Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Neko YGO! ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

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Neko YGO!

Chapter 5

(A couple of weeks have pass since the last chapter.)

Seto woke again to the pitiful, heart- tearing cries of the now little neko- jin Joey.... Getting up, Seto carefully picked Jou's small, bone- thin frame out of the basket gently rubbing the young kitten- boy's back. Seto's fingers traced over the thin layer of skin that separated his figures from the bones. This did not, however, lesson the feel of ribs, and the backbones under Seto's hands. He held Joey up to his nose, and looked at the sickly thing. Jou was still small do to the fact of not enough nutrition, so he'd remained about a normal kitten's size. Jou's horse little voice had become barely audible, and hard to even want to hear. "Jo- ey hun- grrry.....", he weakly spoke, before a fit of coughing shook his entire being.

"I know you are... Don't worry we'll get you something to eat soon, I promise.", Seto whispered.

"You seem to have become concerned for him.", Yami whispered from behind him, "Let me take a look.",

Seto carefully placed Joey into Yami's awaiting hands. Joey whimpered at being taken away from Seto. "It's okay, I've got you and Seto's right here, little one.... No need to cry....", Yami whispered gently.

Seto carefully took Joey back from Yami's hands, and then was shocked when a card was tossed to him. "I asked Grandpa to ask his neko- jin expert for anyone who could help, and this is the only one around here.", Yami explained, "Your car's already ready for you to leave.",

Seto nodded, before running off down the stairs, and out the door, true to his word, Yami had left the car waiting for Seto's use in the driveway. Jou was tucked into his basket on the way down the path to the car. Seto sat and buckled both himself, and the basket into the car and sped off.

.....

A few minutes later, he was standing on a porch, knocking loudly upon the door. "What is it?", a rather young looking man asked.

"I need your help.", Kaiba said, lifting up the blankets to reveal Joey.

"Come in quickly then.... Let me see....", the man picked the little neko- jin up, "Looks like he hasn't had anything to eat since birth....",

"He wasn't born... He was made.", Kaiba admitted, "But you're right, he hasn't.",

"Doesn't matter, made or not, he still needs to be fed.", the doctor grabbed a bottle filled with white, liquid formula.

He held Joey carefully, and stuck the bottle close to his nose. Joey clutched to the bottle and started to suck on it. "I'll keep him here a couple weeks to make sure he gets fit.", the man said, "You can check on him as often as you like.",

"Okay...", Seto said, before being shooed out the door.

.....

Over the next couple weeks Seto did come to check on the ever increasing in health Joey. He was currently watching the now bright eyed, energetic kitten- boy as he pounced upon a ball, only to fall to the side as it rolled. Before jumping back from it, and running into Seto's lap. "Hello, Joey.", Seto greeted, scratching him behind the ears.

Joey started to purr, then he rubbed up against Seto's legs. "You'll be able to come home today.", Seto told him.

"Actually, right now. Here, this is all the formula you'll need before he switches to solid foods but, when that happens only feed him raw hamburger.", Dr. Sillis told him.

"Right.", Seto said, before taking the bags of formula, and sticking Joey inside his basket.

Upon arriving home he was greeted by Yami coming down the stairs Yugi snuggling into his arms. So, where's Joey?", Yami asked.

"Here.", Seto said, setting the bags of cat food down, and opening the basket.

Inside of it, Joey had already fallen asleep, all curled up into a ball. his neck now had a red collar with a little golden bell attached to it. "I decided that'll help keep track of him.", Seto said, with a shrug, "But, he still needs to get used to the bell sound each, and every time he heard it, he jumped.",

"I have to go get some breakfast for Yugi ready.", Yami said.

As Yami walked off, Seto went upstairs waking Joey as he sat the basket down. "Come here, Jou, time for some dinner.", Seto said, picking Joey out of the basket, "There we are.",

He carefully situated Joey, then gave him the bottle. "There we go Jou.", Seto said as the little thing clamped onto the bottle, "Aren't we a little hungry?",

Joey continued to suck on the bottle, until it was empty, then he curled up and fell asleep.

.....

It had now been about a week since Joey had switched from formulated milk to solid food. Seto sat the fresh bowl of smoked salmon on the floor for Jou's breakfast, just as Yami, followed by Yugi came downstairs. According to Dr. Sillis on Joey's check- up, he could mature any day now. It sort of worried Seto a little, what if Joey couldn't find anyone to mate with? What if he had to leave the safety of the home to find one? For no matter how much he wanted to not admit it, he'd grown attached to the little playful thing. Kaiba started to realize he actually wanted Joey to want him as a mate after a couple days of thinking on it....

End Chapter: Next Chapter: Joey matures, who will he choose for his mate?!