Late Realization(Smiling Critters AU)Catnap X Dogday

Chapter 1: Fatal Blow

Catnap:

I look at the so-called "angel" the heretic calls him. Too bad he's dead from the little ones. Should've joined while he could. I get closer to it and he shoots me with one of the grab pack's hands, electrocuting me making me get caught on fire. "Ahhhhh..." I yelled in pain as the fire damaged my skinny and frail body. I moved around to stop the burns but I have been heavily damaged.

The fire stopped and I didn't move an inch until that's where I saw it. My god descended from the vent like a majestic divine being. I got up on my knees, "I'm sorry my lord but I am heavily hurt and failed your mission in eliminating those who oppose you." I look at his hand, "Don't worry my follower...you will be..."

And all I saw was darkness for a millisecond and then a beautiful sunlight up in front of me. I look around all confused about where I am. I saw a house, a mailbox, a street and another house across the street, but it was more like a doghouse with a bone on top of its door. Then I looked back at the first house I saw and it looked like a scratching post to be exact. "Aren't those for cats," I questioned myself. "Oh wait, I am a cat, heh silly me," I chuckled. "Wait...this isn't how I act," I looked at myself and my paws looked different. Then I checked out my body out of panic and I stood up. I looked normal.

No big grin, not a tall cat figure, normal length hands and legs. Just myself but normal. "What is happening to me and...what is this place?" I began to panic until I heard a voice.

"Catnap...".

I looked at the person beside me and it was...him. The heretic but I feel less anger than I thought I would. I wanted to attack him, rip him to shreds but my body won't let me like it's telling me that I am safe with...Dogday. Out of all people. "Herec...Dogday what's going on and where are we?" My voice sounds different. Instead of a dark and very ominous voice, it sounds more deep, mature and almost childlike. As if I am stuck in a man-child body.

"I'm sorry to say this Catnap...". He walked closer to me, "But you're dead and reincarnated to this world, I'm sorry."

I took a second to realize what he said. "I'm dead! That can't be...you're lying," I felt tears running through my eyes and it was weird. I have never cried before in a long time.

Dogday pulled out his paw, signaling me to accept his "paw holding", "Let's go in your house Catnap and I'll tell you everything." I accepted his request and walked with him paw by paw. Luckily, my new home is unlocked and the key was beside the door all hung up ready to to use. Gotta make a mental note of it. "Before we talk, I want you to get used to your home Catnap," I look at him. "Look around." He finished and I did look around. My home feels calm, restful and happier. My bed is like a cat bed. I sat on it and immediately felt attached to it. Never before have I ever felt more comfortable in such a long time. The beds in Home Sweet Home were a bit small and uncomfortable but with this, I feel like I can finally have the nap of my life.

That was until I realized that Dogday was waiting for me downstairs, so I quickly ran to him. "Oh hey Catnap," he greeted me and I noticed he was holding a book. "Hey Dogday and where did you get that book?" I pointed to the book in which he is holding in his paws. "Believe it or not, you have your own bookshelf and also," he closed the book, and came closer to me examining me. "When did you become so cheerful?" I thought to myself, "I don't know but it feels weird," I replied. "Is it a good weird or bad weird?" Dogday asked me with a hopeful smile. "A good weird. It feels like everything that I was angry about back at Playtime Co has left and a huge weight of chest has left me," I replied with such a big smile. These emotions are getting out of hand and I love it. Every single one of it feels like freedom to me.

Dogday sat down, "Come here Catnap and let's talk." He invited me to sit with him on my own couch. I sat down next to him, "Catnap, do remember what killed you?" I looked at him, surprised at what the first sentence he just asked me but I answered anyway, "Well...I remember chasing angel...". "Heh, you called him angel?" Dogday interrupted me. "I guess he is an angel Dogday. But I was late to realize that but anyway as I was saying, I was chasing angel, he hit me with one of the grab pack's hand that had a huge amount of electricity in hit causing me to get on fire, then prototype came down from the vents, I was one my knees talking to him and then talked to me in a very weird way and everything went black and then I came here where you found me."

I finished the little backstory and Dogday looked at me all sad looking like he was going to cry. "I'm sorry to say this Catnap, but it's most likely prototype killed you." I look at him as if he is trying to get ready for me to hit him but I did the opposite and crawl to him, hugging him, "I'm sorry too Dogday. I was late to realized...". I started crying at this point. "...that he was using me and...". I cried even harder as I remember what I've done. "...I tortured you...killed everyone...even worse...I killed the children." I cried into his fur and Dogday hugged me tightly.

"Dogday...". I called him out. "Yeah Catnap?" He replied in a questioning voice. "Be honest with me, do I deserve to be part of the smiling critters after everything I've done?"

Complete silence filled the living room until Dogday said, "To be honest no...". I picked my head and looked at him as fast as I could feeling hopeless. "If we were somehow reunited at Playtime Co with everything rebuilt to the top, me and the others would never forgive you and you would be how you were before. All alone with no one else to care for you...". I put my head down now knowing what the truth was. Dogday said, "But...". I immediately picked my head up once again, "...now that we're here, in a new world and new life. I believe you deserve the second chance we all have and start all over. Who knows we could become the best friends we were meant to become."

I thought about it for a second, "You know I would like that Dogday. And I am sorry for everything I've done to you." Dogday pulled me into another hug and I hugged him back feeling so happy and...loved. I suddenly purred right in front of him and I pulled away from feeling embarrassed. "Aww, that was adorable Catnap." I blushed even more embarrassment. I stick my tongue out to him. He laughed at it. At this point, I feel like we were already best friends in the beginning. Just never felt like it before but now it feels real.

"Are the other's here Dogday?" I look at him, "Yeah they are here. Do you want to see them?" I then thought of a grand idea that would make everything much more simple and fun. "How about we'll make it a sleepover."