I'm back! Sorry for this not coming as soon as the other ones, I just don't have a set schedule and I have a tendency to think about the climax of the story without figuring out how to get there, which causes me to lose interest in things. Thankfully, I hate unfinished fan fictions and I will try to finish this one and maybe the other one. Also I think it goes without saying that I own nothing…
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'What price was that person talking about?' The red headed woman known as Naoko was having trouble contemplating what had just happened. 'Why did Haru not want to see me anymore? And why did her captor give her the chance to visit me for a price? Oh what was the price!?' She could tell from the tone in the captors voice that the price wasn't money. She could tell it was something that Haru didn't have to give up. Not physically at least. Then she started to wonder why the captor was keeping Haru, and not asking for a ransom. She shuddered at the thought of what the captor wanted. Suddenly, a blue portal appeared in the room that Naoko was in, and three cats walked out.
One cat walked in first. He (she guessed) had an unnaturally purple-gray fur that was unkempt, making him appear a stray if it wasn't for the golden collar and the weird eye shaped gem on his head. He also had mismatched eyes, and that was a rarity in humans, but cats! She had never seen that. The other two cats walked in side by side behind the first cat, both looking sad. She didn't know how she could tell that they were sad, but she could just sense it. One of the cats looked similar to the one in front, but with shorter, neater, and darker fur. He even had the same mismatched eyes. She presumed that they were related, maybe even father and son.
The last cat she looked at was slightly smaller than the one next to her, and had dark brown eyes. Instead of being one solid color, the fur on her from the top of her head to her tail was medium brown, while her underside was a light tan. She looked just like she was out of kittenhood but still had a few childish features. Naoko could clearly see streaks in her fur, presumably from tears. This causes her to look at the cat's eyes again and see the sadness in them. It wasn't a light sadness either, but more like she witnessed her entire family get murdered in front of her. Naoko was too distracted by the brown cat's eyes that she didn't notice the fish necklace in front of her.
'Oh,' she thought. She was surprised to see it and didn't know what to do. But when she saw the first cat paw it with what seemed like an evil grin on his face, she decided to put it on. She suddenly heard a loud, ear piercing ringing which slowly faded away. As it faded away, she heard voices.
"Finally," an unidentified impatient voice spoke, "I thought I was going to have to force that thing on you. I guess humans aren't as dumb as a thought."
Upon hearing the last line, she looked down at the cat that had given her the necklace. He grinned wickedly.
"Y- y- you can talk!?" Naoko managed to sputter "Or is that the purpose of this thing?" she said, pointing to the necklace.
"Of course we can! You know that? I thought it was common knowledge,"
"Actually grandfather," Lune interrupted "times have changed since the last time we were here. Also, they have tamed these strange beasts too. One almost trampled me."
"This is probably a dumb question," Naoko knew the answer was probably not what she was thinking, but it couldn't hurt to ask. "But how old are you?"
The second cat, the son, Naoko figured, answered. "I am 21, and my grandfather is 63"
Shocked, Naoko stood dumbfounded, not believing her ears "How?"
"Well, you see," Lune had taken over answering the questions, because his grandfather was too busy staring of into space, deep in thought with a smile on his face. "we come from the Cat Kingdom, which is a different world entirely, so lifespans might not match up."
"I'm sorry, it's just that in this world, we keep cats as pets, and they only live about 16 years or so. I was just shocked by that, that's all. Hey!"
Lune looked up in surprise, confused at what the sudden exclamation. He waited for her to continue.
"If we have pet cats, do you have pet humans? That is probably a silly question, but I was wondering,"
Lune looked uncomfortable at the question, but he knew he had to answer. "We don't have humans as pets, however, the roy-"
"Wait, you said we tamed a strange beast. Did you mean car?"
"Ah yes I've heard that that was the name of those beasts."
"How do you not know what a car is? They've been around longer than 20 years."
Lune stood there dumbstruck as he tried to decipher what was said. Then it dawned on him, and it made him shudder.
"What?" Naoko asked, noticing the shake.
"I just realized something that no one has figured out in generations. I just need to ask you one question,"
"Go on…"
"Is your age two digits?"
"Of course it is!"
"Are you certain?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Because my age is misleading. I am not actually 21. I am 2100 years old, every cat just rounds it to two digits to make it simpler. Now that I know this that causes a slight problem with our family's lineage."
Naoko was shocked but managed to snap out of it for one question. "Why is that?"
The king broke out of his daydream and spoke right before Lune did. "Because, babe, we royals have to marry human brides. You're daughter made an excellent bride for my grandson, and I think you will make an excellent second wife to me." He spoke it with a sick grin on his face.
Naoko had forgotten about the third cat, but when she looked over again, she realized what happened to her daughter, even though she didn't know how. The cat stared back at her with the saddest eyes she had ever seen. Naoko knew something had to be done, so she turned to the king and shouted at the top of her lungs, "I WILL NOT MARRY YOU!"
The king could only laugh. "Funny, your daughter thought the same thing."
And with that, a blue portal opened up underneath them and they all tumbled in.
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FINALLY! I'm sorry this took forever, I was just really busy and had also lost motivation. However, I hate unfinished stories so this one will most likely be completed. The ending of this chapter was a bit rushed so if you think there is an improvement that could be made please let me know. Your fan fiction friend, GeneratedName101!
