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Aleks was walking home from his office like he did everyday after work, the only downside to this was it was raining and had been for days now. He had begged to ever deity out there to make it stop but his prayers seemed to go unnoticed. The Russian walked down the gloomy normally crowded street, cursing himself for forgetting his headphones at home that morning. Normally he'd listen to some music on his way home to help deal with the crowded streets but today the only music he got was the sound of rain and a whimpering? Aleks suddenly stopped in his track and looked around, listen much closer to see if what he hear was what he thought he heard. Again he heard the sound of a whimper followed by a cough. The brunette quickly found where the sounds were coming from and walked into a nearby alleyway. "Hello?" He called out as he walked down the smelly alleyway. All he was met with with more whimpers and sniffling.
"Hello?" Aleks said again as he found a soaked, shivering, and young looking man. The young male had messy, soaked, long black hair and was paler looking then the Russian that had found him. "Oh my god, you look like you're freezing. What are you doing here?" The older of the two asked as he got down on the others level, being hit instantly with a more intense alleyway smell. "I-i'm f-fine, l-leave m-me a-alone." The young male stuttered out as his teeth chattered. "You're clearly not fine, you look and sound sickly." Aleks said as he got a better look at the darknette. "I-i a-am, n-now l-leave." The soaked male protested as he curled into himself more. The Russian sighed and stood up, looking down at the other. "I'm not leaving without you, i'll pick you up if i have to." He said as he held out a hand hoping the other would take it. The young man finally gave in and took the hand, allowing Aleks to help him up. Aleks smiled as he pulled the male to his feet, quickly noticing the height difference between them. He wrapped an arm around the other and started to lead him to his place.
"My name's Aleks by the way." Said male said, trying to break the weird air that hovered around them. "Kevin." The taller of the two mumbled out as he looked away trying to be as stubborn as possible. "Hope you don't you mind me asking but why were you in that alleyway?" Aleks asked as they continued to walk through the rain. "I do mind and that's none of you business." Kevin snapped slightly. "Fine, Fine. You don't have to tell me but I was just wondering." The Russian said as he led Kevin into his home. "Well this is my home." He said as he shut the door behind him. "Let's get you dried off and warmed up, you can shower once your legs are less stumbly." Aleks added as they walked into the bathroom. He helped Kevin sit on the toilet before getting a towel. "Let's get these clothes off of you." The older male said as he pulled at Kevin's pant. "No, i can undress myself." The dark haired male said as he tried pushing Aleks away. "Just let me help." The other insisted as he pulled at the pants, getting them to start coming off. Kevin still protested and fought the other weakly. "Kevin, just let me help yo- Oh my god, is that a tail?" Aleks asked as he noticed the long black tail wagging angrily behind the young man.
Kevin seemed to pale and his ears shot up in surprise. He finally managed to pull away from Aleks and curled in on himself. The cat man looked down at the floor, ears pressed back as his tail curled around him. He knew that Aleks would stop helping him and throw him away like He did. Aleks snapped out of his shocked state and looked at the other, frowning as he saw how scared he was. "Hey, i don't care that you're part cat. I'm still going to help you." He said softly. "I'll go get some clothes, you get the rest of these off and start drying off." The Russian added as he handed a towel over before he quickly left Kevin be. Aleks shut the bathroom door behind him and he just stood pressed up against it for a moment. He's never seen a neko before, he's heard of them but never seen one. The Russian shook it off before going and getting some clothes for Kevin. He returned a moment later knocking on the door before quickly dropping the clothes off for the other.
Kevin soon was dry and dressed and trying to get out of the bathroom on his own but he was still too wobbly on his feet. Aleks helped the stubborn cat out of the bathroom and into the nearby bed. "I bet you are hungry so i'm going to go make you some soup, stay put." He said once he had Kevin all wrapped up in the blankets. "I don't need you to take care of me." The neko grumbled as he pulled the covers tighter around him. "Yes you do now say put." The Russian said as he took off for the kitchen. "Damn stubborn cat." He muttered as he started to heat up some chicken noodle soup. Thankfully the soup didn't take long to heat up and he soon found himself back in the grumpy cat's bed room. "I hope you like chicken noodle soup." Aleks said as he walked over to the sickly cat. He proceeded to sit down on the edge of the bed, setting the bowl in his lap. The older male took the spoon and held it up to the other full of some broth and noodles. "Open up." He said with a smile. "I can feed myself." Kevin growled as his tail flicked with annoyance next to him. "You're going to argue someone feeding you? wow, i would take that any day." Aleks said as he put the spoon back and handed the bowl over.
"Yah, well i don't need someone to feed me. i'm not lazy, just sick." The Asian said as he took the bowl and started to eat. He let out a pleased mew without thinking and continued to eat happily. "Well that was cute." The Russian said with as laugh, causing the cat man to look up at him with a confused look. "You let out a little meow, i'm guessing it's been a good while since you last had food." Kevin just nodded, a light blush dusting his cheeks. Aleks let out another laugh at the other's antics and smiled softly at the kitty male. "Can you leave me to eat in peace." Kevin mumbled out, his ears pressing back to his head. "Sure, i'll leave you be." Aleks said as he stood up and started to leave. "But if you need anything, just call for me." He said before he left Kevin on his own.
Kevin let out a relieved sigh once Aleks had left and shut the door. He was thankful of what the other was doing it was very kind but he couldn't get attached. As soon as he's well he has to leave, Aleks will throw him out but if he says he's going to leave then he can't. Yes, that's what he'll do, as soon as he can walk on his own he will take off. Aleks will be thankful for that, who wouldn't? With a sigh Kevin went back to eating, he savored it because once he takes off who knows when he'll eat again. He soon finished it off, enjoying the full feeling in his stomach. The cat eared man let out a big yawn, suddenly feeling very sleepy. He carefully shuffled to the middle of the bed, moving the blanket to wrap around him as he curled into a ball. Kevin hummed happily once he was curled up just as a cat would and let his eyes fall shut, soon drifting into a peaceful slumber.
A few hours later Aleks wandered back into the room Kevin was in and smiled as he saw the cat hybrid sleeping just like a cat. He had came in to give the other some cold medicine he had gotten for him but it looks like that would have to wait. The brunette put the cold tablets on the nightstand along with a water bottle. He then went to the closet and grabbed another blanket to drape over the neko before he left him to sleep. Aleks stopped at the door peeking back at Kevin and smiled again before fully leaving.