"I didn't do nuthin'," he glared. Of course a simple 'sorry' would suffice but he didn't even know how to say those words as an adult. He felt a little bad for upsetting the kitten, anyway.

"I didn't mean to yell," he said quietly, it was the closest thing as an apology as she would get. And he wouldn't admit that he had nightmares. He couldn't even remember the last time he had a nightmare, though it could be because he couldn't remember the last time he had slept. Though sometimes even recently he had them, but they were so vivid as a child. So raw, a little too close to home.