ღHis Kittenღ {Sebastian Michaelis}

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So many odors and so many sights were hitting her directly. After filling her empty stomach with food she was surprised to call delicious (wet cat food) and awkwardly using a new, sandpaper-textured tongue to satisfy her thirst, [Name] wondered off to another room. Sebastian followed suit, but not too close just so she could have her space.

It was obviously her first time walking on fours; she watched every step and made it to the living room. There was much to explore, she noted, as there were a lot of tall items. If this was going to be her new home then she would have to look around.

She first spotted the many photo frames, but the majority were placed face-down where they stood, such as above the fireplace and the center table. Sebastian leant against the archway connecting the kitchen and living room, watching his pet as she began to sniff the air.

There was a preferred scent that was of interest to her. "That smell, I know it... Where is that coming from?" She sniffed everything that was in front of her—just like all cats do when they step into a new home. An indoor plant came first in contact. "Ugh, nope."

Next she sniffed the foot of the coffee table. "Na-uh."

But the main source of the scent was close. She followed the trail of the scented air until she stood before the loveseat that decorated the middle of the room. Her nose aimed up to sniff, pulled back when she got a slight whiff of that particular scent mixed with an unknown scent. That's not what she wanted, so she rubbed her cheek against the skirt of the loveseat to mark her territory—

"Wait, what am I doing?" She mewed as she backed away from the furniture, stumbling on her legs while doing so until she fell on her butt. Her new urges were confusing—that territorial move was completely against her will—but apparently that didn't matter because her attention now averted to a string that suddenly dangled in front of her.

Sebastian was kneeling behind her, smiling as he controlled that string. Funny she didn't realize that she's been sitting at the tip of his shoe after stumbling—and he didn't have the heart to move, so he just pulled a loose string from his sleeve to play with her. 

"C'mon, you know you want to," he said quietly, wiggling the string, eager to play with his pet. At first she had no idea why, but her eyes suddenly tingled as her pupils dilated in hunting mode.

"This is so weird, but I think..."

She got the impulse and swatted her paw once at the string. "This is...?" The string moved faster and she swatted again to grab a hold of it. "Fun? This is fun!" Something about that string was so attractive that she was now using both paws to catch it.

Sebastian pulled the string higher when she began to hop for it, but her balance was yet to be trained, thus ended up falling on her back. She saw him upside-down chuckling as he held onto the string between his thumb and forefinger.

"So you're the culprit!" She mewed as she rolled on her stomach, her tail whipped side to side. Sebastian lifted a finger, lowered it for her to lean up and waited until she sniffed to poke her nose.

"Hey!" She pulled back, licking it afterwards. Though she couldn't help but keep sniffing, "That smell again, it's stronger," and looks at him. "...Is it you?"

"You're a very clumsy cat," said Sebastian, slowly holding out his hand to pet her, but she closed in the gap and tapped his palm with her head. "There's something that I like about you, Sebastian." She allowed his hand to slide down her back and she immediately arched; her tail curved, until his hand reached her hips.

Her heart began to race and the fur on her tail poofed, suddenly peaked when a ringing bell echoed in her head.

"Whoah, whoah!" [Name] instantly dashed off, leaving him confused as he watched her sprint towards his room; his hand still in the air.

"Huh? What's wrong, Kuro?" Sebastian rose to his feet to follow her, but a sudden knock at his door halts him halfway. Glancing at his room at the sound of her low "mew", Sebastian went ahead to answer the door after the second knock.

[Name] unknowingly hid under his bed; not only because she sensed a stranger approaching, but because she felt a wave in her body that alerted her.

"What's happening to me?"

She trembled in fear with eyes tightly shut; her claws clung unto the carpet as she fought to withstand it. But the tingling spot where his hand had touched increased.

Her heart wouldn't slow and when she felt a pressured force take over, [Name] lets out a low growl. The claws once in the carpet withdrew as they were replaced by nails, and she let her weight take her down on the carpeted ground. A wisp of wind blew around her and she shivered.

"Kuro?" She distantly heard him calling and opened her eyes, blinking them as they felt heavy. His blurry shoes approached the room and she extended a hand out to him. 'A hand?' she realized, looking at her fiddling fingers. 'My hand.'

"Seb...as...tian," her voice sighed out weakly, before her eyelids gave up on her.

"Where did you go?" Sebastian stood in the middle of his bedroom, scanning the grounds with a hand behind his head. He waited for a sound of rustling to indicate her whereabouts, but alas there was nothing but silence. Shrugging, he left the room, assuming his pet must've nested somewhere and fell asleep.

He assumed correctly, but instead of his feline companion there was a girl—a girl sleeping under his bed.

...

A cat has nine lives... It seems you accidently activated your first life, [Name]. Fool! From now on use the rest of the eight opportunities wisely to re-do your mistakes. After all, fate has united the two of you already. He—Sebastian Michaelis—is right in front of you, fix it!

BAM!