A/N: early Halloween story....
The wind was howling this evening, leaves falling and twirling around Tori. The moon was almost full as she walked, the water would be a little too chilly for a swim this evening. But Tori enjoyed being near the water, just to think.
Suddenly a swirling mist surrounded her, and she felt different, she looked different. Instead of the beautiful girl there was an old wrinkled hag, with a big wart on her nose. She walked towards the beach, slightly dragging one foot behind her. She cackeled as she saw a young couple out for a walk at the water's edge.
She pointed a long knobby finger at them, her eyes alight with evil. "Nasbin Ala mahst benae." She watched the two young people transform into two fish, she smiled and walked on. She leaned down and picked up a stick, and it transformed into a tall walking stick.
As Tori walked to her apartment she saw Dustin coming out of his apartment, must be going for a ride she thought. Dustin stopped and stared at the old woman. "Man is that woman creepy or what?" She seemed familiar or what? She was wearing pale blue, and she looked at him, with a look that made his skin crawl.
"Hey dude, I mean old lady......Ma'am can I help you? Are you looking for someone?" She moved closer to him and smiled.
"Yes deary, you can." She reached out a hand and touched his head. He flinched at her touch. "Nice kitty." She waved her hand, and he was suddenly on all fours running down the hall, looking at things from about ankle high. He had to get away from the crazy lady. He ran to the Bradley's apartment, he scratched at their door, and meowed as loud as he could.
He was still at it, when someone came out of another apartment and threw a paper at him. "Shut up you stupid cat!" Dustin ran from the building, then climbed the tree outside the balcony. It was easy to climb and he did it and jumped onto the balcony. Going over to the glass doors he found it slightly open. He pushed it and walked into the dark apartment. He padded through the apartment, and entered the first bedroom. He moved over to the crimson covers and jumped up onto the bed. He went over to the sleeping form, and nudged the arm and meowed softly.
Hunter, opened his eyes, wide awake and looked into the soft brown eyes of a yellow long haired cat. "How did you get in here?" He ask as he rubbed the soft head. The cat meowed again at him. He smiled sleepily, and picked him up, holding him as he got out of bed. "How about some milk?" Wearing just his silky pajama bottoms he went into the living room, and then the kitchen. He put the cat down and opened the frig.
"Meow.......me....ow." Dustin sat there and then ran into the living room. Going over to the picture of the group on the table, he leaped up and when Hunter followed him, Dustin pawed at the picture.Hunter looked at the picture and picked up the cat.
"Don't break that." He carried the cat into the kitchen, he put it down and the cat ran across the floor and tripped. Hunter smiled. "You know cat, you remind me of someone, a friend of mine named Dustin."
"Meow.......meow......" Hunter put down the bowl of milk and watched the cat.
"Go ahead and drink it. Then you can go outside." The cat looked up at Hunter and seemed afraid. "What is it boy? Are you afraid of something?"
"Me...ow." Dustin went behind Hunter and looked towards the front door from behind a crimson covered leg. Blake came out rubbing his eyes.
"What are you doing? Who are you talking to?" Then he sees the cat. "Where did that come from?"
"I don't know, guess he came in through the door, you forgot to lock. You were the last one out there." Blake leaned down and rubbed the cat under the chin.
"Cute cat. What is that around your neck...a name tag maybe?" He lifted the cat up and placed it up on the counter. Hey it's a necklace....ah oh..."
"What?"
"It's the necklace that Tori gave Dustin, with his name on it."
"But how did the cat get it?" Ask Hunter.
Blake laughed. "Maybe the cats, a cat buglar." Hunter laughs.
"Yeah, maybe he broke in here, and planned to rob us too." Both boys were amused, and laughed.
"Well you put the cat bugler outside, before you go to bed. Oh yeah don't forget to take that jewelry away from it. Dustin will want back."