Sidenote: To those special readers that are reading, sorry this is so short. But don't worry, its part a), there's more to come!! :)

Yuri's Pov

Hearing conversation in the living room, I decided to get out of bed and join them for breakfast. Leaving my bedroom, I realized that the house was very quiet, but not so much in an eerie way, more of a mellow, peaceful kind of way. Noticing that there was no one in the living room, I walked into Victor's bedroom, who had apparently gone back to bed after breakfast.

I was tempted to join him in bed, but I didn't really want to pull him from whatever dream he was having, so I opted for sitting in a nearby lounge chair with Bailey, Chris' cat. I hoped watching him wouldn't appear creepy; it never felt like it. Even before we got as close as we are now, it always felt like watching his slumber was nothing out of the ordinary. Maybe it was ridiculous, but he looked like something straight out of a watercolour portrait; I didn't want to disrupt that. Just as I was shifting my position on the chair, Bailey mewed softly, but loud enough to stir Victor from his slumber. Opening his eyes, Victor glanced around the room before closing his eyes again. Opening them again, Victor looked straight at me before sitting up in his bed.

"Yuri, what's the matter?" he asked as he gestured for me to come join him on the bed.

Quickly standing, I happily sat next to him and handed Bailey to him, which he graciously accepted.

"How long have you been awake?" he inquired as he smoothed out Bailey's long white fur.

"Not long. After Chris woke me up, I couldn't really go back to sleep,"I replied as I watched Bailey climb up Victor's shoulder successfully and then maneuver onto my own. Bailey went back and forth a few times before trying to climb onto my head like a rock climber. I'll admit, claws digging into the back of your head isn't the most pleasant feeling, but Bailey was definitely enjoying himself;so I complied.

 After Bailey was comfortably lying down, Victor took a picture of me, then showed me. Once I saw it, I nearly threw my head back in laughter at how funny I looked. Victor said that I didn't, and that in the future, wearing cats on your head will be all the rage, and that I should be a trend-setter. Laughing uncontrollably, I could feel Bailey's claws sinking into my skin; obviously not ok with my body shaking. Recomposing myself, Victor gently leaned forward to press his lips.......

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