Hey hey hey! Hi there my wonderful reader! I feel like I should apologize. I know that I let y'all wait way too long for this chapter. Life just sucks at the moment. I'm having a hard time right now and I can't write when I'm upset. Please don't hate me! Here's the second chapter of The owner and the tramp. I wrote this at 2:30 am so sorry if you don't like it that much. It's all my tired brain can give you for now ;)

Disclaimer: Not. My. Characters..

"Ugh, leave me aloneeee." Magnus said. He looked at his alarm on the bedside table. 4:48 am it said. He moaned pulling the pillow over his head.

"It's not even 5!"

"Miauw."

"Just go, Chairman!"

"Miauw!"

"Okay, okay! I'm already up!" Magnus groaned again and got out of his way too comfortable bed.

"Are you happy now?" He asked.

"Miauw." The cat replied and started licking his paw. He seemed very happy with himself.

Magnus shook his head. Even though the cat couldn't really speak, he seemed to always understand what was happening. It was a very intelligent (and sometimes irritating) cat.

Magnus walked into the bathroom and was about to take a shower when he remembered something. That kid from yesterday… Well he wasn't exactly a kid anymore, was he? The blue-eyed boy had to be around the same age as Magnus. What was his name again? Alex? No that wasn't quite right… Alec! Yeah, Alec… Magnus was wondering if Alec would show up at the Magic Cup today. Probably not, he thought. Magnus shook his head and stepped under the hot stream of water. It was way too early in the morning to think.

He finished his shower in a record time of 45 minutes. His outfit of the day consisted of tight yellow pants and a black and white striped long sleeved shirt. He rolled his sleeves up to his elbows and started working on his hair. His mind drifted off to this Alec kid again. Oh wait, not a kid. The blue-eyed boy was kind of… fascinating. Yes, Magnus remembered that he tried to steal bread from his pub but still… He couldn't quite forget the look of pure happiness that appeared on the boy's face when Magnus told him he could work at the Magic Cup to pay him back. And the resemblance between him and… No, this was not the right time to think about him.

Magnus blinked and looked at his reflection in the mirror. Get it together Magnus. He thought. He did one last finishing touch to his hair and walked towards the kitchen to make some breakfast. When he was looking in one of the cabinets he felt something claw at his leg.

"Miauw."

"Not you again." Magnus said looking at the white ball of fluff at his feet.

"Miauw."

"What do you want now?" He asked with his hands on his hips.

"Miauw!"

He searched in the cabinet until he found the purple box with catfood.

"Miauw!" Chairman ran towards his food bowl, impatiently waiting for Magnus to feed him.

Magnus chuckled softly and filled the bowl. "Love you too."

When Magnus arrived at the Magic Cup at 6 that morning, Alec was already there. "Wha- hey there." Magnus said surprised. He hadn't expected the boy to come, but here he was 30 minutes early, waiting for Magnus to open the pub.

"Hello," Alec replied with a little smile. "You probably didn't expect me to actually show up, right?"

"I uhm…" Magnus was taken back by that. No, he hadn't expected Alec. He looked at the boy with wide eyes. Alec was wearing the same black jeans as yesterday. The sweater he was wearing was a different one as yesterday but also had a plurality of holes in it. Magnus shook his head to answer Alec's question.

Alec looked at his shoes and Magnus saw an emotion on his face that he couldn't quite name. It only lasted for a second though. A silence hung between the two boys. Not an uncomfortable one though.

Magnus cleared his throat and pointed his thumb at the Magic Cup. "Let's get inside then. I can give you a little tour before we open if you'd like that."

Alec nodded. "Yeah, that'd be nice."

Magnus opened the door and the two of them walked into the pub.

"This is the kitchen part. We have 3 cooks and 5 waiters. They work in different shifts though so you'll only see them at the same time when it's really busy and we need all help we can get. This little room over here," Magnus said opening a black wooden door. "Is what we call the 'Chill Room'." Alec gives Magnus a mocking look.

"Hé! Don't look at me like that! It wasn't my idea to call it that. Ragnor came with the name. He said that it was the only room in this place where he could have a chill and relaxing moment. Like he needs to relax between shifts. He barely does anything! I swear that guy has no idea what the definition of 'working' is." Alec smiled at Magnus' comment.

"Anyways," Magnus continued smiling himself. "The Chill Room is where you can go during your lunch break. The staff eats here, watches tv, etcetera.

Alec looked around the room. It looked really stylish and cozy. The walls were white and covered with colorful paintings and old movie posters. Around the tv stood two black couches and one big baby blue chair. The floor was made from a beautiful brown wood. Light shone through the windows and gave the room a warm feeling.

"It looks nice." Alec said and he meant it. He didn't need to be an expert to tell that the room looked exquisite.

"Let's move on." Magnus suggested. They walked back through the kitchen into a hallway. Magnus pointed towards an a room with a closet door. "That's the wardrobe, really not the interesting though. The door at the end of the hall leads to my office. We were there yesterday."

Alec blushed at the thought of what happened yesterday. "Uhm, about yesterday… I'm really really sorry. I-"

"It doesn't matter, Alec. The past is the past and besides, you're already making it up to me." They smiled at each other and continued the tour.

Magnus and Alec agreed that the best thing Alec could do to help was cleaning. He was about to clean the windows when Ragnor walked in at 6:45.

"Is God real?" Magnus questioned out loud. "You're actually on time today!" He gave Ragnor a proud look and patted him on the shoulder. "I'm a proud dad now."

"Hmf, don't get used to it Bane. My sleep was disturbed by yelling kids in the street. I couldn't sleep after that so I figured I could go to work." Only now Ragnor seemed to notice Alec. "And who are you?" He asked not unfriendly. Before Alec could open his mouth Magnus spoke.

"This is Alec. He works here from now on."

"A new waiter? We could use an extra waiter."

"No, he's not a waiter. Besides, we wouldn't need an extra waiter if you'd do your job for once!" Magnus raised his eyebrows at Ragnor suggestively.

"Okay, okay I get it. I'll start working already." He grinned at Magnus. "Oh, and welcome to the family, Alec!" He walked through the door into the customers part of the building.

"He seems nice." Said Alec.

"He is. Ragnor and I are like brothers. He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, but he's a good guy."

An alarm went off to announce that it was 7:00.

"Time for fun and games is over. Let's get to work." Magnus said to Alec. Alec sighed and started working on the windows.

That's it. Did you like it? Did you? I really hope so. Please leave a review so I know what you think of the story. Oh, and I want to thank the people who already gave me reviews. It really helps me and it makes me happy :)

(PS. There are probably some mistakes left. I'll fix it tomorrow okay? I'm just really tired right now :) )

Love,

Mariëtte