Tyler Imagines

Stray Cat (Part Two)

Made a bit of an edit for this one, kinda bad because I didn't try to hard but oops ~

{ Tylers Pov }

I yawned stretching out my arms in front of myself as slowly woke up from my nap, I glanced over noticing Ethan still curled up into the chair. However Marl was gone, I figured by Amy somewhere. I turned my head as I heard someone walk into the living room.

"Hi, sleepy head" y/n smiled walking to the couch and sitting down.

"Hey... did you sleep well?" I asked crawling over to them and sitting down, still staying on the floor since I hadn't been invited up on the couch yet.

"Yes," they nodded keeping their voice low since Ethan was still asleep "so Amy takes care of all of you?" They asked.

"Sort of... she's, not our owner, but she lets us stay here, which is nice, people usually don't adopt strays, to much work for most," Tyler said sighing softly, he knew the likelihood of someone ever taking him in was slim.

"Yes... most people would rather get kittens" y/n seemed to agree with me, "I think it's because when you adopt an older one you kind of become their mate's as well, while kittens you raise like a child" they continued looking down at me.

I nodded a bit and looked at my hands so I wasn't looking up at them, the subject of mating embarrassing me, despite being an adult I was still timid about that subject.

"You can come up here," they said after a few minutes of silence, the sound of them patting beside them made my ears perk up.

Without a word I hopped up laying down on my stomach so I was lower than them. A small purr admitted from me as they're hand want into my hair gently patting me. I couldn't help but lean into their touch, enjoying the soft petting.

"You're hairs very smooth," y/n said looking down at me.

I raised my eyes smiling at them gently, I rested my head sheepishly on their leg. They didn't seem to mind or tell me to move so I kept there allowing myself to enjoy their warmth and pets.

+ Y/n Pov +
I looked at Tyler as he rested his head on my leg. I kept petting him, gently scratching behind his ear. A small purring sound came from the Neko resting on me. He smiled gently and thought, maybe owning a Neko wouldn't be so bad, though adopting an older one was much more work then it probably was worth, at least for me, I'm way to busy for a normal pet, let alone a Neko. Still looking down at how calm Tyler looked in my lap was absolutely adorable.

"I think Amy mentioned you don't have a Neko?" Tyler broke through my thoughts.

"Yeah... I'm kinda to busy for one, I feel like I wouldn't be able to take good care of one I feel" I explain combing my fingers through his hair.

"So you'll never get one?" he said, I noticed he almost look disappointed.

"Maybe not... never," I said looking away from him to Ethan who was still sleeping, why did Neko's have to be so adorable? "Just not now, to much work, to much commitment, especially if I get an older Neko" I mumbled meeting his eyes again.

Tyler stared up at me for a little bit before sighing and turning his attention elsewhere. I wonder if he was hoping to get adopted, I couldn't imagine what it was like being a stray, they were usually looked down upon by a lot of different people, seen as unworthy because no one picked them up as kittens, or abandoned them. 

"So, whats your story?" I asked.

"Me? Oh, I just never got picked out, I don't know why, I just guess I wasn't as cute as the rest" he said softly looking down.

"I think you're cute" I said without thinking, I froze my movements and looked down at Tyler, noticing a soft blush on his cheeks.

"I... Thank you..."  he said flustered.

I paused a moment nodding "What about Ethan over there?" I asked deciding to change the subject, Tyler looked over at Ethan and frowned a bit, his ears going down.

"He..." Tyler paused a moment and looked up at me "his owners weren't very good... abusive crule type... they costently yelled at him and hit him, one day they packed up while Ethan was sleeping and just... left" he said, a slight pain in his voice as he told Ethan's story "He's been through a lot, and yet... he doesn't give up hope that he can find an owner that will love him" Tyler sighed and gave a smile.

I didn't comment, I didn't know what to say, the poor Neko sleeping on the chair had been through so much, and yet seemed so positive, like a ray of sunshine despite his horrible past. I sighed and leaned my head back on the couch. For the rest of the time I let Tyler stay in my lap, and I just relaxed, stairing at the ceiling, or glancing between the two Nekos. 

Sometime passed and eventually Amy and Mark came back, I talked to Amy for a bit while Mark and the boys played with oneanother.

"You know... It's really nice of you to let Tyler and Ethan stay with you" he said looking at Amy.

"I just felt bad for them, they were Marks friends, and they were staying out on the street, I couldn't let them stay out there" she said cutting up some veggies into a stew she was making, she had put me in charge of cutting up the potatos.

"What if I took them off your hands?" I asked curiously. 

Amy paused her cutting and looked at me, surpirse written all over her face "You... want to take them?" she asked "as in both of them? and Adopt?" she clarified.

I paused a moment, was that what I ment? Adopt them? I'd have two fully grown Neko's, who then would see me as their mate, it was a lot of responisblity, Neko's could get jobs but it was more rare. My job kept me busy as it was, but something about the two Neko's drew me in, mostly Tyler, but Ethans story... I wanted to show him that a good owner did come along.

"I don't know... I haven't made up my mind yet" I said as I finished up cutting the potatos "Don't tell them, I don't want them to get their hope up... okay?" I asked sliding the potatos in the pot of broth. 

Amy nodded "Okay..." she beamed at me, I playefully hit her arm and we went back to cooking.