Tai gave Sophie a confused look. "How can you be so sure? They just look like fussy cats to me. Then again, I've never had your gift with the animals," he added with a chuckle. That was Sophie's special gift, he supposed, though he never questioned it or how she'd come to know so many things about their cats. Maybe it was all speculation. Maybe it was more.

Pedro's ears swiveled forward, then back, his tail still twitching across the floor. However, after Sophie's curious words and the apology, he couldn't turn his gaze away from Derek again. "~It doesn't really matter since your words are true and I know it. I'm not trying to change things, but...~" He scrunched up his face, trying to understand his feelings enough to put them in words. "~I don't get it. Why am I bothered?~"