While Paul was at his autograph signing Adrian decided to take a leisurely stroll through the city. Her black and pink converse all stars kicked up gravel as she walked. She was wearing a pair of faded and patched American Eagle jeans and a white spaghetti strapped tank top. It was windy out so she wore a red zip up hoodie half way zipped. She was still wearing her ipod headphones in her ears even though it had died 20 minutes before. She kept them in her ears in a weak attempt to make it so people would leave her alone. Munching on chicken fingers and humming to herself she took in the sights around her. As she was walking past an alleyway she heard a gentle cry coming from deep within. Her foolish curiosity getting the best of her she decided to investigate. As Adrian crept closer she could see a small kitten digging through a tipped over metal garbage can. She was mere inches away when it sensed her presence and his behind the garbage can. Adrian crouched down as small as she could.

"Here kitty it's ok I won't hurt you" her voice was soft and soothing.

The cat stuck his scruffy looking head out from behind the garbage can. It sniffed the air but remained where it was.

"Hmm I bet you're hungry and would love one of these delicious chicken fingers" she took one of the chicken fingers out of the container. She placed it on the ground near her and the moment the kitten saw the food the made a b-line to it.

Adrian laughed at the kitten. She took the tine to get a good look at the kitten, it had medium length fur. The poor thing's fur was caked with mud and it was so skinny Adrian could count it's ribs if she cared to. She ran two of her fingers over it's back. The kitten finished eating the chicken finger and walked over to Adrian. It began to sniff her looking for more food. She took out another chicken finger and held it out to the kitten. It ate it right out of her hand because it was that hungry.

"Sorry kitty I'm all out" she said petting the cat once again before standing up.

She began to walk away but soon stopped when she realized the kitten was following her. She took a few more steps and then stopped the kitten was standing next to her. It turned it's head up to look at her, it meowed and nuzzled up against her as it purred.

"Well looks like I made a new friend" she bent down and began to pet the kitten again "how would you like to come with me and we'll get you fed and bathed?"

She smirked to herself knowing of Paul's secret fear of cats. Well if he was making her talk when she didn't want to she wanted something to bug him with. She picked the kitten up and sheltered it inside her sweatshirt. Now the rational part of her mind knew she shouldn't be doing this because this kitten could have any number of diseases among other things. But she really didn't care she thought it was cute in it's own mangy way.

" I wonder if your mother abandoned you like mine did" she said to the kitten as she walked the 3 blocks back to the hotel she and Paul were staying in.

Walking briskly through the lobby she made it into the elevator with no one noticing the kitten's head sticking out of her hoodie. She made it to her room and placed the kitten on the floor of the small kitchen as she ventured to the bathroom to run the tub. She took off her hoodie and tank top and changed into a long sleeved shirt knowing all too well that this kitten wasn't going to make giving it a bath easy on her. When the tub was about a third of the way filled with warm water she placed the kitten in it. It hissed furiously at Adrian and began trying to climb it's way out.

"Come on kitty one bath won't kill you" she said to it as she lathered her hands with the baby shampoo she had picked up at a corner store on the walk back to the hotel. She gently massaged the shampoo into the kitten's fur. It hissed and swiped it's paw at her.

"You are almost done" she told it grabbing the plastic cup she had brought from the kitchen to rinse the kitten off with. She ran the water again to fill the cup with clean water. As gently as she could she poured the warm water over the kitten. She repeated the process two more times. When she was convinced the kitten was clean she removed him from the bathtub and drained the water. The kitten who she found out was a boy looked like a drowned rat. He mowed angrily as she wrapped him in a towel. He was shaking and swishing his tail back and forth.

"Ok you brat you are all done" she laid herself down and placed the kitten next to her.

She turned on the TV and began to towel dry the kitten. Once she was satisfied that he was dry she let him walk around the bed.

"I hope you like tuna kitty because that is what you are eating tonight" she got off the bed and opened the two cans of tuna she had bought when she bought the baby shampoo.

Hearing the can open the kitten tried to jump off the bed but it was too high so he was stuck. Adrian once again laughed at him as she helped him off the bed to the floor. He ran over to the tuna and devoured it as quickly as he could. He licked his lips once he was finished as he walked back over to the bed. He sat down by the side of it and stared by at Adrian he mowed at her and she rolled her eyes.

"So what am I like your slave now" she picked the kitten up. He walked to the middle of the bed and curled up into a ball. He began cleaning himself and eventually fell asleep. Adrian ran a hand over his downy soft fur. He was definitely a cute little kitten. His his body was a charcoal gray color except for his head which was black. He reminded Adrian of a baby penguin. He had white around his eyes and a brown patch over his nose. He had darker gray stripes going down his legs and tail and he had the most amazing green eyes.

"I guess you'll need a name now huh" he opened one eye lazily to look at her. "I think I'll name you Asher John ... Asher after a friend I lost over in Iraq and John just because I like the name. Do you like that AJ?"

Of course he didn't respond back to her and she didn't really expect her to but she thought it was nice to have someone to talk to who didn't expect her to talk about what she had been through or even talk at all.

"I think you and me will be good friends AJ" she remarked scratching behind the kitten's ears. She soon closed her eyes and let jet lag claim her.