Bakeneko!Kunikuzushi x Fem!Reader

Neko Ja 2

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4 days passed since the adopted cat turned out to be a Bakeneko.
The first night when you were trying to fall asleep, the Yōkai came into your room without any word and laid down by your side, he put his arm around your waist and held you close. You only feared what he could do to you in your sleep, if you even wake up in the morning. So you were just laying, looking at the ceiling, heart beating so fast. He must noticed that you won't fall asleep with his presence, so he changed into his cat form and left the house by window. You weren't sure back then if he will come back so you were awake for some more hours.
In the morning, you were woke up by him. He was annoyed, saying that you should be thankful that he even bothered to wake you up so you won't be late for your work. On the table was prepared some breakfast, at first you didn't want to eat it, no trusting it if he hadn't poisoned it just to watch you suffer for entertainment. He noticed your hesitation with eating, so he sighed, saying that there is no point on wasting good food just to poison you even for fun. The food smelled nice and you were hungry and tired of the lack of sleep, so you finally give in and ate it. It was delicious. Nothing happened and Bakeneko was smirking while eating his portion of the breakfast. Later he would follow you in his cat form to your work and then when you would finish he would be waiting for you in front of restaurant. He become popular with clients and your boss' wife. Whenever you asked why he follows you to the restaurant, he would ignore you or say 'I have to make sure you won't try to run away'.
This repeated for the past 4 days till now. You just finished your work.
-"Thank you for your work today!" said with the smile Okazaki Erika, wife of the boss. "(y/n)-chan! Wait!" You stopped in front of the door, turning around and seeing Erika-san holding box. "Here, take those extras!" she gave you the box filled with delicious food.
-"Erika-san, are you sure?"
-"Of course! You're a hard working young lady! And after that incident with that ronin you deserve it even more! Ah, I put some extra treats for your cat too!" You smiled and bowed.-"Thank you so much Erika-san." The lady smiled back and bid you goodbye.

After leaving the restaurant, there he was, waiting for you, with the face that was saying "why did it take you so long?". You sighed, even if nothing happened for the past days, you still feel a bit fear when you see him.
-"I got some extra food, so don't look at me like that." You told him, ignoring that people can see you talk to your cat.
-"Let's go back home, I'm tired..." you started walking slowly towards your village. Kunikuzushi was walking by your side, before leaving Inazuma City, some children and even some adults would be amazed by cute cat following it's 'owner'.
Not far away from gates of Inazuma City, you stopped in your tracks. The cat looked at you, with the worry in his eyes that you didn't noticed. You were starting to feel little dizzy.
-"I need to sit down." You said, going to nearby tree and sitting under it. Kunikuzushi sat by your side as well.
-"What's wrong with you?" he asked you, with a bit annoyed tone to mask his worry for you. You didn't replied, you were concentrating on breathing to not pass out. But it was already too late and you blacked out.

Youwoke up in your home, laying in your futon. You could smell somethingdelicious, suddenly the door to your room was opened. There stood Kunikuzushi inhis human form, with the food in his hands.
-"You're finally awake..." he approached you, laying bowl with what it seems tobe a Shimi Chazuke by your side.
-"Eat." He ordered and said nothing more. He looked like he was angry at you.
-"Thank you..." you took the bowl and started eating. "You're really good at cooking." You said to him between bites. Yes, even if you're scared of him, you still appreciate the food he makes. The first time you ate the breakfast he prepared, you were amazed how delicious it was.
-"..." He didn't say anything.
After a while he opened his mouth
-"Do you really don't want me to be here that badly?" he whispered the question, if it wasn't silent in your home you wouldn't be able to hear it. You were taken aback, in that moment by your side, you didn't saw a scary Yōkai, there was a boy, looking sad and scared at mere thought that you don't want him to be here. And at this moment you realized, for the past days he was doing his best to take care of you. After seeing how uncomfortable you're with him at night, he started leaving the house, in the morning he would make breakfast for you and make sure you won't be late for your work and even after work, you noticed that the house is cleaned and dinner prepared so you can rest till the end of the day. And him walking you to the restaurant and then after your shift is over, he would walk you back home, wasn't he doing that because he was worried you would be robbed again? Even if he didn't spoke in that soft voice, like on your first time seeing his human form, ever again and most of time he looks like he is annoyed with you, doesn't his actions speak more louder now?
-"I'm sorry..." you apologized, not looking at him. He was observing you, waiting for the next words.
-"I'm sorry for treating you like that Kuni." He was surprised but before you could see his face, he changed into a cat and went to your lap, burying his face in your stomach, like trying to hide from you his expression. After he showed what he truly was, you didn't call him 'Kuni' till now, no, you even avoided saying his full name. So this made him happy, hearing you call him 'Kuni' again. You started to pet him, it's been awhile since you even touched him.
-"I'm sorry... I was afraid of you... after what you did to that ronin... I..." you wanted to say that you thought of him as a 'monster' but you bit you tongue, knowing that it would be cruel to call him that after what he did for you. He said something, but his voice was muffled by the fabric of your yukata.
-"Can you repeat? I didn't hear you." He looked at you, with that annoyed look again
-"I said, did you really already forget that I promised you that I will protect you? Tsk, I can't believe it. We shared a kiss as a proof and you-"
-"Stop! Don't remind me! No, wait! Why did you kiss me in the first place?! You can't just kiss people without their permission!!" You took the cat from your lap, holding him in front of your face.
-"Why not? I saw humans that held affection towards each other, kiss when they promised something to their loved ones." The cat said, to think he sometimes have a nasty tongue and now he sounds like a child that doesn't understand what he did wrong.
-"But they are lovers, of course they can kiss-"
-"Aren't we lovers too?" he asked, surprised that you don't think of him like that
-"W-what?! Where did that come from?!"
-"Lovers sleep in the same futon right? And we slept together too..."
You were shocked
-"You were a cat! Of course I would let you sleep with me! Do you think I would share the futon with random guy?!"
-"...would you?"
-"Of course not!!" there was a silent... and then you suddenly started to laugh. The cat looked at you as if you had lost your mind. "Why do I have conversation like this with Bakeneko?!" you couldn't stop laughing, not long ago you were afraid of him and now you feel relaxed again, holding him in your arms. You stopped laughing and laid down, starting to feel sleepy.
-"Are you going to pass out again?" He asked, laying on your chest, you could hear him slightly purring.
-"Mmhm... I feel so sleepy suddenly..." you started to doze off. Kunikuzushi looked at you, watching if you really fell asleep. He put his head closer to where you heart is, hearing your heart beat and being in your arms brought him comfort and he fell asleep not long after too.