Gyakuzu

Chapter 3: The Irritating Feline

Satoki woke up after sometime in his bed, he looked at the time, it was much later now, the time for sleeping. He had a faint memory of a purple cat-like creature, but he looked on the floor to see nothing. It must've been a dream. He felt rather relieved, and went to get a snack to cool himself off.

Satoki walked downstairs to the kitchen, yawning, I rubbed his eyes, and looked through the cabinets. Suddenly he felt something pull his leg. He looked down.

Uzunya: Hey you got any food.

Satoki jumped a bit, shaking as he looked at the cat creature. He assumed he was still dreaming. He slapped his face and pinch himself to wake himself up.

Uzunya: Is that how humans here speak? Scream, knock them out, then hurt themselves? What kind of rituals do you do?

Uzunya rubbed the bruise on his noggin. Satoki muttered to himself.

Satoki: I could have sworn I've never been near my Dad's drugs..

Uzunya: Wha-

Satoki slapped himself one more time just to make sure.

Satoki: Uh...sure..

Uzunya: Good I'm starving, is that where you store the food?

He touches the fridge

Uzunya: Huh, it's cold.

He looks around it confused not knowing how to open it. Satoki, wanting to get through the night. Satoki opens the fridge, Uzunya gasped.

Uzunya: Woah!!!

Uzunya looked in shock staring at all the packaged delectables inside.

Uzunya: What is all of this?!

Satoki: Food.

Uzunya picked up an unopened pack of cheese

Uzunya: This is food?

Satoki: Yes.

Uzunya picked up some yogurt

Uzunya: This is food?

Satoki: Yeah.

Uzunya picked up a juice box

Uzunya: This is food?

Satoki: Undoubtedly.

Uzunya picked up some ketchup

Uzunya: This is food?

Satoki: Everything here is food.

Uzunya: This is food?

He held a bag on the counter that read "Meow Snacks",which were graham crackers in the shape of cat heads. Uzunya looked at it in disgust.

Uzunya: You eat these?

Satoki nods confused, exhausted. Uzunya throws it on the ground and steps on it.

Uzunya: You eat cats!!! Why I oughta!-

Satoki: They're just crackers!

Uzunya: Eh?

Satoki: They're made to look like cats.

Uzunya: Ohhhhhhhh. Humans here have weird culture.

Satoki: Humans here?

Satoki shook it off.

Satoki: Look, here.

Satoki grabbed a can of tuna and opened it and placed it on the ground.

Satoki: There. Eat.

Uzunya: Hey that smells like fish!

Satoki expected him to go on all fours and eat it straight from the can, but he picked it up and ate it with his hands. Which shocked Satoki.

Uzunya: Mmmmm!! Tuna! I love fish, back in Okamura it was the main dish in our village, though I got a bit tired of it now and then, but I haven't eaten anything truly edible all day so I-

Satoki zoned out confused, he just wanted this "thing" to get out of his life. Uzunya finished the can and placed it aside not knowing what to do with it.

Uzunya: Well, got a name friend?

He held his hand or paw out, expecting a handshake.

Satoki: Can you just get out! You got your food! Now leave!

Uzunya: Oh.. s-sorry. Heheh..

He put his hand back and coughed nervously.

Uzunya: W-well thanks for the tuna. I'll be going now.

He started to walk out, but then quickly turned back to Satoki.

Uzunya: One last thing erm.. Where am I?

Satoki made a confused look.

Satoki: My house?.. In Greenville?

Uzunya: No, I mean this world.

Satoki stared in awe. Uzunya sounded serious too. "Was this an alien?"he thought.

Satoki: Earth?...

Uzunya: Earth... So I'm guessing you have never heard of Okamura.

Satoki: No?..

Uzunya: That settles it! It's just like those legends!

He poses

Uzunya: I've been reborn into another world!

Satoki for no reason, listed every anime he's heard that line from. He started to get dizzy from all this bewilderment.

Satoki: Ok, it's time for you to go!

He pushed him out.

Satoki: Come back never.

He shut the door.

Uzunya: Wait! Come on! I need a place to stay!

Satoki yelled from the inside

Satoki: Don't care!

Uzunya: Don't humans like cats?!

Satoki: You're not real! This is a fever dream!

Uzunya: I clearly am!

Satoki didn't answer this time as he stormed back to his room, quickly falling asleep, escaping this nightmare. Uzunya stood outside for a few minutes waiting for a response. He slowly started to fall asleep outside. He curled up, testing like a real cat in the chilly night.



Time passed, it was now Tuesday morning. Satoki rubbed his eyes and got out of bed. He seemed more happy than usual this morning and he had no idea why, but he didn't mind it. He fluffed his curly hair into the random style he wanted it in, adjusted his glasses and put on his favorite purple hoodie and went downstairs for some breakfast. When he was downstairs, he'd find that his father was home.

Satoki: Oh, morning Dad.

David: Mornin' Marshall.

This man was David Murata, Satoki's father. He was tall and average weight and build. He had almost the same curly hair as his son's. He was always out doing his own business or at work, ever since his wife's death, he and his son have had an off relationship that just continued to get worse.

Satoki: How was the meeting?

David: A meeting.

Satoki: I see..

David sipped his coffee sitting in front of the TV, watching the news.

David: Oh yeah, I found one of your weird cartoon dolls on the porch last night when I came home, I put it in your room when you were asleep. It was oddly heavy. What are those things made of? Why do you still play with those things..aren't you in high school now.

Satoki: Wait I didn't leave-

That's when he realized. "It couldn't be, there's no way.." he thought. Satoki stopped and ran upstairs. Leaving his dad with his stories. He started to hear music coming from his room. He yanked the door open. There he saw Uzunya dancing around to his alarm music that he forgot to snooze.

"Cause everytime we touch I get this feeling!
And everytime we kiss I swear I can fly!"

Uzunya: I never heard music like this before!

Satoki stood there. Staring.