Luck

"Hey! Wait up! Mr. Cat, come back!"

Satoshi Hiwatari frowned, puzzled at who would be out at this hour of the night. Looking for a cat nonetheless. As he turned to see who the distressed young lady was, he came face to face with a ball of black fur. Startled, he let out a yelp and fell to the ground. He groaned at the pain and glared at the small, black cat that was perched upon his chest.

Great, He thought to himself. Having a black cat jump on me. And today's Friday the thirteenth. I suppose I'll just have bad luck for the next several years...

"Oh my god! I am so sorry! Are you hurt? Are you alright?"

Satoshi nodded and sat up, causing the cat to scramble, but still land in his lap. "I'm fine." He took a look at the girl kneeling before him. "Harada-san? This cat is... yours?"

Risa Harada smiled sheepishly. "Sort of. I was walking and he just came up to me. I was on my way to take him to the vet."

"The vet is probably closed," Satoshi said. He looked at the cat, then at the collar. Attached to the cat's tag was a folded up piece of paper. It read:

Please take care of me.

"Oh! This cat was probably abandoned!" Risa exclaimed. She picked it up and hugged it to her chest. "Hiwatari-kun, we have to take care of it!"

Satoshi just stared at her. What was with the 'we'? Then again... he couldn't just leave Risa Harada to take care of a cat by herself... or walk home alone in the dark. He finally caved and nodded with a sigh. "Fine." Risa squealed with delight. "But just until he's settled. That means rabies shots, a new tag that has your address, and a vet check up."

"Look," she said, pointing at the cat's tag. "His name is Lucky."

"Hm. That's ironic."

"I like it!" Risa said as the two students stood and brushed themselves off. "The name makes sense."

"Harada-san..." Satoshi said incredulously. "This is Friday the thirteenth, and a black cat has just appeared in front of us. His name is Lucky... and that makes sense to you?"

The girl just stuck out her tongue at him, stroking the cat in her arms lovingly. "Of course it does. Only luck would give me such a gift. Now I have an escort, a protector, and a soon-to-be friend."

"It's a cat, Harada-san."

Risa rolled her eyes as they walked home. "I was talking about you."