Why are you following me?

[Misarashi Katanai]

Katanai walked toward the stream in the park which she knew so well. This is where she had met one of her newest friends- Seishiro. The park seemed like a good place for her to meet people. There were now two people that she knew and accepted as her friends that she had met from the park.

Katanai smiled a bit. She enjoyed the current lonely peace. It had been a while since she was alone-- away from people she enjoyed to have around and that creepy Kurenai-sensei she had grown to hate so much. She kind of liked the idea of just being by herself, no interruptions.

She took off her shoes- they were nothing but a bother to her. She climbed the tree nearby after putting her shoes in a secure place. She smiled. *That's that* she thought happily to herself. *No more interruptions. Just me and myself and that's IT.*

[Kzii Ayukii]

Ayukii walked around the park. She decided to lay low before going on her daily shopping spree. Ayukii looked around and smiled after seeing that she was practically alone. She noticed a pair of shoes next to a tree.

She looked up and noticed a girl. "Hello?" "What're doing up there?" Ayukii noticed a black cat next to the girl. "Aww! You have a cat!? I love cats!" Ayukii held her arms out and called the cat with a gentle voice. "Here kitty kitty."

[Misarashi Katanai]

Katanai heard a voice from below her. There, she saw a tiny girl talking. Who was she talking to? OF COURSE, KATANAI! And, as an added bonus of annoyance, she was calling Aurora a "kitty kitty."

Katanai glanced down at the petite girl with a look of complete repulse. She sighed and mixed in saying, "Her name is Aurora, not that it is any of your concern. She does not respond to... 'kitty kitty.' She is a ninja, just as I am."

She jumped down onto a lower tree branch where the light just barely touched her, this revealed (more so) that she is a cat girl, with ears and a tail. She sighed.

Katanai studied the girl. She didn't want to waste chakra but she certainly didn't want to talk to it. She closed one eye. She then opened it with her handsign of "Cat's Eyes". Her one eye now glowed an even richer red. Her pupil dilated and then became her symbol. She stared at the girl with her one eye. She had no thoughts except fancy things and the wish of shopping. This girl was definitely rich and prissy-- the exact two qualities that built little girls into devious monsters that Kat hated to deal with.

She closed her eyes, not wanting to waste any more chakra on it and said to herself, "I hate this case of personality most times..." She was not one to judge being what she was but she certainly didn't put in a good word for those people.

[Kzii Ayukii]

Ayukii looked at the girl as she jumped to a lower branch. Her eyes widened when she saw that the girl had cat ears and a tail. "You're a cat girl!?" Ayukii asked as she admired the girl. "You're so lucky you have cat ears and tail."

She looked at the little black cat. Ayukii smiled. "Hey Aurora." Ayukii wanted to reach out and pet the cat but she knew it would be awkward. "I always wanted a cat, but my maid is allergic to them.."

"Oh, I almost forgot my manners, I'm Ayukii Kzii."

[Misarashi Katanai]

Katanai closed her eyes tightly. She then turned her head towards the girl. She mocked her words in her mind. She opened her eyes and finally began to speak.

"Lucky? Do you know how much pain these ears and this tail have brought me?" She sighed greatly and said, "I wouldn't expect a popular little rich kid to understand", as it mixed in with the sigh.

She then rolled her eyes. *Great* she thought, *Now I have to introduce myself to this brat...*

She then rubbed her eyes. "Ayukii of the Kzii clan. Your clan is quite wealthy. But you're just a freshman at the time..." She opened one eye, that she had summoned her power of Cat's Eye into. She then closed her eye and opened both of them, perfectly normal, their usual crimson shade.

She finally decided to introduce herself. "Katanai. Misarashi Katanai." she said softly. "My clan is... wiped out..." she looked away. She hated talking about clans but this little brat seemed like she needed a taste of reality. And there is no reality more bitter and painful than the kind that she lived in.

Kat finally hopped down from the tree. She silently and motionlessly compared her height with the girl. She was taller by much. She sat down by the small stream that ran past that certain area. She dipped her finger in. It was cool and full of life. It was as if it were a small cleansing peace of joy.

She stood up. She flicked the water from her finger as well. She sat down on a low-hanging tree branch. Aurora sat on her shoulder. The cat pawed gently at her cheak. The cat was trying to tell her "This girl..."

[Kzii Ayukii]

*Katanai...* "That's a real nice name." Ayukii said looking at Katanai. "It's hard being rich, you know. You have no idea if people like you for you or your stuff..."She looked at the ground.

"Your clan was wiped out? Why? You're like so amazing and pretty." Ayukii looked while speaking. "Mind if I ask, where'd you get Aurora? She's very pretty." Ayukii smiled as she looked at Aurora.

She crouched down and knelt on her heels. "Katanai, do you go to school.?" Ayukii knew she was asking WAY to many questions but she was intrested in Katanai's life. Katanai was pretty and amazing.... She stood up and dusted off her clothes.

"Um...I don't know how to ask this but...do you wanna come shopping with me? I'll get you whatever you want." Ayukii really wanted to spend time with Katanai. Maybe Katanai would even become a sister figure in Ayukii's life.

[Misarashi Katanai]

Katanai blinked. *uh... is this kid some kind of rich psycho?! What's with all the stupid questions?!* She turned each question over in her mind. The first answer she decided to spew out was to the question 'Why was your clan wiped out?' She spoke in a clear and softened tone, "My clan was killed by thieves when I was around the age of thirteen... I was left orphaned." she decided to keep up this statement to answer all of the stupid questions. "Aurora, I have had since birth and have no idea where I got her. Do I go to school? Unfortunately, I am a Junior at Konoha High." She paused-- she didn't know the answer to the final question.

She thought it over in her mind. *Shopping.... with... a human...? That is an experience that I have yet to acquire. I SUPPOSE I could treat this brat nicely... She hasn't done any harm to me...yet. Hm...* And of course, then, Katanai had another inner conversation.

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Inner Kat: "What is it now?"
Kat: Should I go shopping with... uh... what's her name?
Inner Kat: Sure. Why not?
Kat: Shouldn't I be suspicious of her?
Inner Kat: Nope.
Kat: Why not? I like suspicion and skepticism.
Inner Kat: You annoy me....
Kat: I DIDN'T CHOOSE YOU TO BE MY INNER SELF! IT JUST HAPPENS I WAS BORN WITH A SNOTTY INNER CONSCIENCE!Inner Kat: Yep.
Kat: You suck...
Inner Kat: Oh shut up. I'm you, remember?
Kat: I hate me!
Inner Kat: I hate you to.

~~~End inner conversation~


Kat heavily sighed. After arguing with herself, she decided to go with Ayukii. "Uh.... Sure. I guess there is no harm in going shopping.... As long as I can stop in the pet store. I have to pick up something for Aurora."

[Kzii Ayukii]

"Sure we can stop at the pet store. You can get anything for Aurora, it's on me." Ayukii smiled. Going shopping with Katanai seemed so...cool! She looked at Katanai.

"I'll call a limo, that way we won't have to walk alot." while Ayukii said that she took out her cellphone. She turned it on and dialed a number."Daddy, can you bring a limo to the park? I want to go shopping with my new best friend."

Ayukii hung up her phone and turned to Katanai. "It won't be long until the limo gets here." She looked at Aurora. "Would Aurora want to have some fish when the limo gets here?"

[Misarashi Katanai]

Kat blinked. She had never taken a ride in a limo before. This was going to be an entirely new experience for her. She could hardly say anything. She listened to the phone call.
"Daddy, can you bring a limo to the park? I want to go shopping with my new best friend." The girl had said.

*Best.... Friend...?* Katanai thought confused. She had never been called a BEST friend. She was hardly called a friend! She had alot of confusion running through her mind. She then heard a question being asked of her.

"Would Aurora want to have some fish when the limo gets here?"

She looked down at Aurora and held her hand out. Aurora put her paw on one finger- this was a sign that meant "I suppose..."

Aurora was a quite civilized cat. She wasn't just a fat little house-cat either. Aurora was as good a Ninja as Kat was. Kat was afraid to impose things on the little girl that seemed nice and humane. She sighed. She signaled to Aurora to catch a fish and eat it. The cat did so.

Katanai said sweetly to the small girl, "I suppose that Aurora got her own fish." as she laughed a bit. She didn't want to seem rude so she just used the whole, "stupid cat" routine. Aurora knew the drill.

[Kzii Ayukii]

"Oh." Ayukii laughed a little too. "Well, if she wants anything on the way, I'll be happy to give her something. Does either of you like lobster? I can order that for you guys." Ayukii liked having the company.

She either had to talk to her driver or her maid. A large black limo pulled up in front of Ayukii and Katanai. The driver got out and opened the door for them. Ayukii stood by the door. "Go ahead Katanai, guests go in first."

[Misarashi Katanai]

"Well, if she wants anything on the way, I'll be happy to give her something. Does either of you like lobster? I can order that for you guys."

Katanai listened to the girl. *They ARE rich...* she said as she watched the limo pull up in front of them. She observed the driver. He was tall, pretty muscular looking, and wore a tux. Kat looked him up and down. She then looked at his eyes. He looked very much as if he wanted to just get it over with.

She leaned in, inspecting him with her Cat's Eye. She then said to him softly, "Aren't you going to make a disgraced face because of the way I look?" She was so used to that that it was odd for him not to. She then heard him say, "I'm paid not to, miss Cat girl..."

Katanai was basically pushed into the giant car by that same driver. She gasped. It was huge! She then put up a small wall. She didn't know where it came from but it was cool. She smiled as she then saw a small, white cat picture. It was well drawn. She smiled. "Did you draw this?"

[Kzii Ayukii]

"Yes." Ayukii said shyly. "I could draw one of Aurora if you like." Ayukii was always a skilled drawer and liked drawing pictures of cats. As the limo pulled away Ayukii smiled.

"Thanks for going shopping with me Katanai." She looked at Aurora and smiled. "Does Aurora war collars? I would be more than happy to buy her a camouflage one or something like that.

[Misarashi Katanai]

She looked at Aurora. Aurora seemed to say, "I would enjoy a picture of me but NOT a collar..." Kat stroked the small black cat's fur. It was soft. She soon put her hands around her neck. The cat cringed a bit. Katanai then told Ayukii, "Since Aurora never really goes anywhere without me, she really doesn't wear collars. But it would be really cool if you could draw a picture of her for me."

She looked out the window. The world just seemed to rush by. She had never really been in a car before and this was a new experience for her, especially since she was in a limo. The seats were soft and made of leather of the finest quality. There was a driver and two other men in the car that said that they were the body guards of the Kzii clan. Before her clan was wiped out, the Misarashi family had some money but not alot.

She smiled and ran her finer across the floor, hardly noticeably. She picked up no grime! Not even one speck of dirt was on the floor of the great car.

"Thanks for going shopping with me Katanai."

The words of Ayukii rang through her head. She was kinda happy to bring so much joy into her life over something so trivial as this. She than said, noticing her looking at Aurora, "You can pet her, if you like.." Katanai usually didn't like people petting her cat, being afraid that they would handle her incorrectly or stroke too hard but today, she felt like she owed Ayukii at least that much.

[Kzii Ayukii]

Ayukii smiled. She never was able to pet a cat before. Ayukii gently reached over and stroked Aurora's back softly. "Aurora's really soft. I think I can paint her fur quite well after feeling it."

Ayukii took out a notebook from a bag slug on the back of the seat. She talked to herself as she made notes. Ayukii mumbled, "Soft, silky, midnight black hair...." An idea strook Ayukii.

She smiled. She wrote down more notes then closed the notebook. Ayukii looked up at Katanai. "I have a perfect idea for the painting of Aurora." "Aurora, what color would you like your picture to be?"

Ayukii took out a small blank canvas. She started to sketch Aurora with a charcoal pencil. After adding Aurora in a standing pose she added Katanai. She decided to make Aurora stand on Katanai's shoulder, that way she would get them both in one picture. Ayukii smiled.

[Misarashi Katanai]

Katanai watched as the little rich girl went to town, drawing the cat. Her jaw dropped as she saw how lovely it was turning out. The detail on her fur was beautiful- just because she pet the cat! She also saw that Aurora was not the only person in the picture.


Katanai watched closely to see what it was- who it was in the picture. She looked so closely, it was as if her eyes had been ripped out of her skull and glued to the portrait. She smiled. It was beautiful.

She watched the girl add more and more detail with every stroke. She gasped slightly when she saw what the extra "it" was- It was her! She had hardly recognized herself. She smiled and said, "If that's me, why'd you go all fake out and make it pretty?" she added in a joking smirk and a slight giggle. She had never liked the way she looked. This portrait, however, made her look great. Every blemish about herself- gone. It was as if when she drew it, Kat felt better about it.

She watched the girl add her ears. They seemed to fit in- as if it were natural. Katanai wasn't used to that. She then saw her add the tail coming up. She smiled. The tail fit in perfectly. Gaining all this self-confidence was good for her, considering that her self confidence was so low.

Her crimson eyes followed the pencil and other drawing tools that the girl used as they seemed to dance across the canvas. She just sat there, in awe. She soon began to feel as if she were sinking into the picture. She felt as if she were riding on the new strokes, all the twists, curves, added lines. She seemed to day dream off into another world. She sighed and wished that she could play in that fantasy land forever.