Genshin on Cats {English}

Chapter 2

The next time you opened your eyes, you woke up in hospital. You immediately sat up, panicked and started breathing heavily. Your pulse increased and you heard a loud, penetrating and annoying beeping.

"No... no...", you whisper, holding your head as you yanked the cannula out of your arm and tried to stand up. But the doors opened immediately and some nurses came in, who were shocked and noticed your panic. So they stopped and talked to you calmly. But it didn't work at all. On the contrary.

"Y/n, everything's fine." You heard a familiar voice and saw a familiar face. You barely notice that you have relaxed a little. But you still look at the doctor and the nurses.
"Everyone please leave, except for Nurse Katharina." The nurses nodded and only the two of them stayed behind. Your body relaxed even more.
"The vet told me that you collapsed. What happened?" the doctor asked you, slowly approaching you and carefully taking your arm. You flinched briefly, but didn't pull your arm away.

"Katharina, please get me a plaster," said the doctor and the nurse nodded and went to the bandages hanging in the room. She took out a plaster. Shortly afterwards, the doctor disinfected your arm wound and then stuck the plaster over it and sat down at the table opposite your bed. The nurse stood next to him and you started to talk about the incident. But then you remembered the cats. You immediately jumped up and fell backwards. The doctor immediately got up to help you, but you sat up again. Thank God you had fallen in bed.

"I'm fine..." you mumble, grabbing her head again and only now noticing a bandage around it.

"Where are the cats?" you ask immediately, concerned, and the doctor smiles.
"They're fine. They're still at the vet's surgery." You immediately calm down and nod with relief.
"Then I want to see them now!" you said and stood up carefully.

"No, you'll have to stay here for at least two more days for observation. You have a slight concussion," he tells you, but you shake your head.
"I'm not staying here for another hour!" Your look turned cruel and your heart and pulse started beating faster again. The doctor noticed how tense you were getting and sighed.
"You'll have to come back tomorrow for a check-up," you hear him say. You nod and thank him, staring at the gown you were wearing.

"Who changed me?" you hissed immediately and the doctor looked at you reassuringly.
"Everything's fine. That was Nurse Ursula yesterday. You were unconscious for almost 24 hours. Before you leave the hospital, I want you to drink enough and have a bite to eat!" he looked at you sternly and you nodded...

~X~

You practically entered the vet's office and went straight through to the doctor, who looked at you in surprise, was briefly shocked and then laughed softly. She tilted her head to the right door and you look at her gratefully. The doctor knew that she didn't need to speak to you now. You carefully open the door to the room and see the cats you had rescued lying in their baskets, or some sitting on the windowsill. Their heads immediately jerked towards you and they relaxed. You shut the door and sank to your knees, bowing your head apologetically.

"I'm sorry I dropped you!" you said immediately, feeling someone rub against your leg. It was the blonde cat, meowing and purring at you.
"Ah, you're fine!" You simply took the cat in your arms and hugged him. He immediately purred and rubbed his head against yours, wagging his tail slightly. The others arrived too and sat down in front of you. You smiled softly and winced briefly as you felt another sharp pain in your head. The blonde-haired cat immediately looked at you and you could see in his gaze that he was worried. A few others also looked at you with concern. But you smile and reassure the cats.

"It's all good. I've been through worse, so this is nothing!" You pat yourself lightly on the head and suppress the brief feeling of pain.
"But how are you? Hopefully fine?" You look at the cats, examining them with your eyes for any injuries. You exhale with relief when you can't find anything unusual. The cats looked behind you at the door, which opened and the doctor came in. You thought the cats would walk towards her and circle around, but they didn't. On the contrary, they avoided the doctor. The black-haired woman smiled.

"They're probably not happy when I gave her a cure and deworming. But there's nothing wrong with the cats. They're just an unusual color," she explained and giggled a little.
"Ah, thank you. What do I owe you?" you asked, pulling your wallet out of your pocket. She shook her head.

"How about a deal?" the doctor asked you instead, making you skeptical, while a brown-haired cat with light golden ornaments jumped onto your shoulder, surprising you. Especially when he looked at the doctor with scrutiny, as if the cat was trying to figure out exactly what she was planning. You stroke the cat lightly behind the ears and hear a short purr from your cat and how it nuzzled your hand briefly. You smile.

"Depends on what the deal involves and how it works. Equal rights!" you say seriously and notice out of the corner of your eye how the brown cat is now looking at you. The black-haired woman smiled slightly.
"Don't panic. It's nothing bad. It's just a small favor," she winked, making you tense up and assume a slightly defensive posture. The cats, especially the brown one on your shoulders, seemed to notice this and tensed up too. The doctor dug a photo out of her bag and showed it to you. You look irritated at the young man in the picture, who must be about your age.

"What's wrong with him?" you asked, confused and tensing up a little.
"That's my son Jimmy, he's a gamer and spends most of his time sitting in his room playing games," she sighed, rolling her eyes and you look away, caught out because you were that kind of person too.
"So?" you asked instead.

"Can't you go out with him? He was at the surgery once and saw you when you came by. He said you were very pretty and he started asking me about you. Maybe that will help him get out of his shell. Just a few dates!" she smiled, immediately noticing your tense body and shocked face.

"Y/n? Are you alright?" she asked worriedly and tried to reach a hand out to you, but you immediately slapped it away and backed away. As you did, you fell on your butt. Your breathing became heavier and shallower, while your cats noticed your condition and hissed at the doctor. The woman pulled her hand back and then snapped her eyes open.

"Y/n you have a nosebleed!" she said immediately, running out the door to quickly grab some swabs. Your cats immediately looked to you as well and the blond cat stood up on his hind legs while his front paws were on your chest looking at you worriedly. Then a green-haired cat jumped on you and, for whatever reason, made you put your head on your neck while he squeezed your nostrils with his paws. This irritated you a little, but you didn't want to do anything about it. Shortly afterwards, Dr. Rachel came back in and saw the spectacle before the green-haired cat jumped off you and the doctor started to treat you.
"Should I call the hospital?" she asked and you immediately said no.

"I've discharged myself and have to go tomorrow. That's the deal I made with the doctor..." you grumbled and continued to be treated. The woman sighed.
"I'm on my lunch break now anyway. Come on, I'll take you and the cats home. They're doing very well, even the injured cat. Or did you want to leave them here?" You widened your eyes at her words and the cats were also a little shocked and immediately looked at you.

"No, I'm going to take her with me!" you said firmly, not noticing how the cats exhaled in relief.
"Are you sure you want to put yourself through the stress?" she asked, looking at the 13 cats, who meowed at her and looked as if they were giving the doctor death stares. The indigo-colored cat in particular seemed to want to kill her with his gaze. You look at this cat and lift him up unceremoniously and got a snarl from him too. But the blond-haired cat hit him on the head with his paw. It looked at him with a grumble and both cats fought an eye duel. You gently stroked the smooth, indigo fur and noticed how he partially tried to avoid your hand as he arched his back, but a piercing look from the blond, he let it go and allowed himself to be stroked.

"I'll drive you home. The cats can go in the big box since they refused to be in a cat carrier."; laughed the black-haired one, picking up the big box as she mentioned it on her way out. When she came back, she put the box down and looked at the cats, but they ignored her and looked at you.

"Come on, jump in, then we can go home," you smiled and the blonde cat jumped in first, followed by the dark green cat with the golden eyes, as well as the indigo cat. The rest jumped in as well, especially the orange cat wiggled his butt before he jumped into the box with a huge leap and some other cats started hissing as he landed on some. You had to laugh as the orange cat and the indigo cat 'fought'. You lifted the box once all the cats were inside. Armed with a second box from the doctor containing food and toys, you left the surgery and headed for the car...

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"Welcome to my small but modest apartment," you say with a grin, putting the box down and turning it on its side so the cats could get out. But contrary to your expectations that they were hesitant, they all literally jumped out of the box. The orange and the navy blue cat immediately set about exploring. You laugh softly and put the box away, pushing the other one with the food and toys into the kitchen for the first time.
"I guess I've got a few cats now then... Ah... wait a minute..." you mumble, widening your eyes. You didn't have a litter tray or cat litter! Frustrated, you curse and grab your head. Your swearing caught the attention of the others and they came to you in the kitchen, worried. The blonde cat nudged you and indirectly asked you what was wrong.

"Ah, sorry. I was too loud and scared you? I'm sorry," you bow your head.
"I just realized that I don't have a litter box and litter for you..." You touch your forehead and close your eyes. You don't notice the shock of the others, who are now all staring at each other.

Shit. went through the cats' heads.
"Meow!" it suddenly made and Aether turned around, ran out of the kitchen and seemed to be looking for something. You all followed him and he sat down in front of the closed door that you had opened and your bathroom was behind it. Immediately, the blonde cat jumped onto the toilet and looked at you. You blinked.

"...Huh? You can shit and pee in the toilet?" you ask, blinking and hearing a meow behind you, you turn around and see the indigo-colored cat meowing, which almost looked like a laugh. You grab your head again.

"What strange cats you are..." you sigh, stretching once as the blonde cat came out again, but with a lowered gaze, as if it had made him uncomfortable. You laugh.

"I'll make you something to eat first. I'm sure you're hungry. Since I can't give you any cat food right now, I hope you'll like the fish and chicken," you said and noticed that the brown cat with the golden-black paws froze, while the others seemed quite pleased. They all ran into the kitchen, except for the brown and dark green cat. Carefully, you crouched down to him, looking worried as you slowly reached out your hand and gently stroked his head.
"Hey, are you all right?" you ask gently and see the dark green cat with the lighter strands in his fur looking worriedly at the brown cat. This brown cat seemed to come out of his stupor and looked at you and let you take him in your arms, where you gently stroked his back and head.

"What's the matter? Don't you like meat or fish?" The cat immediately shook its head.
"Meat?", no movement. "Fish?" he immediately froze again and shook his head.
"Wow, you all seem to understand what I'm saying...", you murmur thoughtfully.

"Okay, no fish for you, but meat then. Hm... although I also have almond tofu, or bamboo shoots? They're not unhealthy for cats... but do cats even eat them?" you mumble thoughtfully, looking up at the ceiling. You wanted to try these dishes because they were your characters' favorite food. The dark green cat immediately pricked up his ears and jumped onto your shoulder, which surprised you. The cat also seemed to notice and you could swear that his fur turned slightly pink on his whiskers.
"Just imagining things..." you sigh, noticing how the brown one purrs.

"Bamboo shoots?" you say, seeing the excited glint in the cat's eyes. Your gaze leans towards the green cat.
"Almond tofu?" His ears pricked up again and his tail wagged slightly back and forth. You blinked before laughing softly.
"Wow... you like the favorite foods of my two favorite characters from Genshin Impact. Then I'll call you that too. Hm, you green cat will be called Xiao and you Zhongli... or Morax? Rex Lapis...?" you murmur thoughtfully and notice how the two in your arms flinch and look at you. You felt threatened in some way right now. From your cats.
"Ah... you don't seem to like the names..." you clear your throat and avoid their eye contact before you start to pout.

"Too bad, I like the two names... Xiao and Zhongli... Hm, I'll call you that anyway, because you even have the same fur color as the two of them! That reminds me..." you turn your gaze to the kitchen, where the other cats are looking at you expectantly. Some even grunted and waited for you to finally prepare their food.

"Hm, looks a lot like the other characters too. You squat down and let 'Zhongli' off your arms and look at the cats all thoughtfully.
"Hm. Really, you resemble the characters. Grumpy Cat will probably be Scaramouche then." Your gaze shifted to the indigo cat, who looked at you in confusion, almost hissing. You don't let this put you off and continue to call the names.

"The red cat will be called Diluc, the orange Childe, hm... Venti, Al Haitham, Neuvillette, Wriothesley, Kaeya... hm, Ayato? Baizhu and Aether!" you pointed at all the cats and saw them flinch and stare at you as well. But you ignored that and walked comfortably past the cats and prepared the food...