Title: Stray
Author: Micayasha
Summary: Baralai finds a ragged stray wandering the streets and brings it home—but what will it take to convince Gippal to let him keep it? After all, Gippal has never been much of a cat person…
Rating: K+
Word Count: 339
Warnings/Notes: Um, Baralai is extremely OOC, and Gippal a little bit, too, but blame that on the fact that it's AU. Yep, AU, people. That means it's not in Spira.
Heh heh. I kinda picture them as chibi for this one.
"You've got to be kidding me."
Baralai clutched the wet ball of fur in his arms tighter, pouting pleadingly.
"Baralai, you can't be serious!" As the bottom lip extends dangerously even further, Gippal added, half-exasperatedly and half-affectionately, "There is no way we are keeping that furball, no matter how 'cute' it is."
"Pleeeeeeaaase!"
"Baralai! Give me a break!"
"Please? You won't regret it! I'll feed it and clean up after it and even wash it!"
"I'm pretty sure cats do that themselves, 'Lai."
"So that's one less thing to do! Come on, Gippal, don't be a spoilsport."
"You! You and your stupid puppy-dog eyes!" But, as usual, Gippal was absolutely powerless under the full force of his lover's pleading stare. "Oh, fine. Damned thing's going to keep coming back anyway, all cuddled up in your arms."
With a whoop of joy, Baralai pounced on the scowling Al Bhed, knocking him back onto the sofa. (At the kitten's mewl of protest, it was placed gently on the chair next to the armrest before Baralai went back to showing his gratitude.) "I'll make it up to you, I promise!" he vowed, his voice muffled against Gippal's shoulder.
"You better," he grumbled in reply, his voice only slightly softened by having his silver-haired lover in his arms. A husky, "I will," was his only reply, in a voice that left too much to the imagination. Gippal's eyes widened, his hold growing more possessive, but—
"I'm going to get food for it right now!" Baralai bounded up, the husky, seductive tone completely gone as his voice adopted the cute, pleading innocent one he had been using just moments before, and by the glitter of mischief and amusement in his eyes, Gippal knew he was only being a tease.
"Baralai…" Gippal growled.
"Yes?" Baralai's eyes widened innocently. "Is something wrong?"
"You little imp!" With a yell that declared war, Gippal leaped up and began to chase a hysterical Baralai around the house.
It was two hours before either of them remembered the kitten again.
