Random Story Sample (Enter Nekotastic)
... Deep in thought, Jade found herself in an unfamiliar part of the city. She felt odd since a walk this long would have tired her out after the first mile. Instead she only felt hungry. She realize she probably should have though things through. She figure she had only a few cents on her that may be enough for on or too meals. Jade found what she think is an old small concrete park or playground while looking for some kind of shop. She sat down on the warp bench partly worrying about her safety. There is none one around her except for a few cars that may have pass since she sat down. She figure she is safe from catching the attention of the police, yet she did not like the idea of being so easily seen. Then there is that fear of stranger she has and she wonder if she should try to head out in the country even though that would be an even longer and risky journey. Her stomach then remind her of what she should be worried about.
Jade thought she heard something and as she starts to look behind her, her hand hit a warm bag. She look at the bag for a moment as the smell hit her, making her more hungry. Even though it is tempting to open, she is confuse and worry of what going on. She looks further down the bench since something caught her caught her attention. There is someone crouch down beside the far end of the bench. Jade should have notice him right away, but he was completely hidden from her until his hear moved. The day became even more strange to her for this person is quite an anomaly. Jade could not help staring at those pointy ears. She could not find a reason to disprove what she is seeing: a human with cat ears. Then the flick of a tail broke her trance and she saw those cat like eyes staring at her. For a moment fear stuck her for her mind combine the idea of the worst of humans and felines together, but it did not last long. His face seem more curious than hungry to her and she is certain what ever in the bag is tastier than her. “Is this for me?” Jade softly said, but the person did not do anything different. She open the bag to find a few hotdogs in it. She brought one to her mouth before looking back at him to see barely any reaction. She took a few bites before gobbling the hotdog down. She thought see heard a meow, but was not sure since she was still listening to music.
Jade then realize the person is now sitting on the bench. He is not staring any more, but the speed, or perhaps the quietness, of his change in position startle her. She decided to continue eating and worry about why later. “Do you, um, speak or understand me?” Jade tried asking. The person took out a damage pad and a pencil and began writing on it. She notice his hand looks a bit off, but the gloves he is wearing made it difficult to guess why. “This is better” was written on the note. Jade let out a slight sigh in relief before asking if he have a name. “I became accustomed to the nick name Nekotastic. I can't say I remember my real name. It have been a while” he wrote in response. Jade smile a bit for she found the name a bit cute, but odd. He also smile, but his glaze is still focus away form her. “Why are you helping me?” Jade wanted some kind of answer. She did not like the unknown and even though she hate lies, she rather had something than nothing. “I like helping people, but you are different. Maybe in more ways than I originally thought.” Neko show the pad, but then brought it back. He began to write more and Jade felt a little curious about the haste. He then show the pad with the addition: “You may have notice you have a power. You may not have notice that you are passion using it. Currently this is not a problem, but in the future you should try keeping it to your self so certain people can not track you so easily. There should be plenty of time to learn in the near by future.” “Is that how you found me? Um well I mean what now? I kind of mess up” Jade replied, getting quieter near the end. Neko was already writing after her first question. “Not really since I can find people easy if I am near by. After what happen, I felt you may need help in some way. Usually I try to find a place for people to fit in or help them get away from treats. You are the first I ran across from this world that have some kind of ability outside of the norm for this world. Leaving you with a good community, if I could find one, won't help defend you against other you may want to hurt or use you. I have an ally who may find or make a place for people like you in the future, but for now we probably should stick together. You do not have to if that is your choice.” Neko left the pad on his leg for a bit fore Jade to read. “I might as well. I shouldn't trust you, yet I do. There is something about you that pleasant.” Jade Pause for moment. “I am Jade by the way.” “One last thing, I do not like communication like this due to the amount of focus needed. I communicate in my own way(even sitting like this is hard), but I'll try to relay important information from time to time. Iris do not even know I write yet and I am not sure if I want her to yet. I worry about how much it will take to explain me to her. I really do not know anything useful yet so it would be a waste of time.” Neko rip that page from the pad and hand it to Jade before standing up and stretching. Jade notice that Neko is standing differently as if standing upright is not quite right for him, yet it is not too noticeable. He try to put his hoodie over his head, but his ears made it difficult. She figure it must be unconformable to him, but she can understand why he wanted to hid as much of what he is to the common folk. He didn't bother with his tail and she figure that may be be the hardest part to hid, but she figure most people may not notice due to his stealthy movements. If they did, then they may only think it is a fake tail unlike with his ears. As Neko reach the street, he smiles back at Jade. She stood up in response and began to follow him. She can't stop think how unconformable he look as they started walking along the street. Walking seem almost as awkward as him having his ears down. She felt like running for his sake. He starts walking faster as if he knew she wants to try. Jade look at her music player and began to get up a queue of songs that may sound good for a jug or a run. She notice the batteries are getting low, but it should last for a few more hours. Right now she curious if Neko will run and if it is a smart idea. The music help push away that worry. Neko starts to speed up as Jade catches up. Running feels better for her now as if she is almost in a dream. She wonder if it is from her power, but she manage to keep up with speed with ease. It looks as if he wanted to drop on all fours and bolt. She wish that he did, but they already taking a big risk running at such a speed. She started hating common standards of her city even more. She wonder how much fun she could have if she stop caring for such minor regulations. ..
