I'm Not Your Pet

Chapter Seven

It was the sound of Chanyeol's phone that woke up the small cat hybrid. 

His nose scrunched up and he snuggled closer to the human's body.
His body felt warm and cosy. Chanyeol's body was a nice temperature, perfect for his warm skin. Light from the window shone into the room and Baekhyun felt at peace. 

Well, he would have, wouldn't it been for the constant ringing. The ringing sound wouldn't stop and his ears twitched irritated of the noise. He rolled off Chanyeol and buried his head under the pillow, his tail flicking around. Chanyeol's snoring was interrupted when his tail hit him right on his nose, making the human wake up with a yelp. 

The cat hybrid ignored the human. Chanyeol sat up in the bed and scratched his head, drowsy and a bit confused. Baekhyun whined and pressed his face harder into the mattress.

Chanyeol's eyes widened when he realised where the sound came from and he jumped out of bed to get his phone. The cat hybrid smiled into the mattress when the ringing finally stopped. Baekhyun rolled onto his back and snuggled into the warm duvet. The small kitty soon fast asleep, his tail in his hands.

"You have to take Baekhyun with you, it's really important Chanyeol."

"I don't understand. Wasn't he supposed to stay at my place for another month?"

Chanyeol could hear his best friend sigh into the phone. Jongin cleared his throat and continued.

"His previous owner wants him back."

"That man?" Chanyeol shouted out in surprised.

"No, no!" Jongin exclaimed and Chanyeol felt a bit better. He had jumped up from the chair in surprise.

"It turned out that Baekhyun wasn't his. He was owned by his ex-wife, who really wants him back. She was on a business trip and wasn't even aware that Baekhyun was gone."

Chanyeol frowned as he sat down. The cold air on the small balcony resulted in goose bumps appearing on his skin. He shivered when the wind hit him straight onto his face.

"We'll eat breakfast first. All right if we are there around twelve?" he asked.

"That's fine. See you then."

Chanyeol said goodbye to his friend and let out a deep sigh when he hung up.
He hadn't really thought about the thought of Baekhyun leaving soon.

 It had been buried in the back of his head, forgotten. 

Chanyeol had taken a liking to the days with the small cat hybrid. His apartment was suddenly filled with laughter and joy. Most of all Chanyeol's laughter, since Baekhyun rarely laughed. His smiles however, lightened up the room like a bright sun. 

Making Chanyeol feel better the moment he stepped into the apartment after work. It was like Baekhyun fuelled him with energy.

Chanyeol was tidier, better at making dinner and he was generally more himself than he had been in years. 

The fluttering butterflies in his stomach whenever Baekhyun came too close was making him all giggly, and nervous. His days that were usually filled up with work and coming home to a cold dinner, were now warm and joyful when he came home. 

Eating with the cat hybrid was soothing, and quite nice. Usually it was Chanyeol who would provide the small talk while the cat hybrid would sit there in silence, enjoying his food. The small talk wasn't awkward though. 

You would think that Baekhyun was ignoring the taller man, but Chanyeol knew he listened. His cat ears twitching now and then, so little that you almost would notice it. But Chanyeol always noticed it. Was he lucky, he would also catch Baekhyun smile softly while he ate. If he was smiling because of Chanyeol or because of the food, didn't Chanyeol know.
But then again, he didn't care because his smiles made Chanyeol way too happy.