"What... what do you mean?" Kitty backed a step at Themis's sudden accusation.
"You said you are an orphan, right? What happened to your parents?!" Themis ignored the others' accusation and kept on going.
"They died in a car accident, not that I own you any explanation." Kitty found her cool that she collects from living on the street. Actually, she was more used to attitude like this from other people than that of Erebus to be honest.
"You are lying! I have looked into you, and your parents JUST died last month! Of course, not by car accident either!" Themis held up a paper of some sort of records.
"So you mean I have lived on the street for fun for the last three years?" Kitty asked, feeling her blood getting cold. Not only was she accusing her of being a lair, but of her lying about her parents' death? How dare she?!
The shred of warm and home-like of this place evaporated into the air.
"They are killed, IN their home. The police think it might be a robbery went wrong, but..." Themis paused for a second, and Kitty looked up to her to wait for the anser, "they haven't found the killer, yet."
"What are you saying?" Kitty's tone had a shred of danger now. Is she seriously accusing her of killing some couple who died last month, right now? Obviously they were her "parents" nonetheless!
"I'm ASKING," Themis said, "Who are you and why are you here?!"
Kitty turned around and stormed out without another word. Even her feelings towards Erebus cannot stop her right now. It was not like someone like him would ever really fall into a romance with a poor stray cat like her. Maybe it was better that she stopped this torturing illusion that was luring her into a dark hole right now.
"Please don't leave!" A wolf jumped in front of Kitty when a voice rose behind her. It belonged to Metis.
His DEAR Dim Patronus!
"What? Am I a prisoner now?" Kitty didn't turn, she just started at the wolf in front of her with a flaming fury burning in her eyes, and the wolf lowered its head and avoided her stare, but didn't give way.
"That's not what we are saying." Metis came up and around to stand in front of Kitty so she could look into Kitty's eyes, "I KNOW there must be some kind of misunderstanding. It came as news to us, too. We just want to ask you some questions."
"I'm not asking you to believe my story, but I don't feel like I own you a truth particularly either." Kitty frowned at the last sentence. It was not the first time she was asked of that question, and none of those people who had asked her that held good intentions either.
"Kitty..." Metis sighed, "Aren't you even a bit curious about why your parents had been alive until a month ago? If it were me, I'd want to--"
"No! No, you wouldn't, because you DON'T understand!" Kitty didn't control her voice very well and the words came out as a shout. She took a deep breath and continued with a voice a bit calmer:
"I'm not interested at all! I nearly died the last time I lost them, and I'm not losing them again! Whatever happened to whichever couple a month ago, it had nothing to do with me! My parents--"
Kitty couldn't go on and finish repeating the fact that the two person who should be there protecting her were gone, FOREVER, not to these strangers who had only ill intention towards her. So Kitty ended her words abruptly, biting her lips to stop the tears from falling.
"I'm sorry..." Metis was speechless at her outburst and murmured after a few seconds.
"Whatever, move away." Kitty's words were freezing cold. She turned to avoid Metis's gaze and stepped aside to try to get past her. Metis didn't know how to stop Kitty, but she knew she could not let Kitty leave. There would be serious consequences if they lost their Lord's mate after he left her in their care for only ONE day!
The wolf moved as Kitty moved, again in her way, again in silence.
"... Fine. I'll stay." Kitty suddenly said, and turned to go back to the bar. There was no way she could have won over Erebus's best knights, and the street wisdom deals best with this kind of one-sided overpower fights: retreat for now.
"I have got my eyes on you--" Themis started when Kitty walked past her, and before Kitty could say anything, Metis hurried to stop Themis: "That's enough. Lord WILL hear about this."
Themis stared at Metis in shock and then left without another word. Metis had always been the fair voice among them. For her to give such a strong warning did knocked Themis out of her reckless wrath from her affection of Erebus.
Kitty went upstairs without another word. Knowing how horrible and furious she must be, they didn't follow her up either. They just stayed downstairs, but this time in silent, no longer talking about Kitty even though there remined a lot of mysteries around her.
"When is the Lord coming back?" Menoetius finally said with a long face, dragging his pants on. He was the wolf that stopped Kitty out there in the street.
He was upset because he believed that Kitty didn't lie, and it was only a huge misunderstanding. He Knew how much Kitty meant to Erebus. But he didn't want to cross Themis over this, and this was the ONLY reason why he kept his silence when Themis snapped at Kitty.
"On 17th." Metis answered. But Themis could hear the words she didn't speak out: you couldn't even wait for just TWO more days.
"How could you NOT be bothered? You don't care about the Lord marking a lair? Who knows what could be her scheme here?" Themis frowned, but she poured those words at the floor because she didn't dare to look up to meet Metis's eyes.
"It's the Lord's decision, not yours. It's not your place to confront her like that. And even if she WAS lying, it's not smart to alert her right now." Metis rubbed her temples as she explained slowly in a worn-out tone, as if she was having a headache.
They were all too upset to notice a shadow cast on the staircase. Kitty was listening. After those words, Kitty's figure disappeared onto the second floor.
"... what now?" Fell in silence for a few minutes, Themis finally said, reluctant to admit that Metis was right, as always."Now," Metis sighed, "you get back to your investigation on her, just like the Lord's order. Menoetius, you will--""I'll go and check out what Kitty's been doing today." Menoetius took over the sentence and went for the door after.Metis was gonna say "help Themis". Both Metis and Themis knew Menoetius was really upset this time. He had never passed ANY chance to spend time with Themis like this.Appearently, going against Erebus's order was upsetting him a lot, not to mention Themis did that out of her affection on Erebus, when she couldn't see that Menoetius had been there for her all this time."... Whatever with him." Themis forced some words out of herself. She was NOT used to Menoetius being cold to her because he NEVER gets mad at her, and he had always been warm to her no matter how she treated him."You see the world with clear eyes. Reason is your thing
"I'm going up there!" Themis stormed towards the door."Themis, wait!" This time it was Menoetius who stopped her."Why are you stopping me!" Themis tossed his hand off her arm, "I know you are happy to see the Lord marking someone else so I will give up, but I won't! I love him! And I won't let some spy he picked up from the street to hurt him!""..." Shocked, Menoetius didn't reply. He just turned to Metis, looking for support.
"My Lord! Why, why are you back so soon?!"Themis stared at the man entering the bar, too nervous to even talk smoothly. She had no idea how she could explain the situation to him right now. He was supposed to be back the day after tomorrow!"Change of plan." Erebus sighed and started walking upstairs. God knows what happened in the past two days. He was exhausted and just wanted to have a break and get some rest."Are you looking for Kitty?!" Themis wanted to presen
Kitty was caught off-guard and jumped away from the voice behind her before she turned to look.Of course it was him."How... how did you...?!" Kitty stammered. The group of students were also stunned at her reaction, but then they stepped in front of Kitty against Erebus."Who are you?" The guy who escorted Kitty asked Erebus in a not very friendly way."I'm her friend, and her boss, if that'd make you feel better. She works for me. And you are?" Erebus replied politely, not seemed to be bothered at all by his attitude."Is that true?" The guy asked Kitty, who looked reluctant to agree, but she didn't voice any protest either."I've returned all the money, but he is fine. Thank you so much for helping me. You have done more than I can ask for." Kitty nodded and turned to the students. She didn't want to bother them anymore. Besides, she didn't want to make them choose between helping her and send her to an orphanage either."We found her being harassed outside of the art museum." A gi
Kitty and Erebus both turned to look at the owner of that shout, only to find him even more surprised than they were:It was Menoetius."How could you... My Lord?!" He shouted before out of the surprise of seeing Kitty there, only to find that Erebus was by her side one second later."Menoetius!" Metis's voice came from outside the door, "Menoetius, are you in there?""Yes, come! Quick!" Menoetius yelled back.Kitty sighed and turned to the woman behind the counter, speechless. Metis came through the door the next second, and of course--"Oh my God! You are here?!" Metis stared at Kitty as if her eyes were ganna pop out, "You-- My Lord!""How did you know this place?" Kitty asked Menoetius, and he immediately dodged her eyes and mumbled something about important stuff to do in the car and ran out of there."My Lord--" Metis started, and Erebus just simply put up a hand and cut off her sentence."We'll talk later." He said.Metis lowered her head and stood behind Erebus."Kitty..." Ereb
"We are here." Erebus stopped the car by the side of the pave way, in front of a tall building, well, a tower, to be more accurate."This is the hotel?!" Kitty exclaimed after she get off the car, "You--""He's a great friend of mine! What can I say." Erebus shrugged with a mischievous smile."..." Kitty squinted at Erebus, thinking about it. With the skyscraper looking down at her. It had crystal glass as its walls, glittering in the dark night."Downtown is more crowded than the edge, but also less boring, I'd say. You have everything you need close. Cafe, book store, shopping mall... Anything you need, you can find it on this street, or streets near." Erebus started, pointing at directions as he introducing them to her like a tour guide."This is the tallest building around here. Great view. And it's not too noisy on the 63th floor." At his words Kitty looked down, and there was a string of numbers on the card: 6103."There's four more floors above your room, and then it was the roo
Kitty woke up in a clean, soft bedroom, wearing nothing.She didn't take anything over from the bar, or, her old life. The one room key and the cloth on her were everything that she had when she checked in the hotel last night.But being a luxurious hotel with sky-high price, which, she only got to knew after she walked in the lobby, it had almost everything she needed. All she did before she went to bed was taking a long, hot bubble bath in the huge bathtub.Her woolly blue hair fell on her tiny body right to the waist. She sat up in the bed, hugging the soft, fluffy beddings close to her chest and shook her head, giggling because the ticklish feeling on her waist caused by her hair.It was a great, sunny morning, nothing to complain about.So many things had happened in the past week that waking up in a room with a 61th floor view over the city was like a dream to her. Kitty covered herself with a bath towel and got off bed to sit by the French window -- the southeast corner of the
Out for a whole day job hunting, Kitty was exhausted and starving by night. Breakfast was great but not enough to last her for a whole day. She dragged her feet back to the hotel, tired and dizzy, almost falling to the ground when she went through the revolving door.Walking with an empty stomach was horrible enough, not to mention it was all for nothing!Of course she couldn't get any job. Any proper place on hiring request at least a citizenship of any candidate, if not also a degree. And those that weren't so big on being legit were NOT making any offer even close to fair! They were more often th
"What do you think you are doing?!" The Queen snapped at the wolf who flung himself at her: "Get off me you stupid dog!" "Kitty!" Didn't know where he found the strength, but Erebus managed to stand up, catching Kitty in midair and fell on the ground again -- At least she fell on him. "Ouch!" Kitty curled in his arms with her eyes closed shut. She was so sure that she would die -- being hit by the spell of the Queen. "What the --?!" The Queen waved her wand and the wolf over her flew backwards with a whine. Kitty was alright. There was no blood hole on her body, and she seemed all fine except a bit shocked from what happened a second ago. "Are you alright?!" Allura's voice came, and Kitty couldn't even respond to that. Erebus coughed under her. "Erebus!" She finally snapped out of the shock and got off his body to prevent more pressure put on his wound. "Are y-you alright?!" He managed to
"Thanks for bringing them to me." The Queen smiled viciously at the three, and before anyone could even do anything, a beam of green light shoot out of the Queen's wand --"Kitty!"Kitty only heard that word coming from Erebus before he dashed himself between Kitty and the green light, and all she managed to do was to drive Phosis into motion by instinct.Two cracks rose.Phosis was hit first and cracked into two parts, flying in the air; and Erebus flew backwards when the second crack rose and Kitty froze right where she was at that.It finally happened.Phosis broke, and Erebus was lying on the ground, bleeding."Erebus!" Kitty threw herself over him, but no healing spell she knew was seeming to do the trick."He was an annoying little wolf, wasn't he?" When Kitty looked up to stare at the Queen, the Queen finally smirked at her --She had been watching as if it was a play."You evil witch!" Angry curse burst ou
"You, are in trouble."By the time that voice rose behind Kitty, there was already no time for her to get away from it while avoiding the light spear coming at her afront.She knew someone was coming from behind, but she was hoping that she could make it.Guess not.Dissolving the light spear, Kitty wheeled on the voice, all prepared to be attacked in all sorts of way but --She saw Erebus curved lips in front of her."!" Kitty rose her hand and lightening rose in her palms before it rushed towards him."It's me!" Erebus dodged in the last second, rising both his hands to show that he wasn't hostile."Impossible!" Kitty stared at him with suspicious eyes, "It's such a stupid lie --""Phosis IS powerful," Allura came near them, "But the ring is AS powerful. They are in balance, remember?"Kitty stared at Allura in disbelief."You expect me to think that you just got the ring that easily?!" Kitty took a step
Silence.Then she took a step back with a wry smile."When did you know?" "Allura" -- Theia -- asked."About the time when I saw you standing here." Erebus didn't even move a bit, looking at Theia with a light smirk.Theia hmphed: "You didn't know I was the mole for all those years."She stressed on the word "mole" as if insulting herself could somewhat reduce her guilt before she bit on her lips hard as she stared at Erebus."That's true." Erebus nodded slightly, "You don't make much move. But I guess it's the one time you move that matters.""And yet here you are, right where we want you to be." Theia sneered at him."I don't know about that, but I do have something to ask you." Erebus glanced at the dark forest behind her, "Do you really have no love for Tartarus?""Isn't it a little too innocent of you to ask such a stupid question?" Theia frowned but she turned to look away from Erebus.He signed."I'd
"You are here."It took a long time for Erebus and Kitty to finally find Allura on the party.It seemed as if ALL the werewolves in the country came to this huge event, and even a lot of strange faces that no one seemed to knew."What's the plan?" Staying by the side of the window, Kitty asked Allura as Erebus took a sip of his drink, as if they were just three normal guests, talking in a relaxed way."Like how we discussed." Allura said in a way of trying to not to move her lips, "She is going to give me the ring on the ceremony. But...""But?" Erebus asked."Nothing..." Allura mumbled with a frown, as if there was something bothering her."Does it have anything to do with the fact that the Queen doesn't have the ring on her hand right now?" Erebus said before he took another sip. His eyes were not even on the Queen."What?!" Kitty wheeled at the direction of the Queen to check, "How could she allow that to happen?! And how di
"Where are you taking me?!" Kitty finally stopped, panting as she dragging Erebus to a stop."You need to exercise a bit, baby." Erebus laughed as he stopped, noticing that she was really not catching her breath."You are a werewolf!" Kitty yelled even though in doing so it was even harder for her to smooth her breath."Haha!..." Erebus burst into laughter as he turned to look around --It wasn't as easy for him to tell the direction in a forest as in his wolf form. He had to pay attention if he didn't want to get lost."Why in such a rush anyway?" Kitty bent over to catch her breath, "You are acting really weird --""Come on!" Erebus took her hand and got on the way again laughing."I can't!" Kitty sat down on the floor with her hand in his, "You might as well just kill me now! Instead of such a horrible death! I would rather die than going any further --"Before she could finish her complaint, Erebus shifted right there in fr
"Why are you still going to the Alphas?" Kitty asked, sitting on the edge of the bed, watching Erebus dressing up in front of the mirror."We both don't want to control them with Phosis," Erebus said as he stretched his shirt, "But we still need them. It would be great if they would be willing to help us at their own judgement.""Can we trust that though? We'd be in even more of a danger if they betray us in the battle." Kitty said in a low voice, hesitating."I'm aware." Erebus nodded, "But like I said, there is nothing absolute in the world, not even loyalty from the most loyal. We have to take this leap of faith. Besides, they don't have too much motive to help the Queen either."Kitty pursed her lips without a reply."Besides," Erebus turned to her and knelt before her feet, "I didn't stop you from casting the spell on them WAS because I wanted to make sure that they won't be on her side if they were to make that choice.""You mean, if t
"Kitty?" Erebus held her by the wrist and shook her, looking for a response --Kitty froze right where she was with a horrified look on her face, seemingly too shocked by his words so she basically shut herself down..."Baby." Erebus pulled her in and kissed her on the forehead, "You are okay, please don't scare me like this.""I'm not scaring you." Kitty mumbled like a robot, replying with only instinct."Babyy..." Erebus sighed lightly and picked her up into his arms, carrying her to the bed, "Let's sit for a bit, okay?""I don't want to sit." Kitty stook by the side of the bed in a stiff motion, "You...you...""Yes, I already know." Erebus stroke her on the arm, trying to sooth her, "And it's okay, I understand --""It's not okay!" Kitty shook her head violently, and Erebus let out a light laugh:"Yet you did it anyway?""..." Kitty bit her lips, staring at Erebus with tearful eyes."The Queen has got basically
Waking up, Kitty flinched at the finding of herself being naked.She turned around in panic, and realizing that she was already back to their bedroom in the hotel with his arms around her.He was still in a sound sleep --Well, his eyes were still closed.Kitty had no idea whether he was awake or not --In fact, she had no idea about whatever his thought might be these days.She couldn't keep her secret from him any longer, and she knew he was just waiting for her to confess first. Otherwise, why would he took her on such a "date" all of a sudden?At that thought, Kitty slipped out from under the sheet, and Erebus didn't move in anyway even though she lifted his arm from her body.She needed a shower to cool her head, and she wouldn't want to see the love in his eyes extinguished while she was naked.It was a serious talk.Determined her mind, Kitty slipped in the bathroom quietly, and Erebus opened his eyes at th