Drabbles Written between 11:30 and Midnight

A/N: I am officially scared of cats now, after seeing Hausu. *shivers*

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Challenge: A kitten stuck in the tree

Drabble 8: Kitty!

Nothing could tear Zexion away from one of his books. Demyx knew that very well. The last time he tried getting Zexion's attention – who else could help Demy with his physics homework, after all – by singing, dancing, and waving a can of Cherry Dr. Pepper in front of Zexion's face (Cherry Dr. Pepper was Zexion's favorite, after all), Demyx found himself without help (or a physics textbook. Zexion threw it out the open window, straight into a puddle) for a month. Let's just say Demyx's parents were not happy with their son's report card that grading period.

Oh, and let's not forget that time their buddy Axel tried to get Zexion to taste one of the cherry turnovers he made with his best friend, Roxas. Demyx drooled a little when he remembered how good they'd smelled. How could Zexion resist those?!? He didn't even look up when the plate of freshly made deserts was forced in front of his eyes, blocking his view of the book, didn't even twitch his nose when that delicious scent wafted his way. Zexion's refusal to be dragged away from his book to taste his friend's baking experiment led to Axel getting just a teensy bit mad – he only "accidentally" dropped a burning hot turnover onto Zexions lap, and, well, Zexion hit Axel in the head with his book and continued on reading.

Axel didn't wake up for a few hours.

And there was that time Axel and Roxas tried braiding Zexion's hair while he was reading – but let's not go there. You really don't want to know.

Anyways, these instances and more would explain why Demyx was so surprised when a soft "meow" from the tree in Zexion's yard got the grey-haired boy to snap his head up immediately, standing up and setting his book down in the lawn chair he had been sitting in.

Wait, did Zexion just put his book down?!

Demyx stared over the magazine he had been reading and watched as Zexion walked over to the tree and looked up.

"There's a kitty in the tree," Zexion uttered calmly.

Wait, did Zexion just say kitty?!

"Demyx!" he snapped, his brows furrowed, "Get me some tuna!"

"Uh… ok." Demyx looked warily at Zexion, not sure what was going on. He walked into the house and headed towards the kitchen, destination: refrigerator.

Two minutes later, Demyx reemerged from the sliding glass door with 12 cans of tuna stacked precariously against his chest.

"Uh… Zexion?" Demyx called anxiously, "Which kind?"

"Chicken of the Sea. White Tuna. 10% oil. Lightly salted," Zexion commanded, eyes glued to the gently-mewing gray cat on the branch above him.

"Um… uh…" Demyx hastily dumped the cans onto a lawn chair and sorted through them. "20%... generic… no salt…" he muttered, scanning the labels until he found the one he was looking for. "Aha!" he cried out in triumph, but was immediately crushed by a harsh "SHHH!" from Zexion.

"You'll scare her away!!!" Zexion whispered angrily, glaring at Demyx. He grabbed the can of Tuna viciously from his approaching friend, ripping the top open and setting it down near the base of the tree. He forced Demyx back, and both moved a distance away.

"Here, kitty, kitty," Zexion murmured, his voice suddenly nicer than Demyx ever heard it.

"Zexion…" Demyx whispered, shocked, glancing from the cans of tuna to the cat in the tree above him, "Do you… like… cats?"

"I don't… detest them," Zexion answered back, and stiffened. Nobody can discover my secret love for cats! he thought to himself.

"Mmmhmmm," Demyx sounded and smiled knowingly. I've gotta blackmail him with this! Was Demyx's only thought.

Zexion glared at Demyx. He's going to blackmail me for sure! He's been spending too much time around Axel! Zexion thought nervously, swallowing. Suddenly, his attention was grabbed by the soft rustle of the cat moving through the leaves, disembarking from the tree. The cat hopped down when it had reached the top of the trunk, and cautiously approached the open can of tuna. She began lapping up the contents, meowing happily.

"It's her favorite," Zexion explained, entranced by the cat.

Demyx looked weirdly at Zexion and then grinned. "Zexion loves cats, Zexion loves cats!!!" Demyx couldn't help burst into song, announcing at the top of his lungs the one secret Zexion wanted no one to hear.

"SHHH!" Zexion commanded, standing up and frowning when he saw that Demyx's antics had scared the poor kitten away. "You scared her away."

"Zexiooooooooooooooooooon loooooooooooooooooooooooves !!!!!" Demyx sang to the sky with his arms wide open, making up his own tune as he went along.

"Zexion loves cats?" a familiar voice declared from the open sliding door a few feet away. "You don't say?" The red-headed man grinned maliciously.

"AXEL!" Demyx greeted, "Guess what!!!"

"Zexion loves cats?" Axel guessed, raising an eyebrow.

"YE – "

That was when Zexion grabbed Demyx, clamped his hand over the blonde boy's mouth, and promptly threw him over the fence.

Axel stared in shock, all thoughts of cats and blackmail forgotten.

Demyx didn't wake up for a couple hours.

No one ever questioned Zexion's love for cats again.