History of the Tiger
Chapter 1(vic)
It has been a long time since I have been in a neighbourhood like this. My new apartment was close to his new school and conveniently placed across from a scenic park. The trees were all in bloom with fresh green leaves and spring was well on its way. It had been a hard decision to move out of the home but it was for the best.
There is still two weeks until school starts and I plan to use these last weeks to my advantage. My plan: party myself sick. My method; clubs, alcohol and the underground rave system.
Unfortunately there were these boxes, which were still in the moving van, to unpack first. As it is I found himself glaring at the last of my junk, willing, no begging, them to move themselves up to his third floor apartment.
"Why did the elevator have to die today?" I groaned to no one in particular and let out a long sigh, it would be a long day.
Picking up two boxes labeled "Kitchen" I stumbled my way to the stairs. I made it halfway up the first flight of stairs before I heard a bang followed by hurried footsteps heading towards the flight of stairs above me. The footfall paused and an angry voice yelled out to yet another unseen person.
"He's your brother! You shouldn't assume that I consider him a mate! I already told you that I'd bare your fucking child, what more do you want from me?"
I paused on the stairs, not knowing if I should intrude on the apparent lover's spat. For a moment I considered going back down the stairs to let them have some privacy, however, that would be counterproductive as someone trying to move into the building.
I stared at the flight of stairs above me for a moment before continuing my assent. Rounding the landing to the second flight of stairs, I caught a glimpse of a boy not much shorter than myself. He was very feminine looking and smelt of a cat. He was also glaring up the stairs he'd come rushing down. Supposedly towards where his lover stood. In other words, the boy wasn't watching his footing so it was no surprise that he tripped and came toppling towards me.
One foot on the first step and I was tackled by a falling boy. My head mate a thudding sound as it lost a war against the brick wall behind me.
"Ouch..." I mumbled as I massaged the growing goose egg on the back of my head. My ears and tail had released themselves, despite my best effort to contain them.
I gazed down to find a small cat-monkey passed out in my lap. It looked like a lemur. Blinking in shock I picked up the little cat and sniffed it. It was a retrograde, like myself, what were the odds? However when the little cat didn't turn back immediately it became apparent that he was not capable of fully controlling his soul's appearance.
The cat and I had a staring contest for a moment before pity took over and I decided to use my heavy seed power to help the little cat out. I placed a hand on the cat's head and hummed, calming the boy so that he would turn back into his human form.
However the human form made for an awkward situation. The boy was sitting on my lap, with his face close enough to feel the warmth of his breath on my cheek. This awkward situation was heightened when yet another male cat reached the landing. I'm guessing it must be the boy's lover based on the scent they share.
"Norio!" the larger cat madarui exclaimed.
The larger cat growled, looming over the small cat and I. My ears went flat against his head and my tail swished nervously as I gazed up at large the cat.
"Ummmm..." I managed before the small cat began to sniff at my neck.
The momentary calmed retrograde cat began to release his soul again, ears popping out and tail swaying behind him. All the while the boy was still seated on my lap, he wasn't making this any less awkward.
"You smell amazing!" the little cat mumbled lustfully in my ear. He leapt into my torso, causing my head to smash, once more, into the brick wall.
My head was spinning as the boy started rubbing his face against my shoulder affectionately, purring all the while. Luckily the larger cat intervened and unlatched the boy from my chest.
"Norio! Calm down!" the large cat growled.
"But Kunimasa, can you not smell him?! I... I can't help it!" the boy stammered and leapt from the larger cat's arms, transforming into a cat as he did so. He pounced into my chest with such force that I whip lashed into the wall again, hitting my head for a third time.
That did it, I was gone, KO'd, the world felt calm and I welcomed sleep as I finally passed out. The last thing I remember was some mumbling and the intoxicating scent of a jaguar.