Just Complicated
'Nothings happened agian. Maybe they reliesed how boring I am and changed their minds.' Iruka thought as he gathered the day's homework off his desk and put it in his bag. He didn't have to work in the missions' room today, since he only worked there three days a week.
He had been on edge for several days, not knowing what was going to happen, if anything, throughout his days. But, now as he stood in front of his apartment door, agian, nothing had happened. Setting his work bag in the floor by the door, Iruka looked around. Something didn't seem right. He could feel another presence in the room, but could see no one. Stepping farther into the living room, he looked over the back of the couch finding the other being.
There curled up on a pillow was a small, gray and black spotted kitten. As if sensing he was there the kitten yeahwned and looked up at him with its pale gray-blue eyes. It then yeahwned again and sat up and stretched. A small blue bow was tied around its neck, over a small collar with a bell on it, and a tag hung off with his name on it.
Scratching behind the cat's ear, Iruka carefully ripped the note off and opened it reading;
Dear Love,
I wanted to give you the kitten in person, but I've been called away for a mission.
Her name is Mew.
She's a special ninja kitty. I didn't think you had a summon and you seemed like a cat person. She's not trained yet, so you'll have something other then work to obsess over. If you teach her well enough she might even learn to talk.
Don't worry about me; I'll only be gone for a few days. When I get back we can go out somewhere. Anywhere you want to go. But I'm afraid it will only be the two of us, MA is on a long term mission.
See you soon.
Love,
HK
"Mew, hu? Why would they call you that?" Iruka asked, not expecting an answer. But a small, 'mew' was his reply. "Right, well let's go to the store and get you some food then Mew."
"Mew!"
The bell above the door sounded as Iruka entered into a corner market, echoed by the smaller ringing bell of Mew turning her head at the sound. The small cat had made herself comfortable on his shoulder at his apartment when she had refused to stay behind.
Walking to the small pet food section, in one of the back corners of the store, Iruka looked at the may prefer brands of the store. "Right, so let's get you canned food. Let's see…"Iruka picked up one of the brands and read, "…Mighty Whiskers; chicken flavor. So, we'll get some chicken flavor, and how about some tune too?" he asked picking up another can, but looking out of the corner of his eye at Mew.
'Why do I feel like one of those crazy cat ladies all of a sudden?'
"That looks nasty." Iruka commented, as he set a plate with Mighty Whiskers on it in the floor for Mew. Mew simply stared at him for a moment before she started to eat her food. "How am I supposes to train you anyway? I guess we'll just have to wait for HK to get back." He mumbled, giving her a pat on the head before standing to get his own dinner.
The evening had been uneventful as he went through his nightly routine, that is if you exclude the market incident. The casher had made a comment about pets not being allowed in the store and Mew didn't like being called a pet very much. She had jumped off his shoulder and clawed the clerks face before jumping back into his arms, getting them both banned from the store.
But now as he settled into bed, lights out, blinds closed, and alarm set, everything seemed normal. Until he was nearly asleep. His covers started to move towards the edge of the bed little by little. Finally when part of his arm was no longer covered Iruka finally sat up and looked over the side of the bed. There, on the floor was Mew trying to jump up on the bed, but constantly failing. "Mew do you want help up?" he asked, as the small kitten failed again. A small meow was his answer as he reached over and lifted her up. He carefully sat her on the other side of his bed as he pulled the covers back on the to the bed. "Now, go to sleep." he said as he lied back down to sleep. Moments later the sudden feel of extra pressure on his pillow, followed by something furry settling next to his face made him reopen his eyes.
'You've got to be kidding me…'
BEEP! BE-SMACK!!
"There's no need for an alarm when I have fur attached to my face." Iruka mumbled, followed by a huff that moved some fur on Mew's tail. 'Right, now I have demon children to deal with after a night of no sleep. Love it…' he thought sitting up, causing Mew to shift slightly from his head moving. Going through his usual morning routine, Iruka laid out a can of Mighty Whiskers and left his apartment and a sleeping Mew behind for a day of want-to-be ninja and an afternoon in the mission room. Jumping to the roof of the next building Iruka raced off to the academy.
A small hand went up in the air.
"Yes Rieko?"
"Iruka-sensei there's a cat at the window staring at you."
"What?! Where?!" Iruka asked, jerking his head up from the papers he was reading.
"Right there, outside the window. It's been staring at you for awhile now."
"Mew! What are you doing here?" Iruka nearly shouted as he opened the window letting Mew into the classroom and out of the falling snow.
"Awww,." "Iruka-sensei it's so cute!" "Is she yours?" "Where'd you get her?" "I want to hold it!" several of the young girls commented, as Mew came into the classroom and Iruka put her on his desk.
"Um… A friend gave her to me. Her name is Mew. She's my new summon, I still have to train her though." Iruka explained, scratching Mew behind the ears.
"My daddy told me that if someone gives you a ninja summon that they really care about you." One of the Hyuga children said.
"Really, why is that?"
"Because they gave you something to protect you. And if you're ever hurt the summon knows who to come get." the white eyed child explained.
"Yeahp, that's what my Mama says to. That's why we each get a summon. In fact we're having more puppies soon so I get my summon in a couple of months too. I can still bring my puppy even though you have a kitty, right?"
"Yes, I'm sure Mew will behave herself." Iruka insured, petting Mew on the head once more before standing. "Ok, all of you back to your sets we still have a lesson to learn."
I was going to keep going, but I've been stuck at this spot for about a week, probably more, so I'm going to stop it because I know what I want to do in the next chapter. So 'till next time.
