right next door.

chapter one

you know what? i kinda do miss my parents house. or the apartment i shared with my friends. since i moved to live by myself things started going crazy. maybe i should've waited till the end of college to do this like everyone in my life advised me to.

but i don't like following advices. people should know that. monica and wanda should've locked me in my old room. now THAT would've helpful.
you know what's not helpful? this empty building. i swear ghosts live here. i've been living here for 2 weeks and beraly heard any noise.

of course that seems peaceful, that was my first thought when i decided i would move here. but i come home everyday, with so many books, and bags, and groceries and not one soul has appeared to help me uo the stairs. 

at this point i've given up. i'm a strong girl, i can do this by myself. it's a mantra i've been saying 80 times a day these past few weeks.

i reach my apartment door, this time with my keys already in hand but still failing to balance everything while opening the door.

i grunt.

"do you need help?" i hear a voice on the other side of the hallway and jump a little from the scare.

i didn't even see anyone. weird.

i turn around and see a guy with short hair, dressed in full black, multiple layers of clothing, and blue eyes gazed at me. standing at what i assume, his doorway slighted open, like he just got home too.

"no, no. thank you" i smile.

"you sure?"

"yeah" 

that's when i notice the small white furry animal with also blue eyes, with their face peeking out of the guy's door. 

"oh my god!!! hii" i say, with a softer voice. the cat meows back. "oh wow, you're educated, he did a good job with you"

i hear the guy let out a small laugh.

"no… i got him not that long ago. he's well educated by himself… you sure you dont want help?" he says, coming into my direction.

"yeah don't worry i got this, look" i already unlocked the door, so i opened it with my foot "see?! i got this" 

i open my door slightly and put my stuff on the little bench i keep close to the door.

"wow you're a pro"

"after 2 weeks i got my shit together" i laugh a bit, when i hear the little footsteps coming into my direction "oh hi buddy… you wanna say hi to the neighboor?" 

i open the door a little more so he can see my cat, that when notices i'm not alone, runs really fast in the direction of mt bedroom.

i yell "hey that's not how i raised you"

he starts laughing at his door. "he's not that social, i can see… what's his name?"

"yeah he doesn't anyone besides me i guess" i let a small laugh "mike. it's a character from a tv show that i like. what's yours?" 

"he's alpine" he says, grabbing the cat.

oh. he doesn't care about the cats fur on his clothes. nice.

"i guess his name is self explanatory" i let out a chuckle at his commentary.

"it is. oh, i'm (y/n) by the way."

i say getting close to him. i wanted to give him a hand shake but the hand went straight to the cats head giving it a pet.

"you're james i guess" i say reading his dog tags that are around his neck.

"...how do you know that?" he looks at me with his brows furrowed. oh my god he still looks hot like that.

"your dog tags" i chuckle. "unless you're using someone elses dog tags"

"...oh" he gives a small smile. "yeah, it's james"

"i'm not a witch or a mind reader, relax" i laugh. "ok i need to go home now. it was nice meeting you. thabk you for the offer to help. it's kind of rare around here i found out"

"nice meeting you too. and it was nothing, don't worry. if you need anything, feel free to knock on my door" he says with a… different kind of smile.

oh so he is that kind of guy. alright. 

"ok. good night" 

"good night"

he says it back and we both close our doors.
i let out a breath i didn't know i was holding. 

well, maybe it was a good idea i wasn't locked in my old room now that i think about it.

i let out a little smile as i shake my head, grabbing my things to organize everything and do my night routine.