The Cadet and The General (Final Space)

Chapter Seven: ....And They Were Roommates

Cataloupe was in his office. He was busy thinking about that scouting trip from a few weeks ago. That day in the hot spring, with Pawblo.

It was wrong, thinking about his own cadet this way. But he couldn't help it. He really felt something for him. He loved his fur, his personality, how cute he got when he was nervous. How he was always on time and on track with his training. And this was just the tip of the iceberg.

But he knew it was sort of wrong. Pawblo was a cadet, and he was a general. And Cataloupe didn't even want to begin with age. Well, there was no denying it now. He was head over heels with his own cadet.

"No wonder he's been so nervous. He probably likes me too." He talked to himself as he did some paperwork. The thought of just Pawblo's fur alone made him feel happy, but the paperwork was important so he focused on it.

A knock on his office door snapped him back into his surroundings. He cleared his throat. "Enter." When the door opened, the person behind it was revealed to be General Purrito. "General."

"General. Listen, there has been an issue."

Cataloupe sat up in his chair. "What seems to be the problem?" Purrito adjusted his badge. "There seems to be mold growing in multiple soldiers' quarters. We have moved some of them in with others until we sort this out, but there seems to be a few that need a place to bunk in. Would you mind taking one it to your home for a few weeks?"

The general nodded. "I don't see why not. Who am I taking in?" He figured that it would be a good distraction from thinking about Pawblo. General Purrito pulled out a piece of paper, presumably a list. "Let's see....you've been assigned with.....Cadet O'Connor."

Aw bollocks, Cataloupe thought.

"We've given him the address to your home. He'll show up whenever he's ready." Purrito nodded and walked out of his office.

Cataloupe sat there, feeling a little stressed. He didn't expect to be assigned with the cadet that his brain has been obsessing with these past few weeks. Now he couldn't wiggle out of this situation. He was a general, and he had to uphold that position.

He sighed as he put the paperwork aside and stood up from his desk. Cataloupe soon grabbed his keys and walked out of his office, and then the base as a whole. As he drove his truck out of his reserved parking space, he noticed Pawblo beginning to walk out of the base, holding his backpack and walking down the road.

Pawblo sighed. He was told that his quarters had mold and was going to be thoroughly cleaned, yet he was told that he was to be living in the General's private home for the time being. He felt excited for a bit, but was nervous at the same time. He didn't know how he felt about the General yet. Especially since he saw more than what he wanted to.

Cataloupe pulled the truck over on the side of the road where Pawblo was. He waived to him, and soon the cornflower-blue ventrexian was right in front of his window.

"Need a ride to my place, Cadet?"

".....Uh, y-yeah. Thanks."

"Hop in."

Pawblo soon walked to the front seat door and got into the truck. As Cataloupe drove the car down the road, the two of them remained quiet. Both timid to say anything to each other that might make either of them feel weird.