Aspect of Demon and House Pets

Willow stared at the green-furred cat Xander was petting, watching the tentacles around its mouth ripple while it purred. "What happened to him?"

"He got into the box of clothes I was throwing out because I got demon ichor on them," Xander explained. "I've renamed him 'Cat'thulu' and even taught him a trick."

"A trick?" Willow asked, wondering what Xander could have taught to his tentacled housecat.

"Call food, boy, call food," Xander said.

The cat jumped down and let out a wavering cry that made Willow shiver. It waited a few seconds and did it again.

Xander pointed to the corner of the room and Willow saw a mouse staring at the cat, mesmerized, and every time the cat gave out a wavering cry, the mouse moved closer.

T/N: Punctuation by Howard Russell.