Nine Lives To Love You
Episode 1:The whiskers under the rain
Nine lives means living for her. Dying means for her. Suffering means for her. Everything he had was for her.
To repay the dept of her kindness is to give his live to her.
Living was nothing without her.
Yoshiro Ichiru/ML
So... Let me love you with my nine lives Akane...
Footsteps on the street, splashing the raindrops on the ground.
A girl with an umbrella kneel down to take a looked at the cat.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Wow~ a cat!
Akane Minamuso/FL
(eyes sparkled)
Akane Minamuso/FL
Hey, little kitty. What are you doing here under this hard rain?
Neko
meow ~ (purr on her leg)
Akane Minamuso/FL
Are you alone?
She carry the cat on her arm and wrapped her coat on it making the cat warm and safe.
She take it home and dried it.
There is no one in the house. It was like a home of melancholy.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Don't worry kitty there is no one here. So you can enjoy yourself.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Mom and dad are on their work so I'm alone for now.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Right. (chuckle) Oh, I didn't introduce my self yet. My name is Akane Minamuso, eight years old. My dream is to be a professional author.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Hmm...you can understand me?
Akane Minamuso/FL
Okay, then I'll tell you all about my self.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Mom and Dad came home late like... Midnight from their work sometimes they didn't go home to check me. And they leave in 5 AM. So it's like I'm living alone.
Akane Minamuso/FL
And I had a big brother in middle school, but he live in aunt house.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Oh, don't feel bad about me. I'm good at cooking, 'cause I learned it in grandma I can do house chores too.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Besides you're here with me so I'm not feeling alone now.
Neko
Meow~(purr on her side)
Akane Minamuso/FL
Let's sleep now.
They sleep together at the bed that aren't comfortable before, but now the cold home of melancholy become a warm home by them both...
Author
Reminder!
The picture wasn't mine.
Thank you for reading.
Episode 2: Leaving me alone
She thought that living with the cat was her happiest time in the whole world, untill...
Akane Minamuso/FL
(Eyes widened) N-n-no! Neko!!!
She saw Neko(the cat) laying on the floor lost in breath.
Akane's mom
What's wrong!? Can't you see what time is it!? It's early in the morning and you're howling like a dog!
Akane Minamuso/FL
What happened to Neko? (sobbing)
Akane Minamuso/FL
So?! Did you do something on him!?
Akane's mom
I poisoned him, he keep scratching the sofa, and it's so annoying!
Akane Minamuso/FL
Mom! Is that the only reason for you to kill him?! Is the sofa are more important that the lives of the cat!? Don't you have any heart mom!?
Akane's mom
(slap her on the cheek) You don't have any right to shout on me!
Akane Minamuso/FL
(sobbing)
Her mom leave her sitting on the couch crying, without mercy.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Neko... Why did you leave me? Am I... Don't have any right to be happy and feel someone to love me anymore?
--- The year had passed ---
At some year she found a similar cat like Neko.
But at the end the cat leaved her again, again, again, and again.
It was like time keep repeating when she encountered a cat like Neko. Feeling relieved in a short time, but the wound on her heart doesn't have time to heal anymore.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Is someone there want to love me? If there is, can you just not? I don't want anyone to love me in a short time then leave me into this sea of pain. It was just so hard to keep hurting by those someone that I love too.
Yoshiro Ichiru/ML
Then... Akane... Would you give me more time to love you? I'll give you my whole life untill you're the one to leave me. I'll love you in eternity...
Or maybe repeated the pain that Akane had felt before?
Episode 3: Strings that never cut
Akane turned fifteen, the memory of her past never got banished on her mind and heart.
She were now entering her first year high school in Sukutsumi highschool.
Were having one friend is enough for her.
Footsteps clack on the ground.
Yushike Kasuto
Akane-chan! Wait! (panting)
Akane Minamuso/FL
(looked at her back) Yushike?
Yushike was Akane's best friend. The only person she trusted. And now they were in the same class 1-A they were so lucky.
Yushike Kasuto
Why didn't you call me that you already leave?
Akane Minamuso/FL
Oh, sorry I forgot my phone in the house.
Yushike Kasuto
It's okay. Let's go to the school now.
Akane Minamuso/FL
(nodded)
The two of them reached the school gate. There were lots of students entering the school.
Yushike Kasuto
Akane-chan did you know that Kyuo Jiruko were dating now someone?
Akane Minamuso/FL
Huh? Why are you tell me this?
Yushike Kasuto
Of course, I'll tell you because you like him.
Yushike Kasuto
Come on you cant lie to your best friend.
Akane Minamuso/FL
(sigh) Who is he dating?
Yushike Kasuto
Hmm...I heard that the girl were at the class 3
Akane Minamuso/FL
Class 3?
Yushike Kasuto
Yes (nodded) and she's pretty, they said.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Is that so?
Yushike Kasuto
(nodded) oh, don't worry. I know that there's someone that will treasure you.
Akane Minamuso/FL
[Who would ever treasure me? The person that I love starting to leave me.]
Akane Minamuso/FL
(looked down) Yushike... One day... Would you leave me?
Yushike Kasuto
(Shake her) huh!? Why would you say that!? Of course not!
Akane Minamuso/FL
(smiled) Thanks... [Though I know one day you would leave me.]
Akane met Yushike at the time Neko died.
Akane Minamuso/FL
(sobbing)
Yushike Kasuto
Hello, there... Why are you crying?
Akane Minamuso/FL
(looked at her) My cat had just died...
Yushike Kasuto
(kneel down with her, rubbing her back) Don't worry... I know one day there's a cat that will never leave you... Or might be that this cat would reincarnate again and never leave you...
Akane Minamuso/FL
(wipe tears) Reincarnate?
Yushike Kasuto
Yes, that's mean the soul of someone who live before will be transferred into another body.
Akane Minamuso/FL
How did you know such thing?
Yushike Kasuto
Hehe, because I've been reading a fantasy books.
Akane Minamuso/FL
(Chuckle)
Yushike Kasuto
See, you're not crying anymore.
Akane Minamuso/FL
Thank you. What is your name?
Yushike Kasuto
My name is Yushike Kasuto. My mom and I went to buy some groceries at the store and I saw you crying. How about you, what is your name?
Akane Minamuso/FL
Akane Minamuso. This is my house.
Yushike Kasuto
Sorry, did I trespass in your house?
Akane Minamuso/FL
Don't worry...
Akane Minamuso/FL
Can we be friends?
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