Diabolik Lovers, Stray

Ch. 3

                                           Neko POV 

My heavy eyes slowly flutter open. I am curled in a ball on probably the most comfortable bed I've been on. with one of my arms stretched in front of me, I see most of the little cuts have already healed but the deep cuts are still open but not as badly. 

Now that I got that collar off I can heal. 

Then it dawns on me! I passed out yesterday expelling whatever strength I had left yesterday. I look around to see I'm in a fairly nice room. 

I get out of the bed as fast as I could only to fall to the ground with a thud not realizing how tangled in the sheets I really was. 

I kick off the sheets rushing to the bathroom hopping from the floor to the counter looking at myself in the mirror. 

Still no ears or tail. Might take a while. I tilted my head seeing most of the minor cuts gone. 

wait if my cuts are gone! How the heck am I going to explain this!

Maybe If I sneak out quietly I can get out of here without any sort of suspicion. 

I quietly jump off the counter landing lightly on my toes. I quickly poke my head out the door looking both ways. 

I don't see anyone I open the door wider and start running. Using my toes to make my footstep and quiet and light as possible. 

Looking over my shoulder making sure no one comes out or around the corner making my movements quick and quiet. 

Then suddenly I run into something making me fall to my bottom with a grunt. 

"Where you off to in such a rush?" I hear 

I look up seeing Yuma. 

"We didn't even hear you get up," He said chuckling 

He helped me stand up. Not that I needed help he just surprised me. I didn't hear him walking or anything. Normally I can sense a person's presence but this time I didn't which is why I was caught so off guard. 

"You alright?" He asked 

"Yeah.." I said my voice still a little off from the collar but it's slowly coming back thankfully 

He looked me up and down. He looked as if he was pondering something. Then smiled 

"Come on I want to show you something." He said taking my hand and walking down the stairs and out of the mansion. 

He leads me to this beautiful garden. 

He hands me a little basket. 

"Do you think you can help me pick some of this stuff?" He asked 

I nodded and smiled at him 

Who was I to say no. I love gardens so fresh. the smells, the colors  it sends me into a frenzy. 

"Your welcome to try whatever you want too." He said picking a big tomato and putting it in the basket 

"Do you like gardening?" I ask in a squeaky and scratchy voice 

"Yeah, it helps me wind down I guess you could say." He said 

I just smiled up at him. 

"Yuma!" I hear this caused me to freeze if I was in cat form all of my hair would've stood up. 

"Kou don't be so damn loud." Yuma grumbled as he walked towards him 

"We can't find-" Kou began but saw me walking from behind a massive tomato plant. 

"Oh." He said 

I tilted my head. 

"Aww don't look at me like that kitten." Kou said 

Then he too looked me up and down and had the same look Yuma did earlier. It doesn't take a genius to know what they are looking at. 

The injuries that are gone. and the bad ones that are almost healed. 

"Come on I think we got enough for today." Yuma said taking the basket from me. 

I nodded following both of them inside