Kitten(Dorbyn Beavey)

ch.7

Daniel let out another long sigh and shifted on the couch as he was laying on his back with his legs propped up on the back part.

Besides him, Zach and Jack were chatting about something. Zach threw his head back and laughed.
"No, way? Really? Hey, Daniel did you hear what Jack just said?"

Daniel looked over "No."

"It was some thing Corbyn did back in high school," Jack said.

At the mention of Corbyn's name, Daniel moved himself so he was sitting up. " What did Corbyn do?"

"He came out as gay. It was so funny the way he did it."

"What is gay?" He heard the word before, but it is actual definition that confused him.

"It's when some one likes the same gender as them," Jack answered.

"Oh, What is Jack?" Daniel asked.

"I identify myself as gay, but I haven't liked a boy until recently." Was Daniel imagining it or did his gaze briefly flit over to Zach?

The cat hybrid did not notice. " I don't know what I am, Haven't thought about it. Anyways, Jack tell Daniel."

"Okay so, before he came out, a lot of girls would often try to catch his attention," Jack began.
"Corbyn's too polite to push them away, so he tried to tell them he is not interested, but one time a girl- I forgot her name- took it a step further than he was anticipating and tried to kiss him."

Daniel giggled at the image that popped into his head.
"And then what?"

"Corbyn snapped and yelled, ' Leave me alone. I'm gay!' and ran off into the bathroom. The funny part was everone's reactions. The girl nearly fainted and most of the girls looked disappointed."

Daniel laughed." Corbyn is funny. Daniel like Corbyn."

"In what way?" Zach asked, looking at him a little intensely. " Like you want to be with him or what?"

"What do you mean?" Daniel asked confused.

"Let me rephrase that. Do you like Corbyn the same way you like me?"

Daniel hesitated. " Daniel don't think so Something different about Corbyn."

"Interesting." Zach went into the kitchen, deep in thought.

"Daniel don't get it Jack." Daniel said confused.

"It's hard to explain, Daniel, but don't worry about it." He ruffled Daniel's hair and stood up.

"Corbs?" Daniel said, walking over to where Corbyn was sitting on the bed doing homework.

"Yes, Daniel?"

" Daniel want to go out."

Corbyn stopped what he was doing and looked up.
"Go out? As in out there?"

Daniel nodded. " Not alone," he added in. " with Zach, Please, Corbs. I'm bored."

Corbyn hesitated. "Fine," he said at last. "But here.". He held out his phone. "If anything goes wrong, call the house phone number."

"How?"

Corbyn showed him how to use the phone real quick.
"So remember the rules?"

"Don't talk to strangers, be back in an hour, and call if problem," Daniel said.

"That's right, Kitten."

Zach was pacing outside impatiently. "Well?"

"Let's go!"

"Yes!"

After putting on their beanies, they headed out.

"So, want to just walk around? Anythingnin particular?" Zach asked.

Daniel shook his head.
"Daniel just want to walk."

They stopped to sit down on a bench for a bit. Daniel lifted his head as a gentle breeze brushed through his hair. "I like the wind," he murmured.

Zach grinned "I can tell."

"Do you think Corbyn will get rid of Dan- me in the future?" Daniel asked suddenly serious.

The question caught Zach off guard. "No, why? Do you?"

Daniel just gave a noncommittal shrug. "Sorta I mean look at me." He gestured towards his body. "Everyone else got tired of me real quick."

"That is because they just wanted a quick you-know-what." Zach said." Corbyn genuinely wants you around. Just watch the way he acts around you."

As they were heading back, Daniel accidentally bumped into someone.
"Sorry," he said, looking up. His eyes widened when he saw who it was.

"Daniel?"

"Mark." Daniel tried to meet his gaze steadily.

Mark shifted his feet.
"How are things?" He asked sounding as awkward as Daniel felt.

Zach was starting at him with barely suppressed hostility. Daniel had told him about Mark, and he didn't like him one bit.

"I'm better than I was before," Daniel replied, a slight edge to his voice.

Shock flashed across Mark's eyes.
"You learn how to talk properly, I see."

"Yeah, so"

Mark glanced at Zach.
"Who is youe friend?"

"None of your damn business," Zach snapped. "Come on, Dan. We're going home." He tugged at his arm and Daniel let him. Mark may have been nicer than most of the people Daniel had met, but he couldn't compare to Corbyn. No one could.

Daniel never mentioned Mark to Corbyn. He didn't want to make him worry for no reason. When he and Zach came back, Corbyn was still working on his homework and was clearly agitated enough.
So Daniel just went to sit down and watched tv.

Corbyn ordered pizza for dinner later that evening, and they all ate while watching The Lion King.

The doorbell rang and Corbyn went to answer it. The man was there, and for some reason Corbyn didn't understand he felt a sudden chill in the air.
"Hello," he said cautiously.

"Are you Corbyn besson?"
The man asked him.

"Yes I am, why?"

"I heard rumors that you were keeping a very rare creature in your home am i correct?"

"What rare creature?". Corbyn asked.

"A hybrid, I believe, so is it tru"

"No, those rumors you heard were wrong."

The man sighed disappointed.
"Well that is too bad, you could make a lot of money with thoses things."

Corbyn can feel the anger rise up at the stranger's view on hybirds, but his voice was steady as he replied," I bet I could but don't have one to begin with."

"Well im sorry for intruding Goodbye," the man said. Even after the man walked away after closing the door the ominous feeling that something was going to happen didn't go away.

"Who was at the door Corbs?" Danile asked as he came back and sat down.

"Just some one trying to sell me something," Corbyn lied." You know, from the commercials?"

"Oh, yeah " Daniel turned back to the t.v. clearly not suspecting a thing.

Biut Zach did his hearing was sharper than Daniel's, so he could somewhat hear Corbyn's conversation. The only word that stuck out to him  were created and hybrids. But they were enough for him to guess what had happened.

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