You'd had a cat for a few years now. She showed up on your back porch a few years ago, and immediately you took her in. She was the sweetest cat ever. She absolutely loved humans. She loved cuddling up. She also loved her tummy being rubbed, which was a shock for you at first. I mean, cats don't usually like that. She's a beautiful yellowish cat whom you named Jolene, after your favorite Dolly Parton song.
You had begun teaching at Nevermore Academy 1 year ago, and no one knew of Jolene. You stayed in the staff dorms, like all the rest of the staff, and so did Jolene. She never really left your room, and no one ever came in, so she remained a secret. Of course some of the werewolf students began to ask the others about it, but shrugged it off in the end, thinking there was just a wild cat somewhere in the woods on campus.
Around 2 months ago, the principal, your boss, Larissa Weems, had asked you out on a date. You accepted of course, I mean, how could you not? The date went amazing, and you had been on more since then. Around 1 month ago, Larissa asked you to officially be her girlfriend. You were ecstatic! She meant a lot to you, and you were very happy she felt the same as you.
Today, you had to call in sick though. You had come down with the Flu, so you stayed in your dorm room. Of course, your girlfriend was worried and just wanted to be there for you, but she had to do her job as well, so she checked on you regularly by text. Larissa still didn't know about Jolene, and that kind of scared you. In all honesty, you loved Larissa. You just hoped she liked cats.
You spent the day cuddled up in your bed watching TV with Jolene. You finally decided to move to the couch, and lay there for a while, as you played some video games. What you weren't expecting though, was for someone to knock on your dorm room door. You furrowed your eyebrows in confusion. You spoke up.
"Who's there?" You said, with a raspy voice because of how sick you were.
"Darling? It's Larissa. I brought some soup and medicine. I'm sorry I couldn't be here earlier, I wish I was." She spoke, guilt lacing her words as she said the last sentence.
You smiled softly at her thoughtfulness, before you quickly realized you couldn't get up because Jolene was on your legs, asleep. You were scared, but Larissa was bound to meet her eventually.
"Come on in! It's unlocked." You said.
Larissa quickly entered the dorm, and went straight to the kitchen to put the things she brought away. Then, she came over to you and kissed your forehead, smiling softly, before that smile morphed into a frown as she felt how much of a fever you were running.
"Darling. You're burning up..." She said softly, still seeming to not have noticed Jolene sitting there.
"I know... I'm sorry I'm sick..." You said softly, and she shook her head.
"There's no need to apologize, Y/N. You can't control the fact that you're sick. I just wanna help you get better." She smiled softly as she spoke, kneeling down beside you.
"You're amazing Ris..." You murmured.
There was a small shift on your legs, and you looked at them and smiled, seeing Jolene move some. Larissa followed your line of sight, and gasped slightly when she saw Jolene.
(What she saw)
"Y/N? Who's this?" She asked softly.
"Jolene. She's my cat." You said, scared of her reaction.
"She's... Adorable!" She said excitedly, and you let out a breath you didn't know you were holding.
"I'm glad you think so." You said softly.
Larissa spent the rest of the day with you and Jolene. She absolutely loved her, and you were as happy as can be. Knowing that the person you loved, loved your cat as much as you do, meant the world to you. Larissa also took a couple days off of work to help you since you were sick, and to make sure you were okay. You silently thought about how thankful you are that you got sick, otherwise you don't know when you would've told Larissa about Jolene.
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A/N: I'm sorry it's such a short chapter, I just wanted to get something out. Also, yes, that is my cat! Isn't she cute? And yes, she does love cuddling and tummy rubs like I said in the story. She also loves dogs and hates other cats. Weird right? Also, yes, her name is actually Jolene because of the Dolly Parton song.
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