Yeah...I've been posting short chapters lately.
Oh well.
Oh my dear Disclaimer, how I tire of you : I DO NOT OWWWNNNNN!!!
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For Kaieri, the events that had unfolded in the company of Afey Stryke had taken their toll on her. She was beginning to comprehend her situation.
The other teen had caused her a ton of grief within a matter of fifteen minutes.
The other teen was completely unlike Kaieri.
Stryke was a little bit taller than Kaieri and Ed, a fact which Kaieri resented greatly.
The dark blue eyes that Kaieri had seen were calculating and intelligent. Stryke's hair was black , having been pulled back into something of a spiky bob, although she had left her bangs to hang down in her face, the same as Kaieri often did.
Her attire had consisted of a shabby long brown jacket overtop a slightly baggy light blue button up shirt that came down a little ways past her thighs. Her pants were black and baggy, overlying brown boots.
Her whole outfit was a bit worn, but it could still pass for fairly presentable.
Kaieri sighed , shaking off the memory of the other teen's smirk when she'd called Arden a sissy.
Arden wasn't a sissy! She crossed her arms, blowing her bangs out of her face in annoyance.
Arden looked up at her, his green eyes questioning.
Kaieri sighed again, stroking the kitten's back.
"Are you hungry, little one? Come on, we'll go see if this city has a fish market…"
She tucked Arden back into her duffel once more then headed to the market in search of a fish or seafood stall.
Finding one, Kaieri spent the very last bit of her money on some food for Arden. Like Kaieri, his meals were far few and in between.
Returning to her alleyway, she set the fish down on a piece of cardboard.
Wriggling his way out of the duffel, Arden shot after the food, gulping half of it down in record time.
Kaieri pulled him away from the fish after awhile, most of it being gone anyways.
Arden stretched languidly, kneading the cardboard with his small paws.
Kaieri let him settle into the duffel bag on his own before she stood, stretching herself.
"Time to go and find a job, I guess…"