Realization

When you realize that realizing things is not as easy as you always thought it was, then you realized something that is worth realizing.

"I wonder why the clouds are white and candy floss can be in any color. I always thought that they were the same thing, but one time a teacher told me that clouds consist of water and candy floss tastes like candy. I mean that´s why it´s called CANDY floss, right?..." Cat looked at me with her big brown eyes as she kept on talking about random things. Some people might consider Cat as weird, because she always says what she is thinking, and believe me, she thinks about really odd things sometimes, but I just think she is adorable. Everyone talks about how you should always tell the truth and say what you are thinking, but if someone actually does it, they get offended or something just because they don´t like what the person is saying.

Well… maybe Cat isn´t just someone. I mean she has a very vivid imagination and maybe you need some time to get used to her and follow what she is saying, but I just love her.

Cat Valentine is my best friend.

From time to time I think about it how people cannot like her and I just don´t understand it at all. Cat is such a sweet and caring person and her personality just fits perfectly with her looks. Her face is round and cute, her lips look soft and full, her red hair is almost as colorful as her imagination, when she looks at you with her chocolate brown eyes, you can almost see the innocence in them and plus the fact that she is also small, she looks so childlike that your mind just makes you want to protect her. Cat is just adorable.

Cat and I were standing at my locker after our last period. It was finally Friday and I had nothing to do over the weekend except of writing a little scene for my English class, but that was not very difficult. "What are you doing on the weekend?" I asked my best friend. Cat didn´t respond. She was spacing out like she did very often. Daydreaming seemed to be one of her favorite things to do.

"Hey Cat." I said, this time a little louder as I grabbed her shoulders and shook them.

"Huh?" Cat looked at me with a questioning expression. I laughed at her confused face.

"I asked you, what you have planned for your weekend." I repeated.

"I am going to do something with my friend" She said smiling.

"Oh." Man I wanted to do something with her. "And what are you going to do?"

"That depends…" She said still smiling at me.

"On what?" I asked, raising one eyebrow.

"What you want to do." Typically Cat. She always teased me. I grinned back at her.

"How about a sleepover at my house?" I suggested.

"Yey! Sleepover at Tori´s!" She started to bounce around and I just stood there and grinned. It was funny how something little like a sleepover could make her so happy.

I was just getting out of the shower, when I heard the bell ring. I looked at my Pearphone and was shocked to see that it was already so late. Man I always forget the time, when I am under the shower. I start to sing and totally don´t care about anything else.

I grabbed a towel and ran downstairs to open the door.

"Hey! Tori?" Cat looked at me from head to toe. "Did you forget that I was coming over? " She asked, looking like she was about to cry. Cat´s mood always changed so fast and easy.

"No, no, of course not. I just forgot the time. I was under the shower and… uhm why don´t you come in first." I opened the door a little wider so she could come in and closed it quickly behind her. I was only wearing a towel, so it was a little bit cold. Cat bounced into my living room with a big smile on her face. Just like I said: mood changing.

"Could you wait just a few minutes? I need to put some clothes on."

"Sure thing" She smiled and let herself fall on the couch. "I´ll be right here."

I hurried up in my room and thought about whether I should put on my PJs or jeans and a shirt. I chose my PJs. It´s a sleepover after all. I chose the white one with the pink ice cream on it. It was my favorite one, because the material was so comfy.

I walked down the stairs and saw Cat lying on the couch just like she was when I left her. She had her eyes closed and it looked like she was sleeping. I snuck my way to the couch and leaned over her to scare her, but she seemed so peaceful that I just couldn´t do it. I smiled at her cute face. She had her mouth slightly open, just like a baby. Cat was so adorable. My eyes wandered to her clothes. I hadn´t noticed before that she also was already in her PJs. She had on a pink shirt with a smiling cupcake on it and pink shorts. I grinned to myself. That totally fit her.

BAAM!

The front door flew open, making me jump. I saw Trina standing in the doorway.

"Tori! Where are Mom and Dad?" She shouted at me.

"They are at Grandma´s over the weekend. Remember?" I answered calmly.

Cat moved beside me and opened her eyes. God, she looked so sweet and sleepy.

"Great! I am out with some friends. Don´t know when I am coming home. Maybe I won´t. Have fun, or don´t. I don´t care." Trina shut the door and I heard a car stopping and driving away.

"What´s going on?" Cat asked yawning. Even that looked adorable.

"Nothing it was just Trina being Trina." I smiled at her.

"Wait. Did I sleep? Why didn´t you wake me?" She asked curious.

"Uhm… you looked so sweet that I simply couldn´t." I told her.

"Ooh." Cat blushed. So cute.

I stood up. "So what do you want to do? Do you want to watch a movie or make cupcakes…?"

At the word "cupcakes" she jumped from the couch screaming "Yey! Cupcakes!" and ran in the kitchen. I laughed and followed her.

One hour or so later we sat on the sofa, watching a movie and eating our freshly baked cupcakes. Cat had a big smile on her face and I was happy when she was happy. Cat had that kind of effect on others. When she is sad you kind of want to cry with her and when she is happy you can´t help but smile.

Sometime in the middle of the movie Cat managed to snuggle herself into my arms. Now she was sitting on my lap, her head resting on my shoulder and my hands on her hips. I looked at her and noticed that she tried very hard to keep her eyes open. They always fell shut and after a while they stayed like that. I watched her fall asleep. Her breathing went slower and more frequent. She still had a smile on her face. I think Cat was the only person that could actually fall asleep smiling. She was so adorable.

Cat was even lighter than I had thought. I carried her to my room and laid her on my bed. It was good that we already brushed our teeth, because I wouldn´t have the nerve to do it now and Cat was asleep. I slipped under the blanket and made myself comfortable. Probably I moved a little too much, because Cat turned around and faced me with her drowsy eyes.

"Where am I?" She asked and looked around the room, but it was dark so she couldn´t see anything.

"You´re in my room. I carried you up."

"Thanks." She said and snuggled herself back into my arms. I gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and she was back asleep in an instant. I watched her sleep until my sight became a blur.