Phil's POV

"Hey guys! Today I think I'm finally gonna do it! I'm probably going to get a hamster or something but I just don't know!" I grin at the camera, ecstatic about what I'm about to do. "I can't film it as I'll be taking my new pet home and I won't want to drop its cage!" I can just imagine how excited my viewers are going to be. Rushing to get to end of the video, I finally end it and turn off my camera. "Oh my god, I'm actually doing this!" I say to myself before pulling on some converse and walking out the door. I practically ran to the shop, before arriving, panting, at the door.

Dan's POV

The bell rings, signalling another customer entering. I try to make myself invisible in the corner of my tiny, cramped cage. The laws haven't come to a London yet and I don't trust anyone with people like me. Or should I say...things like me? I'm a Neko. I look like a human, apart from my cat ears and tail. Knocking me out of my thoughts, I hear an excited voice say, "Where are all the different pets?" The gruff, familiar voice of the shop owner answers, "The cats are there, hamsters are there, dogs there and Nekos over there."

"Nekos?! How can you put them in such cramped cages?"
"Well, Neko, there's only one left. Can't expect you'll want him, but if you do, he's only a tenner. He's a right handful! Hates being here." I hear footsteps and then sigh as it stops and a face looks down into my large cage. "Hey," the guy says, smiling at me. "I can't even believe you fit in there! You're about my height!" I glare him from the corner of my eye, sighing. He seems nice and looks nice. He has the same hair style as me, but black. His eyes are the colour of the ocean, green-blue.

He just continues talking to me like I haven't done anything. "I wish there was laws for Nekos here! This just isn't right!" He stops for a second and his face disappears suddenly. "How much for him?"
"I already said. A tenner."
"Okay." A few seconds later, I feel my cage bring roughly pulled out from its spot. The guy looks down at me and then I hear the shop owner say,"And don't you go letting him out! No Nekos without collars and leads are allowed on the street! Go buy yourself one!"

Phil's POV

I had done it. I still can't believe they did that to that poor guy. He's treated really badly in there, by the sound of things. He still hasn't spoken to me, so the guy at the shop told me his name. Dan. I'm itching to let him out since he's just a person and shouldn't be kept in there but these are the rules. He can't come out. I don't even want to get a collar and lead, since he's not a pet. I've been trying to talk to him the whole walk home. "So, your name's Dan? Well, mine's Phil. Sorry I can't let you out by the way!" I apologise for what I think is the tenth time today but Dan just glares at me. I can't blame him for hating humans. He hasn't met anyone who thinks like me before.

Dan's POV

The guy, Phil, suddenly stops, my cage swinging gently in his hand. "Well, this is my house," he says, still trying to talk to me. He walks in, closes the door and immediately unlatches the door of my cage, letting it swing open. I manage to drag myself out of the space but I'm really wobbly, unused to moving now. I almost fall over, but Phil catches me. "Sorry, you must not be used to standing up. How long were you in that cage, anyway?"
"Four weeks." I decide to speak and I hear an exhale of breath from Phil.

"That's not right! You're a person, you deserve to be treate-" Phil is getting angry by then and I just interrupt him calmly, my voice void of emotion but slight anger and annoyance. "No, Phil, I'm not human! I'm just a pet! Some sick, twisted pet nobody wants! That guy at the pet shop even lowered my price loads just to get rid of me!" With that, I sit down on the sofa, my head in my hands, staring at the floor. I suddenly feel a soft, hesitant hand on my shoulder. "You're not a pet, Dan. I want you!"

"Thanks, Phil, but you know that's not true. If I wasn't a pet, would I be able to go outside with out a collar and lead on?! Would have rights?! Would I be able to do what I want with my life?!" Phil looks down, sad and unsure of what to do now.
'You know what? I'm not delaying it! I'm making a YouTube video with you right now to stop this!" I glare at him as he walks away, getting his camera ready. He seems suddenly filled with fire, determined.

Phil's POV

Once my camera is ready, I get Dan to come at least in front of the camera. 'Hey guys. I decided not to get a pe-"
"YES! YOU DID GET A PET, PHIL! YOU ONLY TOOK PITY ON ME!" Dan suddenly seethes with rage, screaming. Then he just crawls onto my bed and sits in a ball, crying. "Guys, this is Dan. He's a Neko. You know how I hate how they treat Nekos and Dan is taller than me! He had to be in a tiny cage and was being sold for ten pounds." I feel my voice cracking as I continue. "Dan doesn't believe me when I say he's a person, not a pet."

Dan just doesn't move as I talk throughout the video. Afterwards, I don't even bother to edit it. I just upload it like it is. My phone suddenly explodes in a flurry of notifications of people saying encouraging messages to Dan. I read a few of them out to him and he just sighs. His life has really broken him.

Done guys! I hope you like this but my phone is on 1 percent so I have to put this up soon! Okay, vote if you liked it and feel free to comment!
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