I am blown away by the incredible response this story has received so far! Thank you to the 21 followers and 16 people who have favorited this story. And a special shoutout to beaversdarwin, SniperZ, EternalInternalScreaming, and darkvampirekisses for leaving a review!

To Ithan yamil, I couldn't leave a reply, but you're lucky I understand Spanish! To those who don't, here's a rough translation: "But nobody knows that this kitten is a beast created by the brothers and it can destroy the world because it has been forgotten and abandoned by them hahaha."

Indeed, only time will tell. Though I'd like to think that cute innocent fluffballs are only capable of good things.

It was only when Weiss arrived at the cafeteria that she realized she had no idea what in all of Remnant she was doing.

Given the small window of time afforded her to purchase supplies from the pet store earlier (twenty minutes, or else they had risked being stranded in Vale for the evening), Weiss had not bought any cat food. The fault was Ruby's, who had suggested getting food from the cafeteria in the first place. Why purchase food if there was adequate food available for free? Plus, a quick glance at the size and weight of the bags of cat food had convinced her it wasn't necessary, especially on a mission requiring stealth, such as this. Sure, there had been the small cat treats or cans of "wet food", but it wasn't like this animal was going to stick around for long. There was no point in spoiling it with unhealthy snacks. Their goal was nourishing it back to health, and treats would not accomplish this.

So instead, Weiss had bought a litter box, a litter scooper (because no way was she going to be touching cat feces with her bare hands), and a bottle of cat shampoo. It had taken her awhile to decide which litter box would best fit their dormitory, and after spending most of the time on Scrollsearch trying to find which was best, she ran out of time and just went with the first one that had caught her eye. She hadn't bothered getting anything else on this trip, seeing as the main priority was keeping the cat clean and fed. She had assumed food would be taken care of, so that left cleanliness. This was all they needed, right?

So when Ruby had asked on the way back what cat food she had bought, Weiss had replied accordingly. Ruby had freaked out and almost jumped out of the airship, but Weiss had stopped her by reasoning that there had to be something in the cafeteria that the animal could eat. It wouldn't die if it ate something different for dinner that night, and whatever was in the cafeteria would probably be better than whatever it had been trying to eat in the dumpster. Then tomorrow they could go back with a better plan and get real cat food. Reluctantly, Ruby agreed.

So it was that Weiss found herself in the cafeteria, trying to determine what food would be best for a cat. Cats like milk, don't they? Weiss thought she had seen a cartoon once of a cat drinking milk. Or was it cream? And didn't it make the cat fall asleep? Wasn't that a bad thing then, if it caused the cat to fall asleep? Or maybe it was a helpful thing, something that helped them relax enough that they would fall asleep. Weiss grabbed a small bowl and filled it with milk from the drink dispenser.

But even if cats liked milk, that didn't answer what kind of food they liked. Surely cats couldn't survive on milk alone. Maybe she could Scrollsearch it! Weiss quickly whipped out her scroll and typed in "cat food". Come on Scrollsearch, you always have the answer to everything, don't fail me now…

It failed her. Tremendously. Why won't this stupid thing answer my question! All its giving me are brands of cat food…Maybe if I type in "what is the best cat food"…"what is the best food for a cat"…"what is the best food for a kitten"…

"Grawr, I don't need to know right now that Pawsitive Munchies is better than Cat Chow!"

"Umm…Weiss?"

Weiss looked up to see Blake looking at her with a strange expression. "You, umm, okay?"

"I'm fine!"

"Umm…"

"It's Scrollsearch that won't be fine after I sue them for regurgitation of useless information!"

"I…see…"

"Seriously, it cannot be this difficult to find proper information on cat food."

Blake's eyes widened like a deer in headlights. "Did you say…cat food?"

Weiss failed to notice Blake's fearful expression on account of her pinching the bridge of her nose. "It seems that Ruby has discovered a stray…"

Blake froze. Wait, did Ruby find out? How did she find out? I've kept my bow on this whole time!

"And didn't think to tell me to buy cat food because she said the cafeteria would be adequate on a whim."

"Sounds…like Ruby?" Oh no, oh no oh no oh no. She's found out. She really has found out. And forcing Weiss to get me food.

"So while she's getting that animal cleaned up of all the filth, I'm here trying to do the impossible."

"She's not filthy!" Blake exclaimed before she could think. Oh no. I've done it now! Just basically admitted—

"You have no idea how dirty that dumpster was. You haven't even met it!"

Wait what?

Weiss squinted at Blake. "And Ruby also seemed to think it was a she…though how she could tell was beyond me."

Blake gulped. "And you found this…cat…where again?"

"Were you not listening? I said the dumpster."

"Dumpster…"

"In an alleyway in the middle of Vale?"

"Ohhhh." Blake exhaled a sigh of relief. "An actual cat."

"Of course! What, you think Ruby would actually adopt a fake cat?"

Blake gave Weiss a look.

"…Fair."

"Never put it past our fearless leader."

"Anyway, now that your brain cells have returned, perhaps you could help me with this dilemma."

"Well actually, most cats are actually lactose-intolerant." Blake recited, nodding to the bowl of milk in Weiss's hands. "Though commonly seen on TV drinking milk, dairy products are actually unhealthy for cats."

"…is all of media a lie?"

"Not all of it?"

"Just when it comes to cats apparently."

"Well, cats do actually consume mice in real life. In the city though, mice tend to harbor bugs and worms and other pests, so it's recommended to give them proper food instead of live animals. Unless you want to have them dewormed every few weeks."

"First of all, that is absolutely repulsive! And second, how does this help me?"

"Cats are still carnivorous creatures. They like meat." Blake smiled a feral smile, which Weiss completely missed as she stared at the entrees in front of her.

"Meat huh? So, how about this sautéed beef?"

"No garlic! That's bad."

"Well, what about fish? There's a nice tuna fillet here."

"Umm…salmon would be preferable." There is no way that cat is stealing my tuna!

"Darn…no salmon. Grilled chicken, then?"

"That works. Though we should probably add some sort of gravy or chicken broth."

"Why?"

"Cats need moisture, but they don't like to drink a lot of water on their own. Plus, the dry texture would probably turn the cat off from eating it."

"How are you so knowledgeable about cats?'

Blake startled. "Oh! Uhh, well…my family…owns a cat-"

"Whatever, I'm just glad someone on this team knows something."

"Y—Yeah."

Weiss filled a small bowl with the plain grilled chicken. "You think this is enough?"

"I mean, how big is the cat?"

"Hmm. About the size of three A History of Remnant textbooks."

"Yeah, that should be good."

"Now for gravy…"

"Wait! Don't put too much!"

"Now what?"

"The gravy is probably high in salt. We should water it down with some water."

Sighing in exasperation, Weiss snatched a cup from the dispensary, added a small dollop of gravy, then walked to the drinks station and added an equal portion of water. She stirred the brown mixture with a spoon. A student looked curiously at what Weiss was doing, but a glare from the Ice Queen sent the student scurrying away quickly.

"This is abominable. Are you sure cats like this?"

"I mean, it's the best we can do without real cat food."

"Now I understand why pet companies exist. Trying to think of all these things cats can and cannot have is straining my brain." Weiss poured the mixture onto the chicken. It went from looking like an unappetizing dish to a soggy unappetizing dish. Weiss grimaced.

"Alright. Now for some vegetables."

"NO! No veggies!"

Weiss recoiled from Blake's sudden aggressiveness. "What now? Aren't vegetables supposed to be healthy?"

"Not for cats. For one, they're a choking hazard if not cooked all the way through. And two, they're not necessary for a healthy cat diet. Cats get all their nutrients from meat. Veggies are just extra unnecessary calories."

"That's stupid."

Blake shrugged. "You try telling the god of Light that."

Weiss huffed and muttered, "Maybe I should be a cat so I wouldn't have to eat vegetables for my health."

Blake's bow twitched. "What?"

"Nothing! Ahem. Water and disgustingly unappetizing chicken, that is all we need right?"

Blake rolled her eyes, but didn't comment further than, "It's fine."

"We should return to our dorm then. Hopefully Ruby hasn't destroyed the shower and messed up the whole bathroom."

"I doubt that would happen." Blake thought for a moment. "Though I wouldn't put it past her."

Weiss and Blake exchanged a look and quickly started speed walking back to their dorm.

Hope you all enjoyed the chapter! I had to do some serious catdumucation to figure out what cats could eat (i.e. googling and browsing a few websites). The milk one really surprised me. I'm sure I missed some things though, and while the meal Weiss and Blake have created isn't the most ideal, it fits the safety factor for most of it, minus the gravy.

Also, yes, I've been updating every week so far. Don't expect it to keep going like this though, I just had a burst of ideas.

Last call for cat names! Leave a review or message me with ideas.