I trotted along the path next to my
master. Someone was playing music and had their window open so that
the music flowed through. I immediately perked up. I started hopping
along on my back paws. My master laughed and I mentally grinned. I
loved his smile! It was soft and strong at the same time. I put all
four paws on the ground and padded along, completely content. A tiny
noise caught my attention and I stopped in my tracks. We were in the
forest now and a noise came from a clearing. I ran into the clearing
and saw a tiny furry kitten cowering against a tree. There was a fox
looming over it, drooling. I shot between the two, standing over the
kitten protectively. I hissed at the fox and bared my teeth. "Let
me enjoy my dinner, you annoying little pest." The cocky fox
glared at me and I returned the look.
"Go catch a rabbit you
annoying fucker. Leave this child alone."
"And why the
hell would I do that?"
"Because I have sharp claws and
I'm faster than you, you fat bitch." The fox growled and opened
his mouth, his large teeth glistening with saliva.
"I'll kill
you, you weak whore!" Kakuzu ran into the clearing. The fox shot
at me and everything seemed to go in slow motion after that. In a
burst of cold flames, I changed into a huge white wolf with three
tails. My large paws glowed and I swiped at the fox. My sharp claws
sliced through him as if his body was warm butter. I blacked out for
a few moments and when I came to, everything was hazy. I blinked my
eyes once, twice, and the white haze slowly cleared from my vision. I
saw a hand wave in front of my face. A voice called my name and I
just sat there, on my butt, in shock.
"Midnight! Midnight!
Kakuzu, what happened!?!" I turned deaf ears to their
conversation and the numbness that had taken over my body slowly went
away. I felt something nudge my side.
"Miss? Are y-you okay?"
A sweet little confused voice came from my left side. "Are you
broken?" I slowly brought my eyes down to meet the owner of the
voice. I stared at the little kitten for a few seconds. And then I
smiled at the silly question.
"Broken? No, honey. I'm not
broken. Just a little confused."
"Why?"
"It's
complicated." A few moments later, the little kitten looked up
at me.
"Thank you for saving me. I was very scared." The
little she-kitten looked at the ground, ashamed. "I should have
been braver."
"You were very brave."
"I-I
was?"
"Yep! Most kittens would have turned tail and ran.
You stayed and faced the fox." She smiled up at me. "Can
you tell me where your momma is?" The little kitten's face
fell.
"I d-don't have a momma."
"Well, can you
tell me your name?"
"I don't have a name. I didn't have
anyone to name me."
"You must be very lonely." She
nodded her head.
"W-will you be my momma?" I stared at
the tiny little kitten that I had just saved.
"Of course,
sweetie." I bent my neck and licked her tiny little head. "Your
name will be Star." She grinned.
"That's a beautiful
name, momma!" Something touched my back and I automatically bit
it and pulled. Something big fell on me and I rolled over under it.
Using my rather large back legs, I flung whatever fell on me into the
air and stood up the right way. A loud thud sounded from behind me
and my head swiveled to face it, ready to fight. I let out a loud
whimper and ran over to the form that was on the ground. My master
laid there limp and I was afraid I had hurt him. I licked his cheek
and put a paw on his chest. He cracked his eyes open.
"Damn,
Midnight. You've got some legs." I almost fell over from relief
and let out a weak whine. I noticed how dark it had gotten and
exhaustion washed over me. I turned back into a cat and laid across
my master's torso, with my head on his chest. I listened to his heart
beat and closed my eyes.
"I suppose we'll sleep here tonight.
We're not gonna be able to get these cats up." I opened my eyes
and climbed off my master's chest. He turned onto his side. I trotted
over to Star and picked her up. I carried her over to my master and
curled up next to him. I closed my eyes and fell asleep almost
instantly.
*Dream*
*Blue strings wrapped around my body and
squeezed. "W-what are you doing this f-for?" The
black-haired teen's ninjutsu squeezed me even tighter and I
coughed.
"That contest was my big break!" She said
hatefully. She did the weirdest hand-signs I've ever seen and black
dust swirled around me.
"What the hell is this!?!" The
girl's eyes pierced through me as she spat out a strange chant.
"You
love to dance!?! I'll change you into the only animal that can't
dance. You shall be a cat! And because I'm feeling kind today I'll
make it good on you. Your true love will be able to see through this
spell." The black dust covered my skin and I screamed when it
started to burn. And then...
Nothing. I felt numb all over.*
My eyes snapped open to see darkness, but I quickly
fell back asleep.
*Hidan's POV*
I laid on my back and stared at
the stars. I glanced down at Midnight and looked back at the sky. I
quickly looked back at my cat because I thought I saw a woman with
long black hair curled up next to me, but it was the same cat as
before. I rubbed my eyes and went to sleep.
