Softer Than Feathers | Sylus x Cat Maid!MC / Black!MC | Prompt: Black Cat
Why is it always like this? I was just doing an undercover mission at the hotel when I ended up in Sylus's room. What was he doing outside of the N109 Zone anyways? And what was that strange candy I had earlier?
This was the 5th room I had to go to and clean up. Even though I was just undercover as a hotel maid, I had to make it seem realistic. I was in the usual black dress with a white apron. Because of the aesthetic of this place, it was also a bit shorter and a lot more ruffled than the traditional and actual maid dress. I had to style my curls downward in order to wear the headpiece they gave me.
The Hunters’ Association got an anonymous tip about illegal Protocore trades happening at this hotel. I was the only one who wasn’t on an important mission, so I went in alone. Though, I could call for backup if needed. Let’s hope I didn’t need it.
It was only the 4th and 5th floors that were completely taken over by guests of the History of Protocores event. I had cleaned all the rooms on the 5th before noon since most guests were out for the first few events. There were no special, inorganic Protocores as far as I or my special Reader could tell. There was one couple who I had interrupted during their use of a Venereum Core.
I think she was trying to get him to fall in love with her. In any case, the man seemed more interested in me. He even handed me a piece of candy. It was in an odd shape, but he assured me it was just an energy booster. The Reader didn’t see anything strange with it, so I did eat the candy. I felt strange in a way I’ve never felt strange before.
All the 4th floor rooms would be empty now that evening events were starting. I kept my head down as a small group of well dressed guests passed by. A petite man smacked the shoulder of a slightly taller man.
“Don’t stare!” He hissed. “She’s just doing her job.”
What did that mean?
Anyways, I went into an empty room after parking my cart out front. Something brushed against my leg, but I decided to ignore it. The bed was barely touched in this suite. The table was full yet clearly organized. Papers and a map of the ship laid out with the hotel’s coffee cups placed in specific spots.
Oh, now this was some information. I just didn’t know the purpose of it. Perhaps looking around the room could give me some more clues. Names were on the plain white paper cups. I recognized a few from the list of attendees Nero had given me. Were these the traders?
“Well well, I wasn’t expecting to see you here.” A deep and familiar voice said. “Is the Hunters’ Association not paying you enough that you needed to get a part time job as a maid?”
I looked up from the map and saw Sylus in black and red eveningwear. He was comfortable leaning in the doorway.
“Sylus! You weren’t, I mean, I double checked to make sure--”
He chuckled, “Did you think any of the names on your little list were real? You’ve used an alias before, sweetie.”
“Yes, I have.” I sighed. “And if you must know, this isn’t part time. I am being a hunter right now.”
“With ears like those?” He approached and flicked something above my head.
I felt his touch and flinched, “Huh?”
Sylus looked surprised, “Did you not know?”
“Know what?” I asked.
He took my hands and brought them to my scalp. Past my headband were two furry triangular protrusions. I rushed to the nearest mirror. Ears. I had white cat ears on my head!?!?! And something moved behind me. It was a fluffy white tail that stood out amongst my brown legs. What in the world?
“You really didn’t know about your new features? I’m guessing they weren’t part of your mission then.” He moved behind me.
“N-no. Not at all.” Could it have been that candy?
I touched my throat and then stomach.
Sylus raised a brow, “You ate something strange, didn’t you?”
“Maybe…ok fine. Yes. I was just trying to get out of the way and some guy offered me candy to help my energy. I thought he was being nice.” I looked up at him.
“Well, Kitten,” He smirked, “I guess we’ve learned our lesson about taking strange ingestible items from suspicious people.”
“How do I turn back?” I asked.
“Oh, but you’re so cute like this. Must we really try to get rid of your feline features?” Sylus stretched behind my ears.
I nuzzled his hand and began to purr before catching myself.
“Sylus!” I huffed. “This is serious! I can’t confront him since I’m a maid and I don’t wanna blow my cover before I get any good info.”
“So you want me to do it?” He asked.
“Yes.”
He sat on the couch in front of his table, “And what do I get in return?”
“I’ll be your personal maid for the night or something. You like showing off your treasures. I know you do. Let me be your treasure for the night.” I was thinking about it as I spoke.
Sylus hummed, “True, but I don’t think that’s enough. How about…you can be my personal maid, yes, but we can have a night in instead. I’ll still get the information you need. Deal?”
I folded my arms, “Deal.”
Part of me was glad that I didn’t have to have more people see me like this. The people in the hall must’ve noticed my ears and tail which made that one guy stare. I sighed. I didn’t look ugly. Just a tad…silly. Stereotypical?
“You look adorable, Kitten. Don’t worry.” He stood and caressed my cheek. “I’ll be back soon. Don’t go anywhere else. What did the man look like?”
“Brown hair with a white streak in his bangs. His…partner was a red-head. No facial hair for either of them, but I saw round glasses on the nightstand. I’m not sure who they belonged to.” I replied.
Sylus nodded, “That’s good enough. I’ll be able to piece it together. You just get comfortable. We’re going to have a long night. As for your cart, well, I’m sure some hooligans might take it for a spin. There’s nothing important on it, right?”
He didn’t even wait for an answer before leaving.
When Sylus came back, I was curled up on the couch. I had looked around the room, but I didn’t get any more insight on the war-room setup. So, I instead tried to see if my cat features were purely physical. There were no balls of yarn or bowls of milk to test it, and I had learned agility through Hunter Training. So I had all the lights turned off to test my night vision.
It was leagues better than before. Almost like I hadn’t turned off the lights at all. I was tired from cleaning all day, though. So, I let myself doze off for a minute. I woke up when someone was rubbing my ears. Soft sighs and mewls left my lips.
“Sylus?” I whispered.
“Yes, it’s me.” He spoke gently and then sat next to me.
I yawned, “You turned the lights back on.”
“Yes, it’s still something I require, sweetie. I still have my normal sight.” He smirked. “In any case, I found out what was needed.”
“What’s the cure?” I asked.
“Time.” Sylus replied.
I tilted my head, “What do you mean by time?”
“Whenever that candy leaves your bowls, you will return to normal. There is no cure other than time itself. Usually 3 hours give or take according to the man.” He said.
“Then you have an hour and half for me to be your cat maid.” I replied and stood to curtsey in front of him. “What shall I do for you, M’lord?”
“Aren’t cats and maids supposed to call their owners ‘master’?” He asked.
I squinted my eyes at him and felt my ears go into airplane mode, “I think there’s a very clear reason why I won’t be doing that.”
“Right. My apologies for such a suggestion.” His gaze softened before he leaned forward.
He didn’t say anything for a moment, just stared at me. Questions went through his mind, and he decided what whims to fulfill.
Sylus undid his tie, “I just want you to be your usual self, just cuter. I’m sure you can manage that.” He tangled his tie in front of me.
I couldn’t help but swat at it several times. Then, I went in for a bite. He pulled it out of the way. I instinctively jumped to grab at it. He used his Evol to keep it just out of my grasp while I chased after his necktie. Sylus leaned on his fist and watched. I was gonna catch this thing if it was the last thing I--
Huh?
Was he smiling?
“Is that not exciting enough for you, Kitten?” He asked.
“It’s not that, I just…” My nose crinkled and I sneezed.
“Bless you.” Sylus responded.
“Thanks.” I went to lick my hands before realizing I had no paws. “Um, what else can I do for you, M’lord? I’m sure watching me run around like that isn’t all you wanted.”
“What else could a proud cat owner want?” He asked, a bit of teasing in his tone.
“Well…” I matched his cadence. “I know if I had a precious kitten all to myself with such fluffy features, I’d cuddle it quite often.”
He unfolded his legs, “Oh, is my kitten giving me commands now?”
I rubbed myself against his legs, “No, just giving m’lord a suggestion.”
Sylus rubbed the base of my ear and tingles went straight down my spine. I whined slightly and closed my eyes. He rubbed the second one, and my back arched on its own. Whichever hand he wasn’t using went down my back and up my tail.
“What’s all this for?” I looked up at him with pouty eyes and a slight frown. “M’lord?”
“Time’s running short.” He whispered. “I won’t be able to tease you like this tomorrow, so I’m getting my fill now.”
I straddled his lap, “If you pet the wrong spot, I might just claw your eyes out.”
“Such a ferocious kitty.” He rubbed my back again and kissed my ear. “Perhaps I will let you cuddle me. A reward for all of your hard work.”
Sylus held me in both his arms and made us lay down together. I couldn’t help but purr while I was in his embrace.
“What about your Protocores?”
“Do you think asking a strange man a question was all I did when I was gone? You failed your mission, Miss Hunter.” His chuckle reverberated in my skull. “Don’t worry, though. You’ll get another anonymous tip very soon.”
So I’m just go to do Ace for this story and Mc is a girl. Wonderful idea with one of the TWST boys breaking the curse!
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It has been a few months after their secret of Yuu having the zodiac curse of the cat was out to the first years. Over that time them and Ace have been getting closer, but never has he ever tried to hold the perfect. Until one day.
Yuu was minding their own business when Ace came up behind the and blew some air on her ear. Becoming a mix emotions bomb they turned around to see Ace standing their looking at them with that infamous smirk. “What do you want Ace,” Yuu asked.
“Am I not allowed to tease the little kitty cat?”
“No because I have the ability to kill you with my combat skills dumbass!”
“Ok ok, anyways these are for you,” Ace said while he presented so flowers.
Taking them, Yuu looked at him suspiciously as this wasn’t Ace like behaviour. Seeing him step forwards and open his arms a little sent them into her fight of flight reaction. Jumping over Ace they hit the ground running, Ace turned and chased after the fleeing cat. They ran into the forest and pass some trees until Ace finely caught the girl by her wrist.
“Let me go Ace,” the young perfect said while trying to get out of his grip.
“No I need to tell you something!”
“Well tell me when you let go of me!”
“I love you, you dumb cat!”
Feeling her heart beat quicken it gave Ace enough time to pull Yuu into a hug, as the girl stood their shocked that she wasn’t turning into a cat. Tears slowly fell from her eyes as they brought her arms up around Ace to hug him back.
“I love you too,” she whisper. “Thank you for setting us free from the zodiac curse.”
MC is a human who was born cursed to be a Cat Girl with magical abilities. (Like transforming into a cat, cat calls nearby cats to aid her fight & summoning knuckle and foot style weapons) XD
Satan: *full of scratches on his face*
Asmo: Satan! What happened to your face?!
Satan: *sniffles* I tried to pet MC but they snarled and scratched me instead.
Asmo: Maybe MC was not in the mood-
Satan: *yells* But why when they saw Lucifer, they immediately went with him?!
Belphie: Heh. You got rejected.
Beel: *nods* Yes. Cats choose their butlers.
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Barbatos: I think you already know why I have called you.
MC: Where is it?
Barbatos: Under young master’s desk.
MC: *transforms into a cat*
*after a few minutes*
MC: *has caught the demon rat*
Barbatos: Good work, MC. Now let me dispose it.
MC: *in a defensive stance*
Barbatos: Oh no...
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MC: *in their cat form* *sleeping peacefully on Simeon’s lap*
Simeon: *pets MC*
Luke: Simeon... I want to pet MC too.
Simeon: Here you go, Luke. Just try to be gentle or MC will wake up.
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Mammon: *throws a ball at MC*
MC: *ignores it*
Mammon: Wha-
Levi: *opens a snack*
MC: *runs to him*
Mammon: Hey! That’s unfair!
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Diavolo: *pokes MC’s side*
MC: *claws him*
Diavolo: !!!
MC: *snarls*
Diavolo: *chuckles* You’re so feisty.
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Lucifer: *scratching MC’s chin*
MC: *purrs*
Lucifer: *amused* *pats their head* You’re a very good kitty.
My MC if she was a different breed than a dragon Li
She'd have red looking fur cuz of her hair ofc ofc. So either a Bengal cat or an abyssinian cat. She bites and eats food shes not suppose to cuz shes greedy and screams if she doesn't get attention.
MC pounced on Monika. He hoped he hadn’t hurt her too badly, considering she was pregnant. Speaking of which, the house had been getting set up for the twins lately. MC picked up the ball of yarn with his mouth and immediately started playing with it.- MC
"Good job, my kitten~!"
She giggled and smiled at him. She felt a kick in her stomach.
MC took a nap. He woke up after 20 minutes. “Monikaaaaa, Ivyyy I want company!” He whined. MC meowed loudly. He didn’t know what was going on, but he didn’t seem to mind his new cat-like personality.- MC
