(A/N): I'm seriously out of ideas for my other book ;-;

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Your POV

You just stood there, milking in the sight you were seeing. Ichimatsu was bending down to his knees, affectionately petting your cat as a bunch of stray cats swarm his body, rubbing his arms and legs, begging for his attention. Honestly, it was a bit unexpected for the dark Matsu to be caring, especially towards cats.

A couple of moments pass before the said boy freezes, just now acknowledging your presence as the cats start to leave.

Silence...

With millions of topics swarming your head, you couldn't pick one that seemed appropriate for this moment, considering the fact that Ichimatsu was staring at you, sending unshakeable chills up your spine.

"Hi."

Ichimatsu stiffens from the single syllable shakily coming out of your mind as you turned red, somehow making the situation even more awkward.

I mean, it's awkward enough that your lazy cat was in an almost complete stranger's arms, practically snoring as the two of you just stood in a dark and dirty alleyway, still in your uncomfortable and unbearably hot school uniforms. It couldn't get worse, right?

...Did you just seriously curse yourself?

At that exact moment that sentence rung through your head, a drop of rain lands on your head, making you twitch from the unexpected chilliness, confirming your last thoughts.

The light and gentle downpour suddenly becomes heavy, almost as if someone was literally soaking you with a hose, giving no mercy.

Just moments ago it was clear and sunny, so how did it suddenly turn into this ugly mixture of grey and black we all grow to hate and love? Lazy writing? A hex? Someone taking over the world?

Whatever it was, it wasn't stopping anytime soon, almost blinding you with the vision of white everywhere.

Poor [P/N] hates the rain or water in general, so they'll definitely be getting a rude awakening soon.

Speaking of which, Ichimatsu is still here, not moving an inch. You couldn't tell if he was intimidated or just too lazy to do anything as he just gently holds [P/N] in his arms, still bending down to his knees.

Sighing, you decided to take charge and silently look for a place that will not leave the two of you wet in this icky alleyway. In the very back of the alleyway, the corner managed to have a small roof and a small dry patch of concrete that can just barely fit the two of you. You motioned for Ichimatsu to get on his feet again, seeing him sigh as he reluctantly gets up.

You put your hands out like a zombie or complete idiot as you blindly searched for the solid concrete wall, trying not to accidentally scratch yourself. Did you mention that there were broken bottles and pieces of trash littering the floor? It was hard to not trip and fall, so you sighed in relief as you felt the cold but strangely welcoming wall.

You took a seat, pulling your knees to your chest as you waited for the storm to pass over, or at least clear up enough so you can run home without getting hit by a reckless driver, especially applying to truck drivers.

It didn't take long for Ichimatsu to shuffle his way to the wall, taking the spot next to you as he gently cradled your cat. He pulls his purple hood over his head while trying to wrap as much of his hoodie around [P/N] as he can. The soft, gentle look in his eyes surprise you once more as warmed up [P/N], taking extremely good care of it.

Ignoring you for now, you simply watched him, seeing his mouth curve awkwardly in a small smile, which was clearly made for frowning. The storm started to clear up, the rain dropping at a less intense rate, so much so that you actually walk home.

Reaching your hands out for [P/N], you frowned as Ichimatsu glares at you suspiciously and pushes [P/N] closer to his chest, clearly not trusting you.

Oh yeah. He doesn't even know that [P/N] is your pet. Duh.

Knowing that you were going to blabber an incoherent explanation if you talked, you instead substituted that by quickly reaching for the currently sleeping [P/N]'s neck, tapping on a jittery silver tag, your name ingraved in the cool metal material.

Ichimatsu stares at it, silent as he studies the tag, looking a bit...crushed?

"So...this cat is your pet?" Ichimatsu mutters out, almost as if he doesn't want to believe it.

You nodded silently while [P/N]'s soft [P/C] ear starts to twitch. Ichimatsu only sighs as he hesitantly hands you [P/N], not questioning it any more as your hands make brief contact. It didn't matter, since people handing each other cats is a pretty rare thing to see now, doubting if this is even normal.

His purple hood still on, Ichimatsu stuffs his hoodie pockets with his hands, not bothering to clean up the cat hair from his hoodie and pants.

You carefully kept [P/N] close to your chest, a bit annoyed that you didn't have anything to shield you from the rain except your arms, which were occupied with holding [P/N].

You slightly nodded to Ichimatsu, a gesture of goodbye then dashed through the rain, feeling the picks of rain attacking your bare skin. Ichimatsu sees the two of you off as his hoodie sags from the dampening cloth weighing down. You felt bad for Ichimatsu, hoping that he will get the sense to at least go home right now, or else he's going to get a cold or fever if this keeps up.

But you shouldn't stick your nose into people's business, even if they look like they need it. Who knows, Ichimatsu looks strong and intimidating, so he might be able to fight off a cold and a few strangers by himself. Jyushimatsu could carry a baseball and might've literally swing a million times, Osomatsu could carry one of his brothers easily, who's to say Ichimatsu can't at least protect himself?

With that uneasy thought in your head, you continued your run back to home, praying that Ichimatsu will stay safe and that you won't run into any cars.

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(A/N): PLZ DON'T KILL ME! Oh god, why do I take so long to update? Well, it's finally here since I now have a three-day weekend, but now I have a new account that I'm sharing with BlackCatV11 called TeamNekoTrash. I'm probably going to post randomness and story previews etc. on there, so stay tuned for that. Plus you guys should seriously just poke me if I get too lazy with my updates
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