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Chapter 2: Fight in the Alley
The delivery truck lowed too a stop at a red light. It was now in the busy streets of Smashville. It waited for a moment then the light turned green and it started to drive once more. As it rounded a corner, the back was opened slightly and a box fell out of it. It landed on the sidewalk, rolled into an alley, and slammed against a wall and lay still. All was quiet until the box shifted and thumped against the wall, causing cat "mows" to sound from it. Another silence passed until it shifted once more and a voice muttering "Goddesses damn it." sounded.
Then a claw poked through the tape keeping the box closed and started to rip it open. Once it sliced the tape completely, two black-and-white hind legs kicked the box open and a cat rolled out, spitting Styrofoam from her mouth.
"I hat delivery trucks now!" She hissed in annoyance. "Plus shipping and handling." Then, three more cats tumbled out of the box, one gold, one brindle brown, and one blue-gray.
"I'm glad that's over." The gold one, Peach, mumbled. She looked down at her fur, seeing that it was still covered in mud, and started licking herself clean.
"That was discomforting." The blue-gray cat, Marth, said, rubbing his head with his paw.
"Where are we?" The brindle brown cat, Zelda, asked. A car sped past the alley they were in, causing them to jump and meow in surprise. They turned to the alley opening and cautiously stalked forward. Zelda, however, made her way to the front and looked up at everything, a smile creeping on her face. In front of the four cats were large buildings that towered over them. A large street stretched in front of them with many cars speeding up and down it. Many people crowded the sidewalk, walking in many directions.
Marth, Peach, and Midna looked on, wide eyed and scared, but Zelda's blue eyes shined with excitement. With a purr erupting from her chest, she waved her white-tipped tail and started hopping around.
"I'm here! I can't believe I'm actually here!" She meowed in delight. "Smashville! The city! I'm finally in the city! I can be a free cat now!" Marth and Peach hastily backed away to the box and Midna grabbed Zelda by her scruff and pulled her along with them.
"Are you crazy?" Marth asked when they finally got back to the box. "We're way far from home. We need to gat back!" Zelda's smiled disappeared and her purr died away.
"But, I'm finally in the city. I can be a free cat. This is what I've wanted." She said.
"What you wanted, not us!" Peach said. "We don't belong on the streets! We have to go home or out owners will be worried sick."
"But, but Midna! You said you didn't like living in the neighborhood!"
"Yeah, I'm not too fond of the life-style," Midna admitted. "But I never said I wanted to live on the streets. I don't know how to live out here!"
"And neither do you." Marth said to Zelda. "We're returning home." Zelda couldn't believe what she was hearing. She has waited so long for at least a chance to get to the city. Now she's here. She can't let that just slip away.
"Why can't you guys just find a way home and I stay behind?" She suggested.
"And leave you here?" Midna asked in disbelief.
"We can't do that! We'd never do that!" Peach meowed in shock.
"It's settled Zelda." Marth said in a stern voice. "You're coming with us and we're going home." Zelda wanted to argue, but she didn't. She knows it would be pointless.
"Fine." She mumbled. "I'll go."
"Good." Marth faced the three she-cats. "Now we need to think of how we can get home."
"Well one things for sure, let's not take the sidewalk." Midna said. "There's too much cars and people."
"Then where else can we go?" Peach asked. The four then turned and stared at the dark alley in front of them. Cold wind blew from it and brushed their fur. "I think I'd rather take the street." Peach said with a frightened tone.
"This is our only choice." Marth said, stepping forward. "We're going to have to." Peach didn't argue anymore, though she still looked uneasy. Together, the four housecats walked farther and farther into the alley.
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The four staggered as they trudged along the back of many buildings. It has been 5 hours since they ventured into the alley, and with every pawstep they took, they seemed to get more and more lost. The sun was out of the sky and replaced by the moon. Their paws hurt and they were hungry. They kept walking until Midna came to a stop and sat down.
"Okay, I'm starving." She said. The others stopped and turned to her.
"I am too." Marth agreed.
"But what can we eat?" Peach asked. They stayed silent then groaned in realization.
"Good point." Marth muttered.
"We're going to starve!" Peach sobbed. As the three worried about food, a scent wafted over Zelda's nose. Zelda opened her mouth slightly and took a deep breath, letting the scent hit the top of her mouth. Pin-pointing it, she turned and saw the source of the smell. A rat was scuffling around a trash bag. Food! This can be my chance to show that I'm capable of being an alley cat! Zelda crouched into a hunting position and crept toward her prey.
The rat continued to look through the bag, unaware of the cat coming close to it. Zelda continued to stalk the rat until her front paw accidentally hit a box and caused a bottle to fall and break, also causing Zelda to yelp in surprise. The rat raised it's head, alarmed, and turned to look at her. Then it turned tail and fled into an alley. Hissing with frustration, Zelda pursued it. When she entered the alley, she sprinted forward until she was a foot away from the rat, she pounced on it and killed it with a quick bite to the neck.
Zelda looked down at the lifeless prey at her paws. She started to beam with happiness that she caught it herself. Now we have something to eat! She bent down to pick up the rat, but before she could grip it, something jumped on her back and pinned her to the ground. Scared and surprised, Zelda tried to squirm away, but whoever held her down was strong. Then, a cat scent hit her nose. It was unfamiliar and smelled of street and garbage. Alley cat!
The alley cat bent down to her ear, his warm breath brushing her fur, causing her to shiver.
"Stealing prey, huh?" He whispered. "That's a mistake you'd wish you haven't made." He then unsheathed his claws to burry them in her pelt, but Zelda took this moment to get away. She heaved herself up with force, causing the cat to fall off her back with a surprised yelp. She turned and swiped him across his face with her claws. When he flinched, Zelda spun around and ran to the end of the alley that she came in through. Blind with panic to get away, she hopped over trash and evaded boxes.
The alley cat, however, was chasing her, Zelda could hears his paws drumming on the concrete. She pushed herself to got faster, but the cat had jumped on a trash can off to the side and jumped right off it and on top of her. The two rolled on the ground until the cat had pinned her again, this time Zelda and him were facing each other. She looked into his eyes, which glistened with anger.
"You're not getting away that easy, thief!" He snapped.
I'm no thief! Zelda let out a defiant yowl and pushed him off of her with her hind legs. He landed in a box a little ways away. Zelda got to her paws and braced herself. If he's asking for a fight, he can have one! The alley cat staggered out of the box and looked at her.
"Well, you're stronger than I thought." He meowed, a little impressed.
"I know how to use my claws." Zelda hissed.
"Let's put that to the test then." He gave a yowl and flung himself at her. She jumped to the side and swiped him with her claws down his side, causing his fur to clump in her claws. He hissed and turned and scratched her in the ear. Zelda flinched from the pain. The alley cat jumped at her and bit down hard on her shoulder. She cried in pain and then he brought his paws up and clawed at her chest.
Zelda shook him off, but with her wounds stinging and bleeding, she staggered and fell to the ground. The alley cat twitched his whiskers and smirked. He looked down at Zelda, who looked back up at him, scared of what he'll do. The cat raised his paw, claws out, and prepared to finish her off, only then the moon shone from behind a cloud, revealing them both.
The alley cat stopped and stared at Zelda. The moonlight revealed her brown, brindle designed fur. Her white chest and tail tip shone bright an her dark blue eyes glistened. He could do nothing but stare, wide eyed. She's...she's beautiful. He said to himself.
Zelda looked up at the alley cat, surprised. His fur was a handsome, golden color and his paws were a dark brown. His bright, cerulean eyes were wide and staring at her, but they were beautiful. His fur was shaggy and pretty messy and she thought he looked kind of, cute. She then remembered that this cat was attacking her and her intoxication quickly left. She looked up at him, waiting for the blow, but it didn't come. He just stood with his paw in the air, staring at her. He didn't move or anything. Just stared.
Zelda narrowed her eyes. "What? Go ahead! Finish me off!" She challenged. The alley cat blinked and looked at his raised paw then back at her. He hesitated then sighed. Lowering his paw, he walked passed her and disappeared into the darkness of the alley. Zelda watched him leave, confused. Why did he stop? She asked herself. Well, I guess he's just going to leave here to bleed instead. She sighed. Before she could get up, the sound of pawsteps returning reached her ears. Zelda turned around to see the alley cat walking back to her, carrying the rat she killed.
Once he reached her, he lowered the rat on the ground and pushed it towards her.
"Here." He said in a much nicer voice. "Take it." Zelda blinked and looked at him in confusion. He was looking the other way, averting her gaze to hide his embarrassment and his slightly blushing face.
"I don't understand." She finally spoke. "You attacked me for taking this rat. Why are you giving it to me now?" The alley cat looked back at her. A little suspicious gleam was in her eyes and her head tilted questioningly.
"I...um..." He fumbled, blushing a little more. "Well, you killed it, you deserve it."
"But you said I was stealing prey."
"Uhh..." The alley cat looked away again, scratching the back of his head. Zelda's confusion started to ebb and she started to giggle at how he was acting. He's kind of cute when he's embarrassed. The alley cat noticed her giggling and he blushed even more. He then saw that she had on a purple collar with little golden triangles on it.
"You're a housecat, aren't you?" He asked. Zelda looked at him a little warily.
"Yes, I am." She answered. "I come from a rich neighborhood pretty far from here."
The alley cat perked his ears in surprise. "What're you doing all the way out here?"
"Me and my friends got trapped in a delivery truck and were brought here. We're trying to find our way back."
The alley cat took in the information and nodded in understanding. He looked down at the rat and looked back at her. "Well, I can't let a lost cat starve." He meowed with kindness. Zelda looked at him. His cerulean eyes glistened and he smiled. She smiled back, causing him to blush again. He's so cute when he's bashful. She giggled to herself. He's so sweet too. And to think, this cat was fighting me only minutes ago.
Zelda then bent down and took a bite out of the rat. Her eyes glistened at the taste and she purred with delight.
"This is your first time tasting prey?" The alley cat asked, chuckling. Zelda nodded in her response, since her mouth was full. She swallowed then spoke.
"It's delicious! My friends will love it!" Her smile then faded as she looked down at the rat. It was scrawny and pretty pitiful. "This won't be enough, though." She muttered. The alley cat looked at her worriedly and looked around. Immediately, he spotted another, plumper rat a little ways away. He crouched, stalked forward, and pounced and quickly killed it. He picked it up and brought it back to Zelda.
"Here, take this one too." He offered.
"No, I shouldn't." Zelda said. "You caught that one, it's yours. Plus, I already have one."
"But, you said that one isn't enough. This one should be plenty. I want you to have it." Zelda smiled and reach and took the rat from him. As she gripped it with her teeth, her calm, warm breath brushed his muzzle and her sweet scent wafted over his nose, causing his cheeks to heat up even more. She pulled away with the rat in her mouth.
"Thank you." She said, dipping her head. The alley cat scratched the back of his head.
"No, problem." He meowed. "I like helping others."
She smiled. "Well, you really are a nice cat, but I'm afraid I have to get back to my friends. They're probably worried about me."
"Oh, alright. It was nice meeting you though." He said, a little disappointed.
"It was nice meeting you too." Zelda then picked up the other rat and started to walk out of the alley. The alley cat then called out to her.
"Wait! What's your name?" He said. Zelda stopped and turned back to him.
"It's Zelda." She responded. Zelda. The alley cat said to himself. Such a beautiful name. "What's yours?" Zelda asked back. The alley cat looked into her deep blue eyes.
"My name's Link."
Done! So, we find out about Zelda's attacker and possible friend, and it's Link! Yeah, quite a way to meet a new friend/love interest, right? A fight in the alley. And isn't Link just the shyest and sweetest person...cat? I always pictured to be the shy type when it comes to like romance and stuff. It just seems to be in his personality and plus, I just think he's straight up adorable when he's shy, and this is coming from someone who doesn't normally fangirl.
Well, thank you for reading! The next chapter will be up as soon as possible. See ya!
