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3: lost and meow-nd

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Cold.

Everything was cold.

Keith lay curled up on himself in the cardboard box, trying to stay warm.

He was visibly shivering.

His last owner had basically thrown him out, after realizing what he was. After Lotor said he loved him, the next day Keith was a fully-grown human with cat ears coming out of his head and a tail growing out of his ass.

Who would pass up the opportunity to have their own Neko? They were incredibly expensive, after all.

Apparently, Lotor would. He threw Keith out first chance he got.

Keith had been out here, in the rain, for hours. He never wanted to be left behind again.

Then he was lifted out of the wet box.

A man, looking to be about the age of 21, was holding him. He had copper sunkissed skin, ocean blue eyes, and chocolate brown hair. His face was contorted into a scowl.

"Now who would leave such a beauty like you out on the streets?" He questioned himself. "I'm not leaving you out here alone. Oh!" - his face lit up - "I can introduce you to Blue! Oh, she'll love you!"

The boy opened his jacket and held Keith inside. He unconsciously nuzzled into the warmth, making the boy chuckle as he rambled on about this "Blue" and how she would find him "as beautiful as he did."

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When they reached the boy's house, he had to take Keith out of his jacket for a second to get his keys in the door. The black cat whined before nudging back at the jacket, wanting to be warm again.

"Hold your horses, you'll be inside in a second." The boy mumbled before finally getting the door open and setting Keith inside the warm house and closing the door behind him.

"Blue!" He called. "Blue, I brought a new friend for you!"

At this, a quite large, sort of blue-gray short haired cat came out from under one of the tables, wanting to see what the ruckus was all about. When she saw Keith, her eyes lit up as she trotted over to inspect the new addition to the household.

"There you are! This is your new buddy," The boy kneeled down next to Keith, the wet cat was now sitting on the wood floor. "I'm not sure what to call him, but I'll ask one of my buds soon. Do you like him?"

Blue walked a circle around Keith, investigating before placing a paw on his nose. Keith recoiled and dodged the act of... friendship? He wasn't sure. Was this cat trying to make enemies with him or make friends?

The boy cooed at this and shed his jacket, placing it on the coat rack. He then picked Keith up carefully, bringing him over to the bathroom.

"I still gotta wash you, dry you, get you a place to sleep, and soon we'll get you checked for any diseases. We can't have you infecting my precious Blue, can we?" The boy chuckled, placing Keith in the bathtub. "You alright with this? Or are you afraid of water?"

Keith sat down in the tub as an answer.

"Alright. Let's get this show on the road!"

About 10-15 minutes later, Keith was clean, dry and warm.

"Alright. Go play with Blue for a sec, I gotta get something."