It gave a friendly purr and strode over to her rubbing against her arm. The door to the apartment opened and someone came inside. "Okay got that figured out," Kye's voice sounded from outside the room. "Hey have you seen Munyeca? She's my small tortoiseshell cat."
"You mean this one here?" Ava asked. "I've never had a pet before, what's it like?"
Kye poked his head around the corner and gave a smile. "Yeah that's her. As for what it's like, she's really picky and very moody. Some moments she'll be this sweet little angel like right now, loving on you, and then suddenly she'll become a little demon and start ripping you're arm apart. Would you like anything for lunch? I've got some bread and other sandwich makings. Or I've got some other options. Whatever sounds good to you."
"Huh, okay. Lunch? Uh, a sandwich is okay, thanks," Ava replied.
"Okay, I'll go fix us some lunch, then we can-" he was cut off by a hard knocking on the door. Kye took a single step back and looked at his door. Whoever was there knocked loudly again. "I'm gonna guess that's one of you're friends because I am not expecting anyone."
"Friends?" she asked. With downcast eyes, she answered herself, "I-I don't have any…"
The door was knocked on again, and Kye stepped back into the room that he was lending Ava. The knocking was getting progressively harder and more violent sounding. "Don't talk, hide in the closet. In the far corner there's a trapdoor leading to a crawl space area. Go." Kye hopped out of the room for a moment and came back holding something in his hands. It was a hand gun.
Ava stared at the gun for a split second and scrambled to do as he said. Once in the closet, she trembled in fear, her breathing coming in shaky breaths, her chest rising and falling.
(okay can i get a filler on what is important before i join? then i will post a link to my character)
Kye rested the gun on his back hip and walked towards the door. "Okay alright, what do you want?" his call silenced the knocks. Keeping the chain latch on he opened the door slightly.
(okay can i get a filler on what is important before i join? then i will post a link to my character)
(Just be whoever is at Kye's door. We're kinda just doing whatever and seeing what happens.)
A small little boy was standing there "He-hello?? Ar-are you K-Kye?? My name is Kain"
Kye sighed and let his shoulders relax. He placed the gun he held in his holster and unlocked the door. He opened it and leaned against the frame, his thumps in his pockets. "Kain, huh? I assume you came to get some help? Ava it's fine, you can come out." He called the last part over his shoulder.
(thumps?? do you mean thumbs??)
Kain stayed by the outside of the door hesitant "I c-can come in right?"
(Yeah that is what I meant sorry.)
Kye nodded and turned back into his apartment. "So who pointed you my direction? Or did you just follow us here?"
Ava gave a sigh of relief. "Who is it?" she asked, walking out, but she stopped short when she saw the little boy. "A kid? What's a kid doing on your doorstep?"
"I w-was told th-that i would be safe here by some people that really scared me but they were nice" Kain answered both questions at once
Ava's expression softened immediately. "Oh, hon, what are you running from?" she got down on her knees to be level with Kain. "Listen, I know what it's like. I've been running for eleven years," she lowered her voice.
Kye smiled and walked into the main room. "Just close the door when you come in. And don't let Munyeca out please, last time she got out she made her way to the roof, and I don't feel like following her up there again."
"I'm ru-runnimg fro-from a place that they for-forced me to take medicine and other tre-treatments" Kain said softly closing the door and sitting on the floor
Munyeca came around the corner and started rubbing on Kain's legs. She was purring and her fur was all fluffed up. Almost as if she was trying to look more pretty.
Kain let out an adorable laugh and asked "Will she let me hold her?"
"A lab," Ava breathed softly. "I'm sorry, kid."
Bending down to pet Munyeca, who appeared to have come out just for the company, she smiled. A real, genuine smile, the first one in a long, long, time.
"Yeah, she's should, if she's rubbing on you she'll probably let you hold her," Kye replied as he poked his head around the corner. "I got her from a shelter, the lady there said that she used to be a trauma therapy cat. As in, they used her to help people who have been through something traumatic. She tends top gravitate towards children, whenever I have them over." He walked from sight and a bag crinkling could be heard. He came back holding what looked like a treat of some kind. "Would you like to give her a treat? She'd probably love you for life."
Kain nodded as he picked up the cat "yes I would"
Kye handed the treat to Kain and turned to head back towards the small space that was the kitchen. "If you two want there's a couch over here, and a kind of garbage view through the window. I'm gonna make us some lunch and then we can figure out what you two need and where you two can go."
"okay thank you" Kain said softly
"Oh-okay," Ava replied with as much normalness as she could conjure up. "Hey, kid, uh…" she started, heading over to the couch to sit down. "You know, I'm here if you ever need me…" she finished. God, that sounds so lame. she reprimanded herself. And cheesy, she added a split second later.
Fixing the cat in his arms Kain set out to thank her but was distracted by the purring of the cat and mumbled "Thank you"
Ava gave a fake smile in return and settled herself on the couch. Suddenly, a question hit her and she had to ask it. "Hey, how old are you kid?"