The Adventures of Ken and the NekoNeko Syrum
Chapter Seven: The End is Niqh
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Ken was chased by the Great Dane around the parking lot a full five times before its owner came and put it back on its leash.
"Shame on you!" The owner scolded the dog. She was a cute-looking girl of about 18 years. Ken would have tried to think of some sort of witty comment, had he not looked like some sort of circus freak. Damn this stupid transformstion! Damn that lemon-water! Damn whoever put it in the trailer, for they were ruining Ken's chances with the locals!
Ken headed back for the shop, hissing at whoever spoke to him. He had quite enough of this whole Neko-jin deal. He wasn't some dumb animal; he was a human being! And it was about time he started looking like it. When he got to the shop, Ken sat at the table, looking mighty pissed. When Ayaccame in, Ken nrarly bit his head off for slamming the door.
"Geez,what's up with you?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.
"What's up?"Ken said, gesturing to hos cat-like ears and tail ."What's up? Look at me, i'm a freak!" Aya's expression softened.
"It won't be yor very much longer. Manx will be here this evening. By this time tomorrow you'll be back to normal." He sat on the table beside Ken, and placed a hand on his shoulder in an attempt to reassure the neko-jin. Tears came to Ken's eyes.
"But I wanna be normal now." Ken said, and snuggled his head against Aya's chest. It felt warm, and Ken found it mildly comforting. he purred softly. They were still sitting there, with Aya gently stroking Ken's hair fifteen minutes later when the phone rang. Ken made no effort to move. He didn't even acknowledge even hearing it, so Aya was forced to remain where he was, and hope that Yohji would get it.
*ring ring!*
"Aya! Could you please get that? I'm kind of busy!"
No such luck. Aya tried standing up. No good. Ken refused to get up. Aya was forced to stretch for the reciever, on the counter.
*ring ring!*
Finally, Aya grabbed hold of the reciever. It was Manx. She would be there in another 15 minutes with the anti-neko syrum. When she arrived, she'd cure Ken, and then Ken'd get off of him, and the circulation in his legs would resume. He shouted the good news to Yohji, who took the remaining time to close shop. Wouldn't you know it, the first thing he did when Yohji entered was to grab a camera and take a picture. He then proceeded to hide it. Aya was SO going to DESTROY that camera when he found it. He would search once he could feel his legs again. Ken was heavy.
He was going to KISS Yohji when he had the chance. The flash of the camera was enough to wake Ken up and cause him to jump off Aya's lap, hit his head on the ceiling, and land on the floor.
"Owww~!" Ken said, rubbing the top of his head. "Wha'd you do that for?!"
"Bec use the sight of you two sitting there was just too cute, I couldn't resist." Yohji answered truthfully. Aya stood upband walked around thw room a few times.
"Thanks. I needed that." he said.
"My pleasure." Yohji replied.
"I'm sure it was." Aya muttered under his breath, but before he could say anything, Manx had arrived.
"And, how's our curious little kitten doing?" she asked, reaching into her purse. Ken muttered something under his breath that no one could quite understand, but the basic message was understood; Ken was not impressed. Manx pulled her hand back out of her purse, holding a phial identical to the o e that held the NekoNeko syrum, but instead of holding a clear liquid, this one held a dark one; the antidote. Ken took it and dranknit down. It was disgusing. It tasted like prune juice. Having finished it all, Ken didn't feel any different, but Manx insisted it *was* the antidote, so Ken dashed off to the mirror to check.
Pointy ears? . . . nope. Claws?. . . nope. Tail?. . . nope.
It had worked! Ken was NORMAL again!
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And on that note, I stop. Watch for the final chapter, the aftermath.
Chapter Seven: The End is Niqh
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Ken was chased by the Great Dane around the parking lot a full five times before its owner came and put it back on its leash.
"Shame on you!" The owner scolded the dog. She was a cute-looking girl of about 18 years. Ken would have tried to think of some sort of witty comment, had he not looked like some sort of circus freak. Damn this stupid transformstion! Damn that lemon-water! Damn whoever put it in the trailer, for they were ruining Ken's chances with the locals!
Ken headed back for the shop, hissing at whoever spoke to him. He had quite enough of this whole Neko-jin deal. He wasn't some dumb animal; he was a human being! And it was about time he started looking like it. When he got to the shop, Ken sat at the table, looking mighty pissed. When Ayaccame in, Ken nrarly bit his head off for slamming the door.
"Geez,what's up with you?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.
"What's up?"Ken said, gesturing to hos cat-like ears and tail ."What's up? Look at me, i'm a freak!" Aya's expression softened.
"It won't be yor very much longer. Manx will be here this evening. By this time tomorrow you'll be back to normal." He sat on the table beside Ken, and placed a hand on his shoulder in an attempt to reassure the neko-jin. Tears came to Ken's eyes.
"But I wanna be normal now." Ken said, and snuggled his head against Aya's chest. It felt warm, and Ken found it mildly comforting. he purred softly. They were still sitting there, with Aya gently stroking Ken's hair fifteen minutes later when the phone rang. Ken made no effort to move. He didn't even acknowledge even hearing it, so Aya was forced to remain where he was, and hope that Yohji would get it.
*ring ring!*
"Aya! Could you please get that? I'm kind of busy!"
No such luck. Aya tried standing up. No good. Ken refused to get up. Aya was forced to stretch for the reciever, on the counter.
*ring ring!*
Finally, Aya grabbed hold of the reciever. It was Manx. She would be there in another 15 minutes with the anti-neko syrum. When she arrived, she'd cure Ken, and then Ken'd get off of him, and the circulation in his legs would resume. He shouted the good news to Yohji, who took the remaining time to close shop. Wouldn't you know it, the first thing he did when Yohji entered was to grab a camera and take a picture. He then proceeded to hide it. Aya was SO going to DESTROY that camera when he found it. He would search once he could feel his legs again. Ken was heavy.
He was going to KISS Yohji when he had the chance. The flash of the camera was enough to wake Ken up and cause him to jump off Aya's lap, hit his head on the ceiling, and land on the floor.
"Owww~!" Ken said, rubbing the top of his head. "Wha'd you do that for?!"
"Bec use the sight of you two sitting there was just too cute, I couldn't resist." Yohji answered truthfully. Aya stood upband walked around thw room a few times.
"Thanks. I needed that." he said.
"My pleasure." Yohji replied.
"I'm sure it was." Aya muttered under his breath, but before he could say anything, Manx had arrived.
"And, how's our curious little kitten doing?" she asked, reaching into her purse. Ken muttered something under his breath that no one could quite understand, but the basic message was understood; Ken was not impressed. Manx pulled her hand back out of her purse, holding a phial identical to the o e that held the NekoNeko syrum, but instead of holding a clear liquid, this one held a dark one; the antidote. Ken took it and dranknit down. It was disgusing. It tasted like prune juice. Having finished it all, Ken didn't feel any different, but Manx insisted it *was* the antidote, so Ken dashed off to the mirror to check.
Pointy ears? . . . nope. Claws?. . . nope. Tail?. . . nope.
It had worked! Ken was NORMAL again!
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And on that note, I stop. Watch for the final chapter, the aftermath.