'Beep.beep.beep,' Miroku's alarm clock went off. But today seemed
different. He got up, grabbed a black linkin park t-shirt and baggy jeans,
then headed into the shower. He got out and grabbed Callie, and then it hit
him. Someone was in his house. "Cat," he called.
"Yes," she called from the kitchen. "Come eat breakfast. I made pancakes." She set his alarm clock to 5:00 so he had time to eat.
"But, I have to go to work," he said.
"Actually, I set your alarm clock to 5:00 so you could have the most important meal of the day," she responded and smiled.
"Well then, I'll eat," he said.
"This morning I went to the store. Your cabinets were empty. I took your car," she said.
"Do you have a drivers license? If so, why don't you have a car?" Miroku questioned.
"Well, I have one just in case I ever wanted a car, but I never got one because it just didn't appeal to me," she said. "Let's eat."
"It smells really good," he said, and licked his lips. He sat down at the table.
"My secret recipe. I was thinking, Why don't I stay here for a while until I get a form of travel, so I don't have to walk to the coffee, and I'll make sure you'll get some breakfast. I'll pick up some clothes tonight?" she said.
"Um, sure. After work I'll take you to your house to get your stuff," he told her.
"Okay, then it's settled. I just didn't want to be a nuisance," she said. They ate breakfast, Cat grabbed the cat, and they walked out the door.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I don't need any coffee today. I made some at your house," she said. "I just never had the patience to, because I usually don't even make breakfast," Cat said. "Oh, yeah, I fed the cat, too. When I got up Callie did, too so I fed her. When she finished she went back to sleep. It was really cute, so I had to draw her," she said, and reached into her bag. She pulled out this very realistic drawing of Callie. "See?" She showed Miroku.
"That's really good, Cat," he said.
"Thanks. I really love drawing. I went to arts school, you know," she said, and pulled out 3 other sketchbooks that were full of drawings. "I really got into it and I started drawing anything I liked."
"Really. That's really interesting. I went to arts school, too. But it wasn't for drawing," he said.
"Then what for?" she asked.
"I wanted to be a journalist. So I went to arts school to learn more." He reached into his bag and pulled out 5 journals, and only 1 wasn't filled up. Cat could tell because he had a bookmark where he stopped.
"Nice work," she said. "I'll tell you what. I'll read your novels if you look at my pictures," she said.
"It's a deal," he said. They swapped books, but Miroku gave her all the ones but the one he was working on. "You can't read this one," he said. "It's not finished." He put the books in his bag. They reached the building by now.
"You can come help me out, if you want," he said.
"Okay. It sounds like fun," she said. Ivan was, of course, there. He was never a minute late.
"Cat, can you do me a favor?" he said, Taking Callie from her.
"What?" she said.
"Can you please pour a cup of coffee for Ivan. You don't have to do anything special to it, because He likes it black. Kiki always makes some coffee when she gets here," he said, and fixed a place in the corner for the cat to stay.
"Sure," she said, and made a cup of coffee for Ivan. She came to the window and handed Ivan the cup of coffee, and tried not to make eye contact.
"Hi, Cat. Hey, I got a question for you," he said, and grabbed her hand. She tried to pull her hand away, but failed miserably.
"What?" she said, trying to get away.
"How come you don't want to date me anymore?" Ivan said. She was very afraid he'd ask that question. They used to have a relationship, but it didn't work out. Ivan was still kind of upset over it.
She gulped hard. "Because I don't like you anymore," she said nervously. He tightened his grip. "Let go!" she yelled.
Miroku ran up and said, "What's wrong?" He realized what was happening. "Let her go," he said, and looked at Ivan with a serious face. Ivan let go, and walked off with his coffee.
"Thank you," she said, and gave him a peck on the cheek. She walked off and dusted the stuff. 2 hours later Miroku's shift was over. They left and went to their job at Hot Topic.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Thanks again for standing up for me at the coffee shop," she said as they walked into Hot Topic. "See, Ivan and me used to date, and I broke up with him. He still is kind of upset over it."
"Oh, I see. That explains it. I thought he liked Kiki," he said.
"That's what I thought. But I guess not," she said. "Well, better turn on the radio. I don't like quiet rooms." She turned it to a punk station, and 'My alien' by simple plan came on. Miroku started singing to it.
Soon, that job was over. They headed to the parking lot, and by then the cat was wide-awake. "Let's go th the Japan store," Miroku said. "Oh, we got new stuff. The boss decided he wanted to sell more than just comics and drawing books. He ordered some toys and other things."
"Really?" Cat asked.
"Yeah, He called last night to tell me that he wasn't in the United States and he won't be for a couple of days, because He was still visiting his Japanese relatives," he said.
"Oh, then I guess it'll just be the two of us," she said.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Come on, Callie," Cat said as she and Miroku opened the empty shop. The put the new items on the rack by the window. She was picking up the boxes when Miroku couldn't resist. WHACK!
"I still can't believe that someone as nice as you would stoop to that low," she said as she watched him rub his face. She picked all the rest of the boxes up, and then headed out to the dumpster. She came back 2 minutes later. They had very few customers that day. Sooner than they had thought, it was time to go.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
They stopped in a neighborhood that was similar to Miroku's. "There it is," Cat said and pointed to a nice 1-story townhouse with an old oak tree and a courtyard. Miroku stopped at the house. Cat got out, ran in the house, grabbed some clothes, and was out of the house in 7 minutes. They went back to Miroku's house.
"What do you want tonight?" Cat called out as she put her stuff down.
"Whatever you want to make," he called back.
"Japanese it is," she said to herself aloud.
A half-hour later he called Miroku for dinner. There was fried rice, chow mein, and sesame chicken. They had a conversation while eating. "Well, I got to go to bed. Tomorrow is Saturday, so we don't have work tomorrow." She yawned and went to bed. Miroku stayed up a little while longer to wash the dishes. Then he took Callie to bed, and he went to bed.
NOTE~ I hope you liked this one. I kinda like it, but I still think it stinks. But I did get a lot of good reviews for it. Plz r/r.
"Yes," she called from the kitchen. "Come eat breakfast. I made pancakes." She set his alarm clock to 5:00 so he had time to eat.
"But, I have to go to work," he said.
"Actually, I set your alarm clock to 5:00 so you could have the most important meal of the day," she responded and smiled.
"Well then, I'll eat," he said.
"This morning I went to the store. Your cabinets were empty. I took your car," she said.
"Do you have a drivers license? If so, why don't you have a car?" Miroku questioned.
"Well, I have one just in case I ever wanted a car, but I never got one because it just didn't appeal to me," she said. "Let's eat."
"It smells really good," he said, and licked his lips. He sat down at the table.
"My secret recipe. I was thinking, Why don't I stay here for a while until I get a form of travel, so I don't have to walk to the coffee, and I'll make sure you'll get some breakfast. I'll pick up some clothes tonight?" she said.
"Um, sure. After work I'll take you to your house to get your stuff," he told her.
"Okay, then it's settled. I just didn't want to be a nuisance," she said. They ate breakfast, Cat grabbed the cat, and they walked out the door.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I don't need any coffee today. I made some at your house," she said. "I just never had the patience to, because I usually don't even make breakfast," Cat said. "Oh, yeah, I fed the cat, too. When I got up Callie did, too so I fed her. When she finished she went back to sleep. It was really cute, so I had to draw her," she said, and reached into her bag. She pulled out this very realistic drawing of Callie. "See?" She showed Miroku.
"That's really good, Cat," he said.
"Thanks. I really love drawing. I went to arts school, you know," she said, and pulled out 3 other sketchbooks that were full of drawings. "I really got into it and I started drawing anything I liked."
"Really. That's really interesting. I went to arts school, too. But it wasn't for drawing," he said.
"Then what for?" she asked.
"I wanted to be a journalist. So I went to arts school to learn more." He reached into his bag and pulled out 5 journals, and only 1 wasn't filled up. Cat could tell because he had a bookmark where he stopped.
"Nice work," she said. "I'll tell you what. I'll read your novels if you look at my pictures," she said.
"It's a deal," he said. They swapped books, but Miroku gave her all the ones but the one he was working on. "You can't read this one," he said. "It's not finished." He put the books in his bag. They reached the building by now.
"You can come help me out, if you want," he said.
"Okay. It sounds like fun," she said. Ivan was, of course, there. He was never a minute late.
"Cat, can you do me a favor?" he said, Taking Callie from her.
"What?" she said.
"Can you please pour a cup of coffee for Ivan. You don't have to do anything special to it, because He likes it black. Kiki always makes some coffee when she gets here," he said, and fixed a place in the corner for the cat to stay.
"Sure," she said, and made a cup of coffee for Ivan. She came to the window and handed Ivan the cup of coffee, and tried not to make eye contact.
"Hi, Cat. Hey, I got a question for you," he said, and grabbed her hand. She tried to pull her hand away, but failed miserably.
"What?" she said, trying to get away.
"How come you don't want to date me anymore?" Ivan said. She was very afraid he'd ask that question. They used to have a relationship, but it didn't work out. Ivan was still kind of upset over it.
She gulped hard. "Because I don't like you anymore," she said nervously. He tightened his grip. "Let go!" she yelled.
Miroku ran up and said, "What's wrong?" He realized what was happening. "Let her go," he said, and looked at Ivan with a serious face. Ivan let go, and walked off with his coffee.
"Thank you," she said, and gave him a peck on the cheek. She walked off and dusted the stuff. 2 hours later Miroku's shift was over. They left and went to their job at Hot Topic.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Thanks again for standing up for me at the coffee shop," she said as they walked into Hot Topic. "See, Ivan and me used to date, and I broke up with him. He still is kind of upset over it."
"Oh, I see. That explains it. I thought he liked Kiki," he said.
"That's what I thought. But I guess not," she said. "Well, better turn on the radio. I don't like quiet rooms." She turned it to a punk station, and 'My alien' by simple plan came on. Miroku started singing to it.
Soon, that job was over. They headed to the parking lot, and by then the cat was wide-awake. "Let's go th the Japan store," Miroku said. "Oh, we got new stuff. The boss decided he wanted to sell more than just comics and drawing books. He ordered some toys and other things."
"Really?" Cat asked.
"Yeah, He called last night to tell me that he wasn't in the United States and he won't be for a couple of days, because He was still visiting his Japanese relatives," he said.
"Oh, then I guess it'll just be the two of us," she said.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Come on, Callie," Cat said as she and Miroku opened the empty shop. The put the new items on the rack by the window. She was picking up the boxes when Miroku couldn't resist. WHACK!
"I still can't believe that someone as nice as you would stoop to that low," she said as she watched him rub his face. She picked all the rest of the boxes up, and then headed out to the dumpster. She came back 2 minutes later. They had very few customers that day. Sooner than they had thought, it was time to go.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
They stopped in a neighborhood that was similar to Miroku's. "There it is," Cat said and pointed to a nice 1-story townhouse with an old oak tree and a courtyard. Miroku stopped at the house. Cat got out, ran in the house, grabbed some clothes, and was out of the house in 7 minutes. They went back to Miroku's house.
"What do you want tonight?" Cat called out as she put her stuff down.
"Whatever you want to make," he called back.
"Japanese it is," she said to herself aloud.
A half-hour later he called Miroku for dinner. There was fried rice, chow mein, and sesame chicken. They had a conversation while eating. "Well, I got to go to bed. Tomorrow is Saturday, so we don't have work tomorrow." She yawned and went to bed. Miroku stayed up a little while longer to wash the dishes. Then he took Callie to bed, and he went to bed.
NOTE~ I hope you liked this one. I kinda like it, but I still think it stinks. But I did get a lot of good reviews for it. Plz r/r.