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HES 1: Kitty Conundrum (Eren Path)

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Hange’s Experiments Series: Kitty Conundrum – Eren Path



Warning: Possible OOC-ness of canon characters and 4th wall breaking



“I pi-”

You didn’t get to finish your sentence because you suddenly felt… uncomfortable… You shifted your [e/c] eyes slowly around the room to look for the source of the uneasiness. Sure enough, you found it to be coming from the fourth cat in the lineup. It was a medium-sized shorthair cat of dark-brown colour. Like the previous cat, it has very bright eyes but of green colour. It seemed to be looking at you a bit intensely.

“…”
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“…………………………………”
“…………………………………”

Hange waved his/her hand in front of you. “Err… Hello? [f/n]? Are you having a staring contest there?”

“……………………………………………………”
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“……………………………………………………………………………………………”

“This is going to take a while…” He/she decided to snack on a bag of chips.

(Hey wait! Who stole my Frittos?!)

“……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...”
“……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...”
“…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....................................”
“…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....................................”
“Ok, seriously Eren… It’s creepy. If I take you in, will you please stop that?”
“Meow.”

And that’s how you ended up with kitty-Eren.

-++++-



Taking care of Eren was… Actually, you didn’t need to do much work because the moment you came out the room, Mikasa was there. The moment she looked at the cat in your hands, she immediately recognized him as Eren. She quickly grabbed him out of your grasp and questioned him frantically like whether he was alright and what-not. You explained to her that Hange “accidentally” turned him and others into cats and was tasked to take care of him for the week. Knowing Mikasa, she glared at you while stating that she will do that job instead.

“Err… Ok then. Go ahead.” Knowing Mikasa, you’d rather not get on her bad side and walked away with a sweatdrop. Despite kitty-Eren calling out for you, you continued walking until his foster sister was out of sight. After turning to a corner, you let out a breath of relief because you were holding it when you walked away. ‘I swear that girl is going to be the death of me one day…’

-++++-



You’ve been observing on how Mikasa took care of her (currently) feline brother. There were times where you found her to be a bit too doting that you could feel how Eren felt. ‘Sheesh, if I had someone babying me like that, I don’t think I can even take it…’ At the moment, Mikasa was grooming Eren but at one point, she got a bit too rough on the brush.

“RRREEEEOOOWW!!”
“Oh! I’m so sorry Eren!”
“HISS!”
“Ah! Eren!”

Kitty-Eren jumped off the table from where he was laid. Mikasa tried to get him back but he was running away from her. You chewed your bread and watched the spectacle unfold in front of you. Mikasa was able to catch Eren but he scratched her hand and ran to hide behind the nearest person, which was you. You looked at the cat who seemed very scared and angry. Said half-Oriental tried to get her brother back but was greeted with a defensive hiss. She was obviously shocked and hurt by him who was baring his teeth. The moment she wanted to approach him, he lashed out at her with a swipe. It was rare sight for you to see her showing some emotions. Pitying the both of them, you finally stepped in.

“Stop, stop, Mikasa. Can you not see the pain he’s going through?”
“But… But I just wanted to take care of him…”
“Yes, I know. As his sister, even adoptive, it was natural. But right now, you must also note about his current condition.”
“What… do you mean…?”
“Simply put it, your brother is currently a cat with a human brain but that doesn’t mean he’s all human at the moment. From what I’ve observed, while he can still think like a human, he seems to have more feline instincts so you have to approach him more like a cat. For example, trying to approach him at this panic state with a hand is only going to stress the both of you.”

You decided to demonstrate your experience with cats since you did mention that you had one. You took a piece of chicken from your meal (how lucky of you to have some meat) and slowly went near him but enough to be at a distance. You offered that piece while calling out to him with a soft voice. “Eren, here boy. It’s ok. I won’t hurt you.”

Soon enough, his feline instincts took over and he got attracted to the smell of the food. With some gentle beckoning from you, he finally gave in and ate the piece of chicken in your hand. You gently picked him up and showed Mikasa while pointing at a gash wound on his back. “Looked like you really did a rough job on him… If you don’t mind, I’ll take him to get this wound dressed up.” Without letting Mikasa a chance to say anything, you made your way to the infirmary.

You filled a basin with warm water and got some bandages out. Eren’s big green eyes widened when he saw the water but you immediately held him down firmly but not enough to be considered rough. “Shh… It’s ok, Eren. I’ll do this as quickly as possible.” You soaked a cloth with the water and began cleaning the blood of his wound. Sure enough, he let out a loud hiss and bit your hand. You didn’t flinch too much because you expected that to happen and continued your job.

“Sorry, Eren. I know it hurts but I’ll tell you this. As a cat, your senses are being enhanced but so does your sensitivity to pain and heat. What’s considered a sting to us is a full-out pain to cats.”
“Rreow…”
“Yeah, I know. It sucks.”
“Meow meow meow…”
“Yeah, I know how you feel. I have that all the time. That feeling when you just want to be able to do things on your own without anyone to baby you… But in all honesty, you shouldn’t just lash out at Mikasa like that. She is after all, pretty much your sister. She’s only trying to help.”
“Meow…”
“Mmhmm. She does feel very terrible from that.”
“Meow.”
“Alright, I’m done. You should go apologize to her.”

Satisfied with the dressed wound, you patted kitty-Eren on the head and carried him down before going off to wash your hands. He ran towards the door only to be greeted by Mikasa. His apologetic meow made you turned your head to see her. She slowly approached you with a sad smile.

“[f/n]… Thank you…”
“Just doing what was needed.”

-++One week later++-



Before Eren reverted, you managed to teach Mikasa a few things about taking care of cats. As expected from the top graduate of the 104th Trainees Squad, she learned them pretty quickly and managed it without too much problem. Your relation with her seemed to have improved a bit from that incident. The only thing you needed to do was to keep him away from Jean because they would almost always cause a tom-catfight and to catch the occasional boots thrown by Mikasa in the case she would miss and hit something. You would suffer scratches and bites because of that.

You were in the infirmary checking on your wounds caused by the two toms when Eren came in.

“Ah, [f/n]!”
“Oh, Eren. You’re human again.”
“Wait, what do you mean by that?”

You stared at him with disbelief. After a moment of awkward silence, he noticed your arms. “Anyway, what’s up with those wounds?” You stared at him even longer with increased intensity to the point your eyes started twitching. “Are you serious…?”

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Dear diary, how the hell did Eren go through all that and not remember a single damn thing about it after all the trouble I went through?! As much as I wish to give him a good bonk in the noggin’, I have to restrain myself or suffer the wrath of the beast called Mikasa. Speaking of which… I wonder how he would look like if he attempted to transform into a titan as a cat… You know what, I’ll scratch that thought. I certainly DO NOT want to see a titan-cat. They’d be naked and… I should stop now…
Cat 4 is Eren! Looks like I did another dramatic moment again... This was supposed to be a comical series! But I guess I just can't take some characters to a comical light that easily...

If you've got any suggestions for more of Hange's crazy experiments, go here!



Prologue
Kitty-Connie
Kitty-Jean
Kitty-Armin
Kitty-Reiner
Kitty-Bertolt
Kitty-Erwin
Kitty-Levi
Bonus

Experiment 2: Gender-Bending Hell
Experiment 3: Return of the Kitty
Experiment 4: Night of the Loving Dead
Experiment 5: 12 Days of Titans



Comments are welcome and critiques are appreciated!

SNK-related content (c) Isayama Hajime
This fan fic (c) DMMG
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