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 Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:45 pm
 Barrett didn't understand this shop. On the floor below him, cats mingled and weaved among each other, yowling greeting and affections as if they were second nature. For some reason, he couldn't grasp their happiness. From where he sat, on the counter next to the cash register, they were nothing but unfamiliar blurs. They drifted in and out of his vision, entering his blindspot and then disappearing altogether.
He didn't know how long he sat there, but in what seemed like a blink of an eye, the shop grew silent. The moon shone through the windows and washed out the floor below him with a silvery glow. With a crooked smile, he gently pounced down from the counter and slinked his way over to a corner of the shop where he had hidden his crystal ball earlier that day.
"Sorry for leaving you..."
He rolled it under his paw, placing it in the shimmering light...and waited.
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Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 8:16 pm
 "Ah!"
Suena woke with a start and experienced that peculiar moment of disorientation, not knowing where or when she was. In a slight panic, she consulted her one constant: the sky. Blue as the deep, but brightened by the light of the moon. She calmed and looked around. That's right... She was in the Bonbon shop. She had been playing for a while, but then she must have fallen asleep on the windowsill. Of course no one came to look for her. Her owner was not that type, and she had arrived alone. With a sigh, she hopped to the floor, but as she went to leave, something caught her eye. It was... another cat. Naturally, she trotted over to investigate.
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:48 pm
Normally, everyone was gone by this time. So, it was safe to say that Barrett was more than surprised to see another cat approaching him. His paw instantly shot out to shield his possession against him once more, its glimmering surface losing its shine in his shadow.
“Can I help you?”
Barrett questioned the cat, his voice gruff after years of no use. He really didn’t know what to say, but he figured this was his best bet for a quick conversation and an even quicker escape. Talking with others on a personal level had never been his strong forte...not for a long time...
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:40 pm
His efforts to hide the ball were naught; her curiosity was sparked merely by his possessiveness. She walked around him, trying to get a better view. "Um... Well... I thought everyone else had gone home. I was wondering what you were doing. What is that you have there?" Her voice clearly implied the last question to be of the most importance.
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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:20 pm
The fur along his neck began to raise, the tension in his muscles growing at his company's curiosity. Her closeness brought an uncomfortable feeling, something vaguely familiar, a memory of happier days. He didn’t like it one bit.
“I didn’t think anyone was here either....”
Barrett replied quickly, resorting to placing both paws over his treasure in an attempt to hide it. He knew it was futile, she had already seen it, but he couldn’t help it. By now, protecting this crystal ball was an instinct, a reflex.
“It’s something...very important to me.”
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:57 pm
"What is it?" she repeated, oblivious to most of his discomfort. She laid down and reached out slowly; she didn't want him to turn aggressive on her, but she still wanted to touch it. "It's pretty..." she added, slightly dreamily.
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Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:12 pm
"It's a crystal ball."
Barrett replied, his voice slightly panicked as her paw brushed close to the object's surface. Why couldn't she understand? She musn't touch it. No one was allowed to touch it.
"I-I suppose it is." He muttered, adding afterwards,"But please, Miss, may I ask you not to touch it? Please...."
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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:45 am
She pulled back her paw, but stayed down low to the ground and looked disappointed. "Why can't I touch it?" Her foul emotions didn't last long though, for a realization dawned upon her. She asked excitedly, "If you have a crystal ball, does that mean you can tell the future? Oh, and what's your name? I'm Suena." She tacked on those last two sentences at the end, spurred by how she had been called 'Miss'.
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:17 pm
Barrett didn't answer her question, slightly unsure of the answer himself but he luckily did not have to answer because she jumped forth with a new question. Eyeing her slowly with his good eye, Barrett rubbed the smooth yet cloudy surface of his crystal ball.
"I used to, but...the crystal ball is no longer of use."
He muttered lowly, registering late her question about his name.
"Barrett."
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:49 am
Her disappointment returned. "That's sad... How did it break? It doesn't look cracked..." Her voice trailed to a mutter, and she inched a little closer to see. "It's nice to meet you Barrett," she added. "You're a slightly strange kitty, but that's ok. People say I'm slightly strange myself."
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:45 pm
"It's not that...it's cracked..." Barrett tried to explain, his voice starting to become strained, "You see, it's misted over...I-I can't see anything."
Settling for that simple explanation, he dropped his gaze in embarrassment at her next statment. Strange? Was he...strange?
"Ah...I'm sorry. I'll try my best to be...normal."
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:03 am
She objected immediately, "No! Don't do that. Strange is good..." She shrunk back, her thoughts drifting back to memories she could barely recall, her lost kittenhood. Such a wonderful place, so very far away--or so she thought--yet strange to all others. Her next question came more subdued: "What happened to your eye?"
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