A/N: This had started as a RP between me and a friend. I decided to turn it into shorts that will most likely be updated every two weeks. Might grow into something more. Let me know what you guys think. I hope you like it.

The Adventures of Loki and Neko

Episode 1:

How It All Began

I am a cat. I was called Neko by humans at the shelter. They said it means 'cat' in Japanese. I'm a pure black cat with yellowish green eyes. I'm not in the shelter anymore. I ran away. Some weird human tried to take me away so I ran. Now I'm hungry and filthy. My fur doesn't shine anymore and you can see my ribs. I have a few scars on me from fights that I've been in. The fur over those scars hasn't grown back yet. I'm a mess!

So, there I sat in the entrance to some filthy alley beside a trashcan. Humans were walking by, not even seeing me. I knew I would probably die of starvation at some point. I really hated this. I was thinking about these things when a shadow fell over me. I thought it was a dog, ready to pick what meat was left on me from my bones. But when I finally looked up I saw that it was a human. A very tall human. He had that fur on top of his head the same color as mine-black-and eyes greener than mine. He had a strange look on his face, like he was confused or something.

"What do you want?" I meowed at him harshly, knowing he wouldn't understand me. Humans had a strange language that I didn't get. Some things I understood, like 'come here' and my name. He quirked one of those strips of fur over his eyes.

"Well, it seems I was right," He said, and I understood him! How was this happening? He bent down and went to pick me up. I stumbled away from him as quickly as I could. I wasn't fast enough it seemed, because he took hold of my back leg. I turned to him. "Don't make this harder than it needs to be," He said with a stern look. I could feel the fur on my back start to rise. I hissed at him and he made a noise like he was mocking me or something (I would later learn that this sound is called a scoff) and reached with his other hand to grab me.

I scratched him and jerked my foot away from him. He stumbled and fell against the trash can I'd been sitting beside. I started running but was swept up by the scruff of my neck. I yowled and started scratching at him, trying to get him to let go of me.

"Will you stop that, you infernal creature!" He sneered at me through gritted teeth. I stopped and started at him, suddenly feeling very frightened. He heaved a sigh and shook his head. "You are a weak little thing."

"I'm not weak!" I meowed in protest. He chuckled.

"Yes you are," He countered. I stared at him in shock. "Yes, I can understand you. Though it's a strange thing, isn't it?"

"Yeah…" I said wiggling slightly. "Can you let go of my scruff? It doesn't feel good." I wiggled again, trying to at least loosen his hold. He lowered me into the crook of his other arm and wrapped his now free arm around me to keep me secure. "Thank you." I settled into his arms. He was actually rather comfortable to be around. He chuckled softly and started walking out of the alley. I wasn't sure when I fell asleep, but I did.

And that's how it all began.

"By all the nine…" I heard Loki whisper under his breath at the sight in the kitchen. I was tucked under the couch licking my paws clean. I knew what was coming. "NEKO! Come out NOW!" I sighed and slinked from under the couch, taking my sweet time to go into the kitchen. I sat down at Loki's feet and looked up at him innocently.

"What's wrong?" I asked. Loki was rubbing his temples. He did this when he was agitated.

"Why is there a dead mouse on my kitchen table?" He asked without looking at me. His eyes were squeezed shut.

"Well, I figured you might wanna know how you're supposed to hunt," I said lifting my left paw and licking it. "Because, I hate to say this Loki, you weren't doing it right." He growled in agitation. I staved off a laughing fit. "Just letting you know." I stood and rubbed against his leg. "Oh, and there's another one in the cabinet." I ran off.

"DAMN YOU, NEKO!" Loki screamed at me. I couldn't help but laugh.