He was being followed. Every time, though, that Grey turned around, there was no one there, or someone simply passing along the street, not following, not threatening, not even bothering with the strange, silent boy in the scrubs and cast.
When he stopped, ducking around a corner, he waited, finally sneaking a peek where he'd come from.
That was when he saw it. A sad, battered looking thing who went still at being watched, scrunched against the wall. What was that? Slowly, Grey crouched down, staring at it, the creature looking right back at him.
It was missing an eye, it was dirty and had clearly been in more than one fight. As weird as it sounded, the thing made Grey feel something in his chest - a tight warmth. From his pocket, he pulled a small packet of cheese and bread he'd brought and he pulled off a bit, holding it out.
For a long time, the creature didn't move, his nose flaring. Then, when Grey stayed very still, he came forward, sniffing at the food, then quickly snatching it, skittering away to eat it. The boy took a bite, too, leaning his back against a building as he shared his small meal with his new friend in bits and scraps.
When he stopped, ducking around a corner, he waited, finally sneaking a peek where he'd come from.
That was when he saw it. A sad, battered looking thing who went still at being watched, scrunched against the wall. What was that? Slowly, Grey crouched down, staring at it, the creature looking right back at him.
It was missing an eye, it was dirty and had clearly been in more than one fight. As weird as it sounded, the thing made Grey feel something in his chest - a tight warmth. From his pocket, he pulled a small packet of cheese and bread he'd brought and he pulled off a bit, holding it out.
For a long time, the creature didn't move, his nose flaring. Then, when Grey stayed very still, he came forward, sniffing at the food, then quickly snatching it, skittering away to eat it. The boy took a bite, too, leaning his back against a building as he shared his small meal with his new friend in bits and scraps.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 12:56 am (UTC)"Scrappy little bastard, isn't it?"
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 12:59 am (UTC)He turns to the thing, holding out a morsel of cheese, waiting for the little one-eyed thing to come back.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:15 am (UTC)For some reason, Grey would be upset if this thing left.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:36 am (UTC)With a look nearly of thanks, Grey puts another bit of cheese on the scarf.
Almost seeming to talk, the cat kneads at the scarf, claws pulling at bits of it, then eats the cheese and sits, looking at them both with his one good eye.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:46 am (UTC)Still kneading the scarf, the cat smells Rat's hand, and Grey's too, when he holds it out, mimicking Rat. It's a delicate sensation, that.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:49 am (UTC)"It needs to go to the vet."
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:51 am (UTC)Grey pets the cat too and its fur is spiky and soft all at once and his stomach hurts at the sensation.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 01:59 am (UTC)Slowly he reaches out to pick up the corners of the cloth.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 12:14 pm (UTC)He touches Rat's hand to urge it back - a vet will demand something, right? Face paper or something? He has what he has but that is all. If the cat needs a doctor, he hopes he can help. He then reaches forward, not as smoothly as if he weren't injured, and the cat sniffs at his cast, but doesn't object to being held, though its small body is tense.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 02:42 pm (UTC)"...it's not feral," he observes, scowling. "This cat was born to be a pet and someone threw it away."
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 03:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 03:23 pm (UTC)"We're not far from an animal doctor."
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 03:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 06:56 pm (UTC)Perhaps someone else would try and fill up the quiet, Rat doesn't.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 08:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 08:25 pm (UTC)"We're almost there." He assesses the cat, remembering all the things that the Dogkeeper had said when taking their dogs in and out. "Eye is gone. Probably infected too. Fleas, maybe heart worm. Might have mange. Can'ttell with the matting."
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 09:31 pm (UTC)All he knows is that this animal is his friend and he will protect it.
At the office, they walk inside and again, he's assaulted by that antiseptic smell like at the hospital. His nose wrinkles and he holds the cat a little tighter, which earns a petulant meow.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 09:40 pm (UTC)"Stray cat. Needs help," he says simply.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 09:44 pm (UTC)Standing just inside, Grey doesn't let go of the cat.
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 09:47 pm (UTC)"They may have to keep it for a while."
no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 09:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-09-24 09:51 pm (UTC)"Are you going to keep it?"
(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From: