A/N: Okay, first of all this is my first fanfiction ever! I just wanted to have a go at this, tell me if this is terrible! ^^' Also, English is not my mother language so there might be some mistakes in spelling and grammar!
But anyway, enjoy reading!
"You need a pet" "You're lonely, you need company."
And so Alec finds himself walking into a shelter near his apartment building in Brooklyn. Sebastian had been telling him to get a neko for years now, and finally he gave in. He hated how they were treated and didn't want to support it, but if he could rescue one from ending up as a sex slave or being put down he was all for it.
As soon as he walked in, a woman came to him.
"Hello, sir. Looking for anything in specific?" A nametag on her vest reads 'Lydia'.
"I- I want a neko."
The woman gave him a small smile pointing out where the kennels were, leading the way. "Want a recent rescue or some that's been here for a while?" Alec had never thought about it. "Recent." As they were walking through endless rows of cages, Alec felt his stomach twist. There were a lot of nekos and inus, some looking scared, some smiling, some even winked at him in hopes of getting adopted. Alec couldn't help but think what the creatures had already been through. Some had visible marks of abuse The woman's voice snapped him back to reality.
"This one came two days ago. A purebred too."
Alec snapped his head to the direction of the cage in the back of the kennels. There it was, a siamese neko curled up in the corner looking at Alec with wide, fearful eyes. The marks of recent abuse were very clear, and Alec's throat tightened. He had scars and bruises all over his body and his left ear was torn.
"Could I get a better look of this one?"
Alec hated himself immediately when the neko's ears flattened against his skull. The neko looked at Alec his body going rigid all over, his posture tense. The woman shrugged, and opened the cage trying to get a hold of the neko's collar. "Come on!" There was a loud hiss and growl. Then a small yelp. Alec saw the woman holding her hand and looking at the neko with a furious expression. Before Alec had time time to react the woman raises her hand and brings it down hitting the nekos head hard. The neko whimpers in pain and his ears flatten once more. Lydia grabs the collar and pulls hard at it getting the neko out. The neko comes tumbling to the floor mewling pitifully, his tail curling between his thin legs.
"Please don't hurt him!" Alec begs, looking at her with wide pleading eyes.
The woman looks at Alec surprised, then back at the neko. "As you see, he can be aggressive. You sure you want him? There are a lot of others if you'd like to take a look."
But Alec had already decided. Just by looking at the poor thing sitting on the cold stone floor, terrified and trembling, he feels a strong need to protect it from any kind of harm.
"I'm sure."
When the woman goes to get the adoption papers, leaving the two alone. Alec crouches next to the neko slowly.
"Hey, what's your name?" Alec asks gently giving a small smile at the scared neko.
The neko was looking at the ground, not meeting Alec's eyes."My birth name is Magnus Bane, but I will obey any name you decide to give me, master." he said with a low voice.
Alec was about to reply, to tell him he could call him by his name, when he noticed Magnus' torn ear had started to bleed. He reached out of instinct trying to get a better look but stopped at his tracks when the neko flinched and shyed away from him ears flattening, finally looking at him.
Alec felt like crying. Magnus was clearly expecting him to hurt him.
"Hey, it's okay. I just want to take a look at that ear of yours. You okay with that?" Magnus looked at him, as if trying to guess his intentions just by looking. But after a moment of hesitation, he lowered his head so Alec could see. Alec felt relieved. The cut on the ear was fresh, maybe a few days old, and the hit from Lydia had opened the wound again. Alec got up, walking to a nearby sink, probably used for filling bowls of water. There was a pile of tissues on the edge, and Alec took one, wetting it in the sink before walking back to the neko. Magnus was looking at him cautiously as he came closer, but not flinching away. When Alec wiped the blood away as gently as he could, Magnus tensed up but didn't move. With the blood gone Alec could see the wound better. It looked like someone had cut a piece of of it with normal scissors. Alec grimaced at the thought.
"Who did this to you?" Alec asked quietly looking at Magnus' smaller frame worriedly. There was a moment of silence, then a small whisper.
"My past owner Camille. She said I was a bad kitty and that I needed to be punished."
Before Alec had the chance to reply, Lydia came back with the adoption papers.
"Sorry I took so long! I had trouble with the printer." she said handing the papers to Alec, who stood up and quietly signed them without even reading.
He knew he couldn't leave Magnus in this place.
And here it ends!
I'm really sorry if this is horrible. But if you do want me to continue and want to know how their journey together continues leave a review!
