GS Note: Awe, you people really do like me? I feel all warm and fuzzy!
Hehe, I think I've actually achieved my purpose in this fic, no one knows who Duo's mate is! You are ALL going to be cursing yourselves at the end of this chapter! Man, this is too funny, I've left hints EVERYWHERE on who it is and NOBODY has picked it up! Not even the people who bug me day after day for sneak peaks! ^_^ Take that LV, TO and IM! ^o^V Coolio, I can do subtleties.
Thanks to my reviewers:
Eike (I'm glad you like 'em ^_^ feel free to review all the time **wink**), NightCrawler (**blushes** It's coming out faster I swear!), The Wordsmith, Lev, Jordan (Hehe, just wait 'til the end of this chapter!), Whitehorn (I know what you mean. OK, one of the cats at our barns had two litters that died, one she couldn't feed the other got eaten. On her third she rejected them because she thought they were going to die but when the other nursing cat raised them for a few weeks, OK was fine and went back to them. Some cats don't care though, Kitty had three of her kittens stepped on and she didn't care.), Emy (lol, just keep reading, this is the chapter everyone wants!), sam, x2Angelofdeath, Ivy, Stara (lol, here's your more!) and Nile.
Addressing Anime Viper, I know, isn't that just sick? We got my first cat by rescuing him. He was sleeping in a garage and the man was going to kill him if he didn't leave. It was easier then taking him to the Humane Society I guess. It just disgusts me how lax the law is about animal cruelty too. I think those officials need a cat or a dog to curl up with every night until they realize just how important animals are!
WORD OF WARNING! You are all going to hate me ^_^
Neko
Chapter 6
"It should be right—what the hell?"
Those were words no one wanted to hear when they were on the run. Trieze slowed to a halt and Duo followed his example. There, in front of a half-open window, lay a huge, muscular tomcat, lazily cleaning his claws.
Unlike most cats, his limbs defied the natural grace and slenderness for stocky and bulky. His body didn't own an inch of fat, his sleek coat covering well-developed strength. Trieze backed up slowly as the cream tom opened a green eye. The dwarfed two were on the receiving end of a very toothy smirk.
"What are you doing here?" the Russian Blue currently guiding Duo out of the house glared. "I thought—"
"Master Quatre's orders," the huge cat shrugged. "No one goes out."
"You don't understand!" Duo pushed in front of Trieze to face the tom. "I have to get out! I can't stay here! I'm needed out there!"
"And I'm sorry," the cat stood up and did look regretful. "But Master Quatre—"
"Come on Duo," Trieze glared at the cat. "Rashid isn't moving. I know another way out."
"All the exits are blocked!" Rashid called out as they started to leave. "You'll never be able to get out."
A glint appeared in Duo's eyes. She turned to smirk at the guard. "Oh, really?" Trieze took a step back as she turned to face the bulky tom. Even Rashid looked hesitant as the small feline seemed to swell and grow. Rashid shrunk back a little as her evil smirk fixed on him. "Wanna bet?"
"I'm not letting you through," Rashid said determinedly though there was a note of fear in his eyes. Duo just grinned, somehow exposing almost all her teeth.
"I challenge you then," she said, slowly and purposely. "And we'll see who gets through."
There was a heavy pause before Rashid began to laugh. Duo just glared at him, not happy about being made fun of but Trieze whispered urgently in her ear.
"Are you crazy?" he hissed. "Rashid will flatten you! I know more ways—"
"No, he's probably telling the truth about them being locked," Duo said back as Rashid started to calm down. "Besides, I have a plan."
"Why do I not feel entirely comfortable with that idea?"
"Just trust me."
"Dear God, help us now."
"Do you accept?" Duo asked haughtily when Rashid caught his breath. "Because I don't like to waste time!"
"All right little missy, give me your best shot, I'll try to not hurt you," Rashid smiled kindly at her. Duo just smiled back. With a single leap, she flew at him with her claws outstretched. Trieze hid his eyes.
Rashid hugged the ground with this belly, waiting for the attack. It never came. Duo vaulted lightly off his head and jumped out the window. Rashid turned, his mouth gaping.
Duo landed lightly on the grass, the fumes of cars and honking from the streets filling her senses and gave her a rush. She turned to the two dazed cats watching her from inside the house.
"So long sucker!" she crowed before clawing up the old, peeling wooden fence and disappearing from sight. Rashid began to curse as Trieze chuckled. Then he saw the dirty look he was getting from the bigger cat and took off. Self-preservation was a serious motivator.
***
A colbat eyed cat hissed, breaking the silence and startling Rashid. The huge cat stumbled away from the window as Heero streaked past him, hissing and spitting. The chocolate tail disappeared out the window and over the fence in a blink of an eye. The cream cat shuddered slightly as he slunk away to inform Master Quatre of what had happened.
Heero shivered at the smoggy air. The house was crunched in with several old, townhouses. The glorious, well-kept interior was a sad contrast to the weathered outside. As he got farther and farther away from the house though, he realised just how good of a shape it was in compared to the rest of the buildings.
He followed the brown tail right out into the street. His one tracked mind shattered as an eruption of noise practically stopped his heart. He froze, wide-eyed at the car, screeching and hocking as it slid closer and closer. He braced himself.
Instead of a body shattering impact, the car managed to stop in time, leaving Heero to the mercy of the screaming from the driver and the honking of the horn. Heero took no more time to dash off, terrified as he ran as far away from the street as he could.
It only took a few minutes for him to realize that he was lost. Duo was gone. He stood and tried to get her scent as he stood in a dirty puddle. The noise from the street was muffled as it was caught and lost in the curves of the alley. He was uncertain, still a little frightened and lost.
He was ready to give up, when a musical voice stopped him.
"Going somewhere?" a pretty cream stepped out of the shadows. Her voice purred as Heero stood frozen on his spot. She let herself be dramatically silhouetted as the chocolate cat stared. A tiny smirk and a glint startled him. She turned so he could see her full face.
The puddle shimmered as he took a step back. The other side of her face was ugly. A lone scar ran down the full length, swelling the eye and making it useful. Heero suddenly got a very bad feeling. He turned to leave when he found his exit blocked by two large black and white males. He whirled again, looking for another exit. The other end of the alley was blocked too.
An old grey tabby sneered at him, Heero could practically read his evil intents from his spot. Barely visible behind him, a midnight black cat kept a lookout. All five of the cats began to close in on him. Heero kept on spinning, turning in a circle, trying to find an escape.
"I see we have another pretty one," the grey one smirked. "Alex, Mueller, put him with the other."
***
Duo flew down streets and alley, instinct leading her down her territory. She reached the old factory. Slipping through the crack in the boards she whipped through the mazed halls to the old corner in the janitors office. She hurried in, her heart bursting with anticipation. It thudded to a halt when the empty room met her eyes.
They were gone.
***
A grunt fell from Heero when he hit the cold, wet ground. A body covered the opening to the open gutter of the caved in sewer, blocking light from getting in. Only Heero's heaving breaths could be heard. He looked around wildly, wondered who the 'other one' was. He heard something skitter to this right, he turned blindly before hearing something to his left too.
"Come out!" Heero yelled, fear choking him as he strained to see in the black. "I know you're there!"
"And so will have the alley if you keep that up," came a hissed voice right behind him. Heero spun around and hit the other cat in the face with his nose. They both reeled back, the other cat cursing.
"Who are you?" Heero demanded again.
"Shush! Jeez I'll tell you, just shut up!" Heero could make out the slim form of the other cat in the darkness. He was nursing his sore nose when he replied to Heero's questions. "My name is Solo."
***
"I'll kill him," the curse rolled off the violet-eyed cat again. "I'll kill him. I'll kill him. I'll kill him…"
Her feet pattered almost soundlessly as she raced own the cobblestone ground, hatred disregarding the need for cover. No one bothered to stop her anyway.
"I'm going to fucking kill him."
***
"Solo…" Heero repeated slowly to make sure he was right.
"Yes," the other cat smirked. "Solo. Before I answer more, tell me your name."
"It's Heero."
"Hero huh? You don't look like the rescuing type," the other cat laughed quietly.
"No, not Hero—"
"Anyway disaster-boy, I suppose you want the lay down of what's happening since seeing me is such a surprise for you. Most cats know about me.
"Me and my mate had been hunting around here because our food cash ran out. That grey tabby you ran into was a real nasty piece of work named Dekim. He has his little gang with his muscle men Alex and Mueller and that slut Relena. And that black one but I don't know her name. Anyway, he was getting' mad at us for hunting on his territory, notice the wink I give when I say 'his territory'. Me and my mate got separated and I think they went after her. A few days later they were coming for me. They shoved me down here without so much as a warning and I've been down here ever since. I have no idea what happened to her or the kits but last I saw of Relena her face wasn't as pretty as it was before." The cat chuckled. "That's my Duo."
"What?"
***
"I swear Dekim," Duo's eyes glinted as she approached her target. "If you harm my Solo, I'll fucking torture you!"
GS Note: Evil, aren't I?