The Cat that went woof!

I glared at my dad as he kissed this random chick that I've never seen before. She was a couple of inches taller than me and she was blond. Ew. She was not pale, but not tan either. She looked like the complete opposite of whom my father usually dates.

"Kefira, I want you to meet Elissa." My dad said with the biggest smile. My father was about 6' and he had jet black hair like mine. His eyes were this emerald color that shined when he was happy. Like he seemed now.

"Hello Kefira." She had this big fake smile on her face, "your dad has told me so much about you."

"Yeah. Whatever." I turned and went to my room. I heard Elissa ask what she said wrong. Dad said that he'll talk to me. I don't care. He shouldn't be dating so soon. It's only been a year since she died. Shouldn't there be a grieving faze he has to go through? I slammed my door closed and flopped onto my bed. I stared up at the ceiling trying to hold back the tears that threatened to spill over.

It all started two years ago. Mom was put into the hospital for cancer. They said that she wouldn't last the year, but she pulled through. We thought that she was getting better but I guess she was just too weak to fight for another year. She died the day before my birthday. That was a year ago. Next week is the anniversary of her death. I don't think I can go through it.

A few months ago dad made us move from America to Japan and now he has a new girlfriend. That's what I don't get and it pisses me off. I was just about to go and e-mail my friend Jose in the states when there was a knock on the door. "Go away!"

The door opened despite my angry words. I sighed and faced the wall.

"Kefira? Can I come in?" I heard my father ask.

I rolled my eyes, "you're already in so…"

"Kefira what's wrong?" He sat on my bed and rubbed my back.

"Nothing." I heard him sigh. Why can't he just leave me alone? "I'm being serious."

"No you're not. I know you better then you think. So don't lie to me." I felt the tears well up as he continued to try and comfort me.

"STOP!" I snapped. Why was he doing this? He has no right to try and comfort me. I sat up and glared at him. "Just stop. Why are you doing this?"

The look on his face was one of confusion and hurt. But I don't care. "What do you mean? I'm your father I'm supposed to comfort you." He got up and sat at my computer table facing me.

"No! You're supposed to me morning mother. Why are you acting like she wasn't even here? She's only been gone a year and you're already got a piece of ass?" I was heaving when I said, "And did you ever ask about how I feel about you dating? Maybe I don't want another mother."

There was a hint of sadness in his voice when he said, "I know losing mom is hard, but she wouldn't want me to morn her for long. She would want me to be happy. She would want you to be happy. And Elissa makes me happy again." He smiled a little sad smile. "She would want you to be happy. Not grieve over her being gone."

He got up and whipped the tears off my cheek. "Can you try and be nice to her? For me?"

I nodded, "I'll try." He smiled and left. When I knew he was out of earshot I whispered, "Not."

the next morning

It was my first day of school and I was late. Not fifteen minutes late, but a whole class hour late. Stupid dad and wanting to drop off Elissa. He was supposed to drop me off but there was no way I was going to sit in a car with HER. I fell asleep when dad walked in and woke me up. Now I'm in the office getting a lecture from the principle. I wasn't paying attention and I guess she noticed and told me to go to class. I looked at my schedule and walked into the room. Since I was a junior I was with the others.

The people of my class looked to be like a weird bunch. There was a boy with gray hair and I was also surprised when I saw a boy with orange hair.

"Class! This is Kefira Johnson. She is from America. Her dad is the one who helped build this school." I forgot about that. No wonder we moved here. They all clapped and the teacher turned to me. "You can sit next to Kyo. Kyo raise your hand."

The orange haired boy raised his hand. I sat next to him and looked out the window. Whatever the teacher said was lost to me because after a while I fell asleep. I was shaken awake by the gray haired boy. "Class is over, Miss Johnson." I stretched and stood up.

A brown haired girl was standing next to the oddly attractive boy that woke me up. She was shorter than me and I don't think she is all there. "Hello, I'm Toharu Honda. Welcome to Japan!" she said in shaky English.

I laughed. "It's okay Toharu. I speak Japanese." I continued to laugh until I heard someone shout.

That's chapter 1 of the cat that went woof. I'm going to make this a Kyo love story so wish me luck. Oh and I don't own any of the characters… well except for Kefira.