Forgotten and Alone

Chapter Nine

Aya woke to the sound of someone moving around in the room. Stretching lightly he turned onto his back eyes still closed and suddenly wondered why the bed was facing south. Opening his eyes he stared up at a ceiling that was the wrong color, and his room didn't have a fan in it. Turning toward the sound he frowned at the man currently buttoning up his shirt with his back turned to him.

Where the hell did Schuldich take him last night?

"Ah you're awake good," Crawford said turning around to face the boy. Aya screamed and fell out of bed. The man rolled his eyes. "Calm down, I just came in for a change of cloths. You slept in here, my room, alone. But stay in here, Nagi and Schuldich are still putting up the black out curtains." He finished buttoning up his shirt and started walking toward the door. "Oh and if your hungry I left some food on the dresser, try not to make a mess."

Aya waited until the man had closed the door then crawled back onto the bed and to the other side of the room. He jumped onto the dresser and crouched there then took the cover off the platter and snorted. On the plate was raw fish, his favorite kind in fact and a small bowl of milk. Rolling his eyes he ate it quickly then went about exploring the room. The cat was in full force, discovering the man's collection of albums really rolled on the floor well. When Schuldich came to get Aya twenty minutes later he found the redhead asleep on the mess of blankets he's pushed onto the floor amid the disaster of Crawford's room. He laughed hysterically and hid Aya in Nagi's room until Crawford is done screaming.

When Aya woke again he found Nagi staring at him from above. "Mess up my room and I'll de-claw you the hard way." The teen warned and went back to his desk where he was doing homework Aya slid into the chair next to him and spends the next hour helping the teen with his homework instantly becoming Nagi's new favorite person.

When he ventured into the living room he stopped upon hearing a hiss almost in his ear. He turned to find Farfarello, also on his hands and feet growling at him like an older cat meeting a kitten. This in a scene is true. Aya licked the psychopath's nose in response and bound away followed closely by Farfarello.

Farfarello was a Cat Ka also, only from a bigger cat then Aya; and also 100 percent male. His condition wasn't as sever as Aya's but he still can't control his ability. Coupled with the pain blocking and a sever fetish for making God cry made him a bit more animal then Aya liked.

They sat on the counter in the kitchen in exactly the same position and giggle when Crawford walked in to find both of them staring at him blankly and physically starts; then spent five minutes chasing them out of the kitchen back into the living room. Farfarello chased Aya around the house for a while before backing him into a corner in his cell. But his intention wasn't to hurt Aya but to take a nap on top of the redhead in a protective manner. Almost like Aya used to sleep with the kittens. Schuldich took a Polaroid of this making Farfarello chase him around the house for a while.

After sun set Schuldich sequestered another set of cloths from Nagi and gave them to Aya. He had never thought to get juvenile sizes for clothing before as the pants fit perfectly in waist and leg. Nagi and Farfarello came with them when he and Aya went to a new park that night. Nagi didn't get out enough and doesn't have any friends his age so going to a park just to have fun is a new experience. Farfarello had claimed the new kitten as his in a none sexual way- for now- and felt he has to protect him at all times. Aya was annoyed at this, but was willing to put up with it because at least he wasn't trying to kill him.

Schuldich chased them all around for a while until the two cats turn the tables on him and held him down so Nagi could tickle him. After Nagi and Farfarello have a swinging contest and Schuldich sat down on a bench to catch his breath. Aya curled up next to him laying his head on the German's lap, Schuldich ran his fingers through the redheads hair absently making him purr in a way he hadn't heard before. When he looked he found Aya was crying silently, hoping no one would notice. Schuldich held the redhead against his chest as the others played oblivious to everything that was happening and let him cry. Though he couldn't read his mind Schuldich knew what he was crying for.

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Later that night they shared a bed. Schuldich had managed to convince Farfarello that he could protect the kitten just as well and they could play tomorrow. Aya curled up against him as he cried some more showing a side of himself that Schuldich was sure he was the only one that had seen. The German couldn't understand the change in the young man from cold and hurting inside to open and hurting outside. It was a difference that truly told of all that had happened to Aya in the last year and a half.

Once Aya had fallen asleep Schuldich moved the redhead so he was more or less on top of him. Aya was so bony that this wasn't exactly a comfortable position but it was more intimate in a way that wasn't sexual. In fact Schuldich could remember his father doing this when he was little.

He wondered what the hell Aya's lover was doing that kept Aya so skinny; he should have gained some weight back by now. He also couldn't figure out why the redhead was so scared; it was like something else had happened than Aya was willing to admit. From the little he managed to get from the redheads mind -before he figured out how to keep him out,- Schuldich knew that part wasn't something the man had done, it was something that happened before that.

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Later Crawford came in with a vision that wasn't good if they intended to keep Aya. The lover, a man by the name of Berkeley Rose had gone to Weiss claiming Aya was kidnapped. He had also claimed it was by force. So that meant Weiss was going to be looking for the redhead and possibly for Schwartz as well.

Schuldich quietly told him that they needed to also start figuring out what exactly made Aya forgotten and what exactly happened in those months he was alone. Crawford told him it was a needle in a hay stack and in his sleep Aya flinched at the word needle. Both men exchanged looks and Crawford left to start the research.

"What happened when you were forgotten and alone," Schuldich murmured, but got no answers to the question. "What happened those months you were on the streets?"

Aya shifted in his sleep until his arms were illuminated from a window that had a curtain that had been left open to the night sky. In the shadow of the moonlight Schuldich could see the lines of every scar Aya had made that was so pale on already pale skin it could only been seen in reflection. After staring at them for a moment he realized they weren't just cuts, they're symbols. Ones he recognized from a book he recently acquired.

Lifting up Aya shirt he found the symbols on his back as well in a perfect pattern for written script. He read they were symbols of protection for some ancient cult that worshiped cat and were referred to as taking on the likeness of them as well. Fitting that one with a feline Ka would cut the same symbols into his flesh. Schuldich was also betting that Aya was only noticed again after those symbols were cut into his skin. He wondered if he looked closely at Farfarello's own scars if he would find the same symbols in a different pattern, and if that was the true reason he felt no pain.

He would have to remember to ask about that in the morning and look through that book for answers.

Little did he know it was the first real clue anyone had gotten since this all started.

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Far away from the rest of the world a figure sits on a small blanket. He is completely naked, his body riddled with scars. He holds a knife carefully in his hand digging it into his flesh only hard enough to scar. As he moves his hand slowly the small lines of blood take shape into patterns of swirled and curves. Most of the lines look like claw marks; old wounds from old fights.

Carefully he finishes the pattern then sets the knife down in a cup of peroxide. With a damp cloth he wipes away the blood then very carefully dips a pen into a small ink well. Then just as carefully retraces the pattern with the ink giving himself an instant tattoo.

The scars riddle his back, torso, legs and arms; but stay clear of any places that won't be hidden by clothing.

He cuts these new symbols in hopes that his potential mate will hear the blood call and answer. His new mate is pretty and strong, he will last longer then the last one. But his new mate is also in the hands of a rival; one that protects what's his and sees the new ones as his children.

The larger cat wont best him this time like he had so many years ago in Ireland, he had taught his lesson to that one well in his punishment for getting in his way.

But now it was pay back.

He would have the redhead, and the Irish tom or his keepers wouldn't stop him.

Owari

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From Remembered and Together: unbetad

Chapter Three

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As it happened there weren't many Ka's in Tokyo. Most of the Ka families lived in Kyoto for reasons unknown. They were willing to help if Aya lived with them. They would allow no outsiders Ka or human, but kittens were special cases and meant to be helped. Farfarello asked if any would volunteer to come to Tokyo and guard since Aya was not Clanless. He was told none would; even to protect a kitten against an abomination.

They tried to contact other clans in other countries but none answered that were willing to help. Most of the answers they received were the same; bring him to us, we will take a kitten in but not one of another clan.

The rules apparently were different for those of the Ka that had yet to emerge. A child would join any clan before they reached a certain age when the Ka awoke. Clanless kittens could travel among the clans but they mostly ended up Clanless as most elder Ka. None of them seemed to realize that if Kasa got his hands on a kitten and forced a mating then they would have a ton of problems on their hands. Namely that outsiders could become their biggest threat.

Hunters.

"We could find rogues, but I'm afraid they aren't very reliant and could become a threat if they wish to become clan'd." Farfarello said dropping the phone back in the cradle. "There is also the added problem that they are hard to find. There are only ten that I know of. Maybe three of those could help."

"How do we contact them?" Schuldich asked reading his book absently while Aya used him as a pillow.

"The Ka clan in Tibet keeps a record of every Ka, their magic's place the name of all Ka in there books." Farfarello said picking up the phone again. "I need to call them anyway, they can tell us what kind of Ka Aya is exactly and if he has any anomalies."

Schuldich looked up and raised an eyebrow but wisely stayed silent as the older cat finished dialing and waited for a connection. He stayed on the phone for several minutes talking to the Monk Ka's writing things down on the piece of paper. When he was finished he smiled brightly holding up the paper.

"I like irony," Farfarello said cheerfully, "guess what breed of cat Aya is?"

"An Abyssinian?" Schuldich guessed smirking a little. "That is ironic."

Farfarello nodded, "according to this if we find the write markings he can shape change into a cat. That might be something to look into, if he can do that he can run away if need be."

"Did you find anyone to help?" Schuldich asked more interested in that then what Aya might or might not be able to do.

"I have two names and numbers. Both in America. One is an Alexander Harris, and the other is a Jim Ellison." Farfarello said picking up the phone again. "Hopefully one or both can help."

Schuldich nodded as Aya lifted his head to watch the older cat curiously……

…..Have fun waiting in anticipation evil laugh