Lol. Another fun one. The angst'll be back soon, though, so enjoy the lulz while they last~
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23. Cat
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"Beat! Come look at this puppy! It's soo cute!"
There were few things that made Rhyme happier than animals. For this reason, the pet store was one of her favorite places to be.
"Yeah, a'ight, yo... I-I'm comin'..."
There were few things that made Beat more uncomfortable than animals. For this reason, the pet store was one of his least favorite places to be.
He made his way over to where Rhyme was standing, looking longingly at a young Labrador puppy.
"Aww, isn't he adorable?" she cooed, sticking her finger through the cage. The puppy sniffed it, then, apparently deciding that it was pleasing, began licking it profusely.
"Y-yeah... Rhyme, how much longer we gotta stay in here?"
"Just until mom and dad get back. Ohh, look at that little hamster!" She skipped happily over to look at the hamster cage, where a particularly round rodent was running vigorously upon his wheel.
Beat sighed and looked around nervously. There were animals everywhere. Little sacks of flesh and fur, all scurrying around like ants...
Suddenly, he felt the strangest tugging sensation on his leg. He looked down and realized, with horror, that a cat was climbing up his pant leg.
"WAAAUUGHH!"
He jumped up and attempted to shake it off, but the kitten just latched on tighter and began purring loudly, nuzzling into the fabric.
"R-Rhyme, g-get over here! He-help...!"
"Beat, what is it?"
"C-cat...!"
Another cat was now making its way up Beat's other leg. Suddenly thrown off balance, he fell to the ground, the cats still hanging off of him.
Before either he or Rhyme could respond, two more cats were crawling on top of Beat, then another two, then another...
"Beat!" Rhyme exclaimed, hurrying over to her squirming brother, "There're a bunch of cats on top of you!"
Though it was a decidedly unintelligent thing for the young Bitou to say, it was very true: there was indeed a pile of cats now purring on top of the helpless boy.
Having finally realized what was going on, several workers rushed over and attempted to pull the cats off of Beat, but to no avail.
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Several phone calls and balls of catnip later, Beat was finally cat-free, frozen in horror, and Rhyme was comforting him.
Their parents found them sitting outside of the store, Beat curled up against the glass with Rhyme's arm around him.
"Beat? Rhyme? What's wrong; Did something happen?"
To their slight confusion, Rhyme looked up with a smile.
"No, we're okay. There were just cats."
After exchanging questioning glances, their parents silently agreed not to ask, and the family made its way out of the mall.
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Silly Bitous are silly.
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