CHAPTER VI

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAT???!!!"

"What?" he asked absentmindedly while toying with my hair.

It can't be! What is with this town? With this world? Everywhere I look, there are cats.

"Stop doing that!" I slapped his hand away. "It's so annoying!"

"Well, I can't help it!" he pouted. "I love your hair. It makes me want to---"

"Yeah, yeah. Just shut up." I forgot to mention this, but I do have a very long hair, I guess it reaches up to my knees now. I was just too lazy to cut it. And I do remember something; cats love to play with hairs. Geez. Cat's nature.

But I just can't help it! I would really, really want to stay away from him as much as possible, but, he's sticking with me wherever I go. But… I guess… I also better stick with him. He's the only one I know here in this world. Besides, I don't want to be associated with any more cats. Geez. How I really want to leave this world fast.

"Hello! You seemed to be troubled," someone said behind us.

I groaned. Can't help it. Cats do have a very curious nature. I turned and saw not one, but two cats. And surprise of all surprises, they're even twins! Geez! I'm getting tired of these!

"Hello! I'm Inochi and this is my younger sis, Shi. Nice to meet you!" the one on the right greeted me, cheerfully.

Really, these two reminds me of somebody. Ah! They're like those two girls who talked to me just before I left the room.

Twins, huh? When I look at them carefully, they really look alike. The same short golden brown hair, the same height. Ugh! They're still taller than me!

But then, their eyes are a dead giveaway. The one on the right, Inochi, has a green right eye, and her left eye's color yellow. While, on her left, Shi, has a left right eye, and a green one on the left. Nice… Really nice… Another one of a cat's traits.

"Hi!" my loud companion greeted them back. "My name's Youhi and this is…umm…"

So his name is Youhi. What a very common name. Hmm… He suddenly became oddly quiet. When I looked up at him, I saw that he seems to be expecting something from me.

"Geez… What?"

"Hee," he smiled wide at me. "I don't know your name."

"Asahi," I said nonchalantly. My desire to leave this world grows minute by minute I stay here.

"Wah…" his smile grew even wider.

"What?" Geez! What a very ecstatic personality!

"Well, your name means morning sun, right?" He waited for me to nod. "And my name means setting sun. It's like we're really fated to meet."

"Geez. It's only a name," I slapped his hand away from my hair for the hundredth time. "What's with a---"

"Well names do have a special purpose with the person's fate, right Shi?" Inochi suddenly said. This one has a personality like my companion here. Geez! What a life!

"Yes," the twin called Shi answered. Okay, she sounds more mature than the other one. "Just like ours, life and death. Just like our namesake, we're always together."

"Yeah, right," I sighed as I gripped is hands tightly to prevent him from messing with my hair. "Would you just tell me where in the world am I?"

The two smiled at each other then turned their smiles at me:

"Welcome to Neko Neko World!"