Chapter 4
After rescuing Kibou from the 'Evil tangled string of doom' Kaito had wandered to the kitchen to make dinner. He sighed as he looked around, vaguely aware of Kibou walking in behind him, and begun to set to work. Kaito could cook, but Shinichi was much better. After all, Kaito still had his mum before he moved in with Shinichi but Shinichi had lived alone since he was 15!
Kaito opened the fridge to get out some chicken, and then almost physically jumped as there was a small sound of crashing behind him. He spun around to see the needed pan with Kibou sat next to it looking up at him with hid tinny paw looped through the hanging hole.
Kaito sighed and smiled, picking the pan up, "Thank you Kibou," He said and Kibou ran off to a shelf and grabbed a cooking spoon.
So Kaito prepared his dinner like this, him doing the main work while Kibou helped out where he could. It was just like usual only in reverse, Kaito would normally run around while Shinichi prepared the food.
Kaitos mind wandered back to his thoughts from earlier, about Shinichi possibly being...
Kaito glanced down at Kibou and was about to say something when the bell rang out. Kaito quickly turned to the stove and took off the meat so it wouldn't burn, and then walked down the huge corridor quickly. He pulled the door open and found Ran stood by the gate, her finger hovering over the bell again.
"The gates open!" Kaito shouted to her before turning and walking back in.
Ran visited often, being more than welcome in the Kudo house. Kaito was a bit wary at first meeting her, but he soon found that het claim of no interesting in Shinichi in that way was true and when she encouraged Kaitos feeling he grew to like get very much.
Ran was stood inside the front door taking off her shoes when she heated a yell and a small brown cat shot out if the kitchen into the library holding something in it's mouth. Kaito looked after it as it disappeared around the door and glared, making Ran chuckle.
"What just happened?" She asked once the giggles fell into a silent smile,
"Ahh, Kibou just stole some food from the cutting board, it's just a piece of chicken," Kaito muttered, "I guess I'll need to feed him..."
Kaito then glanced back into the kitchen, "Ah Ran, have you eaten? I prepared enough ingredients for two out if habit."
Ran walked over, not being one to sit and be waited upon, "Then I'll finish the food, you go feed that poor kitten if it has to resort to stealing."
Kaito chuckled then walked out to the library. Kibou was sat on the couch, thoroughly licking its paw which probably still tasted of the stolen chicken. Unaware of Kaitos presence, Kibou suddenly stopped licking his paw then stared at it. He then slowly folded it under him and lay down, seeming to grow depressed.
Kaito frowned then pushed the door open more and walked in, making Kibou glance but not move. Kaito then picked up the carrier bag from before and spilled its remaining contents on the table. Kaito then picked out a small dish and set it on the floor. He then picked up a tin and pulled it open, letting the jelly like food flop into the bowl.
The whole time Kibou had watched and pulled a face when he watched the 'jelly' fall into the bowl,
'Urgh, that looks revolting,' he thought as Kaito poked it breaking it up. Kibou then slowly stood up and shook himself awake, and jumped down to the bowl.
He slowly moved to the bowl, Kaito watching him closely the whole time, and sniffed it lightly. Then he sniffed again, deeply, 'It... Actually doesn't smell too bad.' Kibou moved forwards and took a testing bite. The food was actually quite delicious and he soon was digging in, 'I guess since it's for an animal they don't have to
bother with presentation...'
Kaito smiled as he watched Kibous tail wag slightly, then he walked away leaving the small cat to his dinner.
Kibou was licking his bowl clean when his ears caught Rans voice, she must have finished and brought the food in when he was eating. She and Kaito seemed to gave been talking a while, but now they had fallen quiet,
"I-is Shinichi really missing?" Ran said, her voice shaking slightly.
Kaito fell silent and stared. He then lowered his gaze and shadows of his hair covered his eyes, "...Yeah,"
Kibou looked at Kaito sadly, and then he sprang up onto the couch to sit next to him. Kaito was startled at first, but when Kibou pushed his head against Kaitos side and rubbed his head on him he smiled. "But, for some reason I'm not scared." He muttered scoping up Kibou in his arms, "Yeah I'm worried about him, and at first I was very scared, buy right now I'm not scared for him anymore,"
Ran stared then smiled, knowing that Kaito was probably right. She hoped so, "I'd better get back, I need to make sure dad doesn't stay out too long,"
Kaito chuckled as Ran smiled at him. She then got up, thanked him for the food, and left. Kaito was still sat on the couch as he listened to her shutting the door, then he turned to Kibou and stroked him under his chin, "She's hurting boy, she must think it's her fault…" He laughed weakly, "I'm commenting on other peoples poker faces, yet I can feel mine slipping right now,"
Kibou sighed, then stood his front paws on Kaitos shoulder so he could reach up and rub his head along Kaitos face. Kaito smiled and stroked Kibou affectionately. He then glanced at the clock and reached forwards pushing the things on the table back into the bag, "Come on Kibou, lets get to bed,"
Kibou watched as Kaito pushed the things back into the bag, then stood up as he saw a small plastic packet slip past under his hands and fall to the floor, 'Kai, oi Kai! You dropped something!'
Kaito turned and grinned at Kibou, "Don't worry, you can sleep on my bed while Shin-chan isn't here~"
Kibou groaned and part of him wanted to facepalm… or facepaw 'That's right, all he hears from me is 'Nyaa,''
Kibou jumped down to the floor as Kaito walked out the door, and snatched the small bag in his jaw before trotting after Kaito. He looked up the massive staircase, and then began to make small jumps to climb them, Kaito having forgotten that he would struggle with them.
Eventually, Kibou was nearing the top but he slipped near the top step and banged his jaw on the stair, making him bite his tongue slightly. He stood up, glared at the step, then climbed over the last one and trotted into the room still carrying the bag.
Kaito was already climbing into the bed, he must have took a while conquering those stairs, so Kibou wandered over to the plastic bag of toys and placed the little bag next to it. He was going to walk away onto the bed until his nose caught an odd sent. He frowned and looked at the bag, there was two small holes in it,
'I must have split the bag when I fell and bit down,' he thought, pawing the bag to see what was in it. Some strange dried up leaf stuff fell out, which Kibou instinctively leaned down to sniff more; this was clearly the stuff with the odd smell…
"Kibou, come here~" Kaito called, patting the bed.
Kibou glanced up, then grabbed the bag in his mouth and ran over to the bed, jumping up onto the bottom out of Kaitos sight. He sat there and sniffed at it more, rubbing his head in it and purring to himself. He did this for quite some while until Kaito grew curious and sat up, seeing what he was doing,
"Kibou, give that here," Kaito leaned forwards annoyed and stole the bag from under his paws. Kibou looked up at Kaito annoyed, but he didn't try to reclaim the bag. Even when his mind was mostly taken over by his new feline side, Shinichi would never hurt Kaito.
Kibou sighed, and then wandered up to the empty space next to Kaito where he would normally sleep and curled up. He stayed like that for maybe an hour or two, could be longer because Kaito was in a deep sleep. He frowned as his tail twitched along with his paw,
'Stupid stuff, spelt great but now I cant sleep,' He thought, rolling onto a colder patch of covers to try and cool himself down, 'This is going to be a long night,'
