so i started this the other day (instead of working on what i'm supposed to be working on XD), and just finished it now. i got inspired for it when i was holding my cat Sady on my lap, like sitting her like a person... heh :D the cat in here is basically my cat, only gw-ized XD

enjoy ;D ... oh, and it's POST-WAR btw

"Babe, where are you?"

"Over here!" I called from where I sat on the couch in the living room.

Heero walked in from the hallway, looking around at the floor, under tables and whatnot, "Duo, we've got to do something about this stray cat; it's going to claw everything to pieces."

"No she won't," I said, "Only kittens do that."

"She?" Heero asked, looking at me with an eyebrow raised. He was behind the couch, so he didn't see what I had in my lap. "How do you know it's a she? And where did that scruffy thing go, anyway?"

"Well it's obvious she's a she. You can tell just by looking at her—she's small and graceful, not big and buff. That's something you, Mr. Dog-person, obviously wouldn't know," I chuckled, still watching Heero as he began searching the kitchen of our small house.

"Obviously." He looked at me over the countertop, "Are you sure you haven't seen where that ball of claws and fur went?"

"I never said I didn't know where she was," I smirked, and as if on cue, the cat began to purr. Heero stood up straight in the kitchen, hearing it too and trying to determine the location of its origin. I watched as he walked around out into the living room, stopping dead when my lap finally came into view.

"Duo," he sighed, almost admonishing.

I smiled, turning my gaze downward to the kitty in my lap, and began to scratch her head lovingly. "Can we keep her?" I asked, not taking my eyes off of the longhaired bundle of tortishell fur. The cat mewed appreciatively as I began scratching behind one of her ears, looking up at me with big green eyes.

"It really does like you," Heero smirked, crossing his arms over his chest. He sighed heavily after a long pause, "I guess she can stay."

"Yes!" I cheered, hugging the cat and nuzzling my nose in her soft fur. I had always wanted a cat. "You hear that, Helen? You get to stay!"

Heero held up a hand, his voice taking on the sort of authority of a parent speaking to his child, "You get to keep the cat, Duo, as long as you take care of it. Use your money to buy food and supplies and..." Heero sighed, giving me a bit of a pitiful look, "Just don't let any cat hair get on my pillow, at least?"

I laughed, "Sure, Heero. If she's a good cat though," I looked down at the kitty still sitting in my lap. She gazed up at me, green eyes narrowed in a rather snarky look. "She'll sleep on the foot of the bed, and keep off the pillows entirely."

The cat stood up on my lap, making a noise somewhere between a purr and a meow, before leaping gracefully to the floor. I watched as she stepped over to Heero, and began rubbing all over his legs. The cat purred loudly in appreciation as my lover bent to scratch between her ears.

I rose to my feet, just as Heero picked the cat up in his arms and cradled her like a baby—it was obvious that he was taking to her already. "I'm gonna run to the store and get cat food and stuff. You and Helen spend some quality bonding time together, okay?" I laughed as the cat got sick of being held and leapt from Heero's arms, leaving several strands of dark fur on his shirt.

"Alright," Heero chuckled, staring down at his shirt.

. . .

That night, after I had set up Helen's food and water, installed an electronic cat door (one which would only allow cats with a certain key-tag through), and managed to get a fancy black collar on her with said key-tag, Heero and I went to bed. Just as I had gotten comfortable, snuggled next to Heero, a now familiar meow resounded from outside the bedroom door.

"Your cat is lonely," Heero murmured, obviously amused.

I poked Heero's bare chest, sitting up, "She's your cat too, and she probably wants to sleep in here with us." Heero sat up as well, watching me as I went to open the door. "What a lucky girl. She gets to share a bed with two guys," I laughed, just as the cat ran in, the bell on her collar jingling. She stared up at me once she was near the foot of the bed, watching as I climbed back under the covers.

"Well anyone would be lucky to get to share a bed with you, Duo," Heero smiled, kissing my nose.

I lay flat on my stomach this time, Heero's arm draped over my shoulders, his other hand holding mine against his chest as he lay on his side. "That makes you the luckiest guy in the world then, 'Ro," I grinned at him.

I closed my eyes then, letting my breathing slow and welcoming the first black wisps of sleep to take me... that was, until a tinkling bell and a sudden weight on the bed brought me back to awareness. I sighed, opening my eyes to see the glimmer of Heero's cobalt gaze as he watched the cat—I could feel her walking around by my feet, then my legs, then my thighs.

"Ow!" I grunted as one tiny paw stepped up onto my bony hip, the concentrated pressure pushing right into the bone. Another paw joined it, and before I knew it, I had an entire cat standing on my backside.

Heero chuckled, "Nice one, cat."

I just groaned in slight amusement as I felt Helen walk further up my back, purring all the way. She stopped, crouching with her paws just by my shoulder, and began kneading the thick blankets there; I could still feel the sharpness of her claws against my skin, however... not to mention the loud purring right by my ear. I turned my head slightly, glancing back, only to see a furry silhouette of a cat, with the eyes glinting in the low light. "I so did not know cats slept on people like this," I chuckled, gazing at Heero now.

"Well I'm sure she couldn't resist the soft blankets, and better yet: blankets that'll stay warm all night," Heero smiled, his eyes half closed. He was tired.

"Yeah... well the three of us should get some sleep, right cat?" I was answered only by the persistent purring of the rather pleasant weight on my backside. "Right..."

So with that, Heero, Helen and I drifted off to sleep. Only, when I woke up the next morning, I couldn't roll over, because the cat still sound asleep on my back had me pinned... this would take some getting used to.

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and yep, my cat sleeps on me just like that. i love it tho :D so, until next time! *which hopefully wont be too long*