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As soon as you entered the store you were greeted by the noise of a lot of barking, meowing and growling, it had been a while since you had dared to set foot in a pet store, you had always wanted to have a little friend for company but At that moment, destiny had other plans but now you thought you were ready
You had taken your time to research the different types of bitty there were, they were all adorable in their own way, although there were a good number of types that you had to be careful with because they could be dangerous, you already had more or less an idea of the kind of bitty you wanted, you wanted one you could pet, affectionate and not too difficult to handle
You had thought about some kind of rabbit bitty or even a dog bitty, but when you approached the bitty area you didn't find any that fit what you were looking for, you were losing hope a little but you decided that you didn't want to give up and you chose to keep searching
You had already checked out the rabbit bitty exhibition but there was only one sign that said sold out, the same with the dog bittys, you were checking out an exhibition of cat bittys, none of them seemed interested in you, it even seemed like they were afraid of you, one of the thin bitty with orange fur that had been playing with another smaller one with cyan fur had hidden as soon as they saw you, the cyan bitty did the same, that made you a little sad but you decided to stop bothering them
You had thought about asking a local worker for help but there was no one at the checkout or in the surrounding area who were not bittys, maybe you should come another day, with some luck you might find the right partner
You were about to leave the bitty exhibition area when a buzzing sound began to be heard, what was that? You looked around, it seemed like it was coming from one of the bitty exhibitions, it was in another area of the store that you had not seen. visited, in a separate room, the banner that was hanging said "Rare Bittys", and on one side someone had scribbled "up to 50% off" when you entered you could get an idea of why, the bittys that were in that area They weren't the ones someone would normally want to adopt, spider bittys, snake bittys, among others, unlike the other exhibits these were closed and you couldn't interact with them directly
Although they seemed somewhat adorable to you, it didn't seem like any of them would pay attention to you, you had to stop entertaining yourself, you had come here looking for the origin of the sound not to look at other bittys, at least not anymore, apart from the humming you could also hear a small commotion coming. From further on, one of the terrariums was open but something didn't seem right, the terrarium was a mess, there was a lot of some kind of sticky substance of different colors everywhere, the water bowl was overturned and some of the water had ended up splattered on the floor, you started to walk away from the terrarium when something caught your attention, on the floor near it was a bitty, it looked like some kind of insect bitty, it had a greenish fluff that made it look like it was wearing some kind of extra fluffy gloves and boots, his pelvis and neck were covered in the same fluff, his abdomen had black and lime green stripes, he had lime green antennae that faded to black until reaching the tip, he had wings on his back similar to those of flies but the lines looked more organized and elegant, it also had two marks that went from its sockets to its cheeks and another that went up to join the antennae
The poor bitty seemed lost, his eyes were closed and he kept stumbling. Couldn't the bitty see? That made you a little sad and you approached him to try to help him
When you approached the poor thing he had shrunk into a ball of fluff, you carefully picked him up and held him in the palm of your hand, cradling him close to your chest, he had a kind of sweet smell coming from him but it was quite masked by the smell of smoke, why did it smell like smoke?
'Hey, little one, you don't have to be afraid, I'm not going to hurt you, what's wrong? Do you need help?'
The bitty didn't respond but started rubbing its wings while rubbing its skull against my chest, it seemed scared, you approached the nearest cash register and finally saw an employee, next to him there was a transparent box with what looked like some bittys similar to the one you were holding but it seemed like they were unconscious
'Excuse me but I found this bitty wandering around alone and I don't think he sees anything'
The human behind the register scowled at you as he turned to look at you, he had blonde hair and brown eyes, it looked like he was a teenager, when he looked at the bitty What you were holding looked at him coldly, the bitty snuggled closer to you as if he could feel the clerk looking at him
'Oh, thank goodness, we've been looking for him to pick up the lot'
When he approached to take the bitty from you, you put your hand on it to cover it from the clerk's view. The clerk looked at you strangely
'If you don't mind, could you tell me what you mean by withdrawing the lot?'
The teenager patted the transparent box, the bittys inside opened their eyes a little but closed them again after a few seconds
'Well, these types of bittys are not usually liked very much, we have not sold any, as per store policy if a complete batch is not sold within three months these will be delivered to the shelter to be put to sleep, it is not worth keeping something you're not going to sell, I don't think anyone is interested in bittys bee'
Were they going to put them to sleep? That was horrible!! You couldn't let those little ones have such a disastrous end, and they seemed quite adorable to you, they might not be the ones for you but if you adopted them they would have a chance, you You could find someone else who would love them and will take care of them
'I see and how much would it cost to buy this lot if you don't mind telling me?'
The clerk looked at you as if you had grown a second head and the bitty you were holding seemed to tense up
'Do you...want to buy them?'
You nodded while making an affirmative noise for the bitty to hear
'Well, normally they would be worth 50 each but since they are on sale I'll leave it at 200 for the complete lot with the accessories apart of course'
'You have a deal'
After that, the teenager prepared a medium-sized carrier where he put the bittys including the one you had been holding, meanwhile you went to collect the mandatory items for their care
In the end you decided on a 4x2x4 meter terrarium, it was disassembled but you should be able to assemble it without having to hire someone, several honeycomb-shaped houses of different colors, some beds, some containers for water, some magical flower seeds of different colors. types, a feed made from magical pollen and a bag full of a kind of silk that seemed to be used to clean themselves along with some toys
When you finished paying for everything, you put the things in the back of the car and left the carrier properly secured to the passenger seat, it had already gotten quite late and it was almost night
In a short time you arrived at your house and began to prepare everything, before starting to build the terrarium, you unpacked a porcelain bowl and filled it with food so that the bittys would eat when they woke up next to a flat bowl with water
It took 5 hours, a lot of soil, a lot of fertilizer, two cups of coffee and a couple of strips but it was done, according to the seed packet within a few hours they should have grown completely and would produce nectar every 12 hours, All that was left was to place the houses and the beds, along with a container with the strange silk. When everything was placed, you approached the carrier to check on the bittys. They were sleeping but it seems that at some point they had woken up enough to eat some food. , the effect of the caffeine began to come out of your system in waves, you quickly returned to your room to gather some bedding and took a quick shower to wash all traces of dirt from your body, when you returned to the bittys they were still sleeping quietly
Before going to bed you took a small plastic container and put some silk in it so that they could be cleaned later
The day had been exhausting but luckily tomorrow was your day off so you wouldn't have to get up for a few hours to get ready, or at least not to work, you didn't know when the bittys would wake up but most likely you would wake up in the early morning with the noise of a jet engine
You picked up the small carrier from the dining room table and placed it on the side of your bed and took one last look at the bittys
'Good night, little bees'
You stood up and dusted yourself off before plopping down on the bed, your eyelids had become increasingly heavy from exhaustion, your mind beginning to empty itself of any thoughts as you fell into a deep sleep, one last thought passing through your mind. before finally falling asleep
What was going to happen tomorrow?