Lawyers: (glare at Nanaki)
Nanaki: O.O;;; eeps... (hides behind Ya-kun)
Yasuo: (rolls his eyes)
Warnings: same as before, everyone...
Nanashi: (snickers at Nanaki) right... moving on...
Upon their return home, Mr. & Mrs. Taylor became a little worried that the front door was locked, since their son didn't do it so often. Mr. Taylor struggled a bit to open the door, since his arms were almost full. And once they got in the front door, the worry diminished, seeing Tristan's shoes lay neatly, almost calmly, in some odd way. And the house was very quiet for some reason...
"Tristan, we're home..." Mrs. Taylor called, as she walked in the house. A few bags of take-out in her arms. Behind her, Mr. Taylor was shifting the balance of the few paper bags of groceries that were threatening to fall.
Walking further into the house, while passing the livingroom, they saw Tristan sleeping on the couch. With his new kitten sleeping on his chest. Their son's hand rested over the kitten, protectively. It was a very sweet scene...
Pity it had to be interrupted. With a sigh, Mrs. Taylor leaned on the doorframe. "Tristan?"
"Let him sleep a little more... we still have to put the groceries away..." Mr. Taylor suggested. With a small smile, his wife nodded in agreement. And they continued on their way to the kitchen.
oooXXXooo
Kaiba yawned, his eyes opening and blinking, in a slow and tired way. With his eyes doing a careful sweep of the room, the red-haired kitten stood up, raising his hind end, while lowering and straightening his forelegs, he stretched his new lithe form. Then as he raised his right hind leg, Kaiba proceeded to scratch behind his ear.
His eyes fell on Tristan, as he lowered his leg, almost smiling gently. His expression was soft, warm and peaceful as he slept. Kaiba still felt a little embarrassed as he thought about the day's events.
He didn't have the 'hots' for Tristan, as Joey so courteously put it. Kaiba admired him, actually. Just a bit. And admiration didn't mean he wanted to get into anything physical with Tristan. Did it?
Kaiba's ears twitched slightly... Now that was something else to think about.
"Tristan, are you awake?" Mrs. Taylor's voice called.
Kaiba turned to the the direction the voice came from. Then he turned back to Tristan. Who cringed a little in annoyance, as he rolled over, bringing Kaiba over, too. He was still asleep.
Kaiba blinked in confusion, as he began testing his legs... Not that he minded the warmth coming from the brunette, but the CEO wasn't fond of being stuck in one place. His legs were stuck, firmly in place. So he started to struggle to get free; with some careful wiggling, Kaiba's legs were free, and he managed to get back on all four paws.Then he anime sweatdropped, as he glanced back, realizing his tail was caught under Tristan's arm. Setting his jaw, and using some effort, Kaiba yanked himself free, wincing in slight pain.
"Note to self," he thought, peering back at his swishing tail. "Tail hurts when it's pulled..."
The CEO-turned-kitten tried to glare at Tristan. To no avail, since he was sleeping. Plus, his glaring power was almost non-existant, considering the fact that Kaiba wasn't at all angry at Tristan.
With a small sigh, Kaiba walked up to Tristan, eyeing him carefully. Then he meowed, softly: "Wake up, Tristan."
No response. Kaiba pursed his lips, and butted his head against Tristan's chin, lightly. Still nothing.
If he had shoulders to shrug, Kaiba would have. Any earlier concept of embarrassment for what he was about to do didn't bother him at all, as Kaiba started nuzzling Tristan's chin to his jawline, purring loudly. Tristan smiled slightly, reaching up to pet his kitten, as he slowly opened his eyes, as he gave Akai his bleary-eyed attention.
"Yeah?" he asked, covering his small yawn with his free hand, as the other was still petting his kitten again. Kaiba glanced to the doorframe, that lead into the hallway, which lead to the kitchen.
"Tristan?" his mother called, again.
Tristan blinked and sat up, holding Kaiba in his lap, as he rubbed his eyes. "Oh... yeah, comin," he called back, as he stood up, holding Akai close.
"Hungry?"Mrs. Taylor asked, as Tristan walked in, his kitten nestled against his chest contently. My, her son was very taken by that cat, since he carried him nearly everywhere. And perhaps vice versa. Must be the eyes, she figured. They were nice eyes for a cat to have.
Covering his mouth with his hand, Tristan yawned again, and nodded as he sat down at the table. Then he had a plate of chinese food sat in front of him. Tristan nodded his thanks, then glanced down at Akai, who was looking pretty hungry himself. He moved to stand up to feed him, until...
"By the way, Tristan..."
Tristan looked up at his father, "hm?"
"Bought this for Akai..." Mr. Taylor said, with a grin, as he held out a blue collar to his son. Tristan blinked, then he smiled, as he accepted the collar with a nod of thanks.
"Thanks, dad..." he said, then he looked back at Akai. "I'm gonna put this on you, Akai... which'll make it official..." he told him, sitting Kaiba in his lap, pleased to see that the kitten was staying put.
The kitten blinked, as he looked at the collar, a little confused. Then Kaiba lifted his head a bit, as Tristan gently brought the collar around his neck, snapping it shut. Tristan slipped his finger under the collar, watching Akai carefully.
"Not too tight, is it?" he asked, softly.
Kaiba blinked again, since the collar actually felt comfortable; so he shook his head a bit. Tristan smiled, the kitten's gestures were really great to see; possibly the cutest thing in the world. He then lifted Kaiba and looked the CEO-turned-kitten right in the eye.
"Alright, then that's that..." he said, cheerfully.
Kaiba blinked, again.
"... You're mine."
The red-haired kitten's heart sped up at such an innocent declaration; but that innocence felt unreal, due to the sincere words, and kind smile. Kaiba dropped his head forward, avoiding eyecontact, as he tried to slow his heart down. While silently cursing himself for actually getting shy.
Tristan blinked, while Mr. Taylor anime sweatdropped.
"Strange... it seems like he's embarrassed..." he commented, slowly.
"Hm, my guess it that Akai is a little taken with Tristan..." Mrs. Taylor said, lightly.
Tristan shrugged, with a small grin. Then he got up, gently sitting Kaiba down on the floor, as he headed for the fridge to get his kitten something to eat. Kaiba, with his head still lowered, followed.
oooXXXooo
Once finished dinner, Tristan had started to head upstairs. Then he paused, hearing a soft meow. It sounded very close to an annoyed protest. Glancing back down the stairs, Tristan blinked. There was Akai, standing at foot of the stairs, his forepaws holding him up on the bottom step, as he glared up at Tristan.
"Oh! Heh, sorry, Akai..." he apologized as he went back, picking up the kitten. "Didn't know you wanted to come along..."
"Well, now you do..." Kaiba thought, shooting Tristan an irritated look.
Tristan laughed, "I'm sorry... really... I thought you wanted to stay down here..." he explained, as he brought the kitten upstairs with him.
"Where did you get that assumption?" Kaiba thought, while unconsciously nestling closer to him.
Tristan smiled, as he entered his room, and closed the door. After striding to his desk, he turned the lamp on. Then he flopped on his bed, giving Akai a small warm hug before letting him go. The CEO-turned-kitten hopped off Tristan's chest, and started to walk around on the bed. Then he gave Tristan a look.
"Alright? What are we doing...?" wondered Kaiba.
"See? This is why I thought you didn't wanna come along... I'm just gonna lay here..." Tristan informed the kitten.
Kaiba quirked a non-existant eyebrow, "what?"
Tristan shrugged, as he closed his eyes, his hands clasped behind his head. Kaiba sighed, as he sat down, looking around. The room was dimly lit with the lamp. The room was neat, nothing out of place. Nothing just laying around.
Kaiba glanced at Tristan. "So this is what that mutt must mean when he calls him 'Old Maid'..." he thought.And he smiled, it was actually pretty amusing.
Then he frowned. Tristan was trying to fall asleep already; someone so easygoing and almost lazy was unheard of. With determined look, Kaiba walked back towards him, climbing on his chest, and went right up to Tristan's face, glaring at him.
Tristan opened one eye. Then anime sweatdropped, as he opened both eyes, to see Akai fully. The brunette blinked in confusion, then smiled faintly.
"What's up, Akai?"
Kaiba continued to glare at him.
Tristan blinked, again. "What'd I do?"
"... No sleeping..." Kaiba thought.
The brunette blinked, once more. Then he tried to sigh in annoyance, which came out more of a weary chuckle. "I'm not ignoring you, Akai... I'm just tired... it's been a long week..." he said.
Kaiba blushed. Ignoring him? Wait. Was that was bothering him? Absorbing this new information, Kaiba sat back, as he thought it over.
Tristan anime sweatdropped, as he watched his kitten, who looked really deep in thought. The brunette was already certain his kitten wasn't average with his unusual gestures. And the way it was acting now, seemed to cinch it.
"What's up, Akai?" Tristan asked, lifting his hand.
Kaiba looked up, forgetting his thoughts, as he noticed his hand, and raised his head a bit more. With a smile, Tristan complied to the silent request, and lightly stroked the kitten's chin.
Then Tristan yawned, which earned him a glare from his kitten. The brunette laughed slightly, gently flicking his finger over Akai's ear, as he his other hand continued to pet his chin.
"Alright, I get it... no sleeping, no ignoring you... gotcha..." he murmured.
With a satisfied nod, Kaiba went back to enjoying the stroking and petting, purring softly..
Yep, most definitely getting too used to his new body. But the strange thing was Kaiba was beginning to care, less and less. He was liking this. Liking the fact that he got to take it easy, despite it was being done in a different form. Liking the fact that Tristan was a very easy-going guy, whom relaxed whenever the opportunity came up.
Which was beginning to rub off on Kaiba.
Then a low rumble came from outside. Tristan sat up, holding Akai, so the kitten wouldn't fall, as he looked out his window. Kaiba glanced at the window as well. They both got up in time to catch some lightning flashing in the darkened sky.
"Hm... whatta ya know? Weatherman was right this time..." Tristan commented, with a wry smile.
Thunder rumbled again.
Kaiba frowned. That sound was making him uneasy. Sure he was nowhere near being scared of thunder as a human. But his new size, and new sharper hearing and all, made some differences.
Lightning flashed again. A few more seconds, then the thunder sounded again.
Kaiba swallowed. That sound. So loud. Cringing, Kaiba couldn't help but unsheath his claws, digging them into Tristan's shirt, nestling closer to block out the thunder.
Tristan glanced down at Akai, confused. "Hey, what's wrong?" he asked, gently. He noticed the kitten's tail, which doubled in size, courtesy of the thunder. Or lightning. With a warm smile, the brunette wrapped both arms around the kitten, holding him close.
Kaiba felt a surge of security. He closed his eyes, purring.
Tristan chuckled, "your moodswings, again?"
Kaiba shot him a half-hearted glare. Which melted away a second later, as Tristan suddenly leaned down, resting his lips against the top of his head in a soft kiss. And the CEO-turned-kitten couldn't help but blush, and go back to relaxing, again.
Then there was knock on the door. Tristan blinked, looking up, "yeah?"
The door opened, and Mrs. Taylor peeked in, "Tristan?"
"What's up?" he asked.
"Blankey got out again..."
Tristan grimaced, "what? Now...?" he said, with a small frown. Then he stood up, putting Akai down on his bed, as he grabbed his coat. "That dog's such a pain sometimes..." he muttered.
"Tristan, if you want to stay home, you can... I can go out after Blankey..." Mrs. Taylor offered.
"No, mom... she's my dog, my responsibility..." Tristan replied. Then he smiled, "look, your preaching got through..."
"After how many years...?" she joked, shaking her head, in mock mourning.
Tristan snickered, as he walked back to his bed, picking up Akai, and handed his kitten to Mrs. Taylor. "Take care of him... he doesn't like thunder, apparently..." he told her.
Mrs. Taylor blinked, then nodded, holding Tristan's kitten carefully. And Kaiba frowned, as Tristan walked by, out the room. Mrs. Taylor followed him to the frontdoor, being sure to hold 'Akai' gently.
As Tristan was putting his shoes on, Kaiba felt a small ache in his chest. Then the brunette was walking out the door, and as the door closed, Kaiba suddenly felt very alone, again.
Nanaki: awwwwwwwww, too cute!
Yasuo: (blinks) wow, that was actually... kinda cute, I guess...
Nanaki: hey, I woulda reacted just like Kaiba! imagine getting held that close, getting looked straight in the eye, and being told you belong to someone! (squeals)
Yasuo: (rolls his eyes)
Nanashi: ... Tristan's favorite food is okonomiyaki...
Nanaki: (blinks) ... okonomiyaki?
Nanashi: (nods) yep, and he hates fermented soybeans
Nanaki: what's that? O.o;;;
Yasuo: (snickers) Kaiba likes beef filet with sauce... and he hates oden...
Nanaki: O.o;;; what's that...?
Nanashi: oden? I have no idea... (shrugs)