ashes to ashes. [ashley.]

[ashley shaine avery]

before ashley knew it, she and damien were paying and heading to the petstore that apparently wasn't too far away. the look on damien's face told her that they would be really getting this cat--and she thought he'd been joking. but no, damien never joked around. he had his little heart set on this hairless cat.

so they walked into the petstore, damien walking over to the cat as if he'd been here before. ashley couldn't help but laugh at the poor thing, locked in its cage, ostrasized by the others. "alright, fine, let's get it," she said, laughing a little herself. then he told she'd have to name it.

"well, yeah. she needs a better name: harriet would not be a good name--she's got no hair!" and everyone knew that harriet was the feminine form of harry. so ashley pursed her lips, thinking. "hmm. URSULA!" she said, thinking of the little mermaid at once. ah, she loved that movie. it was like a disney classic! "yea, ursula." she began laughing madly. this was a fun day.

[damien jonathan harris]

"really? it's only thirty dollars. i feel like we need to save it, you know? mom and i have been talking about getting a new cat anyway, because hannibal is getting old, fat, and lonely. note, she wanted a kitten and something adorable and fuzzy, but---" damien looked at the guy behind the counter, who was too busy on his laptop to care what they were doing. damien made a coughing sound and the guy finally looked up, highly annoyed. damien motioned with his hands as if he was going to take the cat out of it's crappy cage. the clerk just nodded his head and went back to whatever he was doing. probably oovoo or whatever those weird social network sites were. thankfully damien was not connected to any of them.

damien opened the cage and let the cat sniff his hands, to try to warm him up to damien's presence. the cat immediately started rubbing his hand up against damien's hand and let damien pick him up. it was love at first site. with hannibal, the harris's house cat, the bond wasn't quite that special, because it was his mother's cat. hannibal loved damien's mom. but this cat, this cat was different. as soon as he held the hairless cat, damien felt an instant connection. he turned to ashely, his face so bright and happy, it almost hurt to smile so much. "ashley, i love him. i love him so much. would you like to hold him?" damien asked, scratching the cat under it's chin. the poor thing just wanted love and attention, something damien could give. he was pretty lonely these days.

"well i'm pretty sure ursula is a girl's name, but i kind of like it. he can be confused about his sexuality. i like it." damien had never been so happy in his life!

[ashley shaine avery]

ashley listened to what damien was saying, but was at a loss for words. he just talked soooo fast. she attempted to keep up with him, but he stopped apruptly, looking where he was...the guy behind the counter was on his laptop, not even paying attention. the opposite from the guy at the candy store. she let out a sigh, looking back over at damien, who was now taking the cat out of the container.

she watched him pet her under the chin, and ashley had the urge to laugh and smile, even though the thing kind of terrified her in a way. then he spoke of how much he loved ursula. "okay, damien. get her. i'll chip in fifteen you get the other half?" she offered, shaking her head sadly. he was like a child in a way, and ashley just had to make sure he didn't do anything stupid or hurt himself too badly. she followed him over to the register, grabbing some cash.

ashley chuckled. "well, i thought she was a girl. but alright, ursula the boy. i like it too." she gave him a smile and handed the guy at the counter fifteen bucks--and he didn't even say thanks, just held out his hand to damien. she looked at ursual, reaching a hand out to sniff. "she won't...she won't bite me, will she?" she asked damien, biting her lip. but ursula didn't, just sniffed and let ashley softly pet her on the head. well. this wasn't weird.

[damien jonathan harris]

"ashley, did i ever tell you, that you are the best girl on the planet earth?" damien asked, smiling like an idiot, as ashley paid for half of ursula. he pulled out his wallet and slipped the man behind the counter another fifteen dollars. the man at the two of them, at ursula, and then at the cash. he grunted something and just took the money without even counting it. damn. what a dick. the man behind the counter reached under the desk and pulled out one of those fold up cardboard boxes. yes, this place was very shady, but within seconds, a little holder was created for ursula. "i do too, he kind of looks like a creature that would live under the sea anyways. isn't that right ursula?" damien cooed, scratching the cat behind his ears. "of course he won't bite you. ursula is a lover, not a fighter." damien watched as ashley was sniffed by the adorable cat and he then placed him in the box. poor ursula wouldn't be riding in style today, but he would soon find himself in a loving home.

damien picked up the box and said thank you to the man behind the counter, who just waved them off and went back to his computer. "aren't you excited ash? our very own hairless cat. my mom is going to be so excited when she finds out. thank you so much. you are the best. i love you lots."

and so the two strange teenagers walked off to bring ursula to his new home.

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