Chapter 11: Little Black Cat
"Still raining…" Mikan whispered peering out of the classroom window with a board look in her eyes. Rain wasn't a bad thing, but it brought her down a little in spirit. While everyone paid attention in class, Mikan daydreamed thinking about random things.
"You'll get in trouble if you keep it up…" a mumbled voice said from beside her. Mikan sighed and turned toward the 'wonderful' "awesome" 'kool' guy all the girls screamed for.
"Don't tell me what to do." Mikan answered flipping her pencil in her fingers.
Natsume sighed and gave up. Quickly he turned his attention to the sub teaching history or something. He couldn't help but only think about that noisy little girl. What made her so special anyway? There was plenty of other girls he could join up with, so why only her. He started getting headaches after thinking too much about the subject and quickly gave up.
Once class ended, admittedly Mikan got up and walked out of the classroom without even saying goodbye.
"I wonder what she's up to…" Natsume thought chucking his bag over his shoulder and walking after her.
"Natsume?" Ruka asked in his mind weirdly looking at Natsume following Mikan's footsteps.
Hotaru saw, but she didn't care. All she knew was that if she was ok, she didn't have to worry. So she continued on her work.
Natsume had trouble finding Mikan's pathway through the halls so he relied on water footprints on the already mucky tiled floor. He sighed right as he was turning the corner not thinking where he was going. Suddenly he felt a tip tap on his shoulder and looked at it. O.o "What the hell is this?" a sharp look came over Natsume as he saw a tiny needle barely sticking out of his shoulder.
"Oh God! Natsume are you ok?" Nonoko said with a shocked look on his face.
Natsume grabbed the needle and pulled it out and dropped it on the floor with a mad look, "What was in that? I'm curious…"
Nonoko faked a little laugh and scratched her head, "Well…you…see…It's my new potion that I was planning to experiment on, but all I know is that it's a 'cat' potion…Hehehe…"
Natsume lifted one eyebrow and asked, "What does that mean?"
"It's already taking affect!" Nonoko shouted pointing at Natsume's hands.
Natsume pulled up his hands and gasped. It wasn't his hands! Now it was black and fuzzy and smaller! Claws poked out and in making him winch. Nonoko sorted through her items scanning for maybe an antidote.
"Natsume… Once you fully become a cat you have only two hours before you change back." Nonoko said watching Natsume change and change second by second. After a minute, the new Natsume was on the floor meowing while looking at his body.
Nonoko smiled and bent down to him, "Natsume like I told you. It'll wear off in a couple of hours. Don't worry you won't stay like this forever! Now go to your room and make sure no one knows it's you."
Natsume didn't need to hear that. He was already off scampering down the hallway following the almost dried up foot puddles. He didn't care whether he was a cat or not he needed to follow Mikan. Quickly he raced down the hallway and out into the fresh pouring rain. "Ah…Damn…" Not only that cats hated water but he also did and this wasn't working.
Natsume picked up the pace now following foot tracks leading into the forest. Suddenly his eyes shot open and he dropped his mouth (Image how a cat would look that way! Lol.). Mikan was standing in the rain staring up at the crying sky. She was soaked and her hair was out of her ponytails and laid flat on her back. He newly bought uniform was almost see through making Natsume blush.
"So you did come." An Erie voice pooped out of nowhere. Natsume quickly hid behind the dripping bushes and watched.
"Why wouldn't I?" Mikan asked out finally looking down from the sky. Natsume gasped as Persona appeared with a cocky smile showing off to the right.
"If you truly want your next mission, I'll tell you." Persona said smirking, "All I want you to do is relax right now, and after that you're onto the experiments."
Mikan nodded and waved her hand at him, "Alright."
Persona chuckled low, "Are you sure? These tests have a high mortality rate."
"I'll do anything." Mikan said back with bark, clutching her hands.
Persona crossed his arms and nodded, "Fine. I'll see you when we're ready." And then he was gone.
Mikan sighed and flopped to the ground, "Some how I feel uneasy…"
Natsume stood there shocked staring at Mikan rubbing her head and talking to herself. Quickly he stood up (more like sat up, cause he's a cat.) and ran at Mikan trembling on the ground.
"Hisss" Natsume hissed hiking his tail in the air indicating he was mad.
Mikan turned and blinked a couple of times at the black kitten hissing before her. "Well hello little kitty. Why are you out in the rain?"
"Meow!" Natsume growled Looking for you stupid!
Mikan smiled sweetly, but not with her heart in it, "Here, I'll take you home and clean you up." Mikan picked up the little black cat and snuggled it into her body. Natsume scratched and bit, but Mikan wouldn't let go.
"Meow!" Let go! Natsume growled hissing at the end.
Rain brushed Mikan's legs making her giggle a bit still hugging the kitty to her chest. Natsume blushed hard as he felt her soft wet breasts on both sides of his tiny body. Quickly he shook it off and returned meowing and hissing at her until they arrived at Mikan's dorm.
"You can stay here today, but tomorrow I'll report you to the headquarters." Mikan said placing him on her bed with a smile, "Anyway while you're here why don't I give you a bath and pretty you up?" Mikan laughed walking into the bathroom.
Natsume twitched his eye and repeated in his head "Bath…Stay here…" Mikan appeared and carefully lifted him up in the air and back down to her chest, and walked into the bathroom. Natsume freaked out and tried to escape her hold but she wouldn't let go.
"I know cats hate water, but bare with me." Mikan said politely, dipping Natsume into the already warm tub.
Shivers sprawled up Natsume's little back making his wobble a bit. Mikan giggled and stood him up on his two paws, "You're so cute!"
Natsume blushed and looked away in a paranoid look. Suddenly he shot up as he felt a wet hand start scrubbing him. "Rear! Hissssssss!" Oi! Don't touch me!
Mikan smiled and patted his head, "It'll be over before you know it." And with that she continued scrubbing, putting soap on every inch of his body. Natsume couldn't help but let her since she over powered him, and that it did feel good.
After the exotic weird bath, Natsume ran out in a puffball and jumped on the bed. Mikan followed in her pj's and with her hair down. Natsume stretched and cat yawned. Mikan hopped on after him and rolled close to him.
"Kitty can I talk to you?" Mikan asked with a sad look.
Natsume stopping relaxing and sat up looking into her hazel eyes. He didn't like this sad look on her pretty face, so he nodded, and anyway he wanted to know all kinds of stuff what's going through her mind.
Mikan sighed happily and rolled so she see the ceiling, "I have some thing on my mind and it's really holding me back……" Natsume leaned in closer and listened carefully, "Lately Persona has me going on weird pills and liquids that I don't even know are safe, but he said if I don't do it he'll take Natsume back…" Natsume looked at her weirdly hearing 'his' name, "I don't want that…I'll never have him putting his life on the line again… but if I keep this up I might risk my own life. Even now I could be dieing without knowing it. I really don't know what to do…" a tear rolled down Mikan's cheek making Natsume sadly look at her and in worry.
Natsume lifted his paw and swapped the tear away. Mikan looked to her left and smile at him, "Thank you." She sniffed and graved her pillow. "You know, lately Natsume has been nicer to me…" Natsume stiffened and stared at her smiling happily at him, "and kind of look like him…" Mikan lifted the kitty up and hovered him overhead. Natsume blushed and kicked furiously as Mikan checked him, "So you are a boy!"
"Noew." You're going to pay for that.
Mikan stroked him peacefully and whispered before wondering off to sleep, "It may seem weird, but you also have…Natsume's…presence." Natsume lifted his head and looked at the sleeping princess. Quickly he glanced at the clock. "Ok I have 5 minutes left…but…" he returned his eyes back on Mikan and remembering her words about what is happening. "I can't just leave her…alone…" swiftly Natsume wobbled over to Mikan's face and licked her cheek. "God even cats have these stupid hormones! Damn it…" He shot another look at her and flicked a little blush before hopping off the bed and to the window. He jumped out not knowing how far below the ground was, but he wasn't going to stay long.
Once he changed back he climbed back up the rooted vines alongside the wall and back up in through the window.
"Oi. Little girl are you awake?" Natsume whispered by Mikan's ear.
"Natsume?…" Mikan answered sleepily sitting up. Natsume pushed her down and walked to the other side of the bed. He hopped in and snuggled Mikan to his chest.
"I'll make sure you won't die…" Natsume mumbled kissing her forehead. Mikan fell asleep in Natsume's arms not caring why he was here or how. All she wanted was him right now.