Cale's Kitties!

Chapter 7

"...What."

"M-meow...?"

"Mya...?"

"Ciel..."

"..."

"Hoho..."

Ciel, or Kim Rok Soo, stared at his reflection in disbelief. He's somewhat human... he has his Korean features, his rusty eyes are still the same, but he still has his panther ears and tail. He's a beastman, Rok Soo concluded He's... in disbelief. He wrapped the towel, that Ron gave him, tighter around his small body in embarrassment as he felt the stares of the other individuals in the room. Rok Soo never thought he would still have his old body though... even the scars from his childhood are there.

'Tsk...'

These ugly scars all over his body... he hated them. Kim Rok Soo loathed them.

In Cale's chambers, early in the morning, Rok Soo, who thought he was just an ordinary panther cub, suddenly became human. Yes, a human.

Cale, the other two cubs, Lewis and Ron were witnesses to that fact. Of course, they were also shocked to see that Ciel... has so many scars on his body.

Ron's mouth made a thin line. His eyes held a strong emotion at the sight, but deep down, he felt pity for the poor cub.

Lewis' eyes were wide. He bit his lip, his eyes trembling in sadness. He could somewhat understand Ciel's situation... but he's a boy who only experienced a few injuries and traumatizing events, whereas the panther beastman has experienced many...

Ray... no, Lee Soo Hyuk were at a loss for words. They knew that Rok Soo has a bad past, but they didn't knew that it was this bad.

Cale... was frozen stiff. He... doesn't know what to do...

"R-ron! Does this mean Ciel is a beastman!?"

Cale's voice wavered slightly, but he tried his best to hide the sorrow in his voice as he asked his butler

Ciel snapped out of his stupor and glanced at Ron, who noticed it. The benign butler gave him his trademark smile. It made the cub, now human, shiver in fright as he turned away. His panther ears pulled back, his tail between his legs. It made the butler amused, but that amusement ceased when he heard the quivering voice of his puppy young master.

"It would seem so, young master."

The redhead weakly smiled at Ron, while the young wolf beastman stared at Ciel curiously.

"...I knew it."

Lewis mumbled to himself as he continued to stare at Ciel. The latter started to feel uneasy at wolf's gaze.

'...Why is he staring at me? Is he disgusted by my scars?'

Ciel thought as he noticed Lewis' tail swaying gently and his eyes showed determination. It made the cub even more uneasy.

'Why is his tail wagging!?'

Is Ciel going to be Lewis' plaything!? He's a cat... well, a panther is considered to be a large feline, so he is a cat, and Lewis is a wolf! A fierce canine! Its the dogs that are stereotypically mean towards cats! But wait... a panther is larger than a wolf... doesn't that technically mean- no! Lewis is older than himself! The wolf looked like he's about 15 or something! A teenager! Whereas Ciel looks like he's 6 or 7-

"MREEEEEAAAAAOOOOOWWWWW!!!"

A cat-like shriek rang out inside Cale's chambers, earning flinches from everyone. Everyone turned to the source and saw a blurred thing. It was headed towards-