My poor Hisoka cried most of the night after he received a call from his meany father. His shoulders shook and he whimpered in his sleep, but I was there to mew in his ear and nuzzle his cheek. After a while of restless sleep, Hisoka finally drifted off into a peaceful slumber. It was a relief to see his face soften, and his chest rise and fall lighter than before.

I may not be a human, someone who could talk some sense into the man Hisoka calls 'sir', and I can't comfort Hisoka like a human can, but I'll always be here for him! Oh… he's reaching out his hand over the covers. I know he's looking for me, so I mew and hop over to him. When he finds me, he pets my fur a little, and opens his eyes.

"Tsuzuki…"

I'm here, Hisoka!

"…Stupid…"

And he falls back to sleep. Silly Hisoka… Anyway, he can call me stupid all he wants. I don't care about that. Seeing him smile and having him hug me is great, and worth being yelled at. Though, I sort of whish I didn't cause him so much trouble…

After a few hours' sleep, Hisoka's alarm clock goes off and I jump into action. Hisoka usually hits the thing to get it to shut up, as its beeping noise is rather loud and he likes to sleep in. however, he once told me that he had to get up early in order to get to that thing called school on time. So, we had formed our own routine for mornings.

I jumped up and pressed my paws onto a button on the touch-screen clock and the noise stopped. Hisoka stopped groaning, also, thinking that he was going to get to stay in bed, but I had other plans! Once the alarm was off, I ran around to his side of the bed. It was cute… heart Hisoka was half covered and half exposed. One of his arms was extended way off the carpeted area and his face was suspended just over the wood floor. I hated to do it, but he needed to get up!

Slowly, I crept up close to his face and licked his cheek. That had no effect, so I moved to lick the tip of his nose. He made an annoyed face and shifted a little.

"Zuki… stop it… sleep still…"

It was fun to play with Hisoka that early in the morning! His speech was slurred from sleep, but I enjoyed having the little nickname. I licked his nose again, but he didn't respond that time. I was about to give up, but I couldn't resist… I leaned in closer and licked his lips, which were partly opened as he snored. Instantly, his eyes shot open and Hisoka shot up and fell back onto the other side of the bed.

"Tsuzuki!"

Ten minutes later, I was sitting on Hisoka's beanbag chair, watching my human brush his teeth and glare at me from the bathroom. He spit out some froth and then swished some green liquid in his mouth for a while. When he was done, he walked out of the bathroom and waved a finger in my face.

"I thought I told you not to do that anymore… it's gross and…"

He stopped, realizing that I wasn't listening. Instead, I was having fun swatting at his moving finger. It was like a fun toy! It moved back and forth, and sometimes I could hit it, but sometimes I couldn't. Sorry, but us cats are too easy to amuse! Sighing, Hisoka pulled his finger away and made us a simple breakfast. He had eggs and toast and I got to eat some, too. And to show how special I was, he even sprinkled some sugar on top. I happily ate it, and Hisoka watched in almost horror.

"Seriously… your taste buds must be DEAD… How can you eat that?"

It's good! I looked up at him and burped and Hisoka sighed. He ate quickly and then got everything together for school. It was really lonely when he was gone, but I usually found a way to entertain myself. I waited until Hisoka was out the door before I made my move. Some time earlier, I had found a way out of his little house. There was a small hole in the wall behind a box. I suspected that Hisoka didn't know about it, or else he would have it patched back up. But, since it was still there, I decided to use it.

I crept out into the hall and looked both ways before jumping down the stairs. The first time I had walked down that hallway, there was a nice old woman going into her place. She saw me and pet me. I liked her, because the more often I came by, she fed me! That way, it was easy for me to get fed, and I wouldn't make a mess of Hisoka's house, like before. The lady was there again, waiting for me, and she handed me a small fish. I sat in the hall and ate it, then nuzzled her to say thanks. After her door closed, I went to the one next to it, and scratched on the door. The man there saw me and welcomed me in. he also fed me, and I listened to some of his stories, not that I could understand them.

I wandered the halls for a while until I got bored, and on my way up, when I was almost back to Hisoka's place, someone behind me made a noise and picked me up by the scruff of fur on my neck. Looking back, I recognized the face. It was Mr. Tatsumi, Hisoka's landlord, or something. Hisoka explained that Tatsumi was the one he brought money to every month to pay for his apartment. Basically, his dad sends him money just to give it away. Something about it seemed unfair to Hisoka.

"Wandering in the halls again, kitty?"

At first, I was afraid he would scold me, but he just smiled and carried me off. We went to his apartment on the lowest floor for a while. He was at his desk typing on a computer, and I played with the bobbing bird on his desk. There was also an odd contraption with five hanging, silver balls. I sniffed it. Tatsumi looked over at me and then lifted up one of the balls. When he let it go, it fell and hit the others, making them all move. This was very amusing, and I was happy to be able to play with it. Two hours later, Tatsumi packed up his little computer and we left. He said he had to go, and so I had no other choice but to go back to my Hisoka's apartment.

I was nice and full and content, so I took a long cat nap. I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up, it was to the sound of the door knob giggling. I mewed happily and ran to the door, thinking Hisoka was home, but I was wrong. I didn't hear the jingling of keys, nor did I hear Hisoka's voice on the other end. Instead, I heard something like heavy boots, and an unfamiliar smell in the air. Something was very wrong…