Chapter 6 : The Fairy

There was still no sign of hope. Kaito was still in his four-legged form and he was getting more and more confused. He didn't want to spend the rest of his life living as a cat.

He had to meet with the core of his problem. That weird, glowing creature. But it was all sounded like a fairy tale. This whole thing was supposed to be a fairy tale. Where the hell could he met up with one? Maybe he would find a clue if he went back into that place. Yes, that might be the best option.

Now.. if only the moron in front of him could be more decisive, he could get out of the house as soon as possible. Kazuraba Kouta had once again pondered upon his fate. In front of him, laid a few part-time jobs magazines. When his duty as team Gaim's bodyguard has over, he reverted back to the life he knew. Looking for another job. The fuzzy cat jumped towards the low table, brooding over the pamphlets and papers. Kouta initially thought the cat was going to disturb him, as he extended his injured arm to shooed it away. But since the feline just sat still, he retracted his arm.

The golden eyes read through the headlines, searching for the best jobs he could find. Because his paw prevented him from flipping through the pages. Oh well, he could try with his claws later. Suddenly he found a job that offered lots of cash, although that job required Kouta to be a host. This made him cringed his already ferocious feline face.

"Oh? That one? I considered it already, but I think my sister will kill me if she ever found out," said the dark-eyed man casually."Many people said that it's an easy money."

And did this man just talk to a cat like he was his friend or something? Not that Kaito found it strange.

"I want to try it though. They say all you have to do is having a gorgeous face and being nice to the customers.." said the man, placing with thumbs and forefinger on his chin, while trying to look proud."What do you think, Neko-chan?"

This made Kaito spitted on the other way, something that any normal cat wouldn't do, of course. But that was definitely better than trying to scratch this idiot's face.

"Y-You don't have to be that resentful, okay? I'm hurt here!" cried Kouta. The man was pretty shocked that even a cat would find it disgusting.

After a while, he finished circling some potential jobs with his orange marker and inserting the magazines into his bag. Finally, they went out. Kouta locked the door as the cat waited for him.

"I'll be back around noon. Have a good time!" How the hell this man could talk sense about time to a cat was beyond Kaito's imagination. But a least he knew his time limit. He would hate to be back home without anyone in the apartment.

Kaito dashed away in the opposite direction, as quick as his feet could take him. The destination was still fresh on his mind, while thinking of another alternative if his plant today went wrong.

Trying not to worry about it, he already arrived at the location. He looked around, searching for that unearthly deity, while climbing here and there. But there was nothing. It was just as peaceful like any ordinary day, with winds blew between the leaves and producing a calm presence. After going around for a while, he spotted another cat walking on the concrete fence. Why cared about that though? Because he never expected it to talk to him.

"Hey you! New cat!" said the white cat with green eyes. Kaito jumped a bit, his ears went wary as he averted his gaze towards the other feline."Don't trespass here! This is my territory!"

"You can talk to me?" asked Kaito, still in disbelieve.

"Of course! We're cats, aren't we?"

"I'm not trying to trespassing, I'm looking for something here. And by the way, I'm not really a cat," growled the golden-eyed cat.

"Psssh, yeah right.. And what exactly are you looking for?"

"I used to be a human, then a few days ago, some glowing creature turned me into cat. I'm want to meet-"

"Oh ho! So you're that human!" exclaimed the white cat, mocking tone was apparent on his voice."You're currently hot gossips around here."

Really? So he should've hanged around other cats to gain information? But how in the first place he knew he could talk to other cat? No thanks to that glowing creature. "I assume you know about it?"

"Sometimes I meet with her kind. She's a fairy, although I don't know her name. Since a few days ago, she searched for you. She told the animals around here if we met you, we must told her."

"Then, will you tell her about me?"

"Nu-uh. I'm too sleepy to do that. Just search her on your own." The feline apparently yawned and took a seat on the gray fence with eyes closing."Go find the riverbank and look for a group of flowers, it's usually the place where fairies spawn."

Kaito then left in haste and heading towards the fields around the river. Thankfully the place wasn't that far, but the problem was the flower vegetation. He knew there wasn't any significant amount of flowers in Zawame, but at least he got to try. This city was used to be a rural town after all. The former Baron leader found some groups of white and yellow flowers, but didn't find the fairy. He ventured fearlessly into the damp ground or slippery rocks to visit every single bloom he stumbled upon.

Kaito still searched and searched for the whereabout of this fantasy creature. As the sun began to tilted to the west, the cat knew his time was already dwindling. As he walk under a bridge, he didn't notice a faint glow from across the river. A small flowerbed went unnoticed because the feline was already exhausted. One glowing spheres went into his side, as Kaito felt a presence from the corner of his eyes.

"Neko-san.. I finally found you," said the fairy weakly, she looked like about to cry." I tried to search for you!"

That didn't made Kaito any better though. He was a bit irritated that he turned to a cat in the first place."So you're a fairy? That explains what happened to me." Oh how he missed this human voice, and his former body more.

"I'm sorry! I was too angry to think about the consequences.. I was in the middle of searching the mother of a kitten."

Kaito just sighed,"Can you return me back, then?"

The fairy hesitated, "I'm afraid I can't.. The spell I cast is not a magic.. You can even call it a curse.."

Why hearing about this didn't make Kaito surprised. He sighed,"So, is there any way I can return back?"

"Yes, there is a way.. Although it can be a bit complicated.."

"Tell me."

The glowing body flickered weakly, as if indicated that the fairy was nervous." Do you know about the story of The Frog Prince or Beauty and the Beast? The same kind of curse was placed upon you.."

If only Kaito could punch or kick this creature, he might had done that already."Does that mean.. I have to.."

"It's similar, you must find someone who love you, and in return, you have to equally love the person. It must works both ways."

Then he went quiet for a while, colors were drained from his face. Someone he loved? He never even had any thoughts about that. Not even one bit. Even in terms of having relationship, he might've lost to Zack or Peco. They were really good at handling fangirls.

"At least there was no time limit though.." said the fairy, trying to lighten the mood. Which didn't really help at all.

Author's Note : Finally I'm writing again.. T w T)

Yeah, the fairy is pretty clumsy.. Imagined if I meet one like that.. *shudders*

Oh God, this will be my longest fanfic ever.. At first, I want to make Kaito and the fairy's conversation on the second chapter. And then comes the rain.. But there are so much that I want to write, even I already got the draft of the ending. Not to mention my attention is split between another equally long fanfic. I'm frustrated right now, haha.