“ — A rat, yes. Shinra seemed to think it would bother me, “ admittedly it had. It was their way of belittling him into being nothing more than that, a lab RAT. Just another subject to be tested on for their own personal gain. The thought had slightly bothered him but he let’s it go when Chadley begins to pet him.
“ Yes, a test subject for Hojo, “ He answers leaning into the others touch. Chadleys inexperienced petting causes Red to chuckle, he wasn’t going to hold the fact against the poor kid. “ Try moving your hand from the top of my head down my neck, us animals love the feeling. Scratching gently under our chins or even behind our ears is a good way to get our tails wagging! “
“ You might even find that belly rubs are a good spot to pat! “ He wondered if this was the proper time for such an interaction. Shinra men were after them both. Red would worry about that should anyone come their way, until then he’d give the kid the satisfaction of petting him. Not like he was complaining much himself anyway.
“You know, Chadley we might have to make this a daily thing, “ he teases letting out another chuckle. Truth be told he wouldn’t mind the idea much, anytime Chadley wanted to pet him he’d be sure to agree to the idea.
At the sound of that familiar name, Chadley wavered in his motions. He had been so close, practically around the same place he was. Could it be? Had he met him at some point and just hadn’t noticed? And then, what kind of atrocities was he subjected to? He couldn’t bear the thought. At least, he was here and, right now, he was receiving a pet for all of his efforts, for surviving.Â
“I see… So you were there… as I was, too.” he answered, but shifted his attention to the suggestions the dog now told him. It seemed it would yield the best results! Quickly, he started scratching softly at the other’s fur moving from head to his neck and under his chin, where he had directed. There, he remained scratching for a while. “Your fur is so soft! I promise I will get better at petting! I will give you the best pets ever!”Â
He got a bit carried away, raising his hands now to scratch the back of Red’s ears. If it were for him, he would try all of the suggestions he had been given. Yet, after a short while, he stopped and smiled, nodding in agreement and satisfaction.
“Ah! If you would allow me, I would be delighted to pet you every day! It could help me fulfill my promise to become better.” he confessed and soon enough he pondered on the reasons the dog had come looking for him, straightening his stance as he looked around. For now, the streets seemed as ordinary as ever. “Right, you said I may be in danger, I had forgotten… Do you need for us to move somewhere else? Maybe we could buy some food on our way for you, too!”
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