Rated: K

Prompt: With Animal Ears

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Companion

Akashi Seijuuro's days always began at the early hour of six in the morning. He was not woken by his useless alarm clock, however, but rather by a certain someone, who never fails to greet the red head the moment the clock ticks six.

Consciousness came back to him as his mind started to wake from his peaceful slumber. Eyes still closed, he fought a smile as he felt his large bed dip under a weight.

He heard the slight sound of breathing as he sensed someone moving close to him. He felt a weight settle comfortably on him, with the figure nuzzling into his neck.

The red head let out a small chuckle and opened his eyes as he brought up a hand and ran it through the soft teal locks he loves.

"Good Morning, Tetsuya."

"Good Morning, Akashi-kun."

Sitting up he, he sat against the headboard of his bed, entwining his own fingers around the figures' waist, a soft smile playing on his lips.

Beautiful cyan eyes stared up innocently at him; his hands on his chest as he sat comfortably on the red head's lap. His ears twitched as a hand made its way onto his hair and pat him between the ears. He nuzzled into the warm hand as a soft purr was heard in the rumbling of his chest, with his tail lazily swinging back and forth in content.

"Does Akashi-kun have to go to work again today?"

"Yes, unfortunately." He sighed. He hooked his hands around the bluenette's waist again and brought him to his chest, burying his nose in the soft locks. "As much as I don't want to, my father won't let me hear the end of it if I don't." Looking at his clock, he sighed again as he reluctantly released the boy and stood up from his bed.

"I'll go get ready. Wait for me in the kitchen." Patting the boy's head again, he walked into his bathroom to begin his regular hygiene treatment.

Yes. The boy, Kuroko Tetsuya, is his pet. He received him as a present from his friends after they thought that he was feeling lonely from living alone and working barely any time to spend even a day with his friends. He was perplexed when he opened the present, he and the creature locked in a staring contest for a full minute before he went scissor-crazy ballistic on his friends...minus Satsuki. It would be wrong to hurt a woman, let alone her.

Regardless, he accepted their present and had to do some research on the care of a pet such as this creature. He felt uncomfortable at first, but as the days passed by, he began to relax. He had to admit though, that his friends knew him well. At first, Kuroko was quiet and subdued. Those first days together were spent silently getting to know each other, and after a couple of months, the two began to open up to each other a lot more. Akashi smiled more and treated the creature gently, while Kuroko became a bit more daring and playful. He still retained the 'expressionless' factor, but Akashi didn't mind. Not when he can easily read the boys emotions from his gorgeous eyes.

Finishing with his daily morning necessities, he walked into the kitchen to see Kuroko sitting on a chair, waiting for him. He gave the boy another pat before he set off to cook them up some breakfast. Kuroko helped out, of course, by getting the ingredients Akashi needed and then looking at his work from behind him, his tail swinging from side to side.

Not long after, the two sat across from each other as they silently ate their breakfast peacefully. They talked over small trivials that mainly involved Akashi's friends. They've visited a few times with Kise glomping his pet every time he sees him, and then Akashi reprimanding him for touching what is his. Afterwards, they put their dishes away in the sink and walked over to the front door.

Handing Akashi his bag, Kuroko looked up innocently at his precious owner.

"Do you have everything, Akashi-kun?"

Blinking, the red head carefully checked his pockets to make sure he had his keys, cell phone, wallet, and his company ID that he would need to get in.

"Yes. Thank you, Tetsuya. I'll try to come home early today." He promised.

Nodding, Kuroko closed his eyes as the man scratched his ears, and he couldn't help but melt at how good it felt. Akashi chuckled as his pet leaned against him, feeling the tail wrap around his leg.

"I'll be back soon." Leaning down, he pressed a kiss against the bluenette's forehead. Shooting a smile at him, he stepped through the threshold, looking back at his pet as the door closed behind him.

Literally wrote and finished this before I have to head to school! Hope you guys enjoyed this!

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