We Got That Boom Boom

there   were   very   ..   many   interest   aspects   about   ashwick   grey   hadn’t   considered   —   how   much   the   place   seemed   to   be   cozy   ,   though   still   kind   of   suspicious   (   to   no   one   but   himself   ,   as   per   usual   )   .   almost   feels   bad   for   the   girl   in   front   of   him   ,   seemingly   wishing   for   a   spot   to   sit.   he’s   not   a   monster   —   she   can   sit   ,   as   long   as   she’s   not   going   to   kill   him   or   anything.   it’s   an   easy   enough   task   and   his   good   deed   for   the   next   ten   years   if   anything   else.   eyebrows   raise   ever   so   slightly   at   the   baked   goods.   bake   sale?   probably   ,   though   he’d   never   seen   one   in   real   life   that   wasn’t   advertised   on   a   flyer.   didn’t   think   they   were   real.   seemed   relieved   at   the   fact   that   he   offered.   good   deed   done.      "depends   ,   what’d   you   do   to   ‘em?“   sarcastic   tone   ,   though   still   weary.

She tilted her head to the side and gave the boy a playful expression as to say Really? “Something horrific. I baked ‘em in the over at 350° and then covered them in frosting small star shaped sprinkles. Awful isn’t it?” The cheeky brunette scooted forward in her chair before using the scrunchie on her arm to quickly tie her hair up into a bun. “But if that’s too much for you to handle I totally get it.” There was a small smirk at the end of her words. This was probably one of the first times she’d had someone be a bit cagey about her food. Most people would usually just be excited at the fact that she was offering them a free desert. 

Alexander usually shifted into the form of a cat when he walked around crowded places or even when he would have to steal for him and Charlie to survive, and while he’d run into trouble before, he’d never had someone so persistent to find him. That is, not someone he didn’t steal from. 

When the girl called after him, he let out a little huff already annoyed by the other. “No. I didn’t.” He grumbled even as she’d finally caught up with him and they were walking side by side now. “Why do you care?” He asked before really thinking about it, curiosity getting the better of him, unsure of why anyone would waste their time like this.

“Oh..” Aurora responded, disappointed that this strange cat had now somehow disappeared. She momentarily looked over her shoulder at the alley once more as if something would happen or appear out of thin air before turning her attention back to Alexander again. Her eyebrows furrowed a little at his tone. Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Aurora did talk a lot that was no secret, unfortunately at times the girl could be a tad bit unaware of just how much she actually did. “Are you always this grumpy?” She asked only half teasing, right brow now slightly arched. Her shoulders shrugged. She wasn’t even fully sure why she cared so much. “I dunno it was just weird. It seemed to have just disappeared into thin air.”

As the other continued talking to him like he was some stray kitten, Alexander just continued his walk home, despite her efforts to get him to stay. Although he’d be lying if he said this wasn’t how he’d stolen food in the past- getting people to try to feed the poor cat lost and all alone. He didn’t need to steal in Ashwick though. 

He wasn’t sure if she was following him or not, but he quickly moved into a little alley way to change back into his human form, stepping out and hoping she wasn’t there anymore and didn’t see him shift. However, he almost ran right into her as he walked out. He looked her over, seeing she still had a sandwich in her hand, and he wanted to roll his eyes at her. “Watch it, yeah?” He let out a little huff before turning to continue his walk home.

She watched as the animal trotted right by her. Weird. It almost didn’t seem to have a reaction at all. Slinging her backpack strap over her shoulder she followed the cat towards what seemed to be an alley way and watched it disappear into the darkness. Just as she had caught up to it she suddenly found herself face to face with a man. Her brows knitted together in confusion. “Sorry..” She mumbled. As he walked past her Aurora peered into the alley looking for the cat but it was nowhere to be found. That was strange. Ro wasn’t sure what was going on but a weird feeling began to form in her stomach. She then turned her head towards the person she’d seen seconds before. “Wait!” She called after the stranger speed walking to catch up to them, her brown curls bouncing with every stride. “Hey, did you see a small black cat go into that alley?” If you’d asked her why she even cared about this Aurora wouldn’t have had an answer. She felt drawn to this town for a reason and it seemed the longer she was here the more unusual things would get.

“What keeps me up is wondering about elephants as the size of a house cat and a house cat as the size of an elephant,” Solara responded almost non-chalantly as those were perfectly normal things to think about. “An elephant as a… pet. Would they even be litter trained? Well, they wouldn’t really have… the feet for that, would they? So we’d have to walk them as dogs, I think?” She questioned with interest piqued, finding herself utterly fascinated at the idea. “Now I gotta paint that. Shit.” Smacking her lips together, she turned to face the other woman, realizing she had gotten into the zone. “Anyway, uh. Hi,” she greeted with a small, awkward wave. “I think your phone would have to be a Nokia to knock me out and that sadly does not look like one…”

“Oh.” She replied raising her eyebrows with a nod. “I think a cat sized elephant would be pretty cute. I always wanted one when I was a kid, Babar was my favorite cartoon.” She pushed her lips to the left corner of her mouth lost in thought. “Yeah I feel like we’d probably have to walk them like dogs..But couldn’t they take the leash away? Y’know, with their trunks or something? And they can be pretty feisty so it’d probably be a lot harder than walking a dog.” Hearing Solara mention paint, Aurora’s eyes lit up. “You’re a painter too?!” She giggled. “Uh, yeah..It’s a Samsung. Have you tried melatonin though? I hear it’s a lot less painful.”

As the girl in front of her jumped Charlie took her own little step back, eyeing her warily–and more critically. She looked a damn mess… “A walk.” Charlie echoed, obviously skeptical and not buying it for a second. “Almost eleven.” She replied, hesitating herself for a second before finally unwrapping her fingers from her lighter/weapon and pulling her hand out of her pocket altogether as she let out a breath. “So you went on a walk late at night and you didn’t bring your phone. Sure.” Another wondering popped in her head then, and Charlie frowned as she looked the girl over again before looking behind her, eyeing their surrounding skeptically. “Someone didn’t… do something to you or some shit..did they?”

"Yeah." Aurora mumbled feeling incredibly stupid. Out of all of the awkward moments she'd ever experienced in her life, this definitely made the top 5. 11PM? She nodded her head silently while the gears in her brain began to turn. A million questions had popped into her head and like usual she didn't have a single answer. Seeing Charlie look behind her Aurora turned her head and did the same. Her energy felt uneasy. Off balance. She was completely out of her element. With furrowed brows Ro's eyes met Charlie's eyes once more. Her stomach dropped at the thought. "What? No, no, I'm fine..-" She hesitated before deciding to come clean..ish. "I was sleepwalking." The tips of her fingers went up into her curls, she awkwardly scratched the back of her head. "Its a stupid habit I've had since I was a kid and-" Aurora gestured to herself and her pajamas. "I guess it's been getting worse lately." Not entirely the truth but also not entirely a lie either.

Aurora let out a groan and sat up as she was beginning to regain consciousness. The curly haired brunette who was expecting to wake up on her comfy mattress wrapped up in her bunchy duvet had woken up on damp soil and grass instead. "UGH Are you kidding?!" She exclaimed her herself. "Not again." Aurora let out a frustrated sigh and looked down at her feet. Much to her dismay, her fluffy bunny slippers were now slightly stained with dirt, and her pajamas stained with grass. "Aw man, these are my favorites." She groaned. Aurora shot up once she took in her surroundings. She was was in a public place however there weren't many people outside. What time is it? She didn't know and she didn't care. Ro was just thankful it wasn't crowded tonight. Her brain was too foggy to come up with a logical explanation about how this had all happened. With one last sigh, Aurora trudged down the sidewalk and began her journey home.

It had been a pretty chill day for Ro so far. Her boss had given her day off of work and she decided to spend it doing exactly what you'd guess she would do. Absolutely nothing. Aurora liked her job but between moving and this unexplainable energy she couldn't seem to shake, everything felt like it was travelling at the speed of light. Aurora need one day where she could just be still and collect her thoughts. But instead of doing so, she found herself absolutely enamored with the black cat she spotted in the corner of her eye. She stopped in her tracks and immediately inched closer to the smaller animal kneeling down beside it. "Awww! Hey little guy!"

jessica sula ; cis female ; she/her ; bubbly by colbie caillat) hey, look! isn’t that aurora brown? the 23 year old banshee is known to be benevolent and naive. they’ve been in town for one month and always remind me of curly brown hair, low cut converse, cuffed jeans. let’s hope they survive what’s to come