Neko Virgil

Chapter 3

TW: Injuries (Cuts, bruises, broken bones, etc.) descriptive, past abuse

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//Virgil's PoV//

It's warm. As I wake up I realize how warm it is. Did someone save me? I'm so comfy and I don't want to open my eyes. After a few minutes, I open my eyes, the bright sunlight from the window burning my eyes, making me hiss and curl up more under the blankets. I try opening my eyes again, slowly this time, and let my eyes adjust.

Once I'm seeing clearly I see that I'm laying on a couch in someone's living room. Where am I? I look around a little more and see a guy sleeping in a chair a little ways away from me. Is this his house? I go to sit up but all of a sudden all the pain in my body suddenly floods back into my system, making me whimper and curl up in pain.

//Patton's PoV//

I wake up to a loud, pain filled whimper. I open my eyes and look around. I quickly fix my glasses before turning to the couch to see the Neko curled up whimpering. It looks like they're in pain. Poor kiddo. I slowly and carefully stand up and walk over to them so that I don't scare them.

"Hey kiddo, what's wrong?" I ask softly looking at him in concern. The Neko's eyes immediately snap open and meet mine. "H-hurts," they whimper out quietly, eyes snapping back closed as another loud whimper comes from them. I gently reach out and help them sit up more on the couch, them whimpering slightly at every movement.

"Can you tell me where it hurts most kiddo?" I ask calmly, sitting on the couch next to them, quickly glancing over them to make sure there aren't any obvious injuries. "L-legs.... And h-head..." they said quietly. I look at their legs, seeing the baggy sweatpants they were wearing.
"Is it ok if I push your pants up so I can check your legs?" I asked making sure they were comfortable with this. I see them nod slightly so I reach down and slowly pull their pant leg up and over their knee. I see the skin all mangled up around the center of his shin and can see the bone slightly. Oh gosh, what happened to this poor kid. It looks like their leg might be broken. I carefully pull up their other pant leg, slightly relieved at seeing that this leg wasn't as bad, but there were still multiple cuts along his leg, some looking deep enough to be close to the bone.

"Hey, kiddo?" I asked looking back up at their face in concern. "Y-yeah?" They responded shyly. "Can I take off your jacket?" I ask, wanting to see their arms and any possible injuries their. "S-sure," they responded, holding their arms out slightly. I carefully slip their oversized jacket off of their slim figure, finally seeing just how skinny the poor Neko is.

Looking at their arms I see tons of cuts, some long, some short, some deep, some not. I also see large purple, black, and blue bruises on their shoulders and forearms. I should check their torso as well just to be safe. "Hey kiddo, can I take off your shirt so I can check your torso?" I ask, looking them in the eyes kindly. "U-umm... s-sure..?" They replied hesitantly and unsure. "If you're uncomfortable, you don't have to say yes," I said, making sure they could see the kindness in my eyes. A small nod was all I got in response, as I began to carefully and slowly slip their shirt over their head. Oh my gosh-

Their chest and stomach are covered in huge, nasty looking bruises. There is one particularly bad bruise over their ribs that looks like the rib could be fractured or broken. I start to tear up at the thought of what could have happened to this poor kid. "Oh, kiddo..." I said looking back up to meet their eyes. "W-what..?" They asked nervously.

"Where did you get these injuries from, kiddo?" I asked, very concerned for the small Neko in front of me. "M-my masters. Th-they would h-hurt m-me a l-lot..." They said tear streaming down their face now.

Masters? But it's illegal to own Nekos now. "Don't worry, kiddo. You won't have to go back to them. You can stay with us!" I say happily, with a large grin on my face. They look at me in a bit of confusion before replying, "U-us?" "Yeah! Me and my two roommates! We'd be happy to take you in, kiddo!" I exclaim, still smiling. I see a soft smile come onto their face. "Th-that'd be nice..." they said softly.

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