"Just some person you've never seen in your life?" Taiyo verified.
"Yes, strange, isn't it? Saved me some time though," Hiyoke replied calmly, deep in thought. "But...he did seem vaguely familiar...in a way."
"Really?" Taiyo looked analyzingly at her. "Familiar?"
"Quite, but it's sort of hard to explain..."
"Well try," the cat snapped, "There might be more to this than it seems."
"Well...A memory lost, a presence unknown, a stranger self, a familiar tone..." Hiyoke said thoughtfully.
"How many times must I tell you that I do not understand poetry?!" Taiyo growled.
"As many as you wish, but art is my only expression."
"Oh, be quiet. If you don't have anything interesting to say, don't say anything at all." She sighed and lay down heavily on the floor, sulking.
"Very well," she replied, still thinking. After moments of silence, something struck her and she said, in an almost happy tone, "There was a cat...and he looked exactly like you."
Taiyo looked up at her. "Hm? A cat that looked exactly like me?"
"Yes. I don't know if that helps any, but..." She glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of her dark room. "I have to go, I'll be back later, alright?"
"Yes, fine, what ever," Taiyo said, not really listening.
"Bye," she said, and left.
"A cat that looks exactly like me? Karui? It can't be...can it?"
* * *
"Alright, you little brat, shut up!" Karui yelled at the screaming three year old girl. "Why do I have to look after the kid? It's your job, you lazy ass."
"Because I have better things to do, unlike you," the boy replied.
"What? Following Hiyoke-Hime around and "saving" her when she doesn't need to be saved? And I don't get this whole secrecy thing. It doesn't make any sense."
"Sure it does. You're just too stupid to understand." He smiled. "Besides, the kid loves you, right? Kids and cats; perfect combination."
"She likes you more, and she's always pulling on my fur and tail. It's really annoying, and she's your responsibility in the first place."
"Well..." he began thoughtfully, "too bad. I'm leaving, take care of kid, kay?"
"What?! No way! You..." Karui sighed...he'd already left.
* * *
Alright, Child, stay here," Taiyo demanded of the five year old boy, Kagi. "I'll be back as soon as possible, alright? There's just somehting I need to do."
"Ok, Cat," he replied happily. "When's Hiyoke-Hime coming back?"
"Uh...later, but you should probably go to bed soon."
"Okay, Taiyo. 'Night."
The cat smiled at the boy, and quietly walked out of the door, shutting it softly behind her.
"Yes, strange, isn't it? Saved me some time though," Hiyoke replied calmly, deep in thought. "But...he did seem vaguely familiar...in a way."
"Really?" Taiyo looked analyzingly at her. "Familiar?"
"Quite, but it's sort of hard to explain..."
"Well try," the cat snapped, "There might be more to this than it seems."
"Well...A memory lost, a presence unknown, a stranger self, a familiar tone..." Hiyoke said thoughtfully.
"How many times must I tell you that I do not understand poetry?!" Taiyo growled.
"As many as you wish, but art is my only expression."
"Oh, be quiet. If you don't have anything interesting to say, don't say anything at all." She sighed and lay down heavily on the floor, sulking.
"Very well," she replied, still thinking. After moments of silence, something struck her and she said, in an almost happy tone, "There was a cat...and he looked exactly like you."
Taiyo looked up at her. "Hm? A cat that looked exactly like me?"
"Yes. I don't know if that helps any, but..." She glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of her dark room. "I have to go, I'll be back later, alright?"
"Yes, fine, what ever," Taiyo said, not really listening.
"Bye," she said, and left.
"A cat that looks exactly like me? Karui? It can't be...can it?"
* * *
"Alright, you little brat, shut up!" Karui yelled at the screaming three year old girl. "Why do I have to look after the kid? It's your job, you lazy ass."
"Because I have better things to do, unlike you," the boy replied.
"What? Following Hiyoke-Hime around and "saving" her when she doesn't need to be saved? And I don't get this whole secrecy thing. It doesn't make any sense."
"Sure it does. You're just too stupid to understand." He smiled. "Besides, the kid loves you, right? Kids and cats; perfect combination."
"She likes you more, and she's always pulling on my fur and tail. It's really annoying, and she's your responsibility in the first place."
"Well..." he began thoughtfully, "too bad. I'm leaving, take care of kid, kay?"
"What?! No way! You..." Karui sighed...he'd already left.
* * *
Alright, Child, stay here," Taiyo demanded of the five year old boy, Kagi. "I'll be back as soon as possible, alright? There's just somehting I need to do."
"Ok, Cat," he replied happily. "When's Hiyoke-Hime coming back?"
"Uh...later, but you should probably go to bed soon."
"Okay, Taiyo. 'Night."
The cat smiled at the boy, and quietly walked out of the door, shutting it softly behind her.