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"Why hello there pretty kitty."
Phoenix stared at the man. How the hell did he know he was a cat? Who is this guy anyways? "W-Who are you?" Phoenix managed to say, staring at the man at the same time.
The man walked over to Phoenix, looked down into Phoenix's eyes and remarked, "What pretty blue eyes you have."
"Y-You're avoiding my question!" Phoenix responded, turning his head avoiding the man's eyes.
"Well, I think you know who I am," the man said, putting his arms around the kitten. "Phoenix."
Phoenix, startled by the fact that the man knew his name and the fact that the man had his ARMS aroound him turned around and SMACK! "Ouch! Why'd you do that for?!"
"Why did I do that?!? 'Cause you had your fucking hands around me that's why!"
"My,my. Kitten uses foul language."
"I don't use it when I don't need it!"
Ellen appeared in front of them after hearing all of the racket. "Phoenix? Are you alright? What do you think you're doing Rynard? I've told you to stop harass this poor gentleman."
"Ellen...," the man started.
"Be nice to him okay. I know you're a very nice canine hybrid."
Phoenix, shocked by this sudden turn of events, looked back and forth at Ellen and the man. "Y-you're," Phoenix looked at the man, "You're..."
"Rynard."
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Things couldn't get this worse. But they did for poor Phoenix. He's been molested by this canine hybrid for god-knows-how long and now he learns that Rynard adores him. "How did you turn into a canine hybrid anyways?" Phoenix asked, afraid to look at Rynard.
"Well, I was given a potion to drink and turned into a dog. It kinda like how you've turned into a kitty, "Rynard explained, sipping lightly on the milk in a glass.
"Like how I was turned?"
"Yeah... everyone turns into a hybrid in the same way, just different a different type of animal."
"And you like cats?"
"Loved them ever since I was a child."
"And Ellen knew about this whole hybrid business?"
"She was the one I trusted the most. If I got found out by the police or any of those stupid officials I would be locked up by that Fangs guy."
"The one who turned into a tiger and killed a supermarket manager?"
"Hey! You're a pretty smart kitty! Get it? Pretty and smart? Haha!" Rynard laughed as Phoenix stared at him, not moved by Rynard sense of humor.
"And you're going to be leaving soon?"
"What's the matter? You'll be sad? You still have Ellen and that Miles guy. He's pretty hot. I'd trade places with him any day just tpo be with you kittens."
And Phoenix looked away. 'What the hell? Why does he keep flirting with me? And it's not like Edgeworth makes love to me or anything,' Phoenix thought as he drank his milk. "Why are you leaving anyways?"
"Why? Because of the city officials. I don't want to be captured. I want to be free. Once you've become something you weren't before, you get to like it. I like being a dog now. I gives me a chance to be closer to cats. And other people as well. I hope being a cat gets you closer to the ones you love."
"... Well, I better get going...," Phoenix got up and Rynard followed him to the door. "You sure follow people like a dog does."
"I... just wanted to say good-bye kitty."
"Well, good-bye."
"... I feel like words alone don't express how I feel."
"Huh?"
In a swift moment, Rynard kissed the poor kitten. A gentle and soft kiss, lasting which seemed like hours to Phoenix. When they parted Rynard finally said, "Good-bye."
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After that incident with Rynard, Phoenix was never the same. At least Edgeworth thought so. Phoenix was unusually stress or jumpy or paranoid. Phoenix grew out his nails even though Edgeworth argued against it and ever since the kiss with Rynard, Phoenix clawed at anything that came up in front of him and then he would be all depressed and would go to sleep. He clawed Aat everything even Edgeworth. Clawed Edgeworth two times already and it got Edgeworth on fire. Edgeworth wanted to stop this madness. He didn't even know what the hell happened to Phoenix. All he knew was that he came home on night and Phoenix was never the same then. It was now always being paranoid, scratching at everyone, being depressed and never curl up and ask for scratches and he even ignored Edgeworth. Phoenix would curl up and be in his own world, ignoring Edgeworth like today.
Edgeworth returned from his kitty shopping to find a very depressed kitten swishing his tail lazily back anf forth. 'Hmm... maybe I can cheer Kittens up with this ball of yarn...,' Edgeworth thought. Edgeworth walked towards Phoenix and tried to surpress his smile, "Wright, what's wrong with you? You were never acting like this before. Maybe a ball of yarn would cheer you up?"
"Go screw yourself Edgeworth," the kitten replied.
Edgeworth smirked. He rolled the ball of yarn to Phoenix. Phoenix looked away. He was in no mood to talk to Edgeworth. He was sick of it all, sick of being stuck between Rynard and Edgeworth and being stuck as a stupid cat. He wanted out. When the ball hit Phoenix, he was about to push it away until a faint minty smell erected from the yarn. At the smell, Phoenix jumped up and rolled around with the ball of yarn and mewed. Edgeworth couldn't hold in his laughter especially a sight in which his rival was rolling around with a ball of yarn. Phoenix's human instincts kicked in somewhat and made Phoenix say, "W-What... what is this thing?" Phoenix's couldn't resist the powerful of this thing or whatever.
"It's... catnip."
"Mew," Phoenix rolled around playfully, unable to stop humiliating himself in front of the prosecutor.
"How I missed that mewing of yours Phoenix. Don't worry, catnip won't hurt you. It'll make you hyper, cheerful like the kitten you are and once your through with it, your body becomes numb and you feel like sleeping. And when you're up and running again, you'll be attracted to catnip again and your body won't resist it."
"Mew...," but Phoenix wasn't paying attention because he was concentrating on playing with his little ball of yarn.
After a few moments of rolling around, meowing and such, and don't forget Edgeworth hysterical laughter, Phoenix felt tired. He was no longer interested in the catnip however playing around for so long and using up his energy when he becomes hyper has no longer given him the strength that he needs.
Edgeworth smirked. He set the fallen cat on the couch and towered over the poor kitty. "I don't know what has been going on with you but I was worried. Worried that my kitty will never be the same."
"Edgeworth..."
"Hmph... that's Master to you kittens."
"Mew..."
Phoenix couldn't get up. All of his energy was wasted on a stupid ball of yarn with catnip. He wanted to sleep. He was falling asleep. But before he blacked out, he felt lips pressed against his own and he couldn't bring himself to push back...
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It was short because I didn't want to trouble you guys about reading a stupid chapter of Phoenix harassment. xP But hey, more fluffs for the fluffy kitten. I do hope I'll write yaoi in a section of the story only that I'll have to cut it out and post it somewhere else like LJ or something. I do plan on making a doujin out of this story because I personally really like this story. I'll have the cover pic on Sheezy soon (smiles). And I've changed the ending because I found out the real effect of catnip on cats x3 In the meantime, critques are welcomed and all! Meow!