Opposites Attract

Sudden Mistakes

[The Next Morning]

I woke up late in the morning, looking at my phone to see it was 10:46.

I yawned, flashing my sharp teeth as I rose up from my blankets to stretch; only to be met by bumping my head on the ceiling with a loud thump.

"Fuck! Shit, that hurt!" I cursed, rubbing my head before climbing down to the floor.

I looked down to Mandex’s bunk and to my surprise he was gone. Thinking nothing of it; I walked out into the hall, stretching my arms as I quietly walked throughout the dorm, preparing for my day.

I could smell the strong scent of cigarette smoke coming from the living room area as I walked toward it with slow steps.

My first night here wasn't too bad, I guess. Mandex isn't much of a disturbance. He's a lot quieter than the board described.

Laying on the couch was a resting, shirtless beast of a man smoking a cigarette who hadn't even looked up from his phone to see me staring.

"Breakfast's in the kitchen on the stove if you're hungry, Snowie." Mandex spoke finally, snapping me out of my staring.

I just made a snarky remark to keep him distracted as I walked into the kitchen, hoping he hadn't noticed my staring.

He most likely had, I wasn't not at all subtle.

He just chuckled, seemingly unbothered by my comment on his laziness as I headed toward the kitchen, walking inside.

I looked on top of the stove, seeing he had cooked eggs, bacon, and toast.

I started making myself a plate, slightly suspicious of his suddenly nice behavior rather than the quarrelsome behavior I had been told of.

Walking to the fridge and opening it, I bent down to grab myself a bottle of water from the bottom shelf.

Standing back up to my full height, Mandex was standing right behind the fridge door, eyeing me down.

His sudden presence elicited a screech from my lips from his scare before looking at him with a displeased scowl.

"So, I'm lazy now? After getting up earlier than you and making you breakfast?" Mandex questioned me with a lifted brow, leaning on the fridge door.

I just rolled my eyes at him with a raised lip in annoyance.

"Yes." I replied simply, shutting the refrigerator.

I used my giant snow leopard tail, slapping him in the face with it before walking away to where I had set my plate on the kitchen island only to hear him scoff in return.

"Well, good morning to you too, Snowie." Mandex gave a soft chuckle behind me, grabbing something from the counter before making his way back to the kitchen arch to look at me.

"Do you have anything better to do than annoy the fuck outta me?" I snapped, glaring to the man in the corner.

He just shrugged his shoulders, cracking open the can of beer he grasped in his left hand.

"I go back to work in 2 hours so, yeah." He held up two claw-like nails, scrunching his bridge. "But, seeing you annoyed brings me a undeniable satisfaction." He finished his sentence before taking large gulp of his beer, his gaze flickering down to the can.

"Shouldn't have figured, shithead." I barked, taking a bite of my food.

"Watch your tone with me Snowie, I'm not one to watch my temper." He snarled toward me over the rim of his beer can.

"OH!-  Would you just Fuck off!" I cursed finally, exasperating a sigh.

Mandex finally took the hint, grunting softly as he pushed himself off the arch, turning on his heels and striding out of the kitchen.

"FINALLY! Annoying motherfucker."

I continued eating my breakfast in silence, scrolling on my phone as I ate.