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time machine | qmi | animal!au | ~800w | drabble
time machine ; kyuhyun / zhou mi
"FREE KITTENS" an open cardboard box says, holding at least a dozen kittens mewing for attention. Zhou Mi debates whether to get one or to just take the whole box to save the kittens from the heavy rain, but decides that for the first option; as much as he wants those tiny creatures safe from harm, he cannot afford to keep them. So he chooses the weakest one, huddled in one of the corners trying to sleep, but keeps getting trampled on due to the small space with too many bodies and obviously shivering from its soaked fur coat. He picks up the little one gingerly, brushing off excess water and holds it inside his coat in attempt to keep it warm. He walks quickly, making sure to get out of the rain and into the nearest pet store for the essentials: food.
"Welcome, do you need help on finding anything?" The storekeeper asks politely, but monotonously, most likely due to the repitition of the phrase.
Zhou Mi stumbles over his weak Korean, though somehow manages to get out what he wants to say and the employee comes back with a bag of kitten food. He pays her and almost leaves the store with his hands full, but last minute decides that his pocket is large enough and sticks the little kitten inside, mewing a little in protest, but finding it's new home satisfactory and curls into a ball with it's head barely poking out in curiosity. He then makes a run for home.
They make it home in one piece and not too wet, especially since the kitten is a lot warmer and is now excited with it's head fully out of the pocket with it's tiny front paws grasping the edge. The kitten mews happily and licks it's nose with a miniscule smile.
"Hi there, you okay?" Zhou Mi removes the kitten from his pocket after he sets down the bag of food and cradles it in his hands, "You're a..." he turns the kitten so he's able to see the underside, "...male. Alright then!" He sets the feline on the ground, watching for a moment as the kitten slips and slides on the hardwood floor before finding a small bowl and cutting open the bag, pouring some in. He giggles with little sympathy for the disoriented kitten who has yet to be able to walk correctly on the slippery floor.
"Oh, you poor thing; you sure you can get over here okay?" Zhou Mi laughs lightly before seeing the kitten make an odd expression, "Are you frowning at me?" The kitten tries to make a run for the food and with more than a few slips, finally makes it and lightly nudges the food bowl from the speed he was running at. "What to name you, I have no idea." He ponders as he scratches behind the ears of the feline and he hears a soft purr radiating from the kitten.
The kitten looks up once he's finished his meal and licks his lips, slowly leaning into the large hand that's caressing him. The large hand stops scratching to pick him up and is now being held against a warm flat surface, namely Zhou Mi's chest because he decided that laying down would be more comfortable.
"You nice and warm now?" He keeps scratching the black kitten's ears, watching the tiny head move up and down with the movements of his hand, "You're adorable, you know that?" The kitten mews in response, almost an "Of course I am, you thought otherwise?" Zhou Mi giggles lightly, "Oh, now I'm imagining my cat talking back to me." He smiles as the kitten starts pawing at his hand softly and ends up discontinuing the scratching so the kitten can swat at his hand with his tiny white paws.
"What about Kuixian? Kuixian's cute, right?" Zhou Mi grins as the kitten stops and stares at him before walking towards his face and ends up slipping at his neck, pawing hopelessly to get stable. Zhou Mi tries to sit up quickly in hopes that the kitten will stay on his shoulder and it works, although the front half of the kitten is hanging over on his back trying to back up and sit on his shoulder. In time, he gets balanced on the one shoulder and curls into a tiny ball.
"Should I take that as a yes?" Zhou Mi scoops the newly "Kuixian" in one hand and stands up, walking slowly to the bedroom and sets the kitten on a white plush pillow, greatly contrasting with the kitten. He smiled gently as the kitten arranged himself more comfortably, resting his head on a tiny paw.
"Sleep tight, Kuixian."