Unexpected Addition

[bittybostaff]

It should be simple. Or at least, that's what Donnie keeps trying to remind himself.

Settled in his room on the floor of his closet with fingers stroking over the soft fur of a kitten, the tot continues to encourage the young feline to take a nap curled up on the blanket in the cardboard box. The way those eyes close a little longer with each blink is certainly a good sign. Still, getting the kitten to sleep just long enough for him to approach his brother regarding the concept of adopting a pet seems like the easy part.

While Mikey had been out training, he had heard the wailing out in the alleyway, and a mixture of curiosity and worry had summoned the tot from his quiet seclusion. He wasn't supposed to go out alone, but he had only strayed long enough to retrieve the lone creature and return inside. The kitten seemed simply thankful to be out of the rain, and after toweling them both off, a drink of warm milk had settled the noisy one right down.

As he rubs a finger behind one large ear of the kitten, Donatello puts his mind not on how he came to this point, but on how to proceed forward in a manner that would maximize the chances for the desired outcome. Mikey as a kid himself would have jumped at the opportunity, but his brother has much more to consider these days. While he could always anticipate Mikey at his own age, Donatello often finds himself unable to even guess at how his much older brother will respond to new situations. His brother already worries about keeping them both safe, and there is a real possibility that the kitten could draw attention at the wrong time if anything should happen at the next reality storm to involve them.

He would have to find a solution if he could convince Mikey to give the kitten a chance once he returns home from training.