The Joy of Snuggling a Cat

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Happy the little blue cat instantly became everyone's darling; even a blink of his eye could elicit gasps of admiration—he was just too adorable.

Eleven stood in the crowd, staring intently at Happy. However, unlike the others, he wasn't captivated by Happy's cuteness; instead, he was lost in thought.

He had a strong sense of déjà vu, as if he had seen a Happy- like creature somewhere before.

But how could a flying cat possibly exist in real life? I've never even heard of one!

A flying cat...

Wait a minute, isn't this the creature from Mystogan's Memories?

These are creatures from Edolas! Only there can you find these flying kittens, flying big cats, and flying muscular cats!

Could Happy also be from Edolas? And what's his connection to that Mystogan guy?

Eleven squeezed through the crowd and got close to Happy for a closer look. He was indeed very cute; he never expected such a tiny creature to be an invading species from another world.

"Natsu, where did you find Happy's egg?" Eleven asked, staring at Happy on Natsu's head.

"Ah, it was in the forest to the north, and it landed right on my head."

Eleven:...

What's with this supposedly destined plot? Did it fall out of the Anima? Falling from such a height...?

Both the egg and the head are quite sturdy!

However, Eleven didn't dwell on such a trivial matter as criticizing Natsu. Instead, he coughed lightly, a rare serious expression appearing on his face. "Natsu, do you know what Happy is?"

"What's Happy? Isn't Happy a cat?" Natsu was completely bewildered by Eleven's question.

"No, I mean, do you know where Happy comes from?"

"I know, I know!" Just as Eleven was about to show off in front of Natsu, Lisanna jumped up and raised her hand, looking like she wanted to speak.

Helpless, Eleven could only turn his gaze to Lisanna and let her continue. Anyway, Eleven figured Lisanna was just guessing and it wouldn't affect his later bragging.

Hehehe

Seeing everyone's attention on her, Lisanna blushed slightly, a rare occurrence for her, and giggled. Suddenly, she happily hugged Natsu's arm. "Happy is Natsu and I's child!"

Eleven:...

"You... you..." Overwhelmed with surprise, Eleven was speechless. His thoughts were completely jumbled, and he had forgotten everything he wanted to say.

The others reacted similarly to Eleven, all speechless as they watched Lisanna clinging to Natsu and Natsu arrogantly trying to push Lisanna away.

Mira, in particular, was furious. How could her own sister be so close to someone from Erza's lineage? It was outrageous!

After stammering for a while, Eleven finally managed to straighten his tongue and utter the second word. "What... what did you say? Your and Natsu's child! Then you... could it be...?"

At this point, Eleven couldn't continue. He suddenly turned to Natsu, his boundless rage erupting instantly, practically visible to the naked eye. "Natsu! You bastard! What shameful things have you done to my cute little Lisanna! You... you... you're simply too..."

Snap!!

Just as Eleven was about to unleash his fury, a slender hand slapped him on the back of the head, making him stumble.

Mira, her fists flailing and her face flushed crimson, roared at Eleven, "What are you thinking! Lisanna's still a child, how could she possibly... with Natsu..."

Mira's face grew redder and redder as she spoke, until she couldn't even continue. Eleven's words had made her lose her temper, and she had acted without thinking, only to be mortified now.

Eleven noticed Mira's incredibly shy expression, but he didn't pay it any mind. Mira was often emotionally unstable; one second she was angry with him and the next she would suddenly become inexplicably shy. It was nothing to worry about!

"Mira, don't get in my way. This is about my sister, Rain Woman business!" Eleven didn't even glance at Mira, and stormed off towards Natsu without saying a word.

Mira:(_)???

"Your sister? Lisanna is clearly my sister, how could she have nothing to do with me?"

Although Mira shouted loudly, Eleven ignored her and angrily walked up to Natsu: "Natsu, I challenge you to a duel! I can't just hand my sister over to you so easily!"

Natsu:???

Natsu was completely bewildered the whole time, not knowing what was going on, but he still enjoyed dueling. No matter the reason, if someone came knocking, he'd take it even if it meant getting slapped in the face. He was always serious about taking a beating.

"Great, put Happy down and let's go outside to fight!" Seeing Natsu readily agree, Eleven was quite satisfied. He walked over to Natsu, reached out and picked up Happy, intending to put him aside.

Holding Happy in his hand, Eleven couldn't help but take a second look.

This tiny thing so easily destroyed the strong sibling bond between him and Lisanna!

This tiny thing actually made Mira yell and scream in anger.

It's such a small thing...

I must say, the little thing is quite unique in appearance.

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Ah, so cute!

Holding Happy, my hands were so firmly planted that they couldn't move an inch, as if drawn by a magnet. The feeling was simply amazing! Looking into those big, watery eyes, I wanted nothing more than to squish Happy into a ball and take a couple of deep breaths.

Eleven's hands moved involuntarily, placing Happy, who should have been placed aside, on his head. Feeling the soft touch on his head, he felt instantly satisfied, forgetting all his grudges and fights, and becoming completely Zen-like.

Ah, petting cats is so much fun!

"Ah! Give Happy back to me!" Natsu was annoyed to see Eleven petting his cat and jumped up to snatch Happy back.

"Stop being so verbose!"

As a result, Natsu was slapped back to the ground by Eleven as soon as he jumped up, and he was firmly embedded in the floor.

"Seriously, it wouldn't hurt to let me hug Happy, right, Happy?"

Happy his little hand, beaming with joy, completely unconcerned that Natsu, who had hatched him, had been beaten.

The others around were surprised but also relieved when they saw Eleven, who had been on the verge of conflict, suddenly start happily petting the cat. They couldn't help but smile.

Although Eleven is usually quite eccentric, I've never seen him holding up a kitten like this with such a fawning expression.

Honestly, it's hilarious!

Seeing everyone except Natsu smile again because of Happy, Lisanna smiled happily as well, thinking to herself that Happy really is a little bluebird that brings happiness!

Mira, who was next to her, was still tugging at her and muttering things like not to get too close to Erza Faction. Lisanna didn't seem to care much, and instead smiled and winked at her sister.

"Hehehe, Mira, you can do it too!"

Mira:???