Around one in the morning, Fangurl heard a noise coming from outside her window. She climbed out of bed and opened up the curtains to see a furry neko shivering outside on the side of the street. Her mouth dropped slightly, for she had never seen a neko so up close before.
Fangurl lightly tapped on the window, which got the neko's attention. "Come here little neko," she whispered when she opened up the window.
Quickly, the neko hopped inside her room and curled up into a ball on her floor. "Hi there," Fangurl said quietly as she petted the kitty cat on his head. The neko began to purr softly as he leaned his head against the little girl. "What's your name?"
The neko touched his collar, where Fangurl looked and read his name. "Your name's Alan? That's a nice name. Wait, if you have this collar, it means that you have an owner already, doesn't it?"
Alan fumbled with the collar to quickly undo it. The girl touched his paws and they immediately calmed. She unfastened his collar and pulled it off the neko's neck. "Do you not like your owner?" Fangurl asked quietly.
He nodded slowly. Fangurl could see the hurt look on his face, and guessed that Alan's owner was mean to him. "Don't worry; I'll take care of you. You can be my neko if you want," she offered. Alan began to purr more as the little girl petted his head again.
"C'mon, if you're going to stay here, I at least have to give you a bath so Uncle Will and Auntie Grell will like you," Fangurl suggested as she took Alan into the bathroom.
After giving Alan a bath, the girl fixed him a plate of food to eat just in case he was hungry. "Fangurl, what's going on in here?" William asked as he walked into the kitchen. "I heard talking and nyan sounds coming from in here."
"Uncle Will, this is Alan, I found him outside in the cold," Fangurl informed.
The neko hid behind Fangurl, out of fear of William's facial expression. "Does he belong to anyone?" the Shinigami questioned.
"Yes, he had a collar on," the girl replied.
"Then sweetheart, we have to take Alan back to his owner," William stated.
"No, uncle Will please don't take him back; he doesn't like it there," Fangurl pleaded.
The little girl began to cry at the thought of losing Alan and letting him go back to a horrible owner. "Please don't cry," Alan whispered as he walked up to Fangurl and attempted to wipe away her tears.
William and Fangurl both jumped at the shock of Alan speaking. "You can talk?" the Shinigami questioned.
"Yes, and she's right, I'm abused at my other home. With your permission I'd like to stay here," Alan stated.
"Please Uncle Will, can he stay?" Fangurl begged.
"Very well, he may stay, but he is your responsibility Fangurl," William informed before heading back to his bedroom.
Fangurl grinned as Alan nudged his face against her shoulder. "I love my neko," she said as she took Alan back to her bedroom. The neko curled up on Fangurl's bed next to the little girl and began to dose off after she kissed the top of his head goodnight.
The next morning Fangurl awoke to find the neko still sleeping on top of the blanket next to her. In the sunlight, Fangurl took a better look at him. Alan had brunette hair, light tan fur with white fur on his belly. She remembered his eye color being green with a hint of yellow in them. The little girl looked closely and saw that Alan had scars and bruises all over his body, especially on his back, face, and neck.
Alan stretched and yawned as he awoke. The neko got to his feet and strolled over to Fangurl. The eight year old took him in her arms as he rested on her lap and felt her gently begin to pet his head.
"How did you get your wounds Alan?" Fangurl wondered.
The neko nudged his face against Fangurl's arm before responding "They're from my master."
Fangurl felt Alan begin to quiver as he said the word master. She kissed the top of his head and promised "Your previous master may have hurt you, but I will never hit you or bruise you. You are my neko now, and I will take good care of you."