Chapter One: Poor Thing.
The night was dark. Beautiful night. Clear skys and stars shinning. The moon
was full and all was peacful. Singer/songwriter Adam Lambert was walking to the store, from his apartment. No sounds were made. Suddenly Adam stoped. Wimper. It sounded like a child. Wimper. Their it was again. Passing an ally-way, he stoped trying to find where the weak wimper was coming from. Out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimps of something furry. Whimper. It was closer. Adam walked over to the furry thing he saw. "Oh honey..." He thought as he saw what made the noise.
It was a cat-like human. His blonde hair was wet and he held his tail to his chest, shaking. The boy was on his side in a faitalposition, sobbing quietly. Bruises and cuts covered the child. His clothes were ripped and certainly yesra old. Adam finnaly noticed the horrible reason he was holding his tail. Blood ran out of his fingers. Adam crouched down beside him.
"Oh honey. . . What happened?"
The kid sniffed the air and blinked at the man. "They broke it. . . They broke
my tail!" he screamed. The poor childs tail stung and it was going numb. Those bullies had to be so mean to stomp his tail to death.
"Who broke your tail?"
The kid rocked back and fourth. Adam noticed the necalce on his neck. Tommy
it read. The child coudnt stop sobbing. "Stupid kids who wont leave me alone." he cried. "Because I'm. . . I'm a feak!"
Adam hushed him and fumbled for his phone. He needed Monte and Ashley
here right NOW! "Baby your not alone." Adam insured him. He brushed some pebles out of the childs mangled main. Pushing back tangeled locks of his hair, Adam become surprised. His brown eyes were almost cat-like. He was so . . . beautiful. Who could hurt him? Adam pulled the arm of his hoddie up to his elbow, revealing stripes, almost like a tiger. "I'm a shifter, the marks dont go away. I'm just like you."
The kid sniffled. "Yea. . . but you can hide it. Your not the same as me."
Adam wiped away one of the childs tears. "Of course not, but we are both freaks." He opened his phone and called Monte, explaining him the situation.
Hanging up the phone, Monte sighed. Sauli arched his brow."Whats up?"
"Adam found a neko in bad shape." Monte replied. Monte was something called a Fink. He had a special gift to read minds and heal wounds. The human-like figures in Monte hid the bear like ones. His pointy ears were always covered by a hat or pair of sunglasses and his nose he somehow passed off as a tattoo.
"What the hell is a neko?" Sauli asked. Sauli was the only somewhat normal one. Yeah, he had the power to become invisible and to see into the future, but he appeared normal. The only thing abnormal about him was his sharp, cat-like teeth. The gang didn't know what he was. . .
"Someone who is half cat, half human. The poor things
only a cub." His eyes were an intense yellow color. Very cat-like, but strangely more human. "Lets go help." Monte said.
Sauli pouted and complained a little before they left. All he wanted to do was to lay around.
When they got there, Monte ans Sauli both winced at the sight. Oh that poor kid. When they came closer the boy squeaked in terror, throwing himself into Adams arms. His tail wraped around his stomach, While he gripped the tail.
Adam rubbed the boys back, calming him. "Tommy its okay." He murmered. "Thats your name right? Thats whats on your necalace. Monte here is going to fix your tail, so it wont hurt anymore. Would you let him see it?"
Monte knelt down beside them. Tommy released his tail and carefully unwraped himself. Sighing softly, Monte inspected the wounded tail. Poor baby. Tommy clenched his eyes shut and put his head on Adams shoulder. Carefully and gently holding the tail, Monte began to put antispectic fluids on it.
The boy cried in pain; Everyone winced at the sound. Adam rubbed his back, soothing the crying child. Soon it was all over. The tail was sore, but good as new. Monte wrapped it in gauze incase he accedently hit it, so it wouldnt hurt. They sighed in relife as they looked at the tail.
Tommy looked at the tail witha mixture of awe and joy. Then he looked up to Monte. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!" Monte raised an brow and smirked. "One 'thank you' is enough." He turned to Adam. "Come one Adam, lets get him back to your place, so we can clean him up and hear his story. . . And maybe feed him. He looks like he hasent eaten in years."
Tommys cheeks flushed and he let out an 'epp' as Adam picked him up like a bride, carring him to Montes car. They were a good block away from Adams place. The neko bit his lip and shivered as they tried to put him in the car. He didn't want to be seperated from Adam. After a few tries Tommy was finnaly forced into the car and detached from Adam. Tommy looked from Adam, to his tail and back.
"What's wrong, Honey?" Adam finnaly asked.
"Nothing. . . I just have to pee." he pouted. He was so adorable. It warmed Adams heart.
"We only have a few minute drive and then you can go use
the bathroom, Okay?" Why did it feel like he suddenly had a two-year-old in the back seat?
Tommy nodded and looked out the window. Monte glanced at Adam, knowing what he thought. Why me?
Adam sighed softyly. At least Tommy was safe. . . For now.