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Our next story is sure to give you a claws for alarm!

Continues here: {HALLOWEEN SPECIAL} Kiss Of The Cat WomanOctober, a pleasant time to live in Paris. With the fair weather and calm atmosphere, you could say that there was no better place to be. Anyone even visiting would find the pleasant idea in going on a stroll or having fun with friends with such a lovely setup in France, in the city of romance, of all places. However, all interesting locations always happen to come with a price, and Paris comes with quite a few of its own, from the catacombs to the less known... Such as what happened to be the castle that was rumored to have been cursed. There wasn't very much water to be held in the idea of it being cursed. It's not like anything visibly magical happened there or anything. It was just one of those places that had a rather dark story surrounding it and therefore grew a bad name of itself. It hadn't even been that way very long, either. Since ten years beforehand, there had been many rumors circulating about the castle since a prepubescent girl had run away from the orphanage she lived in and went missing there. She hadn't been seen again since then, the only signs of life from the castle itself being of cats, which had begun appearing around the castle not long after the disappearance in more numbers than before. Over the past ten years, things became even worse. The castle had become overrun by cats, and no one dared to even attempt to enter in fear of what could possibly happen to them. With all the rumors and stories, no one dared to take the chance to end up as the girl who disappeared happened to. After all, who was going to take that risk? No one thought anyone would even try, until the night of October 14th, 2023, when a group of college students were met with a dare they'd never expect.*** "So...Can you, maybe...Tell me about that castle? The one everyone around campus's been talking about. It is fall, after all, and I know there's traditions around here for that." "You haven't heard the story, Ame?" Three French girls and one Japanese boy sat together on a bench, no other sounds than the October breeze rustling their hair. It was a peaceful atmosphere, only slightly chilly, but the girls and the boy weren't bothered too much. The blonde Coralie, the brunette Madeline, the redheaded Lucille (Known better by her friends as Luci), and the ravenette Ame all sat together. Luci knew that Ame wasn't very skilled in the folklore of France, but she couldn't blame him. He had just come over as an exchange student from Japan, after all, where the culture was very different. "A girl went missing after she ran there about ten years ago." Madeline explained, flipping her bob. "Since then, nobody's gone to that castle except for the stray cats around here. No one knows what attracts them there, but we know it can't be anything good. Why else would they be there?" "Yeah, who'd go around a place like that?" Coralie added on, shaking her long blonde hair from side to side. "I sure wouldn't! I'd rather stay at home and watch movies than bother going to a place like that!" "I'd go if I had company." Madeline added on with a shrug. "It'd be an educational experience and stuff. Besides, no one's gone near that place for a decade, now, who's to say there's not more to discover in there now?" "You're always taking risks!" Carolie stuck out her tongue playfully as Madeline laughed. "To you, maybe! You don't ever take risks!" "I do too take risks!" "Like getting out of bed without tripping?" "Hey!" Luci couldn't help but shiver hearing the story alone. She already knew she was the bravest of her friend group, and possibly her class, but cats were the one thing she couldn't handle. And a huge army of them all living together? That was a nightmare of its own right there. "Either way, it's not like any of us are going to it." Luci said, trying to avoid the topic. "It's just some stupid story, anyway. Where would we go in a place like that, and what would we find, anyway? Lice?" "You said it! Wouldn't be good for my curls!" Carolie added in, bouncing her blonde hair in a manner that made Madeline roll her eyes. "You're always worried about those curls, Carolie." "A lady's beauty is very important!" "Pfft, beauty..." "Hey!" Ame sat silently for a moment before he began to speak, nodding his head. "So it's a place we should avoid, correct?" He asked as Luci nodded. "Right. We should avoid that place." She confirmed. "And let's not talk about it anymore." "That's right!" Carolie quickly agreed, much to the dismay of Madeline, who seemed to want to talk more. "But there's a lot of interesting stuff with that castle, guys." She protested, crossing her arms. "I kinda wanted to talk about the architecture and stuff." "Let's talk about that another day, in another place, like class or something." Luci cut her off, clearing her throat in turn. "So, on another topic that has nothing to do with that one-" "Heads up, dorks! " Oh crap, it was him again, wasn't it? Luci turned her head to see none other than the unwelcome face of her ex, who came walking in with a smirk. His eyes turned towards Ame, who backed away behind Luci, as if frightened, as he had grown to be of the man, who was known as Gaston to all of them. Especially to Luci, who wanted to forget that she ever dated him. Gaston's eyes turned towards the frightened Ame, who quivered behind the girls. He smirked as he saw an easy target in him, sticking his tongue out as he flipped his blonde hair. "Still eating rice with the Japanese boy, huh?" He sneered as Carolie was the first one to jump out and defend him. "You leave him alone! He didn't do anything to you!" She cried as Madeline stepped in. "Yeah, leave him alone, or we'll give you something to complain about for sure! Like a fat lip!" Gaston gave a cackle, as if he didn't take any of the words seriously. "You gonna threaten me? Oh, please, whacha gonna do? Hit me with your high heels or something like that? Give me a break!" Luci rolled her eyes, putting her hands on her hips. "What do you want, Gaston? Just say it then go away. We don't care." Gaston gave a smirk, and pulled out a knife, making Luci step back. She couldn't deny that she was perturbed by this seeming threat, but she didn't want to stop standing tall. "What the hell is the knife for, buddy?!" Madeline demanded as Gaston gave a smirk, tossing his hair in the way that always annoyed Luci, even when they were dating. "Just for a little dare, gonna see if you guys are as cracked up as you act like you are." He chuckled, before giving instructions. "The way you do that? One of you take this to the castle. When you get there, throw it down to prove you were there. Then leave. Come back in the morning." The four watched him for a moment, prompting him to raise an eyebrow. "Or are you too scared?" Carolie, Madeline, and Ame watched in silence, before Luci snatched the knife out of his hand by the handle, hoping it would hurt him in some way (Which it unfortunately didn't do). "I'll do it. I'll come back in the morning after going to the castle tonight." She said, prompting Gaston to chuckle. "Perfect! I'll be back in the morning!" Gaston turned away, flicking his blonde hair once more as he walked away, calling back as he left. "Good luck, ladies! You're all gonna need it for sure, if you come out alive, anyway!" Luci rolled her eyes towards the blonde boy as he walked away, snickering like the dunderhead he was. What did he know? Gaston couldn't turn cream into butter, his head was as empty as a flowerpot. The other two girls tried their best to reassure Ame, who had teared up once again. "Don't worry." Madeline assured him, giving a nod. "Luci's brave, she can get through this on her own. We don't have to sweat it at all." "I just...I don't know." He murmured, brushing his black hair aside. "I'd hate if she ended up hurt because of me not being able to be tougher." "She won't get hurt!" Carolie assured him as well, her blonde curls bouncing. "Luci isn't scared of anything!" Madeline gave a doubtful look towards Luci as she puffed out her chest in response. "That's right!" Luci assured Carolie and the others, trying her best to stay as calm and composed as she wanted to appear. "You don't have to worry about me! I'm ready to go!" Madeline gave a little eyeroll, crossing her arms. "If ya say so." She snarked a bit as Ame patted Luci on the shoulder. "Good luck." He whispered softly as Luci smirked. "I don't need it." She said, tossing her hair. Despite her words, however, she knew she was going to need it.*** The castle was far larger than Luci expected it would be, and that wasn't a good thing as she was hoping it'd be. She felt afraid as she usually didn't as she wandered through the castle, her shoes clicking against the floor. Luci looked around the castle as she walked through the abandoned hallways. There was nobody here except for herself and the cats that occasionally ran across her feet, startling her. "Hello?" Luci tried her best to not look at the cats surrounding her. She tried to hide her fear as they surrounded her, as if she was being cornered. "Is anyone here?" Luci held the knife face down, quivering as she looked around. It couldn't be that hard, could it? She was going to throw down that knife and- A flock of birds flew away, startling her as she jumped up, throwing the knife into the ceiling (Where it thankfully stuck) as she bumped into something rather...Soft. Slowly coming back into it, she shook her head, trying to reorient her vision, wondering where she was and what she had bumped into. She was thankful she hadn't fallen on the knife, at least. "Hello?" Luci found herself surprisingly answered by a voice that wasn't her own echo nor the meow of a cat or cricketing of a displaced floorboard or concrete. "Hello. I didn't expect to see any visitors around. Not around this time of year, especially...And especially not someone so pretty." Luci found herself surprised, yet somehow comforted by the presence of another voice. So she wasn't alone after all! That was a bonus on its own, now, wasn't it? Wasn't it? She slowly stood up, trying to make eye contact with whoever had spoken to her. "Who are you-" Luci's words stopped in their track as she found herself face to face with who she was talking to...Who wasn't what she was expecting in the least. Or what, to be honest. What she saw was a tall, slender, elegant woman in a lacy black croptop and matching lacey short skirt, black high heels present on each foot with a black hair in her bow to match. This woman, however, had purple fur, and cat ears, along with a tail, her hands being paws with black pawpads on them, a cat nose and whiskers being present on her face as well as yellow eyes with slanted pupils, black lipstick present on her lovely lips, which were smiling softly to reveal white cat fangs. A giant cat. Great. With giant...Wows...To match. Luci would've been terrified and taken off running, but she was surprised by the fact this cat woman was here, along with recovering from the fact she had bumped into her. But she bumped into something soft and fluffy ...Wait...Wait... Soft and... ...Oh. So that's what it was. She looked awkwardly into the cat woman's eyes as she giggled, covering her mouth with a dainty purple paw. She seemed to be blushing under her fur, more flustered than bothered or embarrassed. Wait, flustered? But why would she be… Were cats just like that? Luci couldn't ponder anymore as the cat woman smiled softly, beginning to speak in the soft, deep, elegant voice she had heard before, surprising from a cat lady, who she would've called very beautiful with her long eyelashes and delicate lips, along with her slender, elegant body and disposition. Being a lady liker herself, she would say she was one of the most beautiful women she had ever seen. That is, if she was a human instead of a cat. "I didn't expect any visitors to my castle tonight!" She spoke, almost amused, before she looked away. "Or any other night, really...I wasn't very liked in the city." She wasn't...She wasn't what? She knew about Paris? Well, granted, she probably did, all things considered, but this still took Luci by surprise. The cat lady noticed her confused facial expression, seemingly reading her mind in a sense before she spoke once again. "It wasn't easy growing up the only werecat in town, especially a werecat with no home..." She spoke, looking almost sad as she did so. "Even when the full moon wasn't out, my ears and tail were always present, and cat ears and tail aren't something you see every day, no?" Cat ears and… Wait a minute... Was this... "I ran away about 10 years ago, and the cats who live here accepted me. I've lived with them for the past decade now, but sometimes, I do crave human contact." She admitted, before her gaze turned back towards Luci in a manner that sent chills down her spine. "And you're possibly the prettiest lady I've ever seen." The prettiest lady she'd ever... Wait, the cat lady was sapphic too? And was she... As Luci was once again in deep thought, she didn't notice the cat woman purring, rubbing up to her in the way cats do. "Odette is my name, and you can call me this." She informed, before standing back up and composing herself, giving Luci a loving look. "In fact, you can call me anytime, dear. I wish for your love." Luci was about to speak, but found a frog in her throat...Maybe the cat got her tongue. "Luci's the name..." She murmured, flipping her auburn hair. "You wish for my...Love? Like...That kind of love?" Odette nodded, giving a little giggle as she wrapped her paws around Luci, prompting her to shiver as she felt the purple fur pressed up against her pale skin. Oh boy. The cat was out of the bag this time. "Now, I have a little present for you." Odette cooed, before leaning in, prompting Luci to lean back... MWAH! ...And kissing Luci on the cheek, imprinting said cheek with black lipstick. Luci blinked twice, wondering what was happening. She took a few moment sto register the such before she did so. She just experienced the kiss of the cat woman. "Oh, you're so soft and delicate! Just the way I like them!" And judging by these words, this wasn't the end of the kisses, either. The cat woman continued to kiss her, her cheeks, her forehead, her chin, her neck even, all found themselves imprinted by the cat lady's lipstick.. Smack, mwah, chuck, kiss, smooch... She closed her eyes, trying to squirm away, but the cat lady held her in place with help from her tail. That thing was strong. Well, at least she didn't get her lips...That would've been even more uncomfortable for her... Odette eventually reeled back, watching the shellshocked Luci. She seemed to be quite entertained by the stunned expression on her face, and smiled, her fangs in full view. God, those fangs gave Luci the chills, she was thankful the cat lady's painted black claws were sheathed, or she would've been heading for the hills screaming way before this could've happened. Wait, that would've been a good thing. "Oh, you taste so nice, dearie! What's that perfume you use? It's magnificent! I'd have to get some myself some time if I was able to leave here without freaking everybody out..." Odette once again daintily placed a paw over her mouth as she giggled softly. Despite how...Aggressively loving she was, Luci couldn't deny that this lady was quite elegant. She'd even be attracted to her if she was human. "That's...Great..." Luci managed to awkwardly say, her eyes shifting. She didn't know how to get out of this one, but she had to find a way. "Listen, I think I should be going now, the sun is rising soon, and I've got somewhere to be-" Odette seemed surprised by these words, her tail twitching, the way cat tails did whenever they were agitated from what Luci knew about cats, which she avoided due to her fear on a regular basis. "Somewhere to be? Away from me, right?" "Of course it is, furball." Luci wanted to say, but she decided for her own sake, it would be best that she not do so. Instead, she smiled softly and nodded. "Yeah, sorry. I've got obligations, and-" "But dear!" Odette cried, almost pleadingly, "You can't leave me here! Not after our romantic encounter! Isn't it important we spend more time together?" Luci cringed at these words. While she wouldn't have said no to a romantic encounter with a human woman, the thought of having more of a romantic encounter with this cat in heat made her want to gag. However, it was quite clear that Odette didn't think the same as her black lips closed in once more, kissing Luci on the lips as she had feared she would do. Luci cringed as she felt the sandpaper tongue against her own and the fangs, the feeling was sickening. She'd give anything to be anywhere else right now, anything was better than being wedged between a cat lady's chest as she was kissed. If only it was any other kind of lady. As the kiss separated, Odette's yellow eyes looked lovingly into Luci's green eyes, which fluttered in fear. She was clearly not going to let go of her any time soon. "This was very fun, and I enjoyed your presence with me! I hope we can do this more in the future once you stay with me, my darling. I'll make sure to make the place nice and comfortable for you in the morning once it's not so dark out, it'll be nice to not be alone anymore!" Luci gulped, trying her best to keep her composure even through all of the black lipstick marks on her pale face, and the feeling of vomit she was keeping down from feeling the sandpaper tongue against her own, a feeling she knew she would not be ridding herself of anytime soon. She was going to have to make a break for it if she was ever going to get out of this cat's trap. She decided to use her words, something her friends always described as her sharpest quality. "So, uh...Kitty..." "Please, call me Odette." "Odette...I..." Damn, what was she gonna say to a cat woman? Go chase a ball of yarn? No, no, too aggressive, that'd just aggravate her further...Throw a catnip mouse her way, maybe? No, she didn't have any catnip mice to spare...Nor did she own any... What was she going to do here? Whatever she was going to do, she needed to think about it, and fast, or she would be stuck in this endless mousetrap of kisses forever, and that was the last thing that she wanted to happen. What she needed was a quick choice of words to escape. Wait. A quick choice of words. Of course! "So, Odette..." She began, her eyes shifting. "If we're going to be girlfriends forever, I think you should meet my friends, yes?" Odette twitched her tail before her eyes lit up in the approaching sunrise. "Your friends! Of course we should meet!" "Great! They'll be out here tomorrow morning!" Yes! Her ticket out! Besides, she'd have even more proof for her friends tomorrow. This was easier than she thought! She'd be killing two birds with one stone. That is, if the werecat chose to cooperate, but that'd definitely happen with her promise! Maybe.*** "She's dead! She's dead for sure!" "Relax, Carolie, I know she isn't dead." "Not yet, anyway." "Ame, don't be all gloomy about this, you know Luci just as well as we do." "Let's hope she died." "Shut up, Gaston, no one asked you!" The four college students stood outside of the castle, awaiting the return of their friend, who had yet to return that morning. They assumed she was just taking her time, though Carolie assumed the worst and Madeline assumed the best. Gaston was just there because he was sure he'd get the last laugh that time against his ex, the very last one, to be specific. Ame's eyes were focused on the door as footsteps could be heard, sending them all into silence. Someone was coming out, and it turned out to be their friend, Luci, who walked out, seemingly unharmed. That is, except for the black lipstick marks that covered her face and neck. Choosing to ignore this, Madeline and Carolie ran up and hugged her, Ame stepping back as if overstimulated as Gaston stood in shocked silence. "You actually did it!" Madeline cried, happily. "We knew you could!" "We thought you died!" Carolie cried out as Madeline gave a little eyeroll. "Correction, she thought you died." She remarked, flipping her hair. Gaston decided he wanted a word in. "This doesn't prove anything!" He sneered, his blue eyes flashing with anger. "It's just a stupid castle!" Luci gave a little eyebrow raise, followed by a smirk. She knew the time was right. "Right, it was just a stupid castle." She agreed, nodding her head slowly before turning it over her shoulder. "And you might wanna know that I met someone there, too." Luci gave a sly smile, one which made Gaston turn his head in curiosity, raising an eyebrow. "Meeting who? A stray cat? Maybe a bat with rabies? Maybe it bit you or something? Wouldn't be a huge change to how you look right now." Luci chose to ignore his little remark in favor of looking further over her shoulder. "She's on her way." This made Gaston surprised, raising a blonde eyebrow. It seemed as if he didn't have any snide remark for this situation. "Who the hell are you talking about-" The blonde boy found his question answered for him as the purple werecat rested her head on Luci's shoulder, smiling as her fangs glistened, even in the sunlight, twitching her ears with a strangely threatening aura despite looking far more human than she did the night before, the cat features left being her ears, tail, and fangs, her eyes still yellow with slitted pupils. Gaston didn't speak, not even when she gave a little flick of her tail and winked, sticking out her tongue in an almost flirtatious manner towards him, curling one of her hands into a fist and holding it up. "Purr." The tease enough was to send Gaston screaming, turning around and heading for the hills, not even wanting to engage in conversation with the cat woman nor anyone else. Luci could tell this was likely going to be the last time he picked on any of them again. Ame and Odette were exchanging a glance as Carolie and Madeline began to ask questions, their voices clamoring together in unison as both wanted to be heard. "Who's that woman?" "Why does she have cat ears?" "Does she live in the castle?" "How's the architecture in there?" "Who is she, anyway?" "Better question is what is she, I really can't tell! There's got to be some logical explanation out there somewhere..." Before Luci could answer any questions, she felt Odette take her in for a dip, bringing a kiss down upon her lips, sending both of the girls into silence. The cat woman was kissing their friend. Huh. Much to the even bigger surprise of her friends (Excluding Ame, who was still watching Odette with a knowing expression in his eyes), Luci wrapped her arms back around Odette, finding herself not denying this kiss, but rather, purr-fectly drawn in, as if under the cat lady's spell by her own will. Maybe she could get used to this after all, she was feline quite nice. She didn't feel like she needed to do the running away part of the entire plan she had after all. She could stay right here. What she didn't notice was the ravenette catgirl sitting on the rock nearby, twitching her white cat ears and waving her white cat tail as she watched with her hazel eyes, before smiling with her pink lipstick'ed smile as she turned away, adjusting her pink bow. "Werecat curses spread quickly, huh?"...

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Our next story is sure to give you a claws for alarm!

Continues here: {HALLOWEEN SPECIAL} Kiss Of The Cat WomanOctober, a pleasant time to live in Paris. With the fair weather and calm atmosphere, you could say that there was no better place to be. Anyone even visiting would find the pleasant idea in going on a stroll or having fun with friends with such a lovely setup in France, in the city of romance, of all places. However, all interesting locations always happen to come with a price, and Paris comes with quite a few of its own, from the catacombs to the less known... Such as what happened to be the castle that was rumored to have been cursed. There wasn't very much water to be held in the idea of it being cursed. It's not like anything visibly magical happened there or anything. It was just one of those places that had a rather dark story surrounding it and therefore grew a bad name of itself. It hadn't even been that way very long, either. Since ten years beforehand, there had been many rumors circulating about the castle since a prepubescent girl had run away from the orphanage she lived in and went missing there. She hadn't been seen again since then, the only signs of life from the castle itself being of cats, which had begun appearing around the castle not long after the disappearance in more numbers than before. Over the past ten years, things became even worse. The castle had become overrun by cats, and no one dared to even attempt to enter in fear of what could possibly happen to them. With all the rumors and stories, no one dared to take the chance to end up as the girl who disappeared happened to. After all, who was going to take that risk? No one thought anyone would even try, until the night of October 14th, 2023, when a group of college students were met with a dare they'd never expect.*** "So...Can you, maybe...Tell me about that castle? The one everyone around campus's been talking about. It is fall, after all, and I know there's traditions around here for that." "You haven't heard the story, Ame?" Three French girls and one Japanese boy sat together on a bench, no other sounds than the October breeze rustling their hair. It was a peaceful atmosphere, only slightly chilly, but the girls and the boy weren't bothered too much. The blonde Coralie, the brunette Madeline, the redheaded Lucille (Known better by her friends as Luci), and the ravenette Ame all sat together. Luci knew that Ame wasn't very skilled in the folklore of France, but she couldn't blame him. He had just come over as an exchange student from Japan, after all, where the culture was very different. "A girl went missing after she ran there about ten years ago." Madeline explained, flipping her bob. "Since then, nobody's gone to that castle except for the stray cats around here. No one knows what attracts them there, but we know it can't be anything good. Why else would they be there?" "Yeah, who'd go around a place like that?" Coralie added on, shaking her long blonde hair from side to side. "I sure wouldn't! I'd rather stay at home and watch movies than bother going to a place like that!" "I'd go if I had company." Madeline added on with a shrug. "It'd be an educational experience and stuff. Besides, no one's gone near that place for a decade, now, who's to say there's not more to discover in there now?" "You're always taking risks!" Carolie stuck out her tongue playfully as Madeline laughed. "To you, maybe! You don't ever take risks!" "I do too take risks!" "Like getting out of bed without tripping?" "Hey!" Luci couldn't help but shiver hearing the story alone. She already knew she was the bravest of her friend group, and possibly her class, but cats were the one thing she couldn't handle. And a huge army of them all living together? That was a nightmare of its own right there. "Either way, it's not like any of us are going to it." Luci said, trying to avoid the topic. "It's just some stupid story, anyway. Where would we go in a place like that, and what would we find, anyway? Lice?" "You said it! Wouldn't be good for my curls!" Carolie added in, bouncing her blonde hair in a manner that made Madeline roll her eyes. "You're always worried about those curls, Carolie." "A lady's beauty is very important!" "Pfft, beauty..." "Hey!" Ame sat silently for a moment before he began to speak, nodding his head. "So it's a place we should avoid, correct?" He asked as Luci nodded. "Right. We should avoid that place." She confirmed. "And let's not talk about it anymore." "That's right!" Carolie quickly agreed, much to the dismay of Madeline, who seemed to want to talk more. "But there's a lot of interesting stuff with that castle, guys." She protested, crossing her arms. "I kinda wanted to talk about the architecture and stuff." "Let's talk about that another day, in another place, like class or something." Luci cut her off, clearing her throat in turn. "So, on another topic that has nothing to do with that one-" "Heads up, dorks! " Oh crap, it was him again, wasn't it? Luci turned her head to see none other than the unwelcome face of her ex, who came walking in with a smirk. His eyes turned towards Ame, who backed away behind Luci, as if frightened, as he had grown to be of the man, who was known as Gaston to all of them. Especially to Luci, who wanted to forget that she ever dated him. Gaston's eyes turned towards the frightened Ame, who quivered behind the girls. He smirked as he saw an easy target in him, sticking his tongue out as he flipped his blonde hair. "Still eating rice with the Japanese boy, huh?" He sneered as Carolie was the first one to jump out and defend him. "You leave him alone! He didn't do anything to you!" She cried as Madeline stepped in. "Yeah, leave him alone, or we'll give you something to complain about for sure! Like a fat lip!" Gaston gave a cackle, as if he didn't take any of the words seriously. "You gonna threaten me? Oh, please, whacha gonna do? Hit me with your high heels or something like that? Give me a break!" Luci rolled her eyes, putting her hands on her hips. "What do you want, Gaston? Just say it then go away. We don't care." Gaston gave a smirk, and pulled out a knife, making Luci step back. She couldn't deny that she was perturbed by this seeming threat, but she didn't want to stop standing tall. "What the hell is the knife for, buddy?!" Madeline demanded as Gaston gave a smirk, tossing his hair in the way that always annoyed Luci, even when they were dating. "Just for a little dare, gonna see if you guys are as cracked up as you act like you are." He chuckled, before giving instructions. "The way you do that? One of you take this to the castle. When you get there, throw it down to prove you were there. Then leave. Come back in the morning." The four watched him for a moment, prompting him to raise an eyebrow. "Or are you too scared?" Carolie, Madeline, and Ame watched in silence, before Luci snatched the knife out of his hand by the handle, hoping it would hurt him in some way (Which it unfortunately didn't do). "I'll do it. I'll come back in the morning after going to the castle tonight." She said, prompting Gaston to chuckle. "Perfect! I'll be back in the morning!" Gaston turned away, flicking his blonde hair once more as he walked away, calling back as he left. "Good luck, ladies! You're all gonna need it for sure, if you come out alive, anyway!" Luci rolled her eyes towards the blonde boy as he walked away, snickering like the dunderhead he was. What did he know? Gaston couldn't turn cream into butter, his head was as empty as a flowerpot. The other two girls tried their best to reassure Ame, who had teared up once again. "Don't worry." Madeline assured him, giving a nod. "Luci's brave, she can get through this on her own. We don't have to sweat it at all." "I just...I don't know." He murmured, brushing his black hair aside. "I'd hate if she ended up hurt because of me not being able to be tougher." "She won't get hurt!" Carolie assured him as well, her blonde curls bouncing. "Luci isn't scared of anything!" Madeline gave a doubtful look towards Luci as she puffed out her chest in response. "That's right!" Luci assured Carolie and the others, trying her best to stay as calm and composed as she wanted to appear. "You don't have to worry about me! I'm ready to go!" Madeline gave a little eyeroll, crossing her arms. "If ya say so." She snarked a bit as Ame patted Luci on the shoulder. "Good luck." He whispered softly as Luci smirked. "I don't need it." She said, tossing her hair. Despite her words, however, she knew she was going to need it.*** The castle was far larger than Luci expected it would be, and that wasn't a good thing as she was hoping it'd be. She felt afraid as she usually didn't as she wandered through the castle, her shoes clicking against the floor. Luci looked around the castle as she walked through the abandoned hallways. There was nobody here except for herself and the cats that occasionally ran across her feet, startling her. "Hello?" Luci tried her best to not look at the cats surrounding her. She tried to hide her fear as they surrounded her, as if she was being cornered. "Is anyone here?" Luci held the knife face down, quivering as she looked around. It couldn't be that hard, could it? She was going to throw down that knife and- A flock of birds flew away, startling her as she jumped up, throwing the knife into the ceiling (Where it thankfully stuck) as she bumped into something rather...Soft. Slowly coming back into it, she shook her head, trying to reorient her vision, wondering where she was and what she had bumped into. She was thankful she hadn't fallen on the knife, at least. "Hello?" Luci found herself surprisingly answered by a voice that wasn't her own echo nor the meow of a cat or cricketing of a displaced floorboard or concrete. "Hello. I didn't expect to see any visitors around. Not around this time of year, especially...And especially not someone so pretty." Luci found herself surprised, yet somehow comforted by the presence of another voice. So she wasn't alone after all! That was a bonus on its own, now, wasn't it? Wasn't it? She slowly stood up, trying to make eye contact with whoever had spoken to her. "Who are you-" Luci's words stopped in their track as she found herself face to face with who she was talking to...Who wasn't what she was expecting in the least. Or what, to be honest. What she saw was a tall, slender, elegant woman in a lacy black croptop and matching lacey short skirt, black high heels present on each foot with a black hair in her bow to match. This woman, however, had purple fur, and cat ears, along with a tail, her hands being paws with black pawpads on them, a cat nose and whiskers being present on her face as well as yellow eyes with slanted pupils, black lipstick present on her lovely lips, which were smiling softly to reveal white cat fangs. A giant cat. Great. With giant...Wows...To match. Luci would've been terrified and taken off running, but she was surprised by the fact this cat woman was here, along with recovering from the fact she had bumped into her. But she bumped into something soft and fluffy ...Wait...Wait... Soft and... ...Oh. So that's what it was. She looked awkwardly into the cat woman's eyes as she giggled, covering her mouth with a dainty purple paw. She seemed to be blushing under her fur, more flustered than bothered or embarrassed. Wait, flustered? But why would she be… Were cats just like that? Luci couldn't ponder anymore as the cat woman smiled softly, beginning to speak in the soft, deep, elegant voice she had heard before, surprising from a cat lady, who she would've called very beautiful with her long eyelashes and delicate lips, along with her slender, elegant body and disposition. Being a lady liker herself, she would say she was one of the most beautiful women she had ever seen. That is, if she was a human instead of a cat. "I didn't expect any visitors to my castle tonight!" She spoke, almost amused, before she looked away. "Or any other night, really...I wasn't very liked in the city." She wasn't...She wasn't what? She knew about Paris? Well, granted, she probably did, all things considered, but this still took Luci by surprise. The cat lady noticed her confused facial expression, seemingly reading her mind in a sense before she spoke once again. "It wasn't easy growing up the only werecat in town, especially a werecat with no home..." She spoke, looking almost sad as she did so. "Even when the full moon wasn't out, my ears and tail were always present, and cat ears and tail aren't something you see every day, no?" Cat ears and… Wait a minute... Was this... "I ran away about 10 years ago, and the cats who live here accepted me. I've lived with them for the past decade now, but sometimes, I do crave human contact." She admitted, before her gaze turned back towards Luci in a manner that sent chills down her spine. "And you're possibly the prettiest lady I've ever seen." The prettiest lady she'd ever... Wait, the cat lady was sapphic too? And was she... As Luci was once again in deep thought, she didn't notice the cat woman purring, rubbing up to her in the way cats do. "Odette is my name, and you can call me this." She informed, before standing back up and composing herself, giving Luci a loving look. "In fact, you can call me anytime, dear. I wish for your love." Luci was about to speak, but found a frog in her throat...Maybe the cat got her tongue. "Luci's the name..." She murmured, flipping her auburn hair. "You wish for my...Love? Like...That kind of love?" Odette nodded, giving a little giggle as she wrapped her paws around Luci, prompting her to shiver as she felt the purple fur pressed up against her pale skin. Oh boy. The cat was out of the bag this time. "Now, I have a little present for you." Odette cooed, before leaning in, prompting Luci to lean back... MWAH! ...And kissing Luci on the cheek, imprinting said cheek with black lipstick. Luci blinked twice, wondering what was happening. She took a few moment sto register the such before she did so. She just experienced the kiss of the cat woman. "Oh, you're so soft and delicate! Just the way I like them!" And judging by these words, this wasn't the end of the kisses, either. The cat woman continued to kiss her, her cheeks, her forehead, her chin, her neck even, all found themselves imprinted by the cat lady's lipstick.. Smack, mwah, chuck, kiss, smooch... She closed her eyes, trying to squirm away, but the cat lady held her in place with help from her tail. That thing was strong. Well, at least she didn't get her lips...That would've been even more uncomfortable for her... Odette eventually reeled back, watching the shellshocked Luci. She seemed to be quite entertained by the stunned expression on her face, and smiled, her fangs in full view. God, those fangs gave Luci the chills, she was thankful the cat lady's painted black claws were sheathed, or she would've been heading for the hills screaming way before this could've happened. Wait, that would've been a good thing. "Oh, you taste so nice, dearie! What's that perfume you use? It's magnificent! I'd have to get some myself some time if I was able to leave here without freaking everybody out..." Odette once again daintily placed a paw over her mouth as she giggled softly. Despite how...Aggressively loving she was, Luci couldn't deny that this lady was quite elegant. She'd even be attracted to her if she was human. "That's...Great..." Luci managed to awkwardly say, her eyes shifting. She didn't know how to get out of this one, but she had to find a way. "Listen, I think I should be going now, the sun is rising soon, and I've got somewhere to be-" Odette seemed surprised by these words, her tail twitching, the way cat tails did whenever they were agitated from what Luci knew about cats, which she avoided due to her fear on a regular basis. "Somewhere to be? Away from me, right?" "Of course it is, furball." Luci wanted to say, but she decided for her own sake, it would be best that she not do so. Instead, she smiled softly and nodded. "Yeah, sorry. I've got obligations, and-" "But dear!" Odette cried, almost pleadingly, "You can't leave me here! Not after our romantic encounter! Isn't it important we spend more time together?" Luci cringed at these words. While she wouldn't have said no to a romantic encounter with a human woman, the thought of having more of a romantic encounter with this cat in heat made her want to gag. However, it was quite clear that Odette didn't think the same as her black lips closed in once more, kissing Luci on the lips as she had feared she would do. Luci cringed as she felt the sandpaper tongue against her own and the fangs, the feeling was sickening. She'd give anything to be anywhere else right now, anything was better than being wedged between a cat lady's chest as she was kissed. If only it was any other kind of lady. As the kiss separated, Odette's yellow eyes looked lovingly into Luci's green eyes, which fluttered in fear. She was clearly not going to let go of her any time soon. "This was very fun, and I enjoyed your presence with me! I hope we can do this more in the future once you stay with me, my darling. I'll make sure to make the place nice and comfortable for you in the morning once it's not so dark out, it'll be nice to not be alone anymore!" Luci gulped, trying her best to keep her composure even through all of the black lipstick marks on her pale face, and the feeling of vomit she was keeping down from feeling the sandpaper tongue against her own, a feeling she knew she would not be ridding herself of anytime soon. She was going to have to make a break for it if she was ever going to get out of this cat's trap. She decided to use her words, something her friends always described as her sharpest quality. "So, uh...Kitty..." "Please, call me Odette." "Odette...I..." Damn, what was she gonna say to a cat woman? Go chase a ball of yarn? No, no, too aggressive, that'd just aggravate her further...Throw a catnip mouse her way, maybe? No, she didn't have any catnip mice to spare...Nor did she own any... What was she going to do here? Whatever she was going to do, she needed to think about it, and fast, or she would be stuck in this endless mousetrap of kisses forever, and that was the last thing that she wanted to happen. What she needed was a quick choice of words to escape. Wait. A quick choice of words. Of course! "So, Odette..." She began, her eyes shifting. "If we're going to be girlfriends forever, I think you should meet my friends, yes?" Odette twitched her tail before her eyes lit up in the approaching sunrise. "Your friends! Of course we should meet!" "Great! They'll be out here tomorrow morning!" Yes! Her ticket out! Besides, she'd have even more proof for her friends tomorrow. This was easier than she thought! She'd be killing two birds with one stone. That is, if the werecat chose to cooperate, but that'd definitely happen with her promise! Maybe.*** "She's dead! She's dead for sure!" "Relax, Carolie, I know she isn't dead." "Not yet, anyway." "Ame, don't be all gloomy about this, you know Luci just as well as we do." "Let's hope she died." "Shut up, Gaston, no one asked you!" The four college students stood outside of the castle, awaiting the return of their friend, who had yet to return that morning. They assumed she was just taking her time, though Carolie assumed the worst and Madeline assumed the best. Gaston was just there because he was sure he'd get the last laugh that time against his ex, the very last one, to be specific. Ame's eyes were focused on the door as footsteps could be heard, sending them all into silence. Someone was coming out, and it turned out to be their friend, Luci, who walked out, seemingly unharmed. That is, except for the black lipstick marks that covered her face and neck. Choosing to ignore this, Madeline and Carolie ran up and hugged her, Ame stepping back as if overstimulated as Gaston stood in shocked silence. "You actually did it!" Madeline cried, happily. "We knew you could!" "We thought you died!" Carolie cried out as Madeline gave a little eyeroll. "Correction, she thought you died." She remarked, flipping her hair. Gaston decided he wanted a word in. "This doesn't prove anything!" He sneered, his blue eyes flashing with anger. "It's just a stupid castle!" Luci gave a little eyebrow raise, followed by a smirk. She knew the time was right. "Right, it was just a stupid castle." She agreed, nodding her head slowly before turning it over her shoulder. "And you might wanna know that I met someone there, too." Luci gave a sly smile, one which made Gaston turn his head in curiosity, raising an eyebrow. "Meeting who? A stray cat? Maybe a bat with rabies? Maybe it bit you or something? Wouldn't be a huge change to how you look right now." Luci chose to ignore his little remark in favor of looking further over her shoulder. "She's on her way." This made Gaston surprised, raising a blonde eyebrow. It seemed as if he didn't have any snide remark for this situation. "Who the hell are you talking about-" The blonde boy found his question answered for him as the purple werecat rested her head on Luci's shoulder, smiling as her fangs glistened, even in the sunlight, twitching her ears with a strangely threatening aura despite looking far more human than she did the night before, the cat features left being her ears, tail, and fangs, her eyes still yellow with slitted pupils. Gaston didn't speak, not even when she gave a little flick of her tail and winked, sticking out her tongue in an almost flirtatious manner towards him, curling one of her hands into a fist and holding it up. "Purr." The tease enough was to send Gaston screaming, turning around and heading for the hills, not even wanting to engage in conversation with the cat woman nor anyone else. Luci could tell this was likely going to be the last time he picked on any of them again. Ame and Odette were exchanging a glance as Carolie and Madeline began to ask questions, their voices clamoring together in unison as both wanted to be heard. "Who's that woman?" "Why does she have cat ears?" "Does she live in the castle?" "How's the architecture in there?" "Who is she, anyway?" "Better question is what is she, I really can't tell! There's got to be some logical explanation out there somewhere..." Before Luci could answer any questions, she felt Odette take her in for a dip, bringing a kiss down upon her lips, sending both of the girls into silence. The cat woman was kissing their friend. Huh. Much to the even bigger surprise of her friends (Excluding Ame, who was still watching Odette with a knowing expression in his eyes), Luci wrapped her arms back around Odette, finding herself not denying this kiss, but rather, purr-fectly drawn in, as if under the cat lady's spell by her own will. Maybe she could get used to this after all, she was feline quite nice. She didn't feel like she needed to do the running away part of the entire plan she had after all. She could stay right here. What she didn't notice was the ravenette catgirl sitting on the rock nearby, twitching her white cat ears and waving her white cat tail as she watched with her hazel eyes, before smiling with her pink lipstick'ed smile as she turned away, adjusting her pink bow. "Werecat curses spread quickly, huh?"...