-a/n-
Ok. The first part will actually be a little stupid and funny. LOL. So just keep up with me. Oh, Happy Birthday 14th to my brother! It's tomorrow, feb.18!
Last edited: feb. 17, 09
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Ninth Life
7. Catnaps for Cats
By ©ancercute
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••Mimi••
My eyes squinted at the all too bright white space.
Is this heaven? How could a cat like me wind up in heaven? I've been careless and stupid enough to let myself be killed. No matter how many lives I had, I always end up losing one. And apparently, I lost my last. This is crap! I'm really dead! As I wandered my eyes around the white room, it occurred to me that I really must be in heaven. So where was God?
I studied the place more, and I found myself lying on a sheet of white fabric. I was in bed and everything was utterly white. Then I noticed Yamato resting at the foot of my bed. Peacefully, he slept with his face towards me and eyes closed. And I swear, he could pass as god if I was really in heaven. His wild golden hair was the only color I can see. It made me smile as I heard him breathing. If Yamato was with me, maybe we both ended up dead. At least we were both together. Even if we weren't alive, I was happy that I still had him after death. So there really was life after death. Does that mean cats have ten lives?
Truthfully, I might be losing it. I don't know if I was going crazy or I really had a bad car accident. But as far as I know, cats heal fast. So what the hell am I doing here in heaven? Huh. Pretty ironic to use the word 'hell' in heaven.
Then, the door suddenly opened and a lady in all white came towards me with a clipboard on hand. Is she an angel? Or St. Peter's assistant to check me up if I passed on making it to paradise? She might be checking on the good things I did. Or probably how many sins I've committed. I didn't know.
"How are you feeling miss?" she asked.
"I'm fine. A little confused," I answered. "Am I in heaven?"
She just stared and then laughed at my question, and I just gazed at her waiting for an answer.
"No miss. You're in the hospital. Your boyfriend here took you after you had a small car accident," she explained.
"Oh. So I'm not in heaven?"
She smiled and chuckled a bit. "No. You must have confused the white room as heaven. But you're alive."
"Oh. Uh, great. How bad am I?"
"There aren't any major wounds or anything. Just a few bruises. You didn't lose blood but I think you hit you head too hard. All in all, you're fine," she said.
"Ok. Well, thanks for taking care of me though."
"You're free to go anytime this day."
"Ok. Thank you." I smiled and then she left the room.
I was alive. At least that was cleared up. Apparently, that car accident that made me hit my head was probably the reason I wasn't thinking straight. My cat healing abilities must have cured the wounds and damages before I got here in the hospital. I wasn't so sure how bad it was before I got here. But what about Matt? He isn't in bed, so I'm assuming he wasn't hurt. That's impossible. Maybe he had a few injuries or whatever.
I examined him but he looked perfectly fine. More than fine actually. He looked gorgeous while he slept on the foot of my bed. I guess he was lucky.
Shifting my position, I sat up straight, leaning my back to the headboard. After doing so, it woke up Yamato.
"Hey," I greeted smiling at him.
"Hey too. You're awake," he said.
"Yeah, I thought I was in heaven. How come you didn't get any bruises?"
"I'm extremely lucky," he grinned. "You didn't get a lot of injuries too you know."
"I heal fast," I smiled.
"Figures," he muttered as he ran his fingers through his hair. "So I guess you're alright."
"Uh huh. What time is it? Can we go back now?"
"It's eight fifty-two. You've been out for almost twelve hours. You had a long cat nap," he smirked. That was so ironic. I know cats sleep for long hours, but I was in human form.
"Right." I scoffed. "C'mon. I want to get out of here. Drive me to my place, will you? I want to take a bath." I said as I got out of bed. I was still on the clothes that I had yesterday.
Gracefully, I hoped out of the bed in my lithe feline movements. My feet touched the floor in a fluid manner and I looked up at him. I met his bright shiny cobalt eyes and his utterly gorgeous smiling face. It made my heart melt like ice cream, and I couldn't help but think that I was extremely fond over him. Hell, I was in love.
He took my hand in his and we walked out of the hospital room together as I snuggled close to his side.
It was a Sunday, and we had all the time together again. We hoped into his Ferrari and he dropped me to my place. Before he could speed away, I quickly kissed him bye on his lips. Then I stepped inside my house.
I stripped down my clothes and entered the bathroom. My muscles were sore so I stretched them while I was in the shower. It felt good to be washed up by warm water and get soaked in my favorite lavender scent. It helped me relax and loosen up as I worked my fingers through my hair, massaging my scalp.
After taking a shower, I wrapped myself in a white towel and stepped out of the bathroom. Grabbing my Victoria's Secret Love Spell lotion, I rubbed some on my arms and legs emphasizing on my elbows and knees. Then I combed my hair and wrapped it with another towel.
I picked up a pair of white shorts and a fit dark blue shirt that says 'puppy love' printed in bright silver. Ironic much. I smirked as I looked at the shirt I took. Funny how someone like me could have this kind of shirt. So I dressed in it, then unwrapped the towel from my hair, combing it again. I put on pink lip gloss and headed downstairs. I knew Yamato would be waiting for me…
When I got down, I was surprised that he wasn't here yet. So I went to the kitchen and looked for something to eat. I snatched a bowl and a box of cereal. I poured some milk from the gallon in the bowl and added the cereals. I ate while I listened to some music playing on my mp3 player. Seconds later, I received a text message on my phone. It was from Matt, and it said:
Hey kitty, can't b w/ u ryt now. Bandmates stole me, sorry. I'll catch u later. And don't be careless. Luv u baby.
I frowned. I reminded myself that I had to share Matt with his bandmates. Dammit. I ate the last spoon of my cereal and put the bowl in the sink. He was with his boys, and now, it leads me to where? I don't know.
Sigh.
Sora? She's with Tai, no doubt.
Tai? Of course, he's with Sora.
So I guess I'm flying solo today. What's the worst that could happen, right? Privacy could be calming, soothing even.
There wasn't anything I could think of to do. I thought I had the whole time with Yamato, that I forgot his bandmates still existed. I really could be selfish when I'm inlove. Now that I came to think of it, having Matt in my life always catches me off guard. I haven't done some cleaning and organizing my home, especially my bedroom. Come to think of it, I felt like we were together since months, when in fact, it was just only yesterday when we made our moves. It was only yesterday when we both first said our "I love you's" to each other. Talk about corny, but remembering it again gives me the happiest feeling in my chest. There's this fluttery thing inside me that makes me giggle and bite my lip like a twelve year old having her first crush notice her. And I honestly like it. I love the feeling the thought of him gives me. When his face appears on my head, I couldn't help but smile like a stupid idiot. He makes me so helplessly inlove. He said he loves me…
I felt my cheeks burn, and I laughed at myself. I so wanted to be with him again. It's true that absence really makes the heart grow fonder.
Then out of a sudden, the thought of cleaning my house entered my head. It's been a while since I got my home polished. And since I had nothing to do, I should probably do it now.
I started with the rooms upstairs- my room and another extra room. I arranged my bed, changed the covers and pillowcases. In my dresser, I aligned my perfumes, make-up and put my jewelries in the box. I tidied up the stuff lying around on the tables and bedside tables. Then, I swept and mopped the floor moving on to the next room. I did the same things all over again, leaving the first floor spotless. It was pretty tiring as I moved downstairs, preparing to clean up the whole kitchen, living room, dining room and another guest room.
In the kitchen, I tried to clean the refrigerator. If there's a thing I hated the most, it would be general cleaning of the whole house. I get so easily exhausted considering no one's here to help. But now that I'm bored, it doesn't hurt to do those stuff. I put out all the food from the fridge, placing them on the counters and started wiping it. After a few minutes of doing so, I put all the food back again.
I moved on to wiping the kitchen counters next and also the sink. Then there's the dusty cabinets, half-filled with canned foods and other cartoned goods. After that, I had to dust the living room. The couches, tv set, mp3 players, the round table.. everything. To top it all, I swept the staircase to the floor and moped it again. By the time I finished cleaning the whole house, I grabbed some food for an early lunch and ate. Still exhausted, I fell on to the couch, worn out with sweat. Without notice, my eyelids shut close, and I fell asleep.
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It was almost sunset when I woke up, nearly 5:30. Crap! I slept for almost six and half hours. Getting up the couch, I felt my stomach grumble loud. I was insanely hungry. I groggily walked to the fridge, taking a burger and heated it in the microwave. After a minute, I took it out and started eating it. I rubbed my heavy eyes as I chewed on my food, staring blankly at the door while sitting on the chair with my elbows on the table.
A moment later, the front door opened and Yamato greeted me.
"Hey kitty," he said smilingly. I could smell his strong fragrant perfume as he walked up to me. "What cha been doin' all day?"
"Cleaning," I replied grumpily while he took a seat in front. He put his arms around my waist and lifted me up from my chair and putting me on his lap.
He put his other arm around my waist while his right was on my thigh. His nose rubbed my neck and I felt the warm tingling scent of his on my skin. And that moment, I didn't feel so hungry or sleepy anymore. I felt a different kind of hunger. His breathing was rough on my throat and he kissed it softly. I held his arm on my waist and also the one on my thigh.
"Miss you already," he whispered.
"Me too." I let go from his hold and tried to stand up on my feet. He followed my actions and I turned to face him. I wrapped my arms around his waist and rested my head on his chest. He hugged me tight and kissed me on my forehead. We stayed quietly like that for a few silent seconds.
Then he broke away. Still, he kept his arms around my waist and pulled me to the door.
"Let's take a walk outside."
We both went outside and took a walk along the road under the orange sky. The sun was setting and it was nearly dark. My right arm wound up around his back waist and my head leaned on his strong shoulders.
"Practice was boring without you," he said.
"I was bored the whole day too."
"I'm glad you were." I crunched my eyebrows to his response and looked up at him.
He laughed and explained. "I don't want you to have fun with anybody else. I get jealous."
"That's really cute," I teased.
"No it's not. I get sexually stressed out with that," he winked. I was surprised.
"Suuure. Whatever," I shot back and kissed his jaws. We strolled longer down a place near the river, behind a few houses.
The tall blades of green grass tickled my bare ankles as I stepped on the ground with my flipflops and watched the sun setting beneath the orange sky. The color reflected the river and I gazed toward the pretty scene to his brilliant face.
I tiptoed up and reached to kiss his lips. He bent down for me and our lips locked to a sweet kiss. My hands ran up his hair while his encircled my waist. He lifted me up with a little effort and carried me in bridal style, still not breaking our kiss.
"You're too light. Do you even eat?" he asked in amusement.
"Of course I do." He then put me down and I pulled him along with me to lie on the grass. He balanced himself on his elbow and turned to face toward me, brushing a strand of hair on my face.
"I love you, Matt."
"I love you more Meems."
Everytime he tells me he loves me, the blissful feeling never goes away. Every hour I spend with him makes me feel more alive. The pounding of my heart grows stronger like the thunder on a rainy day, the hurricane on a storm. The way he brushed my skin with his fingers, makes me tremble in delight. His love gives me pleasurable heat, warmth in the way his blue eyes looks at me. He stares at me like.. like he really does love me. And I loved believing that fact.
"You're beautiful," he breathed in happiness.
That's one of the things I love about him. He tells me I'm beautiful even when I'm in my plain shirt and shorts. He tells me he likes me better without make-up on. He constantly says 'I love you'. He never fails to forget me everytime he's away. He makes me feel like I'm the whole world to him, and he makes me feel important. Being loved by Matt was one thing I considered myself to be lucky.
He held my hand as he rested on his back. He gazed at the sky as I did to him. I moved closer by his side, putting my other free hand on his chest.
"You fit perfectly with me," he said. I smiled to that. We were like that jigsaw puzzle. And he was the most important piece that made me whole.
"Promise you won't let me go," I squeezed his hand.
"I promise. I won't let you go anywhere. Coz I'll keep you in my heart, my soul, my mind, and my whole." He smirked at me like an idiot. But the word of his vow was there, and I could see it through him, no matter how stupid he looks, smirking at me like that. Even though he looked hot too.
"You're being corny," I teased.
"Admit it. You still think it's sweet." He laughed.
"It's cute," I held back my laugh.
"You're cuter anyway."
"I know, right?" And then I exploded my laugh. He let me laugh for a few more moment before he started talking again.
"Hey. I remembered something during a class in English, surprising that I actually listened." He said. "There's this line that goes: the hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain signing to it...you and you alone make me feel that I am alive...Other men, it is said, have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough. Pretty, isn't it? It goes along well with you."
I didn't reply. At first, I thought I might laugh. I didn't really imagine him being the person in those classic novels with words like 'thee' and 'thou'. But hearing him speak it to me, I felt like I'm one of those timeless princess in fairytales or Shakespeare's characters in his play that falls in love with his handsome prince. I couldn't help but be flattered.
He noticed my silence and looked at me.
"I'm being corny again right?" he asked sarcastically with a small laugh. "Oh c'mon. Laugh already."
But I didn't.
"Yeah, you're right. It goes along well with me. Obviously, I could have laughed at that. But it was so nice. I couldn't help but stare."
"Huh. That's because it's true. Do you know before you came, I always wake up every morning without giving a damn to anything? But now, I feel everything is valuable. You made me think like everything in this world is important, especially you."
"Just listen to me today Meems. I want you to know everything before anything else happens. I feel the need to just tell you how much I really care and love you. Coz I don't have the faintest idea of what to do if something goes wrong. I love you Meems. And I can tell that over and over again. But I just don't love you, I'm in love with you. And everyone else can see that."
"Hey. Of course I know that. You're not leaving me are you? Coz I feel like something's bothering you," I said softly.
"No, there isn't. I just want you to know. You're my everything."
"Mmm, you too."
He lifted himself again and balanced on his elbows. He looked at me and was about to kiss me. But before I could feel it, there came this better feeling than the kiss itself. It was the look in his eyes that made me breathless. I was out of air before he could even touch my lips. And when he did, I was in complete joy.
I broke away from the kiss when I was in need of air, and that was when I noticed it was getting dark.
"We should go home. It's getting late," he said.
"I know. I noticed too." I spoke. "Apparently, I get carried away when I'm with you."
We both got up from lying on the grass and started to head back to my place. There was a tranquil silence as we walked hand in hand down the road. It was a comfortable moment that I let myself snuggle close to his side. And when I did, I felt his body tense. It feels anxious, edgy and there was a sense of apprehension. I looked up to his face in confusion and I saw his jaw lock, his eyes narrowed and hardened. I almost thought I saw his eyes change color.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Someone's watching. He's following us," he said quietly, pulling me- with his arm around my waist- closer to him.
I flinched. I suddenly got goosebumps and nervousness soaked me. The blow of the cold wind on my skin sent me chilly shivers. How could have I not felt it? That someone was watching us. With his presence, I easily get preoccupied and my damn senses weren't aware of anything but Matt.
"Don't worry. It's nothing. I won't let anything happen to you." He rubbed my shoulders with his hands.
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I had a strong positive feeling that two pair of eyes are looking out at our every move. I held Mimi tight with me and didn't let my guard down. I sniffed in the air; and I was surprised to smell the scent of a cat. Does Mimi know any of this? Was this some kind of a clan member- pride member or whatever a group of cats are called- who's watching an eye for Mimi? If it is, I'm not good with it.
She turned her head back and quickly faced in front again, with a scared look on her face.
"What did you see?"
"I saw a pair of coal black eyes staring at me," she whispered with a crack in her voice, evident that she was absolutely scared. I was mad. I didn't want anyone staring at her, especially if the stares frighten her.
"It won't be staring at you anymore soon," I assured her.
And then out of a sudden, in a split second, a whiff of air passed before me and I landed on my back with a thud on the cold cemented road. An oversized cat was on top of me, pinning me down to the pavement floor with its bared teeth in front of my face.
••Mimi••
"Matt!" I cried when the unexpected cat quickly jumped over him. My heart was frantically throbbing so hard, and before I could react to anything that happened, someone grabbed me by my arm and locked me to his hold. Beads of sweat ran down my forehead and my throat suddenly went dry. It was a man who seized me. He put his one arm around my neck and his other arm pulled out a dagger and pointed it to my throat. I felt my heart race like it never had beaten before. It thumped like there was no tomorrow. I was badly scared that I felt nauseated- my lips were cold and I felt like I was about to throw up.
"Don't scream if you don't want to get hurt," the man spat at me. "Easy kitty, you don't need to kill him."
He wasn't referring to me. He was speaking to the cat that was on top of Matt. Both of them were the ones watching us, and I didn't have any clue why they're doing this to us. The animal was growling at him, but Yamato didn't give a damn. His expression was furious- jaws hard and eyes ready to kill. He didn't look at the creature, but to the man beside me in absolute hatred with his piercingly intent growl. He wasn't making any plans of moving or shoving the animal away, afraid of making one move that might cause the man to harm me.
I realized I was making small quiet sobs when the man looked and told me "Stop whining."
I tried to stop. But I couldn't help it. A wave of panic rushed through me, making teardrops run down the corner of my eyes.
"I said stop whining you brat," he was annoyed at me that he pulled the dagger few centimeters away and harshly pulled my hair. I screamed in pain.
That was when Yamato had enough. He didn't like watching me get hurt. He pushed away the oversized cat from his top with his two hands and stood up. But before he could a make another move, the cat suddenly leaped high into the air and landed its forepaws on Matt's shoulder, biting it without hesitation. Matt growled loudly, and that very moment, I fainted.
I saw nothing but vast blackness.
A second later, my eyes shot open, and I woke up screaming with sweat on my forehead and nape. I looked around me. It was sunset, in the late afternoon and I was sitting on the couch. I was confused. I tried to remember what the last thing that happened, and it was that Matt got bitten on the shoulders by a huge cat.
With a great effort, I leaned on my back and lifted my head to stare at the ceiling above me. I inhaled heavily and tried to calm myself, relaxing and clearing my mind. I just had a dream. No, a nightmare. I was asleep the whole time. Nothing of it happened. Matt didn't come here yet and we didn't take a walk. We didn't lie down the grass near the river and that horrifying incident did not happen. And he did not say those words he remembered in English class.. no matter how sweet it was.
I looked at the wall clock and it was exactly 5:40 pm. I haven't had an afternoon snack yet, but I lost my appetite when I had that bad dream. Getting up from the couch, I went straight to the bathroom and stared at myself before the mirror. I looked like shit.
So I let water run down the faucet and washed my face. After doing so, I checked my phone and found a message from Matt. I opened and it says:
Hey baby. Miss u already. I can't wait to kiss u again. be there in a few minutes. Luv u.
And by just reading his message and seeing his name in my inbox make me forget all the bad things that happened. My feeling became light and there was something inside me that makes me want to glow in happiness. Being loved and cared for was one thing; but having him do it to me, it was a whole different kind of explosion.
I looked at the time he sent the message and it was 5:34. It was now 5:50 and anytime soon, he'd be coming through my front door. I felt excited. It seemed days that I haven't seen him. But wanting to look at his face again- his bright blue eyes, his heart-melting smile- makes me so eager to be with him.
Waiting for his arrival, I drank a glass of water to replenish my thirst. Just as I put my glass on the sink, I heard the door open and turned to see Yamato coming in with a heartbreakingly gorgeous smile.
"Matt," I ran up to throw myself at him and give him a hug.
"Hey. How's my baby?" he lifted me inches from the floor.
"I've been asleep, missing you the whole time you were gone."
He gave me a quick, but slow pleasurable kiss before he put me down and we sat on the couch. I rested my right leg on his and lay my back on the side of his chest. His left arm was around my shoulders while his right hand was on my thigh.
"You missed me?" I asked.
"Absolutely," he replied, snaking his right hand from my thigh to my waist, lifting the side of my shirt just a little higher so he could feel my skin. He kissed me again, longer this time and I placed my one hand onto his face. We kissed each other for a while and a while. He gently pushed me down so I was lying on my back on the couch and he continuously touched the exposed parts of my body- from my face to my neck, to my shoulders and waist, and then to my legs. He planted small butterfly kisses to my throat and collarbone while I encircle my arms around his neck. As he balanced himself on top of me, I began to shift our kiss from long and tender to wild and ecstatic.
I loved the feeling of his touches on my skin. It gave me bolts of delight. I am sure this is reality. And I was 100% certain that I wasn't dreaming when he said..
"I want to make love with you Meems."
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-a/n-
What did you think? I'm pretty happy about myself actually. I thought I'd never be able to update this February because loads of work are on my shoulders, considering we have our JS Prom and Sportsfest. But I did update! And it's all because of your support! Keep your reviews coming and I'll see you in Ninth Life's Chapter 8!