My phone chimes from beside me and I see that its Yoohyeon,
"Hey you" her sweet voice sings through the other end.
"Hey you yourself, where are you?"
"About that, I'm really sorry baby but we got stuck in some major traffic on our way to the airport and I don't think I'll be home in time for our anniversary"
"Oh" is all I can manage to say as I try to mask my disappointment.
"Baby you know I'd be there if I could"
"I know, I just miss you, we haven't seen each other in so long"
"I'll be home in a few days, I promise"
"Love you too". I end the call and just sit on the couch for a few minutes, trying to think of something to do rather than sulking about. I grab my keys, deciding to go for a drive, and walk out the door.
After driving for a few hours I see something in the road, a small ball of fluff. When I get out I realize its a cat, a scruffy black and white little thing with bright green eyes, I kneal down and reach my hand out. The cat sniffs me before nuzzling my hand and purring softly.
"Do you have a home?" The cat doesn't pay my words any mind, busying himself with playing with the drawstring on my jacket. I scoop him up and double check to make sure theres no collar or tags. "Well tomorrow I'll take you to the vet but for now you can come stay with me in a nice warm house". I walk us back to the car and begin my drive home. Once there I unlock the door and set the cat down, watching as he moves around the apartment curiously. I lay on the couch, turning on the tv and smiling at the fact that one of Yoohyeon's favorite movies is on. After a few minutes the cat joins me, coming to curl up in my lap. I smile again and run my hand over his matted fur, gently untangling the knots I could. "Well I cant just keep calling you 'cat'... How about... 'Captain'?". He makes no move, already fast asleep. I close my eyes and soon join him.
I'm woken up by the sound of laughing and open my eyes to see Yoohyeon standing beside the couch looking down at me.
"I see you made a new friend while I was gone" she points to Captain sleeping soudly on my chest. As the sleepiness fades I realize that she's here, really here, on our anniversary. I jump up, careful to not hurt Captain and wrap my arms around her, pulling myself as close as possible.
"I thought you said you'd been a few days late?"
"I lied, I wanted to surprise you"
"Well you succeeded..." I bury my head in the crook of her neck "...I've missed you so much!". Her arms tighten their grip on me,
"I've missed you too". Captain meows from beside us and I let out a chuckle,
"Yoohyeon meet Captain". She pets him and smiles,
"Yesterday, I found him while driving, he didnt have any tags or anything so I figured I should give him somewhere warm place to sleep and take him to a vet later to get looked at"
"Well we can take him to the vet later, for now I'd just like to hold you in my arms for a bit". I smile as she leads me to the couch, wrapping her arm around my waist. Captain coming to join us soon after,
"Looks like you've got some cuddle time competition now babe". She rolls her eyes playfully before kissing my cheek.