21 I Dreamed of a Cat

That night, Mo Aini dreamed that he had a pet cat for the first time in his life. His parents never allowed him and Mo Jiagei to have pets, and since he was still living with them, he never had a chance to get the pet of his dreams in his 24 years here on Earth. In his dream, he had one, a soft and cuddly orange and black striped cat.

It looked like a tiger, which reminded him of that annoying Hu Chuntian, but who cares!? He now has a feline companion!

"You are a lovable one, aren't you?" Mo Aini patted its head, the soft fur making his fingers felt like it was going to melt.

"Miao..." The cat rubbed his head on Mo Aini's rough hand, purring in satisfaction.

"What's your name?" Mo Aini asked in his dream.

"Miao?" The cat just looked confused, like it thought it shouldn't have a name.

"You don't have one? Should I name you then?" Mo Aini rubbed its chin and chuckled.

"Miao!" The cat answered happily in agreement.

"Then should I call you.... Wode (Mine)?" Mo Aini said.

The cat seemed surprised to hear this, then wrapped its paws around Mo Aini in a hug. It was really happy with its new name.

"I'm calling you Wode. Because you're mine, hehe." Mo Aini kissed the kitten's head and hugged the doting furball as well, gently petting its back. "Go on, say that you're mine, kitty."

"Miao." The kitten responded.

"Good boy." Mo Aini said. "Do you want a belly rub then..."

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Meanwhile, Hu Chuntian had just awakened from the bright light of the sun. He rubbed his eyes thoroughly and wanted to stretch his limbs and crack his joints, when he felt that something was tightly holding him down.

It was Mo Aini! He was hugging him!

Hu Chuntian realized that he must have been also hugging Mo Aini in his sleep. His head rested on Mo Aini's chest, and he could feel it rise and fall as Mo Aini breathed softly. Mo Aini has a small smile on his face, like he was having a very good sleep.

Hu Chuntian stayed still for a bit, listening to his heartbeat. Somehow, being in Mo Aini's arms made him feel calmer than he had ever been, like he was at peace. He relished the moment and closed his eyes.

"..... Should I call you mine?"

Hu Chuntian blinked. He realized Mo Aini was mumbling something in his sleep.

Mo Aini patted the delinquent's blond hair, like he was petting it. He touched and rubbed Hu Chuntian all over lovingly, like he was the most precious thing in Mo Aini's world. Mo Aini mumbled. "You are mine, hehe!"

And kissed his forehead!

Hu Chuntian eyes widened, and looked at Mo Aini. Was he really asleep or was he pretending to be? Hu Chuntian shook him a bit. "Da Ge."

Mo Aini just smiled like a buffon. "Go on, say that you're mine, kitty."

Kitty? Hu Chuntian did not know what expression to make. Was he dreaming that he was a cat?

Mo Aini confirmed this by inserting his hand inside Hu Chuntian's shirt, and tracing his abdomen while saying, "Good boy. Do you want a belly rub as a prize?"

Mo Aini furrowed his eyebrows a bit when he felt that the kitten's belly was too hard. It's bumpy too, like solid six packs. Still, he continued groping and running his fingers back and forth on the 'kitten'.

Hu Chuntian's mind went blank for a bit. Then, this gave him a bright idea to mock Mo Aini again.

"Ah, Da Ge~ P-Please stop!" He said in a loud voice enough to wake up the sleeping fool.

"H-Huh?" Mo Aini's eyes drooped when he first opened it. When it cleared, Hu Chuntian's face was the first thing that came to view. "Hu Chuntian? Why are you—"

"I let you in my house and now you shamelessly molested me!?" Hu Chuntian smacked him in the shoulder hard. "Where's your morality!? Pervert!"

Mo Aini blinked several times before realizing his right hand was under Hu Chuntian's shirt. "What the fuck!? I did what???"

Hu Chuntian pushed him away enough to make him fall off the bed, pouting. "I feel so violated! You just touched me anywhere you pleased! My dignity is ruined... You even touched my manhood...."

He looked away like a white lotus maiden who's using her feminine wiles to appear the victim.

"It wasn't on purpose! I didn't mean it!" Mo Aini stood up, scared of what he thinks he had done.

"You even called me 'mine'. You said I'm a good boy if I became yours. I didn't know you would be so bold and aggressive." Hu Chuntian twisted Mo Aini's words.

"I wasn't talking to you! I was dreaming of a cat!" Mo Aini tried to explain. "I thought of you as a cat!"

"You dreamed of me as a cat boy? I'm not into that kink, I find the cat ears too much. B-But if Da Ge really wants me to, maybe I'll order a costume online and give it a try.... " Hu Chuntian pretended to blush while thinking about it.

Mo Aini finally caught on with Hu Chuntian's lying.

"You lying bastard! You already knew I didn't do it on purpose, did you!? I bet I didn't even touch your manhood!" Mo Aini grabbed his collar and aimed his fist at him.

"You did, you did! Didn't you see where your hand was lying earlier? Isn't that proof enough to you?" Hu Chuntian pouted. "Da Ge, you better take responsibility this time!"

"What responsibility!? Stop acting cute, it doesn't suit you! It's disgusting!"

Hu Chuntian raised both hands like they were cat paws. "What if I'm an adorable cat? Miao miao~"

Mo Aini growled. "If you were a cat, I would throw you in a lake! And that's saying much because I fucking love cats!"

"That's animal cruelty, Da Ge. But hey, if I'm a cat, would you put a collar on me so I won't misbehave? Now that's something I won't mind." Hu Chuntian raised his eyebrows suggestively.

"You're insufferable! I'm calling a cab and going home!" Mo Aini stomped off the room.

Then he remembered his phone was confiscated last night as part of their deal to sleep together.

"Miss, can you give me back my phone?" He asked the maid who took his phone last night.

"Don't give him back his phone." Hu Chuntian had climbed off the bed and leaned by the doorway. He grinned at Mo Aini. "You can't go home in a cab. You came here on a limousine so you'll have to go home on a limousine."

"Who made such a rule?" Mo Aini glared at him.

"I did. Or how about this? If you take a cab, I'll take the cab with you. I haven't used a cab before, it might be fun." Hu Chuntian said.

"..... Fucking rich people. You can even brag that you've never used a cab before, big deal!" Mo Aini cursed.

"So we'll take the cab together then? I heard it's pretty small compared to a limo, we'll have no choice but to be cramped closer to each other!" Hu Chuntian smiled. "I can't wait!"

"Then let's go—" Mo Aini said.

"You're not eating breakfast? You didn't even eat dinner last night." Hu Chuntian grabbed his sleeves.

"Black coffee is enough for me, I'll buy one in a store later."

"What's so good about black coffee? It's so bitter." Hu Chuntian grimaced.

What's so good about trying cabs for the first time? It's just another vehicle anyway, this guy must be nuts or just playing with him.

"I'll treat you to pastries in a cafe outside the school." Hu Chuntian said.

"No, thank you. I don't need your filthy money." Mo Aini said. "And don't even think about paying for the cab. I'll pay the fee, then we part ways like this never happened."

Besides, if a student saw them together in a cafe, they would think it was a date. The rumors will light up and there will be a new post on the Mo Aini x Hu Chuntian fan page. That would be another headache, and he just wants Gou Manchu's route to be finished in peace.

"Then I'll treat you to the cafe as thanks for paying for the cab? I know you don't want to be indebted to me, but I also don't want to be indebted to you." Hu Chuntian said.

"You never know when to give up do you?"

"Same as you. That's why I'm offering a compromise."

Mo Aini considered it, then sighed. "Alright, but we should have separate tables, I don't want people thinking it's a date."

"Ok!" Hu Chuntian agreed so easily, which made Mo Aini suspicious.

They took the cab together, and Hu Chuntian looked out the open window like a kid going to Disneyland. Mo Aini found it a little endearing. He really was excited to ride a cab?

Hu Chuntian took out his phone to take pictures of the scenery outside. (What a weirdo), Mo Aini thought.

They ate in the cafe, sitting on different tables but their chairs are facing each other. Mo Aini drank his black coffee peacefully, taking in the aroma first. Nothing beats a cup of pure black coffee in the morning to keep him awake. The pastries were better than he thought, and he bit onto the strawberry cupcake with his mind at ease.

He saw Hu Chuntian taking pictures of his own food like an Instagram celebrity. Mo Aini snickered. When Hu Chuntian acts genuinely wholesome like this and not an arrogant bad boy, he really can be cute.

After school, Mo Aini found two new notifications on his phone from Hu Chuntian's account. He followed him to see what kind of bullshit he posts that might fuel the fangirl fire for their 'CP'.

This time, there were two posts with captions.

The first one was a selfie of him and Mo Aini in the taxi cab!

[In a cab to school after an exhausting night. Why is it exhausting? Well, we had a huge 'fight', all you can hear in my house was PAPAPA*! ^_^]

The second one was a picture of Mo Aini drinking coffee with a pleased expression, and a picture of him biting a cupcake!

[The only sugar that I need in the morning is you~ A date with my baobei*, isn't he the cutest? I feed him so he'll stay cute like that. In exchange, he feeds me his delicious milk! ~(>.<)~]< p>

Mo Aini almost crushed his phone and the veins on his temple were threatening to pop. "Hu Chuntian!!!!"

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