Disclaimer: The original idea of this story belongs to Rori. It was previously called "Quatre Gets a Cat" and she had wrote a chapter about it, but then when it seemed like she wasn't going to update it anymore, I asked her if I could write the rest. So let's thank Rori for this wonderful idea, guys!
:3
Feline Frenzy
by Loki
Chapter 1: Enter the Kitties
One beautiful day at the Winner mansion, Quatre got up early to make some breakfast. Usually, one of the Maganacs (spelling?) would tend to breakfast for him, but on occasion, he would allow them the glory of sleeping in. He smiled and wen to the refrigerator, and pulled out the egg carton.
Just as he was about to turn the stove on, the telephone rang. To tired to want to rush to the phone, he allowed the answering machine to pick up. The recording went along the lines of this:
Quatre: Hello, you've reached the Winner residence. We're not here to..
Duo: Quatre! Stop right there! Hey buddy, YOU called this number, so it should be up to YOU to leave your phone number! Of all the butt-lazy..
Wufei: I don't think you're obliged to talk, Maxwell..
Heero: Hnn..
Wufei: You got something to say, Yuy?
Trowa: -sighs-
Quatre: Guys! I'm in the middle of making an away message!
Wufei: I don't really give a-
The answering machine beeped. "Um.. Hey Quatre? It's me, Bill..."
Quatre walked over and picked up the phone. "Hi, Bill?" he asked. "Sorry, I was in the kitchen and I couldn't answer the phone right away.."
"No problem, pal." Bill paused. "Hey, could you do a favor for me, Quatre?"
"Sure, no problem!"
"Well.. My cat just had kittens about a week ago, but with all the cats that are in the house, my wife's allergies are going haywire. I was wondering if you would take the mother cat and the kittens?"
Quatre thought about it for a minute. Could he really keep a cat and her kittens in this house..? "Yeah, I can do that, Bill," Quatre replied after much thought.
"Great! Can I bring them over tomorrow?"
"Whenever's fine!"
They hung up, and Quatre smiled. Wow, he thought. Cats.. I haven't owned a cat since I lived with my sisters! I wonder how everyone will react to them...
His thoughts were interrupted though, when he heard the smoke alarm go off. "Oh! The cinnamon buns!"
He rushed into the kitched, and looked as Wufei was taking the buns out of their fiery tormentor. "Careful, Winner," Wufei said in his same cold voice. "They don't taste good when their black."
Quatre meekly laughed. "I'll keep that in mind!"
Wufei placed his own cinnamon bun on a plate, and filled a cup with freshly made hot tea. He then walked over to the table and grabbed a seat. "Hey Wufei?" Quatre questioned.
"Hm?" he asked tiredly, taking a bit out of his bun.
"What do you think of cats?"
The china man stared at the blonde for a second before swallowing. "You mean those feline fiends from hell?"
Quatre sweat dropped. "Um.. Y-yea?"
He shrugged. "What's to say about them? They're annoying, their furry, they make a mess, and they serve the devil himself."
"O-Okay.." Quatre walked out of the kitchen, hoping that he didn't get the same response from the rest of the pilots.
As Quatre passed the door in the living room, he heard three knocks. "Now who could that be?" he asked himself, and opened the door.
"Hi there," Bill greeted, a look of embarrassment on his face.
"Bill! What are you doing here? I thought you said..."
"Yea, I did, but my wife wanted the cats out of the house as fast as possible. She's really having a tough time with he allergies..."
"Oh! No problem, no problem."
Quatre eyed the cardboard box that Bill was holding. "Is this the, uh cats?"
"Yea. There's the mother cat and her kittenes."
"How many?"
Bill thought for a second. "Five. Well, six if you include the mother. Will that be alright?"
Quatre nodded, and Bob gave the box to him. "Well.. Thankyou! Bye!"
Quatre meekly waved 'bye' underneath the weight of the box, and watched as Bob sped off. He closed the door, and stood there for a second, staggering underneath the weight. Not wanting to put it on his new living room furniture, Quatre made his way to the kitchen, and set them on the counter.
Wufei looked up, and saw a 'phew' come from Quatre. "What's in the box?" he asked in between sips of his tea.
Quatre smiled, and asked him to come look for himself. Wufei stood up, and peered into the box, only to have a big tabby cat jump out, and start devouring his food. "Hey!" yelled Wufei, protecting his breakfast. "Stop that you unjust furball!"
The cat hissed at him, and clawed at Wufei's hand. "Ow! You stupid bakaru!"
"I haven't done anything yet," yawned Duo, as he walked into the kitchen tiredly.
His eyed were half closed, and he scratched the back of his head. "What's going on?" he managed to ask.
"That stupid feline stole my breakfast!" yelled Wufei, pointing to the cat.
"Aw cool! A cat!" Duo's eyes lit up. "I told you that we needed an animal, Quatre! Though I would have preferred a dog, myself..."
Quatre smiled, and peered into the box. He saw five different colored fuzz balls as they snuggled against each other for warmth. There was a white one with black paws, a calico one that had black stripes running down its back, one gray one with a black spot on its left eye, a deep red one with spots, and then a completely black one. Quatre noted how they all were very, very fluffly.
"Aww! Come here guys!" he motioned to Duo and Wufei with his hand. "Come here and look at this!"
"What is it?" Duo asked, walking over to the box.
"We have kittens, too!"
Wufei's head snapped towards Quatre. "What? Kittens? As in plural!"
Five frightened squeaks emerged from the kittens, and the tabby cat jumped into the box to calm down her frightened kittens. Duo inched closer, and looked inside. "They look like rats," he commented.
"Wufei!" Quatre whispered harsly. "You need to keep your voice down when you're around them!"
A minute later, Heero walked in for some breakfast, and saw Duo and Quatre peering into as box, while Wufei poked at his half eaten cinnamon bun that laid on the floor. Noting to himself how odd this picture looked, he grabbed his own breakfast, and made his way to the table. "Are you sure they're not rats?" Duo asked once more.
"Of course not! They're kittens!"
Heero slightly looked up when he heard the word 'kittens'. "What was that?" he asked.
Quatre looked up, surprised to see Heero. He didn't notice that he had walked in. "Oh, good morning, Heero! Yes! We have cats," he proudly said.
"Cat's are fine.." Trowa added, as he too walked into the kitchen.
Wufei looked up at him. "You mean you actually like those hair balls, Barton?"
Trowa shrugged. "We have a lot of cats at the circus. They help keep the mice away."
Duo, his curiosity getting the best of him, reached in and attempted to pick up the black kitty. Instantly seeing his hand, the tabby cat sprang up, and scratched Duo on his open palm. He was four bloody streaks now. "Owwie.." he said, and walked over to the sink.
"Are you okay, Duo?" Quatre asked worridly, ready to fetch the first aid.
"Tis but a scratch!" Duo royally laughed, and started to wash the wound.
"Well.. You made the mother cat really mad," Quatre hurriedly said. "That's why she scratched you like that."
"Aw, really?" mocked Wufei. "And here I thought it was a sign of affection.."
Duo glared at Wufei, making a mental not to put some soap buds on the china man's new cinnamon bun. He turned and looked back at the kittens. They were all crowding around the tabby cat's stomach, and appeared to be... sucking? "Aw Yuck!" yelled Duo, immediately turning away. "What are they doing? That is SO gross!"
Confused, Quate took a look inside. He gave a light chuckle, and looked back towards Duo. "They're only nursing..
"Well I don't care what it is.. Its gross."
"Oh, stop acting like a school girl who saw her first worm," Quatre sighed, and moved the box to the other counter.
"Do we really need to have this conversation while I'm eating?" asked Heero, who paused at eating his bun.
"It's a way of life..," commented Trowa.
Wufei scoffed. "I've had about enough of these cats. If anyone needs me, I'll be working on Nataku." And with that, he left the room.
After breakfast, Quatre carried the kittens out into the living room. Trowa walked behind him, being of any help if he could, and asked if he could do anything. "Would you please go to the laundry room, and fetch me the fuzziest blanket there is?"
Trowa nodded, and left the room for a second. H came back and saw that Quatre had made a nice corner for the kittens and mother to be. "Here you go," he said, and handed Quatre the blanket.
Normally, Quatre would have noticed that this was Wufei's special blanket that he bought back in China. But since his mind was set on the kitten's comfort, he thought nothing of it. He began to wrap it up, and placed each of the kittens on it.
All the kittens presently fell asleep, and Quatre fussed over them like a worried hen, but the mother cat soon got annoyed with him, and hissed at Quatre to go away. After that, he settled for looking at them lovingly.
Soon, Quatre was asleep on the couch. About an hour later, the kittens were all fed, and back to sleep, so the mother jumped out of the blanket in search of a place to 'do her buisness'. She marched over to a beautiful potted orchid, Quatre's pride and joy, started digging ferociously. When she finished, she started to bury, but pushed a little too hard.
The plant fell on the floor with a crash. Around this time, Wufei has just passed the living room, and saw the mess that the cat had made. He chuckled to himself and thought Man.. Winner's going to be so mad...
Quatre woke up at the sound of the crash, and looked around groggily. When his eyes finally focused, he saw the remains of his beloved orchid. It took a minute for things to register, but when he saw Wufei chuckling over the mess, he immediately assumed.
"You.. Broke..my... orchid..." Quatre slowly said, becoming more Zero by the minute.
He leapt at the China man, and began to choke him. "That came from Italy, you moron!"
Wufei gasped, "Wasn't... me..."
"Lies! ALL OF IT!"
The kittens began to cry of horror, and started to squeak frightfully. The mother cat, not being able to take all of this stress, took off and jumped though an open window, running far, far away... Neither of the pilots noticed.
Hearing the commotion, the other pilot ran to the living room to break up the fight. Trowa tried to hold Wufei back, but slipped and accidentally knocked over some of the kittens. The kittens cried even louder, wanting their mother to protect them. Quatre, hearing the kittens' cries, immediately stopped the fight, and ran over to help the kittens. He unintentionally kicked Trowa in the stomach, who, in turn, fell and hit his head on the kitchen table.
Quatre kneeled down, and began scooping up all of the kittens. He comforted them, and placed them back in the box. Heero and Duo appeared at the scene a little too late. Heero helped Wufei up, while Duo tried to get Trowa to regain consciousness. Wufei stood straight up, obviously mad at Quatre, and walked towards him. He noticed Quatre picking up the kittens one by one, and then noticed his now stained Chinese blanket.
"Injustice!" he cried out, and ran for the blonde again.
However, he didn't notice Trowa on the floor, and kicked Trowa's head, falling down, and now knocking the was conscious clown into a state of unconsciousness again. Quatre looked back into Wufei's angry face. "I am so sorry I strangled you!" he apologized.
Wufei huffed, and stormed off to the couch where he sat down.
"Where's the big cat?" Duo asked, finally noticing her absence.
Quatre looked around an saw no sign of her. "Oh no!" he wailed. "How are we going to take care of them!"
"Maybe..." started Trowa, who just woke up again, "Maybe we can take care of them."
Everyone, save for Quatre, glared at him. Trowa suddenly felt like that may have not been the best thing to suggest. "Wonderful idea!" yelled Quatre out loud. "We'll each pick a kitten, and we will take care of them!"
"And if anyone," Quatre continued, glaring daggers at the pilots, "has a problem with this.. They will have to speak to me. Ok?" He asked, becoming cheerful again.
"I'll have the black one," Wufei said quickly. He was rewarded with a crestfallen Duo.
"I wanted that one..." Duo complained.
"I'll have the white one!" Quatre said happily.
"I guess I'll have the gray one," Heero said. He was NOT happy that he had to take care of one of these animals.
"I'll take the red one," Duo said moodily.
This left Trowa with the calico one, which suited him just fine. Each pilot began to walk back to their room with their newly received kittens, when Quatre spoke up. "If any harm should befall on these kittens, I will personally make sure that the person will be thrown out on the street. Do I make myself clear?"
Everyone nodded in understanding and closed their doors behind them.
A/N: Oh no! Poor kitties! Not only has their mother abandoned them, but now they have the pilots to raise them! Who should be worried more? The kitties or the pilots?
:3
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