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Toro was happy, excited, as always.. Or at least that was the messy image he was trying to show Kuro. It was clear he wasn’t the same as he always was, that charismatic white cat that so dearly liked to go on adventures and help others when having only a single desire.
“Al~right, what happened?”, Kuro asked while giving a pouty frown; he didn’t like to see Toro down, and Toro was well aware of it. Maybe that’s why he was trying to hide it. The white cat looked at the other walking by his side and blinked with a small smile, “What do you mean?”. It was so innocent that Kuro could’ve fallen for it if he didn’t knew his best friend so well.
A groan came from the black cat, making Toro jump slightly by the sudden noise; “Don’t play dumb! You know you can’t hide from me, Toro!”, it was loud enough to make Toro stop his squeaky walk and look at Kuro. His smile had faded away and his brows immediately fell as he closed his eyes and sniffed before moaning, followed by a quiet ‘Meow’.
Kuro had stopped with Toro, of course, and when he saw the immediate change of humor, he gasped and got himself a bucket full of worry. “Wwhyyyyy are you like thiiiiis?!”, Toro asked in a long whine while stomping the ground, the blue tears coming down his fluffy cheeks midways. Kuro was about to question what he was talking about, but Toro was quicker…
“Tell me, Kuro..! Am I a bad friend??”, he asked as he cried and sniffed the tears back miserably; Kuro widened his big eyes immediately, stuttering before hugging his best friend with all the strength and carefulness in the world. “Of course not!! Who told you that!?!”, Kuro was totally pissed now, not believing someone dared to make Toro think he was a bad friend.. he’d punch whoever did this right in the face!
There was some slight sobbing from Toro before he pulled back from the hug and sniffed, his big head staring down. Kuro frowned and tilted his head, waiting for Toro’s answer; “I was trying to help an old turtle with his clients, but- but he accused me of stealing and called me scum!! .. And some other things too.”, he said the last phrase with a pouty face, his head finally up as he stared at the change in Kuro’s expression. It was once worried, but now it was full of anger; “Where were you at, Toro?”, he asked calmly, putting a ‘hand’ on Toro’s shoulder.
Toro answered truthfully, not really aware of what could happen to the old turtle, but he was feeling so.. weirdly good. He always appreciated every single time that Kuro stood up for him, and honestly, how wouldn’t he appreciate? Kuro always protected him and defended him when needed, even though he would never admit it. It brought a grin to Toro’s face, followed by a giggle; Kuro seemed to soften at that, his expression going back to normal as he sighed and looked down, shaking his head.
“Be careful when going to find people to help, Toro.”, he whispered before picking up Toro’s paw, going back to their walk. Toro widened his eyes and smiled, laughing and agreeing before quickly catching up so Kuro wouldn’t pull him by the hand.