Well, it's been a while since i updated this
i sincerely apologise for that!
here is the second installment of the Nostalgia story ^^
i know it's a little short but i hope you enjoy it :)
Ritsu's eyes searched the room as Masamune shut the door and he noticed how clean everything was. In his old house, which was much bigger, he wasn't allowed to leave his basket unless his owner carried him somewhere, they didn't want cat hair all over the furniture. This confused Ritsu because if they didn't want the house to get dirty then why get a cat? The kitten desperately wanted to get up and explore this new place but he was worried the man would be angry with him.
Masamune let out a contented sigh as the hot water hit his cold skin, relaxing his tense muscles. He'd just stepped out of the shower when he heard a bang from inside his apartment. He grabbed a towel, wrapping it haphazardly around his waist before rushing out to see Takafumi holding a hissing and squirming Sorata. "Takafumi?"
The man in question turned and frowned at his friend. "You could have mentioned you'd picked up a stray. Poor Sorata was scared." Takafumi tried to comfort the old cat while Masamune scanned the room for signs of Ritsu. A pile of books in the corner began to move and he made his way over to see Ritsu cowering in the corner, his already large eyes even bigger with fright.
Masamune reached out slowly and Ritsu pushed himself even further back against the wall. "Come on, Ritsu. It's okay. I won't hurt you." The little brown kitten watched Masamune's hand coming closer and flinched when he touched the top of his head. "Good boy."
Masamune felt the kitten begin to relax and smiled when he pressed his head into Masamune's palm, an almost inaudible purr vibrating through the kitten's body. Ritsu got to his feet and allowed himself to be lifted by the warm, gentle hands, wondering if this was how the other cat felt when he was picked up in the rain.
Takafumi watched the whole exchange and felt Sorata still struggling in his arms. "I brought Sorata here so you could look after him but I don't think that's a good idea. Not with that one here."
Masamune held Ritsu closer and shrugged. "He won't be staying. He has a collar so he's going to have to go home soon. I just didn't want to leave him in the rain."
Takafumi rolled his eyes, "Don't get too attached and don't forget you still have Sorata." At the mention of his name, the grumpy looking cat meowed and swished his tail. The raven-haired man laughed and shook his head. "Of course I won't forget." His friend nodded and turned to leave the apartment. "See you at work tomorrow."
"Yeah."
The front door shut softly and Masamune carried the kitten into his room, setting him down gently on the bed. "Don't let Sorata bully you." Ritsu watched as the man searched for clothes in the closet. "He's an old, grumpy cat now. He's not used to others being around." The kitten jumped down from the bed and ventured into the closet, Masamune didn't notice and as he grabbed his clothes he slid the closet door shut. "Ritsu?" He heard a quiet mewling behind him and saw the closet door rattling. He laughed and slid the door open, the little brown kitten tumbling out and rolling across the carpet.
Ritsu stumbled to his feet and shook his fur out before looking up to see Masamune laughing at him, the kitten tucked his ears back and jumped at the man's leg. He attacked Masamune's shin with everything he had and only stopped when a damp towel fell on top of him. He wriggled out from under it to see Masamune had been completely unaffected by his onslaught and was pulling on some trousers, his top half already clothed in a plain black t-shirt.
Once Masamune had his trousers on, he looked down to see the kitten sulking. He chuckled and turned to kneel in front of Ritsu. The kitten's eyes looked up as a pair of knees appeared in front of him and he saw Masamune smiling down at him, gently patting his though as an invitation for Ritsu to climb onto his lap. Ritsu hesitated but stretched out his paw to rest it on Masamune's knee, even this small action seemed to please the man and he ruffled the fur on Ritsu's head. The kitten leaned into the touch and climbed the rest of the way onto the man's lap, soaking up the warmth from his legs.
Once the kitten was settled on his legs, Masamune began to stroke Ritsu's soft fur, running his fingers down the length of the kitten's back and then bringing them back up to the top of his head to repeat the action. Ritsu snuggled further into the man's warmth and he felt the gentle fingers run over his fur, he'd never got this kind of attention back home and wished he could stay with this man.
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the next chapter will be...
ROMANTICA
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