After school, Joy had some class rep duties to attend to so Carlo and I walk home together....alone.
'This feels like déjà vu...'
Carlo starts the conversation.....
Carlo: you say I've improved, but you've improved a lot yourself! Your speed might even be better than mine!
Me:true.....but I can't quite match your power yet....
Carlo: well, I've gotta be better than you in something right?
"Haha, in your dreams!"
"Hey, I'm serious!"
Carlo and I tease each other while walking back home...
Once we get back home...
"Oh!", I exclaim in surprise....
"What is it?....oh!", Carlo says, as he comes over to me.....
At the doorstep of my apartment is a cute white cat with a star shaped marking on its chest, and black paws that look like mittens...
Carlo: wow! It looks just like the cat we found this morning....only, the colors are reversed!
Carlo says, as he bends down to examine the cat.
But the cat charges past him and jumps into my arms instead!
"Wha! Hey-", Carlo whines.
"Hey girl, where have you been since this morning! I was waiting for you!"
The cat purrs as if to apologize...
"Um, Angeline, is this cat by chance, the one u were telling me about this morning?"
"Yes she is!"
"I see...she's actually pretty cute!", Carlo reaches his hand out to pet her, but she just scratches it instead.
"Ouch!she's a feisty one.....Reminds me of you!"
"Hey! But well, I should've warned you...she's a bit weary around strangers, actually she belonged to one of the neighbors but they abandoned her when they left. Honestly....it took her a while to get used to me too."
"Oh I see, .....in that case, why don't we keep her as well?", Carlo nonchalantly says.
"Huh?!"
"Well, upon your suggestion, we decided that we were gonna keep the cat they we found this morning ,so I thought that since you've been taking care of this cat for a while, why not keep her as well? Besides, then they'll have each other's company even we aren't around! Like when we're out on dates!"
"Except for the dates thing, I think you make a pretty valid point...."
"Aww,damn! That was harsh!", Carlo exaggerates his disappointment at my refute of his last statement.
"...ok then! Let's keep her!"
And so we take the cat inside...
The second we open the door, we see the black cat waiting for us.
'He must've heard us talking outside...'
I smile as I bend down to pet him....and then I introduce the 2 cats to each other....
For a while they just cautiously stare at each other....until Carlo goes up to the male cat(the black one) and whispers something in his ear.....and the cat, as if understanding what he said....begins to move towards the white one.
Though at first the white cat backs away....within the meet few moments, they become friends and start to play together.
"Wow!", I say as I watch the change in their behaviors.
"Heehee", Carlo says as he stands up to join me.
"By the way, i think we should name them...have you decided on anything yet?",Carlo asked me....
I look at them for a moment and then tell him....
"How about we name the white one Hiruma(translates into daytime), and the black one Yoru (translates into night)."
"Hiruma and Yoru...sound good!", Carlo voices his approval....
Even the cats seem to like their new names as they meow in acceptance.
"Haha! Funny how just a moment ago they were so cautious of each other and now they're best friends!...oh yeah! What exactly did you tell Yoru when u whispered in his ear?"
Carlo puts a finger over his lips and winks,"it's a secret!"
I pout, but that only makes Carlo laugh!
After a while of watching, Carlo starts playing with the cats too!
A smile creeps into my face as I watch him....
'He looks so happy!.....it makes him look so adorable!'
I giggle a little at my own thoughts....
"Hmm? What? Why are you giggling?", Carlo asks while looking skittle perplexed....
I imitate his earlier actions by putting a finger over my lips and then winking at him.....
"It's a secret!"
Carlo blushes beet red.
'Eh? I wonder why he's blushing?'
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