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Nyalbel
Chapter seven: Darn Kitty
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"I'm telling you that I could have skinned him alive if you just had given me two more minutes! I swear!" Roger said as they sat by a table for supper.
Cliff chuckled from his seat and ruffled Albel's mop of hair with one hand. "Two minutes? In two seconds Albel here would have de-tailed you and buried you alive. Give it up Roger, no one believes that you could have stood a chance against Albel" he said and ripped apart a small dried fish and gave it to the swordsman turned cat.
"Nya" Albel mewled as he took the offering. His blood red eyes were glued on the racoon boy and from time to time he licked his upper lip. Of course he only did this when he was sure Roger was looking.
Nell sighed. "You three are hopeless. Say, where is Mirage? She didn't join us" he asked and looked around.
Fayt swallowed his mouth full of soup. "She went to discuss the situation with the royal priests. If anyone knows how the people are handling the situation it's them" he said and returned his attention to his soup.
Peppita was poking her sandwich with a sigh. "I'm going to bed. A beauty like me needs her beauty sleep. Good night" she said after a few minutes.
Cliff waited until the kink dressed girl had left the room before opening his mouth. "Beauty? Where do you see a…"
"I wouldn't finish that sentence I were you" Sophia warned. "Say, Fayt, what are we going to do tomorrow? You haven't told me" she asked.
"Well, the king wanted us to come to the throne room and discuss the situation and what we are going to do. Then we are going to hand out supplies" the blue haired boy said and finished his supper.
"Nya"
Cliff nodded. "Albel is right. How are we going to explain our Nyalbel problem? The king really wants to see Albel" he said and held up said 'man'.
Fayt put his head ion his hand. "You're right! I have forgotten about that. Well, there is nothing we can do and the king might have a solution to his problems. I say we hit the beds and see what happens tomorrow"
Roger hopped down to the floor and huffed. "What good will it do to hit defenceless beds? Sometimes I don't understand what you mean" he said and left the room.
Fayt and Cliff sighed. "There is no hope for that kid!" Cliff exclaimed.
Sophia nodded. "For once I can say that I agree. Good night, Fayt. Sleep well" she yawned and stood up. She looked at Albel, who was still staring after the racoon boy, and blinked. "Are you sure you can handle him, Cliff. He doesn't look tired… rather full of energy" she said and watched the black tail sway back and forth.
Cliff chuckled and plucked the cat off the table. "It's alright! Albel will fall asleep as soon as we go to bed, right cat?" he asked and placed Albel on his shoulder.
Albel looked at Cliff and tilted his head. "Nya". Sleep? Now? Odd creatures these human….
Sophia hummed and tilted her head. "From what I have heard, cats are night animals. They sleep during the day and hunt at night" she said and nodded. "Sure they hunt during day time but…"
Cliff waved off the rest of the girl's speech and headed for the door. "If anything goes wrong I'll get Fayt ok? Good night guys" he said and waved once. Looking at his shoulder he smirked. "Say night, Albel. Like a true nobleman"
Black ears perked up at the name. Nobleman? Wasn't that the name of the creature that ran around with him for almost half an hour? Flattening his ears he growled. "Nayrrrrrrrr"
Cliff nodded. "Good boy"
Fayt watched them leave and turned to Sophia. "Sometimes I'm starting to wonder if Albel and Cliff are old friends. The way they act sure seems like that…."
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Cliff yawned and flopped down on the bed. Stretching out he smirked. "It has been waaaayyyy to long since I slept in a BED!" he groaned. He 'ouff'ed when Albel climbed up onto his chest. He watched as the cat walked around in a circle before laying down in a purring heap. "Good night you little monster" he chuckled and ran a hand over the small being. "Hope you" Yawn "grow into the man we know you as before we meet the king" Cliff said and drifted off into a deep slumber.
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Tick tock.
Tick tock.
Cliff mumbled and cursed at the annoying clock. The clock was only one! Can't a man get one nigh with decent sleep!
He wanted to roll over when s sudden weight settled on top of him, pressing him into the soft bed beneath. "What in the!"
"Ow my head"
Cliff looked down and gasped. "You!"
"Maggot!" Albel exclaimed and jumped of the blond, landing on his rear on the floor. The swords man reached for his sword and soon realized that it was nowhere to be found. "Humour me by telling me how I ended up here and in YOUR BED!" he sapped. "I'll give you exactly ten seconds" he growled and held up his clawed hand. "Go"
Cliff scrambled up into a sitting position and held his hand up before him. "It is not what it looks like! You see… something happened to you and…"
"Isn't that pathetic? Putting the blame on another? You truly are a coward" Albel snorted and stood up, dusting his cloths.
Cliff frowned. "If you are done interrupting me and using up my precious seconds may I continue?" he asked. He knew that Albel wasn't as dangerous with out his sword so he started to calm down a little. "As I said something happened to you. When we were loading the supplies for your king, I went to get you to help us..."
Albel sighed and punched the mattress just beside Cliff's right hip. His clawed fist went straight through the cloths and hit the wooden board beneath it. "Skip the details!" he growled.
"You turned into a cat!" Cliff quickly blurted out as he moved as far away from Albel as he could.
Albel lifted one eyebrow. The maggot had to be joking. He, turn into a scabby cat? Not likely. "I told you to tell me the truth! The truth or your life!" he snapped and ripped his arm out from the bed.
Cliff shook his head. "I'm telling you the truth! Somehow you turned into a cute cat! You have been a cat for a few days!" he said as he backed away from the advancing swords man. "I'll fetch another witness if you don't believe me, and by the looks of it you don't. Don't move one inch" he said and vanished out through the door and closed it behind him.
The long haired swords man snorted. "Who do he think he is to give me orders? I should walk right out from here to prove that I'm not a man you order around" he muttered. He started to move forwards the door he stopped as a cold shiver went down his spine just before he was attacked by a major headache. "W-w-what is going o-o-n!" he gasped and fell down on one knee.
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"I'm telling you he is back to normal!"
Fayt lifted one eyebrow as he was dragged down the hall by Cliff. "You have been telling me that Albel has turned back to normal just like that for at least two minutes. I get it already" he muttered. "Are you sure you didn't dream it all? I mean it is in the middle of the night"
Cliff shook his head and continued down the hall. "You'll see what I mean! He is back to normal" he said as they reached the door.
"Can you two keep it down? I warrior like me needs a good night sleep to keep my strength up" Roger said as he poked his head out from his and Fayt's room. He went back in again with a 'old men and their night time hobbies'
The blue haired teen gasped as he was shoved into Cliff's and Albel's room by the tall blond. "Whoha! Be careful, Cliff!" he exclaimed and straightened his back.
Cliff walked in after him with his arms crossed and eyes closed, head held high. "See? What did I tell ya?" he asked and nodded his head. When he felt a small tap on his head and something was placed in his arms.
"Good night, Cliff. Get some sleep will you? We have a rough day tomorrow" Fayt said and left the room with a big yawn.
"Hu?" Cliff blinked and looked down in his arms.
"Nya"
The blond blinked a few more times before huffing and walked over to the bed to dump the cat. "Darn you. Couldn't you have stayed human for at least two more minutes?" he asked and sat down on the bed.
Albel smirked. He had no idea what the man was talking about but as long as he ticked the man of…
The light draft came from the window along with a small noise.
Albel's little nose twitched before his hackles rose. He knew that sound! A male cat had the guts to walk into his territory! Ok, so he hadn't gotten the chance to mark it yet, but it was still his! Jumping of the bed he dashed over to the open window and jumped out.
Cliff tensed and it took a few second before his brain registered what he had seen. "ALBEL! NO! Get back in here!" he called and ran over to the window just in time to see the small black cat vanish down the street. The blond ran a hand through his hair. "This is not good. Not good at all! Fayt is going to skin me alive!" he panicked. He quickly got his cloths on and jogged out from the room. All he could do was to chase the cat and see if he could catch him before dawn…. "I'm so doomed"
Fayt had stopped when he had heard Cliff shout from his room. He turned around to see the blond come at him. Something was wrong. "Cliff? Where are you going?" he asked as the blond tried to pass him.
"I- I uh… I'm going out for a stroll in the night! I can't sleep so I thought a walk in the fresh air would help!" Cliff said and rubbed the back of his head.
The blue haired teen nodded. That made sense. "Where is Albel?" he asked.
The blond looked forwards his door and then back at the boy. "He's asleep! Don't go in there if you know what's good for you. You know how cranky he can be. Well I must be going now, night!" he said and rushed down the stairs before he had to answer more questions.
Fayt sighed and entered his room to get some shut eye.
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Albel's tail waved back and forth as he searched for the male cat in his territory. He was going to beat him black and blue! No one entered his territory and lived to talk about it. Ok, except the humans… what's their names? Cif and Falt? Chip and Fay?
Oh well. He didn't have time for that now. He was hunting.
