My name is Care Aatou. I am sixteen and am a were-cat. Oh yeah, life is really fun for me... I just found out that I am also a princess of this magical world that nobody else can see without my permission. Yep, life is grand... Let's hope this ends soon...

Care walked against the river of people in downtown Saleme. She had previously stuffed her hands into her pockets of her long jeans. The girl had a slightly hunched back while her face was somber and even a little annoyed. As she walked against the heavy crowd of the lunch rush, she was hit several times in her shoulders only worsening her foul mood more so.

She turned a corner only to slam her face and bodice into someone else's chest. “Oi!” She shouted before whipping her head up, her annoyance showing on her features and flaring in her eyes. “Watch..!” Her harsh tone faded off as she stared into the broken ringed green eyes of the boy she had run into. If ordinary humans could see her ears and tail, they would notice her ears go into a relaxes flatness on her head while her tail wrapped around her waist. Her fierce outlook soon softened to that of slight fear and submission. “.. It...” Her voice was barely audible in the loud rushing crows. Care didn't even notice the crowd now, only the towering boy that was silently and almost coldly staring down at her.

The boy blinked at Care and then shook his head. When he opened his mouth, the girl nearly flinched but relaxed when she heard his soft words, her ears perking up and her tail falling back behind her. “No, it's okay, I should have been watching where i was going.” The boy looked away slightly before turning and walking into a small coffee shop. Care blinked and watched the boy before following him into the shop.

She smiled slightly when the tall boy ordered a medium size green tea with a little bit of honey. She waltzed up to the boy and smiled up at him, her hands clasped behind her. “So... You don't like coffee either?” She looked up to him from the corner of her eyes. The boy's long hair was extremely curly and pulled back into a loose low ponytail, a few groups of curls framing his face.

The boy nodded softly before taking his cup and sitting down. Care following right behind him. After she had also sat down, the boy looked up to her sipping at his hot tea. Care tilted her head slightly, he wasn't looking at her, but just above her head. His eyes widened slightly before he set his cup down. “Hmm...” His voice was soft, but deep, rumbling through his chest and echoing through his vocals as he continued to look tight above her head.

“What is it?” She continued to tilt her head before switching it to the other side, his eyes following. The boy blinked a couple of times before looking back at Care's face.

“Huh..? Oh... I ... It's nothing...” He took another sip of his tea again before looking over to her side, but off a ways again.

Care furrowed her brows before nodding slowly. “Well, all right...” She cheered up slightly, “You don't talk much do you? Oh well,” She smiled, but frowned when he still didn't' look at her face. “Oi... What's wrong?” The boy blinked before turning his eyes to hers before letting them fall back to her.

“... Are those... Real..?” The boy stood up and reached over. Care readied herself for what he might try to do.

Care let out a sharp, but soft gasp as he gently rubbed  her orange tabby ears. She stared up at him in utter amazement. “Y-you can see them?!” Her voice was a whisper as she spoke. The curly haired boy nodded softly before opening his eyes wide when she jumped up, grabbed his hand and quickly pulled him into a dark and somewhat closed off area. “How can you see my ears and tail?!!” Her voice was a whisper, but her tone was still harsh.

The boy shook his head. “I don't know... I just...” He looked down to her, before placing his hand on the wall. “I'm sorry...” He looked away, a slightly frown on his lips.

Care shook her head and sighed. “No, no... It's not your fault,” She looked back up to him, soon holding her hand out. “My name's Care,” She smiled sweetly, her ears flicking slightly while her tail swayed back and forth. The boy nodded and then gently shook her hand. Care waited for his name, but when he didn't speak up, she was disappointed though shrugged it off. She looked back up to him though, her eyes curious and her ears perked forward. “Are you a prince?” Her question was answered with a silent shake of the boy's head. She nodded a softly out of thinking. She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again. If the boy was looking his might of noticed that her once bright gray blue irises now had very visible flecks of yellow and the pupil was slightly narrowed.

The boy did notice and he widened his own eyes a bi before taking a half step back. Care looked him up and down before closing and opening her eyes again, the irises and pupils returning to normal. “You don't seem to be a creature in human disguise and your not a prince... Strange, very strange,” Care looked towards the ground, thinking hard on the matter and not noticing that she was voicing her thoughts.

Once against, the boy took a step back, only now a brow was lifted up at her creature comment. He shook his head slightly before trying to sneak away only to be caught on the arm.

“You're not going anywhere,” When the boy turned he noticed that Care's head was still turned and her eyes still weren't looking towards him but she had managed to grab a hold of the boy's bicep and her strong grip told him that she wasn't letting go. “You're going to have to promise me that you are not going to tell anyone about this. The last thing I need is the feds and some paranormal investigator on my tail,” She was now almost glaring up at the boy who flinched and nodded swiftly. The girl relaxed and released the boy. “So... You got a name?” Her cheerful attitude was back and she was  walking back towards their table.

“Umm, yeah... It's Ryan...” His voice was still soft and Care actually had to flick her cat ears back to hear him clearly.

Care nodded and sat back down. “All right, Ryan,” She looked up to him with a clever smirk on her lips. “It's nice to me ch'ya!” She rested back on the chair and crossed her legs at the ankles.

“You're quite the tomboy, aren't you..?” Ryan held a soft smile on his lips now, his voice still staying quiet though.

Care nodded softly while brushing short cut brown hair from in front of her eyes. “Yeah, I guess so...” She looked away with a scowl on her face, her voice lowering. “Which just makes this whole princess thing even worse...”

Ryan furrowed his brows and blinked. “... What?” He had barely heard what she had said when she turned away. Care whipped her head back, eyes wide, but she soon smiled and shook her head.

“Ah! Nothing!” She rubbed the back of her head before leaning forward and letting her forearms rest on her knees, “So, what bring you here?” Her clever smirk didn't remove itself from her lips.

Ryan shrugged softly and held up his tea. “Thirst, I guess...” He laughed softly before standing up. “Well, I'd best be off, summer's almost over and I have to get ready for next.” He smiled softly before holding out his hand. “I hope to see you next year, Care.”

Care blinked and smiled, grasping his hand and using it to lift herself from her chair and place a soft kiss on Ryan's cheek, leaving him with a strong blush. She giggled and winked, still holding onto his hand. “And to you as well, Ryan.” She released his hand and then bowed in a gentle, manly way.

Ryan nodded softly before turning around and walking out, a strong smile on his face. He took a sip of his tea while gently placing the other hand in his pocket.