Neko: My Kitten

8- Just by being by my side, You gave me strength

"Lix? I'm home!"

Felix looked around to see the kitchen a complete mess, and oh did he have some explaining to do....

Felix just stood in the kitchen, nervous with his hands behind his back as he looked down.

Felix you're so stupid! He's definitely gonna kick you out now! You made a huge mess!

He thought to himself as he prepared to get yelled at.

Chan came around the counter, putting his keys and wallet in a tray.

"Hey Kitten, how are-" he stopped mid sentence as he saw the mess around the kitchen. Water spilled on the floor and stove, some pasta on the ground.

He stopped in front of Felix, now directing his attention to the younger. As he inched forward, Felix jumped back, starting to apologize and cry.

"C-Channie! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make a mess... I wanted to surprise you with food... but..um... I get clumsy  and-
I'm sorry! Please don't hate me.... please don't kick me out... I'll clean it up right away....." he said in between sniffles as he kept his head down.

He jumped again when he felt Chan's hands on his shoulders, then surprised as Chan pulled him into a hug.

"Felix, I'm not angry" he said calmly.

Felix was confused. Chan pulled away to look into his eyes.

"Kitten, I would never hate you. I think it's sweet you wanted to make dinner for me, you didn't have to" he chuckled as he cupped the boy's cheeks.

"I'm sorry... I just wanted to do something nice for you since you took care of me....oh! And I cleaned the place for you, would that make you happy?" Felix looked at Chan with wide eyes.

"Lix, you're my kitten. Not my maid" He chuckled again.

"I appreciate you doing all of that, but I want you to do things for you. What makes me happy, is you. So as long as I'm with you, that's all I need" He smiled at Felix before kissing his nose.

Of course Felix became flustered, he reached his hands up to grab Chan's arms.

"O-ok Channie.... I'm happy when I'm with you too..." he smiled back.

"Good" Chan's smile suddenly faltered as he saw Felix's arm was red.

"Felix, what happened to your arm?" He questioned as he grabbed Felix's arm with both hands to look at the mark.

"It's nothing, I just spilled hot water on it...." he mumbled.

"Did you put any ice on it or cold water? "

"N-no...."

"Felix, you need to take care of yourself better. If any wounds happen, you need to treat them right away". Chan said in seriousness.

"I-I'm sorry... I'm used to it... people have thrown hot water on me before... in the streets..... my body has grown accustomed....." he said sadly. He really didn't want to tell Chan another one of his bad experiences, but it just came up.

Chan's mood of course became sad once he heard that, hearing about Felix's past is like needles to his heart. He can barely hear it, let alone imagine the boy experiencing and feeling it.

"Felix..." he sighed before hugging him again. He pulled away to walk over to the stove, turning off the low flame as he walked back over to Felix.

"Come on" he said softly as he pulled the boy into his room.

"Sit on the bed" he asked Felix.

Felix did as told sitting down with his hands in his lap. Chan left the room to go to the kitchen. Shortly after he came back with a small bag of ice, then going to his bathroom for a first aid kit.