Sorry for the long wait. Here's chapter 2
Mahirus' uncle gazed at the boy and kitten silently, not wanting to ruin this beautiful moment, but he had to tell the boy the bad news.
"Mahiru, listen to me for a minute, buddy." The boy and kitten broke eye contact, gazing up at the man. He let out a sigh and murmured, "I have been called on a business trip. My company and I must travel to London to meet with a few investors."
"Oh…" His heart broke, seeing the child wilt. He raised an eyebrow when the kitten turned around and looked up at the boy silently. He let out a smile as the kitten raised his head up and gave the boys' cheek a little lick. Mahiru giggled at the feeling of sandpaper on his cheek, and gave the kitten a small smile.
The boy turned solemn again as he turned toward his uncle. "When do you have to leave?"
"At the end of next week." Mahiru nodded, absentmindedly stroking the ball of black fur in his arms. "Now wash up, it's almost time for dinner."
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Mahiru scooped a spoonful of his white rice on a napkin and placed it down on the floor. The kitten let out a little meow and bounded forward, gobbling up the offering. He sat down and looked up at the boy, a look of pure innocence in his red eyes. Mahiru rolled his eyes, but placed a couple of sweet egg omelets on the napkin.
"You like that, Kuro?" The kitten purred loudly…then promptly lied down and snoozed. He laughed at his new pets' antics and picked him up. "I guess you want to sleep, huh? You know, you sleep a lot more than some kittens I've seen." A tiny purr answered him. Mahiru opened the door to his room and walked over to the tiny box he placed beside his bed. He gently placed the kitten down, stroked his back once, then curled up on the bed.
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Mahiru woke up suddenly, startled by a noise. A noise that almost sounded like one of his video games. He sat up more alert when he noticed that he was tucked in. I wasn't tucked in before I went to sleep. Another electronic beep interrupted his musings. Gulping, Mahiru moved the covers and tiptoed to the door leading into the living room. What he saw made him softly gasp in fright.
A man with a blue jacket, white pants, and black boots was sitting down cross legged, back turned toward him. Black fur that was pointed to look like cat ears surrounding the hood of the coat. A mop of white hair was on top of the mans' head. The man was currently playing on his GamePyramid.
Swallowing harshly, the boy tiptoed to a broom that was in the corner of the room. Taking a deep breath, Mahiru pounced toward the man. A black and blue shape flew past him, and when he looked up, the man was gone.
"You're being such a pain, kid." Mahiru turned around with another gasp, clutching the broom close to his chest, like it was a shield. The man stared at the child, face the entire definition of boredom. His red eyes stared dully at the child, eyes that was looking more and more familiar the more Mahiru looked into them.
"…Who are you, sir?" The man sighed dramatically.
"You don't need to know, kid. Just let me rest here for the time being, okay?" Mahiru lowered the broom a little bit, but his brown eyes continued to glare distrustfully at the stranger.
"I'm not supposed to talk to strangers. And you coming into a house that isn't yours is very rude."
"…Are you serious? You brought me in here." Mahiru looked at him, confused. "No I didn't. I think I would know if I brought a man in here." He puffed up his cheeks in annoyance. "I only brought my new cat in." Eyes widening, Mahiru dropped his broom and looked around the room, feverishly. "Kuro! K-"
Suddenly, a blue chain made of light surrounded Mahirus' right wrist. The other end of the chain circled around the mans' neck like a collar. The whole room glowed for a few seconds, until finally the glow was gone…as was the invisible chain. Mahiru looked at his wrist in fright and confusion, only looking up when he felt a hand grasp his shoulder in a firm grip. The man didn't look half as lazy as he did before, and was glaring at Mahiru like he was trying to set him on fire.
"…You have no idea what you just did, kid."