Write On Me Universe

17

A/N: 

Turns out I still have ideas from time to time.

Read and enjoy. :)

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"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Lauren asked as she, Dinah, and Camila entered the animal shelter. "I mean, Ally won't kill us, right? That would really suck."

Dinah rolled her eyes and slung an arm around the shorter girl. "It's fine, Lauser. Camila and I have been asking for a pet for a while now."

"That doesn't actually answer the question."

Camila smiled and laughed softly. "It's fine, Lo. I promise. Normani and Ally agreed to let us get a pet. More specifically, we get to pick it out. Consider it like a Christmas present."

"Those two losershad to work today otherwise they would be here."

Lauren frowned and slipped away from the taller girl. "Don't call them losers. It's not their fault they had to work."

Dinah sighed. "Fine. They're not losers. Their managers are, though."

"Well, we could have waited until tomorrow when they weren't working," Camila pointed out.

"Yeah, but then we couldn't surprise them with our pick," Dinah argued. She stopped and frowned realizing Lauren was no longer next to them. "Hey, where did Lauser go?"

The two looked around for a moment before Camila pointed to one of the cages. "There she is."

They walked over and found Lauren standing in front of a cage containing a tiny, orange and white kitten with blue eyes.

"Rude of you to get a head start, Lauser."

Lauren turned to Dinah and sheepishly rubbed the back of her neck. "Sorry. But look." She moved her index finger along the glass of the cage, and the tiny kitten followed after, swatting at the glass from the other side. It smushed its face against the glass in an attempt to bite her finger.

"Wait, no, that's adorable," Dinah said as she watched the kitten continue to try and get Lauren's finger. "Let me try."

Lauren moved out of the way and let Dinah stand in front of the cage. The taller girl put her finger to the glass, and sure enough, the kitten immediately tried to attack, following as Dinah moved her finger.

A few minutes passed before a worker walked by, stopping to turn back to the three. "I can set you up in a room if you'd like to visit with that one." She tilted her head and hummed. "I don't think I've ever seen that one so playful before."

Camila's brows rose in surprise. "Really?"

"Yeah. She was rescued a few weeks ago. Even tinier than she is now, left out in a box behind a dumpster."

Lauren whined slightly. "That's horrible," she whispered, putting her finger back to the glass. She smiled as the kitten put its paw to the glass.

Dinah looked to the worker. "Can we get a room to visit?"

The worker nodded and led them around to the back of the building. She opened a door to a small room with a couple of chairs and a table and let them in. "I will be right back with the kitten."

Two minutes later, returned with a cardboard carrier and set it on the table.

After the employee left, Camila opened the carrier. Almost immediately, a tiny, white and orange head popped out and the kitten meowed loudly. It hopped out, stumbling over the top of the carrier, and landed clumsily on the table. It looked around curiously before intently making its way to Lauren. It hesitantly reached down from the table with one leg, testing to see if Lauren's knee was something it could stand on. Once it deemed it safe, it hopped down and curled up in Lauren's lap, promptly falling asleep.

Lauren looked up with wide eyes at the other two. "Uh, I don't think I'm allowed to move. Help."

Dinah laughed loudly, earning an indignant meow from the kitten. "Oh, this is like Lauren in kitten form."

Camila grinned. "Well, I think we know which one we're taking home today."

"I'm still stuck. Help."

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Normani and Ally were cuddling on the couch when the three returned. Dinah charged into the living room first, followed by Camila, and lastly Lauren, carefully holding the carrier.

"Oh, what did you guys get?" Ally asked excitedly as she sat up, clapping her hands softly.

Normani sat up, too, and said, "You jerks didn't send any pictures."

Lauren wrinkled her nose. "I wanted to, but Dinah threatened to take my phone because she wanted it to be a surprise."

Normani rolled her eyes. "Of course," she mumbled under her breath. She tilted her head curiously as Lauren put the carrier on the coffee table.

Once the handles of the carrier opened enough, the orange and white kitten jumped out immediately, stretching and meowing softly in protest of being kept inside the box.

Ally squealed happily. "Oh my gosh, it's so cute!" She knelt down in front of the table and stuck her hand out, waiting for the kitten to sniff her. The kitten headbutted her hand, demanding to be pet.

"Third cutest thing in the house after Lauren," Normani commented as she also sat in front of the coffee table and waited for the kitten to allow her to pet it.

Camila blinked. "Third?"

"I'm the first, duh," Normani stated.

Ally shook her head amusedly. "Before you start an argument, does it have a name?" she asked, nodding toward the kitten.

Dinah huffed and crossed her arms as she plopped down on the couch. "I can't believe I lost rock-paper-scissors. It was rigged."

"Your strategy is to throw rock every time," Camila pointed out. "Of course you lost."

"So who picked the name?" Normani asked.

"Lauren," Camila answered. "But, we all had to agree on the name. Lauren just got to pick names until we all agreed on one."

Ally looked to Lauren inquisitively. "So what did you guys finally decide on?"

Lauren rocked on her toes, hands behind her back as she grinned excitedly. "Snickerdoodle."

Normani laughed in slight disbelief. "Sorry, sorry," she said immediately as Lauren's smile turned into a pout. "I just wasn't expecting that."

"I love it, Lauren," Ally stated. She looked to the tiny kitten and pet its head. "Welcome to the family, Snickerdoodle."

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A/N: Hopefully you enjoyed, let me know what you think!

Here's the kitten they adopt: