That Darn Cat (Open)

[Lucien Argeneau]

Even though Lucien’s vampyre, Kitty, belonged to the cat known as Duchess and not the other way around like he had originally thought before becoming a werecat, the two of them sometimes clashed. Duchess was a playful little kitten and liked to have Luc chase her from time to time. Lucien had chased her into the stables this time since she had stolen a set of dog tags that had belonged to his dad when he was in the French military that had been left to Luc. How a small little cat like that could cause so much trouble and carry off something like that was beyond Luc.

“Wait up Duchess” he called out as he reached inside the stables. He found the dog tags on the floor of the stable just inside and scooped down to pick them up. Luc sighed and shook his head. “Satanés petit chaton. " Lucien said with a slight laugh in french as he heard a small meow come from an unknown place in the stable. The kitten wasn’t his cat, he didn’t have one, and none of the cats at CHON seemed to take a liking to him, which he was fine with since Kitten’s cat had seemed to take a liking to him as well.

Luc sighed as he took a seat on one of the benches and bundled the dog tags tightly in his hands wrapping his fingers around them. Even though it had been years since his father had died there wasn’t a day that didn’t go by that Luc didn’t miss him. It was peaceful in the stables and at the moment there was no one here.


((translation: Pesky little Kitty))

[Kitty Warshaw]

Frowning as she kneeled and looked around Kitten cursed. That little dapple pelted kitten had just been here just minutes ago and now she was gone. Looking under her bed she sighed hoping Duchess would be there hiding in the corner. But she wasn't. When Kitten had first arrived at CHON she was catless for a few days until she found a small kitten hiding in the back of the stables one night. When she had found her the kitten was near death and it broke Kitty's heart, so she took it back to her dorm and nursed ot to health and they'd been together eversince.

Adjusting her glasses Kitten stood and dusted off her red skinny jeans, wiping her hands on her shirt she ignored the fear of staining it. The shirt had been named her painting shirt after she and Duchess had stained it with neon colored paint. Grinning at the neon blue and pink pawprints she wondered where her little darlin was. Duchess maybe small but she certainly lives up to her name, she was the most pampered kitten Kitty knew.

Reposistioning her glasses she threw on a white jacket and left her dorm in search for the cat. It wasn't long before she picked up the scent of two familiar cats. Lucien and Duchess. Grinning she laughed as she thought of the french werecat fledgling chasing after little Duchess. The black boots she wore were loud against the asphalt and they were sure to hear her coming. Turning into the stables she srood with hands on her hips as she watched Luc wrap dog tags around his fingers.

"You haven't happened to see an orange white and black kitten have you?" she smiled as she felt Catherine her other personality fall into place.

[Lucien Argeneau]

“Huh?” Luc said as he looked up snapping out of his daze and looked up at Kitten. “If you mean the little feline bandit. Yes, I have seen the little thief. I chased her in here after she came into my room and took something that belonged to me.” Luc said standing up and shoving the dog tags into the small front pocket of his jeans the ball chain hanging out slightly. “I think that cat thinks it’s the boss of me too” Luc said. Luc looked at Kitten something seemed different about her somehow but he couldn’t put his finger on it. “If you want I can help you wrangle her up but she’s already not very happy with me already for some reason. Besides she seemed to be having fun being out her with the other cats that are around anyways” Luc said as he looked behind him to the last place that he remembered hearing her tiny little feline voice.

“Don’t tell me that your cat was the only thing that brought you out here though” Luc said with a smile. “I like your shirt it’s very…creative” he said trying to figure out the right word he wanted to say. “Do you know how to ride?” Luc asked gesturing to the horses.

[Kitty Warshaw]

Grinning the vampyre crossed her arms as Lucien spoke of her little darlin. Duchess did have a habit for taking people's things and hiding them and even sometimes wearing them. The little cat was a trickster and she found it to be adorable. "Are you implying that Duchess is the boss of me?" she asked crossing her arms. Hearing a soft mew Kitten looked towards an empty stable behind Luc and watched as she scurried out towards her.

"Well now there's no need to wrangle her up is there?" she asked smiling as Duchess purred against her leg. She grinned as he commented on her shirt. It'd had taken a few hours to mess it up and it hadn't come clean. Picking up Duchess she motioned towards a stall a little ways down.

Whe'd left Texas she'd made sure she brought along her horse Duke. He was a black steed she'd brought up herself from the age of fifteen. She hadn't had the heart to leave him so she'd brung him along.

"His name is Duke, i lived on a ranch before i came here. Riding is like breathing." she smiled.

[Lucien Argeneau]

“Oh I know that Duchess is the boss of you. The people around here belong to their cats not the other way around” Luc said. Luc eyed the kitten as he pranced over to Kitty and acted all innocent and sweet. Yeah that wasn’t fooling Luc for a second. The feline had gone into his room and stolen from him, something that if any fledgling had done it would be found out about in a heartbeat. He didn’t have to worry about his classmates stealing from him but this little feline was another story. “Guess we don’t have to wrangle her after all.” Luc said as Kitty picked up the feline.

Lucien followed her down a little ways to a stall that held a black stallion. “He’s magnifique” Luc said as he approached the black horse slowly and rubbed the horse on the nose gently after letting the horse smell him first. “Bonjour monsieur Duke” he said to the horse in French. Luc liked horses but had only ridden and been around them a few times. “You’re lucky to have him” Luc said. “You lived on a ranch huh? Well before mum sent me to boarding school we lived in a rural area in France it was kind of like a small farm and we actually did have a small vegetable garden in the back.” Luc said.

[Kitty Warshaw]

“Oh I know that Duchess is the boss of you. The people around here belong to their cats not the other way around” petting the purring kitty cat in her arms Kitten rolled her eyes at the statement. No one would ever understand the bond between a vamprye and their cat, especially a woman and her cat. It was unbreakable and solid just like any other relationship.

“You’re lucky to have him. You lived on a ranch huh? Well before mum sent me to boarding school we lived in a rural area in France it was kind of like a small farm and we actually did have a small vegetable garden in the back.” Smiling she nodded. Her ranch back home had been large and fun but was also hard to care for. It was what drove them to bankrupcy. If it hadn't been for her winning her races and getting a second job they wouldn't have lasted.

"Would you like to feed him?" she asked opening the stall to his door and giggled as Duchess hopped from her eyes to Dukes back. The horse neighed happily and Kitten couldn't help but rub his nose.