Disclaimer: I do not own "The Cat Returns."
Kuoko looked out her window in a daze of the sun. Her breath calm, but loud as her heart beat slowly. Today was a beautiful day, and it was her's for as long as nothing at all happened. She sighed happily and blinked, letting her eyes peal from the sun to her room. She frowned at the dullness of her room. The was nothing beautiful about it all, save the large picture of gray wolf.
"I'll paint my room dark blue. It'll look good with the picture." She said crossing to her vanity. Her vanity was cherry wood, and very dusty. Full of her makeup and a few other things. She pulled open the small drawer and removed her hairbrush then proceeded to comb her short black hair. It didn't even touch her shoulders, so she accidentally pulled the brush to far and hit her shoulders.
"My hair is far too poofy." She muttered fluffing it up even more. She sighed unhappily at herself. Pale white skin, and green eyes. She grabbed her plain white headband and pulled her bangs back. "It'll do." She said turning about.
Her outfit was still undecided. She pulled oven her closet and looked around. Consenting to a dark blue skirt and a gray short sleeve. Then she pulled on some fresh white socks and walked out.
The next room, after the hallway, was the kitchen where her mother sat reading. Her mom, Anne, sat at the table reading a new English book. Kuoko shook her head, her mother had learned to speak Japanese but couldn't read it.
"Hey, mom." Kuoko said sitting across from Anne. She pulled some of the grapes out of a bowl and nibbled at them.
"Hello, sweetie." Anne said looking up. She fixed her reading glasses on her nose. "How did you sleep?"
"Well. How about you?" Kuoko asked looking at her mom's hair. Anne's hair was graying, but quiet interestingly. It was white at the top, to light gray, to dark gray, to black at the bottom.
"I could have slept better. Do you have any plans today?" Anne asked.
"I might visit Enzeraika." Kuoko muttered. "Or something. But chances are I will take a walk."
"Have fun, dear." Anne said returning to her book. Kuoko stood up and walked to the door. She pulled on her sneakers and opened the door.
"Bye, Mom. I love you." Kuoko said stepping outside onto the half busy sidewalk.
"Love you too." Anne called before Kuoko shut the door. Kuoko smiled half-heartedly as she watched the busy street. She walked for a while before coming to the little square where shop and cafes lined the sidewalks. Kuoko stood outside one shop looking in at it, captivated by the life size wolf manikin. She heard a familiar giggle, and turned to see Enzeraika standing there, dressed in her usual dark clothing. Her dark pants had chains and skulls, leading to her dark pink shirt with a glittery skull, then to her many necklaces, to the strangest part of her: her hair. Her hair was dyed blonde, with black stripes and then magenta at the part that falls to her shoulders. Her bangs were grown to a long side sweep over her right eye. Her makeup was very dark, and most of it at her eyes.
"Hey, Kuoko!" Enzeraika yelled happily.
"Hey, Enza." Kuo said smiling widely. At first glance you wouldn't know they were best friends.
"What are you up to? Gum?" She asked pulling out a packet of gum.
"Nothing much, kinda waiting for something amazing to happen." Kuoko said taking a piece of gum and putting it in her mouth.
"You dream too much, Kuoko." Enza said sitting down at a chair that belonged to the café.
"Maybe, but you do to." Kuko said sitting next to her. "How's Edu?" She asked referring to Enza's little brother.
"Eh, annoying. All mama does is spend her time with him. Not that I'm jealous, but it gets old." Enza sighed.
"Sure, sure." Kuoko laughed.
A small gray dog passed there feet, it barked as it passed them. It had a deep red bow of ribbon around it's neck and it carried a flower in it's mouth.
"How cute." Kuoko admired.
"Cuddly." Enza said in her bubbly way. "Wonder where it's going?"
"Yeah." Kuoko said getting up. Enza followed.
The dog scampered forward, to the edge of the road. Cars, buses, and motorcycles passed by. The dog seemed to pay no attention.
"Oh no." Kuoko watched in horror as the small dog stepped forward onto the street, a large car going at full speed to it.
"Oh it's going to get hurt!" Enza yelled. Kuoko gasped and ran into the road after the dog.
"Kuoko! Don't! You'll get killed!" Enza yelled running tot he edge of the road. Kuoko ran to the dog, lifting her up and tumbling over into a bush as the car slammed on it's brakes.
"No way!" Enza yelled looking over for her friend.
Kuoko sat looking at the small gray dog, who licked itself. Kuoko rubbed her arms, one bled from scraping it on the road. The dog looked at her, it's blue eyes shining. It stood on it's hind legs.
"Thank you, Miss." It said in a musical voice. Kuoko couldn't form a sentence, shocked. "Oh my, you've hurt yourself. I must thank you again, and I'll be back to thank you properly." The dog said picking up her flower and running off. Enza came running though the bush.
"Kuoko? Are you ok?" Enza asked kneeling down next to her. Kuoko stared at her.
"The dog ... it ... talked." Kuoko stuttered. Enza laughed. "You must have hit your head. Come on, let's get you home. I'll sleep over tonight if it'll make you feel better."
"Yeah, hit my head. I'd like you to sleep over." Kuko said getting up. Enza made the 'tsk tsk tsk' noise with her tongue.
"You're bleeding." She said reaching into her bag a pulling out a tissue. "Please don't ever do that again." She sighed and sweat dripped.
Dear god that kinda sucked. I hope you like it, It will get good in the next chapter, I swear. This story doesn't have Haru, Sorry. But it is full of wolves, Muta, Toto, and of course BARON! R&R