@Estrea: Maybe I'll try writing something with Aika sometime. Though I've never tried writing her before, I don't know much about her.
@JFC: Oh yes, we definitely need more "unacceptable behaviour" in our concerts.
@strawb3rrykream: Pinku love is awesome. Even after Koha's grad, it'll live on.
@kRisZ: TakaGaki is my OTP afterall.
@rndmnwierd: I've actually written a short KohaSayu piece as an exercise. Maybe I'll post that later. I think Sayu gets the last laugh with that one.
@Sukoshi: Yeah, usually I prefer a jealous Ai but jealous Gaki is fun too. XP
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I've had most of this story on my HD for awhile but I finally finished if off. Please excuse that it's a little strange. ^^;
Let Sleeping Cats Lie
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The grass hadn’t been mowed for weeks and it had grown tall and thick – the perfect kind of grass for stalking prey in. Ears pressed down flat and moving forward at a slow crawl, the hunter stalked her prey while being careful to remain concealed within the green lushness. Would today be the day of her first victorious hunt? Closer, closer… just a little bit more and the prize would be hers.
Her ears pricked suddenly. The quick thumping of padded paws. Oh no!
“Ai!” Came the loud yip and Takitty knew it was too late. The little blue bird she had been stalking immediately took to the air and flew out of reach while simultaneously the adolescent cat was bowled over by an over enthusiastic puppy. This was the fourth time that week and it was only Tuesday!
“Risa! Get. Off.” Paws shoved but couldn’t deter the happy licking and yapping of the excitable pup.
“Let’s play!”
“No. You let my bird get away!”
“Bird? Where?”
Curious snuffling ensued and Ai was finally free to clean herself from the results of being attacked by her slobbering housemate.
“Oh, there
was a bird here!”
A paw slapped furry forehead.
Dogs! Finally sensing that her feline friend wasn’t entirely happy with her, the fuzzy ambusher put on her best begging face, the one that got her belly rubs and the best under the table morsels at dinnertime. No one could resist the puppy dog eyes.
“Don’t be mad, I’ll show you something I found!”
As much as Ai tried to resist, she couldn’t help but give in to the eyes and enthusiasm of the pup.
“Oh alright, what did you find then?”
“Follow me!” Risa started trotting off with her nose to the ground, making Ai wonder if she really knew where she was going if she still had to smell her way there.
Rounding the house and heading for one of the far corners of the backyard, they soon came in sight of what looked like a big wooden box. Ai was sure that hadn’t been there when she’d explored the area before. Ai stopped some way away, cautious about the unknown object but Risa just bounded up to it and got up on her hind legs to press her front paws against what looked like wire netting.
“Sayu!” She barked out into the box.
Ai could see her tail wagging non-stop in anticipation and she could hear some shuffling sounds coming from inside the box. Warily approaching the wooden structure, she peered in as well as was met with the sight of a white fluff ball.
“That’s the biggest, strangest rat I’ve ever seen!” She uttered, amazed, to the dog beside her. It had to have been at least three times the size of the bird she hadn’t managed to catch that day.
“Excuse
you,” came an indignant voice, followed by irritated twitching of whiskers. “I’m obviously a bunny! You’re awfully rude, aren’t you? And not very smart.”
Ai hissed at the
bunny, her ears flattening against her head. If the metal mesh hadn’t been in the way she would have pounced already. Pawing at the wire mesh, the feline managed to get her paw through it and started trying to take a swipe at the bunny. Before she could get her claws into the fluff ball however, pain shot threw her paw and she tried to pull back with a yowl.
“There’s something else in there!” After some flailing and tugging she finally managed to extricate her paw and moved back to lick her wound while glaring into the box that was the bunny’s home.
“What are you?” Risa yapped at the other creature that had revealed itself behind the wire. “You’re weird!” More yipping followed but her tail was wagging the entire time. Ai thought the other was enjoying herself way too much considering she’d just gotten a grave injury and all from the dangerous thing in there.
“She’s a tortoise,” the bunny answered pompously even though she hadn’t been the one addressed. “She’s mine.”
“Sayu… did you eat all the lettuce? I’m hungry.” Came a sleepy voice.
“Sorry, Eririn~ But there’ll be more later, okay?”
“Then I’m going back to sleep,” yawned the little reptile, showing off the maw that had chomped down on the unsuspecting cat just moments ago. “My mouth tastes weird,” was the last thing heard from her before she retracted back into her shell.
Testing her paw on the ground a few times to make sure she could still put weight on it, Ai decided that this had been enough adventure for one day. It would be better to go back inside the house and to her nice warm cat basket while she still had all her limbs. Besides, it was almost around that time when her humans would fill her food bowl and she couldn’t miss that. Giving one last baleful glance towards the creature she
still considered an oversized rat, she stalked back the way they’d come before, not even looking to see if Risa followed. If the canine wanted to spend her time with the rodent and that other monstrosity, she was free to.
That evening, with a full stomach and having had her fill of petting from the humans, Ai was lying lazily on the thick living room rug when she heard the distinct creaking of the doggy door and soon Risa came trotting in.
“Ai, you’re here~” Risa ruffed happily and quickly threw herself at the kitty.
The feline tried pushing the puppy away at first but Risa, despite being a puppy was already her size and had plenty of energy to boot so she soon gave in and let the other animal snuggle up with her on the carpet. Besides, she was too tired to really fight and even though the younger pet could be tiresome, she was also very warm and comfy.
“Let’s play some more tomorrow, Ai.” The pup’s request came out half as a whine and half as a sleepy growl and before the cat could even answer, the little dog was already fast asleep.
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“Sure… as long as we don’t see anymore tortoises…” Ai murmured in her sleep.
Risa only smiled and pulled the blankets up to cover her girlfriend’s bare shoulders. She didn’t know what Ai was dreaming about but it sure sounded interesting.
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Yeah... Don't ask my why I had the urge to write them as animals. >_>; Oh and yes, I found out on a site about keeping rabbits that rabbits are social animals but if you don't want to keep other rabbits then tortoises make suitable companions. I lol'd.