A/N hello lovelies! I want to start this by saying thank you to the amazing Sakura-Rose12 for letting me borrow her AU idea!

So basically this is a Catboy! AU based on one of Saruka's artworks which I will try to post or use as a cover or something…

But yeah anyway! Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Catboy

On November twenty-third a young boy, no older than ten years old, held onto his mother's hand as she led him through the doors of the rescue shelter. Wide, impossibly blue eyes took in every detail of the large room where other families waited with their kids for their turn to go into the viewing area.

"Take a seat dear while I go fill in the paperwork ok?" his mother told him sweetly, letting his hand go as she made her way to the counter. Haruka nodded as he sat down to wait, his expression was calm as he waited, not giving away that he was actually rather excited.

Mr and Mrs Nanase had been blessed with a sweet and only son. However their demanding jobs often meant that they were not able to spend time with him. Their jobs meant that little Haru was often left in the care of his grandmother. While the woman loved her grandson, his parents worried about his lack of friends his age. Haru had one friend his own age, a sweet boy named Makoto who was a year younger than himself. It was Makoto's parents who had suggested the idea of adopting a catboy or girl for Haru in the first place, after all when they had adopted one by the name of Kisumi into their own home Makoto had really opened up more. Mr and Mrs Nanase had decided that it was worth a shot.

And so that was why Haru found himself sitting on the chair, swinging his legs a little in anticipation, while his mother handed over the last of the paperwork. Mrs Nanase re-joined her son and smiled at him, "Well Haru all that's left now is for you to pick out your new friend!" she told him cheerfully. "Because we did all the paperwork before coming in we can go in after the current family is finished."

He nodded to show that he understood. Haru wasn't overly talkative and it was one of his parents' hopes that the soon to be latest addition to their family would draw him out of his shell.

It was a further ten minutes before the door to the viewing area opened to reveal a family of four coming back out with a small girl trailing behind them, the back of her plain black collar being held by the worker. Through the girls blonde hair poked to cat-like ears, her nails seemed to be pointed and from beneath her skirt a lean tail flicked from side to side in her excitement.

"Nanase's?" One of the workers called, looking around.

"That's us!" Haru's mother said, taking his hand as they stood and followed the woman back through the door.

If it were possible Haru's blue eyes widened. Letting go of his mother hand he walked forward, pressing the palms of his hands to the glass as he gazed in. Beyond the glass was a large room, catboys and girls were littered throughout, all doing various activities.

Haru glanced back at his mother, "I get to choose one?" he asked to be sure.

She nodded, smiling fondly at the excitement she could see in her son's eyes. "That's right Haru, this is your choice. But we can only take one home, so make sure you're sure ok?"

He nodded and turned back to the glass. This was a very important decision.

A bright flash of red caught his attention.

Just in front of the glass a young catboy with shiny red hair with dark red ears and a dark red tail, around Haru's height, was wrestling with a dark haired catboy. Small but surprisingly sharp fangs flashing as he playfully tried to bite the others arm.

The worker sighed and stepped up to the glass, knocking on it a couple of times to gain the pairs attention, "Rin, Grey, do I have to separate you two again?"

The two broke away from each other quickly. The dark haired male wandered off while the red haired boy sat cross legged on the floor in front of Haru, licking the back of his hand before running it over his right ear. He repeated the motion twice more before pausing his actions. As though sensing that he was being watched he looked up and met Haru's gaze with red eyes through the glass.

"That one."

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