chapter 1: Adoption
#1 of The kitty cronicals
Author's comment: I hope you like my storie I plan to continue the series ^_^
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"Here kitty, where are you? You little fuzz ball?" A kitties ears perked up when she heard her master calling for her and she ran to him, he was sitting on the couch and she happily jumped onto his lap and nuzzled him, He chuckled and rubbed her back gently as he gave her a kiss on the nose.
"There you are you silly kitty" he said as she started massaging her, she let out a please little mew and pressed against her master loving his touch, then there was a flash and then another she smiled thinking he was taking her picture Then it happened again and something wet hit her face.
The Kitty anthro woke up in the same spot as she had fallen asleep the night before, she shook her head and looked up, it was morning and it seemed it had started to rain, she let out a sad little mew as she got up and looked for a warm and dry place to stay till the rain stopped.
The girl wan an was an eight-year-old Cat Anthro and she had been an orphan for as long as she could remember, she never had an education and she was more feral then other anthro's and because of that she was almost like a normal cat. She had survived by eating out of the garbage, stealing and basically living like a stray animal, she couldn't speak because she was never taught how and she didn't even have a name, She did understand spoken English which helped a lot when she needed to know things like when the big garbage days where for the Restaurant that she lived behind.
She had black fur and white feet, hands, and stomach, she wasn't really starved looking but that was mostly due to her luck that she slept near a restaurant so she had at least enough food to stay reasonably healthy, her fur was dirty no matter how well she cleaned it, it always ended up just as dirty as it always was, from the way she was forced to live.
She did however notice that some other stray cats in the area had been getting adopted and sometimes she had tried to get someone to adopt her but she never was taken in, she never figured out why they would back away from her and act like she was some horrid thing.
Sighing as she Finally found somewhere dry to stay, a large cardboard box that the near by furniture store had thrown out, she smiled and grabbed it and started pulling it towards the restaurant's dumpster.
When she got in she was fairly soaked and a little depressed she had been having such a nice dream, she had someone that looked after her and they where nice and warm and she had felt safe with them, The kitty let out a sad mew again as she curled up to sleep again hoping to get back to her dream.
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Eric walked out of the side door of the restaurant, it seemed the day was turning ugly as it had started to rain he looked at his watch and shrugged "guess I have to wait a little longer for them to open up" he smiled he loved the perks of living above the restaurant it meant he got a few discounts for letting them rent the space under his loft and not to mention the rent it brought in he was so glad he had said yes to them instead of just extending his home into the unused bottom floor it also meant he never had to cook unless her really wanted to it was sweet the rent her got from them was enough to cover most of his expenses and still be enough to live very comfortably on so he really didn't need a job, he had gotten such a good deal because of the prime location.
Eric brushed some of his earth brown hair out of his face and was about to head to the front of the building when he heard what sounded like a cat mewing "what the?" she said as he looked around for the source of the noise his soft Brown eyes scanning the alleyway, then he spotted it a cardboard box from the furniture store, he didn't remember it being there the night before so he walked up slowly and looked in and smiled.
Inside was a cute little kitty curled up into a ball and sleeping soundly, he was about to just leave it be when he took a second look and noticed it was to big to be a normal cat it actually looked more like a kid.
"Hey you ok there?" he asked and he knelt down in front of the box.
The kitty looked up and Eric and let out a mew that's when he could tell he was right it was a kid, an anthro Cat "well hello there what are you doing out here alone?" he said in a gentle tone.
The kitty looked at him fully awake now and she backed off frightened by his sudden closeness "Hey, hey it's ok I'm not going to hurt you little one" Eric said gently as she looked at her "are you lost?" it was about then that it registered in his head that she was naked and he looked away "sorry about that...where are you clothes? And your parents?"
The kitty didn't answer but she wasn't scared anymore she could tell her wouldn't hurt her, if he had wanted to he probably would have already, and he also seemed familiar so she moved closer and sniffed at him and let out a curious mew.
Eric looked back and was startled when he came face to face with the little one how was looking right at him he was going to say something but then the little kitty suddenly licked his nose and rubbed her nose against him again surprising him.
The little kitty purred a little, she knew why he seemed familiar she had smelt his scent in the alley since she started living there and it was the same way her dream master smelt, so she started being affectionate hoping he would adopt her.
Eric was trying to figure out what to do as the little kitty kept rubbing up against him and finally he let out a sigh and stood up "well I can't let you stay in the alley so I guess until I find you a family that will take you in I guess you can stay with me" he said looking down at the kitty "only problem is I don't know your name".
The kitty looked up at him and mewed rubbing against his legs happily, Eric looked at her and couldn't help but chuckle she was cute acting like a kitty "Well for now I'll just call you Mira hopefully we can find you a family to take you in Mira" he started walking towards the door to the stairs that led to the loft and he turned around and realised that Mira wasn't following him.
Mira looked at him as he walked away he had given her a name and a place to stay, she couldn't be happier if she tried, she sat there purring contently then realised that he was waiting for her to follow him so she quickly stood up and ran after him hugging his arm tightly when she was beside him "mew" she smiles and rubbed her cheek against his arm as she led her into the building and up the stairs.
"Well Mira welcome to your new home" Eric said smiling as he opened the door to the loft, Mira looked at the place wide eyed it was huge the door was on the north side and opened into a little cement floor that was about six feet square with a small shoe rack beside the door, from there it was a raised hardwood floor that led into a living room on the left, with a fireplace on the north wall and several comfortable looking sofas, arm chairs, and a long three seated couch, a nice throw rug was laid underneath a long glass top coffee table with a flat plasma screen T.V. Hanging above the Fireplace.
The kitchen was to the right of the door it had a nice Island that separated the kitchen and the living room it was a fairly modern kitchen with stainless steel fridge, stove, and dishwasher, and Granite counter tops, next to the kitchen was the dining room with a long oak table with matching chairs.
Mira couldn't believe what she was seeing it was almost exactly like her dream it was a bit unnerving but exciting at the same time.
"Well what do you think Mira?" Eric asked, he liked his loft and the way he had decorated it, it kind of showed how well off he was for an eighteen year old, even if it was by accident, but it was comfy and spacious so it was good.
"Mew!!" Mira hugged Eric and started exploring the loft looking around into cupboards and around and under the furniture, finding the bedroom in the far southern corner behind the living room with the adjoining Bathroom with the large bathtub she just couldn't help but run around exploring every nook and cranny.
Eric chuckled and sat down in the living room and turned on the T.V. letter Mira Explore "guess she doesn't know how to talk" Eric said to himself as he heard Mira Mewing excitedly as she looked around her new home "poor thing. Well... I guess I could teach her it shouldn't be that hard I mean she's like eight or nine but first things first..." he looked at the kitty that was batting around a pillow from off one of the Sofas, he blushed a bit as he got a good look at her rear and then he quickly looked away "...Like I said first things first. I get some clothing for her" he said flipping through the channels as Mira played with the pillow.
Eric smiled as Mira jumped on the sofa next to him and snuggled close to him purring happily "well little one I'm going to have to go get you some clothing so stay here and wait ok?"
Mira looked at him and then hugged his arm tightly and started shaking her head rapidly "mew... mew... MEW!!" she looked up at him and rubbed her nose against his cheek.
Eric looked at her "I'll be back ok I'm not going to abandon you" Mira calmed down noticeably after hearing that and Eric picked her up "just take a little nap for now ok I'll be here when you wake up" he carried Mira to his room and put her down on the bed and tucked her in.
Mira purred and curled up in the bed as Eric left, she loved how soft it was and she enjoyed the fact that it smelt like Eric, she quickly fell asleep purring for the first time in her life.
Eric smiled as he left the loft "well...maybe I'll keep the little cutie I just have to get her some clothing and then take her to social services so I can file for legal adoption of her" Eric walked down the street to a nearby mall and walked inside looking for a clothing store and he smiled even more when he found one, he walked to the back of the store where the Anthro children's clothing was and he picked out a few pairs of pants, eight different shirts and pairs of socks and on his way to the counter he grabbed a package of hair ties.
A few minutes later Eric opened the door to the loft and put down the bags of clothing and took his shoes off, and as soon as he stepped on the hard wood floor he was hit by a black and white blur "AAARRGH!!!" he was about to hit it when he looked down at his chest and seen Mira snuggling against him "Mira you scared me" he said as she rubbed her nose against his.
Mira looked at Eric and her ears went back and she looked at him sadly "mew".
Eric shook his head and chuckled "you evil little fuzz ball" he hugged her and smiled "ok off you little nutter I got you some clothes I want you to try on" Eric was a bit surprised at how quickly she listened to him as she jumped off him and stood by the sofa "well you listen well don't you?" he said smiling as he stood up and shuffled around in the bags and handed her a pair of child's blue jeans, a white shirt "ok so here's how you..." he was about to explain how to wear them when Mira started wiggling into the shirt so she was wearing it like Eric was "very good" he said smiling as Mira put the pants on "Fast learner aren't you" he said smiling as he scratched the top of her head making her purr loudly.
"Mew" Mira pressed against his hand and purred louder, then she noticed the rest of the clothing and pointed at them and herself "mew?" she asked quizzically.
Eric nodded and smiled as Mira grabbed the bags and looked at her new clothing "Mew" she said as she hugged Eric tightly "your welcome Mira" he said as he picked the clothing up and folded it then he walked to the guest room that was next to his, with Mira following close behind him, and put it in the night stand by the bed "you can sleep in here, so I guess this is your room now Mira" he smiled and patted her head
"Mew!" she hugged Eric tightly again and purred "your welcome Mira" he said giving the little kitty a kiss on the top of her head "now lets go adopt you".
Eric held Mira's hand and led her down the steps and down to the street where he flagged down a taxi "Morgan social services offices please" he told the driver and a few minutes later they stopped in front of a three floored building.
Eric led Mira inside and walked to the front desk "can I talk to an adoption agent please" he said politely to the secretary.
"Second floor first door to your right I'll tell them your coming" Replied the Tigress pointing to the stairs.
Eric nodded and waved to her as he walked to the steps Mira tailing right behind him "ok thank you" he climbed the steps with Mira right beside him the little kitty holding on to him like he was a life raft in a stormy ocean "don't worry Mira I'm not letting go" he said gently patting her hand".
Eric walked onto the second floor and towards the first room on his right just like he was told, the sign on the door said Adoption agency and he walked in.
"Oh hello you must be the one Minerva said was coming up, I'm Trish please have a seat." The orange Vixen said as Eric walked in.
Eric sat down and Mira sat next to him "I wanted to adopt this girl here I found her alone in the alley by my home and as far as I can tell she has no family"
The Vixen looked at Mira then at her computer and did a quick check on the lost children reports then smiled as she pulled out a small set of papers "ok then just sign here and list her name and age, you know the usual things, as well as your name and occupation monthly income and home size we want to make sure the child has a nice place to live so we will send someone down to check your home in about a week".
Eric nodded and filled in the paper work and handed them back to the vixen "anything else?"
"No that's all except for the home check next week" she smiled
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After a short trip back to the loft Eric smiled as he carried Mira up the stairs "well you my little kitty now" he said kissing her nose "now the fun stuff teaching you how to talk" he chuckled as he set her down and took off his shoes and helped Mira with hers.
Eric yawned it was getting late and he was tired, the day had gotten better and the high point was adopting Mira, he smiled to himself as he carried Mira to her room and tucked her in "night Mira sleep well" he kissed the top of her head and turned the light off closing the door only a little so a small crack of light entered her room, then he walked to his room and took off his clothing and slipped into bed with just his boxers on "good day today" he mumbled to himself as he closed his eye's.
A few hours later Mira woke up and got out of bed being very quiet she walked to Eric's room and walked up to the bed and climbed onto it "mew?" she gently bumped Eric with her nose waking him up.
Eric blinked a few times and looked at her "what's wrong Mira?" Mira just nuzzled him and looked at him a pleading look on her face, Eric let out a sigh and lifted the blanket and Mira snuggled up to him purring happily "you little fuzz ball "he said chuckling as he kissed the top of her head and putting the blanket down over both of them "only tonight ok?" he said looking down at her as she snuggled against him and mewed cutely, he smiled and held her close to him and slowly they both fell asleep Mira Purring in her sleep again for the second time in her life since she was taken in by Eric.