Inspired by Circusbabyxzane OwO. They're humans by the way. Also I rewrote it because I forgot I gave Nickel a hc where he has a weakness for kittens/puppies.

Balloon and Nickel were walking in the forest. They heard noises coming from a bush. Balloon stopped to listen. Nickel stopped too and raised a brow.

"Why are you stopping?"

"Shh, listen." Balloon shushed Nickel.

The noises were soft, like it came from something small crawling through the bushes. Then, suddenly, a small orange tabby cat came out of the bush. It meowed.

"Oh hey little guy." Balloon said, kneeling down and extending his hand, so the cat took take in his scent.

The cat smelled Balloon's hand, before allowing Balloon to pet it.

"Are you lost, little kitty?" Balloon asked. 

The cat meowed while it sat down. It didn't have a collar. Balloon and Nickel knew there weren't houses nearby either, so Balloon assumed the cat didn't have an owner.

"Balloon, can we please continue walking? It's just a cat, c'mon." Nickel said. 

"But he's so cute!" Balloon replied.

"Yeah, maybe he is, but he's not ours." 

Balloon sighed. "Maybe you're right. Maybe he does have a house somewhere." 

He got up and continued walking. The two decided to go back to Hotel OJ to cuddle. But when they started walking, they heard something chase them. They both looked down, only to see the cat following them.

"Wha-" Nickel started. "Why are you following us?"

"I think he's clearly lonely. I say we take him with us so he can have a new home and owners." Balloon said as he picked the cat up.

"Alright then." Nickel said.

They continued walking until they reached the hotel. They went in but OJ stopped them once they wanted to bring the cat to their room.

"Guys, where'd you get that cat?"

"In the forest. Poor little guy was all alone." Balloon replied.

"Sorry, but I'm not allowing cats in the hotel. Dogs aren't allowed either." OJ said.

"Why not?" Balloon asked.

"Yeah, you let Baxter in." Nickel added.

"Paper is allergic to cats, dogs and other furry animals. Baxter is a crab and doesn't have fur." OJ explained.

"We'll keep him away from Paper, I promise." Balloon said.

OJ sighed. "Alright. As long as Paper doesn't interact with the cat and you take responsibility for it, it's all fine. Don't worry too much about hairs on the floor. Soap will most likely clean it up." 

"Thanks." Balloon and Nickel said at the same time.

They then walked to their shared room. In their room, Balloon put the cat on his bed. The cat sat down comfortably. 

"If we are keeping him, we gotta name him, you know." Balloon said to Nickel.

"Ok, then I think we should call him Nicholas or something." Nickel replied.

"What? I thought about Salmon or something like that." 

"Salmon, for a cat? You can't be serious." 

"Well, Nicholas isn't the best either. He doesn't even look like a Nicholas."

"AND HE LOOKS LIKE A SALMON? Look, if you wanna name a cat, then you-"

Nickel got interrupted by the door opening. Paper was there. He looked at Nickel, then Balloon, then at the cat.

"Where did you find that cutie?" Paper asked.

"In the forest. He was lost." Balloon replied.

"We wanna name him but we don't have any ideas." Nickel added. 

"Nickel really wants to name him Nicholas."

"And Balloon wants to name him Salmon. The colors don't even match, so WHY THE HECK WOULD YOU EVEN-"

"Ok, ok! Calm down!" Paper said. "Why don't you name it Sugar or something? Or Cinnamon? Or something else cute? And why do you assume it's a boy? It might be a gi- ahh... achoo! Aw crap, I forgot I was allergic to animals with fur for a moment..." Paper wiped his nose, which started to look red.

"Hm, these are actually good names! Thank you Paper." Balloon said.

"Yeah, Cinnamon seems like a good name I guess." Nickel agreed. "It at least is better than Salmon."

Balloon frowned.

"But it's also better than Nicholas sooo... let's name the cat Cinnamon."

Balloon smiled again.

"Good idea Nickel."

"Guys, I'm gonna leave now. Have fun!" Paper said, before leaving.

"Let's go to Test Tube so she can examine Cinnamon." Balloon said, picking the cat up.

Nickel nodded and they went.

When they arrived at Test Tube's room, they knocked. Test Tube opened the door. She smiled once she saw the cat.

"Aww, what a cutie! Where'd you get that cat?" She asked.

"It was lost in the forest. We already have a name, but we wanna know if it is a boy or a girl." Balloon replied, giving Cinnamon to Test Tube.

Test Tube examined the cat. 

"It's a boy." She then said. "And he looks healthy." She gave Cinnamon back to Balloon. 

"Thanks." Balloon said, taking the cat.

He and Nickel went back to their room again. Balloon placed Cinnamon on his bed and then realized something.

"We need to buy cat stuff! Like toys, food and a litter box, that kind of stuff! I think I'm going to the shop right now. Wanna come?"

Nickel thought. He wasn't really in the mood.

"No, I'm staying here." He said.

Balloon nodded. "Ok then. I'll be back in... I think half an hour or an hour. Bye Nick." 

Balloon kissed Nickel on the lips before leaving, making sure to close the door. Nickel looked at Cinnamon. Cinnamon jumped onto Nickel's bed (where Nickel had sat down and had grabbed his phone) and looked at Nickel.

"What's wrong Cinnamon?" Nickel asked. 

Cinnamon meowed and started rubbing against Nickel. 

"Dude, I'm trying to use my phone." Nickel said, smiling a bit. 

Cinnamon didn't listen. He carefully stepped on Nickel's lap and laid down, purring. Nickel rolled his eyes. He then started petting Cinnamon softly. Cinnamon looked at Nickel and it looked like he was smiling at him. As if he wanted to say "Dude, I like you." Nickel couldn't help but smile back. 

When Balloon came back into their room, carrying the stuff, he couldn't help but smile at the sight. Nickel was sitting there, with Cinnamon on his lap and Nickel petting him.

"Aww, looks like you two are getting along!" Balloon said, placing the stuff on the ground.

Nickel looked up.

"You're right... and you know? He's our son now, no denying." Nickel said.

Cinnamon meowed. Balloon smiled and sat down next to Nickel.

"Yes, Nickel, he's our son now."

Yayyy I'm so damn creative lmao. 1032 words!