Bonus Short Stories
Side: Maki
Maki’s mornings started early thanks to her kitten, Snoozy. He was smart for his age and would put his front paws on her face to rouse her with the sun. Once she was awake, he’d stop and sit down in front of her.
“Good morning, Snoozy...”
Maki smiled at the kitten as soon as she opened her eyes. Snoozy had only recently started waking her up like this. It had surprised her at first. She wasn’t used to having someone wake her, so knowing she’d grown accustomed to it from a cat put a grin on her face.
“Meow!” Snoozy let out a satisfied cry now that he had Maki’s attention. He then spun around and headed for the kitchen.
“Heehee,” Maki giggled when she saw this. She then quietly got up, careful not to disturb Shizuka, and followed after him.
“Meow!” Snoozy was sitting by the kitchen sink, in front of his water bowl and empty food dish.
“Yes, yes,” said Maki. “Just a moment.”
Since Snoozy wasn’t drinking water, it was clear that he wasn’t thirsty. Instead, his business was with the food dish. Maki pulled a cardboard box from the cupboard, and from it came the dry, rustling sound of its contents. Snoozy’s eyes lit up when he heard the noise.
“Meow!”
“Hold on a little, Snoozy.”
“Meow!”
Snoozy restlessly began to rub against Maki’s leg. She’d nearly stepped on him a couple of times by accident in the beginning, but she was used to this behavior now too. She dipped a plastic cup into the box and pulled it back out half full with brown lumps the size of her pinkie nails. This was the prize Snoozy was after.
“Meow!”
He ran back to the empty bowl and sat down again. He was clever, and he trusted Maki not to tease him with food.
“Here you go,” she said. “Eat up.”
“Meow!”
Once Maki filled the bowl, Snoozy became so invested in eating that he seemed to forget she even existed. Maki, meanwhile, was just happy that he was eating healthily.
“Heehee.”
Watching Snoozy eat had long become part of Maki’s own breakfast routine.
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