[Warnings: If you don't like shonen ai, DateSana, or cats, please do not read this.]
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Neko Basara
Chapter 1: Tsuki and Tora
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"Oyasumi-nasai, Masamune-dono." Yukimura reached across the futon to quickly peck Masamune's cheek.
Masamune grabbed his arm before the boy could slide away. He held him steady, hovering above his lips.
"Masamune-dono, did you not say you had an early business meeting tomorrow?"
"Don't worry about it."
"Masamune-dono-!" Yukimura's tone bordered on chiding.
Not that Masamune cared. He kept pulling Yukimura close. Until a paw landed in his face.
"What?!" Masamune quickly brushed his hands over his nose and mouth.
"Tsuki!" Yukimura held out both arms towards the blueish-gray cat, they had recently adopted from the shelter. Named for the single yellow crescent-shaped stripe on his forehead, he sat placid and dignified in front of Yukimura, while his head got a good petting.
"When did one of those furballs get in?!" Masamune glared at their bedroom door. The shoji screen was only barely open, and they had not noticed when the cat came in. He must have slid in quietly, without moving the door.
The door began to rattle with rapid taps, prying the screen further open. Little orange paws gave way to enough space for their second cat to come through. A bicolor orange tabby blazed in, hopping straight for the middle of their futon covers.
Yukimura turned, with one hand still petting Tsuki, while the other hand reached Tora's nuzzling orange face. "Do you suppose they are hungry?" Yukimura asked Masamune. Who, by this time, had given up on sleep and was sitting up.
"Can't be. They just ate."
"Did you feed them when you arrived home from work?" Yukimura's hand followed Tora's twisting, as he guided Yukimura's petting hand into belly rubs. Tsuki just sat with his eye closed, while Yukimura continued petting his head.
"I thought *you* fed them?" Masamune and Yukimura stared at each other.
Yukimura's brown eyes slowly grew wide. "Ahhhh!"
"Pipe down!" Masamune covered his ears for a moment, before pulling off the futon blanket. "I'll go feed them."
"But Masamune-dono!" Yukimura stood up, leaving the cats to wonder where their massages had gone. "I already see that you are tired. Please, allow me to feed them instead."
"Naw." Masamune scratched his head. "My fault, anyway. I said I'd feed them whenever I got back early."
Tora started meowing at his feet, while Tsuki already headed out the door. The blue-gray cat stopped, looked back, and lashed his tail around, waiting for Masamune.
"Alright, alright. Yukimura, go back to bed." He left a soft kiss on his forehead.
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Tora's orange striped tail eagerly waved repeated S curls, in anticipation for Masamune to finish opening the can of tuna. Tsuki just laid beside him on the kitchen counter, watching.
"Bet you think you're pretty funny, waiting 'til just then to interrupt, huh?" Masamune muttered towards Tsuki.
That cat always seemed to have a smug smirk on his face. Then he gave a meow in response that almost sounded like a curt laugh.
"Goddamn furball..." Masamune shoveled their tuna onto a plate.
Tora jumped on his side of the plate right way, while Tsuki got up for his share.
Masamune gave a quick glance at their water dish. Still full, he headed back to bed.
An orange blur jumped onto his shoulder and he found a fuzzy face nuzzling his cheek. Tora purred louder as Masamune reached to pet him. And after a few good strokes, the cat jumped back down to the counter and continued with his tuna.
Masamune glanced at Tsuki, who hadn't stopped for a moment to interrupt his dinner.
Masamune shook his head. "'Course that cat's not gonna pull anything like that." He walked back to bed.
"Did they have enough water?" Yukimura asked when Masamune returned.
"Yeah." He climbed back under the covers with him.
They returned to their usual sleeping positions, Yukimura resting his head on Masamune's shoulder, as he pulled him close.
"Thank you, Masamune-dono."
Before he could pull Yukimura closer, the door began to rattle again. Masamune started swearing under his breath.
Tsuki tip-toed in, made his way around their pillowed heads, came to Masamune's side, laid down, and went to sleep.
"Well, I'll be damned."
"He seems grateful." Yukimura smiled.
Masamune reached a hand to Tsuki's blueish-gray head and began rubbing over the crescent stripe between his ears. Tsuki opened his eye slightly, then proceeded to go back to sleep.
Masamune smiled.
Then an orange blur ran across his chest and he got a face full of cat tongue.
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Author's apologies: It's almost 2am. What the heck did I just write? Apparently the product of sleep deprivation and my Nekotalia fandom. I should go to sleep. x~x;