Kitty Kibbles: Hope you've enjoyed it so far....but here is the short chapter, but this is where things begin to get...interesting? Here is where we make the connection!!!!!!! ( I guess you'll just have to read to find out! MUAHAHAHA!!!! Oh! BTW I forgot to mention that I don't own CATS or anything that goes with it...If I did the world may be a scary place to everyone else, but it would be heavenly to me! Etcy

Sun shone through the slits of the blinds hanging from Melissa's bedroom window. The rays of light streaked her face and warmed her until her eyes fluttered open. Bringing her arms over her head, she stretched her body from head to toe with an audible grunt. She opened her eyes again and stared up at the ceiling. She had had the most wonderful dream but she couldn't remember it. As hard as she tried, no memory had come to her. The only thing she remembered was what she felt. She felt electricity. It was like sparks in her body. It was exhilarating; almost like being on a rollercoaster for the first time. She smiled and gave a little shiver of excitement before jumping out of bed.

She sat at the edge of her bed letting the sleep fall from her eyes as she attempted to focus on the clock. It couldn't say what she thought it did. Her mind must be playing tricks on her again. "10:30?? What the hell?! It's only my second day of school and I sleep in? Why didn't mom wake me up?" She growled low in her throat as she stamped to her door to find out what happened...when she suddenly remembered that her mother had told her she could sleep in and not go to school today. She smacked her hand against her forehead for her stupidity and calmly walked into the hallway and down the stairs realizing she had the entire day to herself.

Making her way into the kitchen, she raided the refrigerator for a light breakfast and decided on a cup of nonfat strawberry-banana yogurt. She quietly ate as she contemplated her dream once more with no luck. She suddenly remembered her little incident the night before. The fur! ... She ran to the hallway mirror to see her face and realized that all was in its correct place. No extra eyes or teeth of anything of the sort, it was the same old Melissa staring strait back at her.

She breathed a sigh of relief, while she made her way to the living room around all of the still unpacked boxes. Plopping herself on the couch, she grabbed the remote for the TV. As the buzz of the screen fizzled, Melissa began to get itchy. Her skin felt like it was crawling. This was too weird. She must be hallucinating. "Snap out of it Melissa!!" She screamed to herself.

"Mala!" Melissa looked up.

"Who said that?" She looked around the room in a panic, the itchiness of her skin forgotten. She ducked behind the couch expecting a burglar, but saw no one. "Show yourself!"

"Mala! Turn around!" Melissa looked at the TV and saw a figure on the screen that looked like it was talking to her...but that couldn't be! She moved closer to the screen in disbelief and the figure smiled. It looked like a person...but this person had black and white fur all over its face! And whiskers, and a tail, and...The fur!! Melissa finally made the connection with her dreams. She looked closer at the facial expression and realized how familiar they looked. She knew who this was. Someone must have been playing a joke on her. It looked so much like Derek! The eyes...they were his! She'd recognize them anywhere. She stared at the catlike human in front of her not wanting to believe what she was seeing.

"Wh...what are you?" She said to the TV, not expecting an answer.

"Mala, look at me. Don't you remember! You have to remember! Concentrate!" The creature said.

"Who are you and why do you keep calling me Mala?! My name is Malaysia!" After hearing what she said, her eyes became wide... "My name is Melissa!" She shook her head as the figure just smiled wider.

"Malaysia, come back to me. Concentrate on who you are. I can't stay here much longer, I'm using too much energy."

"I...I...what's happening?" Melissa felt shaky again, and fell to the floor, hitting her head on the coffee table which left a large gash in her head. She finally surrendered to unconsciousness as the black enveloped her and took her deeper into oblivion.