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Nousatsu Neko!

Saga One: Cat People and Demons?

Chapter One: Welcome To Tokyo Town!

A young girl, who looked like she was no more than a Freshman in High School, walked down a cobblestone path, reading a colorful manga book. She was daydreaming about distant lands and strange creatures from her books as usual. She almost didn't hear another girl her age walk up behind her. "Karen!" The young girl called. The young blonde haired girl's green eyes flashed with shock as she lowerd her book and turned to face a girl with black pigtails and dark eyes. "Huh.....Naoko." She said simply. Naoko walked closer. "Come on, we have to hurry or we will be late! You have enough tardies as it is, Karen!" Naoko said, annoyed by her best friend's laziness. She grabbed Karen's hand and rushed off. "Hey- Wait!" She said, stumbling along, practically being dragged to the small high school in the middle of the busy city.
Ichiwaru High School. Only 500 students. It was a good school, where the middle school kids who made the best grades went. The others were sent to a school in another district, because Ichiwaru was the only Tokyo Town High School. The collages were also out of town. Most students had no choice but to make excellent grades to aviod leaving Tokyo Town. As Karen and Naoko walked through the noisy hallway of young girls in plaid skirts and white shirts chatted with boys in blue slacks and white polos. They walked into the English classroom. Only a few students were there. Karen looked at each student and laid her eyes on one particular boy. Risuke Hiroshima. A pink tint came to her cheeks. Her only weakness was this boy. He had light blue hair and was on the varsity basketball team. She took her seat beside him. There was only one problem....every girl in the school was interested in him. He barely noticed poor Karen. Sure enough, he was talking to a group of girls surrounding his desk. She could barely hear or see him over thier pretty hair and giggles. Naoko sat beside Karen on the other side. She pulled out her notebook and started drawing. Naoko was making her own manga, "Princess Naoko". The story about a beautiful japanese princess who was as strong as she was talented. She could sing, dance and draw, much like the real Naoko. Karen smiled as Miss. Kinto, the teacher walked in the room and quieted the class. By then, the room filled with the other students. They all quietly took thier seats as the dark haired teacher took the roll call.
Meanwhile, little feet moving very quickly ran through the countryside, stopping at the outskirts of the city. "WELCOME TO TOKYO TOWN!" A large colorful sign read. The panting figure smiled. "Finally, I made it to my destination!" It said, picking back up to a running pace heading into the city, toward Ichiwaru High School.
After roll call, Miss. Kinto started reading the daily announcements. One particular announcement got the student's attention. "We have a new transfer student today." Miss. Kinto started. "Freshman, Koneko Neko. Fourteen years old, Female." Miss. Kinto said. "She should be arriving shortly. A bright flash appeared and disappeared quickly in the hallway, and a young smiling girl opened the door. She had long, unruly brown hair and kind brown eyes. Karen looked the newcomer up and down. Her green eyes widened in shock as her eyes rested on the girl's head. "What the...." She whispered noticing something strange.....this girl had brown cat ears, with black tips! Stranger yet, she had a matching cat's tail! Is she dressing up? It's nowhere near halloween.....Karen thought. Risuke moved his eyes from the new girl, which the considered to be quite cute. "Karen...is something the matter?" He whispered as the newcomer chatted with the teacher. Karen was suprised, Risuke was talking to her! "Hey Risuke..." She blushed at just the sound of saying his name. She didn't get a chance to talk with him often. "Do you notice something wierd....something a little....off about Koneko?" She whispered. Risuke looked at her funny. "She looks pretty normal to me.....are you sure you're feeling alright?" He asked, turning his body to face the front of the room again. Karen sighed, looking at her. She rubbed her eyes. The cat features were still there. "What the heck is going on? Am I sick or dilusional?" Karen asked herself quietly.
Koneko looked around the room as the teacher introduced her. She cheerfully greeted the class, searching for a particular student. Her eyes drifted from Risuke, to Karen, to Naoko, then back to Karen. For a moment, thier eyes met. Koneko smiled. Yes, she's the one.....no doubt about it! She is the person I'm looking for! Miss.Kinto instructed Koneko to sit behind Karen in a vacant desk. She quitely moved over and set her books down with a soft "thud" on the oakwood desktop. She slid into the seat and looked at Karen. Karen turned and looked at her also. Koneko smiled brightly. "Hello!" She whispered, determined to get to know her "target". Karen looked at her funny. Nobody realled tried to make friends with her. She had like, one best friend...that was Naoko. Her and Naoko were the manga nerds who were shunned as outcasts by the smart, preppy students, which was all of them. "Hi..." She said quietly back with a little smile. Same short blonde hair, same eyes....even similar body shape! I know for sure she is the one. Must investigate further....I need more information and she if she can get through.....the process...Koneko thought, not paying any attention to the teacher's lecture. While the other students were taking notes on poetry, she was taking some notes of her own....only about Karen.

Chapter 3: The Neko World

After everything cleared up, Karen found herslef sitting on cold stone, looking at a small gray village. Black mountaints loomed over the tiny village like monsters ready to attack. "Is this your Neko World...? Why is it so....depressing?" Karen asked, standing up. Koneko walked up behind her sadly, but kept going. "I'll lead you to someone who will explain everything to you." She said simply, not waiting up. Karen frowned under her ninja mask that now covered her mouth and nose and followed. As they walked, Koneko's cheefulness returned as they walked through a part of town with still some sunlight shining through. "You're lucky! You got the rarest type....ninja!" She complimented. "So that explains this wierd costume!"
"Wierd? I like it! It's better than my Warrior attire!"
"So, you're a Warrior...Koneko?"
"Not a very good one, I'm a little coward...." Koneko sighed and shook her head. Karen frowned. They were now walking side by side. "I'm sorry, but you can't be too bad. After all, whoever runs this operation sent you to come get me, so they had to believe in you somewhat." Koneko's ears perked up. This was the first time anyone had believed in her. She smiled. "Thank you." Karen smiled back.
Soon, the found themselves in front of a large white castle with a stained glass window of a pretty pink neko above the huge, thick wooden doors. "Who lives here? A princess?" Karen guessed. Koneko grinned. "Not a princess, but someone equally importaint. She tapped on the door, and they creaked open to reaveal a large white room with a big velvet carpet leading to a big chair. There were little benches on the side, like this room was used for disscussions. As the walked down the carpet, a girl was sitting in the big chair, with two guards holding meanacing spears beside her. The girl had her pink hair pinned up at the back of her head, and a white mask was tied around her face, but holes were made for her eyes. She had a sapphire gemstone on her forehead. The strangest thing about her was her little black neko ears and tail with a single white dot on the tip. She also had....whiskers! She perked up when Koneko approached, moving her glittery pink cape out of the way reavealing a black goth-lolita type dress. She smiled warmly at Karen. Koneko approached the throne and bowed. "I have brought you the one you reqested to see." She said. Karen just stood there, clueless. The pink neko finally spoke in a gentle comforting voice. "So you must be Karen." She glanced at Koneko. "Thank you, we owe you our deepest gratitude." Koneko blushed. She must be getting better, nobody yelled at her this time. "It's my job...it was no problem really...." She said scratching the back of her neck. The neko turned her attention back to Karen. "Do you have any questions before we proceed?" Karen opend her mouth. "First of all, who are you?" She asked. The neko smiled and stood up in her chair, which was way to big for her little figure. "I am only known as the Empress of the Neko World. Few know my real name...even less live to tell others!" She said, her gentle tone turned into a thundering demand. Koneko sighed and whispered. "This is all for show, she doesn't mean a word of it, but she is the Empress so you must respect her!" Karen nodded as the Empress eased back down. "Okay, so what is it I'm here for, Miss. Empress?" Karen asked. The Empress smiled and hopped of her huge chair. "I will explain that very shortly." She looked at Koneko. "Wait here, we shall be right back." The Empress motioned Karen to follow her down a hallway at the left of the building. There were lots of doors, and the hall and rooms were dimly lit with a few candles here and there. Each room had a gold plate above it with a name. The Empress led Karen into a room with the name "Mirena" over it. Mirena....sounds familiar....wait, Mirena is my mother's name! Karen thought, walking into the room behind the pink neko. "Do you know what this room is?" The Empress asked. Karen observed the room. Two torches were lit with a strange blue flame over a large trunk....or was that a casket? It was silver with a neko face on it...only the neko had a halo on it's head. There were pictures of this person on the walls, and Karen noticed the girl in the pictures looked too much like herself....even similar outfits! Karen shook her head no. The Empress sighed. "This......is a burial chamber. A buiral chamber for importaint neko people." Karen backed up a bit, frightend. "Y-you mean...there's a person in that box?!" She asked, pointing to the casket. The Empress silently nodded. Karen gasped. The Empress looked at a picture of a girl looking alot like Karen standing proudly on a hill with a beautiful white sword at her side. She was standing triumphantly, like she had just won a battle. "Do you....recoginze her?" The Empress asked Karen. Karen stared at the picture for a moment. "She....she looks like me!" Karen blurted out.