Disclaimer: I do not own Sabrina The Teenage Witch.
"Are you sure Harvey doesn't mind having this kitten here?" Salem asked, rolling his eyes. "Salem... if you have a problem with our new pet, just talk to her. Maybe she's really nice and you'll get along" Sabrina encouraged. "I tried to talk to her, all she says is Meow and hiss" Salem protested. He leapt off her bed and trotted into another room.
Harvey was sitting down on the couch reading Shiloh when he heard a small meow. He turned around to see the small, white cat. "Aww... so cute" he said, and he tickled behind her ears. He picked her up and began to pet her, while she purred happily. "I see you've met Snowball" Sabrina said, entering the living room. "Snowball?. The little fluff-ball has a name now?" Salem asked sarcastically. Now that Harvey knew Sabrina's secret about being a witch and learned to accept it, Salem was allowed to talk in front of him... but not to anyone else.
"Whoa... someone's jealous" he said, his face wrinkling slightly. "I am not jealous!" Salem announced, then his eyes turned a vibrant pea green. "Oh, look. Now you've given yourself Jealous-tosis" Sabrina said, shaking her head. (AN: Jealous-tosis is a sickness that witches and warlocks get whenever they get incredibly jealous. Sabrina also got it in Season 4). Salem glared at the kitten. It seemed to be mocking him. "Well, I'll leave you two alone so you can get to know each other" Sabrina said, getting up and heading to the kitchen to make dinner.
"I'm onto you, kitty" Salem said furiously glaring at the little animal. "Damn, you've got issues" said the white kitten.
Salem's eyes widened. "You talk?" he panicked. "Well, duh. Now that we've got that cleared up, why are you acting so wierd?" asked the kitten. "Well, let's see. You show up on my doorstep, steal my friends, drink my milk and make yourself at home like you've lived here forever" Salem said, hissing.
"Salem!. Are you bothering the kitten?" Sabrina said in the other room. "Uh, no" Salem lied. The kitten glared.
"Liar, liar, pants on fire" she said, laughing evilly at him. Sabrina came in the room. "Salem, was that you I heard cackling?" she asked. "No, it was Snowball!" he said, pointing to the kitten. Snowball had fallen asleep and was purring innocently on one of the couch cushions. She woke up and meowed sweetly. "Good morning" she said, her eyes twinkling. "You talk?" Sabrina asked. She was used to talking animals by now, but it was kind of strange that this kitten who had just turned up at her doorstep could talk. "Yes, I talk. I had a little incident with this big ugly warlock with a voice that sounded like he was constipated" the kitten said, her voice hardening. "Drell" Salem said immediately.
"But, why would he turn you into a cat?" asked Sabrina. "He thought I was trying to take over the universe, so he turned me into a cat" Snowball explained. "And, you weren't?" she said. "No, some evil-minded dictator was though" Snowball said, pointing her gaze knowingly at Salem. Sabrina returned the gaze. "What?" Salem asked innocently.
"If you don't mind, could you please tell us your story?. Then, we can go see Drell and he can turn you back into human form" Sabrina said. Snowball nodded and began her tale:
"It all started when I was a little girl. I was very naughty and loved causing trouble and playing pranks on other people, especially this one kid that bullied everyone else" Snowball explained. Salem laughed, that kid was one of his old childhood tormentors, he had to give Snowball credit for playing a mean trick on him. It was funny.
Snowball continued; "I put ICY HOT in his gym shorts and he had to go to the hospital, the Witches Council had a grudge against me ever since then. As I grew older, I began to realize what I was doing was mean and rotten, I felt horrible so I decided to stop playing hurtful jokes and start using my magic to help people. I moved to the Mortal Realm so I could help mortals whenever they needed me. Then one day, about thirty years ago, I was walking down the street to buy some champaigne for the New Year party we were going to have in a few hours. I was twenty one at the time, I believe. Finally allowed to drink and was ready to celebrate to my full extent. Anyway, I saw a group of people wearing dark robes and military uniforms. There was this one man leading them, he had black hair that looked like he had been dying it for a long time, tinted with gray and full of different colors and splotches of bald spots. He also had goldish-green eyes, I realized this must of been Salem Saberhagen and from the orders he was giving his troops, I knew he was going to have a invasion and try to attempt domination upon the mortals in the Mortal Realm. I tried to stop him, but he was too quick and too devious for me and he planted evidence that made me look like I had tried to take over the world. Although Salem got caught and turned into a cat, I was not punished for my deeds. Then one of the troops remembered I had been there and tried to make it look like I had helped them and had convinced Salem into trying to dominate the world. He made it look like it was my idea and Salem had been a manipulative pawn in my so-called "plan". So, I got turned into a cat as well... my punishment was two hundred years and Salem's punishment was one hundred years. I've been a cat ever since, and I've been looking for a place to stay. But every time I tell someone my story and they find out who I am, they abandon me and try to sell me off for money whenever things get desperate and they can't pay their rent". Salem was snoring contently, the story had zapped all excitement when Snowball quit being a prankster and tried to use her magic to be more helpful. Sabrina was still wide awake.
"You mean, one of the men helping Salem with his world domination made Drell think you had something to do with the plan?" she asked maturely. "That is correct, filthy ba-" she started to say, but Sabrina covered her mouth.
"There's no need for swearing Snowball, I know you're mad. But, cursing Salem won't help. In the morning, I'll try to get a hearing at the Witches Council and convince Drell that he made a mistake and we'll have you turned back into a human" Sabrina said, holding her hand onto her heart. "Do you promise?" Snowball asked, holding back tears.
"I promise" Sabrina said, smiling. She left the room to check on her oatmeal cookies. Only Salem saw the devilish smirk curling up on Snowball's demonic features. He shuddered. Did he imagine it all, or did Snowball look for a moment... evil?.