Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Just Another Day ❯ Volume Three, Chapter Seventeen: Cat Demon ( Chapter 17 )

Cat Demon

-Christmas Eve-

Christmas had never been Be's thing. Most of her peers already had dates. It was always look after her widowed mother. This year would be different.

“I'm leaving!” Be said.

“Don't stay out too late!” Mai-Pai said.

“Okay,” her daughter said. Be headed out the door.

Her club was having a Christmas party. The leader insisted that everyone shows up. Be didn't complain. Her mom wasn't lonely this year. Maybe she could enjoy herself. Her friends were surprised to see her.

“You made it!” Yuuko said with a gasp. Be pressed her lips together and nodded.

“Yeah,” she said. “I'm here. Yep.” The club leader clapped her hands together.

“Okay! We're all here now! Let's enjoy the night, shall we?” she said. The other girls cheered. Be made herself smile.

The party was surprisingly modest. Not many students showed up. Be was fine with that. She got herself a drink and hung out in the corner. The girl watched everyone else talk and drink. Some of the girls brought their boyfriends. Her mind went back to Soon. What a strange man. He just showed up in their lives over the summer and now he was family. It felt crazy.

But he was kind of cute. He looked better cleaned up. Be did have her doubts at first. But now…

Be giggles to herself. She covered her mouth. She quickly looked around. No one seemed to notice her. Good. Be went back to her thoughts. Soon looked better with a smile on his face. Funny, she had never heard him laugh. It took months for him to mile. He was adjusting to his new life rather well.

“He's kind of cute,” Be said to herself.

“Why thank you,” a voice said. Be jumped and turned around. A man about her age stood with a drink in his hand. Be blinked.

“Can I help you?” she asked. His smile already annoyed her.

“You said I was cute,” the boy said. Be shook her head.

“No, I didn't,” she said.

“Yes, you did,” he said. “You said, `he's kind of cute'.” Be blinked before shaking her head.

“No,” she said. “I wasn't talking about you.” The boy pouted.

“Aw,” he said. “I thought that was meant for me.”

“No,” Be said.

“Hey!” someone yelled. Be and the boy looked up. Yuuko ran over to them with an empty cup in hand.

“Hey there,” she said. “I was looking for you.” She put her hand on Be's shoulder.

“Uh, yeah, yeah, yeah,” she said. “Of course.”

“Sorry, Saitou,” Yuuko said. “But I need to borrow Be for a moment.” She walked Be away as fast as she could. Saitou frowned.

“Okay then. Bye…” he said.

Yuuko pulled Be away with her as she looked over her shoulder.

“What's going on?” Be asked. Her friend stopped in another corner. Yuuko took one more look at Saitou before turning back to Be.

“You'll went to steer clear of him,” she said.

“Huh?” Be asked.

“That's Saitou Hindeo,” Yuuko said. “He's quite the playboy. You're better off not getting involved with him.” Be looked over at Hindeo. He watched with a frown on his face.

“Thanks for telling me,” she said. “I don't intend to.” Funny, she said that, but she didn't sound too convincing. Be and Hindeo kept staring at each other from across the room.

Proud Playboy