I'm Not Your Pet

Chapter Four

Their days were starting to form routines.

In the mornings, Chanyeol would be the one to get up first. He would take a shower, get ready for work before he went to wake up the cat hybrid.
Baekhyun would lay in his bed (already awake) ready to be woken up.

He didn't want to admit it, but he had taken a liking to the tall human, Chanyeol. Seeing his head poking in through the door was slightly amusing to the younger male, and was also why he pretended to be asleep. After Chanyeol had "woken" Baekhyun up, he would usually go straight to work and Baekhyun would eat the breakfast Chanyeol had prepared.

The cat hybrid felt more at home now after staying there for two weeks.

The days were long and quiet. He could do exactly what he wanted to. Chanyeol had even bought him a drawing book with some pencils. The little cat hybrid had nearly jumped up of happiness to hug the taller giant, but held himself back.

Chanyeol could still see the joy that was dancing in his eyes so he knew how happy he was nonetheless.

The drawing book never left his side. He was always scribbling and drawing it, and when he wasn't, he was busy reading through Chanyeol's bookshelf.
The only times he left it was when he was eating, or when he and Chanyeol sat and watched TV. That was another routine that suddenly formed.

The two of them watching different TV-series before going to bed. That was also the only time when Chanyeol was allowed to touch him. His fingers scratched and stroked his head so soft and with such care. It always made the little cat hybrid sleepy and feeling so happy.

Baekhyun wiped his tears away from his cheeks. He couldn't believe it would end like this! He stared at the book hard. The book laid there innocently, like it just hadn't made the cat hybrid cry his heart out a couple of minutes ago.

The fact that he didn't have the last book, was frustrating enough. He whined loudly and grabbed his cat ears.

"Baekhyun?"

Baekhyun let his ears go quick and wiped his cheeks again. He hadn't heard the door opening. Chanyeol was earlier home than usual.

Chanyeol smiled at him when he came into the living room. The taller man looked tired and he sat down in the sofa with a big sigh.

"You're early."

"I'm sorry?" he laughed and Baekhyun nearly smiled back at him.

"My shift ended earlier and I have a day off tomorrow as well." His grin stretched almost up to his ears, and Baekhyun wondered how the hell it was possible to be smiling so hard.

Chanyeol started babbling about his day, but Baekhyun wasn't listening. The dark voice was soothing and Baekhyun just enjoyed the filled silence. He loved being alone, but lately he looked more forward to when the tall giant was walking around in the apartment. The apartment didn't feel so empty and big with Chanyeol's laughter.

He took his time to study the taller male. His lips were full and looked soft. The big ears were a pretty trait, he thought. They really stood out and made the taller male look more childish and younger than he was.