Chapter 1:
Darien sighed as he slammed his front door shut in anger before he tossed his keys on to a small table nearby. He was very pissed off and hurt. He started removing his shoes when a small soft voice broke him out of his anger.
"Nya~o"
He turned around and a small smile appeared on his face as a small white cat walked up to him and began to nuzzle his arm. He stopped removing his shoes and gentle picked up the small white cat into his arms before he began to gently stroke it underneath its chin. His actions rewarded him with a soft sweet purr.
"Hey Serena, I'm home..."
He said as he set the small feline down and continued to remove his shoes until he replaced them with his slippers and made his way to the kitchen. Serena tilted her small head before she followed him. Darien reached up to the covers and pulled out a glass before he looked down at his feet to find Serena rubbing her small body against his legs. Another smile appeared on his face as he made his way to the fridge and pulled out a carton of milk before he poured Serena a small bowl and placed it on the floor. He pulled back and watched as she began to drink it in the cutest way. After that, he returned the carton of milk back to the fridge and poured himself a glass of water. Before he could take a sip, Serena caught his attention.
"Nya~o"
Darien looked down at her as she looked up at him, with her head tilting to the right a little. He chuckled to himself before he let out a sigh. He swears that it was like she could always understand him or know something was wrong.
"Alright you caught me, my date ditched me happy?"
He said in an upset voice. Serena's ears fell back as she heard him respond before she walked up to him and began to rub against his legs again. Darien looked down at her and smiled. She always knew how to make him feel alot better. He quickly finished his water before he placed his cup on the counter. Then he leaned down, picked Serena up into his arms and carried her into the living room.
As he walked into the living room, he walked passed his Christmas tree and placed a single ornament on it. Serena tried to reach over to paw at the other shiny ornaments on the tree but Darien pulled her back.
"Silly kitty, you can't. They'll break if they fall."
Darien chuckled as Serena looked up at him. He could swear he saw her glaring at him a little with her sky blue eyes. He walked away from the tree and sat down on the couch before setting Serena down next to him, who quickly climbed into his lap and curled up into a ball. As Darien quietly turned the tv on, his eyes wondered down to the small ball of fur in his lap.
"I can't believe it's been one year exactly since we've met Serena."
Darien smiled as he remember when he had first met the cuddly fur ball.
It was on a cold Christmas night as Darien was making his way home from a Christmas party he had attended at his best friend's Andrew's house with friends. He could remember that it had started snowing outside as he was just three blocks away from his house when he heard a faint cry. Curiosity struck him as Darien had followed the small cry into an alley way. The alley itself was disgusting and smelled like rotten food and urine. Darien had to cover his nose as he tried to listen for the noise again. After a minute of nothing, he shrugged it off as his imagination before he turned back to the entrance. Just as he was about to exit the alley, he heard the faint sound again.
Darien turned around and listened for the sound again, before he followed the noise to a dirty old dumpster. He had to hold his breath as he removed the lid and looked inside. The sight of what was inside almost killed him. Inside the dumpster laid a small dirty black cat that looked like had been attack by a dog od some kind. It's fur was slight red, due to it's bleeding arm. It was curled up into a ball as it shook from the freezing cold. Darien had taken a closer look and saw that it look really undernourished.
He looked around to see if anyone was around but saw no one until he turned back to the poor animal. He couldn't leave the poor thing to die. He removed his deep blue scarf and reached inside the dumpster before he pulled the small creature out.
He gently wrapped the small cat in his scarf before he ran to his apartment. After he had arrived in under a few minutes, Darien gently took the small black cat a bath. And boy did he get a surprised when he was done. It turned out that the black cat wasn't black at all, but white due to all the dirt and mud it had on its fur.
After the cat was nice and clean, Darien gently treated its arm and bandaged it up. Once Darien was finished, he carried the small cat to the kitchen. He set it down on the counter and looked through his fridge before he pulled out a carton of milk and poured some into a small bowl.
At first the cat didn't want to eat or be near him after he had set the bowl down. Darien understood probably because it had never been near humans before. Smiling, Darien had offered his hand out to it but ended up receiving a scratch instead. He flinched but that didn't stop him as he reached over and began to gently stroke the cat under its chin. He smiled when it began to purr before it started leaning into his touch. After that, the cat wasn't afraid of him and drank the milk he had left for it.
Darien smiled as he looked down at Serena as she slept, content in his lap. After that Christmas day, he had decided to keep her, unable to let her go back outside on to the streets. A week after they had met, Darien took her to a vet to have her checked out and get her shots, which was hard since she struggled and hissed at the vet. He was glad he didn't end up with a lawsuit because she had given the vet serious scratches'. After the whole shot fiasco, the vet had informed Darien that his fuzzy little friend was female.
As Darien was making his way home while carrying a sleeping kitty cat in his arms, he began to think of a name for her when he decided to stop by at the arcade his friend Andrew worked. As he walked through the automatic doors, he felt the urge turn back and head home as he saw Andrew was busy with his fiance Mina. Darien looked away before he spotted his other friends Lita, Raye and Amy at a table a few feet away. They obviously looked just as annoyed and somewhat grossed out by the scene near the front door. He walked over to the table, as he covered his eyes to avoid seeing anymore before he stood in front of the table. Lira, Raye and Amy smiled at him before they spotted the small ball of fur that had finally woken up from its cat nap.
What happened after that, earned Darien a few scratches in the face because they girls all squealed, causing the cat to jump up startled. After a while, she relaxed as the girls all began to pet her as Darien tried to stop his face from bleeding. Amy then asked him where he got her and he explained where he had found her as they were approached by Andrew and Mina. Mina, of course being a cat lover, squealed lightly at the sight of the cat before she began to hug and cuddle it.
Darien sighed and facepalmed as he watched the scene before having to explain his story again to his two friends. Once he finished, Mina asked if he had named the cat which he replied with a no. After that, the girls started brainstorming ideas for names, which took about two hours in which Darien had made a list of possible names. The girls had debated on which name they liked the most when Darien's new pet, who was sitting in his lap, pawed at a name on the paper. Darien looked at the name and saw the word Serena. He looked down at her as she smiled a cat smile at him, and since then Serena has been her name.
Darien smiled at the memory before he was pulled out memory lane by Serena who was pawing at his face. He looked down at her as she lightly licked his nose, which caused him to chuckle at her cutness.
"Are you hungry again Serena?" He asked her as he stood up with her in his arms.
"Nya~o"
Serena pawed at his chest before he headed to the kitchen to get her and himself some dinner. Darien set her on the table and got Serena some food while Darien prepared himself some instead noodles. As he waited for his food to get ready, Darien looked down at Serena as she ate. He smiled at her as she finished before she walked up to him and began to rub her body against his legs. Soon he began to eat his dinner before he picked her up and carried her off to bed.
He walked into his bedroom, set Serena on his bed before he looked through his closet for some sweatpants. He grabbed them then he walked into the bathroom and changed into them before he returned to the bedroom. Darien turned the lights off before he laid down. As he was about to fall asleep, he felt a small weight next to him under the covers. He lifted the covers up a little and found Serena sleeping soundly next to him, snuggled at his side. Darien smiled at the sight before he leaned down and kissed her small head before lightly rubbing her small nose.
"Sweet dreams Serena."
Darien whispered before he placed the covers over her again and fell asleep.
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Serena' P.o.V:
When master returned him from his date, slamming the door shut I knew he had either been stood up or she had left him. I don't understand how any woman could reject him or ignore him. I could just tell by his attitude or posture that he needed some cheering up.
"Nay~o"
I catch his attention and I see his eyes light up a little. I walk up to him and nuzzle him, letting him know I'm here for him. I hated all the women that he has dated in this whole year. They always found a way to make master sad or upset. I purred as he gentle picked me up and rubbed under my chin. After he placed me back on the floor, I watched as master removed his shoes before he made his way to the kitchen.
I always wondered why he would always hold his emotions inside. I walked up to him and began to cuddle his legs to cuddle him. I looked up to see him smiling before he reached into the fridge and pulled out my favorite treat, milk. My tail swayed back and forth as I watched him placed a bowl in front of me. I began to drink it down before I looked up at him, tilting my head and let out another small cry to catch his attention. He looked down at me, and I tilted my head waiting for him to explain what had happened this time. He let out a small chuckle before he let out a sigh.
"Alright you caught me, my date ditched me happy?"
He said in an upset voice. My ears fell back as I heard him respond before I walked up to him and began to nuzzle his legs again, letting him know it was ok. I looked up at master and saw him looking down at me as he smiled. Thats better, beside it's that witches lost.
I watched as master finished his water before he placed his cup on the counter. Then he leaned down, picked me up into his warm arms and carried me into the living room.
As he walked into the living room, master walked passed the large tree he had in the house. My eyes sparkled as I saw him pick up a shiny ball and placed it on the tree. I reached over to play with the shiny balls on the tree but master pulled me away from them. No, I wanna play!
"Silly kitty, you can't. They'll break if they fall."
Master chuckled as he down at me and I looked up at him. I glared at him, and he blinked confused. Master then walked away from the tree and sat down on the couch before setting me down next to him. I quickly climbed into his lap and curled up into a ball. I always love cuddling and sleeping in master's lap. I heard master turn the tv on, but I could feel his eyes looking down at me instead.
"I can't believe it's been one year exactly since we've met Serena."
I smiled as I remember when we first met. I was so cold as I laid alone in that cold horrible dumpster. At the time, I was recovering from being attacked by a big meanie dog that picked on me and threatened me on a daily bases. That time he went too far and caused me to bleed. I was too weak to move and too tired to even lick my injures clean.
I had been asleep at the time, but I guess I had made a noise loud enough for master to hear because the next thing I knew I was in master's warm arms. I was scared, and surprised. I hadn't been near humans since my first owner had passed away from old age when I was just a kitten.
When master first brought me home, I looked around. I hated the bath he had given me, I felt so embarrassed and violated. After the horrible bath, he tended to my injury which hurt to no end until he finally pulled back. It still hurt but not as much as it had before. When master then tried to offer me food, I refused. How was I gonna know he wasn't gonna send me to those horrible pet shelters that I've heard other cats meowing about on the streets. When he tried to pet me, I had acted on instinct and scratched him but then I regretted doing so. But master didn't seem to mind since he had reached over and gently scratched under my chin. I couldn't help purr at his touch. When he tried to pull back, I leaned in more, I didn't want him to stop petting me. After that, I ate all the food he had given me and stayed with him since that day.
A week went by and I never left his side. But when he took me to the vet, I almost had a small heart attack at the sight of the needles. I hate needles, their evil! I ended up scratching the man in the green outfit. Of course master didn't seem to happy, I had hope I hadn't upset him when I had scratched the man. After that, the man did something I will not speak of. It's too horrible and embarrassing to talk about. Once master was told I was a girl, we had left the vet and headed home. I nuzzled and fell asleep in master's warm arms.
When I woke up, I saw we had stopped in a store of some kind and we stood in front of a group of girls. When they looked at me, they let out loud screams which scared me so much. I had accidentally scratched master in the face.
Once I had been able to calm down and relaxed, the girls all began to pet me as master tried to stop his face from bleeding. I felt really bad at what I had done. A girl with short blue hair asked him where he got me and he explained that he had found and saved me from the street. After master finished explaining, we were approached by another man with blond hair and a woman with long blonde hair and a red ribbon in her hair. The woman took one look at me before she squealed lightly before she began to hug and cuddle me. I swear I almost died because she had a tight grip.
I spotted master sighed and slapped his hand on his forehead as he watched the woman killing me. I wiggled out of her grip and jumped into his arms before master explain his story again to his two friends. Once he finished, the woman with blonde hair asked if master had named me which he replied with a no. I didn't need a name, I already had one. My name is Serena.
Of course being a cat, I had no way of letting master know that. The women all started brainstorming ideas for names, which took about two hours. I was so bored, I almost felt tempted to take another cat nap. After the two hours, master had made a list of possible names. The women had debated on which name they liked the most. I was getting seriously bored, so I decided to speed the process up. I started looking over the list when I saw my name written on it. I lifted a paw and stared pawed at the word on the paper. Master looked at the name and saw my name Serena. He looked down at me as I smiled a cat smile at him. After that, he started calling me by my name Serena.
I smiled at the memory before I grew hungry again. Don't judge me, I'm a growing girl. I sat up and looked up at master, he seemed to be thinking of the past too. I smiled as I started pawing at his face. He looked down at me before I leaned up and gave his nose lightly kitten kisses, which caused him to chuckle.
Are you hungry again Serena?" Master asked me as he stood up with me in his arms.
"Nya~o"
I smiled and pawed at his chest before he headed to the kitchen to get me and himself some dinner. Master set me on the table and got me some food while he prepared himself some food. When I finished I looked up at him and saw he was smiling at me. I walked up to him and began to nuzzle his legs. Soon master began to eat his dinner before he picked me up and we headed off to bed.
Master walked into his bedroom and set me on the bed, and I curled up into a ball. Master grabbed a change of clothes and walked into the bathroom to change into them before he returned to the room. Master turned the lights off before he laid down next to me. I crawled under the covers and snuggled close to him. I felt master remove the covers and looked at me before he leaned down and kissed my head before lightly rubbing my small nose.
"Sweet dreams Serena."
Master whispered before he placed the covers over me again and fell asleep. After two hours of sleeping, I woke up yawning. I stretched my arms and legs before I looked up at my sleeping master. I pulled away from master and headed to the kitchen for a drink of water. After quenching my thirst, I headed back to the bedroom. I crawled back into bed and snuggled close to my master. I looked up at him and smiled before I lightly licked his nose again.
Master has done so much for me in the passed year since he took me in, I wish there was some way to show master how much he means to me. I let out a small yawn and closed my eyes, before falling asleep.
Normal P.o.V:
~Next Morning~
Darien woke up the next morning. He turned to his side and pulled the warm he felt next to him closer. He smiled in his sleep as he slowly ran his hand up and down the soft skin he felt in his hand. Wait, skin!?
Darien's eyes widen as he yanked the covers off the bed and looked down at what was laying next to him. A young woman with long golden blond hair laid next to him. He blinked before he rubbed his eyes to rub the sleep from his eyes before he looked down at her again.
He was about to wake her up, when he noticed something on her head. She had two white cat ears on her head. He stared at the cat ears as she began to wake up. Darien's eyes widen as he blushed deeply as he watched her sit up yawning. She was completely naked but her long hair covered her body. Darien opened his mouth to say something when the woman looked at him and smiled.
She held her hands up into small fists, holding them like paws. Darien blinked as she reached up to paw at his face. He looked at her in the eye and saw her sky blue eyes. He looked at her surprised before he took in her cat ears before he looked around the bed. When he did find a certain cuddly, affectionate feline he turned back to the woman in front of him.
"S-Serena?"