"I would like to adopt a cat"
The teen smiles, giving Kido a clear view of his teeth, and she wonders if that smile of his is genuine or just a fake one given to all the customers.
Probably the latter.
"Ah!" The boy says joyfully, "for yourself or for someone else?"
She chuckles, "a little bit of both"
He smiles again, this time with no teeth showing. "Then please, pick one that is to your liking" he bows, gesturing to the pen for cats. She looks over his shoulder. The green-haired teen takes slow steps towards the pen, regaining her soft smile as she does so. He notices her soft smile and sighs, 'why don't I get customers like this all the time?'.
In the pen, Kido notices a black cat sitting alone in the corner, away from all the cats trying to get closer to her. She leans closer and squints, trying to make out the cat's features. After a few seconds of mental deliberation, she claps her hands once.
"That one, please" she states, pointing to the beautiful black cat. She stills, because for a moment there, it was as if it was looking right at her. The male moves to the right to get a better view of the pen. "Mh, the antisocial one?" He asks calmly, cocking his head to he right slightly. She gives a barely audible 'yup' and follows the worker to the front desk.
"So," he starts, "what's your name?"
She looks up at him before looking back down to continue signing papers. "Tsubomi Kido" she states simply, trying to sound as monotone as possible. It doesn't seem to affect him though, as he leans forward a bit more. "Well, Kido, will you be here again soon?" He asks, voice turning sweet. Too sweet.
"What do you mean?" She answers his question with another question, how rude of her.
"Weeeeell," he looks to the right innocently, "my co-workers told me that a certain 'Kido Tsubomi' has been visiting and adopting cats from here at least once or twice a month"
She freezes, then puts her weight on her right foot, "maybe, maybe not... Why? I don't believe I'll be missed" she says nonchalantly, causing the male to chuckle.
"Well, I guess we'll find out in a week" he shakes his head, "I'm Kano, Shuuya Kano" he says with a smile, "17" he states, placing both hands on the table.
"Mmhm" she nods, filling out the last of the paperwork. She double-checks the files as Kano goes to fetch the cat. After she lays the papers down, she browses the shop shelves. She picks out some more cat food, but nothing else. They still have a bunch of stuff at home.
"Here you go!" He exclaims, startling her, cat cage in hand. She whips around, holding the cat food awkwardly in her hands. "I'll just-" before she can finish, he already takes the food to the cashier.
She nods, picking up the cage as she follows the fast-working boy to the cashier. As she gets there, the cat-like boy hands her a paper bag with a receipt. "Your cat food" he states when he notices her confused expression. "Think of it as a sort of treat" he smiles, putting the bag in her hands. "You didn't need to..." She says softly, staring wide-eyes at the bag she's holding. No one has ever really given her a gift before, not before her sister left. I guess this could count as one, it was free after all.
"Nah, I wanted to" he says simply, before clapping his hands once. "Now, if there is nothing more you need..." He stops, looking at her for confirmation. "Yup, I'm good" the green-haired teen confirms, nodding before turning around. Only now did she notice that they were the only ones in the pet shop.
"Come again soon!" He exclaims, waving his hand. "Hopefully" he says the last part softly, dropping his hand to his side as she walks out of the shop.
Kano takes the short walk back to the cashier, head down low. It's one of the only days that he wishes he could see a customer again.
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a/n: heh, sorry for the hiatus... I'll try my best to be more active now :3
also, I have no idea how to adopt a cat and the process... 😅
sorry about that...
once again, please review~ feedback means a lot to me :3