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First Impressions

The little Coral lamia bitty with the silver fangs couldn’t believe his luck. He’d finally found an owner, someone who appreciated his unique look instead of giving him a pitying look and moving on to adopt a normal Coral. He vibrated with nervous energy as you brought him into your room to introduce him to your other bittybones.

Cherrbear, your Cherry bitty, ran to greet you as soon as you came through the door, babbling excitedly about his day. Kitten, as you decided to name the new Coral bitty, glared at the Cherry bitty. How dare that pipsqueak try to steal away all of your attention! Kitten slithered down your arm, ready to confront Cherrbear.

The first angry hiss had barely escaped from Kitten’s silver-fanged mouth before the Cherry bitty burst into tears and fled. Kitten blinked. He wanted to chastise Cherrbear and assert his place in the home, not terrify him and make him cry. To make matters worse, you scolded him for being a bully! Not only did Kitten feel extremely guilty, he was now the bitty non grata in the home!

Kitten had to set things right before you decided to return him! With his mind made up, Kitten quickly slithered off in hot pursuit of Cherrbear, following the frantic pitter-patter of tiny running feet and the sound of sobs and sniffles. Every time Kitten rounded a corner and got the Cherry bitty in his sights, the little guy would squeak in fright and run away even faster!

A few twists and turns later, Kitten managed to corner Cherrbear underneath a dresser. Every time Cherrbear tried to dart past him, Kitten blocked the way. The Coral just needed the Cherry bitty to calm down and listen, but Cherrbear was hysterical. Kitten growled in frustration, and shoved Cherrbear against the wall, pinning him, intending to hold him still so he would have to listen to Kitten’s explanation of his behavior. Instead, Cherrbear screamed, a high-pitched and deafening shriek.

A Beta Gaster bitty appeared, responding to Cherrbear’s cries for help. He quickly separated the two bittybones, and Cherrbear darted behind him to hide, pointing a tiny accusing finger at Kitten.

“B-bully!” he stammered, clinging to the Beta Gaster’s legs.

“Am not!” protested Kitten. Everyone would hate him now. Kitten wilted, and he felt the unwelcome sensation of tears pricking at his own sockets. It just wasn’t fair! He wasn’t a bully! He just didn’t want to be forgotten and neglected because of other needy bitties! He never meant to scare Cherrbear at all!

Lord, the Beta Gaster bitty, patted Cherrbear’s little skull comfortingly. The Cherry bitty’s tears dried up, and Lord turned his attention to the Coral bitty. Lord saw the Coral’s pout and his struggle to hold back his tears, and he knew that this tsundere little Coral bitty would become one of his personal darlings.

“Come along,” ordered Lord, speaking to both the Cherry bitty and the lamia. “I’ve prepared new outfits for both of you, and they need to be fitted.” Kitten pretended to ignore Lord, but Cherrbear slipped his little hand into Lord’s and followed the much larger bitty to his nest. Kitten slithered aimlessly back and forth, somehow ending up at Lord’s nest anyway.

Soon Lord had both of his darlings dressed in cute handmade outfits with plenty of ribbons to make each of them feel adorable and special. Kitten grumbled during the entire fitting, but Lord noticed him running his little hands along the edges of the soft fabric and glancing at himself in the mirror.

Cherrbear rushed off to show you his new clothes, but Kitten lingered, enjoying the pampering that Lord gave him. Blushing, he uttered a quickly hissed thanks to Lord who smiled a knowing smile. Like the Cherry bitty, this Coral lamia bitty would need Lord’s careful handling to flourish, and the Beta Gaster had no problems giving it to him.

You called out to Kitten, telling him that you wanted to see his new clothes too. Kitten slithered out of Lord’s nest, eager to receive your compliments though he acted like they didn’t matter to him. You didn’t sound angry, and you picked him up along with Cherrbear for cuddles.

Maybe life here wouldn’t be so bad with other bitties like Lord around to pamper him.

An unexpected hug of apology from Cherrbear only sweetened the prospect. Kitten made sure not to hiss or pull away. He didn’t want a repeat of their earlier encounter.

In fact, his arms somehow found themselves wrapping around the Cherry bitty and hugging him back.