Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Black Cats Are Bad Luck ❯ New Home, New Feelings ( Chapter 2 )

Black Cats Are Bad Luck

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Chapter Two: New Home, New Feelings

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After making a quick stop at the pet store to buy cat food, Anzu opened the door to her two story house and welcomed Yami the kitten to his new home. The black kitten gazed around the foyer, his amethyst eyes large and unblinking. The brunette smiled and crouched down to his level. "I guarantee you'll love it here, Yami," she assured, rubbing the animal behind its ears.

The kitten purred, liking the action, and nuzzled its small face into her hand. Anzu laughed and picked him up. "I can't get over how adorable you are!" She hugged her new pet, cradling him in her arms. "I've always wanted to hug the real Yami," she confessed, blushing. "I don't think he'd like that very much though. He's not a very affectionate...er...Spirit."

Yami mewed as a response and licked her nose.

"...Unlike you," the teen added. "I've always wanted a cat. I never expected that I'd find one in the streets and take it home." She placed Yami on the ground and he scampered off to explore the dwelling. "Funny how things happen," she said to herself, bringing the bag of cat food into the kitchen and storing it under the sink cabinet.

Reaching into the bag again, Anzu pulled out a blue collar. It had a bell in the middle of it so that no matter where Yami wandered off to, she'd be able to hear him. Placing the collar on the kitchen table, she went off in search for her new pet.

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Yami nudged open the door to a room down the hall of the first level of the house. It was painted pink and had pictures of the Black Magician Girl on the wall. In the corner of the room, next to a wooden desk, was a bed with a fluffy yellow mattress.

`This must be Anzu's bedroom.'

Pacing back and forth on the white carpet, Yami pondered on the events of that day. First he'd been turned into a cat - no- a kitten, to make it worse. He'd run away from Yugi's house (not actually by choice. More like instinct. Grandpa was just too scary to stay around.) Been taken into Anzu's home as her new pet, and had discovered her feelings for him in the oddest of ways.

`She'll tell a cat, but she won't tell me how she fells about me. Women are weird.'

Getting tired of pacing, Yami pounced up on the bed and curled up comfortably into a little ball. `What did I do to deserve this?' he wondered idly. `The tomb robber got the right body. What could have gone wrong to turn me into...this?' He grimaced at the thought. `I hope Bakura doesn't find out about this. I'll never hear the end of it. I can just imagine him now saying: "The King of Fluffballs." And laughing his ass off. Stupid tomb robber and his luck.'

Closing his eyes, the Spirit-Turned-Kitten didn't notice Anzu walk into the room. Until she began petting him, that is.

"There you are. I was worried about where you had gotten to."

Yami yawned and looked up at her tiredly. He noticed the collar in her hands and allowed her to put it on him without a fuss. Noticing the golden bell in the middle of the collar, he clamped his teeth over it and attempted to bite it off. The thing was ugly. And it didn't suit him at all. Collar, fine. Bell, no.

"No, don't do that," the brunette scolded, taking the bell out of Yami's mouth. "I need this to keep track of you," she explained.

Yami quit trying to remove the bell and settled back down on the bed. Anzu smiled. "Are you tired too? It's been a long week for me." She stepped away and began unbuttoning her blue school vest. The kitten popped its head up in interest. The brunette chuckled and threw the vest over the animal's head. "No peeking," she reprimanded. "You may be just a kitten, but you're still a boy. I know firsthand what perverts boys are."

She turned away and finished changing into some more comfortable clothes. Then she took the vest off Yami's head and giggled. "Now you can look." Placing the clothes in the laundry hamper, she settled down on the bed next to her new pet.

Yami watched as his new `owner,' slowly fell asleep. He stayed up much longer, his tiredness having left him when she started changing. `What am I thinking?!' Shaking his furry head, the kitten closed his eyes.

Though he wouldn't admit it to others, Yami had always felt strong emotions towards Anzu. Up until just recently, though, he had never quite known what they were or what they meant. But now, even though he hated to believe it, he was starting to think that he had developed a crush on his brown haired friend.

It wasn't that he hated liking Anzu. No, she was a wonderful person to like. A very likable girl. But...he just didn't really know how to react to it. From what he had heard from other people, like Seto, love was very painful. Yugi had even said that once. It wasn't like what the movies showed it as, that the Spirit knew for sure. Even if he had never actually loved someone before.

After hearing so many depressing things about love, Yami never bothered to look for it. Especially not in a girl like Anzu. She seemed so happy already just with them being friends. Why add love into it? That might just end up making things worse. But...after finding out now how she truly felt about him...

The kitten rose and padded over to the girl's face. She was quite pretty while she slept. So peaceful looking. So tranquil. It was as though she had not a worry at all. And she probably didn't, judging by the soft smile on her face.

`Are you dreaming good dreams?'

Tentatively, Yami licked the girl's nose. When she didn't stir, he licked her again on the cheek. After that, he lay back down on the pillow next to Anzu's head. Closing his eyes, the Spirit soon fell asleep.

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Anzu woke up the next morning, surprised to see that it was actually morning and that she had slept the entire evening and night. Looking down at her pillow, she grinned at seeing Yami still slumbering.

`I'll let him sleep a little longer while I make breakfast,' she decided.

After washing up quickly in the bathroom, she hurried downstairs and started on breakfast. She turned the oven on and placed a pan on top of it. Grabbing a carton of eggs out of the fridge, she cracked two in the pan. Then she popped some toast into the toaster and waited, all the while singing softly to herself.

Tinkle. Tinkle. Tinkle.

Anzu raised an eyebrow, looking around to see what could have made the light noise. When not seeing anything, she shrugged her shoulders and continued with cooking. It was silent again.

Tinkle. Tinkle. Tinkle.

The brunette whirled around again. It had stopped now. What was it?!

"Mew!"

The teenager let out a little squeak of surprise, looking to the floor and seeing Yami sitting by her feet. His long tail was wrapped around him, swishing back and forth leisurely.

Anzu smiled and placed a hand over her heart. "You scared me," she admitted. "I forgot you had that bell on. Are you hungry?" Yami mewed and started rubbing against her leg. "You must be. You didn't eat anything yesterday."

After placing her eggs on the table, she reached under the sink cabinet and pulled out the bag of tuna cat food. Pouring it into a bowl, she set it down by the foot of the table. She then placed a bowl of milk there for him too. "Eat up," the girl instructed, sitting down and munching on her own breakfast.

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Yami inched forward and gingerly sniffed the cat food in the bowl. He then back away, realizing it was a type of fish. `I hate fish.' Looking to the other bowl, he was relieved to see it was filled with milk. At least that was a drink he enjoyed. He lapped at the milk, happy to finally get something in his stomach.

"Oh, Yami," came Anzu's voice. She sounded upset. "You didn't eat your tuna." She picked up the bowl and sighed. "There's nothing wrong with it, it's not expired." She placed it back down on the floor and took the kitten in her arms. "It's not healthy for you to only drink the milk. You have to eat too."

Yami closed his eyes, not really caring. The brunette exhaled noisily and brought her plate to the dishwasher. "What am I going to do if you don't eat? I don't want you getting sick." She went back into her bedroom and sat on the bed.

The black kitten ignored her speaking and focused on making himself comfy by snuggling into her stomach. Anzu giggled as he started purring. She ran her fingers along his back and stared up at the ceiling.

"Well, it's Saturday. What do you suppose we should do, Yami?" she questioned the baby cat.

Yami blinked lazily and looked up at her with clear amethyst eyes. He yawned and placed his head back down on her arm. His long tail swished back and forth. The brunette rolled her eyes. "You're not a lot of help. Maybe I'll call Yugi and we can hang out."

The teenager frowned. She knew the real reason as to why she'd want to hang out with the short boy. It was in hopes that he would switch with Yami and let them spend the day together. She felt bad because it was kind of as though she was using her best friend. But it was the only way she ever got to see the Spirit outside the dueling arena.

`No...I can't do that to him...' Anzu looked out the window. "It wouldn't matter anyways. Yami has no interest in me..." She didn't notice her new pet's head snap up as she said this.