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Black Panther Hybrid Gumi who previously worked at an underground fighting circle and policeman Gojo who captures him but later on finds out that he has to take care of said hybrid cause all the hybrid shelters are either full or do not accept problematic hybrids like Megumi.
It didn't matter that Megumi healed the fighters with his purrs or that he'd cry when he saw his friends get hurt, as soon as people heard the word panther and underground fighting his chances were cut.
So Satoru takes the boy home because he is too weak to see those Jade green eyes look at him with sorrow and despair. Megumi seems distant and cold, he doesn't talk with him much and won't stay in the same room with the man which kind of makes the albino upset.
But he never shows it, cause he knows Megumi didn't have the best life with humans. Having to watch innocent hybrids fight to death was not something that a 15-year-old boy would enjoy.
But Satoru was nothing if not resilient and he tried showering the hybrid with affection and care whenever he was home. Megumi wanted so bad to believe that his owner was nice and kind-hearted but his previous life had made him have some trust issues.
It wasn't until a few months after adopting Megumi that Satoru has to go on another mission which dealt with hybrid trafficking and ended up being wounded in the process. A bullet was shot in his direction which fortunately only grazed his ribs and didn't enter his body.
But it still hurt and he had to be taken to the ER. Megumi had his dinner at 9. He had waited for the policeman to come home earlier but his hunger made him eat alone. A hungry Megumi was a grumpy Megumi so he warmed up the food his owner left him and ate it.
But this was too late, it was 2 a.m. and still no sight of his loud companion, the panther was getting worried letting out quiet distressed sounds and whimpering. What had taken so long? Was Satoru hurt? He couldn't die now, could he? He always said he was the strongest.
He couldn't die! But Megumi had seen many strong friends die right in front of his face. The hybrid couldn't help the tears or the whimpers. He didn't like the man, Satoru wasn't his friend but he still cared about Megumi.
He had treated him like a normal person and now he could be dead. It was 3 in the morning when Satoru opened the door to his house only to be met with the sight of a sleeping hybrid on his couch. The boy must have been waiting for him to get home.
The man grunted as he tried to change his clothes without further hurting himself. Megumi woke up with the sound of his owner's cries of pain and the smell of blood in the air. He shot up from his seat with wide eyes trying to locate where he was and what was the cause of such a smell. His nose leads him to his owner's bedroom.
Satoru had two rooms in his house one was his bedroom and the other was a small room that he used to keep as storage but later on changed to Megumi's room. The panther had never stepped foot in the white-haired man's bedroom but there was a first for everything.
He sniffed the door handle before opening it and was shocked to see his always cheerful and carefree owner wincing in pain as he tried to take off his shirt and failed miserably.
"Help?"
The human jumped in his place, scared out of his wits by the sudden appearance of the hybrid at his door and tried to smile reassuringly.
"Would really appreciate it kitty Gumi"
Megumi frowned at the ridiculous nickname and walked towards the man, helping him strip to his underwear and helping him under the covers. " hungry?" Satoru smirked.
"Why? Wanna just hunt a helpless rabbit for me?"
"Stupid"
Megumi only spoke a few words, the hybrid had limited speech and didn't know much about using human language except for a few words. But the look he gave the human conveyed his thoughts well enough.
"Sorry kitty, thank you for taking care of me. I'm good no need to worry"
Megumi pouted placing a hand near the man's injured ribs, his question left in the air. But Satoru understood what he meant.
"It's nothing new or concerning, just a little scratch. You can go sleep, baby"
Megumi shook his head still pouting.
"As much as I'd love to play games with you, I need my rest tonight so goodnight kitty"
Oh So he was unwanted? But Megumi could help. His only use was his purrs! And Satoru didn't want him? The boy could feel his throat tighten in sadness as he nodded and left the room with a quiet "night".
An hour later and Megumi couldn't still sleep, his owner was moaning in pain and Megumi was feeling restless. Tiptoeing to the source of the sounds the hybrid tried his best to stay quiet as he opened the door and was relieved to see that the man was asleep.
He quickly went inside and kneeled in front of the man, pulling down the sheets to better see the bandage-covered wound he started to purr. The sounds vibrated from deep inside his chest and travelled out towards the sleeping human.
It wasn't even five minutes into his purring that the human started to calm down, no more sounds left his lips as he fell into a peaceful sleep with a certain hybrid beside him. Megumi smiled and placed his head on the bed beside the man's hand and kept on purring till he fell asleep.
the next day Satoru woke up to a sleep panther hybrid vibrating beside him as he purred. The man smiled as he tried to feel his injury and was relieved to feel no pain and then brushed his fingers through the silky black strands of hair on hybrid's head.
"Morning Doctor kittyGumi"
And if Megumi grumbled and glared at him Satoru wouldn't mind it. In fact, he loved the grumpy behavior of his sweet hybrid and only became more affectionate towards the boy.
And Megumi may whine and complain but he was glad the human was safe and maybe just maybe he did love his owner a bit but that didn't mean that he could get a smile in return for his annoying loud voice!
The panther grumbled and bit the hand petting him before licking the bite mark and rubbing his face against it. Yeah he may love his owner just a tiny bit!
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