Episode 4: We Are Friends

Louis: Come over I need you. my grandparents arent home

When Sophie woke up to that text she was confused. Louis certainly was not that type of boyfriend but she started getting ready texting back something equally about Emma and Hugo must be out to. She was out the door after a quick kiss to her mother when she got the reply.

Louis: no Hugo is here that's part of the problem.

Sophie was super confused now at what was happening.

Louis: for clarification I need help with this.

Underneath the last message was a picture of a full grown siamese cat on top of their fridge glaring at them.

That's how Sophie found herself staring at a pissed off looking cat on top of the Dupain-Cheng's fridge with Louis and Hugo beside her.

"Okay, explain this please," Sophie ordered as she watched once again Hugo trying to tempt the cat down with chicken.

Louis looked annoyed at his brother, "Our grandparents are at a doctors appointment so I was watching the shop till Bastien, the new hire remember, got there. A guy came by with a delivery and I tell Hugo to grab it since I was busy with customers. The delivery." Louis motioned to the cat, "Was that. Hugo got excited and let it out. The cat has been up there ever since."

Hugo looked sheepishly at Sophie, "The cat is scared of me and hates Louis."

Sophie sighed, gosh she swears the Agreste kids are going to kill her.

"I can't believe we have a pet now!" The blonde Agreste smiled.

Louis sighed deeply, "One, it's not our cat. It was probably delivered wrong. Two, we had a hamster when you were a baby named Mr. Jangles."

The youngest Agreste made a face, "But…."

"We live in a bakery. No animals," the black haired boy explained firmly.

Hugo looked devastated as Sophie walked over to the cat, maybe she could coaxed it down. The brothers continued to squabble in the background over the cat as Sophie held her hand up to the cat, "Here kitty kitty."

The cat seemed to make a face as she said this but sniffed her hand anyway then looked at her and let out a soft mew and jumped at her. Sophie let out a surprised yelp as she caught the cat.

The brothers looked surprised as they turned.

"Huh, you did it?" Louis asked surprised and moved to touch the cat.

The cat growled as Louis reached towards it, "Okay, why does it like only you?"

Hugo came over to try to pet the cat only for it to bury itself into Sophie's jacket trying to hide.

Wait...this jacket...it wasn't her jacket. It was Emma's.

At that moment Emma entered backpack on her shoulder and cat carrier in her hand, "Guys, have you seen-" she looked at the situation, "oh. There she is."

The cat meowed loudly and jumped out of Sophie's arms and ran up to Emma as she opened her arms the cat jumped straight into them and started licking Emma's cheek and purring.

Sophie watched Emma smile the biggest ever she had ever seen on her as she was petting the cat and muttering words in English to the cat.

Hugo went over to Emma, "Is this your cat, Emma?"

"Yep, this is my cat, Alice," Emma looked at the cat then Hugo, "Alice, this is Hugo my brother. Be nice to him."

Alice the cat didn't seem to respond at first to the boy's or Emma's comment till she said something again in English to the cat then Alice finally let Hugo pet her.

Sophie smiled as she walked over to them. While Sophie had seen Emma at school she usually just saw the girl hanging out with Zacharie and his friends. If she didn't know any better she'd think Emma was trying to avoid her. The past two weeks had been lacking Emma, even when she came over to see Louis, which wasn't often Emma hadn't been present at all.

Sophie scratched the cat behind her ear as she started purring louder than before.

Louis came closer as well his eyes narrowed, "Emma, what the heck? You shipped your cat over from America?"

"You know my things keep coming bit by bit," Emma explained handing Alice over to Sophie who happily held the cat as Hugo continued to pet her.

"We can't have a pet. We handle food," Louis pointed out, "Our Grandparents won't allow this at all."

The oldest Agreste raised her eyebrow surprised, "Grandmère Nathalie cleared it with them before I started packing at all. They agreed since Alice is a therapy animal."

Sophie tensed a little at that and for the first time noticed the two tags on the green collar of the cat. One listing the name of the cat along with rabies and owner information. The second a tag registering the cat as a therapy cat.

Alice seemed to notice Sophie's hesitation and rubbed her head against Sophie's hand. The blonde girl chucked at the action, good therapy cat.

Louis threw his hands up, "Of course. Let's been the rules for you."

Emma flinched at the voice he used, "Louis…"

The asian looking boy cut her off, "No. Don't even start. You never help in the bakery, you never get in trouble for staying out past curfew, and don't get me started on the mirrors."

Hugo looked scared at the angry Louis and honestly Sophie was not pleased either as she saw Emma hurts expression.

Louis left the room angrily yelling back as he did, "I'll be in the bakery helping, Bastien!"

The room remained quiet for a minute till Alice jumped from Sophie's arms to Emma's shoulder and rubbed her fuzzy face on Emma's check.

Emma sighed sadly and scratched the cats ear, "Hugo, you want lunch?"

The blonde boy looked at Emma, "Um, sure. I guess."

"Sophie?"

The girl looked at the two, "Sure. I need to go chat with Louis first."

Sophie left the room eyes narrowed in on her mission

"Is Louis going to die?"

"I think so."

"Meow."

Author's Note

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Next chapter: Sophie and Louis have a talk