A kitten mewed pathetically and pawed at the thick blood-matted hair atop her new chosen master's head.
The sun had barely risen above the horizon and there was still a lingering darkness between the buildings of Princeton.
The glow of the street lights barely reached down the long alley to where the master lay, but there was little need for light through the kitten's eyes.
Master wouldn't wake up.
The kitten trundled to the end of the alley and out on to the road.
Sitting.
Waiting.
A growling engine and bright white lights stopped two feet away from the fearless kitten.
Blue and red lights flashed atop the car.
A human stepped out and stared down at the kitten expectantly.
She stared up and swished her tail in a contemplative manner.
The human reached down.
The kitten backed off a few feet before sitting and swishing her tail once more.
This process was repeated several times until the human chased her down the dark alley.
She bounded to her master and curled around the cold hand lying far out from his body.
"MRAOW!" she called.
A beam of bright light swept toward the sound.
"Oh my god!"