Chapter One

Only Playing

The world actually fell apart gradually throughout the ages. There was no one age that took all life away, it has always survived in one way or form. Suppose maybe that life will never die, that although living things can be killed, life will always be. Through out all of the creatures, and monsters that emerged from "The End of The World"/"The Great Mushroom War" was a belief that humanity was gone. Well they where wrong, in the land of Aaa it seemed as long as there has been life; humanity has followed.

Dusk in the forest in the land of Aaa is majestic. Golden streaks of light glare down though the thick leafy tree tops. The forest is deep and takes up most of the land of Aaa. Inside the forest is many clearings, and beaten down dirt paths. Littered throughout the forest, within the clearings, and along the trails, is apocalyptic bauble of a fallen age such as, rusted cars, rusted appliances, rusted weapons, and rusted bomb shells. In the forest small simple minded animals run back and forth gathering food and caring it back to their nests, as they wrap up the days labor. Miniature insects scurry across abandoned kitchen appliances into the wet grass, and return to ant hills, nooks, and burrows. Each animal in the forest at this moment are preparing themselves for a peaceful end of their day and a quiet night of pure serenity.

In the forest also, creeping carefully through the shadows is a mischievous figure looking to cause trouble. His presents threatens, but is careful not to disturb the the forest's sweet lulling moment, at least not yet.

A young girl with a bunny eared hat darts through the trees running down the narrow dirt path. "Ahhhhhahah!" She gives out a loud giggly noise, and the shadowy figure startles at her screech of laughter. She does not notice him, as she runs faster down the trail ignoring the sharp stitch in her side. There are now two figures following her.

Two large furry paws reach after her striking towards her at every opportune chance. (Both paws belonging to a second figure.) The girl dodges the creature's calico patterned paws swiftly, almost gracefully.

"Gotta do better than that, Cakeee!" The girl says in between gasps for air. She quickens her step as she leaps over a mossy rotting log, and she goes the extra length in her stride as she steps over impeding large rocks and indents in the beaten worn path.

"Hahhaha, You better get your buns back here, sista, or so help me, ahhaha" Cake tried hard to maintain a serious and determined face as she chased after her beloved bunny eared sister. Cake the Cat uses her magic stretchy powers to her advantage. She extends her white and yellow furry legs, making them longer. Her hight causing her to tower just below the leafy green ceiling created by the large trees of the forest. Even still she is a little out of breath as she follows after the young human girl.

Suddenly the first figure zooms past Cake, causing several leaves to be caught in his tail wind. Cake shrinks in her place. Her two large black and white cat eyes are focused in on him. Having caught her attention he zooms back, knocking her over. She hits the ground with a thud, and dirt coats her once perfect white fur. Now, Cake feels more annoyed than threatened. She hisses and brings herself up three times in size, as magic cats often do to show courage. Looking around, however the figure had vanished. Returning to her normal size, she turns about looking around her. Her cat eyes sweeping up and down the surrounding trees. No sign of danger.

"Me-Aahhhhhh". Cake's meow turns to a scream as she is tackled to the ground. She struggles slightly as the creature sits on top of her. Cake's eyes are closed, and in her panic she brings out her claws, throwing them about.

"Cake... Ahh, Cake it's just me!" A human hand quickly releases Cake's kitty shoulder as the blonde bunny ear girl reaches to shield her own face instead. Cake's dark eyes go wide as she retracts her claws.

"Oh my goose, honey buns I'm so sorry!" Exclaimed the cat. Multiple slits in the girl's arms now release a scarlet color, and four red cuts stretch across the human girl's cheek to the edge of her upper lip. "Ohhh, Ledme see ya." Cake strokes the girl's face gently, the padded skin of her paw tracking the sensitive red cuts.

The girl then spoke up. "I saw that you had stop chasing me. So, I doubled back for you. What the zip, girl? I thought we were just playing. What's with the claws?" Confusion and frustration where obvious throughout the girl's tone.

With a 'poof' the shadowy figure appears again, and both sisters startle. He grabs the girl's arms by the wrists and examines her cuts quickly before dropping both her arms.

"Bad little kitty." He scolds nearly singing the words. The girl takes in the appearance of the being before them. His smug face holds curled lips, which reveals two large white fangs. He is wearing torn blue jeans with a grey and black striped hoodie. The hood of his sweat shirt was worn up. It had been previously been protecting him from any rogue beams emanating from the setting sun. He begins to circle them, floating around slowly before stoping directly in front of the human girl's face. His messy black hair nearly falls in front of his own pale face. "Poor little sunshine." He pouts, all the while he eyes the blood on her cheek.

"Oh... Marshall Lee." The girl states boredly; answering her previous question to the cat. She sees an emotion of some kind flicker across the vampire's face for the shortest second. It wasn't hurt, was it? No, more like annoyance at her lack of greeting. The human girl starts to crawl off her her position on top of her sister. When the vamp quickly grabs both her arms at her elbows and lifts her into the air. Adjusting his grip before the girl can react, he now holds her tighter, and his arm is around her in such away that it pin's both her arms down to her sides.

"Put me down...bat breath!" Exclaims the girl. Her legs felt heavy as they dangled in mid air. She could feel gravity pulling on her from the hips. Not a comfortable feeling. It actually kind of hurt. Cake could sense her sister's discomfort, and felt very protective. As she watches the two her tail frizzes up, and she gives a loud feline growl.

"Hmmm... I don't think I will." Marshall answers the girl using the same board tone she had used earlier. He took off, flying fast. Skillfully he dodged trees along the way. Behind the two (And again in pursuit of the girl) was a now furious, but slightly fearful giant cat.

"Paste face! You better bring my sista back! Or so help me I'll..." The cat called angrily.

"Hey, that sounded kinda like the threat she gave you, Fi. Am I playing your game too?"

Marshall then snickers at his own comment. The girl stopped to think. 'Are they just playing?' Cake had taken a form twice the size of, and twice as menacing as the one from their previous game. She now towers high above the tallest of trees. Cake is batting her paws just as before, but this time she sends trees down with each hit. (Though Marshall does well to avoid both her paws and their destruction.) If they are just playing someone should tell Cake.

"Umm...Marshall." The girl starts, but the vampire does not hear her. His focus is on the noise behind them. He seems entertained by the angry threats of the feline. He looks behind himself for only a moment. The next thing he knows he feels the human girl being pulled from his grip. His head snaps back around only to receive a slap to the face from a leafy branch.

(One of the trees Cake knocked over had fallen onto them, and he had dropped the girl.)

"Fionna!" He calls the girl's name.