Something Kawaii This Way Comes
Part 5
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"I'm sorry, Mihoshi." Kiyone apologized. "I was just upset
because I was planning to make a special dinner tonight and some
of the stuff I needed for it was on that shelf."
"We could go buy more."
"Not until our next paycheck." Kiyone explained. "We can have
something else tonight and have the special dinner another time,
though."
"Okay." Mihoshi replied. "I'm sorry I ruined your dinner."
Fluffy miya'ed at the mention of the word dinner.
"I'm sorry." Mihoshi told him, handing him a carrot. "There you
go. I almost forgot to feed you."
"Mihoshi, why don't you let him outside so you don't trip over
him while we clean up the kitchen?"
"Come on, Fluffy." Mihoshi told him, as she opened the door.
It had stopped raining so the little cabbit hopped out the door.
Fluffy hopped down the street. He wanted desperately to find a
radio station. He wanted to let the Galaxy Police know where he
was. However, all his attempts at asking directions, were misread
by passers-by as adorable attempts to beg for treats or
attention.
He even tried to demonstrate his police-affiliation by leaning on
a police officer's leg and miya'ing up at her.
The cop picked up the unique (from the cop's point of view)
animal and scritched him under the skin.
"Are you lost, little fellow?" She asked. "You poor dear.
Here, let me give you some food."
After getting food, Fluffy hopped off.
***
"There," Kiyone smiled in satisfaction at the kitchen. "all done.
You go get Fluffy and I'll make dinner."
"Okay." Mihoshi went out to find Fluffy.
With the mess out of the way, Kiyone began preparing a meal for
herself and Mihoshi.
***
Fluffy hopped as fast as he could, trying to get away from the
two men with the nets who were chasing him.
"Miya! Miya!" he complained. He didn't know if they were from a
lab or the pound. Since both of these possibilities were equally
bad, he didn't stop to find out.
"We've got him." One of the men told the other. "He's not going
to hop over a 24 foot gorge."
As he hopped toward the gorge, Fluffy tried to work out an
escape plan. To dart either way would only buy him a few more
seconds of freedom. It seemed entirely futile.
Then he remembered he was a cabbit.
The men reached out with their nets.
The little cabbit leaped, barely avoiding both, and began
tumbling in mid-air.
The two men watched as a startling transformation took place.
The tiny ... bunny? ... kitty?... it was cute whatever it was...
turned into a very large and foreboding space ship.
The spaceship rose up and flew off.
They couldn't be sure, but the two men could've sworn it was
laughing at them.
***
//Hmmm.// Fluffy thought to himself. //This gives me an idea.//
Flying up into space, he flew directly toward Galaxy Police HQ.
[[Pirate vessel.]] A Galaxy Police Operative Second Class
challenged him as he arrived. [[You are violating Police Space.
Please withdraw your vehicle from this area.]]
{{I am not a pirate vessel.}} He transmitted from his own ship's
computer to the GP ship's computer. {{I am Operative A.}}
Fluffy could have sworn that the other Operative was holding
back tears when he spoke again.
[[You are not Operative A.]] He accused. [[How dare you attempt
to pretend to be him. I won't permit you to sully his name with
your slanderous lies!]]
//Sully?// Fluffy wondered. //Does anyone even use that word
anymore besides this guy?//
"Miya!" the cabbit ship protested as the SCO openned fire on
him. He considered returning fire, but to do that would be to
prove he was indeed a criminal. Instead, he fled back to Earth.
***
"Fluffy!!!" Mihoshi called, slumping down to the steps of her
apartment. She put her face in her hands. "Why did he run away?
He's all alone in that big world. I don't... I ...
"Miya?" Fluffy asked as he hopped up the path to her.
"Fluffy!!" Mihoshi cried out. She put out her arms and the
little cabbit hopped right into them. "Good boy!" She laughed as
she petted and hugged him.
"Miya." Fluffy replied.
Mihoshi stood up and carried him back inside.
(The End...?)