Chapter One

"Where's the damn sugar?" Magnus was talking to himself again, he'd been doing it a lot lately. It troubled him. "It wont be complete with out the stupid sugar!" Magnus began scrambling about the kitchen, leaving cupboard doors flung open in his wake. He was making a cake, you see, and it was very important he got it made today: it happened to be Chairman Meow's birthday. As you may well know, Chairman Meow has been with Magnus for many years and hated to be thought of as inadequate. He was quite an independent cat but the one thing he relied on Magnus for was providing his birthday cake, without fail, every year.

Magnus had began emptying the contents of the bathroom cupboard by now. Admittedly, it was a long shot but he was rapidly becoming very desperate. A cake without sugar just wouldn't be complete. The mixture wouldn't be right without that little bit of sweetness in the mix, it made the cake whole.

The cat was currently lounging lazily by the fire, wearing his new, sparkly collar from Magnus. The cat disapproved. He didn't have much choice though, the thing was practically rammed on his neck. Every now and then, the cat meowed for attention but that was pretty much the extent of his actions. Unexpectedly though, he began to claw the carpet with impatience. Magnus, out of breath from racing around the apartment, glanced up at his beloved cat and sighed.

With a reassuring smile to the cat, he walked off to the bathroom to make himself presentable. He tried to be as quick as possible but he was Magnus Bane, these things took him time. First, he raked some gel through his shaggy locks, spiking them to perfection. Next, he applied his customary heavy, black eyeliner and purple eye-shadow that complemented his glowing, yellow cat eyes perfectly. And last but certainly not least, he brushed glitter across his angled face that shaped and toned his face in all the right places. With one last look in the mirror, he winked in satisfaction at his reflection and grabbed his coat. As he passed the cat, he gave him an affectionate rub between the ears on his way out. "I'll be back soon with the sugar Chairman," and with that, he walked out the door.