KK-Chan: As of now I'll be leaving various quotes at the beginning of each chapter 'cause there are a lot of really cool ones! Hehe 8D

Rima: …

Nagi: Still not speaking?

Rima: -shakes head-

Kukai: Hahaha…

Amu: Why do I have to kiss the catman?

KK-Chan: 'Cause.

Amu: 'Cause what?

KK-Chan: 'Cause I'm telling you to. =)

Ikuto: X3

Kairi: Lets just begin the chapter…

"Today I will be happier than a bird with a French fry! "

Amu~Chan VS. Catman --- Part Four!

"Kiss me."

"Why?"

"'Cause I want to! "

My blush deepened but I couldn't turn away from his gaze, his large hand was still holding my chin in a gentle hold that I couldn't get out of.. though I was beginning to wish he'd never let go.

"No." I refused. As I steeled my gaze I glared back at him with my golden eyes. Determined I looked him straight in his blue eyes, this time they wouldn't have any effect on me, and they didn't. My mind now fully focused and guarded against him ignored his gaze as he began to realise that for once his handsome qualities weren't getting him anywhere. He sighed deeply in mock depression,

"I'll have to settle for this then…"

"Wait..wh-?!"

My carefully placed mask of "Cool 'n' Spicy" faded as his soft lips caressed my cheek almost lovingly, I closed my eyes embarrassed at the closeness of his face and held my breath. The kiss was wonderful and I shuddered at the thought of what a real kiss from him would feel like, a warm wet thing stopped my thoughts as it slid up my cheek leaving a trail of saliva behind it. The man moved away from me as I opened my eyes in surprise, he stood back as I clapsed my cheek in disbelief, he smirked at me as if he had won a secret game that I hadn't known we'd been playing. My anger raged through me as my brain processed what had happened.

"You…"

"Yes?"

"You just… you just licked me!!"

"Yes.. Yes I did." He grinned at me before escaping back out the bathroom to gather the bags he had left near the sofa and then he walked off, I presumed to the kitchen but I didn't care where he was going. The nerve of that man! He licked me and I don't even know who he is! He even asked for a k-kiss for Christ's sake! My hand left my cheek and balled into a fist as my arms hung down beside me, my hands clenched tightly, I ran out the bathroom and shouted at him,

"You… you stupid, perverted idiotic CATMAN!" I heard his laugh from the kitchen and in my rage and embarrassement I stomped my foot on the floor and marched into my bedroom, I slammed the door loudly behind me and jumped on my bed. 'I hate him!' I thought angrily.

'Oh no you don't…' He replied to me -through our minds- in a sing song voice. I groaned and tried to shut off my thoughts so he couldn't interfere with me anymore than he had already done. I was so tired despite sleeping for as I long as I had done that day, meeting a talking cat who can turn into a very perverted human wasn't something I had anticipated so it had taken a lot out of me. I sighed deeply which had recently become a regular occurrence, it seems that I was turning older and middle-aged, I might even be getting a few wrinkles or a stray grey hair here and there. I laughed to myself at the mental image of me being a 50 year old.

I sat up on my bed and ruffled my hair. My life was so ordinary; eat, college, work and sleep was all I ever did, and now this. A cat transforming into a man? Sounds impossible. An idea formed in my mind, I walked over towards my desk that sat in front of the window and opened the lid of the red laptop that sat there, turning it on I went on the internet and on everyone's favourite website Google and typed in the search bar,

"Easter scientific research facility."

No searches were found, only a few about other scientic facilties and even a few suggestions on pages that told me about the Easter Holiday and the Easter Bunny. So instead I tried something else,

"Man transformed into a cat."

This came up with strange searches too but I found a website that explained Werecats where men could turn into cats or into something based on the species of feline. Curious I searched more about these "were cats" and found numerous things: here in Japan we have legends of the Bakeneko meaning a ghost cat that could turn human and reanimate frech corpses, somewhere it even said they could breathe fire balls! Bewildered I read on, I discovered that not all bake-neko were bad, there were good ones too. I breathed a sigh of relief at this, I didn't want to wake up with that man breathing fire balls everywhere.

I couldn't find anything that explained how the man could have been transformed into a cat through science, I doubt even he knew or that the scientists at the facility knew either, it was probably just a scientific experiment gone wrong like he had said.

I checked the clock in the bottom corner of the laptop screen, the white numbers read: 3:30 at me. My stomach rumbled reminding me that my snacking was interrupted by the man's return to my flat, just as I had turned off my laptop a knock on my door rang out clearly.

"What?" I called out, still annoyed with him.

"I made something to eat, would you like some?"

"…" My stomach rumbled at the thought of food, I wanted to give in but… I was still angry with him.

"Is that a no?"

"I'll be out in a second!" My hunger overtook me and I gave in, closing my laptop lid I bounded over to the door and walked out nearly banging noses with the blue-haired man in the process, "I-idiot!" I cursed at him as I walked around him, he laughed as I stormed into the kitchen. As soon as I had walked in a delightful smell entranced me as my stomach rumbled again, louder this time, he had cooked curry! I loved curry. My mouth watered as I walked over to the big pot of curry still cooking on the stove, I stirred it up which sent another waft of the wonderful smell towards me. I breathed in deeply and sighed in content at the thought of eating this exquisite looking curry.

"Oi oi! I'll do that, I don't want you drooling in my food." His voice sounded behind me, I let go of the wooden spoon and stepped away from the curry while he rushed forward to check it.

"I wasn't drooling!" I wiped my mouth just in case.

"Sure you weren't, now go sit down I'll bring out the food in a second." I glared at his back and left the kitchen, I grumbled to myself at the cheekiness of him to order me around in my own domain. This was my flat and he should treat me with respect, he's lucky he's still here I could've called the police by now, on second thought maybe I should…

'Don't even think about it.'

'Will you butt out of my head?'

'I can't help it you're so loud.' I grumbled again as I sat on the sofa why should I trust this guy? He's so unbelievable! His food could even be poisoned. To take my mind off things -and to keep my thoughts unheard- I began to relax and went in search of the TV remote, when that was found I slumped back on the sofa and turned on the telly. Within a few minutes the smell of curry filled the air, I breathed in the smell and turned around to look over the back of the sofa at the man as he walked towards me. He smiled and sat beside me -on the only available source of a seat- and passed me my plate of curry, I grabbed a cushion and placed it on my knees and put the plate on top. My legs immediately warmed up and after receiving my chopsticks was eager to dig into my dinner,

"Itadakimasu!" We chanted together as we began to eat.

"This is great, er…" I trailed off realising he had yet to give me his name.

"Ikuto. Tsukiyomi Ikuto."

"Tsukiyomi-San?"

"You can call me Ikuto."

"Ikuto-Kun." I decided, under any circumstances was I going to start calling him using on first name terms. He saw this and shook his head slightly amused at me. We began eating again before he stopped,

"And what should I call you?"

"My name is Hinamori Amu. Please call me Amu-Chan." With this I returned to eating my curry while he had yet to continue his.

"Amu…" I looked up at him and saw him smirk as he used my first name, I glared at him as to my dismay a slight blush rushed to my cheeks. Yet again we returned to eating the curry in silence and there was no more talk between us until we had finished, he offered to take the plates into the kitchen and I let him. I said I'd wash them up later and he nodded saying he'd leave them in the sink to rinse like everything else. Once he sat back down again he grabbed the TV remote and muted the TV, I gazed at him to see if I could work out what he was trying to do.

"I think I should tell you more of my situation to see if you can trust me or not." I nodded and he continued, "Everything I told you previously was true, and I can turn into a cat. I will show you but not just yet, its weird and it might frighten you."

I lifted an eyebrow, as if to say: are you serious? But I nodded anyway and kept my mouth shut.

"I would like it if you could let me stay here, only while I find help to save my sister so I can shut down Easter for good. After that I'll be out of your way."

"I brought my legs up and sat crossed legged on the sofa as I faced him, he sat at one end of the sofa me at the other. I considered my options, this guy was a great cook and good food was something I needed, also it was obvious he wasn't dangerous or I would've been dead by now. Not to mention he was handsome and I often got a little bit lonely because everyone here had their own lives to live and my friends couldn't just focus on me all the time. I looked at him and tilted my head slightly,

"But where would you sleep? And I mean… I have no clothes to give you, and where did you get the ones you were wearing? Also it might be a problem if people found out I was living with a guy… but I suppose it could work."

"Thank you!" He said as he flashed me a true smile of gratitude, "I can sleep on the sofa, I won't let anyone find out and the clothes thing isn't a problem I have my own stash. Thanks."

"But only until you find help understand?" He nodded and so did I, I stretched out my hand so we could shake and confirm the deal, he stretched out his arm and grasped my hand. We shook but he didn't let go, I tried to yank free but he held on, confused I looked into his eyes and saw a playfulness in the blue orbs. "What are y-?" I didn't finish as he yanked on my arm sending me flying towards him until I was fully sprawled out on the sofa with my head laid on his chest and his arms around me.

"Thank you, Amu…" His voice sounded nice and truly grateful for my acceptance, "I hope you can learn to trust me."

Stunned I only nodded at what he had said, finally I tried to speak though my voice was slightly muffled against his shirt. "I believe your story so I'll try to help you." He squeezed me a bit tighter and let me go, I sat back in a daze as I felt my cheeks, I was flushed and warm and most definitely embarrassed. After that he turned the TV off mute and the silence ended between us as the sound of an anime show made itself heard.

'Oh Kami-Sama, what have I gotten myself into?' I thought to myself, Ikuto-Kun chuckled indicating he had heard my thought, I scowled and crossed my arms, I sulked for the remainder of the anime programme while he sat engrossed.

And so the cat was living with the mouse.

Its surprising how even the most opposite of people could become attached to each other.

End of Chapter! 8D Please Review! xxxxxx