Sho vs Cat final

[krystalkatzfics]

“Masaki, what the hell have you done?” Sho hissed softly after his friend and the CAT had come into his apartment. The CAT was looking around the living area with an unimpressed look on his face. His tail was flicking this way and that as his ears moved as well. He was cuter in person than he was in his picture and his face was set in a softer expression than it had been in the video yesterday. “I told you that I didn’t want a CAT! What am I meant to do with him?”

“Look after him! Here is his paperwork...He’s registered in your name and he’s had all his injections”

“Masaki, will you stop talking about him like he’s an actual cat? He’s pretty much human” Sho hissed angrier at his friend than he had ever been. He knew that Masaki really liked the CAT’s and he had always been vocal in that but right now he wanted to punch him. He knew the CATs were genetically different but they were fundamentally the same. “I think you should leave”

“Sho-chan...” Masaki muttered but Sho shook his head turning his face away from him to look at the CAT. Nino was sitting on the edge of his sofa with his bag on his knees. His expression was curious and his ears were twitching this way and that. His head cocked to one side and Sho gave him a little smile which he hoped was reassuring rather than scary and to his surprise the CAT smiled back. It was a tiny smile, just the curving of the corners of his mouth, but it was adorable.

Without another word Masaki left the apartment and Sho let out a sigh his shoulders sagging a little as he ran his fingers through his hair attempting to smooth out his hair and not succeeding. He moved to his small kitchenette and mumbled;

“I can’t believe he’s done this to me...Um...Nino...Would you like a drink?”

“...Would you like me to make it, Master?” Nino asked getting up from the sofa and Sho almost groaned at the word Master. It was sickening in his opinion. He turned to look at the CAT and then smiled again as he said;

“Please don’t call me Master, Nino, and I can make it...I’m sorry...”

“Humm...You’re not what I was expecting” Nino hummed sitting back down again and hugging at his bag. The bell on his collar jingled and Sho flicked on the coffee pot and then grumbled;

“I hate CATs”

“...Meow...” Nino flinched backwards at his words and Sho cursed his choice of words and then moved over to the CAT settling himself onto his knees in front of him. He swallowed a nervous lump from the back of his throat and then corrected himself quickly.

“Sorry, that came out wrong. I don’t hate CATs I hate the idea of them...I mean...Of people using them...You...Like they are servants or rather slaves...” He said and Nino seemed to smile again before once again inclining his head to one side saying;

“...But that was what we were created for, Master...”

“Don’t call me Master, Nino, just call me Sho” Sho told him seriously and Nino broke out into a huge grin his eyes shining as he nodded seriously. “I’m sorry, Masaki brought you for me but...I really don’t know what to do with you and I don’t agree with the principle of CATs. I could...Help you find a home of your own, maybe”

“I would be picked up in a week as a stray...You might think of me as human but I’m not...My ears and tail are a give away” Nino mumbled his voice cutely high and nasally. He seemed to somewhat meow after every word. His eyes looked around the apartment and then he bounced up and down on the sofa with his bum. “Can’t...Can’t I stay here? Since you already own me? I promise I won’t be in the way, I can cook and clean...” Nino motioned around the apartment which was almost empty but still messy with empty takeaway boxes and cans of coffee. He had never been much of a cook and the last time he tried he had ended up with food poisoning. It would almost be nice to have somebody to cook for him. “I won’t take up too much room...Mas...Sho? Please...”

“But then I wouldn’t be any better than the people I hate. The people like my friend who buy CATs...”

“You shouldn’t be too hard on your friend. I’m glad he bought me I hated the Lab. The creator called me a failure...” Nino half growled his ears flattening against his head as he looked up at him with huge eyes that seemed to echo those that Puss in Boots used in the movie.

“Why did he call you a failure?”

“Cause I scratched him! He threatened to declaw me after...” Nino answered with a shrug lifting up cute chunky little hands and showing of sharper than average nails. “Sorry! But I won’t scratch you, if you let me stay. Please...”

“Why do you want to stay with me so badly? You don’t even know me...”

“Not true! You’re Sakurai Sho, you’re a reporter, you came to the Lab not so long ago. I saw you then. You interviewed the creator...When the cameras were switched off you scowled and said that he was horrible” Nino informed him with a pleased smile and Sho blinked in surprise. He was positive that he hadn’t seen the CAT when he had been at the Lab but Sho had to admit that he had said that. “Please...Please let me stay! I will be a good CAT for you...”

“Fine, you can stay...But I have some requests...”

“Yes?”

“Firstly, you will be my assistant at work. I was looking for one so it works out, you’ll get paid...” Sho said swiftly knowing that his boss would agree. He hadn’t been able to find an assistant that could keep up with him since his first retired six months ago but he suspected that the cat would be able to. Nino snorted through his nose saying;

“I’m a CAT I’m not meant to get paid...You brought me...”

“I didn’t, my friend did, you will get paid and the money will be yours to do what you want with...” Sho insisted knowing that only then would he feel better knowing that Nino wasn’t a slave. Nino thought it over for a minute or too and then shouted;

“Can I buy games?”

“Games?”

“Yeah! I think they are called Video Games! The creator’s son played them! He let me play with him once”

“Yeah, if you want you can buy games...Though...I guess I would have to get a TV first” Sho hummed looking at the empty spot on the in built TV stand. Nino chuckled obviously delighted with his answer and he pressed his face forward purring loudly as he rubbed his cheek against his. The sensation was nice...But strange and Sho had to wonder what he had let into his life. Somehow knowing that his life would never be the same again.

THE END

A/N: Ahem...I have more ideas for this AU...But not yet...I really do love CAT Nino...xD

Comments

[reveetoile]

It is a very cute AU XD

[yumi_usagi]

I love this fic so much!
Please write more!
Everything about this fic is super cute! I love CAT Nino!
Thanks for sharing!

[ime_chan]

Thank you for writing this.
A very cute AU, please write some more.
Nino is realy fitted to be a cat.

[galuhdayinta]

aaaaah, just wait for a while, Sho, you will fall in love with that annoying cat hhaha xD at some point you should write about Sho thanking Aiba for forcing Nino to barge in his life.. <3