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Chapter Two:
Ichigo was sitting at their new kitchen table, drinking some coffee that they were lucky enough to have in stock from the workers who had made the house. After his morning walks he had started to do, he had returned and was relaxing, noticing certain things. The windows were shrouded in fog, but he could still see the blurred colors of the trees and greenery, and hear the light sprinkles hitting the roof in a little pitter patter, and the time on the clock stated it to be four fifty seven. He blamed the fact that he was up that early on Jet lag for making them fall asleep early.
He raised his head at the sound of someone getting up, and judging by the sound of where it came from, and the light steps, he knew it was Tatsuki. He shrugged and looked at the newspaper he had found and was bored enough to read.
There were local stories, but mostly stuff about fishing and stores. There was a pet section, talking about the Seattle animal, and it was trying to get you to adopt animals. There was an advertisement for the cats, dogs, reptiles, and other small animals.
Ichigo felt himself wanting a pet. He knew it was not a good idea, yet he kept thinking of the animals. Abandoned, needing a home. They stated in the article that there were many cat's needing home, and dogs who, although not puppies, needed to find a new family.
He stared at the paper, before pulling out the laptop the transfer company let them have, and typed in the website.
"What are you doing?" Ichigo lifter his head towards Tatsuki's voice, before setting his coffee down and stating blatantly, "I want a pet. Maybe more than one." He watched as Tatsuki's eyebrows furrowed. "You're serious." It wasn't a question. He nodded.
He watched as she sighed, before looking at him. "Let me see." She said as she pulled a seat up by him. He tilted the laptop so the both could see the website. Tatsuki's eye brows furrowed when she saw that there was also pigs, and barnyard animals listed as other category options for pets.
They started to browse the dogs first, and saw that there were not as many as they thought, and most were adults, to Ichigo's happiness. The ones that attracted their attention, were Alvin, an adult German Shepard, and Phoebe a senior husky.
Both of their heads snapped toward the loud thump that came from Keigo's room, before they rolled their eyes and continued looking. They were still trying to decide between the two when Keigo entered the kitchen looking like a zombie, although after having a sip of coffee, he was up and bouncing toward them. "What'cha doing?"
Both Tatsuki and him answered at the same time. "Looking for a pet." Without letting their eyes stray from the screen. "What?! COOL! Let me see!" with a sigh, they let him lean over their shoulders to see them looking at the two dogs. "Ooo~ Get the husky!"
Tatsuki shook her head scowling, "you cant just charge into things damnit! We gotta know about it first!" And as she was saying this she grabbed the laptop and opened up the dogs information into a different tab. As they read they nodded, and couldn't help but like what they were reading.
Phoebe is in a foster home, and is currently not at the shelter. Please find instructions on how to adopt by clicking on "Read More About This Pet" below.
Do you like evening walks? Hanging out in the yard during the summer? Are you the quiet sort who wants a buddy but doesn't want a high-maintenance dog who demands your attention all the time? I think you and I might get along! My name is Phoebe and I'm a senior husky mix. You can tell I'm a husky mix because I have one blue eye and one brown eye! That's pretty special, right? I'm mellow and am looking for a nice, quiet forever home. I've been through a lot recently, but thanks to my friends at Seattle Animal Shelter, I'm healthy and ready to find a special someone who enjoys exploring their neighborhood and stopping to smell the roses.
I like other dogs just fine, although I'm not really all that interested in playing anymore (at some point, you just outgrow fetch!). I probably can deal with cats as well since I mostly mind my own beeswax. Young kids might be too much for me, but I'd do great in an adults-only house or a house with older kids. I'm very sweet and will make your daily walks, and your life in general, so much more fun!
This wonderful dog qualifies for the Senior Citizen Discount program: senior citizens or disabled adults with a 'Gold Card for Healthy Aging', or a 'FLASH' card, issued by the City of Seattle, may adopt an adult dog (at least six years old) at a special price. There will be no fee for the adoption itself, and the licensing fee will be half-price! *
After reading Ichigo nodded and couldn't help but want Phoebe . "She'd be a good companion for your morning walks Ichigo." Tatsuki stated, which he nodded at. Keigo was still looking and looked slightly put out. "Can we have cats to?" He whined in a high voice.
Ichigo rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I was planning on looking at them." Keigo suddenly strung up and became hyper. "OH~ CAN WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN? PLEASE? PLEASE? COME ON ICHIGO~" He continued till both Ichigo and Tatsuki hit him and yelled at him to shut up. But in the end, they decided to agree.
"Fine. But choose wisely." Keigo smiled. "Me first! I wanna choose mine first!" and with a roll of his eyes, Ichigo handed the laptop to Keigo.
_SWITCHING POV_
Keigo smiled and took the laptop and left the kitchen to go sit on the couch, and put his feet up. He started scrolling through all the picture before he landed on a pair of kittens, classified under the status of 'Baby'. They were Hansel and Gretel. He couldn't help but find the two adorable, and quickly went to look at their information.
Super cute! Super cuddly! Super playful! Super purr machines!
This brother and sister pair of kittens is a super solution if you are in need of lots of happy kitten love and play. Like all kittens, Hansel and Gretel spend a lot of time running, pouncing and wrestling. But they also like to take frequent breaks from the action to visit a handy lap for a little human attention. Hansel especially likes to climb onto a shoulder and purr in your ear. He is a total purr machine and will start his little motor whenever you pick him up. Gretel's favorite napping spot is a comfy lap where she can stretch out a little under a gentle hand. She will also sometime climb up into your arms for some extra snuggle action. Identical only at first glance - Hansel has 3 white spots on his chest & belly to Gretel's 1 small chest locket. And Gretel is a little bigger with a denser, blacker coat - she's going to be really gorgeous. They like to play with toys, but the best toy is always a brother or sister to chase and wrestle with.*
Keigo was excited! He wanted them, they sounded awesome! But he froze and frowned upon realizing, that there were two of them, and the website stated that they liked to play with their brother or sister… he wanted them both, and he wanted them badly. So with a sly smirk, he filled out the application, and emailed it in.
With a smile and a bounce I his steps, he entered the kitchen and handed it to Tatsuki. "Which did you get?" She asked him. Keigo smiled. "It's a surprise!" And he watched as she left the room to go get even more comfy. He turned around to see Ichigo staring right at him, with his sunglasses off. Keigo cursed in his mind, slightly mad that Ichigo used his eyes against him. He knew they slightly creeped him out, and yet he still used it.
"What did you do." It wasn't a question.
And Keigo sure didn't feel inclined to answer it.
_SWITCHING POV_
Tatsuki went to the living room like Keigo and sat down and pulled her legs under her before she started to browse through the cats, looking at any and all of them, the old and the young. But she felt her eyes catch on a picture of two cats.
"Pico and Gallo?" She said quietly before opening it up in another tab. Quickly she scanned the words.
Hi! Our names are Pico (black and white) and Gallo (black). Our lives started out a little rough; we were found outside without our momma near Ballard High School. Luckily, the friendly folks at Seattle Animal Shelter knew we were destined for a better life, and found us a foster home when we were just 4 weeks old. Our foster mom likes to say that we started out a little spicy but have become mild cuddle bugs.
Now that we are old enough to find new homes, we'd like to tell you a little about ourselves. We really love playing at our foster home.
When people aren't home to visit with us, we love to play with each other and with our toys. Our foster mom tells us we are really sweet kitties, and that we play really well with people too. When we're not playing, we both love to cuddle. We have already been spayed and are up-to-date on all of our shots. We have even learned how to use a litter box without any accidents!
We are becoming more and more outgoing, and would love to keep learning from our new forever home. We would love to go home together as we've gotten quite accustomed to each other's company. We have practice playing with our foster home's resident kitties so if we can't go home together, we'd really love to have another furry friend to play with.
Won't you take us home?*
Tatsuki read it a couple more times before nodding to herself. She was gonna get both. No matter what the others said. Anyway, what was another kitten compared to hollows and shinigami? They could handle an extra one.
So with no remorse, she emailed the place with the application form, before heading into the kitchen in time to see Ichigo staring at Keigo blankly, making Keigo sweat like crazy. "Oi!" She snapped. "Pick one for you now!" Before trading with Ichigo.
So with a sigh, she sat down and started to drink the left over coffee Ichigo Had forgotten.
_I KNOW IT GETS ANNOYING_
Ichigo sat in the same place as both Tatsuki and Keigo, feeling the warmth of the spot, before resting back and staring at the screen. As he scrolled around and looked at all the cats, his attention was caught by many, but he knew that people would most likely snatch them up if they were saw, so he didn't want to take one of them, in the case that he'd making a smiling child sad.
But as he was looking he was stopped and scrolled back up, only to see an animal named One-Eyed Jack. With a frown he pressed on the link, wondering why they'd call the cat that because of one physical feature. As the link loaded, he noticed that at the bottom, there was an area that said, 'Recently viewed pets'. He couldn't help but roll his eyes as he realized what Keigo and Tatsuki had done. But with a sigh, he scrolled back up to read up on One-Eyed Jack.
Jack, a 10-week old, domestic medium haired male, peach and white kitten is your new best friend! Outgoing, sociable with humans, silky fur, and a total purr box he would be a great addition to a family or any situation where he had animal or human company through- out the day. His right eye was removed right after he came into foster care (due to an eye ulcer) but he has healed nicely and is a healthy and robust kitten.
Only having one eye hasn't slowed him down a bit- he plays vigorously and is the first one in his litter (Mac and Manny are his litter mates) to figure out how to get over any barriers his foster family sets up. He is comfortable with the foster family's resident Chihuahua mix dog. He has excellent litter habits. *
Ichigo smiled. The little cat sounded cute, but he knew the instant he adopted the little thing he'd just call it Jack. No way was he gonna call him after his scars.
So with a smile, he signed the application.
He walked back out and sat down. He looked at both. "You two…" He shook his head. "It seems we have two more cats than expected thanks to you two." Keigo eyes widened. "You got two?" He half yelled at Tatsuki. "Sao did you!" She snarled back.
Ichigo could only roll his eyes, and awaited the phone call that would tell them they could go pick up their new pets.
The call came the next day. Tatsuki had been the one to answer the phone, since I(chigo had been off on his walk. The conversation followed as,
"Hello?"
"Hi, this is The Seattle Animal Shelter Director, I called with a small concern about the adoption of all the animals, and how they are under all different names and at the same address."
Tatsuki rolled her eyes.
"Yes, we sent in adoption forms. There are three off us here. We're all transfers, and decided to get animals to help us settle in and have a nice homey feel."
"Oh, I'm sorry miss-?"
"Arisawa."
"Miss Arisawa-"
Tatsuki gritted her teeth at the mispronunciation, but listened on.
"We would like to ask if you and your, ahem, roommates, would be coming here for the animals, or if you needed us to send someone to you."
Tatsuki frowned.
"We'll come get them.
"Splendid! Please stop by by next Tuesday! Good day miss Arisawa!"
Tatsuki said good bye and hung up, only to look up as Ichigo entered the house, only slightly sweaty. She watched him remove his tank top, and could only stare at the scars covering him.
Somehow, the scars from when he was a substitute had appeared on his skin, including the scar on the front and back of his chest from where he had been stabbed through. Along with the scar from when he'd been nearly cut in half and hundreds of smaller, and lighter ones, that covered him.
She looked away quickly as he met her eyes. She knew though that there won't be anything awkward between them. Not only was Ichigo gay, but he wasn't her type. Plus, he was more like that annoying little brother that all the sudden is taller and stronger than you, and is always getting into trouble.
She handed him a glass of water even though he didn't seem to need it, and told him about the call. She waited as he started to think about it before he nodded. "Let's get this over with. Get Keigo up, We'll head towards Seattle in about two hours."
Tatsuki frowned. "Which car do we take? They both would be good for carrying stuff we need to buy. Like litter boxes and toys and food." Ichigo looked at her and shrugged. "Lets take the SUV. More room for the cats." Tatsuki nodded before letting Ichigo go and take a shower.
She sighed, and went off the wake up the Sleeping Nuisance.
Tatsuki was sitting in the front passenger seat with Ichigo driving, and they were already in Seattle, and with everything around, Keigo had stopped talking to them, but didn't stop talking. He made comments about the city, and all the people. He commented about the cloud covered sky, and how it wasn't fair, and how he had hoped to see some super model hot chicks.
Tatsuki held back all her anger and waited as he tested her patience even more, before blinking as they pulled to a stop. She glanced, and saw they were lucky enough to find a parking space only a block away from the shelter.
Tatsuki stepped out of the car and stretched, and waited for Ichigo to lock it and to head around from the other side with Keigo to start walking forward. As they were walking, she knew they were attracting stares.
Tatsuki realized that she should at least seem nicer so that the Shelter people wouldn't worry to much, so she was wearing knee length black jean shorts, a purple tank top with a white cover up, along with some tennis shoes.
Keigo had his hair styled so that a part of his bangs slightly covered one of his eyes, and he was wearing a Red and white plaid shirt open over a plain white tee. He was wearing jeans and sneakers.
Ichigo was wearing his sunglasses again, and had on a very dark green button down that was open halfway, and was wearing a dark brown shirt on underneath. He wore simple dark blue jeans, and plain brown shoes. His hair was let loose, some falling into his face and hiding his ears, and he had a scowl as his facial expression.
Tatsuki rolled her eyes. Of course they'd stare, they were foreign. And Ichigo and Keigo looked good, and she guessed she looked ok. And as these thoughts roamed her mind, they arrived.
They entered the place and looked around searching for a front desk. Keigo was bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet, excited and hyper to see the little kittens. Ichigo had a small grin on his face. Not a smile, but it still was something.
Tatsuki relaxed and headed toward a lady. "Excuse me ma'am, "She said, "We're here to pick up some animals that we adopted over Email." She ended it with a slight bow. She almost smirked at the flustered look the woman had, before she headed off and told them to follow her. They all complied.
_POV AGAIN_
Ichigo looked around as they head down the hall to go get the animals they were going to adopt, and felt a small grin tug on his face as he saw all the little kids in there, begging their parents for a pet. There was even a little kid begging for a bird. A cockatoo. As he looked at the bird, he felt unwanted memories arise, and with a shake of his head, focused on the lady walking in front of them.
"Here we are!" She said with a bright smile. "You three must be animal lovers to adopt all of them, but go ahead! We put them all in a room together so that they could get along! Phoebe is the one in the corner, and Hansel and Gretel are both playing with Pico and Gallo, and little one Eyed jack is-" she got a confused look as she stepped in, with the three following, "Oh where is he- ah!"
All of them watched as a cream and peach colored blur leaped past them and hit Ichigo, who caught him and held him. Ichigo at first blinked in shock, before grinning and smiling at the little cat in his arms who was purring up a storm, and only got louder as her pet him some more.
"Oh there he is!" The lady said in relief before smiling. "Also- if you need any supplies, look at our products in the lobby, we have all sorts of foods and toys. Here are some harnesses and leashes to put on your pets since you didn't bring carriers!" She handed them some obviously cheap pieces of cloth that was made as what they were called, and left them.
Ichigo quietly put Jack on his shoulder, and headed towards Phoebe, who lifted her head and got up to start walking towards him. He went down on one knee and started to pet her and scratch her behind her ears and rub her neck. He quickly put the leash meant for her on, and hooked the leash up before standing to see Tatsuki playing with Pico and Gallo, and putting the harnesses on them, while Keigo seemed to be even more childish and was lying on the floor and messing with Hansel And Gretel.
Ichigo kept Jack on his shoulder but still kept the leash and harness on him as he stood and headed along with a patient Phoebe towards them, before helping Keigo get the harnesses and leashes on his kittens. When that was over they headed downstairs.
They stepped out of the building with bags on their arms, and the cats in carriers to make sure they didn't get away, with Phoebe walking by Ichigo. They carried and put all the stuff up in the car before stretching. "I'm hungry~" Keigo whined.
"We cant just let the animals rest in the car!" Tatsuki snapped at him. Keigo looked down before looking at Tatsuki with a kicked puppy look. "Can we at least get hotdogs? There's that vendor guy over there?" He asked with fake tears in his eyes.
Ichigo sighed and agreed before Tatsuki could say anymore, but also stated they'd buy one for Phoebe and two for the cat to share. So with that in mind, they went to the vendor.
A figure stared at the three across the street with the three carriers and the dog and watched as they ordered six hot dogs, three just the hot dogs, and the other three with toppings. They also bought a drink to share.
The male figure scowled and sniffed the air again. He was right, the scent was coming from them. All three of them. It smelled delicious, and powerful. Their blood would have been a lovely little treat. But he stayed back and watched, knowing his master would want to hear about these three.
He couldn't help but wonder why Washington got all the strange things. Why not Italy? He knew that it'd be a lot more fun if they were there. The chase would result in attempts of violence, at least from the scarred orange one. And perhaps the girl to, if the muscles showing had anything to say about it.
He heard a crack and turned in time to see a high hobo fall down in a pile of garbage. He scowled and turned back to see the three were gone. He gnashed his teeth before he turned towards the vile human. He slowly stalked towards his new food.
The human never got to scream.
Any questions? I know that I focus mostly on the Bleach point of view, but next chapter will have a certain Wolves point of view, sadly not the lead man, but still a special one.
Also, these animals are real. They can be found on the Seattle animal shelter website. If you happen to be in the area, drop by and adopt one of them! Sure One-Eyed Jack could use the love!
Also, again, I have a poll up. Please remember, Where I live, School starts in two days, I might miss my future deadlines. And as I told the guest that reviewed, If I miss double deadlines, Spam me. Just not too much, my co-author that shares the account would kill me if that happened.
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