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Long, bare legs were draped over the arm of the recliner chair, Prissy's chosen perch for the particularly lazy afternoon. An oversized shirt practically swallowed the shorts she'd put on beneath, dark pink nails flipping through the most recent issue of Vogue as one foot idly continued to bob up and down where it dangled.

She'd called off from work, citing the need for a health day. Granted, it was more of a mental health day because she simply didn't feel like going in to work... but they didn't need to really know all of that information, right?

As she was studying the new upcoming fall line (and wistfully wondering if there'd be any social event in Destiny City worth buying a beautiful gown for), she heard a faint sound that caused her to straighten up in her chair. It sounded as if there was yowling in the distance, but...

Eyes glanced over to where the fluffy pink bed resided by the fireplace. It had been ordered especially for a certain black and pink cat to match his adorable accessories - but it sat unusually empty. If he wasn't in the bed and he wasn't near the food, he was typically lounging around with his mistress in her lap or on the top of the chair... but both were absent of a particularly snooty Persian as well.

Another yowl and a hiss in the distance sent alarm bells ringing. A dreadful silence consumed the air; could it have been Momewrath or Silk? Did one of those dreadful cats finally decide to attack her sweet little man?

"Teddy?"

Her voice was high, intending to carry throughout the house in case her sweetheart was wandering about elsewhere within it. "Teddy, darling, are you around?"

She felt herself growing more concerned with the lack of answer. It wasn't as if she expected him to be by her side whenever she was at home, but... well, he always simply was. Prissy had found herself conditioned to have her little furry darling practically following every step she took, save for the one room he wasn't allowed in.

As the sad little voice called back to her, the magazine was abandoned onto the recliner's seat, pink eyes searching for the voice's owner as she rose from her seat. "Teddy?"

When her gaze finally fell upon the frazzled looking Mauvian, her expression gave away her worry. Bare feet flew over to where he was ambling, meeting him halfway as she stooped to rest on both knees, scooping the little cat up into her arms. His hair was a dreadful mess, his bow tie wasn't even with his chin and his hat...

Wait. Where was his hat?

Thoughts returned to the loud yowling she'd thought she'd heard outside and panic squeezed her heart.

"Teddy, sweetheart - what happened?" Fingers quickly began to comb through his fur, smoothing out the tangles and licks that jutted out like little chocolate spikes as she pulled him up to her chest, "Are you okay??"

An intruder?

She instinctively turned towards the door, as if expecting someone to kick it in within the next few moments. That is, until she heard the rest of his forlorn explanation and realized that he probably wasn't talking about anyone her height. Or species.

Fingers moved to curl beneath his chin, doing her best to comfort her sad little companion. So that had been what the commotion had been outside - Teddy had found himself fighting off a stray cat. Poor little baby, he had a heart of gold and she just wanted to hug him forever, bless.

"Oh sweetheart, you're such a brave, brave guardian." Rising from the ground, she kept the Persian cradled against her as she cooed softly, "And you sacrificed your hat? My poor baby."

It meant that somewhere out there, some mangy stray had her darling's hat in his furry little possession. Someone had upset Teddykins and anyone who upset her most loyal friend was going to have to answer to Priscilla Stratford for it.

"Tell me what he looks like, Teddy. You just let me take care of things from here, okay?"

“One of you?”

Wait...a Mauvian had attacked her sweet little prince?

“Surely he must have been working for the other side, if he was cruel enough to hurt my little sweetheart.”

The fact that any creature of higher intelligence would go so far as to strike a poor little cat was already stirring up the anger within her. It would have been one thing if it had been a stray, too stupid to know any better, but from the way Teddy was describing things, this cat he'd been forced to contend with was nothing but a downright bully.

Well, if he wanted to pick on someone half his size, she'd be happy to let this stupid cat know how it felt to be picked on by someone six times his size.

She hurried her way, en route to her bedroom. The door remained closed for the most part, warding off any other feline that might take advantage of the open space. Momewrath was unpredictable and she was just waiting for Silk to do something horrid like pee in her shoe or rip up her favorite sweater.

Passing through the doorway, she wasted no time in softly transplanting the feline from her arms onto her own pillow, pulling up the comforter until he was tucked in, snuggled by soft blankets and fluff.

“You just relax, my brave little man. Your Prissy will take care of things.” One hand drifted down to caress his face a final time before she drew up, her game plan clear. She would find the little stinker and get Teddy’s hat back. It didn't matter that she could simply order a new one - no - it was the principle of the matter at this point.

“Did you ever find out his name, darling?”

Bob?

What in the world sort of name was Bob for a cat?

It didn't matter. Bob the Bully would be receiving a visit from a very irritated senshi of candy soon, especially considering that this Mauvian had dared to inflict this sort of trauma onto one of his own comrades.

Despicable.

Leaning down, she pressed a soft kiss against the little Guardian’s nose, lingering barely long enough to gently press her forehead against his before pulling back.

“You get some rest, sweet baby. I'll have your hat back in no time.”

Retrieving her pen from the drawer of her nightstand, Prissy moved to flick off the overhead light before making a quiet exit from the bedroom. No one was safe from the anger of Sailor Dia - not even Mauvian cats.