"I don't want it."

"B-But Karma-kun, we should really disinfect them."

"No!" the cat boy complained, "It stings!"

Manami sighed in frustration. Her little (actually, big) kitty was quite the handful. "Karma-kun, if you let me treat your wounds, I'll give you a treat."

His ears perked up at the words he wanted to hear. Mission accomplished.

He obediently sat as she disinfected and bandaged his cuts and scratches. "Geez Karma-kun. You're always getting into fights with Terasaka-kun," she chided, placing one last bandage on his cheek. "Can't you just get along with the neighbors?"

"That dumb dog was asking for it, Manami-sama," he retorted. "Nobody calls my owner a stupid bitch and gets away with it."

Manami sighed again, stroking his head as a silent gesture of gratitude. She didn't particularly care that she was called names by a dog, but nonetheless she appreciated her pet's loyalty.

"Manami-sama," Karma asked, "Where's my treat?"

"Okay okay, I know," she giggled. He's so childish.

She prepared a small cone of strawberry milk ice cream for her overgrown kitten. It was always his favorite, and she made sure to keep some stored in the freezer for him. Surprisingly, he never fixed himself any when she was away at school. Her little pet would always ask her permission or wait for her to reward him.

Karma happily licked at his frozen treat, eyeing his owner as she put away the first aid kit. His ear twitched once, then twice. This isn't enough. He got up from the kitchen stool and hugged his owner from behind, careful not to spill his ice cream on her.

She tensed. "K-Karma-kun? Is something wrong?"

"Manami-samaa…" he whined in her hair. "My wounds still hurt. Will you kiss them better?"

"K-Karma-kun! You're not a child! I couldn't possibly do something like that," she stammered as she pried herself out of his embrace, her cheeks clearly inflamed.

The cat boy pouted. "I'm hurting so much, but my owner doesn't love me," he cried dramatically, "Even though you don't love me, I'll still be by your side forever, Manami-sama."

"W-Wait! I'm sorry, Karma-kun! Of course I love you! I'll do it!"

"Yay!~" he cheered in victory, plopping himself on the nearest chair. Meanwhile, Manami registered what she had just said. Her face reddened to the point it matched her pet's fur. She rigorously shook her head, regaining her composure. I-I'll just do it quick!

"W-Which one hurts Karma-kun?"

"All of them."

"What!?"

His ears drooped. "But you said you would kiss them better. Did you lie, Manami-sama?"

"N-No… I'm sorry. I'll do it," she replied, averting her gaze from the adorable scene in front of her.

She gently picked up his arm without his treat and kissed the back of his elbow. Chu. His upper arm was next. Chu. Switching arms, she put a kiss on the back of his hand. Chu.

Nearly ready to faint, Manami stuttered, "T-There. All b-better, Karma-kun."

His tail swished back and forth, dissatisfied. "Manami-sama. You missed one," he whined, pointing to his cheek.

"B-B-But-! T-That spot is…" her sentence got quieter as she continued. Karma pouted in response, putting on his best puppy-dog face that he knew she couldn't resist.

And he was right, because his owner slowly got closer, placing a small kiss on his bandaged cheek. Chu. It was only a peck, but he was perfectly content. Especially after seeing how flustered she was.

Licking his ice cream, Karma gave Manami a deceiving innocent smile. "Thank you, Manami-sama~"


Hope you enjoyed! Just wanted to mention: Chu is a sound effect for a kiss. I used Chu instead of Smooch because I thought it sounded more like a peck rather than a full-fledged kiss. Also, Karma the cat likes ice cream. Let's all just ignore the fact that real cats don't do that for the sake of fluff.

Thank you for your comments!