CHAPTER 1
Miss Liana had, unfortunately, woken up to early before her time to do so. Her mood made her servants nervous. They were afraid that they might be fired, so they were extra careful with her today.
I leaped up onto her lap as she waited for her breakfast impatiently. She started to pet me a little too harshly as she grumbled under breath about nothing. I meowed uncomfortably, but she just patted me on the head heavily and continued petting me.
Two servants came into the room. One held Miss Liana’s breakfast and the other one held mine. They squirmed under her gaze as they waited for a demand.
“What took you so long?” complained Miss Liana angrily. The servants looked down.
“Humph. Just set them on the table and leave,” demanded Miss Liana as I glared at them also. They quickly set the food down and left, relieved. She peeled back the covers and climbed out slowly grunting other complaints under her breath. She was young and tall, but she sounded like an old woman. I watched her as she sat down at the table and set down my bowl on the floor. I leaped off the bed and ate hungrily. She needed faster servants.
“What a mess. Come here Glint, you messy girl. Let me clean your mouth,” said Miss Liana as I looked up. She reached down with a wet napkin and started to wipe my mouth. I back away, hissing. She looked at me in surprise then with anger.
“Don’t be like that Glint,” she said harshly, pointing her finger at me. I gave one last hiss and ran out of her room, into the kitchen. It smelled wonderful in here. I meowed loudly at the cooks to give me something more to eat.
“Shoo! Go away cat. You don’t belong in here,” said one of the cooks as he shoved me away with his foot. I hissed. They could not treat me that way. I was Miss Liana’s cat. I then meowed to another cook. He was short and seemed a little different from the other cooks. He was not doing anything. I meowed again, louder when he ignored me. Finally, he looked down and smiled.
“Oh, the wealthy lady’s cat is hungry. Wouldn’t you like something to eat?” he cooed. I meowed in response. He took out a biscuits from his pocket and held them out in front of me. I started towards them, but he moved it farther away. I followed the biscuits. I thought of nothing other than the biscuits as he opened the back door and threw them outside. I leaped after them.
“Goodbye Kitty!” he called as I looked around in time to see him close the door. I ran to it, clawed at the door, and meowed until my throat was sore.
Traitor! I thought as I back away from the door, thinking of what to do. I walked out into an empty street lined with tall lamps. I looked around in the dark seeing everything and nothing. That was when I heard some urgent honks.
I looked up to see a goose, flailing high in the sky. The goose seemed unable to keep a fight. He was coming down rapidly.
“Watch out, beings that are below!” he honked as he spiraled down.
“What beings? I am the only one around!” I meowed. The goose was now closer to the ground. He was a big goose, but not very fat. His beak was a dark black and his feathers were white, spotted with grey spots.
“Ahoy there kitten! You better watch…” he reached the ground before he finished his sentence. I walked towards his unmoving body, wondering if he was dead. I sniffed him and jumped back in surprise when shook out his feathers and stood up.
“I am not that easily killed,” he honked proudly. I meowed back in congratulation. I looked at him and tilted my head slightly when I saw that his eyes were a bright green. He looked away.
“Well, it might as well be proper to introduce my self. I am Leaf,” he said proudly. I laughed at that.
“Leaf?” I asked in surprise. He looked back at me.
“What is your name?” he asked ignoring my laughs.
“Glint,” I answered, frowning. He gave a nod.
“What is wrong?” he asked when he saw me frown.
“Oh nothing,” I answered looking away, but there was something wrong. There was something different and not possible. His eyes were now black.
