Heya guys:D I'm back again! And since I have written like 5 chapters during vacation, I'll just post one or two chapters per day. (actually chapters 4 to 7 are already posted on Tumblr.)

"Now what did he do?" Elesis sighed as she looked throughout the house.

"Are you sure he isn't hiding under the bed?" Elsword shook his head.

"That's it. I'm going out to search. You, stay here in case he gets back." Elesis ordered as she dashed out of the house, leaving Elsword at the door on standby.

One hour, two hours, she couldn't find him anywhere. She called out for his name occasionally, but was only returned with awkward stares from the people around her. She sighed as she returned home.

'Now look at what that bad kitty did again. Maybe I'll look again tomorrow after school.'

-The next day -

"He went missing?!" Ara exclaimed, drawing the attention of several students.

"Shush! Don't say that so loudly! People might hear us!" Elesis covered her mouth. "I guess I might have to make a report if I still can't find him."

"No, you can't!" Ara interrupted. "You aren't even a legal summoner, if the authorities find out, you might get expelled, or worse still, executed!"

"Then, what do you want me to do? I can't leave him missing."

"I'll try and get some help from my relatives if I can. Meanwhile, you stay a low profile while searching for him."

-somewhere in the middle of the town -

Arc wandered around the town, looking around blankly, with his hood on. He managed to make his Dynamos invisible and hide his tail in his pants so that he won't attract any attention from the people around him.

'Finally, I'm away front those stupid brats.' he thought. He just heard that older sister shouting his name, and hid himself under a set of cardboard boxes as he observed her pass by him.

'She sure looked worried just now. Maybe I should have just went back.' He thought as he recalled her worried expression.

'No, I can't. If I go back, I will be stuck in that stupid house again and I won't be able to get back to my own world. At least I'm free now.' he shook his head as he walked on.

He didn't notice something, that his tail accidentally came out of his pants again.
"Mommy, look! That boy over there has got a tail! It's so cool!" A young girl pointed to him and said to her mother, alerting him that his tail came out again.
"Stay away from him! He's a monster, and you should never touch him at all costs!" The mother shot him a disgusted look, as she dragged her daughter away from him.
"But mommy…" He could hear the young girl persuade her mother. It didn't matter to him anyway. He has always been badly treated, even back in his own world. People calling him a monster, people trying to get rid of him everyday, and he had to struggle to survive in the dreaded town everyday.

- Flashback -

"What a monster!"

"How disgusting! Have you seen those ears? And that tail? Is he even human?"

"He must have been orphaned or abandoned, such a poor thing."

"Of course, who would want to raise such a monster like him?"

Arc closed his eyes as he heard the civilians mock him. It wasn't the first time this happened. He felt himself being kicked in the stomach. He was all used to this. He laid against the wall as he glared at his attackers weakly.

He felt himself being pulled up by the collar as he was flung to the other side of the alley. He wasn't able to do anything. No, he was too weak to do anything. He wished he could stand up to those assholes, beat them up a thousand times, cut them up into mince meat, and feed them to the dogs. He relied way too much on his older twin brother that he couldn't even stand up for himself when he was alone.

"Where are you… Where are you… I need your help again… Hurry up save me… Add…"

-End of flashback -

"Excuse me, sir!"

Arc was interrupted by someone tugging on his sleeve as he was recalling his tragic past. He looked back, and noticed the young girl who commented on his tail previously trying to get his attention.

"Sir, is it true that you are one of people who have animal ears as mentioned in picture books?" she asked innocently. Arc was suprised when he heard her question, as he nodded slowly.

"Can I see them?"

Arc was hesitant as he lifted his hoodie. There wasn't much people around, so he slowly showed her his ears. He closed his eyes, as he braced himself for more mocking.

"Wow! That's so cool! Can I touch them?" The young girl's eyes sparkled in amazement. Arc opened his eyes as he looked at her.

'Wha- What did she just say?' he asked himself. He was shocked. How long was it that someone actually praised him?

He bent down slowly, as he felt the girl's hands touch his hair and his ears gently. It felt surprisingly good. After all, he still had those cat features that he couldn't abandon, so he would naturally enjoy being touched and stroked on his hair.

He waved at the young girl as she ran off to her mother, who was too busy talking to someone to notice that her daughter ran off as they walkef away. He felt happy, a feeling that was so rare to him. Just then, a loud crash and a deafening roar sounded behind him.

Arc turned around, and his eyes widened with shock.

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