Neko: My Kitten

13- I am you, see me in you

"Felix.... your-"

That's what I was afraid of..... was all the hybrid thought.

Felix's body was on full display for the older to see, he slowly got up from his chair, inching closer to the boy.

"Felix... your back..."

Felix kept his head down as sorrow showed on his face.

I'm sorry Channie.... I didn't want you to see....

Felix shuddered at the touch of Chan's fingers on his waist, before touching his back.

"Felix...what happened....?" He questioned. Chan never expected to see an arm lengths scar across the younger's back. Felix stood still, looking down in front of the mirror. He took a deep breathe before speaking up.

"I-it was at one of the shelters....."

"What...?"

Felix lifted his gaze to look at Chan through the mirror's reflection.

"At one of the shelters.... I was attacked...by a few other hybrids..."

"So someone did this to you?" Chan could feel a mixture of sadness and anger seethe in his body.

Those fucking assholes....

Felix finally turned around to face him.
"Y-yes...one of the nights... I wanted to go for a walk.... so they followed me... and attacked me"

"Kitten..."

Felix swallowed back his tears, looking down again before continuing.

"O-one of them... had a knife... I think they wanted to kill me... but they missed since it was dark... and I ran away to the hospital"

"My god... Felix...."

"The doctor said I would be ok, it would just leave a scar...."

Felix lifted his gaze to look at Chan, he didn't expect to see him with a face full of tears.

Chan grabbed and pulled him into a a hug, almost squeezing the life out of him.

"C-Channie..." Felix could barely mutter out. Then Chan pulled him away, still gazing at him with tear stricken eyes.

"Channie, no! D-don't cry... I'm sorry! I don't want you to cry..." Felix said pouting as he tried wiping Chan's tears away with his small hands.

Chan sniffled before speaking up.

"Felix...you don't know how much it hurts me... to know people, not just people but hybrids... hybrids just like you have done these things to you...."

Felix looked down before looking back up again.

"I know Channie... I've accepted my past...
but n-now I have you to take care of me...." he smiled as he continued to wipe his tears away.

My god Felix....you're the sweetest thing on this earth... no one deserves you...

Chan tried to be less somber, he didn't want to ruin Felix's shopping day with his crying. He smiled to the younger before speaking up.

"That's right, you have me now and forever kitten"

*meow*

Felix smiled back once he saw Chan happy again.

"Let's finish trying on these clothes and get you some ice cream, hm?"

Felix meowed at the sound of that.