Chapter 8

„ Friends forever?"

Cait suddenly turned himself on. He felt that Delgado's bed was wet. He jumped into the air when he realized why the bed could be wet and landed on the floor. Then Delgado's mother entered the room with fresh bedclothes to replace the wet ones. When she saw Cait on the ground, she smiled.

-„ Hello Caity" – she said softly -„ Sorry for the bed. Delgado sometimes wets his bed"

Cait was looking at Delgado's mother. In his party he never saw that anyone could wet their bed as they slept.

-„ Hello miss" – he could only reply.

He heard Delgado come out from the bathroom in a hurry and went outside. His mother started to change the bedclothes. Cait went under the bed to get his clothes. He put them on and went outside.

He found Delgado sitting in the same place where they sat yesterday when Cait told him his story. He moved closer to Delgado and Cait saw that the boy's face was red from embarrassment.

-„ Hey Delgado!" – Cait squeaked like a cat to welcome him. He wasn't sure if he should start to laugh because of what happened or just smile.

-„ Hi.." – the boy muttered

Cait saw that Delgado was really ashamed. It seemed that wetting the bed was a big problem for him. So Cait tried to help him.

-„ How long have you been wetting your bed" – the cat asked.

-„ 5 years" – Delgado replied still with his hands propping up his head

-„ Why do you wet your bed?" – Cait asked another question.

Delgado wasn't sure if he should tell Cait, but since Cait Sith told him his story and his problems, he knew that he could also tell Cait something about himself.

-„ I started when I heard that my dad died. And to this day I still wet my bed"

-„ It's in my data that people do that when they are stressed" – Cait said, causing Delgado to take interest in what he was saying -„ In your case, it could be because of shock. You loved your dad very much and you're still thinking about his death, and you can't stop doing so"

Delgado turned his face to Cait

-„ You're lucky" – said the boy -„ You're a robot and you don't have your own worries. You also can't wet a bed because it's physically impossible for you to do so"

-„ What do you mean by "physically impossible"?" – Cait asked whilst making his face look angry.

There was a long pause. Delgado didn't want to say what he meant in full so was thinking of a way to say it differently.

-„ Are you male?" – he asked

-„ Sure I am!" – Cait shouted and waved his hands –„ Do I look like a female cat?"

-„ But…" – Delgado started –„ But you don't have a… a… you know…"

Cait raised one of his line-like eyes.

-„ You… you know what" – Delgado tried to say –„ Since you're male, you should know what I mean!"

Cait tried to analyze in his head what Delgado had said. Then a cat's grin began to show on his face

-„ Oh that!" – said the feline -„ As I said, Reeve designed me perfectly so he didn't miss a thing. If you want I can show you…"

-„ No, no, I was just kidding!" – Delgado shouted and started to wave his hands.

There was a long pause. They were looking at each other… and then they started to laugh. Then Cait sat near him.

-„ Don't worry about wetting your bed" – said Cait and he put a paw on Delgado's shoulder -„ Everyone has some strange problems and I understand you. You didn't think that I'm a hermaphrodite? – he asked with a grin.

-„ Hey I was just teasing you" – Delgado laughed -„ I know that you're male"

They looked at each other for 5 minutes. Delgado smiled.

-„ You know… I didn't know what you would think about what I did"

-„ At first I wanted to laugh at you, but when I saw your face I felt sorry for you" – said Cait

-„ Listen… I have only known you for one day" – Delgado started in a serious tone -„ But I really like you. You told me some wonderful stories about yourself. And just now you tried to help me. Thank you"

-„ Well I like you too" – replied Cait with a grin on his face -„ And you are the first person that I have opened myself up to, and I know that you trust me"

-„ Why do you think that?" – asked Delgado

-„ Because you took care of me when something happened to my circuits, you removed the plugs from my body, you listened to my story and you let me be with you in your bed"

Delgado blushed and looked at the flowers.

-„ I trust you because… when I look at you, I know you're a nice person. And I have never talked with anyone about my problems because I don't have any friends…"

Cait looked at Delgado. He saw that the smile that was on the boy's face had disappeared. Cait moved closer to him.

-„ If you want I can be your friend"

Cait wasn't sure why he had said that. He was going to the place that Red XIII had told him about so he shouldn't stay with the boy, but when the boy looked at him… he saw that he was a nice boy. He was intelligent, sensitive… and the first person, other than Reeve, to trust him. Even when he had came out of nowhere. He felt that he would know this boy for longer than he suspected.

-„ Really?" – Delgado asked.

-„ Sure" – Cait said with a cheery smile.

-„ Friends forever?" – asked the boy.

-„ Friends forever" – replied Cait.

Delgado hugged Cait. Even though Cait Sith's fur was synthetic, it was warm and comfortable because he was a toy. Cait had never been hugged like that. He felt that Delgado needed somebody to be near him, somebody who would help him with his personal problems, and somebody who would support him. Delgado only had his mother. His father had died at the hands of Sephiroth. He lived far away from civilization. He didn't have any friends. Cait wasn't sure how he should react, so he simply hugged back. Cait doesn't know how it feels but he knew that it was a nice experience.

-„ You know… I feet that we will be great friends" – said the boy whilst he let go of Cait Sith -„ You're really special"

-„ I know that I'm special" – Cait replied with a grin on his face -„ I'm a great fortune teller after all"

Suddenly Delgado grabbed Cait and put him on his shoulders.

-„ Wanna ride? – the boy asked

-„ Sure why not" – Cait replied with a happy voice.

Delgado started to run very fast; Cait's cape was fluttering from the speed. He was holding onto his crown with one hand and in his other hand he held his megaphone and he was playing the part of a leader who was charging on an enemy army. They passed the fields with flowers that were still wet with morning dew and they soon disappeared into the forest….