Me: Who'da funk it! Chapter 5!! -crowd applause-
Tar-tar: Hey why'd you drag me here?!
Pudding: -pokes head around corner in detective gear- ...TAR-TAR NA NO DA! -glomps-
Tar-Tar: Get offa me! You're an evil woman!
Me: Don't I know it, kukuku! I've wrote three chapters in one day...what an accomplishment! and not to mention I'm still ill, can't stop sneezing -sneezes- Nooo, bloody ebil (yes ebil not evil) thing!
Tar-Tar: Pudding!! Get Off!
Pudding: But I'm so happy to see you na no da!
Me: Ya know, since I'm so ill and all, you could always do the disclaimer Tar-Tar...
Tar-Tar: What's in it for me?
Me: I'll get Pudding off you.
Tar-Tar: The evil woman doesn't own TMM, if she did she would be a customer there and it's be RxI all the way, and Masaya would be banished.
Me: Pudding-chan! Come read this with me, we'll see where Ryou-kun's going. And Action!
Pudding: Hai! -leaps of Tar-Tar who is thanking some unknown god...-
"MEOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!" HEEEELLLLLPPPP MEEE!
Ichigo belted down the road, the ebil dog at her heel. She had been running for two blocks now and was running out of breath, but she never stopped, to do that would be suicide. She looked behind her and was greeted with a fearsome sight, gaining up on her was a mouth full of vicious pointed teeth, snarling and gnashing her way.
"Come here cat! Don't worry I won't eat you," he shouted at her.
"Meeeeoow nyah!" Nooo help!!
Of course he's gonna eat me if I go to him, I'm not a baka!! Must keep running, I could really use some air but I can't stop. Why? Why is it always me? Why couldn't he have gone after some other cat!?
"Here kitty cat, stop running away," the dog barked, sending shocks up her spine.
"Nyah! Meow meow meow, nya. Meeeeoooow!" Never! I've met too many dogs to know that you're gonna murder me! Heeelllppp!
Ichigo jumped into a bush and pushed her self out the other side, she sat on the floor catching a quick breath thinking the dog wouldn't follow her...but this dog wasn't about to give up such a tasty looking kitty. A shadow fell over her and the dog landed in front of her, Ichigo let out a cry and started to run away with the dog in close pursuit.
"Nyyyaahhh!!" Noooo! She cried running through another bush, only to have the dog jump over that one and continue his chase. Itai, I'm running out of breath and I'm slowing down...he's gonna get me!
"Meow, me-ow...me-me...MEEEOWW!" Please, some...some o-one...HELP! She gasped, swaying from exhaustion.
"No one can help you now kitty cat," the dog grinned, drool dripping from his canines. He let out a loud growl, coming closer to the cat. He bit forward barely missing her tail by an inch, Ichigo yelped and used the last ounce of energy she had left to push forward into the crowd at a speed. This didn't stop the dog following though, and he caught up in an instance.
Ichigo could feel her self falling forwards, her legs giving way beneath her as she fought to get oxygen in her lungs, the cold autumn air stinging her already burning lungs. A shadow smothered the light over her, she could see the black paws on either side of her and felt her self being rolled onto her back.
Timidly she opened her eyes, seeing the wide cavern of a sharp and very dangerous mouth closing in on her. The dog lick it's lips and leaned in closer to her, sniffing. "Never had a house cat before, no escape now kitten."
"N-nya..." N-no... Ichigo lashed out with her claws in a last ditch attempt to save her life. Alto...any one, help me.
The dog yelped and reared back his head, Ichigo forced herself up and tried to crawl away from him, only to feel his paw push her back down on the floor and he growled menacingly and then mercilessly barked. "You'll pay for that dearly cat!"
His mouth opened and he lent down to take a fierce bite out of the black koneko. Ichigo prepared herself for the pain she was sure was to come, but instead heard a surprised yelp. Once again she dared to open her eyes, prepared to see that mouth closing around her small body, ready to break her in two and rip her apart, instead she saw nothing but the sky above. Although she certainly heard a lot of growling and barking.
"Heel you baka inu!" an angry voice shouted.
Ichigo sat up and shook her head, gaining more of a focus as she could finally breathe that delicious air again. "Nya?" Eh?
Looking up she saw the vicious dog snapping and barking at someone, he was yelling something about a 'baka human' so Ichigo decided to take a look at who had saved her.
"NYAH!" EHH! Ichigo choked, shocked at what she was seeing. The guy that she had just verbally abused and then fled from, was holding the dangerous dog by the collar trying not to get bit. He looked down quickly seeing Ichigo staring at him.
"Well don't just sit there baka, Run!" He shouted, extremely aggravated by the riffing body of the large, dangerous dog.
Ichigo didn't need to be told twice and bolted down the pavement, heading for the park. Ryou...
Ichigo was once again out of breath and panting, but at least she was safe, now sitting under a park bench. It hadn't taken her long to get there, maybe five minutes or so, but as soon as he had told her to run, she did and she ran for all she was worth.
Wonder if he's okay, what if the dog bit him? Or worse?
And just why do you care?A second thought interrupted.
Wah it's you again! She thought, annoyed and surprised.
Well who else baka? I am you. Now why do you care so much about that jerk of a boss?
Because, I dunno why. Just because.
Uh, sigh...
Ichigo sat there arguing with herself again, so much so that she didn't notice the blonde haired, blue eyed boy that entered the park. He was looking around searching the area. Where is she? I swear she ran into the park...baka strawberry.
He sighed and walked over to a bench, dropping himself into the seat heavily. He yawned loudly and lent on his hand. "Such an exhausting day..."
"Nyah, meow meowmeow meow," Hey, don't fall asleep baka. Ichigo had been sitting under the bench, still deep in argument with herself when the thump above her head knocked her back into reality. She looked up to see someone sitting on the bench in a pair of familiar purple trousers, she then heard the voice of their owner complaining tiredly.
She had crawled out from underneath the bench and jumped up, grasping onto the wood she clawed her way up to sit there, telling him noisily not to fall asleep.
Ryou sat there, right leg laying on top of his left, while his head rested in his hand being propped up by his elbow. He had one eye open watching the neko.
"Are you stupid?" He yawned, staring straight at her.
"Nya," No.
"Then why did you leave the cafe and not tell anyone where you were heading?" He asked, yawning yet again. He blamed her for waking him up so early, and Mint for keeping him awake all day through rush hour service with her yelling. "Not only that but you turned into a cat. You should have come back to the cafe."
"Nyah meow nya, MeeeoW...meow meow nyah," I was going home but that kid and his pet again...maybe I'm an iguana magnet. Ichigo explained, laying down tiredly. All that running for ones life was tough work on such a small body. "Nyah, meow meow...meooow, nyah." I didn't want to come back to the cafe...sooo yeah.
"Str- Ichigo you're a baka!" Ryou shouted suddenly, now sitting up and looking at her properly, he's eyes were burning furiously. "Do you realise that that baka inu could have killed you!?"
Ichigo hissed at him, her fur going on edge and her ears pinned back. "Nyah, nya meow nyah! Nyah nya meow nya!?" Gee, you think I don't know that! Why'd you think I was running for my life!?
Ryou stared at her, clearly pissed off. "That's not the point Ichigo, you should have come straight back, no matter what. What would have happened if it did kill you? Think for once baka."
Ichigo hissed again, but decided to ignore him instead. She turned away from him with her back facing his leg, he rolled his exaggeratedly and picked her up. "You need to change back you know?"
Ichigo freaked, what with her latest thought process, her heart skipped a beat being so close to his face. She was suddenly over come with the guilt and shock as she remembered their earlier talk, that she lashed out without thinking.
Ryou dropped her like she was on fire -onto his lap thankfully- and held a hand to his face. "You really don't think Ichigo," he said coldly.
She opened her eyes, which until now she didn't realise she had been keeping shut, and looked up. Ryou was holding his left cheek with his hand, cringing slightly, he was looking at her with icy blue eyes, the type that cut deep, deep down into your heart, he looked almost disgusted in her, and his voice was just as unfeeling.
"Find your own way to change back," he stood up causing her to fall to the floor, and walked off.
Ichigo just stared on, watching him disappear. "Meow..." Ryou...
The only thing Ichigo felt at that moment was guilt, nothing but pure bottomless guilt. She hadn't meant to do that, she had panicked and just used her instincts, they were running on over-drive after the run in with the dog...wait what happened to that thing?
Ichigo dropped her head letting her tears fall to the floor in small puddles, it was then that her attention was drawn to her paw. The claws on her right paw had blood on them. Ryou's blood...No, I scratched him...I didn't thi...ugh I feel sick.
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Ryou took his hand away from his face, frowning at the drying blood. He didn't understand what was going on in that girls head, first she's cold, then she all moody and now she just attacked him...
He shook his head in frustration rubbing his cheek, it was still bleeding. Sheesh, she didn't have to take it that far, baka.
Ryou kicked a stone in front of his foot and dully watched it roll along the floor, making a clashing sound as it connected with the pavement. When he got back he knew that Keichiiro would be asking questions, after all he didn't leave with three small scratch marks on his face, so he would most likely want to know why he came back with them.
He groaned, if she hated him that much she could have always said so, she didn't have to show him. It was starting to sting a bit now, and he was wondering just how many more cuts and injuries the world had in store for him.
The cafe finally came into sight and Ryou hurried to get there, it was starting to get dark and it was getting cold. Ichigo will be fine...she's probably changed back by now.
"Hello?" He called opening the door. The cafe was closed but he didn't know if anyone had stayed behind or not, Keichiiro was the most likely to have but it would've been good to know if anyone else was.
"Keichiiro?" Ryou called, heading into the kitchen. "Maybe he's in the lab..."
Ryou walked over to a cupboard on his left and pulled out the first aid box. Looking in a small mirror he could see the three small red lines etched on his face and wiped away the blood. I'm injured and bloody, yet I haven't been anywhere near and alien or chimera...who knew Ichigo could be more dangerous then them.
The teenager sighed, smirking at the thought. He put a small bandage over the cut and put the box away on it's shelf, he jumped as he turned around.
"Keichiiro, I didn't hear you come in," he said, noticing his friend in the door way.
"What happened?" He asked, his eyes giving him a look over. "You seem to be a magnet for getting hurt Ryou."
"You think. Just an angry cat who seems to like making trouble," Ryou smirked, leaning against the sink. "She almost got killed by a dog..."
"Oh I see," Keichiiro said, taking a drink from the fridge. "Where is Ichigo now?"
Ryou looked away, the wall suddenly became very interesting. Keichiiro sighed noticing that Ryou had been doing this a lot lately, the blonde's eyes still gave nothing away though.
"I don't know...I got angry with her and left," Ryou told him, mentally slapping himself. "So I don't know where she is now."
Keichiiro shook his head, Ryou always seemed to do the most stupid things sometimes. "Well lets hope she got home safe, that lovely weather we've been having is starting to leave."
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Ichigo stood up and toppled to the floor, the world spinning again. Slowly she stood up, being careful not to move too fast as this would cause her to loose her balance again.
As fast as her body would allow, she ran over to the fountain and washed her paw in the water furiously. The way he looked at me...why did that hurt so much? It felt as though I had been stabbed, like someone decided to stamp on my chest. He looked...he looked so...disgusted, so cold. Mou...Ryou no kowai.
Ichigo splashed her face with some water to cool her burning head, she then jumped off the fountain and ran off to find something to kiss so that she could return home.
It was pretty late now and the sky was getting dark, at the moment it was laced with oranges and reds as the sun had not long ago set. Ichigo didn't have time for this, her parents would be worried sick!
Working fast she hurried down the street looking for anything to kiss, even a bug she didn't mind kissing at this moment. Then she heard it; a faint rustling in the bushes, she froze not sure whether she should be ready to pounce or to run. She waited as it got louder, and closer, and closer...
"Nya?" Eh? Ichigo questioned walking slowly towards the animal. "Meow meow..." A raccoon...
The raccoon turned to face her, slightly startled. "Nyah, meow nya nyah?" What's a raccoon doing in a place like this?
"What's a house cat doing out doors?" It countered, smiling.
"Nyah...nya meow," Eto...looking for someone to kiss.
"Oh...okay," the raccoon came closer and kissed the befuddled girl on the lips.
Ichigo changed back instantly, the raccoon barely even blinking an eye as she turned into a human girl. Ichigo scratched the back of her head and faced the animal, wonder why it didn't run away? "Arigatou gozaimasu, raccoon-san," she said bowing.
"You're welcome," the creature replied, bowing in response. "Well good night ma'am."
The raccoon ran off, disappearing before Ichigo could utter a word. "T-th...THE RACCOON JUST BOWED AT ME!! I thought that that thing was strange considering it just kissed a cat and didn't freak out when I changed back...how creepy! Maybe it was a tenuki, they're raccoons right?!" Ichigo was completely loosing it in the middle of the street, thankfully no one was around to witness her transformation or mental breakdown... "I don't know whether I should be scared or amazed, but it helped me in my time of need! Oh my goodness what if tenuki are real! Ehh demo...that means that ghosts must exist too...ehh Wah!! NOO I don't wanna see any scary ghosts!!"
This was the overactive imagination of Momomiya Ichigo, the girl ready to jump to any conclusion and then freak out over nothing. It was always possible that it was just a kind animal with manners.
Ichigo lost it, and tore the street up running home. As soon as she got inside, slamming the door behind her, she was bombarded with question after question from her mother and father asking her where she had been? If she was safe? and Why she never called? and many, many more.
"I was out and I fell asleep in the park again," she told them, it wasn't exactly a lie, she had been out and she had been in the park.
Her parents seemed to except this excuse, thinking 'well it is Ichigo after all...' and let her off with a warning that next time she would be grounded. Apparently they were just about ready to call the police, well her father more so than her mother. Although it took a little more explaining and apologising before her dad finally was convinced and relented.
Ichigo yawned and trudged off back to her room. She was immensely tired and couldn't wait to get some sleep. The only problem was, was that after she had gotten changed into her pajamas and slipped into her bed, her mind was plagued with thoughts about earlier on that day, and once again guilt took over reducing her to tears.
She felt retched about how she had treated him, and after he had come to help her and everything. She hated the fact she went so absolutely horrid in the cafe, and the fact she was the reason for his injuries. That dog could well have killed or seriously injured him, but luckily the dog didn't touch him, instead she was the one to slice her claws across his face.
Ichigo felt miserable, and had given up trying to wipe away her never ending tears. After several hours of guilt stricken torture, Ichigo managed to cry herself to sleep, forgetting all about the days events as her dreams carried her off into peace.
Outside dark clouds started to gather in the once clear, starlit sky. The autumn weather was back with a vengeance and from now on it would be cold and horrible.
Omg, I'm so sorry that this chapter is shorter than the others, and that tenuki bit just randomly came out of no where, I'm ill and writing this at 12:30 midnight...can you blame me! This is not a supernatural fiction btw XD
Once again 5 reviews please...even though I kinda posted three chapters at once. Lol R&R: let me know if it's good, bad or you have concrit.
I'm kinda getting early writers block while doing the next chap. Any one got a a cure??
Once again, again, I'm sorry it's such a short chapter. Gomennasai!!