A/N: Something I found from a while ago. It's still pretty fun though! Probably not any spoilers unless you're really early in the series.
Disclaimer: Wish I owned, but I do not.
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"Alright Break! Why did you bring me out here?" Oz asks, tired of being pushed along completely blindfolded. All he knew is that he's outside.
"Ne, you'll see," Break says, poking the younger boy's ear.
"Break, please stop, that's just creepy. Can I take this blindfold off yet?"
"Nope!" chuckles Emily.
"Then it wouldn't be a surprise, would it," Break teases.
"Yeah, it's so much of a surprise, even Break doesn't know what it is!" Emily pipes in.
"Wait... so you don't know Break! Then why did you bring me all the way out here?"
"To tease Raven of course!"
"I should have known."
"Anyways, they say a lot of people who pass by here mysteriously disappear. Pandora said to check it out."
"And he got bored and brought you," Emily adds, laughing a bit.
"Break, can I take the blindfold off now?"
"Well, why not!" Break chirps, whipping it off.
Oz takes in his surroundings. They were at the edge of a forest with surprisingly dark wood. A small stone path winds around here and disappears into the tree filled maze. Nothing really seemed all that unusual to him, then again, it's really dark out, so maybe he just can't see it.
"So, people disappear here."
"Don't you listen, hehe!" Emily laughs.
"This is where those stuffy old Pandora officers say it happens, but what do they know. I believe they get stolen between noon and midnight, that's what they say. They think it's a chain we've never met before."
Oz lost attention a few minutes ago though.
"Oy! Brat, are you listening!" Emily asks.
"Hey, it's a cat. It's all black and its eyes are so pretty. Look, they're like blue ice!" Oz says, proudly holding the mentioned cat up.
"Maybe we should take it home and give it to Raven as a present."
"Do you want to come home kitty? I'm sure Gil would love you," Oz says while smirking. He pokes its stomach playfully, then yelps as it bites hard into his hand. The cat then bites Xerxes's ankle and jumps into a tree and watches them, almost seeming to smile.
Suddenly, a wave of dizziness hits the two and their bites itch. It spreads quickly, and no matter how much they scratch it just seems to get worse.
"Break! What is this?"
"I'm not sure, but I think we've found the culprit of our disappearances," Break says. He draws his sword and jumps after the fluffy cat. To his surprise, the small animal dodges it with surprising ease, jumping out of harms reach without breaking a sweat. Its eyes seem to twinkle smugly.
"Um... Break-"
"Not now Baka!" Emily says.
"But Break!"
"Can't talk now!" Break says, narrowly missing the feline foe. To his silent frustration, it almost seemed to be teasing him now, not that it showed at all. The cat retreated to the tree tops, and he followed, finding balancing easy, almost too easy.
"But Break, you have a tail!"
"I kno- wait, what?" he looks behind him and, to his surprise, a furry white tail tickles his nose. He follows it down and finds that it is indeed attached to him. He looks over to Oz, and pauses, eye widening,"Oz, you have one too, and cat ears."
"Hahaha! Imagine the look on Raven's face if his precious Bocchan came back with cat ears and a tail," Emily cackles.
Break touches the top of his head, and feels a fluffy pair of his own ears. And, is that a claw. Yes, yes it is. And paw pads, and fur. Was it just him, or did everything look a little bigger now? He shrugs it off and tries again to slash at the hopping cat. He almost makes it this time, but the sword slips at the last second. He hisses quietly and lands on his feet... all four of them... except they're paws now.
"Oz..."
"Yeah Break?"
"Am I a cat now?"
"Yes. Am I?"
Break looks over to where Oz was, and in the blonde boy's place is a blonde, emerald eyed, half-grown cat. He nods,"Yes, yes you are. This is an interesting mess we've gotten into, isn't it?"
"Hey! Baka! You dropped me!"
"Sorry Emily," he says. He tries to pick the doll up, but quickly figures out he can neither stand on two legs, nor can he pick things up since he now lacks thumbs. His attempts at picking Emily up with his mouth are just about as successful,"Ne, this might be a problem..."
"I think you've got more important things to worry about," a new voice purrs. Both the set of eyes and single eye immediately lock onto the black cat that started this all. To their surprise, his situation seems to be the opposite of theirs. A black haired, ice eyed boy, albeit one with cat ears and a tail, now stands in the cat's place. Before they have a chance to get over their shock, the boy pounces at Break. Break snaps out of it just in time to get out of the way. He stumbles a little, not quite used to maneuvering four feet at once, but the tail rebalances him.
"Are you okay Break!"
"I'm fine! Run Oz!"
"No you don't!" Tom purrs. He pounces on the small cat and catches him by the scruff.
"Oz!"
"Run Break! Go get the others!"
He ignores him and tries to run after the cat-boy, but before he can get used to literally having two left feet, the boy's ears twitch, he hisses, and then jumps inhumanly far, disappearing deep into the forest.
"Dang, he got away. I guess I have no choice but to return like this. Oh well, at least I can have my fun with Raven."