Feline Companion {Private}

[Nicolette]

[Note: It takes place around campus before arriving in the Dormitories]

Classes had ended for the day. Of course, he had quite the pile of homework. He had a three page packet due by the end of the week in Trig. (which he hadn't bothered to even start yet), flash cards due for Chemistry, a test to study for in Government, a paper he still needed to complete for English (though he was on the final draft, in the process of typing the rest of it up on his computer that was situated in his room), a class discussion he had to prepare for for Mythology, and an article he had to submit for Journalism.

Why did his life hate him so much?

With a frustrated sigh, Matthew Fletcher worked his way down the halls of The T'zenshin Institute, a cold glare focused on the ground in front of him. He would most likely end up going straight to the dormitory rather than hang around anywhere. There was no where around the school he wanted to be and there was nothing in town worth visiting while he had all this work to do. He even contemplated on faking sick the following day so he would have everything completed for Friday. He wondered why his teachers made everything due that Friday, which was also the day of the evening, Winter Dance.

Would he even go? Probably not... What would be the point? Meet people? As if... He didn't really need to be meeting people. He was fine with the way things were...

He was lost in his thoughts as he left through the front doors of the school building he had been in and started toward the path that would lead him to the dormitories.

[Faye]

His day went by smoothly, he went through Journalism and Physics and all of that other juicy stuff well and was pleased when the day ended. However, he had been overloaded with papers and assessments to hand in over the course of the week. His physics teacher decided to hand out a few homework sheets with endless calculations to do on his calculator. Ugh, it was just like Maths, really, he should of taken Earth and Space Science, that seemed kind of promising.

In Journalism he still had that article to write about famous Journalists and their lives to get to where they were at the present time, that wasn't going to be difficult, besides, he was nearly done. Economics was getting him to write out pieces of evidence for certain areas to answer questions etc. He needed about nine pieces of evidence to complete that, ugh, more internet time. Plus he had to help Nicolette prepare the Winter Dance event that was in just two days time.

So stressful.

So frustrating.

It got so bad that on his way back his dormitory, it turned him into a cat. A male's uniform (lucky he had several sets) lay on the floor as a jet black coloured cat emerged from the collar of the shirt, greenish yellow eyes scanned the room from a new perspective. Just great, he had no way of getting inside now. Being a cat his senses enhanced and he heard someone coming as well as felt the vibrations through the floor, he turned his head, his ears twitching, it was Matthew! His roommate.

To see if he could get Matthew's attention, he sat cutely in the middle of the floor and meowed softly when Matthew got within earshot.

[Nicolette]

Matt figured he would attack the rest of his story first, just to get it out of the way. He would finish copying the information from paper to computer and then print it out to place in his English folder. Once that was done, he would likely begin on the flash cards, since those were quite simple. From there, he would open his history notes and look over the appropriate information before going on to skim his Mythology notes for anything he would need to contribute to the group discussion... He would have no choice but to start on his Trig. homework while attempting to brainstorm an idea for his article.

He also figured he would need to fit a shower into the equation, seeing as it had been at least two days since he had gotten to do so. His hair was starting to feel rather oily. He didn't smell (as he wore deoderant and a nice smelling body spray every day), but a shower did sound nice... But would he even get a chance to take one?

Cat.

Matt stopped and blinked for a moment. Where had that thought some from? He suddenly realized that he had heard the meow of a cat and he looked around until he spotted one not too far from his current position. He walked slowly over, trying not to scare it, and kneeled down about five feet away, wiggling his fingers to try and call the cat over.

"Here, Kitty..." he called, his voice soft and careful.

[Faye]

A smile lit up within Sven's head, perfect, he was spotted. Now, all he had to do was wait until he found if Matthew liked cats or not. How embarrassing and painful it would be if he didn't and started trashing him around or told him to get lost. Especially if Sven decided he wanted to follow Matthew inside their dormitory. Sven tilted his head to the side for a bit as Matthew knelt down about five feet away, okay so he liked cats... Good. But he was to act like a normal one... Most cats didn't come straight away to strangers.

After a few moments of Matthew trying to call him over, Sven decided it was time to head over to the boy. He rose up from sitting and stretched a little, trotting over to him, nuzzling his head against Matthew's fingers. Sven wondered if Matthew would be willing to take him inside... Hopefully he could be cuddly enough for that to happen. He only had an hour.

[Nicolette]

A smile slipped upon the frustrated student's lips; his frustration was slowly slipping away in the presence of the cat. He let his fingers gently brush over the fur of the cat.

"Now, what would a little guy like you be doing on a school campus?" He questioned, letting his fingers gently scratch under the cat's chin. "Unless someone lost you..." It never came to his mind that the cat could even be a student, but he really didn't have much knowledge of the gifts at the school, so it slipped past his mind.

He finally moved forward and gingerly picked the cat up into his arms. He cradled the cat close to the warmth of his chest. "Well, the least I can do is carry you around and hope someone spots you as their's. If not, I can always take you back to my dormitory; Sven is bound to know who you belong to, or at least a way to find your owner."

It was the first time Matt had said Sven's name aloud in the presence of the older male, though he had been unaware of it.

[Faye]

Sven began purring softly as Matthew started to pick him up, pulling him into the warmth of his chest. It was comforting, even if it was a guy, he still felt the need to purr and close his eyes as he nuzzled his head against Matthew's chest. Cat's could be affectionate. Although he probably would have to find some sneaky way to explain where he had come from and where the cat had gone when the hour finished. Unless he lost track of time.

He hoped not!

"Heehee, silly..." He said to himself within his mind, knowing that most people spoke to cats in such a manner, as if they could talk back. At the moment he wished he could.

[Nicolette]

Matt smiled again as he felt the creature purr and he shifted him more comfortably in his arms as he continued on his path toward the dormitories. He looked around as he walked, watching as people went off in their own directions. Very few looked in his direction and even fewer looked as if they were searching for something. He soon deducted that the owner must have already been long gone.

It wasn't long before he arrived at the large hotel-like tower. The appearance struck a weird chord in him. He had an uneasy feeling about hotels, but he couldn't understand why... He was sure it was probably the fact that they could be so high up (he had been thankful he had been given a room on only the second floor) or maybe it was the fact that it was like the ones Radiance would stay in when they were away from home.

Why did everything remind him of Radiance?

He escaped into the lobby and walked to the elevator. He bumped the button with his elbow and did the same when he got inside, pressing the button for the second floor. He waited patiently until the elevator doors opened again and made his way to room 207. Beneath the room number, Sven's name and his own name were set up to show the residents of the room.

"I'm going to put you down for a moment. Don't run away, now." He said before kneeling down to set the cat on the ground. He pulled his backpack off and reached into the front, fishing around for his keys before finally finding them. He reached up to unlock the door and pushed it open, waiting for the cat to enter before following it in and shutting the door behind him.

He moved to his bedroom, pushing open the door and throwing his backpack over by his desk before turning back around, his eyes scanning for sign of life. It didn't seem that Sven was home yet...

[Faye]

Sven humming elevator music in his head to kill some time in the elevator. he wasn't all that sure why but he was, he guessed it was just a little bit too quiet at the time so he wanted to break it even though he couldn't physically talk to his roommate who was holding him. Not once did he stop, purring though. It felt a little uncontrolable, which Sven hated. He liked being in control...

As Matthew placed him down on the floor, Sven sat on the floor, his tail wrapping around Matthew's leg and brushing up against it as a sign of affection, he really was grateful Matthew was kind enough to bring him back here, even if he didn't know what was going on.

Once the door was open, Sven shot inside, not running away from Matthew but so he could jump up onto the back of the couch... Now, what was the time when he turned into a cat..? His greenish yellow eyes scanned around for the clock.

[Nicolette]

"Odd... Sven is usually home before me. I wonder if he had a Student Council meeting to attend..." Matt mused aloud as he looked around the room one last time. He could see under the door that the male's light to his bedroom was off, so he probably wasn't in there unless he was napping, but that was doubtful since the Vice President almost always had a cup of coffee in hand. It was a wonder how he slept at night.

He looked at the digital clock above the television. It was about five o'clock now. He decided to at least get himself comfortable while he waited for the arrival of his room mate. He went back to his bedroom and took off the jacket of his uniform top, slipping the white undershirt off as well until he was left in a white, tight tank top and his school pants. He eventually stripped of his pants, tossing them on his bed as he grabbed a pair of black sweats. He pulled on a random t-shirt and turned to his desk where his contacts box and a pair of glasses sat. His eyes had been bugging him and he knew it was because he needed to change his contacts to a new set. He had ordered a new set the other day and he was sure they would arrive by Friday. He took the brown contacts out and placed them in their little case before grabbing the black, thick-rimmed glasses and placing them on his now-green eyes.

He grabbed his backpack, opening it up to take out some index cards he had in there. Pulling out a few from the stack, he grabbed his pen and his Chemistry folder before walking to his desk and grabbing his Chemistry book. He walked back out into the living room area and plopped himself on the couch, running his fingers through his messy black hair before pushing his glasses up. He didn't wear the things often, so they felt a little awkward on the bridge of his nose. He flipped open the text book and found the proper chapter. He opened his folder and found his notes that would tell him what he needed on the flash cards.

Yuck for homework...

[Faye]

Sven couldn't help but laugh on the inside, he found it kind of strange to be around and know that Matthew knew nothing. He kept out of his room when Matthew went to go get changed, he didn't need to be scarred right now, not that Matthew was ugly or anything, just they were both guys and though he was a cat, he was still technically Sven and he didn't want to see that.

So, he wandered around the place in a cat's perspective, it was interesting, he had never been in their dormitory like this. He pranced around the tiled floor and when he heard that Matthew had finished changing and getting ready to start whatever he was going to do, Sven walked over to him, sitting on the top of the couch, above Matthew's head, watching him work. Loud purring could be heard from him as he took no notice of the clock that said ten minutes past five, he would change back soon...

Very soon.

[Nicolette]

Matt continued to do his work, pushing his glasses up occasionally and brushing some bangs out of his eyes while he worked. He waited to hear the front door open and for his room mate to return. The purring of the cat behind him was a bit of a comfort to him and it calmed him as he worked. It had been a while since he had been able to calmly work on homework without the stress.

It must be because his favorite animal was sitting behind him, purring.

[Faye]

The clock ticked by and so did the moments of silence. Sven always found it weird how cats could inhale and exhale while purring. His purring was constant and sounded a little bit like a motorbike starting up at times, which made him feel a little weird and embarrassed. But something built up inside of him that made him feel even weirder.

The hour was up.

Time to change back.

Something made a loud thud on the floor as it fell off the top of the couch. It wasn't the jet black coloured cat from before that Matthew adored so much. It was the Student Council Vice-President, Sven Carlisle's naked body. A major downside to these transformations. He lay on the ground for a little while, curled up to hide certain parts and to recover from the pain. After a few seconds of laying there he shot up and made a dash for his room.

[Nicolette]

The loud thud made Matt jump and he moved his stuff off his lap, turning around. He figured the cat had made a dash for it when the loud noise had been made. What the hell had made--

His eyes widened greatly as he saw his room mate jump up from behind the couch and run to his bedroom. It didn't surprise the ex-idol as much that the male had been behind the couch... But the fact that he had been naked caused his cheeks to explode in color and he felt his nose start to run a little. He quickly ran over to grab a tissue, realizing his nose was bleeding a little from how red his face had turned.

He focused on keeping himself from bleeding everywhere and kept the tissue to his nose, getting a new one until the bleeding had stopped. He pushed his glasses back up and he swallowed hard, trying not to remember what he had just seen.

[Faye]

Sven was relieved when Matthew didn't yell or scream profanities at him when he saw his naked body. The fact that he had seen his naked body made him feel weird all over and he tried to stop thinking about it. With his heart pounding in his chest, Sven frantically searched his room for a pair of boxers, pants and a t-shirt of any kind. He didn't care.

He wanted clothes.

Once he found all of the items he wanted he threw them over his body, covering up what Matthew had just been exposed to. With a deep breath he slowly, and gingerly emerged back out from his bedroom, creeping back out into the living room to explain himself to Matthew since there was no avoiding it now, not ever.

"Um..."

[Nicolette]

Matt was throwing away his tissues when Sven re-entered the room. He had his back turned to the older male, pushing up his glasses and preparing himself to look at the man. He took in a deep breath and turned, calmly pushing up his glasses again as he looked straight at Sven.

"Would you mind explaining why you were hiding behind the couch of our dormitory room? Better yet..." He paced forward, looking through the thick lenses at the male in front of him. "Would you mind explaining why you were naked hiding behind the couch of our dormitory room?"

It was surprising how he had kept a straight face and hadn't exploded into another blushing-fest with nosebleeds.