The king and the cat

Chapter 27

As day turned to night, many had gone inside the hotels that were by the ocean they were staying at. Instead of the night being clear like the weather man had said it was storming hard. Only two people stayed outside during that time, Kanota and Claw. Kanota stayed outside because she enjoyed it, not even bothered by the cold that came from the rain. Claw was arguing with another being made of lightning, growing angrier and angrier as their conversation progressed. The worse his mood became so did the storm, since the being worked for his father. He was never in a good mood whenever his father was brought up, since he deemed his father to be unfit for a king and a parent. His parent was Zeus, which explained why he had the King-like feeling given off to other people. The only thing that began to soothe his rage was when he could hear Kanota playing her violin, even though she was slightly far from him and the storm was loud. As his mood eased the storm lightened up, not so harsh as before calming the waves just to avoid it being violent.

During the silence between them both, Kanota noticed that Claw had a look in his eyes that showed he was annoyed and angry about something. Cautiously she asked him, "Was that person before bothering you?" her eyes watching his reaction carefully since she's never seen him angry before. At least not around her since he avoided doing so. "They work with the sperm donor who gave birth to me." he told her, "The one who works for him is Denki, since he's made of lightning it's obvious that the sperm donor is Zeus..." he said with a growl thinking about him before remembering who he was with and calmed down staring at the sand beneath their feet. "I used to worship the ground he walked on, wanted to be exactly like him when I grew up, did everything he asked of me without complaining or asking... But when I made a friend and asked him of one favor... He just looked right through me and walked away... I don't know what happened to them but all I know is that I never want to be like him." looking at her when he felt her place a hand on his shoulder gently. "Not all relationships are perfect." she reminded him as he nodded and looked at the sea. "I'm very concerned about my friend... I haven't seen them since I had left Japan as a kid.... While they didn't give anything to me I gave them something of mine... As an inheritance I'm able to create things."  the white haired male said as Kanota went deep into thought. "Miss Yume can do a memory reading, if she shows you the memory you have of your friend you should be able to find them."

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While inside Claw's memory Kanota stared in shock of the place they were in. It was the hospital she was in after the car accident and she lost her mother. Nurses went by them since they were only illusions at the moment. As Claw talked to Yume about something, Kanota's eyes went to a familiar door she had been inside as a child.  Despite Claw trying to catch her attention, Kanota's eyes were on the little girl that walked towards the stair well, surprisingly getting past all the busy nurses. The shy girl followed her up the familiar path to the roof, stopping by the door when Claw and Yume caught up with her. For a brief moment, the view of the pavement below was in Kanota's eyes as she remembered exactly what had happened. She wanted to reach out to try stopping her younger self but since it was only an image there was nothing she could do but just watch. Claw's younger self is what stopped her from going through with it and taking her own life at a young age. Watching the exchange revealed that Claw was the boy she met all those years ago, and that technically she revealed she had a crush on him as a child unintentionally. When Yume left the two alone briefly Kanota hugged Claw tightly, thanking him softly for stopping her as he stroked her black hair softly, watching her with gentle eyes. As they had physical contact, Kanota noticed that her heart beat slightly faster like a drum. One thing was for sure, she had feelings for Claw. And while she was scared to tell him, she wanted to on Valentines day.