Kunimitsu: A Cat's Tail
By: PurpleCobra247
Rated M for adult language, extreme violence, and sexual content
(This is a story all about my favorite Tekken character, Kunimitsu, and nobody else. If you're not a big fan of her, I suggest you refrain from reading this fic. Others who are fans, enjoy!)
Chapter 1: Hard Times of a Ninja
I… never thought life could be…… hard. For me, that's all it was… hard, harder, and hardest. My name is Kunimitsu, otherwise known as "The Cat Devil". My speed and stealth mearly marks my 'cat' ways. I have the speed of a cheetah and the stealth of a siberian tiger, but… all that didn't seem to matter for… well… Yoshimitsu. He was harder to deal with than my constant cleaning of my kunai, which I truly endure more than wealth itself.
During my Manji Clan days, I was known for stealing for myself instead of for the poor. I felt that having wealth and riches meant for having power beyond imaginable. So, I did what a domestic cat would do to a neighbor's pot pie sitting on a windowsill… I stole whatever I could get my greedy slender hands on. From exotic lamps to priceless floor rugs of animal skins, I stole them all… and all for me. Then, when Yoshimitsu heard about my rash actions, he warned me of the consequences I'll receive from this if I continue. I refused to listen as I continued to steal for all the glory to myself… killing any person that got in my way. After a meagle 4 weeks, Yoshimitsu had it up to here with my devious behavior and he kicked me out of the Manji Clan for all eternity. Years after, my revenge was never complete and I decided to just hide in the most secretive place… the top floor of an old hotel building. It wasn't very roomy, but it was essential enough to call it my official hiding place.
One day, I was nearly starving. The cabinets were bare and the refrigerator and freezer were vacant. I had on my signature black, brown, and burgandy pants outfit, minus the cat mask. My beautiful green-eyed Japanese face was frowned with hunger and starvation as I slowly walked over to my sofa and groaned with stomach pains from an empty stomach. It was literally growling like a lion, ready to pounce on his prey for breakfast and I never had breakfast… yet. My only other neighbor, a common old man named Jerrkiiko, entered through my door with a bag of groceries. He came to check on me. His face was wrinkled with white eyebrows, brown eyes, a white beard, and wore a simple robe as his clothing.
"What's the matta, Kuni?" He asked me in his gruff, but friendly voice. "Starvin'?"
"I haven't eaten anything since I decided to hide here." I replied innocently, holding my abdomen tighter than ever. "I don't think I'll never eat at this rate."
"Ain't dat lil' rex, uh… what's his name? Gon! Ain't he supposed ta be bringin' ya somethin'?"
"He would, but now that he depises me, I don't think he'll get me anything."
"Try to resist thievery fo' a while. Here." Jerrkiiko walked in and handed me a roll of yen. "Dat's 7,000 yen fo' ya. Get yaself a real shoppin' spree of food." I looked at the money as he said this and I figured I should try to shop annoymously. I just need to wear decent clothes and wear my hair completely flowing. No ponytails. "Sound like a good play fo' ya?"
"Sounds good." I replied as I slowly sat up, due to the fact that I was extremely weak with hunger. "Ugh! But… I don't know about the walking. My legs feel like they'll detach themselves from their sockets."
"Oh, don't worry. I've got a pet raptor you can ride on. He's just trained to get ya from point A to point B… and then, come back."
"That's perfect." I sat back down, moaning with extreme pains in my vacant stomach. "Hurry and send him in here, so I can eat."
"Sure thing, ma'am."
4 painful minutes later…
I was on my way to the Kyoto Shopping Center on the raptor's back. His name was Kogatago, which was a really cute name to me. He ran to the store with grace. He felt my pains of my lion growling stomach and knew that I needed to eat. I was dressed annoymously, like I promised before. I wore a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and my red hair was waving freely and was loose. When we finally arrived at the store, I tried to get off of him, but again, my legs were feeling loosely implanted and couldn't even take a small step. Kogatago understood my condition and allowed me to ride him inside the store, being my convenient "wheelchair". I checked my list and started shopping. Kogatago was pushing the shopping cart while I was picking out the food and placing them in… one at a time. As we spent more and more minutes of shopping, my stomach was getting to the brink of allowing me to pass out on the cold tile floor, but I fought against it as best as I could as we continued. Then, suddenly… I sensed him. Here. In the shopping center. Yoshimitsu himself… and his posse behind him. Kogatago quickly hid us behind a box of produce with the cart full of food beside it. Luckily, he was flying through the store's ceiling, grabbing every piece of food he can get his robo hands on. As I watched, my stomach again growled in demand for me to pass out, but I disobeyed as I remained strong and focused. Kogatago had to find a way to get us out of here without having Yoshimitsu and his Manji posse coming after me.
"Kaitaggi hyavoystos." He spoke to me in his fluent alien japanese. I understood his awkward language as I nodded in reponse, for I was too weak to talk. After he told me his demand, he did something that I didn't think any raptor would do in a lifetime. He rushed towards the cash register as fast as he could, dashed back to me, picked me up, placed me on his back, and dashed back in the same speed… while the cashier was checking out our products. It was amazing to see and the Manji didn't even see us. They were too busy finding the right meat. After all our food was processed and paid for, leaving me only 2 yen left, we quickly ran back to my hotel room and he helped do the unpacking of the food with Jerrkiiko while I was eating a nice warm platter of delicious Hagatomi Noodle Soup with grilled shrimp as a side dish and soy sauce for dipping.
"Thanks, Jerrkiiko." I thanked as I was eating my first three-course meal since I've hidden myself. "That money was almost more than enough than what I hoped for."
"Ya very welcome, Kuni." Jerrkiiko replied from the kitchen. "It's the least I could do fo' bein' ya neighbor here on this very top floor. I've never had any neighbors up here before and you're the first. I honor you, Kunimitsu. Truly, I do."
"Aw, thanks." I was blushing as red as the tail of one of the grilled shrimps before me. I was actually Jerrkiiko's first and only neighbor on this floor and I actually feel happy about it… and pretty shy about it as well. "There's really not much to do up here. It's no wonder you've been praying for a neighbor."
"Ya gots dat right. Dere ain't no T.V.'s, air conditioners, nobody comes up here to clean the place, and… well, not much space is in these here rooms, but hey! I'm sure a former Manji ninja like you can get used to it in due time."
"I can manage. I'm just… worried."
"About what?"
"About how the rest of my life will be living up here in the unsanitary dump of shit."
"Don't call it that, Kuni! Ya can call it the "Dirty Heaven". The heaven part is livin' here… and don't ya forget it, sista! Kogatago, ya got everythang?!"
"Yao!" Kogatago replied from the kitchen as he exited. "Jahajoywa haitachi!"
"Good, good. Get back to the room and I'll make ya some cookies." After that was said, the orange raptor went back to his hotel room. Jerrkiiko looked back at me as the dinosaur left.
"Don't worry 'bout dese conditions. Once ya start callin' dis Dirty Heaven, you'll see exactly what I'm talkin' about." He said to me before he left and closed my creaking door behind him. After he left, it was all silent again. All I could hear was the outside traffic through the transparent glass windows and the sound of me savoring my meal. It was indeed hard times for a ninja like me right now and it couldn't get any worse…
…or did it?
(Well, how do you like it so far? It's my view on Kunimitsu's life and I like it. Don't you? Please review and tell me what you think so far. No flames please. I burn easily.)
