You can't stop me. I'm back on my sh*t. And I love this AU.
Mina didn't remember her early life much. She just knew she lived in a giant mansion with an elderly lady and a ton of servants. She would focus all of her time and energy on being a good kitten for her owner, smiling and playing with the mice the lady offered her.
"You are the most special kitten." The elderly woman smiled while rubbing her ears. Mina let out a small mew, rubbing her cheeks against the woman's frail fingers. "Oh I hope to see you grow up more." She sighed. Mina tilted her head, she was still small when she was adopted by the woman.
She remembers playing with other kittens that looked kind of like her, but then being taken away by a man. Then she ended up here. She grew up in the mansion, knew every single floor layout by heart.
When the elderly woman was hospitalized, Mina didn't know what to do. She curled up in the woman's giant bed, crying quietly waiting for her to come home. The servants frowned while they watched her. Mina wouldn't eat for days, hardly moved except when she thought she heard the woman.
After a week the woman was brought home, but with machines and everything else Mina didn't like.
"Mina... Come sweetie." She whispered. Mina's ears perked up at the sound of her owners voice, smiling and curling up with her on the giant bed. "You've been a good kitten to me." She smiled, her hand resting on Mina's head. Giving light ear scratches as the two drifted into a deep slumber.
Of course... Mina was the only one to wake up the next morning.
Days she cried in the bed. The servants helped her dress in funeral attire, taking her to the wake and remaining services. Her tail swished back and forth as she watched the coffin being lowered into the ground. She held onto the servant's hand tightly, tears falling as she watched.
They let her mourn in the giant bed. Mina noticed less and less servants were around.. People coming in to take things away. It wasn't until a week later the entire mansion was empty except her. There was hardly anything there that reminded her of the elderly woman. So she went to her hiding place, picking up the folder that the woman had told her was extremely important and to hide it well. Her other items of importance were there too. A little bag for the folder, a stuffed mouse and a thing of yarn. She packed them all away, and took one last look at the mansion before leaving.
She was on the streets for weeks before someone tipped the shelter off about her activities. She was a terrible alley cat.
So there she was, sitting in a cage with her bag in hand, crying as they took her to a shelter. When they arrived, they put her in a private area, letting her get used to everything as they looked over the things in her bag. When they came across her pedigree papers, they knew why she was a terrible alley cat now. The poor thing had never seen the outside ever.
"Mina... Sweetie." The shelter employee whispered. Mina burst into a fresh set of tears, cowering in the corner of the little cage. The employees let her cry, keeping her away from other kittens just in case.
She was there for months. People glancing at her in the cage before she hid from view. People didn't want shy kittens. They wanted ones who would play.
"We have this one... She's been here awhile.." Mina heard the employee mumble. "We assume she doesn't know how to talk since she doesn't..." He sighed.
"How long?" A feminine voice asked. Mina's ears flicked at the tone. It seemed like the person cared. But she didn't move. She stayed hidden under her bed. The only thing showing was the tip of her dark brown tail.
"Three months now. You would think with her looks she would've been adopted by now, but... she's so skittish.." He explained.
"Can you let me in? I want to talk with her." The voice was gentle. Mina didn't move, she knew the woman was just going to leave her like everyone else. "Little kitty... Come here." The voice was gentle, hearing the small footsteps as the woman approached her carefully. Mina slid her tail closer to her, hiding herself completely under the bed.
The woman knelt down, seeing the kitten hiding under the bed.
"I know your name is Mina... Right?" The woman asked. She blinked in response to her. Watching her carefully. "My name is Sana." She smiled. Mina watched her, unsure on how to react. Usually children were always trying to pull her out of her hiding place. "Do you like treats?" Sana pulled a small plastic bag out from her bag and opened it. Mina immediately smelt the chicken and moved her head closer to it. "No one can resist chicken." Sana chuckled. "Come here. Have some." She smiled while holding out a piece.
Mina hesitated, watching her hands carefully as she pulled herself out from under her small bed. Sana was careful not to make any sudden movements, watching her as she came out into the light. She was shocked to see such an elegant kitten hiding away. Usually kittens like her were in shows for best breeding...
"I.. I can talk.." Mina whispered, taking the chicken out of her hands gently.
"You just don't want to?" Sana asked. Mina shook her head, eyeing the chicken in her hands.
"I want to go home..." She whimpered.
"A new home?" Sana asked. Mina shook her head. "Old home..." Sana sighed. She read her file. They found her on the streets... probably lost. "How about.. You go home with me... and I can make it like your old home." She smiled.
Mina still hesitated, so Sana made it a point to visit the kitten everyday after work. Just to build her trust. Within a week, Sana was signing her adoption papers, and getting Mina's file. She opened it up, her past hybrids never came with a file. She saw her pedigree and immediately was taken back. It wasn't on her chart... Just said she was found in an alley...
Mina sat in the backseat of Sana's car on the way home, her leg bouncing from her anxiety as she looked out the window.
"We're almost home." Sana smiled. Mina felt nervous. She didn't know what to expect. When they arrived at the giant building, Mina felt a little more at ease, knowing it was a giant building. But when Sana explained that she only had the one space... Mina didn't understand until they got inside.
"You only have one?" Mina asked.
"Yes, this portion. And one room." Sana sighed. "But! I set up a bed and everything for you." She smiled while walking into the back bedroom. Mina followed, seeing the space for her. "We can always go shopping later for a better bed—what are you doing?" Sana looked behind her seeing the kitten climbing on her bed.
"My old owner let me sleep in the bed with her..." Mina frowned, ears drooping at the memory. "She said I kept her warm..."
"Oh.." Sana whispered. "What happened to her?" She asked.
"She died." Mina frowned. "She was a nice lady... Her house was huge!" She smiled. "Always gave me treats... And Bernard and Gerald always got me new collars for different occasions..." She mumbled. "And Stephan would make the best breakfast."
"Who are all of those people?" Sana was clearly confused. How many owners had this kitten have??
"Butlers. Edna was my owner." Mina smiled, recalling the memory. Her hand went up to her bare neck, frowning at feeling nothing. "They took my collar when I arrived at the shelter... I don't know what they did with it." She frowned. Sana felt for the kitten. She really did.
"What about..." Sana walked over to her closet, opening the doors and walked in. She searched for a bit before finding a spool of ribbon she had for gifts. It was a pastel pink color, but she liked it. She cut a decent size, walking over to Mina. "A bow until we get the perfect collar?" Sana asked.
"A bow?" Mina tilted her head in confusion.
"Like this." Sana wrapped the ribbon around her neck, pulling her hair out from it and tying an adorable bow on the side of her neck. "See?" Sana smiled while showing her her reflection in the mirror. Mina smiled, admiring her new bow.
"It's perfect." She smiled quietly.
That night when Sana climbed into bed, she saw Mina nosing at her bed across the room. Her little nose scrunched up in obvious disgust with the space.
"Wanna cuddle in the bed?" Sana offered her.
"No.. I'll be fine.." Mina mumbled while getting into her bed.
After an hour, both were fast asleep. It wasn't until midnight when Mina woke up shivering. Yes she had a blanket but the window was open and the cool night air made her extremely cold. She frowned at the sight, wanting to shut it and curl up under as many blankets as possible but there was no way that was going to happen. She looked up at Sana's bed... There was enough space for her...
She quietly and carefully got out of bed, quickly going to Sana's bed and slipping under the covers next to her. She smiled at how warm it was under the blankets and curled herself up. She wasn't used to sleeping next to someone for a while... But it felt nice again. Until Sana wrapped an arm around her while she was sleeping and pulled her close.
Mina froze.. Unsure of what to do now. She felt comfortable... So she rolled over and nuzzled her face into Sana's neck. She smiled at how warm she was and immediately started to doze off.
Sana woke up the next morning, completely tangled in Mina's embrace and felt her ear twitch against her lip. It took a few seconds to really figure out what was going on, but she eventually smiled at the kitten's sleeping figure. She decided to stay home from work today, claiming she was ill and needed the next two days off to recover. Only because she wanted to stay home with the kitten. Mina enjoyed it greatly, by the second day she was already attached to Sana, being bold enough to kiss her cheek and thank her for giving her a new home.