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"Mom, why did we leave?" I asked as I flicked my dark brown brown appendage. The blonde woman hadn't told me anything, but just drug me off. I was starting to get worried. I wasn't used to questioning her, but what else could I do? It had been a few weeks since we left home, and she said that we would already be home by now. She had lied, and I should have seen it.

"We'll head back soon, David. Right now we need some mother-son bonding time away from the rest of the family." She said without looking back. She flicked one of her darker colored ears as she looked from right to left. The neko blood in her wasn't as strong as it was in me. My mother only had ears, but didn't have a tail like I did. Like most nekos did actually.

"I'm not stupid." I objected, and rooted my feet to the sidewalk. It was dark out, and the city we were in wasn't known for it's helpful civilians.

"I know." Her voice was soft, but stern. "I never said that you were."

"You are acting like it though."

"No I'm not." She sighed irritably. "Now come on. We have to keep moving." She gave my arm another tug, making me frown.

"No. Not until you tell me why we left home, and where we are going."

"We don't have time to do this now." She just looked at me, and shook her head. I stayed put giving her a look through narrowed eyes. "Fine." She didn't sound too happy. "I will tell you once we find a place to stay for the night." I nodded before letting her drag me down the path. I didn't really care too much. The only thing I cared about was why I had to leave my brother, sisters, and father behind.

Once we got settled in a fairly cheap motel we settled down on the bed that was to be hers for the night. I was getting too old to share a bed, and at least she knew enough to realize this. She told me everything. Why she drug me away from the rest of my family, why she always seemed to favor me over the others, and why we were still moving. She didn't tell me where we were going, because she said that she didn't know yet either. The only thing that I got from her was that she was wanting us to head to one of the big cities.

She had this odd compulsion. When her, and my father had gotten married she had already had it all planned out. They would have two children – three at the most – with one of them looking like Father, and the other looking like her. A boy and a girl, and if there was a third child she wanted one that looked like a mix. The first child had been a boy that looked like Father, and then the next were twins. A boy and a girl. I was the boy, and we looked the most like our mother, but we still looked more like father. Then she had another girl that looked like Father, and another one after that that looked even more like Father.

I didn't bother to say anything against it. She would just argue even more. I didn't want that. A plan was already forming in my 12-year-old mind. It would have to wait until we went to bed, or at least until she went to bed. Once she had done just that I snuck away. Out through the door, and away from the building. Away from the only family that I knew of here. I wouldn't know anyone here, and I wouldn't know how to make it back home on my own.

It seemed that I would just have to make a living by myself. I could manage it.

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I gave a yawn as I blinked my eyes open. It was starting to get dark, and that meant I needed to get up; get to work. Unlike normal people that slept at night I took short naps during the day. It wasn't uncommon for an 19-year-old to be out at this time, making it less obvious that I lived on the street; even though it was still obvious enough. I stayed where I could, when I could, but there was no telling on some days. Sometimes it was just easier to stay in an alley for the day.

I had made it to the big city closest to where I had left – Hollywood to be exact. There were a lot of street urchins around, and that made it a little harder to find a way to live off things. I couldn't just steal stuff from other homeless people, but that didn't count for the people that had enough of what they had. I would gladly steal from some people that I spoke to, and I would gladly manipulate people to get what I wanted to. Sometimes it was hard, making me regret my decision to leave, but that changed when I thought back to the day that my mother told me why we left.

I had never bothered to find my family again after that, but I still found some people that could, and would, help me when I needed it. Some people would help me while others shunned me because of what I was. It didn't matter what they thought, for it was the same everywhere. Some people liked me for being what I was, others hated me for the same reason, and others were just neutral on the subject.

I glared up at the setting sun as it glared right back at me. I couldn't make it disappear, but I didn't like how it always seemed to be sunny. It even was sunny on some rainy days. Those were the days that I hated the most. They made it harder to find places – with people of course – to steal things from as well as making it harder to find people out and about to pawn food off of. Today was one of those days that it had been as calm and clear as could be, but later it wouldn't be as peaceful. I knew now how to tell when a storm was going to break, and when it wasn't. Sadly - one was going to break tonight.

I might as well have been more cat than human. Sure, I had a human face and body, but I had a tail, ears, and claws that resembled a cats'. Then there was my amber eyes that seemed to be more catlike than human as well. Often people that I spoke to said that I seemed less like a human. I guess they were mostly right about that. I acted like a cat.... Having more curiosity about things than fear, and being able to get through very small spaces. That was another one of my many talents that I hadn't known that I had before. After so many times of getting caught by the police, and escaping again you'd think that they would get the point. I couldn't be caught by them. They were too slow, or so I was lead to believe.

"Excuse me, miss." I said in an obviously fake foreign accent. My mother was from France, and she had made sure to teach her children the language. I was completely fluent in it, and it was a good thing too. After all; who would resist to help a poor, helpless Frenchman? "I believe that I am lost. Could you help me?"

"Sure." She turned so that she was facing me. She seemed around my age, maybe a little older, and possibly a little younger. I doubted the little younger part, but it could happen. "What do you need?"

"I'm afraid that I don't know too much English." Another obvious lie. Oh, how people used to seem so smart before. Now they all just seemed stupid. "I am looking for a restaurant."

"What one are you interested in?" Her sweet voice made my gut clench slightly. She actually did believe that she was helping me, and she was, but if she knew how she wouldn't be talking to me.

"I don't know for sure. What would you recommend?" I asked sweetly.

"Well, one of my favorite places to eat is Yamashiro. It serves wonderful Asian food."

"I've never had Asian before." I said thoughtfully. It was one of the many that I hadn't had before, but I was eager to try it. Food was food after all.

"I'm Karry by the way." She gave me a soft smile. That's when I noticed the thin brown hair that seemed to frame her soft face. I never actually took notice of people until I knew their names. I didn't know why, but it just seemed to be something that I did.

"I'm David. It's a pleasure to meet you." I blinked at her, flicking my tail around lazily. "Where is this place..... Yamashiro was it?" She gave a small laugh at that.

"I'll show you were it is if you're willing to have dinner with someone you just met. I'm actually on my way there now. I was going to have dinner with my cousin."

"I don't want to intrude..." I started slowly.

"Nonsense." She stated, and took my arm in hers, starting to lead me down the walkway with her. Why would I try and fight her with that? I was going to get something to eat out of this; even if I did feel guilt pooling in my stomach. I always did before pushing it away. "I am sure that Lillian is going to brag about her boyfriend again. Now I can show her up. Besides, it's only natural for me to be polite."

"Merci, belle." I spoke the words as if they were of my native tongue. I was good at what I did, but I didn't always like it. The thing that kept me going was that it was only fair for me to fight for a living. If everyone else had a chance, why shouldn't I?

"What?" She asked with a laugh, and I repeated myself; in English this time.

"Thank you, beautiful." That made her blush, but I couldn't say that it made me happy. The guilt had been pushed away by the resolve that I was just doing what was needed for survival, but I felt neutral about her blushing. It was true that she was a beautiful young woman, and most guys would find the blushing cute. I didn't. I actually wasn't sure what I was if I spoke the truth, and I was. I couldn't find it cute because I didn't find myself attracted to women, or men for that matter. Either way, it didn't matter all that much. It gave her another reason to like me, and feed me.

"Aww, you're sweet. I'm not that beautiful though."

"That's not true. You shouldn't lie to yourself. You're one of the prettiest women I have seen." Doing this just made me realize how oblivious some people were. I was a different person than what I seemed to this girl. I was different, and I was acting off what I thought had to be right. Doing what I did had to have been right. Letting myself starve to death isn't right, so I have no choice, right?
Marvel in David's cat-like glory! :D ....You don't have to, but seriously the picture at the top is supposed to be of him. You should get the drift by now~
David is my only neko, apart from the lovely Korey. ^^ David is a good lil neko though~

Everyone in this is owned by :iconayf100:

Lillian is kinda a bitch.... Just sayn'. She will probably randomly come up in some one-shot, because she has this thing that -------- SPOILER ALERT. ;) I shall not tell you what she has done in the rp, but apparently she has a cousin named Karry.... That had a fascination with David before he went to prison. This is new.

I hope you guys could enjoy it somewhat.

~Anime~
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Mangachick95's avatar
awesome love it he is some sneaky neko and some actor