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Nemuri loved her cats, she really did, but her two adult cats were so clingy with the new baby that it was hard for her to spend time with him. From the moment she had bought Izuku home her two older cats, Hizashi and Shouta, gravitated to him. It was like they thought the kit was born from them.
But they would constantly meow at her, or hiss at her if it was Shouta, when she picked him up. They didn't mind when she would pat him a little but as soon as she tried to play with him or do anything with him, BAM! They were crowding her like worried mother hens.
And breakfast time was the worst time.
Nemuri slowly opened her eyes, slowly processing that it was it was Saturday and she had just had a marvelous sleep. Saturday, perfect, she gets the whole day at home! Granted she had to do some marking, tweek some lesson plans and answer emails but still, Saturday's at the best. No classes to teach, no dealing with the new TA Yagi (who it was plainly obvious had never taught a class) and no screaming kids. She loved being a teacher but it was a lot of work and not much appreciation however, some of her students appreciate her which was enough.
GROOOOOWL
Right, tummy is rumbling which means breakfast time. Extracting herself from her warm blankets was a struggle but she made it up only to coo at what she saw. Hizashi was sitting in the pet bed with Izuku between his paws carefully licking the top of his head. Shouta was sitting next to the bed looking grumpy but also clean. Hizashi was giving his family their morning baths! How adorable! Just as Nemuri was grabbing her camera to film, Shouta walked to the side of Hizashi and started grooming him as well! Ahhh!
Filming the adorable moment, even capturing Hours glaring at the camera, she sent it to her co-workers group chat. Feeling absolutely blessed, Nemuri walked into the kitchen to make a simple breakfast of daikon carrot salad, some miso and rice balls as well. While things were cooking, Nemuri went to the cupboard and found some wet cat food, grabbing a tin she put half in Shouta's bowl and the other in Hizashi's. As she was plating up her breakfast, multiple pitter patters could be heard coming down the hall.
Hizashi was leading the way with Izuku walking to the side but a little behind and Shouta bringing up the rear. Izuku must still be sleepy cause he was tripping over his paws and fell on his tummy a few times. After a third fall Shouta put his nose under Izuku's butt, lifting him up and pushing him along. Izuku meowed in protest but accepted the help and moved on, Shouta just huffed in amusement and moved to his bowl.
Nemuri dug into her meal as Hizashi and Shouta did the same, Izuku tried to walk past into the lounge room but was picked up by Hizashi. Hizashi gently placed him infront of his bowl, still with a bit of wet food, and when Izuku did nothing but look at him he tapped the bowl.
This was a common thing, the two cats were trying to get Izuku to eat from their bowls but Izuku couldn't, he wasn't old enough for wet food.
"Hizashi leave him alone, I'll feed Izuku after I finish eating."
Hizashi mearly glared at her and nudged Izuku towards the bowl again.
"Stubborn cats. What's wrong with me feeding him huh?"
This time it was Shouta who meowed at her, obviously trying to show his distaste for the morning ritual.
"When he's old enough he can eat the wet food, just let me feed him and we won't have a problem."
Shouta just looked away from her. Bastard cat. Again, she loved her cats but they could be annoying, stubborn and little shits. She wouldn't change them for the world. Nemuri picked up her empty dishes, gave them a quick rinse and put them in the sink to properly wash later. She needed to give izuku his breakfast. Reaching into one of the overhead cabinets,
Nemuri grabbed out a bottle and some kitten formula. She kept them together for ease of access, this way she didn't have to dig in the cupboard for the formula. Filling up the bottle with the recommended amount of formula and water, Nemuri put it into the microwave to warm it up.
Looking over, Nemuri spotted Hizashi lounging by the window, waiting for her to open it so he could explore. If he didn't get his exploring time he was a nightmare to deal with. Nemuri did a double take of the room trying to spot Shouta. There he was, in a corner just by her TV cabinet, she could see him silently watching her.
"Shou, watcha doing?"
He just stares straight at her. But then a little head popped out from his chest looking around and meowing. Shouta was quick to nudge Izuku's head back under his chest and lay his head down.
"Shoooo, are you hiding Izuku from me?"
A blink was her only confirmation.
"You can try all you want to keep him from me but I'm the only one who can feed him breakfast."
She smugly turned back to the microwave as it beeped at her, not even needing to look to know Shouta was glaring at her. Pulling out the bottle, shaking it a bit more and dropping a bit on her wrist to test the heat. Izuku's breakfast was ready. Now the next challenge, get Izuku away from his dad's so he could have some breakfast. Ugh. This was by far the hardest part of her day.
Steeling herself, Nemuri walked into the lounge room and put the bottle of formula on the coffee table. Approaching Shouta and kneeling down she now stared Shouta in the face.
"Shou, you need to give me the baby so he can eat."
Shouta didn't move.
"I know you love him but you can't feed him, I need to feed him, alright?"
Shouta crossed his paws infront of him, still staring straight at her. Hizashi, sensing the tension, came in between Nemuri and Shouta gently sitting infront of his mate and kit.
"Come on you two, we do this every morning! You can have him back but he needs to eat."
As she said this she gently pushed Hizashi to the side and had to block him with her knee. She gently scooped Shouta into her arms and lifted him off Izuku. The little green kit looked around in utter confusion and started meowing, he was enjoying Shouta's body warmth. Quickly putting Shouta down, she just as quickly picked Izuku up before Hizahi or Shouta could get to him. Once she was standing with Izuku in her hands, Hizashi and Shouta started meowing insistently at them.
"Calm down you worry warts! I'm just gonna give him breakfast, I'm not kidnapping him from you two! Sheesh."
Sitting down on the couch, Nemuri was immediately surrounded by Hizashi and Shouta trying to nudge her hands away from Izuku. She just pushed the two away and grabbed the bottle from the coffee table. Holding the nipple to Izuku's mouth it didn't take long for him to latch on and start suckling. Both Hizashi and Shouta lost the fight in them as soon as Izuku started feeding but they both stayed close to him. Shouta just a bit too close, he was resting his head almost on Izuku, like really?
Hizashi settled around her shoulders as Shouta settled just on her lap, the only sounds being Izuku's suckling. Izuku's head was so tiny and so soft, Nemuri gently patted his head as his suckling started to slow down. He let go of the nipple with a wet pop and let out a little meowing yawn.
She gently lifted the baby and gave him to Shouta who started licking around his mouth, cleaning up the milk on his fur. Hizashi jumped down and rested just behind Izuku while he got another bath. The two older cats started purring, deep and rumbling, and Izuku tried to match it. Little sputtering purrs could be heard from the baby of the family as he was surrounded by his parents.
"I told you two, we do this every morning. He's ok."
Hizashi and Shouta just briefly looked at her before focusing again on their kit. Nemuri shook her head at the two and moved to open the window for Hizashi. Then grabbing her laptop bag from the bedroom, Nemuri returned to the lounge room just as Hizashi disappeared out the window.
Looking over, she spotted Shouta laying splayed out on the carpet but keeping his head up and watching Izuku. Izuku was exploring, jumping up and running around the house. He would sometimes find things, like the mouse cat toy, and bring it back to show Shouta. Shouta would just meow and nuzzle Izuku's head when presented with a new discovery which had Izuku preening in delight.
Nemuri truly loved her little cat family and that thought persisted as she opened her laptop and started answering emails.