly.
"You look like shit Ray." Becky stated bluntly as she greeted her friend.
"Gee thanks Bec. You really know how to stroke a guy's ego." Ray drily replied as he fought a yawn.
"Pffft that's what Fabray is for. If you need to be stroked, she's the one you should be going to."
Ray stared at the girl in shock for a moment before a proud grin broke out across his face.
"That was good Becky. Just don't let my aunt hear you talk about things like that. She already grumbles enough about how I corrupt your innocence."
Becky just grinned up at him and winked just as the door to his aunts office opened.
"Get in here now!"
Ray shared a quick look with Becky before he entered the office.
"You can go Becky. I know you have that test this morning. I'll see you after lunch."
"Okay Coach." Becky replied before grabbing her binder and leaving the outer office.
Ray watched in confusion as Sue locked the outer office before coming back to her office where she let the door slam shut behind her.
"What the fuck were you thinking Ray?" Sue ground out as she tried really hard to refrain from yelling at her nephew.
"I have no idea what you are talking about Auntie."
"I'm talking about last night Raymond."
"Again I have no idea what you are talking about Aunt Susan."
"I'm not playing around Ray! What happened to Smith is serious shit and I know that the police are looking at you."
Ray sighed before replying.
"Last night I was at home working on my art projects. Noah came over and I took a break to play a few rounds of COD with him before going back to my projects while he played. My hands started cramping and he convinced me to take another break and we watched a few episodes of Sons of Anarchy. I never left the house and Noah crashed at mine for the night."
"Can you prove it?" Sue challenged.
"You mean aside from two of your very own Cheerios being at the house having a girl's night last night as well, as Noah verifying the same?" At his aunt's nod Ray continued. "Not really. However, as I explained to the police when they showed up at 3am, there will be gaming records with time stamps. Oh and one minor pesky detail of a timeline. Noah showed up around 6 last night, Quinn let him in and I set the alarm after the pizza arrived a little after 7. The alarm wasn't deactivated until just after 1 am when Brittany's parents showed up at my house. My understanding is that Smith had just been found at that time."
Sue studied her nephew for a few moments. There was something dark hiding in his eyes, almost a gleeful look as he briefly mentioned Smith and if she could see it she knew that the police would have seen it.
"I know you're lying."
"Well lucky for me it's not what you know but what you can prove. You taught me that. And I have proof that I was home all night." Ray replied with a slight smirk.
Sue stared at her nephew and was scared for him. What had been done to the former student had been methodical and was clearly done in retaliation for what happened to Brittany. What scared her was how dark and brutally vicious the beating was. Sue had used her contacts and had a copy of the incident report and the list of injuries had been extensive and that was before medical treatment had been assessed. It was noted that as Smith regained consciousness he had been babbling about being attacked by shadows with glowing red eyes and what was allegedly said by one of the shadows.
Ray was right though. She had in fact taught him that it wasn't what you knew, it was what you could prove when it came to skirting the legal boundaries inside and outside of school and right now she was double guessing the wisdom of such a lesson.
While his aunt had been studying him, Ray was remembering the short conversation he had had with Brittany's father last night.
Ray was tired and his body ached as he shuffled into the kitchen for a glass of water. The police had finally left after questioning him about his whereabouts that evening and what had happened to his hands. He whirled around at a shuffling noise behind him and was face to face with Pierce Pierce.
"Did you need something sir?" Ray asked tiredly as he set his glass in the sink behind him.
Ray found himself wrapped up in a tight hug that was very reminiscent of his daughter.
"Thank you. Thank you for doing what I can't." The older man whispered out fiercely as he hugged Ray.
"I have no idea what you are talking about sir. But hypothetically if I had done anything, It wasn't for you. It was for her and any other potential future victims." Ray replied.
The older man let out a choked sob, Ray wasn't sure if it was due to holding back a laugh or legitimate tears, as the older man released him from the bear hug.
"Still, as a father, thank you." Pierce stated as he wiped the tears that had fallen.
"Understood." Ray replied in a soft tone before the older man turned away and left the kitchen.
Ray let out a deep breath before opening one of the rarely used cabinets and pulled out a hidden bottle of Tequila and drank straight from the bottle. He drank just enough to feel numb before putting the bottle back. He stumbled his way back down the stairs and past his snoring best friend on the couch and curled up in his bed, letting the alcohol take him under so he could hopefully catch a few hours of sleep.
"What the hell happened to your hands?" Sue demanded breaking him out of his memories.
"Punishment from my Sensei. I had to complete 1000 knuckle push-ups for a screw up." Ray shrugged.
"What do you mean 'a screw-up'? The hell did you do?"
"I was sparing and I wasn't giving my full concentration. I made a stupid mistake that caused an accidental injury to my sparring partner. So my Sensei after getting to the root of the issue, had me complete a thousand knuckle push-ups as my punishment. That's why my knuckles look like hamburger meat and have been wrapped up yesterday and today."
Sue sat back and studied her nephew again, noticing the heavy dark circles under his eyes. She let out a sigh and told him to pull a Puckerman and go to the nurse and have a nap for his first two periods.
Ray nodded and got up slowly and sluggishly left her office. He made it to the nurses office before the bell rang signalling the end of homeroom. The nurse took one look at him and ushered him off to the small dark room away from the other two beds. In the dark room was a slightly larger bed that could fit two people if they smushed together. It was the room that was used by those that would get migraines.
Brittany left her class early claiming that she wasn't feeling good and thought it would be best for her to go to the nurses office. In reality Brittany was getting tired of the whispers and looks cast in her direction and could feel her temper ready to explode due to her lack of sleep from the night before.
"Brittany, what seems to be troubling you hun?" The nurse kindly asked the normally bubbly Cheerio.
"I have the beginning of a headache and feel a bit nauseous and was wondering if I could just lie down for a bit." Brittany replied quietly.
The woman frowned as she took in the blonde's tired eyes and just over all exhausted demeanour. She had been at the school the day Brittany had been assaulted and felt sympathy for the young woman knowing that all the talk about her attacker right now was causing some flashbacks.
"Of course Brittany. You can have your pick of the…" The nurse trailed off hearing some whimpering coming from the back room.
Brittany frowned as she had heard it as well and it sounded like it was Ray.
"Is that Ray back there?" The blonde asked as she heard the whimpers again.
"I can't tell you that Brittany."
"If it is him he's having a night terror and it will only get worse. You need to let me see him." Brittany pleaded with the woman.
The nurse looked conflicted about what to do until she heard the whimpers again, only louder this time.
"Right come with me then." She led Britt to the dark room.
Upon opening the door, both could see Ray tossing and turning. Brittany quickly ran to his side and began to gently rub his back and combed her fingers through his hair while softly talking to him. The nurse slowly closed the door, leaving it open just a crack leaving the two teens alone.
"Oh Ray-bear," Brittany quietly began as she kicked off her white tennis shoes. "I know what you did for me, but I know that it's costing you right now as you sleep.
"You're worth it Britt, and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat." Ray replied in a gravely sleep laden voice. "Why aren't you in class Ducky?"
"All the talk about Smith and the whispering combined with the looks is setting my teeth on edge. And I didn't sleep well last night either as I was having flashbacks all night."
"I'm sorry Britt. Come lie with me and at least for the next hour you know you will be safe."
The blonde dancer sent a quick text to Quinn letting her know where she was if Santana asked before curling up with her best friend. She smiled softly as Ray situated her against the wall that way if anyone came through the door they would encounter him first. She snuggled into him listening to his steady heartbeat and drifted off feeling safe and calm as he wrapped his arms around her.
The nurse had come in and woke them ten minutes before the bell would ring signalling lunch. She smiled at the bittersweet image before her. Ray had curled himself around the blonde, his body acting as a shield between her and the door. She gently shook Ray's shoulder which in turn shook the blonde who woke immediately.
"Ten minutes till lunch. I thought you guys would want to be up before the bell actually rang." The nurse explained softly.
"Ok. Thank you." Brittany replied through a yawn before you turned towards Ray and began the task of waking him up.
It took another five minutes to coax him out of the deep sleep he had managed to fall into but Brittany had managed to wake him up. The extra large cafe mocha that had a shot of espresso in it that Becky had shown up with for him certainly helped wake him up further.
"Tell my aunt thank you for me, would you pretty girl." Ray said through a series of yawns.
Becky smiled at him in amusement before nodding once and leaving the room.
The two friends got their footwear back on and stumbled, well Ray stumbled while Brittany bounced, out of the nurses office. Ray was sipping his caffeine as they walked towards the cafeteria. Brittany could tell the moment the espresso hit her friends system. Ray went from being half dead on his feet to suddenly fully alert. The bubbly blonde laughed softly once her oldest friend began to hum a dance hall song, his body moving to the music that was in his head.
"You should hijack the system Ray and we can dance in the cafe. It's been awhile since we 'wined up'."
"Do you have a request or do I get to choose?" Ray asked with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Dealer's choice." Britt answered as they entered the cafeteria.
Ray pulled out his phone and made quick work of bypassing the joke of firewalls that were in place since the last time the system had been hijacked and ensured that in only the cafeteria would anyone hear the music. Ray took it a step further and set a timer for the music to end when lunch was over as well as prevented it from being stopped. He cued up a classic song to start. Britt smiled and began to move to the music and Ray quickly joined her. As exhausted as he was, Ray knew that he would gladly do it all over again if it meant making his best friend smile in happiness, chasing away the darkness.
Students drawn in by the music and their hunger quickly filled the cafeteria and most nodded along to the music, bodies unwittingly swaying to the music as they chatted with their friends. Feeling a tap on his shoulder Ray turned around and smiled at the person who was looking at him shyly.
"What's up pretty girl?"
"Coach said to give you this. Said it would help you feel better." Becky stated before glancing at him shyly.
Ray's grin grew a little more at the normally confident, sassy girl acting so shy around him.
"Hey pretty girl, you wanna dance with me? I mean it is one of your favourite songs. C'mon let's show these fools how it's done."
Becky gave Ray a beautifully blinding smile as she took his hand, causing everyone who had watched the interaction to smile softly at seeing the girl so happy. Brittany gave a happy squeal and dragged Mike up to dance as well once Ray began to dance with Becky, who shocked everyone that was watching with how fluidly she moved to the music. Ray followed her lead as he danced behind her. He threw a wink over to Quinn who was watching him with complete and utter adoration. Once the song was over Ray picked Becky up in a bear hug, spinning the girl around as she giggled before she slapped his shoulder demanding to be put down. Once back on her feet she gave him a sweet smile, kissed his cheek and skipped out of the cafeteria. Out of the corner of his eye, Ray saw Quinn motion for a baby Cheerio to follow the downs girl, making sure that she got back to coach safe and sound.
"I think you just shocked a lot of people JewBro." Puck commented as Ray came back to the table and opened the bag Becky had brought him.
"I don't understand why. She's just like any other teenager." Ray replied taking out the protein shake, a proper one and not one of his Aunt's ridiculous concoctions that she scares the Cheerios with, and a few supplements as well as a couple of Advil.
"Well there is that but I think it's more the fact that you brought out those dance moves in her."
Ray quietly scoffed as he swallowed the pills as he understood what Noah was saying.
"People need to realize that she is not her 'disability'. She has an extra chromosome that's all. It's like saying that Artie is only his chair. I bet you that if he could walk, he would dance circles around most of us. No seriously think about it, " Ray implored his friend when he heard the snicker. "The way he moves his upper body during any song that he sings, be it competition or just for fun, the kid has rhythm in spades."
Puck stopped teasing his friend and thought about it for a minute before realizing that Ray was right.
"You're right JewBro. Wheels over there moves better and has more rhythm in his Pinky finger than Finnessa has in his entire body."
Ray cracked up laughing at the truth of his friends words as well as recalling the video that had been put up on YouTube. As he drank his shake and watched everyone around the cafeteria just overall enjoying themselves, Ray felt slender arms encircle his waist. Lifting his arm up, Quinn moved to his side and immediately snuggled into him as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Thank you for what you have done baby." Quinn stated quietly in his ear.
Ray looked at his girlfriend with an eyebrow raised in question.
"For making Brittany smile right now, making her feel safe and allowing her to forget for a little while. She had terrible nightmares last night. More like flashbacks of what happened." Quinn paused for a moment before pulling his face close to hers. "And thank you for what you did last night. I know you and Puckerman played a part in what went down and if you need to talk about it at some point, come to me." Quinn whispered against his lips before kissing him sweetly.
Ray smiled softly against Quinn's lips as he returned the kiss.
"I love you Lucy. I know that you try to remove yourself as far as possible from your old self but in moments like this, I'm reminded that she is still here, still just as sweet and it makes me love you even more." Ray commented as he rubbed her pink cheek with his thumb once the kiss ended.
Quinn hid her face in his neck as she blushed at his words causing him to chuckle at her, low and deep in his chest, making things low in her abdomen tighten at the sound. She bit his neck sucking hard causing him to let out a strangled sound of need, leaving a small mark. She pulled back and smirked at the heavy lidded look on Ray's face as he let Quinn see just how much she affected him. As always she felt that feminine thrill at having put that look on his face, and the fact that he always wanted her in some shape or form be it a simple cuddle or to get naked and sweaty together.
"I love you to Ray. You owe me a dance later Mister. There is no way I'll be able to keep composed if we were to dance together right now, so it will have to wait till lantern when we are alone for a few hours at the very least." Quinn whispered in his ear before nipping his lobe gently.
Ray let out a low growl at her teasing as he willed his body to not respond. A few moments later he was rescued from Quinn's teasing by Brittany who dragged him over to the makeshift dance floor as an extended version of Kevin Lyttle's Turning Me On ft Alison Hinds began to play. Ray chuckled quietly at the aptness and irony of the song playing right at that moment. Mentally shaking his head to clear it, he began dancing with his oldest friend, receiving catcalls and wolf whistles as they moved to the music.
Santana watched the two friends as they danced with one another and quietly stewed in her jealousy. She was Jealous that Ray had been able to do what she had failed to do this last month and make Brittany truly smile and feel safe. She was also still really pissed at Ray for how he spoke to her two days ago when she had dragged him into the empty classroom. No one spoke to her like that and got away with it, she was Santana Fucking Lopez, this school and its occupants were her bitch. At the end of the song, she got up and stormed her way towards her girlfriend and Ray and seethed as the two quietly spoke before Ray cupped Britt's cheeks and kissed her forehead and wiped away the few tears that rolled down the blonde's cheeks with his thumbs. Santana shoved her way between them, sending Ray stumbling back a few steps at the unexpected contact.
"The fuck is your damn problem?" Ray demanded once he had gained his balance.
"What did you say to her to make her cry?" Santana growled out at him and literally snarled when he rolled his eyes at her.
"None of your damn business as it's between me and my best friend. Just because she is your girlfriend, it doesn't automatically entitle you to know everything. So for once mind your own fucking business." Ray sneered out.
His temper was simmering just under the surface he could feel it just waiting to erupt. Brittany was watching with a worried expression while Noah watched him cautiously while Quinn glared at the temperamental cheerleader.
"Watch yourself Berry," Santana sneered out, deliberately using Berry to provoke a reaction.
"Or what Santi? You will do what exactly? You don't have the power you think you do. You're not the Head Cheerio, nor are you the Captain of the football team. Those previously were the ones that held all the power in this school and I've already turned the toxic hierarchy in this place on it's head. You don't even remotely scare me physically as you would never get close enough to even try to kick my ass, not to mention that if you tried you would be on the bottom of the pyramid if you now aren't already, and that's if you don't get booted from the Squad. You try any of your past behaviours and all you will do is hurt your girlfriend." Ray paused for a moment and finished his protein shake watching Santana seethed at him.
"I know that you think you can toss me back to the bottom of the social ladder but it will never happen for the various reasons I listed. I suggest you think very Fucking carefully about what you do next. If you fall off the top, you would never survive. You're simply not strong enough and you have made A Lot of enemies since the start of your high school career and they will all be chomping at the bit to dish out a tenth of what you did to them. Face it Lopez, I now own your ass. You have only remained in this so-called position of power because I have allowed it. If I were you I'd watch my back, cheerio or not you have a target on you."
"Oh no me gusta. I am from Lima Heights. I'll own your ass."
Ray laughed in her face.
"I know exactly where you live in Lima Heights….Adjacent. Ask around about me sometime. Better yet do that when you go home tonight. Your attitude change come morning should be rather interesting."
The cafeteria was silent as they watched the exchange. The music had stopped as soon as Ray and Brittany had finished dancing and the warning bell had rung when Santana had shoved Ray.
Santana blind with rage, reared back and swung a hand out intending to bitch slap Ray only to find herself face down on a table with her arm wrenched behind her back and a body braced against hers preventing her from moving or even kicking a leg up. Sue, who had been watching from the kitchen area, finally made her presence known.
"Let her go Ray." Sue blandly ordered her nephew.
Looking up at his aunt he waited a moment, tightening his grip in warning as Santana squirmed in the hold before releasing her once when the angry girl went limp, and moved out of striking distance at the same time.
Ray looked around and saw fear worry various states of glee on the student populace's faces. He took a deep breath before addressing them.
"For anyone who is thinking of being a moron and thinks that they can harm Brittany in any way...I'm telling you don't as it won't be Lopez or Quinn you answer to, it will be me. The bell rang people get to class before my aunt starts yelling in her bullhorn."
Suddenly all at once sound returned to the cafeteria as students began to make a mass exodus out the doors in order to race to their lockers to get to class. Once the cafeteria was empty with the exception of Ray , Santana , Quinn , Brittany and Puck Sue addressed the small group.
"What in the awful rapping jheri curl was that I just witnessed? Because it looked like one of my Cheerios just tried to assault my Godson for a second time, and I know that none of my sloppy babies would be suicidal enough to do that."
Santana glared at both the coach and Ray as she rubbed her burning shoulder. Brittany had moved to stand beside Ray and was glaring at her girlfriend for her actions.
"Santana let her jealousy get the better of her and used my happy and grateful tears as an excuse to push Ray-Bear." Brittany finally answered after a tense few minutes of silence.
"Her jealousy? Are you kidding me? They are friends and have been since they were children. She's in love with YOU Sandbags just like he is in love with my Head Cheerio." Sue exclaimed as she was honestly completely baffled.
"No coach, S is jealous because I have been seeking out Ray for comfort and to feel safe right now. That I go to him instead of her." Brittany explained quietly.
"And does he do that Baby B? Does Ray make you feel safe right now when you need it most?" Sue asked the blonde softly.
"Yes. He listens when I talk about my fear and why I'm scared. He doesn't get angry or walk off. He holds me if I need to cuddle while I talk it out. He doesn't baby me or make me feel dirty about what happened. If I'm crying he just lets me cry as he holds me or just simply wraps his arm around my shoulders, pulling me close as we watch a silly movie. Ray doesn't grumble or curse in Spanish when it happens. I know he gets angry but he waits until I have calmed down, fallen asleep or left before he lets his anger out. He is my safety net right now." Brittany explained quietly as she stared down at her shoes, tears falling down her face.
Sue moved quickly and hugged the crying teen, surprising the others. As she did so she leaned down and whispered in the dancer's ear and received a nod in response.
"Here is what's going to happen. First thing, you have 24 hours to apologize to Ray or you are off the squad Boobs Magoo. I will not tolerate anyone on my squad attacking my family, I consider it a personal attack on me. Second, Q I expect you to dish out a proper punishment during practice for her actions as it can not be overlooked. Third, if you end up staying on the squad because you did the right thing, you will be demoted to the bottom of the pyramid you're lucky that I'm not moving you to be an alternate should you stay on the squad, you're dismissed Lopez."
Sue along with the rest watched as Santana stormed out of the cafeteria. Sue had leaned in to whisper something to Puck as Ray and Quinn held the crying dancer between the two of them.
"Ray, take her home. Puck is going to help you move whatever it is that needs to be moved. I'll get the two of them excused for the afternoon and I'm sure Quinn can bring your assignments to you once I have collected them from your teachers for the three of you."
Ray nodded in understanding as Brittany began to sag against him, her exhaustion setting in once again. Ray shifted and picked her up bridal style, carrying her out to his truck. Turning he gave Quinn a toe curling kiss and grinned as she blissfully handed him his letterman.
"I'll see you tonight love." Ray grinned at his girlfriend and gently nudged her towards the school entrance.
Ray waited until she was inside before he got in his truck. He had had Puck start it up for him, turning the heat on before he even got outside with Brittany. He wrapped his jacket around Brittany like a blanket and began the trek to the dancer's house with his other best friend following behind him.
"So what all do we have to move JewBro?" Puck had asked once they were inside the Pierce family home.
"The cat and his litter box and really Ducky just needs to do a walk through of her room to see if her parents missed anything when they packed up her clothes this morning. They are letting her stay at mine for as long as she needs right now. Her mom or dad will stay for a few nights every now and then, probably both at once. They don't want to let her, but an emergency call to her therapist this morning got them to agree to the move so to speak." Ray replied as Brittany looked around while hugging the obese tabby close to her.
"It looks like mom got everything for me. I just need to get my diary and a few other personal items that I have hidden away."
"Ok Ducky. You get those things while Noah and I take Lord Tubbington and his stinky litter to the truck."
Brittany gave a soft giggle at Ray's words before kissing the cat's head and loaded him into the duffel bag cat carrier that she had for him. Ray grabbed the bag as well as a small throw blanket that was on the foot of the blondes bed and draped it over the carrier that way the cat would be surrounded by his mistresses scent to hopefully keep calm for the short drive. A few minutes later Brittany came down the stairs with a small duffel bag and went into the kitchen to grab the bag of cat food that was in the cupboard. Noah quickly grabbed the bag of food from her and placed it on top of a box of kitty litter before carrying the items out to his truck. Brittany went into a small closet that contained a second litter box and placed a small plastic bag that Ray hadn't noticed that she was carrying before declaring that she was ready to go. The pair left the house and made the short trip without any trouble from a certain shady tabby.
AN2: Oh and to the rude guest reviewer, I suggest that you create an account here, it is free after all, write a story, try writing through chronic pain where you have days that you just can't fucking move, not being able to get comfortable enough to write for extended periods of time. Then add some anxiety on top of that, cuz that's always fun to deal with, and lastly my favourite is try having a thought process that is like Squirrels at a fucking rave. Just like with a Rave, I know how my stories start and how they end, its the middle parts that are tricky because anything can happen as the tale transitions. Now multiple that by at least six stories that are all in progress so to speak, only three of which are currently posted on here. Deal with all that while writing, then get back to me about how easy it is for you. Perhaps be kind enough to share some tips of how everything is so easy for you to update at scheduled times.