Amaterasu Shizu's Story

Kuso…

A bad time for the rain to start falling, who knew it was going to rain today the weather report earlier the day said it was going to be sunny all day… Yeah Amaterasu scoffed at it. This was the last time she believes those airheads on TV. Nothing go ever came from those so called weathermen and their predictions when clearly mother nature wanted to prove them wrong.

And prove them wrong she did…

The rain storm right now proved it as much. A curse swore from the child’s lips as she ran through the red light. A large beep came from the running truck, it barely caught her as the driver swore. “Crazy kids!” The man yelled.

“Well you’re not getting soaked his bub!” She yelled back in an equally irate tone. The rain plus being soaked isnt doing wonders for her already short fused of a temper. Did she actually look like she cared? The girl quickly shook off the thought before it really did register in her mind. Best not to think of something she was sure was going to break her delicate sanity. It had been delicate ever since…the little revelation that landed her in her current predicament. She sighed softly, looking down at her clothes to see that it was no use trying to save it from the rain. It was already soaked, half an hour to one wont change the fact that she was going to get a scolding from dear mother when she comes home.
Oh joy…

She refrained from rolling her eyes at her own musings, she walked up down the sidewalk brushing past the late night goers as they do hurried home to avoid the weather. Turning to the right, she ducked into an alley. She figured taking a shortcut wont harm her chances, besides… The girl fingered the hidden switch blade on the holsters hidden under her skirt. Thank god for her mother’s side of the family… they’re paranoid asses.

But good paranoid asses to be blunt,

She held her thoughts back yet again as she neared one of the turn ways and then…

Flashed, a shadow darted past her. Her instincts placed both of her hands on her side preparing for an attack. But then there was nothing… that couldn’t have been the wind… she deterred. Narrowing her eyes at the direction where it disappeared too. And hell that was no cat or any animal either. Amaterasu couldn’t decide… but staying here did her no good. So she continued on…. That was until she spotted a downed figure by the wall. At first the girl thought it was garbage but as she got nearer she saw that it was…an injured cat.

“Well now…” The girl stood there in slight surprised. The next thought that came was that the creature was dead but that soon disappeared when her sharp eyes caught it’s chest moving weakly. Still alive… but not for long….

“Poor thing…” The girl murmured softly in pity as she gently took off her black school blazer before wrapping it around the wounded animal. As gently as she could, she lifted it up in her arms while making sure she didn’t jostle up the wounds. “If you can hang on for awhile… I promise I’ll get you fixed up…” She murmured to it as if it could talk back. That’s just silly though, everyone knows animals cant talk. Without further hesitation, she ran the rest of the way home.

How she wished the ground wasn’t soaked enough so she could run faster… instead of having to be careful in case she slips and drop the wounded cargo she held in her hands. The small cat stirred weakly in her arms. It was weak, the girl barely felt the movement and to be blunt she thought the cat’s nine lives were already running out.
She hoped it was still a full nine… but after this night,

It probably went down to eight or seven, or who knows if this is the first life threatening injury the poor thing suffered. As she ran into the raining night she looked down at the bundle she held in her arms. A cat… its black fur soaked with both its blood and the rain. It’s so hurt that the girl wondered if it was still alive.

Of course it was, she reasoned mentally. There was still a light movement on its chest meaning it was still breathing. But for now… the girl knew she needed to get the poor thing medical attention. It wouldn’t be long before she reached her modest two story home in the depths of this small subdivision. Skidding into a turn on another street she could see the familiar rooftop and attic where a small balcony window stood. That was her room, she was near. The lights were out meaning her parents still werent home from work.

One problem down… the girl mentally checked out of her mental list. But she still had a few more… she moved the bundle slightly in her arms to fish out the keys from her pocket then rammed it down the keyhole before she rushed inside and out of the rain.
Sweet relief… she flicked on the switch in the darkened hallway as she slipped out of her shoes. Water dripped from her soaked clothes and into the wooden floor but the girl barely gave heed how her mother will react with something messing with her good polished floor. She’ll grab a rag later…

“Okay, okay… how to fix up a cat again?...” She mused out to herself. Truth be told, she never had experiences with pets before except for a small chick she once took home. But that was… five years ago? Who knew it was one of those white leg horns, AKA thirty days old chickens.

But were getting off topic here.

Bolting to her room, Amaterasu gently placed the soaked bundle on her bed before running back out to get the first aid kit. How she wished she brought the creature to her friend’s place… her friend’s mother’s was a vet meaning they could help the creature more than she could ever do… But it was too late, she wasn’t about to run back into the pouring rain just to go one station away to their house.

Hell no.

So the cat would have to suffice with her helping it…

“Okay let’s see… Sweet Buddha… how the heck beat this poor thing into and inch of its life?!” The child failed to control the gasp that came from her after examining its injuries. The poor thing could have died… she dried then cleaned the poor thing as best as she could before she disinfected the wounds then bandaging them cleaned.

There…the young red head did the best that she could, now it was this cat’s battle…

Well…this was one hell of a predicament she found herself in. Even in her shock state she still heard the rushed footsteps of her mother going up the stairs to wake her up. They knew the girl is never an early riser, frankly she didn’t know herself why she woke up so early in the morning…

Actually, it was quite a good thing, it gives her the time to come up with a plan on how to get herself out of this predicament. The thought of pushing him off came to mind, then her conscience practically screamed at her that he was injured and that she shouldn’t do something that rash. Scream, that was another but that would alert her parents’ attention…
So that left her with one alternative, shut up and think, and that’s what she did exactly she tried to think.

“Amaterasu! Wake up lazy bones time for breakfast!” Her mother called from outside her door.

Her voice snapped her into action, gently grabbing the boy’s hand she whispered on his ear. “Stay quiet, don’t make a sound and stay inside the bathroom till mom is gone.” She whispered hastily, she then pulled him into her bathroom. Shutting the door she then rushed towards the main door.

Time to act…

She hoped.

“Yeah yeah mom…!” She called back, faking a sleepy voice as if she just woke up. “Is everything alright? I heard running in there.” Her mother called back. Ah crud, cursed her mother’s sensitive ears. “Yeah!” She quickly replied. “Just fell off the bed that’s all, I’ll eat later mom I still want to sleep, it’s a Saturday for goodness sake!” She added with a light grumble. Thank the heavens for drama class. It really is saving her ass. A frown came from her mother’s face before the woman simply shrugged it off.
“Fine kid, but breakfast is on the table if you want, I’ll just place yours in the microwave.” And with that the footsteps fading back down stairs. With baited breathe the girl waited till the steps vanished before she dared open the bathroom door.

Master?...

She probably didn’t hear it right? Her mind tried reeling in the facts and his comment. She tried absorbing the details that made sense and the details that her mind simply cannot process because of the sheer insanity in it.
One that there a neko in her presence, which last time she checked only exists in mangas and animes. And two… that the cat she rescued actually just called her master. Yes… the master wasn’t her imagination as much as she tried to look at every angle, his words were there.

And believe me when I said she examined every angle of it. There was no way she was hearing things… as much as she wanted to believe it was a fluke, the look on his face quickly dismissed the notion. Okay… she tried to reel in her thoughts on the matter. So… from what she gathered he was the cat. But… something poked at her mind, dragging it back to think. Hazel orbs stared at the cat boy in deep contemplation. She has a few choices here, kick him back outside and forget this ever happened or… hear his story and actually be the unsung hero.

If she goes for the first her conscience would forever weep if she goes for the second… well either way the work that’s going to be involve would be ginormous. Staring at the orange clad humanized cat she blinked, trying to make sense of it all like a perfectly civilized person. “Okay…so you’re the cat?” She asked, pointing towards him. “And you just called me master right?” She added, the same hazel eyes watched him. From the outside she maintained a calmed, curious look on the inside however…

Is a storm rampaging, dozens of mini Amaterasus rushed around filing everything. Everywhere, it was sheer chaos. She moved her lips to speak but her stomach beat her to it as it growled in displeasure. She blushed again, oh yeah… now that the girl remembered, she hadnt eaten dinner or breakfast. “Okay… my head is spinning and I want food, I’ll boggle my mind on it when I can think straight.” Grumbled Amaterasu, standing up she looked back at him. What does cats like again? “Uhm… do you eat omelets?” She asked again. “And for the record I’m not your master.”

….He didn’t even know what the heck an omelet was, Amaterasu nearly, and I do mean nearly had she not stopped her herself took a double step back and stare at him in disbelief. Every living human being ate it now in modern times. He didn’t know back in the old days, but certainly now in this modern age. She shook off the thought. Now, now… she berated herself mentally. The boy wasn’t a regular human.

Hell she didn’t even know his diet or if he’s allergic to something. The girl was taking a serious gamble here… on the other side she just wanted to grab some fish and feed him that. Cat’s like fish right? Mentally checking her mind for the information she nodded to herself. Right, cats love fish as they had been taught in preschool. “It’s basically egg with some vegetables sometimes bacon or ham or cheese on it.” She explained then paused when the boy wobbled on his legs.

Typical… the weakness hadnt surprised her. After being that injured she was rather shocked he could move now. “Hmm…” She murmured. Walking closer to him she gently supported him towards the bed. “Okay, sit here and don’t move too much. You’re probably still weak and recovering so don’t strain yourself. I’ll bring breakfast up and I’ll try to look for some leftover tuna from last night.” At least she hoped her mother did cook tuna like she said she would.

It’s hard to say really, sometimes her mother’s mind changes when she thinks of something else. Which is why… the young girl was already thinking of a backup plan just in case… She looked back at him then walked towards the door disappearing down stairs to look for food.

Downstairs was a picture of silence, the place cleaned just as her neat freak of a mother always does when she sees a speck of dirt. By now both of her parents left for their specific jobs—The thought paused in her mind when she saw a note stuck on the large mirror.

Well now, this she didn’t expect, plucking the note she skimmed through the contents only for her eyebrow to twitch.

’Gone for a five day business meeting, spare credit card is on the safe call if you need anything’

Love

Mom and dad’

Oh how typical…

At least she had the house to herself for awhile… gives her time to think of what to do with the neko. Crossing over to their modest kitchen she opened the fridge. Fish fish fish… Amaterasu silently muse. There on a pink Tupperware was it. Baked tuna smothered in yakitori sauce. Yum…

Taking it out she popped it in the microwave then prepared her own breakfast. What if he didn’t like it? A worried thought entered her mind. What if he couldn’t eat it? There goes another one. Well as she stated before this is a gamble. After everything was said and done, she placed the food in a tray then went back to her bedroom.

Still… that confused look in his eyes.

That look alone was enough of a sign for the girl that he clearly didn’t know what she was talking about. Sweet lord… for someone who doesn’t even know what an omelet is, or the simple terms for the other basic food… she began to wonder just which parallel dimension did this cat come from?

So many questions swirled in her mind and none of them got any answers they wanted. She hadnt even asked the cat who clearly, even has trouble speaking. Oh boy… not only did she maybe have to teach the cat but she might have to teach him to speak as well?!

Amaterasu…was no patient teacher. That’s her downfall, she just wasn’t patient enough to teach. She knew it already as her teachers had stated before she needs to learn more patience. But heh, now it’s kicking her in the ass. As soon as the girl got to her room, the neko rushed up to her in one quick move. So fast, that her body froze, then… when he was a mere centimeter her body acted, placing the tray on a nearby surface she prepared herself to be hit.

Only… nothing came, hesitantly she opened her eye then… blinked when she saw the cat boy rolling on the ground. Well… what was she supposed to do? The girl watched in slight amusement then figuring she should help him place a foot out to stop him rolling over the place. “Uhm… as interesting as it is on rolling on the carpeted floor I might have to disagree.” She smirked. A tang of nervousness and maybe confusion still glimmered in her eyes.

She was still confused, a slightly worried on how she should handle this hell by all means she should be running around like a mindless chicken. But this time…she’ll take the civilized manner. “Besides here I thought you were hungry…” The girl left out a soft chuckle. Walking back to where she left the tray she picked it up then walked towards him. She placed the plate of tuna in front of him as well as a class of juice and a pair of chopsticks to eat it with. This at least she hoped the boy could use utensils. The thought remained. She kept an eye out on him as she proceeded to nibble on her omelet.

Cute,

Just so adorably cute, what else is the girl supposed to say while watching a cat-human boy tumbling around in her room? At least he didn’t slam into her desk. That laptop she has was not cheap and cost her a year worth of allowance just to get it. It was all worth it for the child…

Her gaming habits poked for a bit then vanished into the chasm that is her mind. A light chuckle popped from the child. “And here I thought cats were quick on their feet.” She commented, an air of humor and maybe a tad bit of amusement. As she ate her meal she couldn’t help but look back at the cat. So she was right… Amaterasu sighed internally. He loved tuna, and the other ingredients in it weren’t making him sick.

That’s a good sign right?

Damn… she made a note to get a book about cats from the library later in the day. “Sure no problem, just gonna have to figure out what else you like.” She chuckled softly, oh yeah… another thought popped in her head. She needed to shop for groceries later in the day as well. “Remind me to get more tuna later then…” she mused out, not really caring if the guy heard her or not. Popping in another fork full of the omelet she watched him eat. “By the way…” She paused, not really sure how she should proceed with this.

Everything was just so… freaky, yeah that’s it. The girl ran a hand through her red silky locks. She’s never been in a situation one would only see out of the manga. And here she was, stuck in that situation. “Name’s are in order right? I’m Amaterasu, just call me Ame for short and don’t you dare call me Asu.” She said with a light smirk.

Now it was the boy’s turn to do the introductions. He at least could speak, so that meant the language barrier got chopped down a bit… A bit, which is a good thing for the young red-head as she did not have the patients to merit to be a teacher.

This just couldn’t get any weirder… She tried to reason with the best of her logics. It cant get any worse than having to face a neko of all thing eating right beside her. But really Amaterasu didn’t mind. That’s the main reason she’s so relax right now. She twirled the chopstick in her hand the in one quick move plucked a bit of mushroom from her plate.

From the looks of it, the cat… really is innocent to all things human. She smiled softly, she didn’t know why but she found it adorable. No, she shook of the thought furiously. Bad girl, she needed to think of her dilemma here. Her parents didn’t even know she brought a guy into her room much less a half cat half human one. Before her mind had a chance to wonder around Kataro finally spoke in a bright, exited voice.

She watched curiously as the cat boy moved his hands to something she couldn’t even see, she squinted her eyes, only for something white and blurry to past by her sight.

The…. She blinked in disbelief, it must be a trick of the light. Yeah that was it. She reassured herself and after calming down a bit proceeded to look back at the cat boy. “Kataro-kun nice to meet you then—“ The words died down on her throat when a bright flash of light blinded her. “KYAH!” yelped the child in surprise, she dropped the plate she had on her carpet as she proceeded to shield her ears.

“Nice ta meet chu Master Ame! nyan!~”

The voice spoke again, hesitantly she opened her eyes to see the cat boy standing above her. Her eyes were wide with surprise, stunned froze her body as she tried to find the voice to speak. Bluntly she didn’t know what the heck happened here, she barely heard the boy call her his master. Her mind tried to make sense of all of this, but it just couldn’t… none of the logical explanations she has worked on this matter. So in a sense the girl was stumped. “W-What happened?” She stuttered the surprise clear on her voice since she didn’t bother to hide it.