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CHAPTER 4
Ivan's house was small. The kitty could see how it was comfortable for one person, but it would might have been a stretch to fit two in the home. It seemed that he was far from a neat freak with dishes everywhere and dust living on all of the furniture. If the blond didn't have allergies before he had them now. "Wow it's beautiful." Sarcasm lacing his voice.
The cat narrowed his eyes. "I am too busy to clean. A knight has other duties to attend." How dare this brat insult the very home he was so kindly offering. "If you don't like it you can sleep outside."
Matthew rolled his eyes. "I'll take my chances in here." The knight led him to his bedroom. The small man looked around the room and tilted his head to the other "Where do I sleep?"
The pale white man answered him without even turning around. "In my bed. I don't have bed set up for you so for now you sleep here. Any problems?"
The kitty's eyes widened and his tail stood on end. "WHAT! No I am not sleeping with you!
Ivan's ears twitched in annoyance. "You got a better idea?" His voice boomed which caused the younger to cover.
"N-no." Why did this man have such a dominating aura. Usually he wouldn't back down so easy to anybody, yet all this man had to do was throw out these hormones and he would give up with no fight.
He chuckled. "I thought so. Well we will eat and then go to bed. The king wanted me to train you as a knight and that is just what I am going to do. We need to wake up early though."
The knight walked out of his room and made his way to fire burner. A basket of vegetables was sitting on the table he grabbed a couple and began slicing them. He then filled a pot of water and cut on the burner. The kitty watched him mixed the vegetables together. "I am making some stew so you better be hungry."
Matthew took a seat at the table. It has be awhile since he last ate and the stomach pains grew a bit with the scent of the food. "I actually am very hungry."
The pale cat began to smile and continued to stir the substance. The kitty stared at the cat's back. His shoulder blades protuding from beneath his shirt. Without him even realizing it the blond looked over the male and the pupils of his eyes narrowed. The small man was completely unaware that betas did this to see if the male was suitable for mating. He seemed to be caught in some sort of daze.
Ivan finished the stew and pour it into two bowls. When he turned around his was surprised not to see Matthew's big wide blue eyes, but they were narrow and slinted. "Are you ok?" Concern filling is tone.
The blond shook his head and smiled. "Uh yeah, just spacing out a bit." His eyes went back to normal and the pale cat decided to leave it be. He set the bowl in front of him and took the seat across from him. "So my family will be here by tomorrow?" The big man took a bite of the hot substance and nodded. "...Can I go visit them?"
The young cat's eyes pleaded and he found that he just couldn't say no. He afraid to admit that this kitty knew how to hit his soft spot. "Well I am not promising anything, but I will see what I can do."
Matthew muttered a quiet. "Thank you." And continued to sip at his soup. "You know what. You're not as bad as I thought you would be."
Ivan's eyebrows rose and he resisted smiling. "Did you think I was the thief that stole the princess from the castle?"
"Actually, yes." The blond giggled not realizing that he was warming up to the other. The two spending the rest of their meal having nice small talk. It was time to go to bed. The cat gave the small animal two pillows and a blanket to use. They both laid down making sure to give the other space. As the moon rose the two drifted off to sleep.
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Ivan woke up to feel something soft rubbing against his neck, a vibrating noise tickling his throat. Was he purring? His eyes opened to see Matthew's face planted in the crook of his neck. The kitty's throat also vibrating. The blond's hands rested on his chest and a leg thrown across his waist. His face was softened due to the fact that he was deep into dreamland. He would be lying if he said he didn't like the warm body against his. Plus the kitty smelled really good. He just couldn't disturb the kitty. Going against everything the knight would have done he rubbed his cheek against the younger's and closed his eyes to go back to sleep.
Matthew peace was broken with the sound of banging. "Wake up time to train." Ivan was standing at the bed with a pan and a wooden spoon. "Breakfast's ready to go now hurry." He turned and left the room. The small man rubbed his eyes and stretched. When he reached the kitchen he saw eggs and ham on a plate for him. "Come let's go training takes lots of time and we can't waste any." The blond's ears twitched as he knew this day was going to be long.
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"Again! Stand up!" The knight commanded holding the wooden sword to the other's neck.
Matthew panted and stood up, his behind sore from the multiple times he had been knocked down by the other. The violet eyes glaring down at him like he was the enemy. He was glad that he would never be in a battle against him. Staggering he stood up, gripping the wooden sword tighter. He took a stance and prepared himself to strike. The kitty rushed toward him and began to attack. The wooden swords clacked together as the young cat gave it his all. The pale cat looking like he wasn't even breaking a sweat. He attacked from the bottom but a kick to his gut sent him flying. Ivan sighed and commanded again. "Get up!"
"Hey looks like your hard at work." The knight turned and saw a man in a hood at the fence. He pulled the hood down to reveal the king himself.
"Your majesty, what are you doing here?" The cat walked up to the king leaving Matthew to take time to rest.
A smirk crawled over his face. "I am hiding from Ludwig. He has all of these documents that I have to read." The violet eyes rolled. "So you're already training the beta. You're not having any problems are you? He does smell nice." The white eyebrows raising to show what he was implying.
"No your majesty." He said bluntly leaving out the cuddling last night.
"Well, now you're not, but wait until he hits his heat. Then it will cause many problems, Spring is coming soon."
Ivan turned his head to the kitty who was sitting on a bench drinking some water. "I will do everything I can to prevent that, sir."
Gilbert looked between the two. "You can't stop nature, Ivan. Well I gotta go, Ludwig is probably looking for me and I can't stay in one place too long. Good luck." He turned and hurried away.
The pale cat walked to the blond. Matthew stood up and grabbed his sword, "We're done for today. I got to go to the market. You stay here and practice." Without even stopping he strolled right past the kitty. The blond turned his head and watched him live.
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The knight made his way through the market with a basket full of goods. He was checking out the bread when a voice called out to him. "Hello Ivan, I heard you invaded a human town and found a human that could speak our language." He turned it to see Lord Francis next to him.
"Yes sir, are you done teaching today?" He bowed a bit.
"School ends at 12:00 so yes." The Lord reached out to grab a loaf. "I also heard that you found a neko."
"Yes, he was kept as a pet by the humans. "
"So he does not know about our culture and history?"
"No sir, he does not." The two cats began to walk away from the booth.
"Perhaps he would like to join the school?" The Lord suggested.
"I don't think so. He is almost 18. I think he would be out of place with all the little kids."
"Well I could tutor him after I have classes. It is important that he learn about our lives."
"That would be good. We train in the morning so it would work out."
"Alright then I will be over at 2:00 tomorrow. See you, Ivan." The blond waved and the two separated and made their way home.
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