terratimida:
He had found the cat haven in town, wasting no time on buying a very large bag of cat food to bring them, catnip and some extra treats stored in the pockets of his backpack. After all, the redhead had to make sure they were fed, that they were loved.
Every cat, no matter how alone they are in the long run, deserved to know it was loved, even just by him. If Adelheid let him, he would’ve adopted every single one of them by now.
The same old ritual: he’d come into the alley with the bag of kibble, kneeling down in the same space to pour out some for his pseudo-pets, giving them the affection they deserved while they ate. Only this time, there was something different.
A… Doll? It looked so much like a cat… There was a tiny mumble, a smile as he slid over to it. The cats could wait a second, this was interesting… “But why are you all alone here…? Why would someone leave you in an alleyway with the sign like that, instead of a more-traveled place… Unless you’re a trap.”
Patting the head of the doll, he frowned. This was probably a mistake, probably another mafioso trying to target him or the Vongola… But why take the form of a doll? If they really wanted to get Enma to cooperate, a cat would be much better. With a bit of internal debate, the Simon nodded as if confirming his own thoughts before picking up the plush and putting it into his backpack, leaving Ace’s head to peep out the top of the bag. “You’re coming home with me.”
Unfortunately Adelheid is not going to let you adopt an army of cats. Which is sad really.
He focused on staying still, which was almost hard seeing him smile AT him. Even if things turned out badly, he couldn’t help but be happy about that. However as he mentioned the word trap he almost wanted to face palm. Dammit he didn’t think this through, of course he would be wary.
Ace wanted so bad to lean into that pats but held still, sitting nicely in his bag and getting snug for the ride.
He was so glad, arms wiggling a little as Enma went back to feeding the cats. Although he hoped he didn’t live to far he wanted to talk to him soon! Although... He supposed the next question was to how to nicely inform him he’s not as inanimate as he looks...
