Cute Neko
Written by ©Koko (flickr: Neki Neko).
The day we got Neko was on my 32nd birthday. I came across a local ad looking for good homes for kittens accompanied with a picture of a black, innocent eyed, fluff ball of a kitten looking up at me. It was love at first sight. I contacted a flustered owner. She told me her now neutered house cat had escaped and had come home with a surprise for her and that her house was now chaos with young children and cute kittens.
We arranged to go a see the kittens and I remember standing in the living room, looking into the hall and watching 3 sets of 8 week old kitten legs trying to navigate their way down some stairs. The owner handed me a tiny black kitten to look after while she went to collect the other 3 runaways. In my 32 years this was the first kitten I had ever held and the kitten was Neko. I knew he was the one coming home with me as he climbed up onto my shoulder and gave a tiny rawr.
It has been so much fun watching him grow over the past 6 months and watching him develop into the little hunter cat that he is. His favourite games at the moment are playing hide and pounce, and fetch with one of the degu toys that he regularly steals. I’m so happy that he is part of our lives and can’t imagine waking up at 6 in the morning without him sitting and purr-miaowing on me.
Photos courtesy of ©Koko (flickr: Neki Neko).
Where is Neko?
Neko a lot bigger today 
Where is the kitty now?
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Adorable and so cute.♥
that "where is the kitty now" picture is REALLY FUNNY
I agree!
He´s really gorgeous!
LOVE the "where is the kitty now" picture!!!!! He is a STUNNING kitty baby!!!!
He really is quite the looker!
just like my cat named Tam!
handsome kitty!!
love the 'i want more toyz' pic – makes my heart melt.
Handsome boy. They are so much fun the first year. Part grown-up, part kitten, and you never know which one will surface next.
Must be the cutest basement kitty ever!! Love the little patch of white fur on his chest.
He is beautiful! I love black cats! So sleek and shiny!
I LOVE "where is the kitty now?"! What a beautiful little guy, enjoy!
he's so pretty. his coat is so shiny!!!
I love him on the back of the chair. I love cats so much that I appreciate the humor in them doing something you prefer they didn't. They're so cute when they do stuff like that =^..^=
Beautiful! Love the "where is the kitty now" picture… took me a few seconds to actually figure out where he was!
What a gorgeously handsome boy!! (typing around my gray bobtail boy Jack between me an dthe kedyboard. oops!)
Love the chair photo too. All the photos are great, so many black cats turn out looking like blobs when they get their photos taken. It's nice that the viewer can see how handsome he is. What a great kitty!
Oh my what a handsome kitty!
Love the story and Neko!
He was such a cute lil kitten and what a handsome boy he has grown into! He reminds me of my black kitty, Puma, whose black hair is so soft and silky. 
Thanks for sharing the story and his pics. He is adorable 
Black cats are just stunning, they are like little panthers! Neko is cute and lovely ♥
cute and handsome boy
He's such a pretty baby!
Beautiful little black kitten!
Love black cats–always so shiny and chic looking.
Neko is SO gorgeous–my heart just melted as I looked through the pictures.
SUCH A STYLISH BEAUTY !!! LITTLE PANTHER
he's so playful!~ and handsome too!
i have a cat just like that ;3
Black kitties are the best!