I was bored one day and asked for some fic prompts. April Valentine gave me "Blair gives Jim a kitten." This is the resulting fic. Gen and short.

Gracie

by Raine Wynd

"It's only temporary," Blair said. "A week at most."

"Where have I heard that one before?" Jim mused. "Oh, right. Five years ago. You were supposed to only be here a week."

"But Gracie's owner said she'd be back," Blair pointed out. "Come on, Jim, it's a kitten, not a bomb."

"No pets." Jim held firm, refusing to even hold the young cat, who looked at him with her most endearing expression, one paw extended invitingly. "Especially one with rat tails."

"But she's --" Before Blair could finish, Gracie leaped from his hand onto the kitchen counter -- or tried. Too small yet to have the full extension required for such a grand leap, the black-and-orange kitten fell short.

Stunned, Gracie sat stupidly on the floor, clearly dazed.

Jim's heart couldn't stand the look on the kitten's face, and he knew he was a goner. Picking up the small animal, he soothed it. "One week," he reminded Blair, who tried to hide a victorious grin.

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