The sky is darkening again and I know what is to come, fur it merely come once before. I fear the sound that will ring down the halls and the laughter that will echo thereafter. My heart catches in my chest, fur I know too well what he'll do. He'll try to take my meowrail away again. He thinks he is the highblood, but the only thing high about him is that smile upon his face and the glee in his blood shot eyes. I can't handle the ticking down of the clock. He could come climbing in my room, he could be hiding under my bed, or worst, he could be in the dark hallow place of my clawset. I try not to nip at my blanket as I pull it up over my head. My tail tucks out from under, as quick as a snake I yank it up away from the open void that threatens it. A hiss emits from behind my pressed teeth as footsteps come down the dank hallow way, coming closer to my cave, the creature is prowling.
I am ready crouched, my legs bent beneath me as I ready to pounce, my door screeching open slowly, the light from outside my covers, outlines the tall figure, the beast's hair expanding out around it, it's now or never! I throw off my blanket and throw myself over at the beast, my arms flaring; I was going to get him…only he was quicker than I. He caught me effortlessly, his purrrrple oculist staring down at me. My ears, if they were ears, would have slicked back, my eyes wide in terror. "Nepeta! What in the mother fucking subjugators are you doing up?" The beast's eyes narrowed as he peered down at me with those dark hues. I pressed my lips into a dark line, look away. He dare speak to me, after what he'd done to my meowrail. "Meowder," I mumbled under my breath.
His eyes seem clouded as he stared at me fur a moment. I swore that his eyes were water felt, fur purrrple streaks began to puddle there. I should be happy, but my heart hurt. Why would my heart hurt? He had hurt my meowrail. "Nepeta," his voice was a low whisper, but he pulled me to him, wrapping his arms around me, one embracing the round of my back as the other pressing to my hair. Was he going to suck the life from me? "It was a dream, Nepeta, that'll never happen." I blinked in confusion. A dream? But I saw him kill Eq- I saw him die! I shoved him away, dropping down into a crouch. I saw him die. "Nepeta…" I shook my head. My heart thudding, aching, and it felt… broken. I crawled under my bed, my little stuffed friends awaiting me. I could hear the beast calling my name, but I didn't want to see him beclaws I remember now. It was all a dream and in reality- I should be dead and so should the beast.
He should be dead too.
My body shook, and I couldn't stop the water that fell from my eyes. There was a light bump and then an arm draped over my side, and I could his body pressing to mine, encasing around me protectively. "I'm sorry Nepeta…" I almost shrunk away, knowing that caving up with the monster was out of the question, but the truth was there. I turned over and buried my face against his chest. " I lewv you Gamzee" he gasped, a surprise attack.
But we can be enemies again tomorrow, tonight we sleep; not as beast and Meow, but as old, lost friends.