A cat's life
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Ever wondered how a cat feels like? Rukawa Kaede does. (AU)
Warning/s: None. (Three-chaptered short story) Might get a little OOC. Not yaoi at all.
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A cat's life
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If there was one thing that is way more terrifying than a boring first winter day, it would be a sudden very chilly winter night. Inside the Anzai residence, there sat in front of the fireplace ten creatures: a red dyed dog, a cream-colored cat, a white cat, a brown Chihuahua, a tall black dog, a meek-looking brown cat, an old jolly fat man, an old beautiful lady, a gorilla-looking cook and a pretty gardener, also known as "garden ness" by the pets.
The lazy white cat, still shaken by what his "best friend" did a while ago, did not react when the gardener scooped him up. It's not like he cared, anyway. It just irritated him whenever someone rubs his thick fur. "You're so warm, Rukawa-kun!"
The gardener hugged him. Now THAT is unforgivable. The cat squirmed on the gardener's arms and tried to get free. The gardener, AKA "garden-ness", did not free the cat from her embrace. The cat threatened to scratch her, but the gardener did not notice.
Akagi, the ever-feared cook, saw what the cat was trying to say. He sighed. "Haruko, you better release Rukawa now. You know how much he hates people hugging and making a fuss out of him."
Haruko pouted, and placed Rukawa down on the carpeted floor. The cat glared at the gardener. He then went back to his original place: beside the cream-colored cat, Ayako.
The eyes of Hanamichi were glowing with anger and jealousy as he watched the gardener rub the lazy white cat's back. What is with the lucky foxy cat? Isn't he as lovable as the feline is?
The red dog barked, getting the attention of the gardener and her brother. The old man, Anzai, laughed. He laughed his famous laugh. "What is it that you want, Sakuragi-kun?"
The red dog frowned as he stared at the direction of the gardener. The pretty gardener continued to stroke the feline's fur, which, by the way, had a cross face on his beautiful foxy features.
He barked again, irritated and desperate to get the gardener's attention. Guess what? He succeeded.
The gardener laughed. "Are you cold too, Sakuragi-kun?" The red dog barked again, but this time, it was way softer. It was more of an endearment to the girl, but a human can barely understand the language of a dog.
The girl just smiled. "Sakuragi-kun, next time your cold or what, please don't jump on the pile of leaves. Please?"
The girl reached out and rubbed his ear. The dog pouted, but nonetheless, he contented himself with the soft hand of the gardener.
The cream-colored cat and the white cat sighed. This was the 100th time they saw this scene.
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Mitsui, the tall black dog, sat beside his master. He can never give back to the old jolly fat man the love he had been given. He rubbed his master's soft hand. The old jolly fat man laughed, and then rubbed the dog's head.
The black dog gave a soft bark. He can never be more contented than now. He did a very bad thing before, and now, even after what happened, his master did not reject him when he went back.
He can still recall everything…
After having his right fore leg, he ran away from home. The simple things like hunting pesky squirrels and damned cockroaches, he can not do…
He felt so useless…
He joined the stray dogs on the highway…
And then, after four months, he went back to the Anzai residence. He tried to break the trust of the master and the friendship of all the animals living there, but…
After that, he went back to the residence. The master accepted him as he is, and he can never be happier than now.
You know what? He can already hunt squirrels and cockroaches! But, he must admit, the lazy white cat is more talented in hunting squirrels and cockroaches… Hell, the white cat can even hunt the leaping frogs and the damned rats…
Well, he's a cat after all…
But, he will regain his fame in the Kanagawa Street once more! He will be the best hunter again…
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Dinner time.
The cook stepped out of the kitchen, holding a tray with four dishes. He set the dishes on the table and went back to the kitchen. He went out again, carrying some sushi, sashimi, tofu, etc…
After smelling the aroma of the food, all the animals that were half asleep went to life. They all searched for the food using their hyper-sensitive noses.
After finding where the food was, they all ran to that direction.
All animals were wagging their tails, following the gorilla-looking cook as he went back to the kitchen for the third time. There were six tongues licking their lips as they saw the cook get six dishes from a cabinet.
The cook sighed. These animals are so hungry; they can eat three whole pizzas if they were given so.
As he put the dishes on the floor, the animals attacked it as if they were squirrels. Then, he poured their food on their dishes.
All the animals gladly ate.
The usual dinnertime…
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Blue glowing eyes stared at the grandfather's clock. It rang for the fourth time that evening.
The cat shrugged. He can't sleep. How can he, when he spent his whole day snoring away? Well, of course he did a little hunting game with the neighbors' dog, but he still had too much reserved energy.
He stretched. He had the urge to run around the house, but the last time he did that, he broke a lamp and three dishes. The cook got so angry; he did not feed him for three days.
At those three days, the neighbor's dog, Akira, gave him some roasted chicken. That was the reason why he often hung out with the dog, not because of some other things like what those stupid dogs say.
He pushed the door and went outside. The moon shone like it was blue… Was it a blue moon? It looks so beautiful…
"Hi, Rukawa-kun. You can't sleep? It's already 11:00 pm."
He need not turn around just to look at whoever was talking to him. He already knows.
"Do'aho. How did you enter the back yard?"
The spiky-furred dog walked next to him. "What's wrong with that? There was a hole over there. Anyway, don't you think that the moon is so beautiful?"
The cat shrugged. "Garden-ness calls it a blue moon."
The dog gazed up at the moon. "It's cute."
After a few minutes of staring at the moon, a purr behind them broke the silence. "Hi. Are you looking at the moon?"
The dog smiled at the cream-colored cat. "Yes, Ayako-san. It's beautiful."
Ayako joined them.
Then, there were light footsteps behind them. All the three animals looked back and saw the meek-looking brown cat, Yasuda.
"Hi, Yasuda."
The greeting came from Ayako. The cat smiled at her. Then, he saw a cockroach running at the corner. Still having the excess energy, he ran to the corner.
Akira sighed. "Why do you cats only get active during the night, and sleep your day away?"
Rukawa shrugged. "We're nocturnal."
Akira only stared at the cat beside him. "Can you explain? We don't have any informative "garden-ness" in our house. We just have a computer addict/stalker boy, the son of master."
Ayako smiled. "Nocturnal animals are animals that are more active during the night than the day."
Akira stifled a yawn. "Whatever nocturnal animals are, I'm sure dogs aren't like those. I'm going to sleep now. Good night, Ayako-san and Rukawa-kun!"
They both nodded at him. The dog turned his back and went back to the hole on the wall.
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A/N:
The next chapter will be the last chapter. Do you guys like it? You can tell me, right? Right?
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Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I'm glad you liked my idea. About Rukawa turning into a cat… well… I might do something like that after I finish two fanfics…
I don't want to write another fanfic without finishing all that I had started.
That's all for this chapter. Please review.