"You think it'll be fine?" You asked the dark haired boy at your side as he continued to warm the poor [Favourite Pet]. Baji shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "I don't know, probably..."
When he caught sight of your horrified glance, the ravenette immediately changed his statement, "I-I mean, yeah!! It'll be fine!! Just make sure it stay warm and has enough water..."
Earlier, you had called Baji to help you with the poor animal and you both decided to take it to the nearest person's house, which was yours. You had made a small space for the little animal, careful not to make too many noise as to not disturb it.
Baji was informative when it came to animals but it still didn't change the fact that he was a blunt idiot. And so, he would often say insensitive stuff without thinking and later on immediately change his statement as he would see your reactions.
"I should leave... my mom's gonna murder me when she finds out I left the house when I was still grounded..." As much as he wanted to stay and spend time with you, Baji Keisuke liked living. He only left his house because you called him for help, and Baji never denied to help you.
He might tell Manjirō to fuck off when he needs a spare tire but there's an unspoken rule in their gang to always assist you after everything you've done for them. It's the least they could do!!
You smiled softly as he crawled down your window. Your mother was gonna be home any minute, and the last thing you wanted was for her to see Baji and start targeting him. You waved the ravenette good bye and carefully closed the window, turning over to check on the poor animal resting in your room.
It looked young and seeing the condition it was in, it was abandoned, without a doubt. But the owners could have at least opened the box!!
Heartless assholes...
You walked back to your desk in order to finish your homework, opting to check on it once it was finally awake. You carefully sat down with your Math book in hand and began working away, mind filled with worries that were way bigger than just finding the value of x.
The minute the [Favourite Pet] woke up, it was scared of you. But you were patient and decided to feed it first, knowing that it was not only hungry but also traumatised. Immediately after you placed the plate of food in front of it, it began chomping down, not even taking a break.
In just a minute, it finished the entire plate, making you smile at how cute it was. You carefully raised your hand and brought it closer, seeing it hesitate with your touch but you kept your hand still, waiting for it to trust you before you made any moves.
Sensing that you meant no harm, it nuzzled a small part of its face against your hand, almost making you squeal in excitement. You placed a bowl of water for it to drink and cleaned its bed, running a finger over it's head one more time before turning your attention to your book and letting it drink it's water in peace.
Just like Manjirō, the [Favourite Pet] immediately fell asleep after eating it's food and you just couldn't help but gush over it and send a picture of it to your group chat.
Tokyo Manji Gang
You
[insert image]
Look at how cute it is <33
(≧∀≦)
Manjirō
WHEN DID YOU GET
YOURSELF A PET?!
Kazutora
Its cute!! Where'd you find it?☺️
Keisuke
I FOUNG IT WITH VIM 😁
Ken
found*
him*
for the last time, Baji
Learn. To. Spell. Properly
Keisuke
Go fuck yourslef
You
Cut him some slack, Ken!!
∑(ﾟДﾟ)
Ken
Your just saying that cause
he helped you find a
[Favourite Pet]
Takashi
Never thought I'd do this but...
You're*
Ken
Fuck you, truly
Takashi
I'm sorry Draken
but I'm not into you
Manjirō
BWAHAHAHA!!
Kazutora
Damn, didn't know you swung
that way...
You
I'm sorry Ken... but a giggle was
giggled...
Ken
You guys are just assholes!!
Fuck this!!!
Ken has left the chat
You
I think we went far...
Takashi
What?! No we didn't!!
[Male Name] don't feel bad!!!
he's just a baby!!
Manjirō
^^^
What Mitsuya said!!!
Haruki
Don't bother man
He'll be fine ig
You
If you guys say so...
(｀_')ゞ
Manjirō
Yayyyy!! He's back with the
emoticons!! Btw, where's Baji?
Keisuke
I HAVE RETURHN FROM THE DAEATH
Takashi
Did you have a stroke writing that?
Kazutora
Where were you?! We were having fun
bullying draken for being gay!!!
You
Thats-
Thats not what we
were doing...
Kazutora
Yes that's what we were doing!!!
Keisuke
My mom foung out that I went out
She tried to kill me
You
That sucks..
Hey I gtg!! Bye-bye!!
（＾∇＾）
Manjirō
Byeeeee
Takashi
Bye!! Take care!!
Keisuke
byee
Kazutora
Bye [Male Name]!!
Haruki
Bye
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You smiled softly at your friends, glad that they were able to divert your attention from your worries. You turned your gaze to the slightly shaken animal, that was now still resting in the small space you had cleaned out for it.
It worried you that the animal might be found by your mother and that woman would go apeshit. But you weren't gonna let an innocent animal get hurt because of you.
And you still had yet to decide if you wanted to keep it or not. You still had a lot going on with your life, with Shinichirō's murder, escaping your mother and dealing with your gang. You didn't need another thing added to your list of worries.
But at the same time, you needed some comfort. It was hard enough being away from your brother and father, and dealing with an abusive mother, all you wanted was someone to turn to. And since there wasn't anyone who you could lean on just yet, you had been thinking about getting yourself a pet for a long time.
The fatigue from the entire day began catching up on you as you felt your eyes closing, completely ignoring the private messages from Mitsuya and Baji.
Baji Keisuke
Keisuke
Hey!! Hows the [Favourite Pet]?
Keisuke
Heloo???
Keisuke
Guess I'll stop by tommorroe
Good night
Mitsuya Takashi
Takashi
[Male Name], your uniform's ready!!
You can pick it up tomorrow!!
Takashi
On second thought, Luna wants
to hang out so let's meet up
tomorrow!!
Takashi
[Male Name]??
Takashi
Guess I'll drop by tomorrow...
Good night!!