To Capture a Heart

Chapter 11

Me, Cori and Tanto were making our way down the streets, heading back to the woods to go home. However when we walked past an alleyway I could see, in the corner of my eye, two glowing grey-green eyes staring at us. I looked to my right, where the glowing eyes were. Nothing was there. Cori came and stood close to me, Tanto standing next to him, I could feel that he was in his protective mood. "Did you sense it too, Tanto?" asked Cori. "Yes, I sensed someone else here," she answered. I looked into the alleyway, trying to find any signs of movement. "I saw two grey-green eyes in there, do you think it was another cat?" I looked up at Cori. He was staring into the alleyway, searching too. "Perhaps, or maybe it could be a pollical..." he said, his voice getting low, he got into his fighting stance, ready to attack anything that was a threat to Y/N or Tanto.

Suddenly we saw the grey-green eyes, they were glowing, and growing.. the thing must be getting closer! Tanto and Cori both leaped in front of me protectively, reading to fight the creature back. Then, behind the eyes, we could see a body growing, getting closer, coming out of the shadows. It looked like another cat. "Who are you? Show yourself!" shouted Cori.

A few seconds later the shadow began to gain colour. The cat- shaped creature had tan and ginger mottled fur and three black paws, he had long ears and a short tail. He was close enough for us to see him in a clear light, literally. The cat had a smirk on his face while looking over at me. "Who are you?" asked Cori, still in his protective stance. The strange and tall cat chuckled and smiled at us. "My name is Carob, it's nice to meet you, it's been a long time since I've met another fellow cat," he had a playful tone in his voice, "Who are you?" he asked. I was hesitant to respond but then walked from behind Cori and Tanto and standing in between them, looking at the tall tom cat. "M-My name is Y/N, I-It's nice to meet you Carob, these are my friends Coricopat and Tantomile," The cat smiled and walked a little closer. "What's a pretty kitty like you doing in a place like this?" he asked. Cori walked in front of me, protectively and glared at Carob. "We were just heading home," he said, his voice low once again in a warning tone. Carob just chuckled. "Is someone jealous, what are you to this pretty kitty anyway? A friend? A relative?" he had a playful tone in his voice once again. "I'm her mate! Now if you don't back off I won't be afraid to get my paws bloody!" I could tell he was getting angry. I stood next to him and nuzzled my head on his chest. "Cori, calm down," i said, worried that he would end up getting in a fight with this much taller cat, "please..? Let's just go home?" he looked down at me and his eyes softened when he looked at me, he sighed and smiled looking at me. "Okay, let's go," we all walk out of the alleyway. I turn to Carob, "Goodbye, Carob! It was nice meeting you!" I then ran off to catch up with Cori and Tanto.

A few minutes passed and we were back home, jumping into the kitchen window, onto the kitchen counter. Brenwen was there to greet me. "Did it go okay? Are you okay?" she asked. I smiled and nodded. It was already getting dark, so Brenwen made us supper and once again we all went to bed and slept peacefully.