What's Wrong with My Little Kitty Living Off Someone Else?

I closed my eyes, opened them, and turned into a cat.

I haven’t woken up from the dream. I definitely haven’t woken up.

I closed my eyes and opened them again. Uh... Maybe I opened them wrong just now. This time, I’ll open my right eye first.

Oh, wow. I’m still a cat.

Well, nothing to do but eat first.

If I don’t eat soon, I’ll be forced to keep my eyes shut forever.

I tried to walk on my newly installed limbs and, unsurprisingly, took a spectacular tumble. Just then, a flash of white streaked by, followed by a rumble of thunder, and raindrops began to fall.

Oh, wow.

Here I am, a hungry, freezing little kitten about to be beaten to death by the rain.

Well, nothing to do but find someone to scoop my poop.

That man in the wheelchair looks like a good choice. He looks rich, and he’s holding an umbrella over a gravestone even though he’s getting rained on himself. He must be a good person.

You’ll do!

A car accident took away his family and his legs. The young heir of the Shenghe Group went from the top of the world to a complete invalid overnight.

With bloodshot eyes, Lian Yi stared at the small black-and-white photograph. It showed two people leaning against each other, their smiles painfully bright.

The sight filled Lian Yi with hatred. Why hadn’t they taken me with them too?!

Just as his negative emotions threatened to drown him, he felt something tugging at his trouser leg. He looked down.

It was a tiny kitten, thin and soaked through.

Lian Yi watched it struggle and struggle to climb up his pant leg and onto his knee, then curl into a ball on his thigh.

Lian Yi: "..."

Lian Yi took the kitten home. At first, it was just an inconsequential presence. But later, later...

"Sorry, I don't smoke. My cat can't stand the smell."

"Sorry, I can't make it to the get-together. I haven't fed my cat yet."

"Excuse me, watch your language. My kitty shouldn't have to hear that."

Friend A joked, "You raise that cat like it's your son."

Friend B objected. "Son? You raise it like royalty."

Lian Yi just smiled faintly without answering. He wasn't raising a son or royalty.

So what was he raising?

When they got home, the place that belonged just to the two of them, Lian Yi picked up the kitten and lifted it high. His eyes shone like a river of stars as he looked at his cat, his voice full of wistfulness and hope. "Why haven't you turned into a human yet?"

Xiao Gu Xiyuan the cat sighed.

Oh no. So that's why my human's been reading all those novels and comics about animals turning into people lately. He's gone completely nuts.

This isn't a fairy tale. How could a kitten turn into a person...

Written in third person as a writing exercise. It won't be long. For now, the cat won't turn into a person in the main story, but will in the extras.

Theme: Even in the darkness, keep your heart turned toward the light