Look, It's a Kitty...Maybe. [Kouji!]

[Sayaka Ito]

Gym...sucked a lot harder than Sayaka would have thought.

Now, she tried to stay as positive as she could. Sure, her threshold for being positive was probably lower than a lot of people's, but she managed to keep herself going. But right then she was breathing rather heavily and felt relatively sore all over. All due to her power. It had a huge drawback in that it made her much more physically weak than even ordinary people her age were.

So that meant that anything physical, gym included, was more difficult. They said that over time ,it would get easier to exercise, that her body would get used to it. But she really, really doubted that fact. Exercise in general just sucked. And she was still in her gym clothes, too, because gym had just ended. Sweat pants, and as much as she hated short-sleeved shirts, that was what she was wearing. Where, however, was she then? Right outside of the gym doors, sitting on the ground by them with her head on her knees.

That was when she frowned and thought she heard the sound of feet. But the sound was like...really super tiny, almost difficult for her to hear. Not like the sound of an ordinary person walking around. How odd. "Hello?" Sayaka called out, usually not one to make first contact like this.

[Kouji Yajima]

Kouji’s class had gotten out early, and it was a beautiful day outside, so he figured he’d go for a run while he had time. He decided he’d just go to the locker room and just use him gym clothes instead of walking all the way to his dorm and back. He walked down the halls, whistling with hands in his pocket and a bounce in his step. Unfortunately, once he was around the corner from the gym, he fell to the ground in a sudden pain. He knew what was coming and made an attempt to bolt, but as his bones and muscles started to transform against his will, he was forced upon all fours. The change was excruciating, really, especially if he fought it.

Suddenly, everything was growing big and then went dark. Kouji pawed his way through the pile of clothes he left behind as a human, and eventually poked his head out of the sleeve of the t-shirt he had been wearing.

Uh oh. This wasn’t good. Kitten Kouji looked around; nobody had been around to help him gather his clothes. It was okay though, he reassured himself, he could just go to the locker room, change back, put on his gym clothes, and go back and fetch his regular clothes. It would be fine… right?

He continued heading for the gym, when suddenly he heard a voice call out. He walked towards it; maybe it was someone he knew and they could help him. That would be even better! He really didn’t want someone to take his clothes while he was gone. Kitten Kouji turned the corner and instead found someone he didn’t know at all – a little girl. She was sitting on the floor with her knees up. He hoped something wasn’t wrong, so he decided to investigate and walk up to her, his fluffy orange tail up in the air.

[Sayaka Ito]

Sayaka kept her eyes glued in the direction the noise was coming from, but she really could not see anything. Not yet. She was beginning to wonder if she had imagined the noise when someone DID come into view. Or rather, a something did; a small little cat was walking towards her. The only thing that really stood out about the cat was his orange fur. Huh...strange. She could have sworn there were rules about pets. And they didn't include cats. Maybe it was a teacher's pet?

But where was the teacher? Sayaka looked around a bit, wondering if there was anyone nearby, but no, no one except for the cat. This was...strange, to say the least. Sayaka looked to the cat again, a curious look on her face. "Wonder where you came from," the Japanese girl spoke up, tilting her head just a little bit. She was beginning to forget how weak and tired she felt as her brain went to work on just how this cat had gotten here. Bah...it wasn't REALLY important, now was it? Sayaka didn't really need an answer right away, though she would like an answer to the mystery soon enough. "Where'd you come from, kitty?" the child asked of him, at least she assumed it was a he, and scooted forward a bit, to shorten the distance between herself and the cat.

She wondered, how would someone react if they came across this odd scene? Hopefully they'd just continue walking along. "Where's your owner?" she added, reaching her hand out towards him to give him a chance to get petted by her. She wasn't exactly a huge animal lover, but...he was...cute. She had to admit that much, as much as she didn't want to do so.

[Kouji Yajima]

If only Kouji could talk as a cat, because then he would ask her if she were okay, but he couldn’t so he continued to walk up to her and took a seat at her feet. His ears perked up while she talked to him. Although she didn’t know who he was, she still might be able to help! He also realized that he needed a human simply to get someone to open the door to the locker room for him.

Kitten Kouji let out a meow, and paws at the girl’s shoes to try to make it clear that he wanted her to follow. It was hard to communicate as a cat; most people who don’t know it’s Kouji in a kitten form just think he’s being cute and that he wants to be held or pet. Quickly, he turned around and headed back towards his clothes, once at the corner, he stopped, looked at Sayaka, and gave another meow before disappearing around the corner.

He just hoped she understood.

[Sayaka Ito]

Sayaka just stared at the cat, confused as heck about just what it was he wanted her to do. He certainly didn't want to get petted, since he was walking away from her outstretched hand. How strange. Sayaka tilted her head again and watched as the kitty walked away from her. Where was he going? She really wanted to just stay there, but...if she did, she would never be able to discover what he wanted. So with a small sigh she picked herself up off the ground and followed after the cat, around the corner. Ah, there he was!

"For a kitty you're strange." she informed the small kitten as she rounded the corner. Not that she was in any position to call him small, considering her size compared to other people.

[Kouji Yajima]

For a kitty, Kouji certainly was strange. He couldn’t deny that, because he didn’t really think like a normal kitten, but instead as the desperate and somewhat pathetic boy he was. Although, in his mind, he liked to think he was more unique than strange. Ah well, maybe his strange behavior would hint at the fact that he was a meta instead of an actual kitten.

Yes! She was following him! Half the battle was done… kind of. He looked back to see the girl turn the corner, and he gave a happy meow and stopped at the pile of clothes on the floor, sitting on the sleeve of his t-shirt. His tail whipped happily back and forth as he gave her another meow and pawed at the clothes. It sort of looked like he was playing with the cloth, but he had no other way to communicate with her, so it was his only hope.

[Sayaka Ito]

...An odd little cat to be sure. Sayaka was, of course, going to follow after him, and when she saw him just pawing at the clothes? She stood there and frowned at him, wondering if he was playing a game of sorts. And if he was, what kind of game it was, because she wasn't seeing too much fun in this.

Of course, what could she really expect from playing a game with a kitten? Sayaka had expected SOMETHING to happen, though, which was the problem, as seemingly nothing at all was happening. IF only she knew the truth of the situation. "What? Those clearly aren't yours. So are you telling me you just stole them from someone?" the young Asian asked, crossing her arms as she stared poor Kouji down, waiting for some kind of answer despite the fact that he was a cat and, as such, could not answer properly.

[Kouji Yajima]

Kouji gave a pathetic meow. Clearly this wasn’t going to work out as well as he planned. If only he could talk as a cat, then life would be just that much easier. He started to walk towards Sayaka before suddenly stopping. No, no, no, noooo. The familiar pain that was associated with changing started to come back and Kouji tried to back up. The last thing he wanted was to be naked in the school hallway in front of a poor, innocent little girl.

He tried to back up and head towards a place to hide, but after a few steps he had trouble walking. He fell to the floor and started to grow, letting out another meow that was a bit distorted with is human voice. Suddenly, he was flat on his stomach in his human form. “Ugn…” He groaned, rubbing his head. Somewhere in the middle of the change, his head met the floor in a painful manner. He had almost forgotten about the girl, but then he opened his eyes and saw her feet. “Oh no…”

[Sayaka Ito]

Sayaka stared, worried about the cat, as it proceeded to tumble to the ground; what was going on with it? She had no idea it was actually changing back to a human. So she just stood there and stared...at least until she noticed the change occurring, and then she noticed something else. He was kind of...naked.

Yeah, he had to be one of the other kids that went here, and his power had to be...changing into a cat? What an oddly unhelpful power. "You're..." she began, looking away shyly with a bright blush on her young face. "Naked." she finished with a small whisper, almost too shy to even say the word.

[Kouji Yajima]

Kouji scrambled to sit up, taking his lose clothes and covering himself as best as he could. “Ah! I’m so sorry!” His face turned beat red, and he rushed towards a corner to change properly. Once he got pants on, he walked back over towards the young girl while pulling on his shirt. He was a bit calmer, but still felt horrible for what had happened.

“I didn’t mean for that to happen. I was just hoping you’d be able to help.” He explained, rubbing the back of his head. “Um. I’m Kouji. Nice to meet you.” Kouji extended a hand, not exactly sure what else he could do.

[Sayaka Ito]

Sayaka kept her eyes clued to the ground as he went around the corner. Her hands were in front of her, tightly grasping one another as she kept her gaze there, waiting for him to finish dressing. How...embarrassing. She had never seen a boy naked before, though admittedly, she had only seen Kouji for a moment or two before looking away.

As it turned out, it seemed he had at least put on his pants, and shyly, she looked towards him. The blush was still on her face, though, and his shirtless appearance didn't help it any. "I-I'm...Sayaka..." she spoke up. "...This has to be the most awkward way to meet someone ever." she added.

[Kouji Yajima]

Oh God. The poor girl. Kouji just wanted to hug her. Although, that would probably make the situation even worse, so he decided to not do that. He’d like to think that he didn’t destroy any innocence in her. He’d have to make it up to her, somehow. He wasn’t quite sure yet.

“Um. Yeah. Sorry…” He muttered, patting her back, as if that could take back what had happened. “I really didn’t mean for you to uh—for that to happen.” He repeated, laughing a bit to try and help the situation. “But you like cats, eh?” He added in, giving a cat-like smile. “A cat lover is always a good person.” With that said, a small kitten started pawing at his feet. “Oh.” He picked it up and started petting it, to which it started purring happily. “This one isn’t a student. Cat’s also like to… follow me.” He explained. “Wanna hold him?” Cats made everything better.

[Sayaka Ito]

He was...patting her back? Okay...that was kind of weird, and to be honest, Sayaka flinched away from him just a little bit, unused to being physically touched. Not to mention it was just weird in general to pat someone on the back for little to no reason, at least in her eyes.

"Yeah...yeah, I know you didn't. But still..." Sayaka trailed off shyly, still looking a bit away from him and not straight at him. It wasn't her fault, after all, that he didn't even have a shirt on right then. Not her fault at all. It was then that he started to talk about cats, asking if she was a cat lover ad stuff, and with a blink she actually looked up at him. "Well...I wouldn't say that. I mean, I've never had a cat before or dealt much with them or anything. But they are...cute." she admitted, looking at the cat in his hands.

After a few moments, she held her arms, and hands, forward to receive the cat.