Heroes and Villains

13 - Relapse

"Kitty!"

I freeze as I see Jack walking clumsily towards me. He is obviously drunk, but that's not what bothers me the most. What really bothers me is that I am still in Kitty Girl form and now that he has seen me, I can't exactly turn back. Not that I had any good excuse to be topside anyway.

"It's so good to see you, kitty!" He says, throwing his arms around me.

I have to focus to keep my balance and not to drop the box of medicine I am still carrying. Oh, Jack… I can’t believe you got back to drinking… You were doing so well.

"Dance with me!" He says, smiling sluggishly, his arms still wrapped around me.

I try to calm my nerves at his sudden proximity. Right now, he only knows me as Kitty Girl, he doesn't know I am Mia. I have to act carefully about this.

"Alright" I say, quietly. "Just let me place this box down"

I carefully crouch down and get the box between some bushes, making sure it is hidden enough until I come back to retrieve it.

I know, I know, I should just leave Jack here and get the hell away as quickly as I can, but… It’s Jack we are talking about. I don’t want to leave him alone like this. If this goes on, he might do something stupid, like he has done many times before.

I have to get him to his room and make sure he stays there, no matter how risky this is for me. Anytime now, the guards will return and the alarms will get turned on. If I can't get out of here before that happens I'll be in deep s**t.

"There. Now we can dance" I say as soon as I am sure the box is well hidden. Jack smiles widely, holding me closely to him.

My cheeks grow hot as I place my hands in his shoulders and start swaying with him through the gardens, trying to lead the way into the mansion.

Jack leans against me, burying his face at the crook of my neck. I try to keep my instincts controlled but I feel a purr coming along. 

“Kitty…” He mumbles and my skin scrawls when I feel the touch of his tender lips against my neck.

“What are you doing?” I ask, trying to control my own body.

“I’m kissing you” He says, as if it were obvious. “You don’t like my kisses?”

He looks up at me as we stop swaying and it is hard to focus while looking into those big blue eyes. I find myself at a loss of words.

“Ah…” I try to speak. “W-Why?”

He smiles, holding me closer to him and making me feel hotter than ever before. I don’t think I will be able to stop myself from purring if this goes on.

“I love you, kitty” He tells me, his blue eyes peering into my soul.

I can’t control myself anymore. Purring, I lean to him and he allows me to do so. Our lips touch and I know it sounds cliché, but I swear I can see the fireworks.

Probably because I also forget to breathe.

I feel my legs grow weak and he has to hold me even closer to avoid me from falling over. I pull my arms around his neck, prolonging our kiss and turning it more passionate.

I completely forget myself and the place I am in. There’s just Jack and his lips.

When he starts kissing my neck again, though, it all comes crashing down at the same time.

What am I doing?

He’s Jack and I’m Kitty Girl. I’m a mutant and he’s human. Besides, he’s drunk!

He said he loves me…

No. I can’t do this. I have to get out of here.

With my heart still racing, I press his neck at a specific spot and he falls over unconscious right after. I grab him before he falls and take a moment to look at his pretty face while he’s asleep.

He’s so beautiful… But I can never be with him, can I? Besides, he just admitted he loves Kitty Girl, not the real me. Michelle Rose is still just a good friend to him and that’s all she is ever going to be.

It breaks my heart to admit it. The author is a cruel person.

Knowing I don’t have much time left, I drag Jack to the doorstep of the mansion. I hear footsteps in the distance. It’s probably the guards. They will find Jack and make sure he goes back to his room. I hope…

“I’m sorry, Jack” I mumble and quickly leave, pulling out the box from the bushes before I run away out the gates.

My heart is still racing after what just happened. I know Jack was drunk but I never would have imagined he had those kinds of feelings for me… For Kitty Girl.

Damnit, why does this hurt so much? It’s still me he loves, right?

Wrong. It’s not me.

He loves Kitty Girl, not Mia Rose. And Kitty Girl can never be with him.

Mia Rose can’t either, but… I always hoped he would feel something towards me…

Is it stupid to feel jealous of your other persona? Yes. Yes, it is.

And yet, I can’t help it.

I stop my running before I get to face the guards blocking the way downtown. If I go against them like this, I will get captured for sure.

I sit down behind some trashcans and place the box of medicine next to me. Then, I touch my lips, memories of Jack’s lips against mine flooding me and nearly drowning me.

I have wanted to kiss him for so long… But not like this. Not when he was so drunk and not when I am in Kitty Girl form.

Still lost in my thoughts, I don’t even notice someone approaching me until it is too late.

“What do you call a fake noodle?” A familiar voice rings around my hiding place and my ears perk up.

“Oh no…” I mumble as the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

“An impasta!” He shouts and I only have enough time to stand up and block his sudden attack.

I don’t know how but Monkey Paw has managed to track me down. Just the time too. I have no patience to deal with him today.

Glaring, I kick him with my boot but he dodges easily.

“Oooo!” He woos me as he grabs the pipes up on the walls behind me. “Is kitty in a bad mood today?”

“Just get the hell out and my mood won’t be so bad!” I shout, trying to kick him again.

Laughing hysterically, he dodges again, jumping to grab another pipe. He hangs upside down as he smirks mockingly at me.

“Maybe it has something to do with you harassing Jackie” He says, leaving me shocked to the core. “What a bad kitty you are taking advantage of him like that”

“How do you know Jack?” I shout in anger, trying to hit him again to no use. My anger is clouding my moves.

He laughs again, clearly amused at my anger. “He’s my brother, of course! Question is: How do YOU know Jackie?”

My mouth hangs open as he says this. I can’t believe it. It can’t be true, it can’t. Taking advantage of my distraction, Monkey Paw jumps on me and manages to pin me to the ground.

He smirks, his face just inches from mine as he keeps my hands (and my claws) trapped in his own two monkey paws.

I glare up at him, making sure to show him my fangs.

“You keep forgetting I can bite you” I tell him, but he is unfazed.

“I have a better idea of what you can do with that mouth of yours” He says and leans in, forcibly kissing me.

At first, I want to resist and I am about to bite him but then this strange feeling takes over me and I end up kissing him back.

I don’t know what’s gotten over me, but when I do come back to my senses, I make sure to kick him between the legs as hard as I can.

Dingus! That hurts!

After last time, he has come prepared and has a sort of a shield protecting his lower parts. He smirks victoriously at me, but I am about to wipe that smugness of his face.

Pulling both my knees up, I manage to use my own weight to roll over so I am on top. With the surprise, he looses his grip on my wrists and I get myself free, scratching his left eye and punching him senseless.

He immediately falls over the side in extreme pain and I take the chance to get up and get away from him. While he is still on the ground, I grab the medicine box and carelessly take out the guards stationed in front of the stairway.

It doesn’t give me much time to climb down the stairs before backup arrives, but I don’t really care right now.

I just kissed Monkey Paw. I might get shot right now and it would still not be as bad as an experience as that.

Knowing I can’t get to the lair like this, I find a hiding place and wait for the guards to disperse until it is safe for me to come out.

While I wait, my heart hammers into my ribcage like a bird wanting to get set free. I still can’t believe Monkey Paw is Jack’s brother.

He could be lying to me just to mess up with me. The truth is Monkey Paw is associated with the Hamato Industries somehow. It wouldn’t surprise me if he is a part of the Yoshiro family too.

But the fact that he could be Jack’s brother bothers me. Jack has told me about his brothers, he never mentioned Monkey Paw being one of them.

Maybe he IS lying to me and I’m thinking too much of it. I’m just confused with all the kissing from today, that’s all.

I feel my cheeks grow hot again as I remember the kiss I shared with Jack earlier. I shake my head to try to disperse such thoughts. It will do me no good to get distracted again.

And those kids need their medicine.