The Prince and the Cat
A/N: Wheeeeee! Chapter 4 is here! Glad that you guys are on this page! (glomp glomp) Once again;
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(Haha- yes, yes, my reviewers! XD ) (BTW, reviewers' names are arranged in review dates, sorry, but I'm lazy to arrange them in alphabetical order T.T) Thank you so much for your moral support! Even though some may only contain a word or two, it means so much to me!!! X3 (feels kinda accomplished after reading them and motivated to write more) X3
Haha, oh anyway, like I have said many, many times, I love making the bad guys look stupid :D (Shoda, you won't get away…so beware of me. Oh, and your dear Natsume fan girls too) And once again, don't worry! Natsume's going to turn into a human someday, just keep waiting! (I love the suspense XD ) It's part of the final plot. X3
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Chapter 4: Here we go!
"Natsume…so many things happened today, I'm tired! Are you?" She held the cat high up. "I'm terribly sorry for what happened to you today too. It's entirely my fault… But I'm sure nothing will happen like that again! I'll be brave!"
Baka, you don't have to blame yourself like that.
"Nya!"
"It's almost three weeks…since Natsume disappeared, isn't it?"
"Nya!"
"Sigh…it's a bit weird when there is no one to quarrel with you…I really miss him sometimes, but then again, I'm happy there is no one looking at my panties." She laid on her bed, still holding up Natsume.
Oh really? Are you SURE no one's looking at your panties now?
"But actually, if he could come back now, I'm willing to let him see them for the rest of my life…" She hugged the cat and blushed slightly. The cat blushed too.
Yeah right, for the rest of your life huh?
Natsume suddenly realized what she was subconsciously talking about… Letting him see her panties for the rest of her life. He blushed even harder.
"Alright! Let's sleep now! Oyasumi, Natsume!"
"Nya!"
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The fan girls stared hard at Mikan with the cat in her arms. They know they cannot do anything to her or the cat for fear of Ruka. Now, Ruka was on her side.
The bell rang.
"Mikan-chan, Ruka-kun, can I speak to you for a moment?"
"Sure, Narumi-sensei!"
Ruka's rabbit smiled to Natsume. Natsume gave the rabbit a monotonous 'nya'. Narumi walked towards them and handed a pamphlet.
"I see both of you have pets, right?"
The couple nodded. Ruka looked at Mikan and smiled.
"There, this is a pamphlet on proper pet care. Please read them, if you don't mind. Oh yes, the vet is having free checkups for your pets. You may want to sterilize them for free too!"
Natsume, who was originally ignorant, suddenly looked up when he heard the word "sterilize". What the hell! Sterilizing me, darn you, pervert Narumi!
They both nodded.
"If you have nothing on now, you may leave. By the way, nice ring, Mikan-chan."
"Huh?"
"Oh, nothing, I was just talking about the ring on your pet. You may leave now."
"Okay!" Mikan marched out of the classroom. The black cat turned and gave Narumi a glare.
Narumi turned to Ruka.
"Oh! I wish to speak to you, Narumi-sensei!"
"Yes?"
"There is something wrong with Mikan's cat…It is not reacting to my pheromones… Plus, I can't communicate with it like I could with the other animals…"
"Thank you, Ruka. I will look into this matter."
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"Sakura Mikan!"
"Okay!" She smiled to Natsume and marched into the vet's.
"I'm here to bring my pet for a check up. I wish to sterilize him too!"
"Okay, please leave your name and class, and you may come back in an hour to collect your pet."
What? You are going to sterilize me?
"Don't worry, Natsume, it will be quick!"
NO, NO, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO STERILIZE ME! BAKA! He looked away.
"Eh? Natsume, what are you talking about?"
"Nya!"
The vet looked at Natsume then Mikan.
"Well, I think your pet don't want to be sterilized. Perhaps he had a cute little kitty girlfriend!"
"Well then, I opt not to sterilize it. Ah! Do you have someone you fancy, Natsume?"
"Nya." He looked away and blushed.
"Fine, I'll come back in an hour!"
Wait, didn't you say you'll never leave me again? He put one of his claws on her arm.
"You can stay with your pet, if you want too. I see it has grown much attached to you!"
"Okay!" She looked at Natsume and smiled.
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She hugged the cat which was half dozing off and looked out of her window.
Is Natsume really not coming back? It's already been three whole weeks…
Just when she was deep in thoughts, she saw a shadow leapt through the trees.
Wait! Isn't Persona?
She hurriedly put her cat on the bed, which was already sleeping, and ran, out of her no-star room.
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"Wait, Persona-sensei! Please give me a minute!"
The dark figure stopped in his tracks.
"Well, isn't this the strangely colored kitty?" He turned back
"You know where Natsume is, don't you?"
"He is just around you, if you can't see. Oh wait, of course you can't see."
"What do you mean by that? Natsume is just around me? And I can't see him?" Is Natsume dead? Why can't I see him? No, it can't be…
Persona looked straight into her eye, Just as I thought, she hasn't noticed it yet. A strange smile crept over his face. I'll let you suffer, Mikan Sakura, my favorite student used to be perfect until you came into the picture.
"Well, he has been gone for three weeks, what do you think will happen to him? Please use your common sense."
Mikan gasped and her eyes widened.
"You should get my message, right?" The dark figure continued to walk in the equally dark woods, leaving poor Mikan speechless.
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The cat rubbed it's eyes. Mikan… It looked around lazily. MIKAN?
Just then, he saw her exercise book. Wait, didn't I do her homework last time? If I could hold a pen and write again…then…
He gasped. I could write down and tell Polka who I am!
He tried to hold a pen again.
'I…' he scribbled, 'AM…NATSUME…'
HA, Persona, some spell that is… He smirked. Then, something happened- the whole sentence got erased off. How wrong Natsume was, the spell was a powerful one.
"Nya…"
He hopped down the bed and went in search of his mistress.
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No…it can't be… Natsume is still alive, I know it…
She sat under the cherry blossom tree in solitude, deep in thoughts.
But if Persona was right, what shall I do? To be frank, I can feel Natsume's present around me…something close to me that gave me that warm and comforting feeling…what is it?
She sighed. No, my mind can't take it anymore.
"Nya!"
"Natsume?"
Natsume…yes, Natsume, the person I missed.
As stupid as Mikan was, she never noticed Natsume was indeed Natsume, the source she got that nice, warm feeling from.
"Nya!"
"Aren't you asleep? Shall I heat up some milk for you?"
"Nya!"
"Shoo, go back and sleep now, it's already so late- look at the time!"
As if you don't need sleep, baka.
"I'll go back later, I can't sleep now."
"Nya!" He hopped into her arms.
Mikan was at first bewildered, but then smiled and stroked his head.
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The next morning, Mikan fell asleep in Jin-Jin's class due to the lack of sleep.
"MIKAN SAKURA!"
"JIN JIN?"
A bolt of lightning struck her; she collapsed and fell onto the cold, hard floor.
"This is the punishment- for you."
"Huh?"
"Looks like you haven't learn, have you?" He tapped his wand on his hand.
"NYA!"
"Natsume?"
The cat stood in front if Mikan and refused to move.
"Natsume, move off! You can't survive his lightning attack! I have lost one Natsume already…I can't lose another…"
"NYA!" You haven't lost any Natsumes, Baka.
"You want to protect your mistress, right? Fine then, you shall go down with her too…" He raised his wand-
ZA-------
Mikan seemed to nullify that attack somehow, leaving Jinno speechless. She hugged her cat and ran out of the classroom as fast as she could.
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Sitting under the cherry blossom tree, she panted. The cat was still in her arms.
"Natsume…you don't have to do that, you know…"
Baka, I would have burnt his hair if I could use my alice.
"Please, don't do this and scare me again…" Tears streamed down her eyes. "I have already lost one, I can't afford… to lose another…"
She hugged the cat even tighter, giving him and chance to grope … (A/N: Ahem, Ahem, you know what I mean…)
Ah, they have grown, haven't they?
However, since this Natsume was a cat, she did not mind at all. After all, this Natsume was a cat, and could (not) possibly know anything. How wrong Mikan was…
"Natsume's gone…"
Baka…
He licked her tears again and a face suddenly lit up. She rubbed her tears away.
"I shall give you a good scrub today!"
Good, then I can confirm if you still have a flat chest or not. He smirked as she stood up, with him still on the ground, looking up her skirt. Ah, being a cat is such a convenient thing for Natsume to check her panties daily.
So it's hello kitty print today huh?
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Wheeeeee X3 I have condensed the last three chapters into two, so yeah, there are still 6 chapters after all. I'm now busy typing in the train. Sigh, I've been so busy lately. (Bad- The school still dumps tons of homework even though it's the holidays!!! Worse- the holiday is a month and they give you two months worth of homework!!! Worst- I still have extra lessons on top of those!!!) Urm, sorry, I need to rant badly DX. (swears hysterically)
Erm, so the next chapter should be up around late June, I guess. (Or maybe earlier) XP I've basically finished it, but I still need to send it to my dear beta-er for beta-ing. (Yup, yup, I think I need to spice up the final plot, so I got a kind soul who is nice to help me beta the last two chapters) X3 Ah, so see you then, XD
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