There is a shining white and aqua streak of energy going from roof to roof and building to building.
It looks like as if something or someone is moving with great force and energy through the atmosphere.
With a flash the source of the energy, which turns out to be an injured young man, landed in an eerily silent alleyway. Burning the surface of the ground in the process.
The bleeding young man huffed and puffed, his body covered in cuts, bruises, scrapes and dried blood. Clearly out of breath. Hand on the wall to support his form from falling.
"Ugh....... Damn...... To think that I, Kayden has been reduced to such pitiful state......*huff*.....This wouldn't have happened if those bastards hadn't attacked all at once." Mumbled Kayden to himself as crouched down.
Hahhh....I wonder how Y/n is doing...I hope she doesn't worry too much about me and go crazy... that little pipsqueak...*sign*....I should be more worried about what to do next....that issue can be dealt with later.
I need to hide my body and recover my strength for now.
If I keep running, I'll surely end up getting caught and won't be able to regain my strength.
I have to find a way to hide myself as well as completely erase my presence.
He pondered as he wiped the dry blood off his busted lower lip
As soon as he raised his head to look ahead something caught his eye.
There in a corner, a lot of boxes are stacked. On top of those boxes is an orange tabby cat.
"....A cat?" You could practically see the gears in his head turning in rapid speed.
"Yes. That's it..." An idea popped in his head.
Without giving it too much thought since he is already running out of time and runs the risk of getting caught and can already feel his consciousness fading, he did the very first thing that came to mind.
Then there is another bright flash of energy followed by silence.
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A teenage boy with bright amber irises and cream colored hair is standing inside a pet shop, wowing at all the food brands and treats.
"This cat snack is on sale!!✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧..........Usually it's too expensive to give theses to the cats, Maybe I should stock up now??(◍•ᴗ•◍)" He said contemplating if he should buy it.
Then he turned to the other shelves, looking for more options.
".......Oh! Look, this one is back on stock!o((*^▽^*))o......Wah! This is new!"
"My cats will like these. Should I get them?
No. They might not since it's new. Lets try it next time..
I'm out of this snack. Let buy it now!
Look at this toy! It's got great reviews. Should I get it?"
He asked himself, croching down to get a better view of the items mentioned above as the shop owner watched him with a pleased expression.
"Ahh...I want to buy so many things...." He mumbled to himself, having a though time choosing.
"Ahhh....I can't choose. Maybe I should just buy them all"
Eventually deciding to buy everything.
He yelled excitedly and grabbed all the items with a look of glee and ran towards the cashier in pure excitement as the shop owner gave a thumbs up, smiling in pure joy with sparkles around him, very pleased with the boy's decision.
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"Darn it...
I came to this shop to buy things for myself but ended up buying for the cats.... AGAIN!" He exclaimed, standing on the sidewalk outside the shop.
[Yeah. Sorry to break it to you kid but people don't sell things meant for humans at pet shops. Ya ain't that good at lyin'. At least take care of yourself, damnit.]
"At least my cats will like these.... That's all that matters." He said, sighing while stuffing the items in his bag.
[Selfless as ever =_=.]
A kid on the sidewalk accidentally dropped his football and followed it as it bounced to the middle of the road while his mom was seemingly busy on the phone with someone.
[Never a good thing to do.]
The kid being a kid obviously didn't know about the dangers of walking into the road unsupervised or just didn't care and thought he would get lucky or was just being plain reckless. Maybe all of them.
A car suddenly came rushing straight at the child and everybody seemed to notice it just moments before he was about to get hit.
Oh no!
The amber eyed boy gasped in his mind.
Everything happened so fast that nobody was able to see anything.
The cream haired boy sprinted towards the child in incredible speed, picked him up just moments before he could've gotten hit and brought him to the other side of the street.
He huffed and puffed while the child blinked in confusion.
He asked the kid, if he's okay and if he's hurt while the child looked at him, confused out of his mind and responded with a shaky yes.
[Oh! How heroic!(♡ω♡ ) ~♪]
The bystanders started whispering about how strange the incident was. How the child was just about to get hit but then disappeared. Alerting cream haired boy.
He stood up hastily, saying his goodbyes to the child as the mother of said child called for him.
I'm lucky to have this power...
To have saved the kid...
The amber eyed savior thought to himself.
The mother of the kid asked her child if he was ok and how did he not get hit by that car while the child responded with an I don't know and pointed behind him saying that guy must've saved him but by the time he looked back, his savior had already vanished into the crowd. Leaving him speechless and trying to convince his mother that there was a guy.
I used the power cause the kid was in danger...
Whew! I almost exposed my powers to the general public. Still it's good that I was able to keep the kid from getting hurt.
The boy thought, smiling while walking deeper into the crowd.
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The lad was on his way to his humble abode when he suddenly noticed an unfamiliar face outside his front door.
The aforementioned person was wearing a shoulderless hoodie with black pants and pink sneakers. A pink backpack slinging from her right shoulder. Leaning on the wall, busy on her phone, seemingly waiting for someone's arrival.
Huh? Oh! It's that girl the professor suggested to team up with for that group project. She's so pretty! (๑♡⌓♡๑)
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The teacher was assigning group projects, it was 3rd period.
"Has everyone found a partner to work with?"
In the middle of a harmony of "Yes", a hand was raised.
As the teacher looked up, his gaze became filled with pity.
Of course, it just had to be that one unfortunate child. Even though being the most obedient student, he never wished to team up and work with others.
Was it social anxiety? Insecurities? Trust issues? Depression? The teacher just couldn't figure it out and it bothered him to no end.
"You again? Jiwoo."
Jiwoo nodded in response, looking down and trying to hide his sunless expression which didn't go unnoticed by his teacher.
Whenever he tried asking Jiwoo, he would always reply with "It's okay","Nothing's wrong", "I'm okay".
He couldn't pry to much because it was clear as day that Jiwoo wasn't comfortable with telling him about the issue.
Further pressuring him would ruin the relationship between him and Jiwoo.
The others in class treated him as if he was a creep.
He once assigned Jiwoo with a classmate, hoping it would help him adjust but the day after he found Jiwoo crying in one of the bathroom stalls. The guilt from that incident is still eating away at him.
If only there was someone who would work with him willingly.
And that's when the Gods becided to grant him light at the end of the dark tunnel. More casually put: He noticed another hand at the right corner of the room.
There in the back, amidst two people fighting for the owner of said hand's partnership was the new student that had transferred here just a few weeks ago.
Name: Hwa-Young Han, age 17. The new transfer student that looks more like a character out of Twilight with the beauty she possesses that has most of the guys in school and even girls fighting over who gets to sit with her at lunch. While others watch in jealousy.
It seems that she just wants to get out of this mess.
"Hwa-Young, you seem to not have a partner too." The teacher said, not even trying to hide his enthusiasm.
"I am astounded by your observation of the very obvious." Remarked Hwa-Young, sighing.
One of the two boys that were having a fist fight over her hand in partnership threw a textbook at his competition, who dodged it but maybe he shouldn't have. Cause the thrown textbook hit the chalkboard, missing the teacher head by just a few centimeters.
"THAT'S IT. YOU TWO! TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE NOW!(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻.................AND I'M CALLING YOUR PARENTS."
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After "that" had been delt with the teacher came back mumbling " Kids these days. So disrespectful."
The teacher sighed settling down and calming himself.
When he looked up he said, "So, uhm...... Jiwoo, how about you team up with Hwa-Young?"
As Jiwoo was about to protest, he interrupted.
"But sir-" "Please, just this once?"
"Okay, sir." Responded Jiwoo, reluctantly so.
The teacher's face lit up at his response. Immediately turning to Hwa-Young.
"Is that okay with you?"
"Sure, no problem." She retorted, not even looking up to see her partner's face.
The teacher hoped this would go well, unlike the last one.
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Man, I don't like group projects. What if she finds out about my secret? What if she thinks I'm a monster? What if-what if she tells everybody else? Then I'll have to move to another town again. What was her name again? Hwa-Young Han, maybe? Oh, This is gonna be so awkward.
"Hi. You must be Hwa-Young. The professor mentioned you. Nice to meet you. I'm Jiwoo Seo." Jiwoo smiled, masking his nerves. He raised his hand up for a hand shake.
The girl named Hwa-Young looked up from her phone with an annoyed scowl but it vanished immediately as soon as she saw him. Blood rushing to her face.
Da-damn. He's cute. Wait no no no no no! Keep your head clear, keep your head clear. What should I say? What did old man say?
He's sudden appearance had caught her off guard.
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"Remember to be polite and compliment him."
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R-right! Be polite and compliment him!
"Hey. Nice to meet you too. Jiwoo. I really like your name." Smiling awkwardly, Hwa-Young shook his hand as she momentarily cringed at herself.
Way to go Hwa-Young! YOU BLEW IT! WHAT WAS THAT? i ReAlLy LiKe YoUr NaMe? What the heck was that crap? What if he doesn't wanna talk with me anymore? This was my chance to finally make a friend! ( ꈨຶ ˙̫̮ ꈨຶ )
I knew I shouldn't have listened to that old man's advice. (╥﹏╥)
"Thanks. I got it for my birthday." Jiwoo replied smiling while also cringing at himself internally.
｡:ﾟ(;'∩';)ﾟ:｡ I could've said something better. I hope this doesn't make her not wanna talk with me anymore.(｡•́︿•̀｡)
An awkward silence sets between the two. Hands still interlocked. Both not knowing what to do next, suddenly finding the ground very interesting to look at. The tension in the air is so thick that you could possibly cut it with a knife.
"I-i-ah-i hope I didn't m-make you wait too long. Please c-come inside." Said Jiwoo in an attempt to cut the tension in the atmosphere as he unlocks the door, inviting her in.
"N-no. It's okay. I just arrived." Replied Hwa-Young, staring off to the side while rubbing the back of her neck with a tint of red on her cheeks.
"Wow! You have a really large collection of cat toys." She gasped at the mess that could hardly be recognized as a living room. Cat toys scattered all over, food cans and treat wrappers on the floor.
Jiwoo remembered that he had forgotten to clean the living room before leaving the house. Making him burst in embarrassment.
Oh no! Oh god! (ꏿ﹏ꏿ;) I forgot to clean! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!(┛◉Д◉)┛彡┻━┻
Wha-what if she thinks I'm some feline obsessed lunatic?? (╬☉д⊙)⊰⊹ฺ
What if she suddenly runs away?? Ahhhh!( ≧Д≦) This is embarrassing!
"I'm so so sorry you have to see this mess. J-just give me one moment. I'll clean it up right away." Jiwoo said in a frenzy. Rushing to clean everything up. Nervous and obviously super embarrassed.
"N-no. It's okay. I hope you don't mind me helping?" Hwa-Young requested, rubbing her forearms and looking at him nervously.
"B-but your my guest. How could I let my guest do my chores?"
"It's okay. I'll probably get bored standing here. And it'll get the job done faster." She replied in a bored manner, giving him a blank look. The after affects of their meeting seemed to have wore off already.
What's with that look? She was being so sweet just moments ago. What happened? Does she not like me? Does she think I'm a creep? Oh no! She's still waiting for my response. I better say something.
"A-alright." Replied Jiwoo, smiling nervously.
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After the clean up and all, they finished the group project. During the entire session Hwa-Young was acting really cold and aloof in contrast to her attitude when they first met. Which confused the hell out of poor Jiwoo Seo.
He couldn't understand what's the deal with her. Even though polite, her tone was cold and carried an aura of mystery. No stuttering, no fiddling or fumbling.
But little did he know that all that iciness was just an act she put up cause she was afraid of being judged.
Anyways, she left as soon the session had ended, as it was getting pretty late and her grandpa was waiting for her return.
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"Hello, How've you all been? Sorry, you must be hungry. I got off school late today."
Spoke Jiwoo with two bowls of cat in his hands. Greeting the three strays with a bright sweet.
The first stray is completely black, the second is a tabby cat, brown with darker stripes, the last is white with black patches.
"Seems like you three are always together." He spoke while crouching down, inspecting the three bubbles of cuteness.
"Are you guys family or just friends?"
"Huh? Why aren't you guys eating?" Jiwoo finally noticed that none of the cats have touched their food yet.
"None of you are eating! I used all of my extra money to buy these for you! Please don't leave any food!" He exclaimed as the cats kept meowing at him, as if telling him to follow.
"That's strange. You haven't eaten yet. Where are you going?" Inquired Jiwoo as the cats are walking away while still meowing, trying to urge him to follow.
"Are you telling me to follow you?where are you going?" He questioned while following the cats into an alleyway. Where he found a very fat and round tabby covered in blood and unconscious.
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Kayden's POV:
As I regained consciousness, I realized I was laying down in an unfamiliar place.
Huh?........Where am I?.....Did I pass out?
As I examine my boby,
Ahh.....This is....It's a cat!
I come to the realization that I now look like a cat.
Right, that time.
That's when I recall my last moments before passing out.
Does this mean I was successful in changing in to a different life form?
That's when someone walked in.
"Huh? You're awake. I'm so glad.
When I found you, you didn't get up and there was so much blood all over your body that I was worried you died....... But you look totally fine now... Ah, don't be scared."
Who's this idiot?
I thought as I gave this person a blank stare.
So..... This kid brought me here while I was unconscious?
I thought, trying to piece things together.
"Ah! Just a sec!" Then the kid ran off and came back with two food bowls.
"Sorry for the wait! I brought you some food!" Apologized the kid while smiling like an idiot.
"Why were you out in the street like that?....You don't seem to have any injuries...Since you were covered in blood I thought you had a big cut or something.....Did you get blood on yourself from another place?...Or do you have a cut somewhere I haven't checked?" The kid went on and on as he set the food bowls down in front of me.
[Was he seriously expecting a cat to respond?(･ัω･ั)]
Ugh...This idiot talks a lot... He's been at it since I got up.
I thought, annoyed by the kids constant rambling.
"Here" Said the kid, pushing the bowl full of milk towards.
"You should eat up so you can get better. Don't worry, it's lactic acid free milk." He continued while grinning like a moron.
Hm?
I watched as the young lad opened a can of...cat food I think? And pour it in the other food bowl.
"There you go! Eat this too! Make sure to eat a lot to get healthier!" Exclaimed the boy while pushing the food bowl towards me, grinning.
Ew....This fool.....How dare he give THE KAYDEN cat food?
I thought while making a disgusted face at it's awful fishy smell.
"Hurry And eat. K? It's really yummy!✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧" The boy exclaimed, smiling with literal frickin' sparkles around him which were hurting my eyes, making me look off to the side.
Guess I can't help it. This fool believes I'm a cat so.....
In order to regain my strength, there's no choice but to eat this.....
I thought getting up as my stomach growled.
As I took a few sniffs of the milk and was about to take a lick, I suddenly felt like I was being lifted.
"Let's see...Are you a boy or a girl?... Let's check you out." Said the kid, searching for my genitals.
Okay, this made me uncomfortable and pissed me off.
"Just what do you think you're doing? Who do you think you are? How dare you do this to me!"
"Huh? Huh?.....Did I just hear something?...It sounded like a deep male voice....Did I leave the TV on in the other room?...What's going on?" The kid mumbled while looking around, a bit scared.
" Release me this instant! Did you not hear what I said? Are you deaf? Do you want me to hollow out your ear holes with my claws? Hmmm?"
I growled, baring my claws as the kids expression changed into a look of pure dread.
He let go of me as he jumped 5 feet away, knocking over the food bowls.
"EEEEKKKKK!! THE CAT TALKED!" Screamed the kid as I landed on my feet.
"What is this? A talking cat?" Whimpered the kid, sweating and chewing on his nails.
"Silence! You're so loud." I exclaimed in annoyance.
"Ekkkk! It's really talking! The cat is really talking!" Whimpered the kid, shaking.
" Didn't you hear what I said? Quiet! Do you want me to claw my way into your head and perform brain surgery? Hmmm?" I yelled again which seemed to have shut him up.
"That's better. I can finally hear myself think. Look here, what's your name?"
"What?" Asked the kid confused.
"I'm asking for your name." I said but the kid remained silent.
Annoyed, I growled. "Are you going to make me repeat myself again?"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I-it's Jiwoo Seo." The kid whimpered.
"Okay, right. Jiwoo, bring that chair over here." I said pointing at the chair by the study table.
"Yes? What?"
"Didn't I tell you not to make me repeat myself? Looks like I'll have to claw out your ear holes." I growled.
"Yessir!" The kid rushed to get the chair.
He brought it in front of me and then sat down on the ground.
I tried climbing on to the chair, waddling every now and then.
That's strange. Why is it so difficult climbing up here?
A simple task was taking so much strength. It had me a bit out of breath....
Is it because I'm not used to this body? But still for it to be so difficult.....
I turned and sat down as the kid blushed for some reason.
"Hm....Ah right." I hummed, grabbing on to the kid's collar and baring my claws.
"You. Listen to me carefully. If you tell anyone about me....I'LL KILL YOU!"
"Yessir" Jiwoo whimpered.
"Tsk. I got found out too soon. Huh?" That's when my eyes fell on a very fat...cat?
I turned it's way. "Who's this fattie?"
"Check out that double chin." I stated as I wiggled it's double chin. "Is that even a cat?"
I grabbed at it stomach fat. "What is this?"
And that's when my whole came crushing down.
That dirty fat cat is ME?
Turns out I was looking at a mirror.
THE KAYDEN has turned into a.....punny cat?
I thought in horror at the turn of events.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
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