LonelyBallerina's Note: You wouldn't believe how many cat facts I read today. Sigh. My head hurts.

Cat Trouble

Saving one of its lives

"How was your day, Lu-chan?" Levy asked her best friend as they strolled home.

It was spring and already near dark. Flowers were blooming and hues of greens were emerging but the cold still lingered. People around them hurried off to whatever business they had to attend.

The blonde beside her, groaned, "The usual. Boring"

Boring. The word described her day perfectly. Math class was drool-dribbling, English was eyelid-drooping, Science was snore-worthy and Health Education was where she really fell asleep.

Levy laughed, "What did you expect, Lu-chan? This is high school. Nothing ever does interest us"

Except surprise soup day at lunch, Levy was right.

"I know but is it really that hard to hope? I want something fun and adventurous…like a fairy tale!"

Levy nodded, "Yes although, sometimes, the simple life can be, well, better"

Lucy thought of a reply but as soon as her eyes darted, she saw a ball of orange a little far away from them. With further inspection, she noticed that it was a cat exactly at the middle of the street. It wasn't doing anything, just sitting as if waiting for something to happen. In panic, she glanced at the traffic light which was a bright red.

"Hey, shouldn't that cat be getting out of there? Any moment the lights would-" just then, the said lights turned dangerously orange. So, she did the most rational thing to do when stuck in that situation…she ran towards it.

"Lu-chan!" Levy yelled after her.

Lucy's heart beat faster as she raced. The cat, annoyingly enough, was staring at her with amused eyes. A meter away and the lights turned green and luck wasn't on her side for the first in line was a truck, probably a ten-wheeler one. She cursed inwardly, 'A little more and I'll reach it!'

Just before the truck hit her, she had grabbed the cat by the tail which it was previously wagging. It gave a shrieking sound but Lucy didn't care for the danger wasn't over. Honks blared at her, signaling her to do anything but get run over. At the last lane, the car was getting nearer and she closed her eyes as she waited for the impact while the cat was still dangling at her right hand.

Her life flashed before her eyes. Wait, that wasn't what flashed before her eyes. It was the car's headlights.

Her eyes opened in surprise. The car had halted in front of her and was repeatedly beeping. Lucy released a breath she realized she had been holding and dragged her still-in-shock body at the sidewalk while trying to even her heartbeat. Grimly, she sat.

"Lu-chan! Lu-chan!" Levy yelled across the street, waving furiously for her to notice. She looked up and gave a small wave. 'God, I must've given her a heart attack,' she thought.

"Wait for me there, okay?" the blunette yelled again and she nodded tiredly. Cars passed by in a hazardous speed. Why the hell did I do that? I could've gotten killed. I could- her thoughts were discontinued by a meow. She glanced at her side and sure enough, the cat was still there. She half-expected it to run off after a traumatic incident.

The cat was staring back at her with a somehow interested look. "What?" she asked. "Aren't you gonna scamper off now? I saved you, okay? You don't have to thank me so go," Lucy said. When it didn't move, she said louder, "Come on, cat! Go!"

"Lu-chan!" Levy said as she came beside her. "Why did you run off like that? You gave me a heart attack!"

Despite the situation, she smiled at her accuracy. "Nevermind that. Levy-chan, should we go home now?" she asked.

"Yes," she replied hesitantly, "But what about the cat?"

"Meh. Leave it. It can probably survive on its own," Lucy said as she stood up.

"But you saved it"

"Yeah and?"

When Levy was silent, she added, "Oh, come on, Levy-chan. You know Erza hates animals in the house. If you want, you could take care of it"

"I would but my mom is allergic," Levy explained.

"See? Let's just leave it," Lucy said as she dragged her away.

Three blocks later, they stopped at a quaint house decorated with various plants and flowers. Outside, the mailbox said, McGarden.

"See ya tomorrow, Lu-chan. Bye!" Levy said while walking up the stairs.

"Bye!" Lucy replied. When the door closed behind Levy, she heard another meow from behind. She turned to see the same orange cat from before, sitting on its hind and staring at her. "Did you follow me?" she asked. Surprisingly, the cat rolled its eyes as if saying, "Duh"

"Freaky. Did you just roll your eyes at me?"

It meowed again.

"Well then, don't! You heard me earlier"

The cat stepped forward.

"I said no! Erza will kill me if I did. Now scram!" she yelled.

For a moment, she wasn't that sure but it appeared as if the cat was hurt by what she said. With ears bowed and whiskers drooped, it turned around.

What the hell am I doing now? I'm talking to a friggin' cat! Oh my god. I'm going insane, she thought as she walked away. But that cat was even weirder…like it could really understand me. Maybe I could… She looked over her shoulder and her jaw dropped. Again, the cat was sitting at the middle of the road while its eyes were locked on hers. Was it taunting her?

"You've got to be kidding me," she muttered to herself. "I'm gonna die," she said as she ran yet again, not for her life but for the cat's.

LonelyBallerina's Note: Maybe you know this already since it's from...*drum rolls and guitar solo*...The Cat Returns! Yeah, I liked that movie.

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