Title: Nyande ya ne?
Author: Kitska
Character(s)|Pairing(s): ST*RISH
Rating: TBA
Warnings: Excessive cuteness.
Summary: Otoya, Masato and Natsuki find cats in their dorm rooms.
Author's Notes: It all started when I was wondering which breed of cats the whole team would be, and it ended up with this plot bunny.

It was a Sunday morning, which meant no classes, which meant that Otoya could sleep in for today. He had planned to wake up at nine for breakfast with Tokiya once the latter returned from his part time job, before heading out to meet the other guys for group practice.

Nya!~

There was a strange scratching sound at the door around eight, coupled with urgent sounding mewls, and Otoya groaned before rolling out of bed to investigate.

He wasn't expecting a slim blue-grey cat with deep ocean eyes staring at him once he opened the door, and before he could shoo it away, the cat slipped past his legs and took up a spot on Tokiya's bed. It took one glance at Otoya, then curled up to go to sleep, and it made Otoya panic after the redhead realised what's going on.

"Aah, bad kitty! That's Tokiya's bed!"

Otoya tried nudge the cat off his roommate's bed, but it merely glared at him. He tried to pick it up, but it struggled and mewled and clung on to the pillow with its claws, until Otoya had to give up and leave it be.

"Tokiya will kill me if he finds out I let a cat on his bed…" he mumbled, pouting at the cat from where he was sitting at the side of the bed. The cat stared back, then yawned and cleaned itself before curling up to nap. Giving up, the redhead went to take a shower and change into fresh clothes; once he was done, he sat on Tokiya's bed again, the cat watching him with a sleepy, curious look.

"He looks pretty clean for a stray," Otoya mused as he clicked his tongue at the cat, putting his hand out for it to sniff. When he didn't get any response, he hesitated, then gently petted its head, surprised when it let out a soft purr instead of moving away.

"Hora, that's Tokiya's bed… You shouldn't sleep in it. Tokiya will get mad at me."

The cat batted Otoya's hand away when he mentioned Tokiya, and mewled at him again before standing up and staring straight at him. That was pretty strange behaviour for a cat, Otoya thought, scratching the back of his head.

"…You don't like Tokiya?"

The cat shook its head. Nyao.

"Did Tokiya kick you or something?"

Again, it shook its head. Nyao.

"Huh… I don't know if Tokiya-"

Nya!~

Otoya blinked again. "Tokiya."

Nya.

Was this cat responding to Tokiya's name? The redhead wasn't sure, but he should find out fast before Tokiya himself came back from work and found a cat on his bed.

"How did you manage to find my room, kitty? Did someone let you in?"

The cat didn't mewl, but padded up to Otoya and rubbed its head against his arm. Smiling, the redhead scratched it behind the ears, feeling the rumbling purr it made.

"I wonder if Tokiya likes cats…"

Nya.

"Haha, I'm sure you'll like Tokiya if you continue being cute-"

The cat batted his hand away and mewled; Otoya was sure it was frowning at him. Really strange behaviour for a cat.

"… You don't like being called cute?"

It continued to stare at him with that familiar frown-like expression, and Otoya picked it up after a moment's hesitation. He cocked his head, and the cat mewled before batting at his nose.

"Aah, bad kitty… Fine, I won't call you cute." Otoya sighed, scratching the cat behind the ears again. "I wonder if Tokiya would-"

Nya!

"Ah, right, I shouldn't wonder about Tokiya since-"

Nya!

Otoya paused again, lifting the cat so that he could look at him properly.

"… Tokiya?"

Nya?

"Tokiya."

Nya~

"Tokiya!"

Nya!

Otoya laughed, and the cat batted him on the nose.

"Haha, so cute! I should name you Tokinyan!"

Nyao!

Again, the cat batted him on the nose, making him laugh more until it bit him lightly on the ear.

"Ow, hey!" Otoya pouted, rubbing at the injured part. "You don't like the name Tokinyan?"

Nyao.

"But I can't call you Tokiya-"

Nyan!

Otoya blinked.

And blinked.

"Tokiya?"

Nya!

"But you can't be Tokiya. Tokiya's not a cat…"

Nya!

Otoya frowned, and the cat frowned back, before wriggling out of the redhead's grasp. It leapt onto Tokiya's desk where the raven-haired teen's laptop was and somehow managed to turn the device on. Impressed, he moved closer while the cat tapped out something on the word processor.

[ i am tokiya ]

It took a long while before Otoya realised that the cat was, in fact, his roommate, especially after he said 'Tokiya' and it mewled in response.

"B-but, it can't be! How can Tokiya be a cat-"

His phone rang, and Otoya scrambled to pick it up. "Hello?"

"Ittoki! Jinguuji is-"