School drags on and on. It seems like a miracle once it's over, except... I look over and Ross is standing right there next to my locker as I gather my crap and shove it in my backpack. I sigh.
"What do you want?"
"Oh you know, just waiting for my new roommate. If there's no place for me to sleep except the couch I'm taking your bed, and you can enjoy the couch." He looks like this is a serious matter. I laugh at him.
"Whatever." This dweeb has been staring at me all day. We pretty much share the same schedule. "Let's go." He nods. All of my friends gawk at us as we walk by. One of my friends, Nova, stops us. She's with her boyfriend, Erick.
"Woah Jasper." She gives me an evil smile. "Since when did you have a boyfriend." I shake my head.
"Roommate." I correct. "Apparently."
"What about your dad?"
"He's gone for a while longer."
"Ahh... Well bye! Me and Erick have somewhere to go!" She winks with a big grin on her face and walks away. I laugh at my self as I see her walk away. Ross keeps walking.
"Come on already." Ross snaps impatiently.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, your highness." Ross smiles.
"I like that name for me. You should keep using it."
"How about no." I glare at him. He chuckles.
"Damn it." He says sarcastically.
We finally get to my house. I unlock the door. I run into my room to find Gizmo peacefully sleeping on my bed. He used his make-shift litter box at least. Ross gasps.
"You have a cat?" He looks astonished.
"Since this morning, yeah." He sits next to me while I hold Gizmo and starts to pet him.
"I love cats."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Why is that wrong?"
"No. You just don't seem like a cat person." I smile as Gizmo starts to purr.
"So... Are you gonna tell me his name or not?"
"Oh yeah. Sorry. His name is Gizmo."
"Nice." I nod my head in silence. The cat walks over to his blanket and goes to sleep again. We both stare at Gizmo for awhile. It gets awkward. Ross looks over to me but he keeps staring, so I look back over at him. It's like he's observing my every movement. Ross puts his hands on my shoulders. What is going on? He slowly pushes me down onto my bed. More like a mattress on the floor. He's now on top of me. We just stare at each other without a word. My face gets hot and I look away.
"What are you doing?" I say quietly.
"Hm."
"What?" I look back at him try to find an answer in his expression.
"I thought you'd continue."
"Pff. like I'd do 'that' with you."
"Whatever." He says laying down next to me. I'm now trapped between him and the wall. It's late, so I pull the blanket over me and end up pulling it over Ross too. I guess we're just sharing a bed? I curl up and face the wall. It's cold. Right as I'm about to fall asleep I feel Ross's arm around my waist. He scoots closer to my body, keeping it warm. I softly laugh. I've never felt this peaceful.
