Compromise
I ended up writing a little fic, kind of inspired by @dangerously-human sending an ask about looking at cute cat pictures to help cheer me up. This is just a fun little future AU drabble for my Mileven kids. Is Mr. Darcy a weird name for a cat? Yes. Is 10 too young to have read Pride and Prejudice? Maybe but...hey it’s just a fun little drabble.
If you read it and like it let me know! I’d love for people to ask me stuff about my fankids or this AU ^^
When Benny brought home the kitten, Em didn’t think it would be staying that long. Her mom didn’t seem very big on cats, and Em wasn’t sure about them either. Granted, dogs seemed a little too energetic for her too. Which is probably why they hadn’t had any pets for the first ten years of her life.
The kitten itself was a skinny little thing. When Benny had brought it in, Em thought it was all black, that is until her parents tried cleaning it off, that’s when speckles of white poked through on its chest and one paw. It seemed too small to be on its own, which is probably why Benny had run into the kitchen clutching it to his chest.
A few days after the kitten had shown up, he was looking much better. Though he was still skinny, he had started walking around a bit, meowing quietly as he tried to follow Benny around the house. It was quite cute, though a little distracting at times, but then again, Em was used to reading with distractions going on, even if it wasn’t her preferred method.
Meow.
Em heard the sound, but didn’t pay it much attention as she kept reading.
Meow. Meow. MEOW.
Lowering the book, Em looked around for Benny, wondering why his cat seemed to be meowing at her. But her brother seemed to be out of the house. Glancing down at the kitten, she frowned. “Sorry buddy, he’s not here.”
Meow.
“He’ll be back soon I’m sure.”
Meow.
Em sighed. “Could you maybe stop, I’d like to keep reading…”
Meow.
“I guess that’s a no…what do you want to sit up here or something?”
Meow!
“Alright but only for a few minutes.” Reaching down, Em, scooped him up and placed him on her lap before picking up her book again.
She had only read a sentence when another bout of meows irrupted her until she started petting him. Soon the meows were replaced by very loud purring. Em couldn’t stop a smile from growing on her face, the purring was loud but it was also quite relaxing.
An hour or so later, the door slammed and Benny came running into the living room.
“Shhh!” Em hissed, pointing at the sleeping kitten on her chest – where he had migrated when she had readjusted her position on the couch. “Mr. Darcy is sleeping.”
“Mr…Mr. Darcy?!? That’s not his name.”
Em shrugged. “It’s my name for him and he seems to like it.”
Benny stared at her. “But he’s my cat!”
“Okay, so what do you want to call him? You call him that and I’ll call him Darcy.”
“That’s not how it works! A cat can’t have more than one name!”
“Why not? Besides, I doubt he’s staying much longer.” Em regretted the words as soon as she said it, seeing the crestfallen look on Benny’s face. She was also surprised to feel a little sad at the thought at well.
“Look…how about…I vouch for helping you take care of him, if his name can be Darcy?”
Benny looked at the sleeping cat then back at Em before nodding. “Okay, but you have to ask mom and dad if we can keep him.”
Em rolled her eyes, but she couldn’t help but smile a little. “Alright, deal.”
