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Chapter 6 - 🐈🐈‍⬛

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    The two were walking home when Ni-ki suddenly stopped.

    "Do you hear that?"

    Iseul stopped to listen for a second before asking, "Hear what?"

    Ni-ki wandered into an alleyway before answering the question, so Iseul just followed him.

    Ni-ki stopped and kneeled on the ground in front of a box. He looked like he picked something up. He turned back to Iseul holding a baby kitten, smiling widely.

    "Can we keep him?" Ni-ki put on his best 'cute' face, but Iseul thought he just looked ugly. Ni-ki settled on the ground with three kittens in his lap, one on his head, and his favorite latched onto his shirt falling asleep. Iseul allowed herself to pet one, which was a mistake. She eventually sat down as well and played with the other three in the litter.

    She had unofficially named them Lily, Orchid, and Dandelion and she thought they suited the kittens just fine.

    "I can tell what you are thinking. You can't name them after flowers. Rose, tulip, and Daisy are not good names."

    "They aren't Rose, Tulip, or Daisy."

    Ni-ki waited for her to continue.

    "They're Lily, Orchid, and Dandelion. Dandy for short."

    "There it is. Just because they are different flowers doesn't mean the names are any better. The names I picked are top-tier."

    "Let's hear it then."

    "Ni, Ki, Nick, Riki Jr., and Soul Jr. And it makes sense since Ni, and Ki look like twins," he said excitedly while holding each of them up.

    "Nick is a horrible name."

    "Just be happy I included you too. I'm so considerate." Iseul rolled her eyes.

    "I'm guessing you chose to name the white one after me because I'm so pure and innocent?"

    "Nope. It's because she's the chubbiest."

    Iseul gasped and grabbed Soul Jr. out of his hand. "Don't insult Soul Jr. like that."

    Ni-ki grabbed her back. "It's not an insult. It just means that she eats well. And she has the largest belly for me to rub." He proceeded to do so with a soft smile on his face.

    Iseul looked at him with the same fondness. It was mind-boggling that this terribly annoying teenage boy could be so sweet and tender at the same time. She took a few pictures of him with Soul Jr. before he even knew it was happening.

    Before they knew it, 25 minutes had already passed and they were supposed to be home.

    She put Dandy down and stood up. "All right. Times up. Enough kittens for now."

    "Nooooo! I'm not satisfied yet."

    "Mom is probably wondering where we are. Speaking of which, I should text her." She quickly sent a message saying, "Riki and I will be home a little late. We stopped to pet some kittens." She also sent the photo of him with Soul Jr.

    When they got on the subway Ni-ki started complaining.

    "I didn't give enough belly rubs," he said with a pout on his face.

    "That's too bad."

    He gave her a back hug and placed his head on her shoulder. Iseul was wearing an oversized hoodie, so he placed his hands inside the middle pocket and rubbed her stomach. She gave him a look that said, 'Seriously?'

    "You are not Huening Kai, alright? Only he can give belly rubs."

    Ni-ki pouted, "I don't like it when he pats your belly. Your belly is reserved just for me."

    "Who gave you the right to my belly? My belly is owned by me and I say who can and cannot pat it."

    "Can I pat it?"

    She sighed, "I haven't stopped you so far."

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Word Count: 704 words
Published: February 8, 2023

A/N: I honestly forgot I wrote this chapter so this was a particularly small chapter, but I think the next one will be longer. No promises though.

Also, this chapter was based off of the behind that showed Enhypen with the kittens (my heart actually combusted watching it):

QotC: Cats or dogs?

I love both cats and dogs so I can't choose. I resonate with cats more in that are lazy and just want to eat food, but it's more fun to play with dogs.

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