✔️ Body and Mind 3

FuckSake

A/N - some of the cat pics may not be exactly consistent, but it's just to give you an idea :)

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Emily decided that they will go into a car rental first and she would give him a theoretical driving lesson while they would be driving between the cat shelters that they planned to visit.

As they drove, she was commenting on everything she did and why she did it as well as explaining to him the traffic rules under a threat that she will test him on the way if he doesn't pay attention.
And though he was genuinely trying to focus he was still too giddy and Emily doubted he will remember anything.
So after a while, she switched the topic to the other things that would make his life happier and divert his sole focus from skating.

-So what else did you always want to do but couldn't because of skating or whatever reasons.

-Well....

Yuzuru scratched the side of his face, knowing there was something else he wanted to do, but always decided against it.

-Well what?

-Well....I used to have Math and Physics classes at Waseda and I really enjoyed them. I actually wanted to enroll in some extra classes at UofT, but first I didn't need to, because Anya always explained to me everything I wanted to know anyway, and afterwards...

-Afterwards, you were worried it would remind you too much of her, right?

-Yeah....

-Well, your world is not revolving around her, Zu. Do what makes you happy and maybe you will find out that not everything is linked with her. Because if you keep it up, you will soon not be able to leave the flat because literally everything would remind you of her.

-Yeah....you might be right.

-I know I am.

-How come you are so.... open-minded about it all....talking about her as if...

-I did a lot of thinking within this last year....anyway, maybe later, Zu. We are here.

She parked the car and they got out, aiming for yet another cat shelter. They already visited three in the nearest vicinity of Yuzuru's flat but he never liked any of the cats there. All of them were cute little kittens but according to him none of them "spoke" to him the way he would expect.
Emily wasn't sure what exactly he was expecting from those little furballs and wondered if it was maybe a Japanese thing, believing the cat should channel some aura of his ancestors or something.
But she definitely wasn't planning on ruining his giddiness by making any sarcastic remarks, so she held her tongue and played along.

They were greeted by a teenage girl who obviously must have worked just as a part-time employee but even from her, they didn't avoid the lengthy thanks for visiting a shelter instead of buying a cat from a breeder and explaining to them how negative impact it has.
They were well aware of that but no amount of explaining that they know it all and that's why they are in a shelter made her stop. So Emily just resolved to ignoring the girl and looking around while Yuzuru paid her full attention and politely nodded at everything she said as if he was hearing it for the first time.

-Oh, c'mon, Zu!! You must love these!!!!

Emily exclaimed as she bent over a low fence with at least a dozen of little ginger kittens.
She picked one up, rubbing her nose against its little forehead and Yuzuru came over, measuring the kitten as if trying to find the right steak at the butcher.

-Look at the tiny little paws....

-Yeah...they are alright...

-Look how pink those toe beans are!!