Thread: Cat and Mouse(KaryxCheshire)

The man that had been hosting the party came up to greet her master. She stole one glance up at him then turned her eyes back towards the ground, knowing that she would come up in the conversation and not wanting to draw any attention until then. They spoke about business, she knew that her master was just waiting for an opportunity to bring up the chunk of the dairy industry that he now owned. But the topic turned to her sooner then she had been expecting it to and her eyes quickly shot to the new cat when she heard his words. Her ears perked up in surprise. He had called her a ??prize.?? She wasn??t sure if it was supposed to be a compliment or another insult. People win prizes in arcade games. Was she part of some game that she came out on the bottom of and that made her the prize to the winner? She looked up at Aliwar, he certainly didn??t treat her like a prize. He treated her like a pest that he was forced to deal with or a toy that he could do anything he wanted to. Seeing his canines she quickly looked down. Aliwar had told her many times that cats liked to eat mice and if she outlived her usefulness he might decide to eat her. Her gaze went back to the table, longing for just one cube of cheese. When she saw the man moving towards the table she thought he was going to get some good for himself and sit with her master but he surprised her. He brought back a cue of cheese then asked if he could give it to her like one would ask to give someone??s pet a treat. Even with the slight humiliation the idea that she really would get some of the cheese made her smile. When all the other cats at the table burst into laughter a light blush danced across her cheeks and she looked down. Of course it was just another joke, she was in a room full of cats, no one would dare be nice to her even if they wanted to. Not that she would even find a single cat here that wanted to help her. She wanted to refuse, to not allow them the enjoyment of watching her enjoy the cheese but her stomach growled again. Tonight her hunger was stronger than her pride and she reached up for the cheese cube, worried he would pull it away at the last second for another laugh. When he didn??t she smiled. ??Thank you Master Hawkins.? The girl said quietly. She picked up his last name in the conversation and put ??master?? in front of it to void the risk of getting in trouble. She turned her head down, holding the cube of cheese and opening her mouth to take the cheese in small bites so she could savor the taste. She couldn??t remember the last time she had been allowed to have cheese. Taking a bit of the corner she was happy, loving the flavor and happy tht they didn??t seem to be watching... but they were. ??She even has mouth teeth!? a woman at the table exclaimed and more laughter broke out. It was true. Her two front teeth were longer than the rest, not by too much and the look was actually sort of endearing. Aliwar laughed and turned to the woman, ??Why of course. Show them.? He said, turning to the girl next to him. Forced to do what he said for fear of punishment she gave the table a toothy smile and they all laughed. Then she looked down again and continued on her cheese cube. Aliwar and Talwin had been friends for a while. He had come over the house and while se had never met him she had heard him before. Aliwar enjoyed his visits, if gave him a chance to show off. If there were three things that Aliwar loved most in life it was money, Talwin??s companies catnip recipe and the chance to show off. The girl finished her cube and looked between the two men, wondering who would make a better master. Talwin had decided to humiliate her before the others but at least he was feeding her. She wasn??t allowed to speak unless she was spoken to but she knew what Aliwar would do anything for. Lots of money, two truckloads of Talwin??s catnip and the chance to hold this party at his house so he could show it off. She wondered if the man was smart enough to figure this out and wondered even more if she wanted him to. Things were bad with Aliwar but she knew they could be much worse.