Called me by his name

'Ris, What do ya think, is it this one?' Suzzie whispered as they queued to meet The Golden trio. She had a cute grey-colored kitten in her arms.

'I don't know, but for the sake of your date, I hope that it is this one, Suzz.'

They had found this furry creature with quiet ease.

It was actually Amaris who stumbled upon it. She had heard its soft mews when she passed by their basketball court. She was huddled under the fallen leaves. Amaris had a soft spot for these small helpless beings. She could not resist and then picked it up.

A moment later Suzzie has shown up and squealed in delight, as their worry was over now.

Initially, Amaris had not really wanted to hand the kitten over to Suzzie but in the end, she had to give up. Suzzie has her trapped in her honey-sweet words and by the time she realized the kitten was already in Suzzie's arms.

Thankfully, today, they had no lecture after the lunch break as their Calculus teacher was absent and they could go home after their lunchtime. Amaris had planned to go to the library to finish today's homework so she could help at the orphanage. But because of this stupid notice, she got dragged into Suzzie's scheme.

Amaris sighed and looked at the girls standing in front of them.

When they had found the Golden trio Amaris was amazed to see that there was actually a line! She still has not come to terms with this notion of kitten and date. But then she does not know them and maybe the kitten was really important to them.

If so, then she prayed that they would find their kitten soon enough. Hopefully, it will be among these as there are really a lot of them.

Amaris knew that if she has lost her pet then she would have been sad too. When this thought came to her mind this whole scenario started to make sense in her head, a little.

'Ahh, poor them. I hope they find their kitten.' Amaris mumbled under her breath.

'Ya said something?' Suzzie turned when she thought her friend was talking.

'It will be quite a while when our turn will arrive, want to hand the kitty over to me, I will hold it for a while.' Suzie contemplated for a second and then handed the kitty over. Her arms were starting to get numb.

Amaris very carefully took the kitty and then cooed at her when it raised its head to look at the new holder. The kitten then lazily nuzzled back into her embrace, seeing that kitten was well behaved Suzzie raised her brow.

That creature was not that docile when it was in her arms.

Amaris got what her friend wanted to say and laughed.

'It's because you scrubbed really hard.' Amaris teased.

Since the kitten was dirty they had to clean it. They got lucky with the cleaning supplies and conveniently borrowed the equipment for a while from the cleaning cabinet. They just hoped that meanwhile, the janitor won't notice that a bucket, gloves, soap, and some towels were missing.

The now silent kitten was not so cooperative when they tried to bathe it. Fortunately, they did not get scratched. Afterward, Suzzie had quickly returned the supplies and brought a packet of milk from the canteen while Amaris dried the Little trouble.

Yeah! Suzzie has named it Little trouble since she made a huge fuzz during the bath.

At the other end of the line, Rudy and Drake were inspecting the kittens and having fun at Kai's expense. Quite a few of the girls had tried to flirt with Kai but one glare from him had them running for hills.

Whenever that happened Rudy would chuckle quietly but Drake did not know the art of subtlety. His booming laughter would echo in the air and that would make the frown on Kai's face deeper. Kai has only given his silent consent to all this drama as he also wanted to know if that girl would show up or not?

Rudy had an eye on his friend all this while as they were here for the girl and not for the kitten. The line has almost come to an end but none of the girls arrived could elicit any sort of reaction from Kai. He was starting to think that maybe it really was a kitten but then again, he really hoped that there would be a girl.

Life has become monotonous and he was looking for some thrill.

A girl who could entice his friend, now that was something he has been looking forward to ever since he met Kai.

'Not this one either.' Rudy drawled out each word and then motioned for the next girl to bring up the kitten for inspection.

'How do you that it is not this one? We have not seen her, so how can you be so sure?' Drake hissed in Rudy's ear.

'I have my ways.' Rudy said mysteriously. Drake could only give up. He had already sacrificed himself for the sake to find that legendary imaginary girl. But now he was feeling a bit restless. But then he was also curious, what kind of girl can bite Kai and remain unscathed.

Well, he was hoping that she was still alive.

When this thought entered his mind he once again cheered up. He was really looking forward to who would be the girl!

It was almost time for their turn when Suzzie suddenly turned. Amaris thought that she wanted the kitten so she was about to give it to her but that did not happen.

'Ris, I need to go to the washroom. I will be back in a jiffy, ya hold the fort for me.' Suzzie did not wait for Amaris's answer and bolted away. She was in a hurry as she has to touch up her makeup a little. She was about to meet the god of basketball.

She can't look disheveled!

Amaris looked at her fleeting back and sighed. She knew what her friend was thinking. They were the last and Amaris hoped that Suzzie will be back before their turn. She really had no desire to be the first one to greet Suzz's crush.

But it would be a lie to say if she was not curious about the guys. Plus, she wanted to make sure that this kitten was theirs, and if not then she would take it back to the orphanage. Kids would love it. Amaris rubbed at its tiny head and behind the ears. A satisfied purr escaped little trouble's mouth, making Amaris chuckle.

'Little trouble, you sure are enjoying it.' Amaris murmured and then took a few steps ahead. They were the last ones, and now there was only one person between her and the guys.

Amaris looked back to see if her friend was there since it's been a while but she could not see her silhouette.

'Next.' Amaris heard the voice and then looked ahead.

It was their turn! Where the hell is Suzzie? Amaris thought as she walked towards them. She once again looked back but Suzzie was nowhere to be seen.

This time when she turned her eyes met with a familiar figure.

It was him!

The guy whom she met in the morning. Her eyes got wide when she saw him lift his head and look at her. She was reminded of their parting and immediately heat crept up her cheeks.

She looked away feeling guilty.

This quick exchange was noticed by Rudy. His brows disappeared in his hairline when he saw the subtle smile on his friend's lips.

So she is her.

Things just got interesting.

He did not wait for her to reach him and went to her. Drake was not aware of what happened but he was astonished when he heard Rudy exclaim that they found the kitten!

'Precious! Here you are!' Rudy said dramatically and looked at the kitten but not before stealing a glance at the owner. He did not see anything out of the ordinary.

The girl had two eyes, two ears, a nose, lips, two arms, and two legs. So what exactly captured Kai's attention, Rudy mused. As he went ahead to take the kitten out of her arms he immediately backed away.

What seemed like an innocent creature a moment ago immediately turned into a ferocious one. He stilled and then helplessly looked at the person who was holding it.

'Looks like, our Precious is won over by you.' Rudy sighed lightly as if he was hurt.

'So it is indeed your kitten and her name is Precious! It's cute.' Amaris stated.

'Thank you for bringing our little Precious to us. May I ask for your name, I need to know the name of the person who became our Precious's savior.' Rudy said charmingly.

'It was not me who found her but my friend, Suzzie. She found her near the basketball court. We bathed and fed her before bringing her here.' Amaris tried once again to hand over the kitten to him but again it snarled at him.

'Suzzie just left a moment ago but don't worry she will be back in a minute. She is a huge fan of yours. She has watched all of your matches, Drake.' Amaris told enthusiastically.

Amaris has no idea who was who and hence she called the person who approached her, Drake, thinking that since it was his cat as he was the one who offered himself for the date. She has yet to see the real Drake, if she saw him then only by looking at his height she would have at least guessed that the person who was in front of her was not Drake.

She was gravely mistaken.

On the other hand, the real Drake who was few steps behind Rudy did not know what happened but he surely heard the girl calling Rudy by his name.

Did she not know who they were?

Was such a thing possible?

Kai had his whole attention on them hence he did not miss what she said. This also made his mind go blank for a while. But then he smirked thinking that this would teach his friend a lesson. There was someone who was immune to his fame.

He was sure of one thing, this girl really knew how to draw his attention! And right now, he was looking at her with all of him.