(Going to take a little writer's privilige with this here.... you can object and I will change it.)
The feline smiled softly as the Artic fox choose him over the other one that sought to adopt him, deep inside his heart he was touched at the gesture from the child towards him. He leaned down and slipped his paws under the cub's armpits and gently lifted him up, and cradled him against his chest.
"You're a cuty, you know that, ne? Aww well, let's get the paperwork over with, wouldn't want to do anything against the law now do we?"
The feline smiled softly and licked the Artic fox' muzzle once, leaving a small trail of wet saliva on the cub. He purred softly, allowing his chest to vibrate with the purr, hoping that it would calm the child down a little.
(Do you mind me making a slight adjustment in my profile, to be precise in that: adding you to the children section there.)