A Cat's Memory
Hey everyone! This is chapter 3! I just want to say thanks for reviewing my other chapters! I'm glad that you really like this story. I hope you enjoy this chapter! Anyway, I don't own Yuma, Kotori, and the other Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal characters. I also don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. P.S. Italics are thought bubbles. P.S.S. Bold texts are flashbacks.
The next day, Yuma quickly dashed to school, eager to get it over with. A few hours later, Yuma stared at the clock with annoyance. "Come on…ring already!" he muttered, impatient. Suddenly, the clock started to ring, signaling the end of school. Yuma smiled and quickly ran out the classroom to his locker. While Yuma was at his locker, a girl with cat ears peered at him around the corner. When Yuma closed his locker door shut, the girl smiled and licked her lips. She then silently followed him outside.
Yuma walked toward the entrance of the school and was about to leave when he heard a voice. "Where are you going, Yuma?" the voice asked. Yuma jumped and quickly turned around. "Oh, it's just you, Cat-chan. You really scared me!" he told the girl while clutching his chest. "Sorry about that. But, where are you going?" Cathy questioned, curious. "Well, I was about to go visit Kotori at the hospital." Yuma explained. "Kotori's at the hospital?" Cathy said, surprised. "Yeah, she's in the hospital because she has amnesia. You didn't know? A lot of people have been talking about it in school." Yuma told her.
"No, I was sick yesterday and the day before that. I also came to school a bit late because of that." Cathy told him. "Oh, well how about you come along with me? Kotori remembers some of her memories now and maybe she'll remember something if you come along." Yuma suggested. Cathy looked at him with her cat-like eyes and pondered for a few seconds. "Sure. I would do anything for you, Yuma." Cathy said, purring a little. Yuma didn't notice and just grinned back. "Okay, let's go!" Yuma shouted, running away. Cathy smiled and dashed after him to the hospital.
When they got to the hospital, Yuma walked up to Kotori's hospital room and knocked on the door. "Kotori! It's me, Yuma!" Yuma shouted to the door. "Yuma! Come on in." Kotori's voice called out. Yuma grasped the doorknob and opened the door. He walked into the room with Cathy trailing behind him. "Hi! How are you, Yuma?" Kotori asked him. "I'm great!" Yuma replied cheerfully. "Oh is this another one of our friends, Yuma?" Kotori asked him, noticing Cathy. "Yeah, this is Cat-chan." Yuma told her. "Her real name is…" he began to say. "Cathy. My real name's Cathy." Cathy said, finishing Yuma's sentence.
"Oh, hi Cathy." Kotori greeted, smiling a little. But even though Kotori was smiling, she felt a strange feeling inside her heart. "That's strange. Why do I feel so…jealous?" Kotori wondered, confused. To make the jealousy disappear, she quickly thought of something to talk about. She then noticed Cathy's cat ears. "Hey Cathy, why do you have cat ears on your head?" she asked her, curious. "Oh, I wear these because I really love cats. I just like being like a cat." Cathy explained. "Oh, that's really interesting." Kotori commented.
Suddenly, something clicked in her mind. Her memories of Cathy then started to appear into her head. "It's happening again. My memories…are appearing again…" Kotori murmured. Once again, she closed her eyes and watched her memories of Cathy, including some certain ones.
It was a sunny morning. Everyone in the classroom was chattering among themselves. While Kotori and Tetsuo waited for Yuma, they started to talk to each other about dueling. "Still, it's all so strange. That Yuma, he's never even won once against me. And yet, he's been winning lots of duels lately." Tetsuo explained. "Hm? What's wrong with that?" Kotori asked him, confused. "Rise to the sky and all that, it's more suitable for losing." Tetsuo told her, his arms crossed. Kotori fell down anime style and sweat dropped at that.
"More suitable for losing…" Kotori murmured. "So it might be true, that Astral guy really does exist…" Tetsuo remarked. Kotori just sighed and closed her eyes. "Hey guys!" a voice called out. "Morning, Yu…" Kotori began to say. Her eyes widened when she spotted Yuma. He was wearing leather pants and an oversized fur coat. "What's the matter? Your faces look so strange." Yuma told them. Kotori groaned and held her head. "Enough! I can't take this anymore!" she burst out, angry.
"Huh?" Yuma murmured, confused. He then stared at Kotori, waiting for her to explain. "You see Yuma, even though it's not polite to comment on people's fashion sense…" she said, trailing off. "But yesterday…" Kotori cried out. The screen then showed Yuma wearing some weird black clothes. "The day before…" Kotori yelled out. The screen then showed Yuma wearing a Chinese outfit. "And the day before that…" Kotori shouted out. The screen then showed Yuma wearing a bee costume.
Everyone in the class started to laugh when they saw Yuma's outfit. "If you dress like that, everyone's going to laugh at you!" Kotori told him. "W-What the heck do you mean?" Yuma asked her, really confused. "Man…" Kotori groaned, frustrated. She then grabbed a standing mirror and slammed it down in front of Yuma. "See for yourself! This is what you look like!" Kotori told him, annoyed. Yuma looked into the mirror and gasped. "W-What the heck is this?" he shrieked, his eyes widening.
"So, you haven't noticed?" Tetsuo asked him, surprised. "H-How do I know?" Yuma replied angrily. "What the heck? These clothes…!" Yuma cried out while looking at himself. "That's not the only thing! Lately Yuma, you're totally surrounded by weird things!" Kotori shouted, frowning. "Somehow, suddenly your lunchbox is all fancy!" The screen then shows Yuma surprised when he opens his lunchbox. "Suddenly you got 100 on your test!" Kotori yelled out. The screen then shows Yuma holding up his test in front of the class. "And then yesterday…" she said, trailing off.
The screen then shows Yuma standing in front of the jumping blocks in gym class. "Let's go!" Yuma shouted, running toward the blocks. "I'll rise to the sky!" he cried out, jumping into the air. Suddenly, he stopped in midair, just above the blocks. Everyone looked up and gasped. "What's that guy doing?" one kid shouted out. "W-What's this?" Yuma stammered, surprised. He then started to flail around in the air, spinning around and around. Everyone in the gym started to laugh really hard. "Someone, make it stop…!" Yuma pleaded. The screen then returns back to normal.
"That's true! Somehow, these terrible things started happening!" Yuma realized. "Who would do something like this?" he wondered. Yuma's key then started to glow. Astral materialized from the key and floated next to him. No one else but Yuma could see him, though. "I've been watching you the whole time." Astral told him. "What did you say?" Yuma asked, turning towards him. "It happened yesterday too." Astral said, staring at him. The screen then shows a dark figure moving around Yuma's room. "A person came to your room at night, doing something." Astral explained. The screen then turns back to normal.
"If you noticed, then why didn't you tell me?" Yuma asked him, a vein throbbing in his head. "You never asked me to tell you. Since I'm already in your room, adding one more doesn't seem unnatural." Astral explained calmly. "That's totally unnatural! Damn it, in that case…" Yuma said, trailing off. He then grabbed the oversized fur coat and tossed it off onto the floor. "Whoever did this, I'll definitely find them!" Yuma cried out while facing everyone.
"Full of spirit, but with that terrible outfit…" Kotori muttered, ignoring the fact that he had been talking to himself again. "It's not like I enjoy dressing like this!" Yuma told her, stretching the strings attached to the pants. "Oh really? Yuma, you have no fashion sense at all." Kotori teased. "What is this?" Yuma mumbled. "Then how about yourself?" he asked. "Oh my! At least I'm better than you, Yuma!" Kotori shot back. "Then why don't you show me?" Yuma questioned, furious.
"Fine! With pleasure." Kotori said while smiling. "Then this Sunday, let's go pick out some clothes for you." she planned. "Interesting!" Yuma commented. "3 PM at the shopping mall. Alright?" he told her while grinning. "Fine! Make sure you're not late!" Kotori replied. "I got it!" Yuma yelled back.
The next morning, Kotori was hurrying to the mall. "Ah, oh man…I can't believe I'm going to be late for clothes shopping!" Kotori cried out, out of breath. While she was running, she glanced at one of the clocks that stood in many places of the city. The clock read 3:09 PM. "Oh no, I'm really late!" Kotori shouted, worried. She then suddenly stopped running and gasped. Many cats started to surround her. "What is this?" Kotori wondered, surprised. The cats then started to hiss at her and then they all pounced. Kotori screamed as all of the cats jumped at her.
In the afternoon, Kotori was standing near the pole of the clock. Apparently, she was playing with Cathy's cats. "The little kitties got tripped up!" Kotori sang while her eyes were covered. She then quickly turned her head around to the cats. The cats quickly stopped walking and stayed still. "So cute!" Kotori shouted cheerfully. She then turned back and covered her eyes again. "The little kitties got tripped up!" she sang again. While her eyes were covered, the cats started to move forward towards her. Kotori quickly turned around again after saying the verse and the cats stopped walking.
Suddenly, Yuma ran up to Kotori. He stopped when he saw her playing with the cats. "K-Kotori…!" Yuma cried out, his eyes widening. "Yuma!" Kotori called back, surprised. "W-What the heck are you doing?" Yuma asked her. Kotori didn't answer and just laughed nervously, her cheeks a light pink.
The next day at school, Kotori and Tetsuo walked along with Yuma to class. "Like I said…I was forced to play with the kittens. It can't be helped!" Kotori told him, frustrated. "Geez…when are you going to stop being mad?" she asked, mumbling. "I'm not mad!" Yuma told her angrily, turning towards her. "See? You're mad." Kotori proved while frowning. While they were talking, someone walked towards them and stopped. "Um…" the person stammered. Yuma, Kotori, and Tetsuo turned around and spotted Cathy.
"Um…good morning…" Cathy murmured softly, her cheeks pink. "Hey!" Yuma greeted back. Cathy smiled and dashed away. "Hm? Who was that?" Tetsuo wondered, curious. "My, how rude! That girl is from our class, she is…" Kotori said, trailing off. "Hm…" she murmured, thinking. "Cathy, Cat-chan!" Yuma told them. "She's a strong duelist!" he exclaimed. "Eh…didn't know that…" Kotori muttered, annoyed. "Speaking of which, have you found the culprit that's been messing with you?" Tetsuo asked him. "That, I totally don't know…" Yuma answered back. "I'm going to go now." Kotori mumbled, walking ahead. "Hey, Kotori…" Yuma called out. He then stared at her retreating form, confused.
"Kotori, snap out of it!" a voice yelled out to her. She quickly opened her eyes and saw Yuma and Cathy staring at her. "I zoned out again, didn't I." Kotori said to him, sheepishly. "Yeah, you did. But don't worry. It just means that you've remembered something." Yuma explained to her. "So, what did you remember?" Cathy asked her, curious. "Well, I remember the time where I got attacked by those cats." Kotori told them. "I also remember the time where Yuma came to school dressed in leather pants and an oversized fur coat." Kotori said, giggling a bit. "Oh yeah. I know what you're talking about…" Yuma muttered, embarrassed.
"But there's something that I'm really curious about." Kotori told them. "What would that be?" Yuma asked. "Well, I'm just really curious about why those cats attacked me. It just seems strange." Kotori explained. Cathy looked at Kotori and Yuma and pondered a bit. "Guys?" Cathy called out. Yuma and Kotori looked at Cathy. "What's wrong, Cathy?" Yuma asked her, noticing her sad expression. "Well, there's something I want to say. To tell the truth, I was the one who ordered that pack of cats to attack you, Kotori." Cathy told her, sadly. "What? You did that?" Kotori said, surprised. "Yeah, it was because I had a crush on him. I was…really jealous that Yuma always hanged out with you." Cathy explained.
"And Yuma, I was the one who switched your clothes around and those other stuff." she told him while blushing a bit. "Gomenasai…" she whispered while looking down. It was silent in the room for a while. "It's all right, Cathy. I forgive you." Kotori told her, breaking the silence. "You do?" Cathy said while lifting up her head. "Yeah, me too. Don't worry about it, Cat-chan." Yuma told her, grinning. Cathy smiled cheerfully. "You know, Yuma really likes you." she told Kotori. "Wait, really?" Kotori asked, interested. "W-What? I just like her…for a friend!" Yuma stammered, his cheeks bright pink.
"You do not! You really like her." Cathy told him. "When Yuma thought you were kidnapped, he came to my house really angry. He must have been really worried for you. And also, during our duel, Yuma kept on saying that he would save you with his own strength. It drove me crazy when he kept on mentioning your name." Cathy explained to her. "Oh…really…" Kotori murmured, her cheeks turning light pink. For a few seconds, the room was really quiet. "Well, I got to go now." Cathy said, staring at the clock on the wall. "Okay…bye." Yuma said, waving goodbye. Cathy just smiled and walked out the door.
Cathy closed the door behind her and leaned onto the wall. "Kotori…take good care of Yuma." she murmured. She then got off the wall and walked out of the hospital. Back in the room, Yuma and Kotori were talking each other for a while. "It's good to know that you're remembering your memories, Kotori." Yuma said, happily. "Yeah! I hope I can remember more soon." Kotori replied. She then looked up to the clock on the wall. "You know, you should probably get home now. I don't want you to waste your time here." Kotori told him. "I'm not wasting my time. Really, it's nice to be here with you." Yuma argued.
"But still, you should go home and rest. Don't worry about me." Kotori argued back, surprised a bit. "Are you sure?" Yuma asked her, concerned. Kotori just nodded and smiled. "Well, all right. I'll see you tomorrow." Yuma said, standing up. "All right. Bye!" Kotori said, waving. Yuma waved back and walked out the door. When Yuma finally closed the door, Kotori let out a big sigh that she had been holding back. She then laid back down onto her bed and pondered a bit.
"It's nice to have some of my memories back. But, every time my memories appear, I get more unanswered questions in my head. I just hope that when all of my memories are back, my unanswered questions will be answered." Kotori hoped. She shuffled a bit in the bed and turned towards her left side. "Yuma…I see you all the time in my other memories. But, I still don't remember you. Your face…is always blurred out in the memories. When Cathy told me all about how you really liked me, my heart felt…happy inside. Does that mean I really like you too? I must find out." Kotori told herself. Her eyes suddenly started to slowly shut close. She let the tired feeling take over her. She then fell asleep, hoping that her memories of him would come back soon.
Well, that's chapter 3. I hope I did okay on this. To me, it was a bit tricky for some reason. Here is the episode where all of the flashbacks came from:
Remembering Cathy: Episode 9
I don't own the episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal. Anyway, I hope you stay tuned for my other chapters! Please review and bye!