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Kat
Chapter 1: Sai
"Hey Kat!" shouts Naruto, "Been a while, huh?"
Seventeen year old Tanaka Hartia, aka Kat smiles and hops off the roofs like a cat.
"Tanaka, Naruto just got back a couple days ago," Shikamaru says in a bored tone, "And here, Choji left me your lunch."
"I'm lucky I have a lunch at all!" she says with a grin, "You know how Choji is!"
"I heard that!" shouts Choji, "You're lucky my mother makes you lunch!"
"Choji! Nice to see you again. You haven't changed a bit," says Naruto. Shikamaru pauses as Tanaka gives a small hiss.
"Tanaka, what's wrong?" he asks.
"Everyone act normal, pretend I'm leaving. And keep your eyes on the sky. I'll be back," says Tanaka. And she walks off waving her hand. Once she is out of sight, she transforms into a cat. She hops onto a roof and heads toward a pale boy with short black hair. She meows at him.
"Oh. Hello Kitty," he says in surprise. He puts down a paintbrush and scratches her head. She begins to move to his other side. She transforms back into a girl.
"Ohayo. Atashi-wa Tanaka Hartia desu. Friends call me Kat. You may realize why," giggles Kat.
"Uh, Boku-wa Sai desu. Weren't you just a cat?" asks Sai.
"Hai, I was. That's why everyone calls me Kat. Are you slow or something?" she asks in annoyance. Sai shakes his head slightly and stares at her ears. Kat notices and touches one. She feels fur and sighs.
"I don't know why I keep doing that. People always stare at me like I'm some kind of freak," she sighs again and her ears return to normal. She looks at his paintings.
"Wow, nice lion!" she exclaims.
"Arigato. How do you do that?" he asks curiously.
"Here, I'll show you," she makes a few hand signs and grabs his wrist. They both transform into cats. Sai is a black cat with darker splotches on his paws. Kat is a yellow cat with green eyes and white marks all over.
"This is how I did it. Bye!" she says, running away.
"Hey, wait! Change me back!" he clumsily chases after her. She jumps agilely to another roof.
"Come and try to catch me!" she laughs and jumped onto a sill and to the ground. He tries to follow and falls onto the ground. She laughs a few feet away and waits to for him to get up before darting into an alley. He follows, but finds it empty.
"Here, Blacky! Here boy!" she 'catcalls' at him. She is on a roof again. Sai sits down, his tail swishing angrily. Kat lies down with her paws dangling over the alley, "What's the matter, Sai? Too high up for you?"
He looks at her in fury and a hiss escapes him. She laughs and rolls over so she is looking at him upside-down.
"Oooh, kitty's mad at me!" she laughs again.
"Change–me–back!" he snarls, then tries jumping on the roof, but comes up short. He looks around and sees a box close to the wall; he jumps onto it and up to the roof. As he walks up to her, she rolls over and smiles.
"You want to be human again?" she asks.
"Hai!" he nearly screams, "What do I have to do?"
"You haven't said please yet," she giggles. His tone instantly relaxes. She lies down on her side and waits expectantly.
"Can you please change me back? Please?" he asks, a pleading look in his eye.
"Alright. But I have to ask you one thing. Why haven't you said my name?" she asks curiously.
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe because I was trying to keep up with you. Gomen for not shouting for you," Sai says sarcastically. Kat rolls over angrily.
"You don't have to be sarcastic, Sai," she says.
"Sorry, um, Kat right?" he asks uncertainly.
"Yeah. Kat," smiles Kat. She pads over to him and raises a paw onto his flank. She murmurs something unintelligible and they both transform back into humans. She looks him over and nods, then turns him around. As his butt comes into view Tanaka has to suppress a loud burst of laughter. A small giggle escapes and Sai turns and looks at her. She licks her lips.
"Er, Sai, you still have a tail," she says, still struggling to suppress her mirth. She makes a grab for his tail. Catching it, she pulls on it then lets go. As Sai yelps in pain it shoots back into the base of his tail bone. She touches her ears and tailbone, then her upper lip. Then she notices how sharp her vision is. She could see the miniscule beads of sweat on Sai's brow from chasing her. She sighs and blinks twice. AS her vision becomes worse she smiles.
"Wow. Us humans have terrible vision!" says Sai. He rubs his eyes and looks amazed.
"Oh, I hear that my cousins, the mouse transformers, have such terrible vision that they're grateful when they transform back into humans. So I'm lucky I was born on this side of the family," she says abstractly. She turns and with a quiet see ya, walks away; her hips swinging lazily.
After she has left Sai continues staring at where she disappeared. She turns after she is out of sight, looking back at where she has left Sai. She transforms back into a cat and goes back slinking past him and transforming behind him. Smiling to herself, she taps his shoulder and grins as he jumps three feet.
"Hey, I was thinking…Let's go get something to eat at Barbe-Q," she smiles, makes a hand sign and grabs his wrist. As they transform, Sai groans.
"Not again! Tanaka!" he whines. He becomes the black cat and stares at the yellow cat reproachfully.
"Follow me, Sai. I know a shortcut," she begins to travel across the rooftops, going quickly, but making sure not to go too fast.
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"Thanks, Kat. How can I pay you back for this?" asks Sai. Smiling, Kat leans forward to whisper in his ear, making him shiver.
"I think this might work, but it will take more than one," she says and kisses him on the lips. His eyes widen then slowly close as his hand lifts to her cheek. She tastes sweeter than any fruit, he thinks as she breaks the kiss. She moves closer to him and smiles. She reaches tentatively for his hand and when he doesn't pull away, lightly holds his hand. His free hand goes to her shoulder length pink hair.
"Why do you dye your hair, little kitten?" he asks sweetly.
"I'm waiting for it to grow out. I would dye it hoping Sasuke would come back," she says, running away, sobbing.
"Kat! Kat, wait!" shouts Sai, getting up.
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Nearby, a blonde boy, his long hair tied in a ponytail, watches the scene. His dark green eyes glitter as he watches Tanaka. He straightens out his fishnet shirt and slips on a long black coat with red clouds over his shoulders. He reluctantly turns back to the black haired boy and watches him slump back to the table.
"So. Why does Itachi want me to get rid of the pink haired girl if she isn't with Sasuke, un?" curiosity raises one eyebrow. He follows the girl as she runs to her house. As she reaches the door, the blonde jumps down behind her. She turns and steps back to bump against the door.
"Who–who are you?" she asks, eyes wide with terror. The blonde smirks and lifts a hand to caress her cheek. Her eyes darken and she moves closer to him unintentionally.
"My beautiful pink haired girl, my name is Deidara. I'm supposed to kill you, my pretty one, but if you join me and the Akatsuki, I'll spare your lovely alabaster neck, un," says Deidara, leaning closer. She looks at him, her whole body moving closer, until they are inches apart. She feels his finger travel to her full, soft, pink lips. Deidara traces those soft lips, feeling them tremble, but whether with desire or fear, he cannot tell. He leans in and whispers in her ear, making her shiver.
"What is your name, little kitty, un?" asks Deidara, his voice slightly huskier imagining how soft the rest of this lovely girl was. Her voice trembles as she answers.
"M–my name? Atashi-wa Tanaka desu. Tanaka Hartia…," she hesitates, "Some people call me Kat."
She slowly kisses the finger on her lips. He removes the finger and she licks her lips. His lips, inches away from hers, slowly move over and capture hers. He tastes her fruity lips and when they part he is breathing heavily. He has her pressed against her door.
"Iku…I'll go with you, Deidara-kun," Kat says, licking her lips again. She tastes his nutty, forest-y, flavor. She makes a few hand signs and grabs his wrist. They both transform into cats and they dart away. As Sai walks home he notices a yellow cat with white marks all over pass him. The cat next to her is also yellow, but with black marks instead. The female stops and looks at him.
"Tanaka?" he says in despair. The cat meows.
"Why? Why are you leaving me?" the cat turns her head to the male cat. With a final meow, the cats dart off, leaving Sai broken. Tears fill his dark eyes, spilling over his white cheeks.