CHAPTER 1 OPPORTUNITY
Location: Pike Place Market Seattle, WA Noon time
As I walk thru the market, I see a girl being talked to. The girl turns and looks at me, but only for a second. With tears in her eyes she walked away. Her clothes screamed homeless. I asked the fish guy if he had any information on the homeless girl. After a short talk with him, I bought a large Salmon. I went looking for the girl. I looked around and didn't see her, so i took some steps going down to the gum wall and there she was. I found her next to the gum wall, curled up into a little ball. I walk up to her and she screams.
"Don't touch me!" As she wipes her eyes
"I come in peace...I mean you no harm." I say with a smile
"What do you want?" she asked
"I want you to help me." I told her
"With what?...sniff...sniff." she smells the salmon that's all wrapped up in the bag
"Oh you smell it? I bought this for you whether you choose to help me or not." I smiled at her, Her stomach growls
"I can give you the fish now or you can come over to my place. I can cook it for you." I kneel down to get a better look at her
"Why are you trying to help me? Why me?" she asked while she looks around
I look at her and chuckle a little.
"To tell you the truth, your do." I tell her
"Do for what?" she asked
"Your do some help. But i'll leave that to you. Opportunity comes knocking every know an then, but do you have the wisdom to answer it? Tell you what take this fish. I'll be back tomorrow at noon. If your hear, you agree to help. I hope to see you tomorrow." I start to walk away, leaving the fish behind.
"My name is Dartania, but since you bought me this you can call me Dart. Whats your name?" She asked while hugging the fish bag as if it was a teddy bear. I don't turn around but I tell her.
"You can call me Teacher its a nickname." I adjust my gloves
"I'll go with you, but if you try anything I'll kill you." We start walking to my car. She holds on to the Salmon, with a big smile on her face.
"How are you going to cook it?" she asked
"How does herbs and lemon wedges in the oven sound?"
"Delicious...(Stomach growls loudly)"
"Looks like you need something now, What would you like sweetie its on me." I told her
"Your so nice." her eyes begin to water and her lips quiver
"Please don't cry its ok, I'm always this nice." I hold her hand and we continue walking
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We make our way to my car.
"Where is your house?" she asked. As I open the doors
"It's in Marysville." I replied
"Don't you worry i can make arrangements for you to stay with me. You'll have your own room. Alfred please send a message to Mel to have the guest room ready and a medium size package."
Car responds "Any thing else Sir?" "No" "Message was sent Sir."
"Wow your car talks! And his name is Alfred. Hi Alfred." Car doesn't respond
"I'm sorry, Alfred only answers to me. I'm a big batman fan so the name came naturally to me." I smile
"By the way I know what you are...Demon Cat." I tell her. She starts to panic and breath heavily. She drops her human form and reverts to Demon Cat form. She tries to open the door, so I pull over the car.
"Please stay calm. As promised no harm will come to you." I reassured her
"How did you know? What gave me away?" She asked with a panicky voice
"I'll explain. When I was walking in the market. I saw you walk away with tears in your eyes. That's when I saw your eyes. Your Demon Cat eyes appeared for that one second. So I asked the fish guy if he had any information on you. He told me your always staring at the salmon, but you have no money to buy it. He also said that you been doing it for a month. So I bought some Salmon for you and started looking for you. Hoping that you haven't strayed to far. Another clue was that you were able to smell the Salmon. Even though it was wrapped in paper and in a bag. I know you won't hurt me too, other wise I would be dead right now. With those big claws of yours. If you want to leave I won't stop you, your not my prisoner.(click I unlock the door) I would be sad to see you go, but the Salmon is yours to keep." I pray silently for her to stay. She opens the door and pauses.
"I don't get any negative vibes from you. So lets go." She closes the door.
"I need your help, so I can protect myself. You see their are evil Demons who want me dead. Your senses can warn me if there another Demon near by."
"Why are they after you?" She asked
"I'll explain when we get to my place."
We make it to Marysville and stop at Jack in the Box 24 hour drive thru.
"Welcome to Jack in the Box what can I make for you?"
"I want to Fish sandwiches plain. That will be all...wait can you add one milk." You can hear her purr in the back seat.
"Sure no problem, is everything ok in the screen. I'll have your total at the window."
We get the food and where off to my place. Her face is plastered against the window as we pass IVAR'S restaurant. We make it to my house, We get out of the car next to the Hex dome playground.
"There is no house here just a playground?" She was confused
"Wait here." As I walk into the Hex dome and start chanting. Puff I disappeared. 5 seconds later Puff reappeared.
"Put this choker on so you can get into my place. My place has an anti Demon barrier around it. My home is in a dimensional pocket." I told her. I help her into the hex dome and hold her hand. I start chanting and puff where inside.
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"Welcome to my home." She walks timidly inside looking at my book case, couch, kitchen, tv, geometric pictures. One picture catches her eye that I've been painting and its a portrait of a cat that looks like her.
"I'll get started with the fish. Would you like some more milk?" I asked
"I couldn't open the bottle. (flash back of her biting the bottle and making a mess in the back seat of the car) yes please can I get it in a bowl. My master never gave me milk. I'm so excited."
"You can be in your cat form while your here in my home. If you give me your clothes I'll wash it for you. Since your not really naked in cat form. You do have to put clothes back on when you turn back into human form. If you want there is a room for you to change."
"Its ok, you can look while I'm in cat form. I only where clothes in human form. Its too hot to wear clothes in cat form."
She turns her back to me and she takes off her beanie. Long black hair came out of the beanie and on top of her head two cat ears. But she only has half of her right ear. She starts to take off her coat. Long slashes cover her back with missing furr. My heart sank and my eyes began to water and I start to breath heavily.
"Are you ok?" she turns and faces me in her cat form. Her left eye has a slash going thru it and its glossy white. I fall to my knees. My tears flow down in sadness for her pain.
"What have they done to you?" I asked as her ears bend down in sadness
"Is it that bad...I'll put my clothes back on." she says timidly. I take a deep breath and calm down.
"I don't like to see any one suffer. I always keep gloves on all the time cause I have a very special touch." I tell her as i take off my gloves. I put both palms in front of me face up.
"Place your paws on top of mine, I'll do the rest." I asked her. She moved her hands slowly on top of mine. the moment she touched my hands I got a flashback of how she got her wounds. Her ear was biting off, she was in pain. My jaw dropped. Her tail was chopped off and she screamed in agony. Tears started flowing out of me. Her left eye was slashed with a blade and she lost vision in that eye. I start breathing heavily. She was whipped on her back mercilessly, seeing her scream in pain with every slash. She pulls her paws away and my vision starts to focus back onto her.
"Are you ok? You quiet and looked like you where in pain." she asked with a worried look on her face
"NO no no no this won't do." I move closer to her and hold her in my arms. Right hand around her back, left hand around her head against my chest. I start to chant. She closes her eyes and enjoys the embrace.
"You feel good... your so warm...ppppuuuurrrrrrrr. I feel tingly all over...pppuuuurrrrrrr" I release her and she opens her eyes. She goes silent for five seconds and tears begin to flow out.
"I CAN SEE OUT OF MY EYE AGAIN! OMG MY TAIL IS BACK AND MY EAR!" She is so happy
"Go take a look in the bathroom." I point to the bathroom. She scurries of to take a look with her tail straight up. You can hear how happy she is. Healing her made me happy, but it also drains me. My eyes roll to the back of my head and i collapse to the ground with a large thud. She hears the loud thud from the bathroom.
"Teacher?" no reply, She pokes her head out of the bathroom.
"Teacher? Where did you go? I want to than..." She see's him on the floor and screams
"NOOOOOOOO!" she runs up to him. He's not moving.
"Please don't die, open your eyes!" She places her ear on his chest and hear a faint heart beat and shallow breathing.
"Please wake up! I don't know what to do! I haven't been around humans long enough. Please wake up!
She rubs his chest with her paw. She starts to cry
"I'll be a good kitty please wake up! I won't do anything bad, please get up TEACHER! TEACHER!" She screams
"I've never met a human like you. Your a good human DON'T DIE! GET UP! TEACHER!" She cry's uncontrollably
and she lets out a loud sad cat moan.
"I just met you...I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU!" A long sad cat moan.
"I don't want to be alone anymore. Please wake up, you can be my new Master I'll do what ever you want. Just wake up." She continues to cry. Long sad cat moan.
She doesn't leave his side, still crying, Long sad cat moan.
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