My Neighbor Is A Cat Boy!!

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PoV: Tobias

"Oh, Miller-san," the pet store girl welcomed me, "Are you going to adopt one today?"

"No, I'm just here to play with them," I answered.

"I'll be restocking the dog food. Come to me if you need anything," she left me with the kittens.

"Hey, I wanted to go home," Bean followed me in. I had forgotten he was following me because of how quiet he was.

"Go home by yourself!" I picked up one of the kittens.

"Hmph!" He crossed his arms and turned away.

"You're such a brat," I wasn't leaving until I had my fill.

"Gr... What's so great about some four week old brats anyway? All they do is speak gibberish and yell in your ears," he sounded jealous.

"You can't seriously be jealous of a kitten," I held the kitten close to my chest.

"Gr..."

"Ah!" Bean had jumped onto me in his cat form, "Bean, your claws are scratching me. I can't hold you both!"

I managed to put the kitten down right before Bean grabbed onto my arm.

"Ow! Ow!" I pulled him off by his scruff, "You're claws hurt!"

My arm was bleeding where his claws had gripped me. I put him down and picked up his clothes off the floor. I grabbed his bag.

"You happy now? We're going home," I started heading for the door. Bean jumped into my arms again, "Don't use me as a ride. Hurry up and change back."

He just turned his head away from me.

"Your brat- huh?" Jingle~ Ping~ His tail knocked over a cat toy, "Look at what you did. Huh?" Bean started hitting it as soon as I picked it up. He was playing with it. How cute, cats are the best! Wait a second.

"Bean, you can't play with it if you aren't buying it..." I put it back and we walked pasted the collars. He wasn't paying them much attention. Black and white fur... "Red could be cute..."

"Meow!" He jumped out of my arms and ran out through the door.

"Bean! Hey!" I chased him but he had disappeared, "That brat left me with all his crap. Forget it, nothing could make that braty cat cute."

PoV: Bean

"Red could be cute..." Why did he say that? He can't seriously be getting me a collar can he? I shouldn't be there for when he picks one, I don't want to pick it.

"That brat! He left me with everything to carry," Tobias was leaving.

He didn't buy one... I got my hopes up for nothing. Idiot... what was I thinking...

I ran home and changed back into a human. I took a shower and Tobias left my things at my door. He didn't come in, he just dropped it in front of the door and left. Idiot...

"Being human is stupid..." I brought my clothes inside and took a tuna can down from my cabinet, "Only one? What about salmon? Eh?!"

I only had one can left. I checked the fridge, I was all out of ingredients. The only thing I had left were two eggs.

"I'm out of food..." Tobais usually cooked my dinners since he was always here or I was always with him.

Damn in, I took my meal ticket for granted. I'll just buy my own food.

"I don't need him after all!" I grabbed my wallet and tied my shoes back on. I walked back to the pet store and grabbed a box of canned cat food. I put it on the counter along with a bag of dry food. Red huh... does he really think it could be cute?

"Is this all?" The girl behind the counter asked.

"Y-yeah... Huh?" There was a cat nip plant on the counter. It smells good. I like it.

"Um... Couldn't you not scratch at the plant please," the girl asked.

I hadn't realized I was playing with it, "Sorry..."

"It is for sale if you'd like to buy it," she held it up, "I'm sure your cat would love it."

"Right... I will..." I paid and walked back home. I put the food away for now and set the plant on my table where the sun hit.

"I wound up bringing it home," I watched it for a while. I got up and poured myself a small bowl of the dry food. I poured a can of wet food on top, "Hmm... I know!"

I turned on my stove and cracked and egg into a pan. I watched it for a while until the whites weren't clear anymore.

"Do I flip it?" I opened my drawers and found a spatula. I stuck it under the egg, "Aw it stuck it the pan."

"Bean! Give me back the shirt you stole!" I heard Tobias at my door.

"Oh, he can cook," I opened the door.

"I want my shirt back," he repeated.

"If you cook my egg I'll give it to you," I answered.

"Egg?" I pulled him inside and pushed him in front of the pan, "Hey its gonna burn if you leave it like that!"

"It's stuck," I said.

"You didn't butter the pan... How hopeless are you!" He threw a slice of butter in the pan and took over cooking. I grabbed his shirt from under my covers. When did I fall asleep with it? Hm?

"Hey, you're egg is done!" I heard him from the kitchen, "You're eating cat food again? Did you finish all the groceries? Bean?"

"Mhm... you used the last of it to cook," I walked out and found that he had done more that cook the egg. He had scramble it and suddenly made an omelet. My bowl of cat food was gone too.

"Here. This should be a good enough dinner for you," he made an omelet out of the two eggs I had left, "I'll take you shopping again."

"Thank you," I sat down to eat. He watched as I cut the omelet open, "Oh!"

"Surprised?" He smiled as a creamy mix of wet and dry cat food poured out of the omelet.

"Yes," I took a bite, "It's good."

"Hm? Did you always have a red scarf like that?" He noticed. I had put a small red scarf over the black choker.

"I decided to wear it today... Since it's been a while..." I answered.

"Really?" He was staring, Why is he staring like that?

"Does it bother you?" I hadn't exactly checked what I looked like in the mirror.

"No, you can wear what ever you want. I don't care so long as you stop stealing my shirts. Give it back, I cooked you dinner," he didn't like it...

"One second," I got up and grabbed his shirt. I handed it back to him and he left, "Bye..."

  Red is no good... I shouldn't think about it. I'll get a new collar some day. Who cares if it's from Tobias or not. But...

  It'd be nice to be called cute...

PoV: Tobias

  Red is not his color after all. It doesn't suit his eyes at all.

"Why the hell am I even thinking about him and his stupid collar. Stupid brat," I took off the long sleeves I was wearing. My arm and back were covered in scratches from him jumping on me earlier.

"That's brats gonna pay for this!" I shouted.

  I just need to think of how to get revenge. That's it!

  I had the perfect plan to get him back. I walked into my bedroom and set everything up.

"Just try to sneak into my bed tonight Bean. You'll find a nice surprise! Hahahaha!"

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4/17/2021