Yuna's Wish

By Heaven Eyes

Chapter One

A wish worth making ___

Yuna grumbled as her alarm clock blared country music, the loud lyrics to Faith's song Cry. She rubbed her eyes, conscious to the fact that it was 5 in the morning.

How do I wake up so early? She thought angrily. Stupid clock.

Yuna got out of bed, her brown hair tousled from sleep. She trotted down to the deserted kitchen, dragging out some oatmeal.

When she had finished her breakfast, she went upstairs to wash her hair. Yuna adjusted the shower water to mildly hot, then jumped in.

She stayed for more that an hour, scrubbing herself furiously. She was meeting Inuyasha for an 'important' discussion at the park, and she wanted to look good for her secret crush.

Yuna had noticed that her clock didn't ring at the time she set it. It always rang just when she began to stir.

Of course, she ignored that. It was impossible, right? ___

Yuna approached the park at exactly the speed limit, always proud that she had never gotten pulled. At least, she always wiggled out of a ticket.

She cruised into a parking spot near the center fountain, where she was meeting Inuyasha. At least she didn't have to walk far.

Inuyasha was beside her car in a flash. He hurriedly pressed a note into her hand, then shot off to his own car.

Yuna stared after him, her temper mounting furiously. What a JERK!

She drove back to her house, fury showing on her normally calm features. How DARE he! Calling me out like that... He didn't even TALK to me!

Fuming silently, she rammed her Jag into the garage, then shot upstairs. Picking up the phone, she dialed Inuyasha's number.

A voice came on the line. "This number is invalid."

It had had never occurred to Yuna to read Inuyasha's note. ___

Yuna flung herself on her bed, sobbing into a pillow. How could he?

Wrestling the note from her pocket, Yuna read the words over and over. He was moving?!

And switching schools too... Yuna would never see him again, the note said.

Yuna threw the note across the room and cried herself to sleep. ___

It was midnight when she woke up. A single star shone through her open window, giving off a comforting glow.

In spite of herself, Yuna smiled. "Star light, star bright... First star I see tonight... I wish I may... I wish I might... Have the wish I wish... Tonight..."

The words tumbled out of her mouth. "I wish I could be with Inuyasha..."

Her voice promptly faded as she fell asleep once more. ___

Yuna raised her head, surprised. It was almost 4 in the afternoon!

For once Yuna had slept late. Thank God for that...

Yuna heard birds twittering outside, over the other sounds. That's funny... She thought.

Usually birds don't fly around my house. They like my neighbors' houses better...

She hurried out of bed; she was hungry... Yuna glanced at her bed.

Why was her pillow wet? The thought struck her full-force.

Inuyasha was gone. She sobbed into her hands.

How could she have forgotten? She glanced into her mirror across the room.

Yuna's face was covered in tears, and her pink bangs nearly obscured her vision... Wait a second; pink?

Yuna looked into the mirror, and, realizing what she saw, screamed. Her hair and eyes were pink; her hair was down to her ankles.

Crimson slashes were all over her body; two on either side of her face, her arms, and her thighs. A furry crimson tail protruded from her back end, tipped with pink.

But the most amazing of all were her ears and paws. Two great, furry crimson-tipped pink ears sat squarely on her head, twitching with every movement.

But her paws! Her hands were now huge, pink paws with sharp claws.

Yuna looked herself up and down once more, then faced the facts. She was a cat.

___ Heaven Eyes - I told you it would get interesting! Please send lots on fanart! My email address in Heaven@gglam.zzn.com! R&R!