Can you write anything with davey? I love how you characterize him!
Davey: Ā Sure, whatās up?
Y/N: Ā you just agreed. Ā no backing out now
Y/N: Ā meet me behind the school
āDavey is my best friend,ā you cooed into your arms. Ā āIf you like me, youāll like him by proxy. Ā Probably. Ā Hopefully.ā
To say that liking you was the same as liking Davey was a stretch, but Davey was winsome. Ā He would be fine as long as he didnāt do anything stupid.
āAnd there he is,ā you said, grinning at him while he approached. Ā His eyes were already on what you were holding. Ā āThe life of the party. Ā The VIP. Ā The man of theāā
āThatās a cat,ā Davey said, voice going up at the end as though it was a question.
āIt looks dead,ā he said, nothing questioning about it.
It did look it, though. Ā The kitten was small, patchy, and buzzing with flies. Ā If it hadnāt been walking when you found it, you probably would have assumed the same thing. Ā It had settled into your arms without too much of a fuss, which was probably a universal sign that this was supposed to be the Salem to your Sabrina Spellman.
Davey looked at you, then at the box. Ā āYou canāt seriously want to keep that thing.ā
You balked. Ā āSomebody has to take care of it. Ā Why not me?ā
āBecause your parents donāt want āanymore living thingsā in their house,ā he pointed out. Ā āBecause you have nowhere to hide a cat, especially if it needs special care.ā
āYou already agreed to help,ā you said with a grin. Ā āNo take-backs.ā
āYouāre the devil.ā
He groaned. Ā āMy parents will kill me.ā
āSuitable. Ā A life for a life.ā Ā You held the cat out to him, hoping that maybe there was a scrap of empathy in him somewhere. Ā āCāmon, Davey. Ā The cat needs help. Ā Iāll do all the work; I just need a place for him to stay.ā
āYou canāt do all the work,ā Davey said, āwhen itās at my house.ā
āIāll come over all the time,ā you said eagerly. Ā āSo much youāll get tired of me.ā
āThatās ridiculous,ā he said, a strange look on his face. Ā Maybe it was suspicion. Ā Maybe he was just thinking it through, imagining how heād have to change his schedule to fit this in. Ā āI could never get tired of you.ā
āI donāt even like cats,ā he said, defeated. Ā He held out the box so you could settle the kitten in.
āYou donāt have to like catsājust the one,ā you said, scooping up the box and setting off toward Daveyās apartment.