15 Chapter Fifteen

"Raven!" The loud voice filled Raven's head, causing him to feel the panic and anger it brought with it while the voice was desperately trying to wake Raven from his slumber.

"Mmm" Raven grumbled rolling over in the bed not showing any sign that he was willing to comply to these calls for help.

Menay became more distressed, trying even harder to get the young man's attention, "Raven, Help I need your assistance now!"

Mistaking Menay's voice within his head for Carson's he grumbled an irritated response to the persistent calls for help, "Quit. figure it out yourself"

While laying in his bed he heard more shuffling and noise that kept him from going back to the deep sleep he was previously in. Raven slightly woke up in a resistant fashion keeping his eyes shut.

"Carson, what do you need help with... can it not wait till later?" He snapped rolling to his back covering his face with his arm to block out the light.

Carson arched a brow as he looked over to Raven confused by the words when he was sure he didn't say anything. Thinking Raven must have been dreaming he only snickered to himself and brought up his phone pointing it at Raven. Snapping a quick photo after finding it amusing, he was confident that Raven was dreaming about him.

"You fool not him, me" Menay snapped while giving out a normal cat's meow jumping to the bed by Raven's face he smacked out his paw grazing Raven's nose.

Raven opened his eyes quickly to see Menay and Carson beside him, for a moment he forgot about the night before. Thinking maybe he was still sleeping he went to close his eyes again and ignore it till Menay hissed at him and smacked at him again for taking too long to register what was going on.

"Raven wake up and handle this boy" Menay growled as his voice rung through Raven's head finally getting through forcing Raven to recall the night before.

"Ah, Carson..." Raven panicked sitting up in bed having forgotten he was supposed to ask him before he officially allowed Menay to stay there knowing they could both get in trouble if caught. Though where it stood now, he hadn't even told Carson about Menay, once they had gotten back to the room Carson showed signs of waking up but only to move to his bed so Raven didn't bother trying to wake him again.

"I..." He went to explain but Menay pulled on his shirt using his claws to make him look down. Peering down he went speechless when finally noticing what all the fuss was about.

There was something big and pink around Menay's neck which made Raven further lose his train of thought, completely forgetting about explaining Menay's presence now, "Ugh, Menay is..."

"Dude no sweat, your dad told me" Carson spoke up expecting Raven to explain Menay making it seem like no big deal. He raised his phone shaking it a bit in the air to imply he talked to his father over the phone earlier while Raven was sleeping.

Raven scoffed starting to bring his train of thought back to the reason he woke so abrupt. Wondering just what his father could have said as the excuse knowing how wild he was he inquired for details, "Told you what exactly?"

Knowing the exact details was something he not only needed to know so he wouldn't say the wrong thing but not knowing the exact excuse his father could have choice he likely assumed it was something almost unbelievable that would need to be corrected in some way with a more logical reason.

Raven glanced to his own phone thinking if Carson didn't tell him the full details there was likely a text in his phone laying it all out but even so the phone had been forgotten on the dresser once they got home and it was currently dead.

"That, your dad's going away for work as usual for his next dig and the normal sitter bailed..." Carson explained and though it was vague it gave Raven enough to feel a little reassured.

Running his hand through his hair he messed with the red bushy curls for a moment when he heard Carson go to speak again. Raven growled, he just knew there was something more his father said that was going to be an over the top excuse.

"It's no problem, in fact I don't see why you haven't brought him here sooner Menay's a cool cat I would totally help you hide him" Carson continued when a notification on his phone went off distracting him as he began to type away.

Raven was surprised that there wasn't anything more added to what was said. He was even curious if Carson was starting to paraphrase through his father's irrational excuses now. This thought was amusing to consider but he doubted it was possible and figured his father actually gave a reasonable excuse for once.

He wondered why and started thinking about what was said when he noticed he never really thought of the sitter before. Now that he recalled, his father got a cat sitter every time he went somewhere but he never met or even knew who this person was. Now knowing what Menay was he wondered if this meant that Menay was always left alone when no one was home or if he went to his mother.

The sound of a camera shutter pulls Raven attention back to Carson who took yet another photo this time of Menay sitting semi calm on Raven's lap. "There, that's a good one" He declared happy with the picture then another notification goes off showing he clearly sent the photo.

"Why did you take a picture?" Raven questioned narrowing his brow at Carson's behavior.

He heard a meow from his lap reminding him of how Menay was dressed, "and you know Menay's a boy, right?" he mutters thinking about how much it irritated him that he was treated so much like a girl that even his cat gets treated like one.

"I know, he loves it" Carson chuckled reaching out to Menay's head only to be smacked away by Menay's paw.

Menay hissed moving away from Carson further up Raven's lap, "I scratched you multiple times pretty boy, where on earth do you get I love this from?" Menay hissed once more flicking his tail aggressively.

"Huh, must be embarrassed now that you are awake" Carson taunted knowing Menay fought with him. Getting a message he brought up his phone once again, "Besides the girl I'm talking to wants to be a vet, she'll love him more in pink" He adds with a smile.

Looking back at Maney sitting in Raven's lap the two casually looking at each other, Raven still in a bit of a sleepy daze, Carson aimed the camera and took another picture this time of both of them and didn't send this one out.

Raven flinches holding up his hand so he couldn't take any more photos, "Will you cut it out and stop sending her photos what if she tells someone like the principle?" he snarled lunging out seeing his opportunity to snatch the phone.

Carson jerks back raising his phone high into the air out of Raven's reach even if he got out of the bed. Raven sucked on his teeth sitting back in the bed allowing Menay to get back into his lap, "I can go low while you go high" Menay suggests an attack with his tail still twitching.

Raven placed his hand on Menay's head trying to get him to calm down while he shot a glare towards Carson.

"Chill will you..." Carson cautioned not wanting Raven to get angry for no reason while he looked down at the two as if they both seemed to share the the same attitude towards him at the moment. "No lady goes against my word, she won't tell" he explains with a confident attitude.

Raven arches a brow to this statement having plenty to say against it, "Jennifer, Catlyn, Katherine, Samantha and lets not forget Coconut Courtney" Raven only needs to list off the names of a few of the girls who have caused nothing but trouble since he has known Carson.

"Ugh... Coconut Courtney" Carson let out a long sigh as he recalled that name the most.

He knew Raven was right, though he had a good record with the women, often some would go a little too extreme and Raven ended up being their target. He let out a sigh of defeat also recalling the night before having the misunderstanding with the blondes and then the girl in the closet he wasn't exactly keeping a perfect record at that moment.

"And last night too" he adds in a softer tone almost as if he didn't want Raven to catch it though he couldn't help but say it aloud.

Raven's heart raced once more hearing these words. His mind jumped straight to thinking he was talking about their moment shared. Worried that he had remembered Raven from last night, he wanted to ask but he knew if he brought back up the subject as if he were there he would be exposed. Holding himself back he couldn't do anything more than turn a light shade of pink as his face turned red from the memory.

He cleared his throat remembering there were two other girls at the party, since he left early there was still a chance that Carson didn't remember him and was talking about them. So he tried in a subtle manner to seek information, "Last night?"

Carson looked over to the question for a second his focus centered on Raven's face recalling what happened to answer. He had convinced himself that his memory of what had happened once he got to the dorm had mixed in with a dream but he couldn't figure out where they separated. Though the further he thought about it trying to piece together what didn't make sense he noticed Raven's face becoming a darker shade of red causing him to think it may not have been a dream.

He shakes his head looking away pushing those thoughts far from his mind knowing he was probably acting strange just by thinking this way. If anything would have happened between them he wouldn't have heard the end of it nor would he have seen Raven as a girl either.

Taking a moment to collect himself he finally responds to the question, "It was nothing, just the girls from the party last night"

Raven quickly released the tension within his body finding relief in the fact that Carson seemed to only be talking about the girls from the party. He wondered and somewhat hoped that the party may even be where his memory stopped but this wouldn't be confirmed until he said more and Raven was afraid to push it.

"Congratulations the womanizer doesn't remember you like all the other girls in the surrounding city, now get this thing off me" Menay demands in a sarcastic manner followed by a meow.

Though Menay was giving attitude Raven couldn't help but find it comical with what he was wearing and along with the voice that just didn't seem to match his body. Unable to hold it in this caused him to give out a light snicker to the situation at Menay's expensive.

"What?" Carson asked while looking over confused at why Raven snickered to what he said wondering what was so funny about it.

Shaking his head to deny that it was about Carson, Raven reached up to Menay's neck to untie the bow covering his collar, "Nothing."

Carson arched a brow but ignored it bringing back the topic that they originally started with, "I already told her there's a cat in my room I'll just call it a stray and tell her I'm giving it away, okay?" He says lightly placing his phone in his pocket while heading towards the closet. "We'll be late if you sleep all day"

"Oh... yeah class," Raven muttered out remembering what day it was. Just like yesterday he was already exhausted and ready to go back to bed. He looked down lifting Menay off his lap moving him over to the side so he could get up from the bed.

"For a womanizing block head he's quite punctual" Menay points out finding it interesting while moving to the edge of the bed.

"Well he's a jock, he has to be" Raven responded softly while he was leaning over knowing that Carson was the more responsible out of the two of them though he always figured it had to do with the sports he played.

Carson caught what Raven said causing him to lean back out of the closet to look over wondering if what he heard was correct,"What?"

Raven looked up giving a shrug to Carson while remaining silent. He knew better than to talk to Menay but he was starting to wonder if not responding with him was even possible. It was going to be hard just to ignore the voice within his head especially when it was asking a question. He figured if he couldn't stop himself from responding the least he could do was probably word his responses differently so he didn't look that weird.

Getting up from the bed, Carson glanced over noticing Raven's attire, "Why did you sleep in your pants last night, how late was it when you got back?" he inquired handing over the clothes.

Raven glances down recalling he only changed his shirt last night having been to tired once he and Menay returned he forgot about his pants and generally just didn't care.

"Late, just move will you I need to change" Raven growled taking his clothes waiting for Carson to let him by to the bathroom. Carson arched a brow to his attitude but stepped aside as his eyes slowly watched Raven pass him.

Carson waited till Raven was in the bathroom before his eyes left the closed door looking down to the ground still thinking about the girl he met who looked so much like Raven. He really wondered if this was just a dream finding Raven's behavior a bit odd. Glancing over to Menay still sitting on the bed he convinced himself that even if it weren't a dream, what he saw couldn't be Raven since he was getting Menay at the time.

Menay meowed at him bringing him back from his own thoughts. He reached out petting Menay on the head lightly, "He was getting you... yeah" He whispered as if he was convincing himself out loud.

Menay rubbed against his hand moving away from the edge of the bed to go lay down away from Carson he thought about what he said. Staring up at the dark haired young man, Menay's eyes made Carson uneasy for a moment so he looked away catching the time on the clock.

"Hey Ray, I'm heading to class see you at lunch alright" Carson yelled out grabbing his things off the desk. Glancing back to Menay one more time he left the room.

Menay stared back finding Carson's behavior rather strange. He wondered if there was more than just a casual feeding that happened before he had gotten to the room. He also noted that Carson wasn't acting exactly how someone should after being fed on either which bothered him a bit more thinking about it, "Strange" he states without thinking while he pondered on it.

"Did something happen?" Raven asked as he stepped out buttoning up his shirt, looking over to Menay.

Menay's eyes looked over to Raven realizing what he had said, "Nothing, get to class before you are late." he says pushing his concerns off for later.

Raven looked at him for a moment curling a lip to the tone he was given, "Fine, don't tell me what to do" he sneered.

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