51 Familial Bonds 12 (2/2)
”Thanks,” Kyro muttered dryly. When his eyes landed on Iris, he smiled at her. ”I'll go take a shower now, so you won't have to run away too.”
'Sure,' she agreed with a laugh and went in search of Lucifer. What was the cat up to?
She found him in the kitchen, behind the counter. A chicken leg was under his front right foot, and he was tearing meat off with every bite. When he noticed her, he let go of the meat and growled low in his throat. His fur stood up, and his face shifted to one that promised hell for anyone that came close.
Logic dictated that Iris should step back. Her current body was five times smaller than that of the cat, and she wouldn't have wanted to approach him even as a human. Lucifer looked positively feral right now.
However, Iris hadn't had the best of days today. She even had been told to eat insects and worms from today onward. And now, as if to add insult to injury, the cat was eating a juicy chicken leg and not sharing with her.
It was too much for her to take. If she was forced on a disgusting diet, then at least be considerate enough not to splurge in front of her.
With a fury that could burn all Earth, she started screaming. Her loud voice startled Lucifer, but he didn't move from his treasure trove. His head low, he growled back at her.
Iris didn't care. She jumped back and forth, screaming all the while. With her current form she might not be able to steal the food, but she could certainly foul his mood. It would have to be good enough.
Soon after, Kyro rushed over with his hair dripping wet. ”What's wrong?” he called. His footsteps halted when he rounded the corner and saw the confrontation.
”You- You're gonna give me a heart attack like that.” He breathed a sigh, relieved that nothing had happened. When he heard the fennec screaming like that, he'd been certain that Lucy had attacked it.
He grabbed the little fox from the ground, lifting it up and away from the cat. This didn't change much, though. The fennec kept on screaming, clawing at him to let it go so it could rush back to attack the cat.
”Hey, hey, it's fine. You've had your meal, didn't you?”
A freezing stare met Kyro's gaze, then the fennec began struggling even more vigorously. He could only hold it with his hand around its middle section while holding the struggling animal away from himself. Kyro was lucky the fox's limbs were short and it couldn't claw him like a cat might.
He told the fox he'd bring something tasty for it tomorrow, since Lucy had already eaten all of the leftover chicken, but the little one didn't seem convinced. The way it looked at him, Kyro was sure his words were treated as dirt. Or maybe a warning, for the little fox calmed down. Its actions slowed down until the fennec just lay limp in his hand.
Kyro frowned. He really couldn't understand what was going on through the head of this little creature.