I DONT OWN ANYTHING.
Ever since I can remember I have been wandering from town to town, alley to alley just trying to survive. When I was first born I was alone in the forest, I had to adapt and grow strong to survive; from running for my life to fighting huge monsters just to live another day. When I finally made my way outside of the forest I found out that people could be just as cruel as monsters; in every town I went to I was turned away into alleys' and shunned, beaten and kicked away from civilization just for being different from others of my kind. Which brings me to now, sitting in a dark alley breathing shallowly, cuts and blood covering my dark body while I gaze around myself with half lidded haze filled eyes. I try to pull myself up only to wail loudly as I crash back onto the ground; I hear the sound of footsteps and I pull myself into a tight ball trying to draw attention away from my presence but it is not to be when the steps stop in front of me and the rustle of fabric reaches my ears before a large warm hand touches my head. The pressure isn't harmful like it usually is and that is enough to shock me into looking up at a huge man with golden yellow hair and a lightning bolt shaped scar across his eye, he's looking at me with a compassionate gaze.
"You don't look to good Koneko-chan, let's get you some help." His big hands gingerly pick up my broken body before in a flash of lightning we were gone from the alley and I blacked out.
Laxus~
I was making my way back to the guild after a mission when I heard a loud feminine cry coming from an alleyway to my right, looking into the dark depths I see small movement next to the trashcans and I slowly walk down the path until I'm standing right in front of a small cat that kind of looked like Natsu's, covered in blood and curling into herself while shaking pathetically. For some reason I feel burning anger in my chest at her appearance so I crouch down and gently touch her head; big molten yellow eyes blink up at me, filled with pain, loneliness, apprehension, and confusion.
"You don't look to good Koneko-chan, let's get you some help." I try to pick her up as gently as I can before using my magic to transport us to Porlyancia's house in the forest. I knock on the door loudly impatiently waiting for the pink haired woman to answer the door; after a tense couple of moments the door pulls open swiftly and the old woman waved a broom at him in the dark.
"Oi old woman I need your help… Please." My tone starts out strong but turns pleading at the last word, and it really shows when she looks completely taken aback at the word 'please` coming out of my mouth when she realizes who exactly is at her door.
"Laxus? You want to help someone that isn't you?" I just growl at her and pull the tiny form from under my coat and show Porlyancia, "Spare me your lectures and just help her."
When she looks at the tiny kitten in my hands she just sighs and takes her from me while walking back into her house, leaving her door open for me. I settle down to wait in her living room while she takes the kitten to the back for treatment, before I know it I slip into unconsciousness.
"Hey…. Laxus get up and get out, take that exceed with you." I stifle a groan as I open my eyes, the blurry form of pink hair and an old face swimming in front of me. All at once I recall the events that transpired last night and I sit up swiftly; "Where is she?" I ask worriedly a frown forming on my face.
"She just woke up and is huddled in the back room; she won't let me near her anymore. Get her and get out I don't run an inn." I snort at her and walk to the back room, opening the door I see the little cat backed into the corner her dark fur had been washed showing silky black fur with silver paws and tips on her ears and tail. The only thing that messed the picture up was the fact that she was hissing in panic while backing up even more when I walked into the room.
"Don't you remember me little koneko? I won't hurt you, you can trust me." The cat slowly settled down standing on her hind legs and walking towards me with caution. I crouched down closer to her level and put my hand out in a welcoming gesture.
"My name is Laxus Dreyar I'm a Fairy Tail wizard, what's your name koneko-chan?" She warily touches her paws to the palm of my hand, her silky fur brushing against the callous skin of my hands.
"I don't have a name, the only thing people ever called me was freak or monster but you can call me Alley since that's where we met." I look at her shocked before pulling her into my chest and wrapping her small malnourished body in my arms, I am not sure why I care so much but I have never felt this bad for someone before.
"You're not a freak or a monster little kitten, you're a normal exceed and if you want I can take you to a place where you can meet others like you while also making a life with our family." I feel her trembling in my hold and I pull back seeing her yellow eyes filled with tears that were flowing down her face in large streams; biting her lip to keep from sobbing she launched herself back into my chest and pushed her face deeper into my shirt.
"N-nobody ever did anything for me like this… no one ever said I wasn't a monster before!" I just hold her closer and let her cry. "I don't think you're a monster little Alley-cat, just a cute little kitten. Now how about we go to the guild and I get you something to eat?"
She pulls back again and flashes me a bright grateful smile that reminds me of the sun, tears still glistening in her eyes.
"I want to go with you Laxus-sama, thank you so much." I smile at her gently and put her up on my shoulder as I walked out the door, nodding to the pink haired woman on our way out; Alley snuggles into the fur of my jacket, her own fur blending in with my coat. I could use my magic to get there instantaneously but I decide to walk the rest of the way, it'll only take around half an hour anyways.
Alley~
I snuggled closer to Laxus-sama's fur covered hood, breathing in his electrical storm-like scent. For the first time in my whole life someone acknowledged me, he gave reason for my existence and while it may not mean a lot to him it means everything to me. I close my eyes and drift into a sleep like state for the entirety of our trip through the forest, only when we reach the border of Magnolia town does my body tense up and I hide myself better into the coat.
"Here we are Koneko, welcome to Fairy Tail!" Laxus-sama says as he roughly shoves the doors open with his boot, lightning sparks shooting off his leg as it extends fully.
