Chapter 2:

Damn that Soubi! After all I did for him he still said no! Damn him! I lost two hours of sleep, I slaved over a hot stove, and I worked hard to make him something good to eat! But what does he say? 'No, Kio. We're not getting a cat.' Dammit! Sou-chan really pissed me off. I want that cat so bad, and he's being such an ass about it!

I think that's about enough ranting for me. Damn, I wanted it so bad. I needed to ease off steam, so I went back to the pet shop to see the little kitten again. Or at least I almost did.

On the way there, I ran into someone. She's so cute! Her long hair is so pretty, and she looked so adorable when she was apologizing for running into me. I love it when girls looked worried like that. After she had apologized about a billion times, she tried to leave! Great! Now everyone doesn't want to be around me!

"Wait," I said, grabbing her shoulder. "I want to talk to you." Her cheeks flushed as she tried to hide her face from me. Oh, I embarrassed her! "What's your name?" I asked. The girl shook her head, her ears flat against her head. Did I forget to mention her ears? Oh, they're so cute!

"I can't talk to strangers," she mumbled. I laughed. Never before has a kid told me that they can't talk to strangers. And she was so embarrassed by it I almost felt sorry for her.

"Fine then," I grinned. "My name is Kaidou Kio. See? We're not strangers anymore." The girl still refused to speak. Was she afraid of me? I'm not that scary. After she shook her head for a long time, she finally muttered her name.

"I'm Kalel," she murmured, "just Kalel." She has such a sweet name. I wonder if she's from the United States. "Can I leave now?" I shook my head. This was my chance! After all, Sou-chan has Ritsuka. It shouldn't be wrong for me to have Kalel. Though, Kalel is a girl and Ritsuka's a boy. Ah, what the heck! Either way it's my turn to be the pervert. That didn't sound like it did in my head. Uh…

Ah yes. I swept Kalel into my arms, and I held her there for a little while. Her poor heart was racing so fast I thought she would die!

"Let me go," she murmured. "Put me down." No way in hell was I letting her go! As soon as I could, I hurried back to the apartment. But, Kalel wasn't making the journey so easy. She started to kick her feet out of boredom, making it harder for me to get up the stairs.

"Stop that!" I said. I threw open the door, and carried Kalel inside. "Sou-chan, I'm back!" Sou-chan was still sitting at his easel, bent over his paints. He seemed to be deep in concentration until I walked in.

"Back so soon?" he asked, not even looking up from his work. I put Kalel down on the floor. I was frustrated that Sou-chan wasn't paying attention to me.

"You won't even look at me," I muttered. "I guess you don't care about me anymore!" Sou-chan looked up from his easel to tease me about my dramatics. The look on his face was unforgettable! When he saw Kalel on the floor by the couch, he looked like he was going to die!

"What's he doing here?" Sou-chan snapped. He? Sou-chan must be confused.

"She is Kalel," I replied proudly. "I brought her home with me." Sou-chan grabbed my shoulder and pulled me away from Kalel.

"That's not a girl, Kio," he whispered. Wha! Kalel isn't a girl! What the hell—!

"Well, Soubi," Kalel grinned, "you remember me." Kalel and Sou-chan know each other! This day couldn't get any worse…