He scrambled for a moment try to regain his balance as he did he noticed Tohru had left the door open. He tried again to yell for her, but something strange happened. All his words came out as were strangled mews. Well what am I supposed to do now? I guess I'll follow her and eventually when I catch up with her we'll see what the hell is going on. He sprinted off towards the market square.

Kyo had gone past countless houses and through the forested are and still saw no sign of Tohru. He stopped and sat down on a bench near a pearly fountain whose center featured angels. Where did she get to? How far could she have gone? He decided to rest for about another three minutes give or take. Sighing and flicking his tail agitatedly he trimmed his nails a little. Just as he started on his middle claw he heard a familiar sweet voice behind him.

Kyo turned quickly enough to see Tohru stride out of a bakery, laughing and holding a fresh cake. His first reaction was awe for the beautifully designed cake, but he soon came to his senses and pursued Tohru. Almost there just a bit farther.

"Toh"- He was cut off in mid meow, someone had scooped him up off the busy street. He was held captive by a stocky brunette woman in a blue suit.

"Gotcha you little rascal!" She proclaimed triumphantly. Kyo flailed his paws in the air and tried to claw the woman.

"LET GO DAMN IT!" He screeched but all that issued from his mouth was a high-pitched yowl. The woman held his paws together in a very uncomfortable way forcing him to hold still. He tried once more to wriggle free squirming as much as he could. But the stubborn woman still held on and pulled from the folds of her suit a syringe with a small needle attached. She gently injected the tranquilizers in the syringe into the frustrated Kyo.

Everything started spinning. Colors and lights, he relaxed and fell into an unconscious lapse. Kyo awoke to the sounds of other cars and a unidentifiable rustling noise. He slowly got up, his head still pounding. He was inside a square container of some sort Where the hell, wait a minute! This is a cat carrier! He came to the shocking realization as the brunette woman lifted the carrier and they headed for an old ivy covered building. At the top of the building was an old sign with letters missing but Kyo could see plainly the building, was the local animal shelter!

Despite much embarrassment to himself Kyo shivered. He thought there had to be some way to escape somewhere to go! But there wasn't he was trapped. He decided to wait it out till someone opened the carrier. The woman walked up the stairs and into the lobby. She was greeted by a short blonde woman with thin glasses at the front desk, she wore a nametag bearing the name Suzy.

"Hi Mabel!" Suzy greeted the woman. "I see you have another one for us."

"Well you know if I'm not going to help these strays who will you know?" Mabel replied in a joking way.

Stray was that what this was all about? They thought he was a stray cat? Suzy got up from her swiveling chair and came over to Mabel.

"Well let's have a look at her then." She stuck her face right up to the bars of the carrier she was so close Kyo could see all the moles and pimples on her oily face, it disgusted him. "Aww, she's a real cutie! Do you know whether it's a male or female?" Suzy inquired.

"Not a clue, but I have to be going I have a doctors appointment for that back pain I was telling you about."

"That's okay by me, I'll have Irv come in and do a routine check, thanks again for stopping by!" Suzy waved as Mabel worked her way back to her van and promptly drove off.

"Well, lets get you set up then." She smiled at him but Kyo was not reassured. "Irv! We got another one for a check up!" Suzy hollered to the darkness in the back of the cold shelter. Out from that cavernous space emerged a man who must've been six inches tall and about thirty-four. He has dirty black hair that was almost too short and bowl cut. He was wearing a green uniform the same kind Suzy wore.

"Just give her a checkup and we'll fill out her form." She waved her hand in the carrier's direction absently. What do they mean by check up? I've got to get out of here! Kyo scrambled a bit but again he could see no way out, he was going to have to go through with this check up….