24 December from ****
Everyone has their own special day, it's a nice thing to do, when we have to celebrate something big, we always have to make it special!!! And how do you make something special? Meow...At the beginning I always thought it had to be something amazing, something big!!! Something that leaves me in awe, that makes me want it even more! As half of my life has been spent with my species, especially the Nekos, we always had this tradition of making it special at all costs! Although there were their distictions of each one, either it was celebrated in a big way, or we didn't even take it as important, it's our nature, or we are very lazy and it doesn't attract our attention, like some Nekos I knew when I was little, they spent most of the time sunbathing and sleeping, they were not surprised by anything, neither a holiday nor a special gift, their reaction was also very relaxed as it happened and nothing else, it is not going to affect them enormously, neither here nor there, this has its advantages, well yes, as long as we are not all the same, we will always be able to stand out in something! !
Unlike me, who was excited about everything, even as a child, I was very curious, it's normal to be afraid of danger, but in such a familiar but at the same time dangerous environment, my desire to discover it was enormous!!!! My tail was wagging, my hips were moving, and most of the time my pupils were dilated to the max! It was really exciting, catching insects and then eating them. Going to the river and catching fish with your paws! Climbing up trees and jumping between them! Even meowing was fun too, if someone meowed late at night, like a wolf, everyone knew it was me. *smiles*
Let's say that if I was a little bit too much in what I did, I wasn't able to stay in one place, that was a problem for my parents, they called me a lot of attention for having caused a lot of mischief in our region of Nekos *smiles* Like the time I destroyed a neighbour's crop, I ended up scratching our cattle when I wanted to play with them, or like the time they instructed us in hunting !!!! We were all supposed to learn together and always go together!!!! But the truth is that I preferred to go my own way, the first time I left and didn't come back after hours, everyone came to look for me where I was, it must have been easy for them to say, we have a good sense of smell. I am not the only one of our species, there are all of them! The aggressive ones! The playful ones! The shy ones! The cautious ones! The lazy ones! The sleepy ones! Among others and others that can define a cat! Ahh, Neko species! Isn't it the same thing? Well, the difference is happening with the passing of time, because thanks to the fact that we are evolving and above all learning from humans, many have already had connections with them, and little by little that mentality that we had at the beginning of being gifted felines, experts in hunting and fighting, little by little we were becoming more humanized, meow? Now that I think about it, I don't think that we ourselves have learned to harvest vegetables and fruits, we ourselves have not learned to raise livestock, the structure of our houses and villages has also been changing over time, adapting as the years went by. Even if there are villages, tribes, areas of many Species that are still rooted in their customs, it is clear that they have not been closed to new connections, from the past to the present, one is learning that to improve one cannot do it alone, it always has to be with someone to help you do it, meow? Humans are amazing, who would have thought that one of the weakest races would have strength? Ogres, Onis, Giants, Centaurs, also us, we are much stronger. Agility? There are the Lamias, the Harpies, the Kobolds, Unicorns and of course the Nekos. Unique abilities? Meow?!!!! Are you out of your mind, in that any creature is better than humans!!! If you want to put the best, we can put Elves, Mermaids, Ents, Druids, Dragons, Chimeras, Hippogriffs, Kitsunes, Snow Ladies, Onis, Ogres, Zombies, Giants, Monoeyes, Sucubus, Incubi, Kobolds, Doppelgangers, Arachnes, Tanukis, Kappas, Demons, as many as I can remember, but all species from all over the world!!!! From everywhere, even a llama with a human face is much better and has better skills than a human!!!! But above all species, the best in all aspects is without a doubt the Nekos, if we go back to our origins, we can be victorious in every fight!!!! We take advantage of all our skills and abilities to make any move!!! That's right, we do not close ourselves in a single strategy or resort to the most characteristic of our species, we are curious! we are daring!!! We like to experiment at any time! Nobody knows our next moves, I am very sure that if I fight with all the species I have mentioned, I would win all of them!!!! Who would make a fight difficult for me? Meow!!! Well none since cat eats everything!!!!! Unlike that thanks to the fact that we have been adapting to modernity, the combination with humans has made all the species to lower the level they had before, the dragons before were gigantic and spit fire, they devastated entire cities!!!! And now they are not even a quarter of what they were before, moreover, I think that each species that I said as I said has its variants, but still all declined a lot !!!! And even with all the level they took away from us, humans are still not on par with us!!!!! Meowhahahahahahahaha!!!!!! They really don't know how to do anything, the only thing they did all these years is to join us for mating, meow? How was that achieved in the first place? Is the unique ability of humans that they are compatible with all species? If so, it would be easy to understand how they became the dominant species on the planet...Meow...I'm curious what humans are like, I wish I could meet one, I'll show you everything I'm capable of doing, I wonder what your answer will be *laughs*.
Meow...the only ones that still have most of our abilities, I can even say that we have improved are us, the Nekos and the Slimes, in the Slimes' case, since they can't mate with humans, they still remain as they were before, I think only in that, since in intelligence and sanity, they didn't adopt human forms before, they were just a gelatinous mass without more. They are an enigma now that I think about it, I once heard that they are even indestructible, can't they die? They are immune to physical attacks, so...uhm...forget about that, the only species I couldn't beat would be the Slimes, those things can't be killed, with water? Water? Water kills them? Doesn't that just make them stronger? Meow!!!! This is very complicated!!!!I don't like to fight against opponents I don't understand at all!!!! It's better against one that has a vital point!!!! If when they were just a gelatinous mass they looked helpless and easy to kill...then why were my ancestors afraid of them? !!!! If I met one in my life, I'm sure I'd also get cold feet and wouldn't even try to approach them....
Meow, but as I was saying, I learned many things in my childhood and half of my life together with my other species, I was instilled well the art of fighting to survive in the world, it is something that all species do to their descendants, even humans, nowadays you can call it that they have a good life, that nothing bad happens to them, that they live with love and affection. Meow...I wish I had received that when I was little, my parents saw me as a girl who only brings chaos and that the only talent I have is to fight. But what good does it do me to know that now? If I want to fight with many species, meowhehehehehe fight and not kill, although it all depends *smiles* but with everything now...Meow...if I see that the human influence even reached me. But things happen for a reason, nothing is in vain, my instinct was always present and stronger than ever, training for several years developed it even more and I even felt like I went back to the time when my Species was at its peak!!!!!
But things happen for a reason, nothing is in vain, my instinct was always present and stronger than ever, training for several years developed it even more and I even felt like I was back to the time where my Species was at its peak!!!!! I know I can do it, I'm going to go out into the world and see what the world has to offer me. !!!! I'm going to fight for what I want most in this life!!!!!
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Every household at this time of the year, all over the world, always celebrated something very special that became a tradition for a long, long time. December is always synonymous with being better, it is the month that you know it will be good and you will always enjoy it better than other days, it is like a relaxing effect that you give yourself to think that December is the best month of the year, but the truth is that any time, any day, any circumstance, is also a day to remember with joy.
There was a family that among all of them, was celebrating what would become Christmas Eve, it is December 24th in this country of Asia, mostly the tradition in these days is more than anything romantic, spend the night with your partner to make something happen, here since we formed a family, we went from going out in the city to stay at home to share moments with our daughter, seeing her happy and excited is always relaxing. And of course, seeing her calm at this time of year is even more reassuring, because as you know, my daughter causes a lot of chaos wherever she goes.
『I wonder who she went out to *wink*』.
To this Fuu said as he turned to look at his wife Yume who of course took his direct hint, where it seems they were already starting their daily routine.
『Of course she came out just like you, just look at her, your eye colour, the shape of your face, that serious character as if she's judging you at first instance, that sense of grandeur she has, the one who won't let them get close to her, and also the intelligence she has *smirk*』-『I have no doubt she'll be a wise Neko growing up, a very pretty one to boot *proudly*』.
『Ah? 』
Fuu happened to look at her daughter who was all in the living room, everything was decorated according to Christmas, with the tree well present, green bows on the windows, and even Christmas decorations and dolls to make it feel more alive this time of year. Ron was sitting like a cat on the carpet, his eyes were sparkling for a reason, that's because he wanted to reach the star of the Christmas tree, which was at the top of it all, he always does that every year, he stares at it and wants to jump at it. At this Fuu looked at his daughter again as if trying to see if everything his wife said is true, and ....
『Well I don't see half of what you said, I only see a mini Yume in front of me, I'm pretty sure that's what you must have looked like as a child 』
『Meow, so you're saying it's an exact copy of me? 』
Yume smiled at her husband as if she was sending him to replace him again, Fuu understood this with just that one touch, where she looked at her daughter again, and this time she jumped up and down, again and again, she was stretching her hand but could not reach the star, this is at least a relief that she learned, that she can catch the star, she can, but if he does, he will most likely end up bringing down and destroying the Christmas tree, along with the decarados around him, this is not the first time this has happened, so he was warned to be more careful next time and not to make a mess, remembering that anecdote Fuu, again his response was.
『For the most part, yes 』.
At this Yume didn't even bother to hide it anymore, she started to stare closely at her husband's face at that moment, as if she was annoyed by her husband's comment for what he said, and as a punishment with her cat paw that Yume has, she started to grab one of his cheeks that seems like the more she talks the more she was going to stretch it.
『So for the most part, meow...You can't say that your daughter is a copy of me or you, you know what that means Fuu? That there's nothing creative about it, our daughter Ron, she's a unique someone who of course is going to have something of us in her, but not only that she's identical to us, Ron is Ron, and that's how she's going to stay, that's why I'm telling you what she can become when she grows up, she learned from us and she'll mould it to what she's going to be, that's good parenting *smiles*』
Yume spoke in order to correct her husband, where he listened perfectly to what his wife was trying to say, he also expected his wife to pull his cheek that he took, but she didn't do that, rather in the end she just gave him a gentle pat on his cheek to make him understand his mistake.
At this Fuu again turned to look at her daughter, and kept jumping up and down in order to grab the star of the Christmas tree, where she could easily reach it if she transformed her arm into that of a cat, but instead she did not. She simply stood still without doing the leaps she was doing, so she looked around and... she transformed her limbs into cat's paws, from one moment to the next she jumped along the walls of the house, walls that also surrounded the Christmas tree, and instead of destroying or leaving marks where she passed, these were subtle and almost impossible to detect, she was climbing in the best way that came to her mind, and between zic zac that he gave, he took the star of the Christmas tree with his hand that at the last moment returned it to that form, it fell in a subtle way without making noise, and when he looked at what he had achieved, Ron was happy, where he quickly went to his father to give him the star that he had gotten him. Fuu was also happy, he caressed his daughter on her head and thanked her for the gift, but why the star? Why did he give it to her at this moment? Were all the times also for that purpose?
『Don't you know Fuu? 』-『Nekos appreciate very much what transmits us security, we always resort to it when we are alone, the first company that our species had was the night sky, we are very fascinated by it, all its brightness, everything mysterious, that it is far out of our reach, makes us want to have it in our hands at all costs, we are prone to be guided by the lights, we also get to feel how a person feels, in a subtle way... but it is curious, it is said that in ancient times our ancestors had that sense much more acute, they could see visually how that person or being felt, if he was sad, it was like seeing a black aura around his body, if he was angry, he transmitted an orange aura, if he was confused, it was a green aura, if he was afraid it was a red one, as you see everything is in colours *smiles* But the only one that stood out and was different from the rest, was when one reflected brightness around him, it was like bright fireworks that constantly exploded around him, that made us feel what we Nekos appreciate the most, security and calmness, that everything will be alright *smiles* 』-『It's just my speculation, but coming from our daughter, maybe she has such ability from the lost Nekos, that you Fuu, are her happiness in this world *smiles*』
At this Yume went on to explain to her husband about a mysticism of the Neko Species, which he didn't know until this moment, perhaps it sounds very crazy and not very credible, but considering that cats have always been related to all this supernatural stuff, that they can perceive things that others cannot. That's why even in many cultures they have been considered to have a high status. These creatures have a strong feeling for living beings.
『I didn't believe this at the beginning, I was very much praying in many aspects, that ghosts, that demons, that spirits, aliens, those things can't exist at all, they are pure speculations that the same human created to keep the imagination alive, that the Species exist and have been present from the beginning, for me it was very difficult to accept』-『Eh? A species will come to live here? I'm going to be their caretaker? ahh...sorry but find someone else, I don't have time to be a babysitter for a species that I reject in the first place, I don't want to cause discomfort and disrespect them, so I completely refuse』-『That was the first thing I said when I heard the news that I will be taking care of a species. I really didn't want to know anything about it, I had to continue with my studies to become a professional and be able to live my days peacefully, that's the work of a man nowadays』-『My parents? If they had been different I wouldn't have had that thought in the first place, I managed to leave that home with a lot of effort and move to another one, but I underestimated the city and what I was spending was too much, if I didn't do something soon, I would have to go somewhere else, in that moment of crisis is where I got the news that I will be a caregiver, on top of the problems I have now they bring me another one? How is it that they choose the person to take care of? *But I don't know if it was in the law itself or if they added it so that I would accept. But they would take care of all my expenses, food and other sustenance, they even gave me a house completely in my name, I wouldn't have to pay rent anymore...This was too much...if I accepted they would give me all that favour, but why...what do they earn...Does the law force them to do this or what...Although investigating I realised that there are also more cases like this, how can they live so quietly and only take care of species? It's that...I was going to continue my studies and show that I don't want to live easily and simply for a job that is not even worthwhile...to conserve the species, for me there are other hidden reasons...』-『I ended up accepting, I was going to take care of the Species for a while, and during that time they were going to support me in my needs, and when I finally finished my work I would have to fend for myself』-『"Well, if I look on the bright side this is incredible, although many people can take advantage of this, how can they do this kind of thing? ...I will take care of that Species for a while, I will be tolerant and treat it with respect, it won't lack food or bed, eh? Do I have to prepare food for it? Do I have to take care of it? *And when the day finally came, when I saw Yume who would be your future mother Ron, seeing her curious and asking about everything, her being so friendly with everyone, just seeing her, the first thing I thought was... 'Goodbye my happiness, I'll be happy to see you again. ... 'Goodbye to my happiness...'』-『I couldn't have been more wrong and I'm glad you let me know』-『Yume, Ron, for me too, you are my greatest happiness in the world *smiles* 』
After Fuu told us his perspective and experience, he also ended up saying that he was wrong before, and that what he has now in his life, is the best thing he has and he is not willing to lose it ever. At this Yume was happy, very happy, you could see it in her eyes, but Ron seemed to be even happier, as her eyes dilated like never before, she was surprised, and it seems that only she can see it, but her father at that moment was really transmitting fireworks around her, a small but very present, where Ron could only do one thing, he sat next to his father, and settled on his arm to be able to fall asleep on his arm, where Yume was also happy, who like a feline, caressed her husband, even grabbed his cheek and. ...She went on to stretch him this time, where at this Fuu didn't understand why she did it.
『Just remembering that you were like that before, if brought me a lot of anger, you were a curmudgeon with the species, I didn't like you being tolerant, I wanted you to be straightforward in your thinking, that's why I did what I had to do, all for the sake of you spitting out what you really felt 』.
『Right now I'm ashamed of who I was before 』
『No Fuu, what you were in the past and what you are now, just proves that you're another case of a Neko changing your life *smiles*』
『I thought you were going to say something more profound, but I guess you're right *smiles*』
At this they both smiled at each other and as usual at these times, they went on to show their affection with a kiss for what they felt for each other. Christmas is still a long way off, but the good thing is that everything is ready, the food is ready to be served, the presents are ready too. They were curious to know what they were going to give to each other, the boxes were under the Christmas tree, where...
『Your gift for being the best husband of the decade will be!!!! This!!!!! 』
Where Yume was giving him a few pieces of paper one under the other, Fuu already knew that this would always be the typical gift from Yume, always, every Christmas, he gives him like these swaps, coupons where there's everything from tender and innocent things, to the most provocative thing you can think of, but of course her intention is that when she gets them again, she will use them all, but to do everything in these coupons, Fuu surely won't live to tell the tale, so she always chooses just one for each year, so her goal is to finish them all someday.
『This is already a classic, and I see that there's still the swap of...』
There's always one swap that Fuu is really afraid of, and that's the one...just by seeing how Yume had sat down, the position of her tail, you know, she put her tail in front of her as if it was coming out of her crotch, and by the flirtatious look she gave him. This just made Fuu no matter how many times it happens, she's never going to get used to it.
『This swap better for another year...what's more, can I destroy it?』
『No *smile*』
『Yume...』
It's a tradition, so she must choose well from the ones, to this Yume also commented that she already has the perfect gift for her daughter, and she hopes that she will appreciate it a lot, since long before I notice that she is very movable and always tends to run from one place to another, they tried many ways to be able to locate with her, they always succeeded thanks to her Yume's nose, but by the time she is no longer there.
『I have the perfect gift for her for this year, she met some very good friends, I knew that one day those who can keep up with her will appear, we won't always be able to be with her, so this is my way to help those who really love my daughter and will go to help her no matter what it takes *smiles*』
『A chip? 』
『Meow, I thought so too, but it's not very symbolic meowhahaha...』
『I have a good gift for him this year too, it will help him a lot in his appearance, especially since he keeps running around, he will look great!!!』
『'A scarf right? Meow, worrying about it impressing everyone who sees it, that's not very protective parenting *laughs*』
『*proud* She'll look great even when she grows out her hair 』-『Ah! By the way Yume, I've already chosen today's trade-in 』
『Haber haber!!!! Let's see if you're a bad boy or a good boy this year, although if you ask me *red* 』
At that moment when Yume wanted to have chosen one of those coupons to do in private, she was very impressed with what her husband had chosen, she did not remember having put that option before, it was many years ago that she created all those coupons, but what her husband had chosen was one that said: I want to have another baby.
To this Yume was impressed, because...of course what her husband wants is real, but it is not like they have avoided it all this time, whenever they can they have tried to have another child, but after the birth of Ron, they never had any luck...
『I want to have another child Yume, I want to feel again the joy and happiness that you gave me on the day Ron was born. I don't know why it never happened again, but I really always wanted another child Yume, for our family to grow even more and for all of us to be happy. So please Yume, let's become dads again and show him that he is also our happiness *smiles*』.
At this Fuu was happy and even with a touch that he was about to fall down crying, he really after knowing that what brings happiness to his life is meeting more people, that being with Yume everything will always go well, that it will go on like this for a long time until the day it all ends, so that at the end they both feel proud and happy that they didn't make a before and after in history, but they made it for the ones they love very much. Yume to this was very happy, for a long time she also wanted to be a mother again, to raise a baby together with her husband, to feel that happiness again, that when her husband made it clear to her for many years, Yume as if it was the first time....
『Yes, Fuu, I want...I want to be very happy with you *smiles*』
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At that moment when Yume was happy, the only thing she could think about was to be happy with her family, she could not notice something, that when she least imagined it, her husband had fallen lying on the couch where they were all, this left Yume confused, left her in shock, that her face of joy also about to cry, changed to one radically at that moment, as not believing what had just happened.
flash....Pik....
Yume at that moment could feel it, and looked down at her neck, she had a dart too small that had been shot in her, for letting her guard down in this moment of joy she could not detect it, she knew that someday they were going to attack, but that it was just today...She was trying hard not to fall asleep, where she looked at her husband who was not dead, but asleep, and her daughter who had also been shot and was still sleeping as if nothing had happened.
『Fuu...Ron...run away...』
At that moment he tried to remove the tranquilizer dart that was shot at him, but he ended up falling on top of the couch without being able to do anything about it. Where after seconds passed, you could hear how someone was manipulating the door, he was skilled in this, as it did not take long to open the door and enter the home of the Nekomata family, he was covered in a black robe that covered his entire body, only his footsteps could be heard, he was also skilled in this, where he walked through the home and saw everything there, from family memories as framed pictures, the table that was free to serve the food, of course he only investigated the first floor, go to the first floor then. ..
『That would already be too much of a violation of privacy, but well, I'm sorry for interrupting your Christmas Eve and Christmas, although it's still a few hours away, hopefully you can wake up again so you can celebrate together, Nekomata Fuu, Nekomata Yume, while Nekomata Ron, she's going to spend Christmas with us 』.
At this only a calm and soft voice could be heard, as if he was very used to this, you couldn't see his face at any time, only the room or visualizing some parts of his body.
『I don't mind if things don't go as planned in the first place, but the conversation we had a while back, you ask me to help you with something I can't do much about, I told him myself, if you want us not to do this, you have to talk to the boss』 first.
『With the boss?....*fear* Do you think he won't be upset if I tell him?...The one I forgot about wanting to kidnap Nekomata Ron...』
『No, he won't be upset, I can tell by your scared face, you think he's heartless right?』
『Nononono not at all!!!! Just...*sad* Yeah...that's the image I have of him...』
『You must have met him at least once, our Boss always when someone wants to join to work with him, he meets him in person, afraid? That was the first impression he gave you when you met him?
『Yes, that's right...I got to meet him in person, and the first impression he gave me...was that he's someone who doesn't get knocked down easily...』
『Good observation, of all the things our boss has, he is someone who never lets himself fall, that doesn't mean he is hardened nor is he obsessed with achievements or living beings, I have worked with him for a few years now, and I can say that he is capable of even giving up his ambitions if you have a conversation like anyone else, he is not someone who gets angry at the first failure and kills everyone, that alone in his words, being someone who you are not with others, generates distrust』. -『He wouldn't even mind if you think that about him, he'll tell you for sure that they'll get to know each other more and more, so I don't think I can do what you're asking me to do, if you don't want to participate in the plan I understand, the boss won't mind, I can do it by myself if you want, you look very nervous, you can rest this day, you still have time, it's still Christmas, you can go out and hang out with that Jun girl, whatever you decide to talk about will also be understandable』
First of all the plan that Lain and the guy had, was that they were going to bring Ron to a park to sleep her from a distance and kidnap her, but of course Lain is not going to ask Ron to go for a walk together, she always doubted him, so that's why she approached Jun all this time, she knew that Ron is very close to her, and if she asks him, if she is there, for sure if Jun insists, Ron will go to see her.
That was the first target, Lain is not surprising at this point that he is a spice trafficker, he is the one who kidnaps and abducts young girls and then sells them for auction. When he learned that Ron was a possible Interspecies, of course this was a win-win, he would benefit greatly if he could sell her, he teamed up with Jun for this purpose, he became close to her, so that he could be closer to Ron. But although that was her original purpose, sharing time with the children, meeting the parents, the companionship and reassurance they conveyed, made her consider something she thought she had already decided. That he didn't want to destroy the happiness of others...
That's why when he finally found out that Yume knew what awaited him, that he knew when he was the one who was behind his family, he couldn't stand it any longer... He started to repent at that moment in front of everyone, maybe because he is someone new to this, but what he is showing at this moment is humanity, something that will be made clear to him later on.
When he spoke with this guy and answered him all very calmly, he couldn't help but have doubts, he speaks of that Chief as someone understandable, reasonable and above all trustworthy, how is it that he can even forget about this if he gets to talk? Isn't the Interspecies the evolution of today? He would lose a lot, people are possessive and always want more, he knows that very well, those who are at the head of everything is for something, they are better than everyone, their mentality is the best of all, their ambitions, their desires, he even thinks he can forgive everyone? Why does this guy say it so calmly, he says it to calm him down? He's lying, and if he really is everything he thinks he is, a bad guy who only sees for himself...someone without heart....
『(Those guys...who are into something like that, who play with others' lives like that, can't act in a calm manner, they can't talk about trust, nor respect, nor other things that are good...they act as if they are not aware of what they are doing....)』
『Lain? Lain? Lain!!!』
『!!!!!....Jun?...』
At that moment, from what Lain was remembering, they were in the middle of a park that they were completely alone, there was no one there since being an urban area, the families were all in their homes, to this Jun saw that Lain was with a bad face, even from the beginning when she asked him to meet her tonight that was very strange, she had been asking him for days before, of course it made him happy, but it also made him strange that she asked Ron to accompany her in those days, why did she want Ron to go too, in the end she ended up deciding and Jun went alone to see him.
『Since I've seen you like this, are you worried about something Lain? 』
It was snowing, Jun was warm that her cheeks were red because of this, where Lain who was nervous, this clenched his fist that his conscience couldn't hide it anymore what was going on, so he told Jun everything.
『Jun, Ron...』
『He's someone new, he hasn't even been in this for a year, plus it's the first time I could see him, yeah, he's someone who's life would be better if he didn't get into this, so there are those whose life gets better with what we do? I'm not saying that Towa!!!! 』
Pom!...
『Ah, he's not with me, I got out of the habit, sorry *smile*』
As if his companion had said something to him, out of habit he quickly answered him, he even tapped him gently to make the moment look better, but of course, there was no one with him, his companion couldn't participate in this, so just look at him, it would draw a lot of attention if someone big came into this house.
『It's already very suspicious that I'm dressed like this, but I can't let the innocent people involved see my face, I'm thankful that he gave me this black robe, at least it protects me from the cold 』-『But where was I going, ah yes! Of course it's much better to live if you're not involved in these things, killing, kidnapping, etc,etc, I mean etc,etc since the things I did to train and throughout my career, yes. I make good money and I'm very protected, I have a lot of benefits, but I never ruled out the possibility that if I had lived like any other being on this planet, I would have been better off』-『But what about the people who do this? Well yes, we are happy with what we do, it's not the only thing we know in life, but it's the first thing we have known in life, and by always being present, you come to think that yes, this is my thing, I'm very good at this, what a normal day I have, it's something you acquire over time, so don't worry Lain, you too...No, it's something to worry about, at least for you, you still have your humanity, unlike us that guys like you end up confusing us』.
The guy was so calm talking that he even took his time, he has it all figured out, that calmness that you are so good at what you do that you don't take any notice of it, that just indicates that you are a professional, as you can even do it with your eyes closed and still do an excellent job. For this guy like his partner, seeing the days as what they do, doesn't take away from the fact that they can act as normal as they want.
『A stiff upper lip and ready!!!! I proceed to take the girl away, at first if gave me things to say that word, but meh, at least I'm not as sick as the guys who are going to fight over her』.
At that moment the guy would go on to want to grab Ron with his hands, but at that moment something happened that he didn't see coming....
『Don't touch my daughter...stay away from her...』
『Yes...I was going to come to see you, but I don't want to give you another dose because if I do you won't be able to spend Christmas with your husband, at least I want you to share that together』.
『Eh?...』
『So please, I know you're not used to hearing this but, I'm going to take your daughter, so spend Christmas alone with your husband and *smiles* Next year you can spend another happy year with your new daughter 』.
At this point the guy was going to take Ron in his arms, when he heard how someone ended up falling to the ground, it was Yume who, having her whole body tense and asleep from the tranquilizer dart, the only thing she could do was to move specific parts of her body, it was not normal, she moved like a snake, a worm, trying to move forward with everything she has.
At that moment Yume couldn't express it because her face was numb, but what this guy told her, really made her blood boil, who took Ron in his arms who was still asleep, and carried him as if he did it every day. While Yume on her back was trying to slowly move forward with her strength, where this guy wasn't that she was ignoring him, rather....
『This is the first time this has happened, the Neko Species I understand is a warrior species, you can tell they have great endurance and a strong will to fight, what I just told you, you didn't like it did you? Of course you don't like me, sorry, it's better to be clear and tell it like it is instead of keeping it to yourself, don't you believe that too, so that's why, if we had the opportunity to fight I'm sure you would have been the strongest with everyone I've faced *smiles*』.
To this the guy without further ado said calmly, who Yume could reflect directly, his face managed to recover better than expected, that this the guy could see clearly, Yume was very angry at that moment, his words were not lies, Yume if he was going to fight, he was going to do it to kill.
『But that's a personal matter, I'm just doing my job, so if you'll excuse me 』
tap...
『Hey, where are you going so calmly after everything you told me, you think after wanting to destroy my happiness, ruining our special day and wanting to take my daughter away...』-『I'm going to kill you, I won't be satisfied until I see you dead you damn elf!!!!』
At this Yume told him clearly, she managed to mobilize her whole body, stopping the robe with a single grip, staring into his eyes with as much anger as possible, Yume was very upset, it was like seeing someone who wanted to return to her origins. The Elf, on the other hand, was surprised by this, as it seems the Kyubi mask he put on didn't help him at all.
『Yeah, plans don't work out the way you want them to』.
At this Yume was still clutching the black robe of the Elf, who turned to look at what was happening, in order to hide his identity and not be discovered, he improvised this disguise with what he had at hand, the mask of the Kyubi he was wearing, It was just as he had been suspecting since that night, since days before, that everything seemed to turn bad, but with a little effort he could overcome it, but from one day to another, he felt other sensations that did not compare to the one he had already noticed before, beating Lain would be easy, but.... .. the sensation that this Elf was transmitting was not normal, he could imagine it and think about it, if he could see his aura for sure it would be one that was dripping to the ground from the highest to the lowest, it was viscous, blood? Red in colour? That would be the most normal thing, but no, for those who committed many crimes in this world, who only seek their own benefit, for those who are the opposite of themselves, warm, confident...that they are unhappy in life....
『 You suck...』
『¿? But I just took a bath, before doing a job you have to go presentable, etiquette is also something that our teacher instilled in us well 』
『*sucks* You stink of white...damn Elf....』
To what Yume said with her annoyed eyes, sharp pupils, while squeezing the elf's robe tighter to prevent him from escaping, you could tell that it was really too much to say, but the person in front of her, is one of the worst in the world.
『I knew it, you can't judge people without knowing them, hey Nekomata Yume, what you just said is wrong, you can't hate someone just because of that thought, with a mentality like that it's normal for bad things to happen to you 』-『Of course, I'm just talking about more』.
At that moment the Elf was going to end up doing another pose with his face, he was no longer going to do the little smile that he seems to do a lot, but instead he quickly made the peace sign in front of his face. SLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!! At that moment Yume had him ready, he was going to attack with his other paw, with his claws in order to blind the elf, where this by pure knowledge and experience in combat, that simple gesture with fingers, was enough to stop the attack of Yume, who would proceed to say that.
『You went straight for the eyes, one of the traits we Elves are proud of is just our eyesight, it seems that those who taught you to fight, did it well 』.
Quickly Yume with his other claw would pull hard on the Elf's tunic to knock him to the ground, but quickly the Elf realised this, and with a smooth and agile movement, he easily managed to undress his black tunic where he turned to look ahead, Yume would try to hit it with her claws again and again, where the Elf would be dodging every move, this was incredible to see, but for Yume not being able to hit anything so far, only made her more angry and nervous. In that she thought better of another plan, she would go around him with the highest speed she could at that moment, where the Elf with a calm smile would pretend he couldn't keep up, where Yume could quickly notice this better, if .... her legs and arms didn't respond as she would like, even with this disadvantage she would go to attack him in a blind spot, she prepared her claws but ....
The Elf had taken the tunic that Yume had left on the ground to continue with his strategy, where he quickly believed that this was done to blind him so he could hit him, but nothing more than that, he continued with his attack but... there was no one in that place. When he turned to look behind him, he ended up finding that...
『This robe is really warm, it gave me a cold wind when you took it off, it was a good strategy really, but you must have already realised what is going on here, the Nekos are not the smartest species of all, but of course they are very creative, skilful, and they have their instinct very present, thanks to that their speculations always hit the target, or in most of the times to deny it 』.
He waved his hand from side to side as if it was a fan, where of course the Elf knew that with this small movement of the fight, he could already give a lot of information to Yume, and of course Yume herself knew it clearly, firstly she is weakened, her body still has the side effects of the tranquilizer effect, it will take a long time before she can have full mobility, and the other thing that was as he imagined, at the moment he took off the Elf's robe, he could see clearly, the type of weaponry he carries. ..it's a unique one but recognizable at a glance, it's not that he has a large arsenal with him, but you can see that he is protected for direct attacks, the reason why he doesn't fight until now, no...the reason why he made him see how he walks mostly.
『I am an assassin, our job is to kill those who endanger our priorities: first kill whoever threatens our boss, second kill our targets, and third kill if we are in danger. It's that simple, isn't it? So I want you to understand this, I am not someone you should fight right now, unlike the Elves who initially did not have that instinct to kill, killer instinct, you Nekos have it since the beginning of your species, I had the opportunity to fight many times to the death, both humans and Species, but with a Neko? That's why I was so excited to deny you, but if there is no intention to kill someone, we don't even try, that's why I told you this before, I can tell that you are strong Nekomata Yume, if we could fight, you would be the strongest of all my opponents 』.
He went on to say a bit about what the Elf thinks about the situation and himself, like he said, why hide it, that wouldn't be true to yourself, it seems he has had many encounters in this life he had, like he has some conditions to do his job, to kill, but he also does kidnappings and we recently saw him receive his boss, it wouldn't be strange that he also accepts other kinds of jobs. To this Yume despite what he heard, he was trying to recover, but I would repeat it to him again to make it clear to him.
『I'm going to kill you...that's what I told you...and I'm going to do it...』
'Can you do it? Are you fit to kill me? If there's no need to do it then don't do it, don't accept other jobs and don't do inappropriate things, I know it sounds really weird to hear us talking as if it's something normal, but it is, doing bad things doesn't ban you from everything, you just keep doing them and that's it, with my friend we went to an amusement park months ago, we went on several rides, it was a lot of fun, we also visited many tourist areas, we have some souvenir photos, if I show them to you, I am very sure you will say that we don't have the right to live like normal people, but my boss told me that: As long as you live you have every right to do whatever makes you happy, so keep on living until you die』-『I was really shocked too that there is someone like that *smile*』.
To this the Elf made faces according to the moment, but as he had a mask on, it was not possible to reflect what he was feeling, but surely he was making a gesture that he liked that thought, of course...it is a gesture of salvation that most people would make if someone who accepts you would tell you, as such a pure and noble emotion, can also be felt by people who are dedicated to killing others. Yume just imagining it, this only made her more angry that she would try to attack the Elf again but this time in a more aggressive way, first she would throw herself straight at him where the Elf dodged it easily, after this failed attack, Yume would push herself again to be able to hit him again, This time he would go for the Elf's legs, where the Elf simply gave a slight jump like a game where Yume reacted much faster, he took advantage of the agility of his species to propel himself back up and give a few claw blows but.... ..
『I understand why you want to fight, but I repeat, this is not the time, or are you stubborn? I'm giving you and your husband a chance to start from scratch and be happy again, I know it's very cruel but that's the way it is, your daughter is someone special who came into this world, so if we get a chance, of course we'll take it, like everyone else in life』.
To this the Elf kept dodging again and again, he didn't really want to fight Yume, it couldn't even be called a fight, if he really decided to fight for real, he would just be doing his job. Yume to this kept trying to attack back and forth, from all corners, she was trying to take him to any corner of the house, it is said that Nekos are experts at using everything around them, in creativity in fighting, in killing they have it thanks to their ancestors, but since she is numb, she clearly won't be able to do anything.
『Although I'm glad we don't make so much noise and mess, it's a very nice home, I know many colleagues who are spread out in the world that when they are given a job, you can tell they are very happy to do it, like if you see their face you say: This guy is crazy about his job. They arrive, they kill their target, they don't care where they are, they end up destroying it, if there are people around who have nothing to do with it but are there anyway, they kill them and that's it. Poly Poly Poly, he's from my graduation, I'm sure he won't die a peaceful death, not that I won't either, but even we say, this guy has no scruples』.
Despite the fact that they are having a fight inside a house, where you can hear if something huge happens, by the calmness and manoeuvrability that the Elf has to do his job well, he can maintain that everything is normal, while Yume, who thanks to being numb, can't cause the havoc that he was mostly identified as. At this they arrived at the dining hall, where the Elf quickly looked around as soon as they entered the dining hall in order to detail it.
『You probably ate here with your family every day, it looks nice too, you talked about your day, you laughed together, you probably argued too, and even as you are naughty, I bet a lot of things happened here』-『While when I went to the dining room, we were also full of dreams...』
At this the Elf walked around the table, while Yume, seeing an opportunity to attack from another distance, climbed onto the huge table and with his claws tried to hit the Elf, but the Elf just kept dodging like a playful child, even walking with his hands clasped behind his back.
『Shall I take you to the first floor? No, that would be too much, let's stay here, I'm rather impressed that you can move around a lot, you're regaining your agility, it's amazing, I see that it takes a lot more dose to put an adult Neko to sleep completely, mistakes of first experiences with something new *sticks out tongue*』.
At this point Yume was already in agony, she really couldn't land any blows on him, in all the time that passed, she just kept talking, she felt tired, like she was regaining her mobility? Nekos were always agile and strong, they were undetected and always surprised their opponent, this fight...this game just proved to her that it's not like that at all....
『I already have it very clear Nekomata Yume, you really love your family and appreciate it very much, someone as good as you and your husband don't deserve the worst ending, so accept what I'm offering you from the beginning, the chance to start over, it's the best gift an assassin can offer you 』.
To this after a short walk through the first floor of the Nekomata House, the Elf ended up jumping back, where they returned to the room where the game started, everything was still as before, nothing was destroyed and nothing was out of place. Fuu was still sleeping and so was Ron, while Yume was tired and shocked by this fact, she didn't speak, she didn't have to speak, an assassin isn't talkative at all, it really seems strange to her that there are guys like this that have such a quiet way of thinking. That's just...
『What are you offering me? Is that your present for Christmas? 』-『But you do talk a lot, you Elves sure got cocky over the years, and with that calm and relaxed attitude you have, you have the worst to piss off those of us who are the opposite of you!!!! You are speaking for yourself and only about yourself...so shut up for once and just listen to me now』-『I'm going to show you, why the Nekos.... are the best species there is!!!!』
At this quickly the Elf was still calm despite Yume's statements, who confidently tried to go about his business, he was going to grab Ron this time to take him away, but Yume kind of decided to relax in all this, instead of forcing his muscles to move according to what she wants, he should go back to what he was before, to the time where all the Species were faithful and just like himself, where the only reason that made him the best was only one. Instinct was the only thing that drove the species in his era.
The Elf did not understand this, where he quickly wagged his fingers instantly, eh? What was that... it was as if something surprised you that you instinctively reacted to defend yourself, even he could tell that you were even going to strike an attacking pose, when he looked forward again what he found at that moment was clear.
There was no physical change at that moment, it's not like Yume mutated or transformed, but there was one thing that was clear at that moment, it's like he went back to what he always was from the beginning. All his senses, his thinking, his reactions, and even his look, all indicated that yes, he was a Pure Species for that moment.
At this the Elf did not avoid making sounds with his mouth, as if he was sucking his saliva as he...
!!!!!!!!!!!
At that moment Yume appeared in front of him, who still didn't show his claws at that moment, but even if there was nothing dangerous at that moment, the Elf knew he had to dodge him or.....
Slash!!!!!!!!!
At that moment something was being spilled, the elf could notice that the mask he had was cut by a fine cut that was made, that piece ended up falling to the ground, where his cheek was also cut slightly but fine at the same time, where the blood did not take long to run down his cheek. To this the Elf if he would no longer speak at all, he would remain silent and even there it was not all over, since the other piece where he received the hit ended up falling off, showing half of his face as it is and the other half still with the mask on, and yes... Now he was showing himself as someone who should get serious, since his life could be in danger.
At this Yume was sitting like a feline, with her front and hind legs, that when she turned to look at the Elf, she quickly disappeared from one moment to another, at this the Elf was looking quickly trying to keep up with Yume, where it was clearly the objective of this, she quickly used even the robe she had to create a distraction and make a mistake, since the objective of who has the killing in her instinct, is to go to the vital parts of oneself.
At this the Elf leapt sideways, the tunic was useful as Yume went for his neck, but at a cost that garment was instantly destroyed. At this the Elf quickly put his arms in front of him and guided them with his gaze, but it was impossible, it really felt like a predator was hunting you, quickly without him expecting it, Yume appeared and....
Slash!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He ended up giving him a strong hit with his claws all over his body, his entire chest to his stomach were completely torn by the claws of Yume who at the moment of attack is where he releases his claws. Quickly the Elf would move to take distance to be able to recover, where Yume when looking at the edge of his claws, noticed that the blood he had, yes...it had not pierced his whole body, it only made a few grazes. This the Elf went on to look at his body, had it not been for the protection he was wearing, literally another story would have been told.
To this quickly Yume would attack and continue attacking throwing himself in front of the Elf, who would put his arms in front and as if he was attacking, quickly Yume would perceive this with his eyes, where he would quickly scratch with all his strength and speed his forehead, to this the Elf did not believe what he was seeing, so he continued and continued attacking that for us would be invisible attacks, he had no weapon in his hands, neither guns nor knives, so what murderer performs his work without any weapon in hand? But although nothing could be seen, it could be visualised at times as something collided with Yume's claws, and at the same time destroying him at the time that ....
The Elf saw that this was useless, better stop shooting and again stretched his arm as if he wanted to make another move, but he ended up realizing that... the place where he was did not leave him much freedom of movement, he smacked his lips at not being able to do much, where by this oversight, Yume quickly appeared below him and without wasting time he propelled himself with his paws, where having it ready, he released his claws at the moment.
Slash!!!!!!!!!
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At this the Elf had let his guard down a lot, just as Yume said, he was very cocky in everything he did, as what was happening next, if would be a representation of how brutal the ancient world was with the Species as pure as they were to begin with. With his right paw claws, he gave a high hook, he was going to hit the Elf full in the face, his goal was to pierce him from below, but the Elf at the last moment managed to get out of the way, using his own arms to stop the movement and not manage to pierce him completely but ....
Yume's claws had pierced the elf's jaw at that moment, who, because of the damage, couldn't help it and ended up spitting blood like never before, he couldn't scream, if he did it would draw too much attention. Even with his jaw pierced by Yume's claws, Yume was still struggling trying not to let it continue upwards, that would be his downfall, but as Yume had the advantage in this, with his other claw he had free, it was clear which vital part he was going to go for, he looked at his bare neck and released the claws to finish this off ....
『Yume?....』
At this a male voice was heard at the moment, who was Nekomata Fuu who even with the side effects of the tranquilizer, could open his eyes and from the couch he could see what was happening, as his wife never seen before, in his Pure Instinct he was about to kill the Elf who came to take his daughter away, where upon just waking up and not knowing anything, the only thing he could say was....
『Yume?...It's you?....』
At this Nekomata Fuu was confused, unaware of his wife at that moment, who Yume at this who was looking at her husband who was afraid, yes...she could feel it even herself, perhaps because she was in a state of Pure Instinct, she could finally visualize her emotions at that moment, the emotion she could see from her husband around her, the colour she transmitted was....
『Fuu?...Ron...I...』
Yume was confused, not that she was able to enter into reasoning all this time, she was conscious even in this state, but she hadn't thought about the image she would give to her Husband and daughter if they saw her like this...For just that moment, she didn't feel proud to be a Neko....
Pom!!!!!!
The Elf took advantage of that moment to make his move, he aimed with his arms helping himself by holding his right arm, with strength and skill, when he noticed the vital point of Nekomata Ron, he quickly shot him in the neck, making that as if it were a piercing wind, he passed it without problems. Because of the attack he received, Yume let the Elf free, who was first looking for a way to stop the bleeding, while Yume had shot him in the neck, it was clear that if he wasn't taken care of quickly he wouldn't survive.
『Yume!!!! What did they do to you Yume!!! Yume!!! 』-『No nono nonono nonono!!!! But what happened here!!!!! Everything was fine a while ago!!!! Why!!!!! Yume!!! Ron!!!!』
At this Fuu was screaming as much as he could because of what he had seen, he wanted to go to his wife who had fallen on the floor while he could not stop the bleeding from her neck, he wanted to talk but .... At this Fuu fell off the couch, he did not understand why he could not move his body normally, as if it was a worm, he went to his wife to help her, he took her face with his hands to tell her.
『Everything is going to be alright! Everything is going to be alright! Now I'm calling an ambulance and the police. Please Yume! You have to keep on living ------ 』
To this because he was shouting a lot and that would draw the attention of the neighbouring houses, the Elf without hesitation shot him in the head so that he would not continue interrupting any more, who after what he did, was still trying to stop his bleeding with some medicines and cloths that were in the place. Yume was shocked by what had happened to her husband, just a short time ago he was alive, and now?
She wanted to speak but...she didn't have the strength to do it. At this the Elf after making a mess of what he was avoiding so much, he tried to take a slight breath, as he was very nervous about what just happened, he looked back at Yume who was still alive, and just remembering that he was about to die several times...Without saying anything he was pointing his arm at Yume ready to finish her off, but...he...
『Wait...please...I haven't spoken yet....』
Speaking with blood in her mouth, she managed to say something at least to the elf who was still pointing his arm at her, she doesn't know what kind of weapon he used or what he did, but her whole family was now finished... Or at least... Yume tried to look at her daughter Ron who was still asleep, and told the elf that...
『Give Ron...my Christmas present...it's the red box under the Christmas tree.... please give it to him...』-『Ron...Fuu...*cries* I am so sorry...I couldn't protect my happiness...』
At this the blood on her neck was still bleeding, and covering important connections of the body, with the last strength she had, having her husband in front of her, she used everything she had to get close to his face, and was giving him the last caress that she would not have liked it to be like this. At this there was no more effort to be seen, Nekomata Yume and Nekomata Fuu were dead.
At this the Elf was with his jaw covered in cloth, he controlled his breathing so that his blood would not leak through any important pathways, but it seemed that he could survive the jousting by his reaction of looking for his life first. He couldn't speak at the moment, but he looked over at Ron who was still sleeping peacefully and... He looked under the tree, the red box was just as Yume had told him before he died, and when he opened the gift, a distinctive sound gave him to understand that this would be a very special gift for Ron.
Before he left, he seems to have written a note and put it somewhere, he was holding Ron in his arms, he needs to disguise himself with something, if he goes out like this he will attract attention, or better yet, he will ask for help.
『Uhm? ah! Looks like they're done already! Eh? What do you want me to pick you up? It's alright, there's no problem, although it seems like something happened, by the way, I went to buy some hot chocolate from the place you told me about, I'll get some cups for you guys! Eh? What don't you want? You must have your reasons, when you see me you'll understand? hey hey, you didn't do something crazy, did you? Gee, I always tell you that your greatest propiority is you! But if you're going to be ok Lynn? oh that's good, I almost lost my soul, good! I'll be right there, wait for me for a few minutes Lynn!』
The Elf was texting with his Boss, asking him to pick him up, who kindly accepted, they really seem more like close friends than the relationship of Boss and companion, henchmen, whatever Lynn, eh? Her name is Lynn, it's too cute and cuddly for someone who wouldn't hesitate to kill a family.
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