About a week later

August was on his computer, checking his email for the first time in a long while.

"Oh! Seems they got back to me." The subject of the message read "(README) Adoption Approved". He opened it and read it carefully.

"Dear Mr. Czarnik,

We thank you for your willingness to participate in the Monster Girl Adoption Program and adopt Yuyeta. We have decided to approve your request because of the declaration you have been given, but you must follow an extra condition that the shelter you have requested did not mention before deciding.

We will send an agent to check on you and Yuyeta on a biweekly basis. There are people who adopt monster girls without thinking it through properly but usually manage to adapt to the responsibilities involved. Your condition, however, makes it riskier for the health of both you and Yuyeta to participate in this program. Our agent will make sure the two of you are still healthy and benefit from this decision. Additionally, we ask that, if you feel this is becoming too much for you, you send a request to have Yuyeta returned to the shelter ASAP. We have informed her of this, but did not inform her about the specifics of your condition as per your request and declaration. Yuyeta should be ready to move in with you within three days. That is all.

Best of luck,

Natasha Bartnik

Mamono Integration and Adoption Organisation Poland (MIAOp)"

He sighed.

"Let's hope it doesn't have to come to that. I'll do my best, Yuyeta." He said to himself, remembering that innocent, childish face. He'd been thinking about her and about his choice to adopt her. He hoped the therapist would be right. He opened a new tab, opening the MIAOp's Species Info page and going to the page about the "Yeti", wondering if he had missed anything. "Let's see… prefers non-verbal communication, eats anything, big appetite… Oh, what's this?" It was a body sketch of the yeti with various numbers on parts of the body. He looked at the piece of information the picture belonged to.

"The yeti has developed a form of communication unique to only its species, where being touched in a specific area and a facial expression makes a yeti aware of what the one touching her is thinking. While the modern yeti asks to have the one who touched her to confirm their intention, it's best to keep this map in mind so the communication between yeti and human is as smooth as possible."

Head, hair, face: Praise

Shoulders: Relax (Caressing, rubbing) Watch out/pay attention (Tapping)

Arms: I'm cold

Chest: I love you (Only for a yeti's mate)

Belly: I'm hungry (patting) I'm full (rubbing) Need anything? (Touched when pregnant)

Thighs: I want to mate (Only for a mate)

Legs: Let's go

Paws: Let's play"

"Interesting. I'll have to keep that in mind." He sketched over the map in a notebook, making sure to bookmark it as well.

A few days later…

August was just busy making some tea, having just taken his medication and his mind much more clear because of it. Last therapy session didn't go too well: Yuyeta hadn't arrived yet, so they couldn't gauge if she was positively affecting him. He also had trouble opening up last time. He was just about to take a sip of the cooled-off tea when the door rang. "Oh… Could that be…?" He walked to the door and opened it.

"Hiiii!" A familiar soft voice said, and he looked up to see that welcoming smile of hers.

"Hello, Yuyeta. It's so nice to see you again. Come on in!" He said with a smile as he made room for the large girl, who understandably had some trouble fitting through the door. She eventually settled on bending her knees and walk sideways while having her arms pressed to her body. August chuckled: she looked a bit like a crab. Thankfully, the poor girl didn't have to do that 24/7, as she could just barely stand up in his apartment.

"This is cramped, isn't it?" He asked.

"It okay! Yuyeta will be fine!" She reminded him, smiling still. She looked at his cup of tea.

"Oooooo! Tea! Tea!"

"You want some, Yuyeta?"

"Yes, please! Yuyeta loves tea!"

He chuckled.

"I've still got some hot water. What flavor would you like?"

Yuyeta had to think on that a bit: yetis usually didn't have much variety on flavors. She sniffed a few times, smelling what flavor he had.

"You have peppermints? Can Yuyeta have some?"

"Of course you can!" He said, surprisingly cheerfully. He blushed and poured the large girl a cup and a tea bag. He watched the girl stare in amazement at the tea bag as she dangled it up and down to get the flavor into the hot water.

"She's so precious…"

The yeti then sat down onto the couch, carefully setting down the cup first as if to not risk breaking it with her powerful paws… Or were they hands? Yuyeta was like a gorilla, but she only had four fingers and seemed to have cat-like pillows in her palms. Paws sounded cuter, he decided.

"I-I'm sorry I'm not more… uh, excited. I-I-I just haven't… y'know, done this… ever…" He stuttered, watching her. He was met with a neutral-looking Yuyeta.

"Is fine. Yuyeta just thankful you help her!" She said, nodding at him and giving him a thumbs-up. Ah, so they were very flexible and opposable. What a fascinating creature.

"Thanks, Yuyeta." He said, his cheeks red as he drank some tea. He couldn't help but feel like she was scanning his face and posture somehow.

Yuyeta tried some tea herself, sipping it as carefully and gracefully as she could manage.

"Did you set bed for Yuyeta?" She asked with a worried tone and facial expression, but August smiled.

"Nope! I read you're afraid you'll break it, so I just gave you a big mattress, pillow and sleeping bag as you asked on your file."

"Wow! You the best, Mr. Czarneek!" She cheered.

"I-it's Czarnik. But please just call me August. You don't have to be so formal."

"Okay, Mr. August!" She replied with a giggle. He wanted to object, but he figured that, like her unique way of speaking, her manners would be hard to drop. He sighed a bit, drinking some more of his tea. They were silent for a bit, both enjoying their tea and feeling a bit shy. After a bit, they had finished their drinks: August put the cups in the dishwasher.

"I'll show you around, Yuyeta."

"Okay!"

"So, umm… This is the living room, as you probably guessed. That's where we'll eat." He gestured to the table next to the window. Yuyeta noticed the table was awfully dusty: perhaps the human hadn't used it for a while because he ate alone. She looked around, but felt his hand tapping her leg.

"Oh! Sorry, Yuyeta was distracted. You want show other rooms, yes?"

"Yes."

He then showed her the rest of the apartment, which wasn't much. He was so glad his job allowed him to afford an apartment with a second room. He's had a few guests, but now it was incredibly vital. He then showed her the bathroom, washroom and kitchen to complete the short tour.

"Is very nice home!" Yuyeta said with a kind smile.

"It is?"

"Yes! Normally, Yeti just get igloo with one room! But now there are many rooms! Is so handy!" She said, little sparkles in her big eyes.

"I-I see. Umm, Yuyeta?"

"Hmm?"

"I wanted to ask you something." He got his notebook out from his pocket and flipped to the page that had the sketched-over map of her body.

"Oh, Yuyeta cannot read…"

"That's fine, I wanted to check if this map was accurate information." He pointed to each part of her body in her drawing and stated the purpose that he found.

"Oh! Yes, is true! Hoomans are so well-informed!"

"So are you. I've heard yetis get along very well with humans, Yuyeta."

"Is true! Because hoomans are so tiny and adorable!" She squealed.

"Boy… Is that why they're so friendly? They think we're cute?" August thought to himself, chuckling. He then snapped his fingers.

"Wait… You can't read, you say?"

"No."

"What if… I… r-read you a bedtime story?"

She gasped at that.

"Y-you will?! Nice ladies at shelter tried, but could not do it. Nocturnal monsters kept interrupting."

"Absolutely, Yuyeta." He nodded.

"Wowie! Yuyeta! Reading! That is amazing!" She blushed as she imagined herself being able to read.

"Wait… If you can't read, how are you gonna get home if you ever get lost?"

"Same way I do many other things! My nose!" She pointed at the organ in question.

"Really?"

"Yes! We may not be dogs, but we smell good still!"

He couldn't help but feel a strange enthousiasm.

"Prove it!"

Yuyeta smirked at him.

"Blindfold me!"

August did, soon hiding in his bedroom and under his blanket, having left Yuyeta in the living room. He felt her lifting the blanket off of him and her fluffy paw rubbing the top of his head.

"Ah! See? You good hider, Yuyeta good smeller!"

And then… he laughed, taking the blindfold off.

"Y-yes, you are… Yuyeta, you're really nice." He stood on his toes so he could rub her head a bit as well, the yeti tilting her head so she could receive the headpats of praise, giggling.

The rest of the day was spent by the two getting to know eachother better. August almost didn't need his pills… Almost. Eventually, the two had done enough and were now doing their hobbies to have a bit of time to themselves: Yuyeta was knitting (August found this very surprising and amusing) while August was reading (Yuyeta looked jealous). It was late and Yuyeta arrived after both of their dinner times. Eventually, they were ready for bed. August let Yuyeta shower first after making sure she was comfortable in there and knew how to avoid scalding herself. When she was done, he noticed her fur stuck in the drain.

"Oh boy…" He shook his head before showering himself after he removed the wet fur. He went to his bedroom and got nestled in the blanket, but the door opened. Yuyeta smiled at him once again.

"Good night, Mister August. What story will you be reading Yuyeta tomorrow?"

"I don't know… I'll pick something nice."

"Haha… All right. You sleep good!" She said before closing his door. He heard her shuffle a bit next door and closed his eyes, soon falling asleep. Yuyeta, meanwhile, couldn't sleep just yet. This adorable human was so nice to her! But… was it just her, or was he a bit… sad? She couldn't help but wonder. She eventually could fall asleep, though not without the intent of finding out more at a later time.