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“Cats! Calm down!” I shout, chasing after one of my cats.
They were all spread around my house. Phasing through walls and climbing up walls. Meows and music from my most vocal cat.
“Music, shut up!” I scream.
The brown and light tan cat with a white tag tied to a string around her ear. She looks over me, meowing even more. The second I walk over to Music Box, she bolts. I growl, eyes flicking colours. My shyest cat, a ghostly grey with black around to hide in the shadows, Shade, crawled up to me. I look at her, crouching down.
“Thank you Shade,” I huff, picking her up.
She meows, very high pitched tone. I sit down on the ground, rocking Shade. I groan, kissing her head. Shade paws at my face, soft paw tapping my cheek. I giggle, eyes flicking to another colour.
“Thank you Shady,” I grumble.
I feel her purr in my grip.
~~~
“Who’s coming with me?” I call into the house.
Multiple cats run over, meowing with joy.
“Calm down,” I beg.
Meows, more meows, and even more. I bow my hands down, trying to shush them all.
“Buddies, please calm down. I can only take one of you darlings,” I admit.
Upset meows now. I look over the group, knowing what cats are easier to take and which are not.
“Demon, you can come with me. But I'll need to bring a cruci,” I announced.
Demon meows, climbing up on my pant legs. I grab him, grab the crucifix by the door, and head off, keeping the other cats back with a struggle. Demon, laid on my shoulders, misses and growls at people around before I lift up the cruci. He shushes up.
“Demon, behave,” I command as I walk into a local shop.
He murs, claws digging into my shoulder, ready to jump. I sigh but let him.
“Stay close,” I murmur.
I think about the old house I live in, thirty-eight cats with me, all the world's types of ghosts, cursed possessions, and main items to hunt ghosts. All like their names.
Demon, chaotic cat with red horns by his ears. He loved to hunt around, chasing mice and birds. Though he hated the crucifix.
I snap out of my thoughts from a yowl, one from my own cat. Demon was yowling at some random person.
“Demon,” I scold, running over.
I lift Demon up, keeping him to my chest.
“I’m so sorry for him,” I apologise.
“Your cat is a full on demon! You shouldn’t bring him here!” She yells at me.
“What is happening here?” A worker asks.
“His cat attacked me!” The lady yells.
“Demon didn’t hurt you, just yowled,” I replied.
“Sir, please leave,” The worker demands.
I nod, setting down the basket and quickly leaving. Demon mews, able to know what I am feeling. I huff, eyes flicking to be an angry red.
“ Murrf, ” He meows, ears pointed back.
I ignore the cat.
~~~
I try pushing the cats to bed, scolding each one as they mess around. Picking each one up and moving them around into the cat beds, which many of them were dog beds.
A knock gets my attention.
“Stay you little bastards,” I growl to the cats, walking over to the front foot.
I open up the door, seeing one of the town leaders.
“Yes?” I ask.
“Grian Hammerson, the mayor of the town, Mr. Jikson, has decided that you are forced to leave the town due to those furry creatures in your house,” He says.
“I’m sorry, what?” I rage.
“Your cats have been too chaotic, disrupting the town’s peace. You have three days to move out.” I get informed.
I watch him walk away, filled with anger. I slam the door shut.
“Cats! I hate you all!” I shout, heading to bed.
~~~
I put the last box into the cart of a random horse. I brush my hand over his head, walking back inside my house. I have multiple carriers around. Cats meowing from each one.
“Shut up, basterds,” I groan.
I picked up two carriers, five left. I carry them to the cart, putting them in the front of the cart to be safe. I continue to carry the carriers, making sure all cats are secure.
“Ready?” I ask them, lifting me onto the horse.
Meows of replies.
~~~
Next town over, also known as the “Town of the Haunted”. Many ghost hunters lived there, which hopefully ment my cats could be fine.
“Here we are bastards, where we are gonna live for now. I already found a place I can stay, which has two other people and a cat,” I grumble.
“Hey!” Someone shouts.
I perk up, looking to the shout. A guy with a bright smile, mossy jacket with his hood up.
“Hello, welcome to Herpire! I’m Bdubs. Who are you?” The mossy guy asks.
“I’m Grian,” I reply.
“Ohh, Grian. Scar kept talking about how you are his new roommate,” Bdubs rants, petting the horse.
I jump down, causing the cats to wake.
“Yep, sure am,” I agree.
“Well, welcome. How did you end up here?” Bdubs asks.
“Other town kicked me out after something,” I grumble.
“Sounds rude,” Bdubs huffs.
I nod, groaning as my most social cat, EMF Five, meows.
“What was that?” Bdubs asks.
“Sorry,” I whine, walking over to the cage he was in.
EMF Five was joined with Mimic, secretly my favourite cat Voo, UV, Yurei, Shade, and Twin One. I keep the others back as I pull EMF out.
“Aww, who’s that little baby?” Bdubs awes.
“EMF Five, one of my many cats,” I reply.
“He’s adorable,” Bdubs says, letting him sniff his hand.
“But one of the many reasons I got kicked out,” I grumble.
“So, what’s about them?” Bdubs asks.
“Cats of the ghosts, cursed possessions, and evidence of the world,” I tell him.
“Oh my goodness! That’s so cool!” Bdubs shouts.
My eyes flick to another colour, shocked.
“Wha-what?” I mutter, shocked.
“What? Did I say something wrong?” I ask.
“No, no. Just, everyone I've met so far hated them,” I grumble.
“That’s rude,” Bdubs pouts.
I smile. “I have to agree with that.”
“Well, come on. I can take the cart to Scar’s while you get something to eat. Lizzie owns a cafe, which is amazing! Your cats can come along also,” Bdubs rants.
I nod, setting EMF on the stone road. I grab two carriers, setting them on the ground to let the cats out.
“Can I help?” Bdubs asks.
“Yeah, just be careful,” I reply.
The cats quickly look around, making me lose them all.
“Uhh,” Bdubs mutters.
“Stay close you little bastards!” I shout to the cats.
“That’s normal?” Bdubs asks.
“Yeah. I think they are happy to be somewhere new,” I reply.
“Here, I’ll show you the cafe before taking all this to where you are staying,” Bdubs says with a smile.
I follow Bdubs around to a pretty spruce building. Goryo and Ghost Writing, or Scribbles, were following me.
Bdubs opens the door while yelling, “Lizzie! Brought our new town’s members!”
“Members? I thought Scar was getting one roommate.” A pink haired girl walks over.
“Hello,” I grumble.
“Oh hi, I’m Lizzie,” Lizzie introduces.
“I’m Grian, these little two are Goryo and Ghost Writing,” I reply.
“Aww, adorable kitties,” She awes.
Lizzie crouches, petting her hand out for my cats. Goryo quickly backs up into my leg as Scribbles walks over.
“Scribbles is very social,”I say.
“Wasn’t her name Ghost Writing?” Bdubs asks.
“Oh, Scribbles is her nickname,” I chuckle.
“Adorable,” Lizzie squeals.
I got shown to a booth after a quick bye to Bdubs. Goryo stayed by my side, trying to hide. Scribbles walks around, getting to know this place.
The door opened as I looked over a menu.
“Why are there so many cats outside?” The person asks.
He had brown hair with a green bundle. Revenant clang to his leather jacket.
“Rev!” I shout, getting my cat’s attention.
The guy looks over as Rev drops to the floor, bolting over to me.
“Oh, hello,” He grumbles.
“Oh, Joel, this is Grian. He’s living here now,” Lizzie says, walking around the corner.
“Hi. Sorry about Revenant. He’s very feisty,” I apologise.
“So, those are all you cats?” Joel asks.
“Yep, cats of the ghosts, cursed possessions, and evidence,” I agree.
“Wow, that’s a ton,” Joel grumbles.
“Yeah, but I love them so much.” I look to Goryo.
Joel takes a seat across from me as I order. I asked for anything but chocolate.
“So, how’d you get all those rascals?” Joel asks.
“Well, it’s a long story,” I reply.
“I have time,” Joel mutters, leaning his elbows onto the table.
“Well, I first found three kittens. Spirit, Poltergeist slash Polti, and Mare. The three I found while wandering the woods. Polti wanted to play catch and that’s how she found me. She brought Spirit and Mare to me. They followed me home. My parents thought they were fine in the beginning.
“Then I brought five more home. Jinn, Yokai, Thaye, Banshee, and Goryo. I felt connected to them. But my parents were getting more angry.
“I continued getting more and more cats, by the time I was 18, 21 cats were found. My parents gave me a choice. Get rid of the cats or leave. I chose the ladder.
“Over time, I found more and more cats. House growing larger and larger, getting more chaotic. No matter how much, I loved them so much. My life, my family. I won’t ever leave them.”
Goryo meows, bumping his head into my side. I giggle, lifting him to my lap. Rev pawed at Joel’s glasses, almost knocking them off the table but I quickly caught them.
“Here ya go.” I hand them to him.
“Oh, thanks,” Joel mutters, grabbing his sunglasses.
Rev mrowed, glaring. Scribbles trots over, meowing at us. Joel is able to pick her up.
“Scribbles is one of my more friendly cats. Rev is very crazy and pesky. And Goryo is one of my shy cats, which I surprisingly have many of,” I inform the two.
Lizzie nods, setting a plate in front of me. Bacon strips with fluffy looking pancakes. A small slab of butter. A small container of syrup. I grab the syrup and pour it over. Lizzie leaves and quickly comes back with a cute pastel pink cup filled with tea.
“Thanks,” I mutter, digging in.
“You are welcome.” Lizzie smiles walking off again.
I watch her set little bowls of whip cream for the cats. Scribbles bounds over, lapping up a bowl. Rev quickly followed her. Goryo looked up to me, unsure. I nod to the little baby. Goryo slowly walks over, ears pointed back. I continue eating, humming in delight. It was so fluffy, butter nicely melted and syrup soaking in.
I hung out with the two for a while. Goryo slowly getting used to my new friends.
“Hey G, I’ve noticed your eyes change colours from time to time. What is that all about?” Joel asks.
“Oh, I have some weird hybrid trait that makes my eyes change colour. Not sure what species does that though,” I tell the two of them.
“Hey, you should take a look at Joe’s library. He probably has a book somewhere about that,” Lizzie glees.
“Got it,” I agree.
Scribbles dashes to the door, meowing loudly. Rev chased his sister, meowing along. Lizzie pushed herself up from where she sat. The door pushes open, the arrival person getting attacked by the cats.
“Jeez, how many cats are here!” They shout.
Two more cats run in, being Twin 1 and Twin 2. Both being complete opposites, they were twins, more specifically, the ghost Twins.
“Lots,” I chuckle.
Twin 1 perks up, looking at me. She runs over, tail stuck up. I grab under her stomach and pick her up. Twin 2 shyly follows her sister.
“Oh, hello,” The arrival mutters.
Green shirt, brown leather vest thing, and a green robotic eye. It was like a little square screen on his face.
“Sorry about the cats. All mine. I’m Grian,” I announce.
“Well, nice to meet you. I’m Iskall," he introduces.
Rev attacks Iskall.
“Revenant!” I shout, jumping up.
Iskall grabs his scruff, holding him up in front of him.
“So you're a pesky one,” Iskall chuckles.
“That’s Rev, one of my feisty cats,” I inform.
“Walked in and he was clung to my back,” Joel grumbles.
I shift Twin 1 to the floor, walking over to take Rev from Iskall. Iskall quickly hands him to me, letting me hold him like a little baby.
“You are a pesky one alright,” I chuckle.
Rev meows innocently. Lizzie laughs.
“So who are these other ones?” Iskal asks.
“Goryo is my shy one, over on the booth. Ghost Writing, or Scribbles, was first to run over to you. Those two are Twin 1 and Twin 2. And before you ask, yes they are the Phasmophobia Co. named ghosts,” I list.
“Are they like the ghosts, evidence, and cursed positions?” Iskall asks.
“Yep, Onryo hates fire, Mimic mimics his siblings,” I agree.
“Impresing,” He mutters.
I nod.
~~~
I follow Bdubs to Scar and Mumbo’s. A hoard of cats follows me.
“So, just to let you know, Scar isn’t able to use his legs all the time. Mumbo is a Redstone Blood. Jellie is the cat who lives in that house.” He lists.
“Got it,” I hum.
After a while, there was a big looking cabin like house. It looked really nice. I was looking at the garden.
“And here we are,” Bdubs announces.
“This place looks cool,” I mutter.
Bdubs trots to the door, knocking.
“Scar! Mumbo!” He shouts.
I pick up Voo and walk over. The door quickly opens. A tall brunette with green eyes. Scars crossed his face and he had long ears.
“Oh welcome Grian! Nice to meet you and the cats. I’m Scar,” He joyfully says.
“Hi,” I mutter.
Cats ran over, meowing. The shy ones stayed by my side. Rev meowed, trying to climb onto him. Spirit dashes past to look around the house. Wraith hissed, tail fluffed up. Phantom tried to join Rev. Polti somehow found a random fork and threw it. Banshee and Music meowed at them, Myling quickly joining in. Jinn walked around the front of the house. Mare tried hiding in the nearest shadows. Demon hissed from where he was by my feet. I watched Oni stalk Scar. Yokai watched him carefully, ears to her head. Twin 1 ran to him. Raiju flopped by his feet. Obake shifted for a second to look more creepy. Mimic copied Banshee’s scream. Circle hissed, body catching a flame, which Onryo hissed at him. Ouija stood his ground. Tarot hissed angrily. Orbs flouted up to him.
“Sorry about them,” I whimper.
“Oh it’s fine. I am one of the people who go ghost hunting, so these little babies are fine,” Scar chuckles.
Scar simply picks up Rev. He coos at the aggressive cat. My eyes widened, amazed. I wasn’t used to people so fine with my cats. I was usually hated from them. Voo mewed from where he was in my arms. Bdubs pats my shoulder, saying a quick goodbye. Scar smiles to me.
“Well good sir, come on in,” He joyfully says.
I walk over, letting Voo climb onto my shoulder. We walk inside, looking around. The cats were already looking around, which they did everytime we got a new place. Scribbles was meeting a light grey and white cat.
“That’s Jellie, she’s my cat,” Scar informs.
“She’s adorable,” I grumble.
Scar walks over and picks up Jellie.
“So, who are all these little ones?” Scar asks.
“That’s a long list, but I can write it down with a small description of each,” I reply.
“That sounds nice. You can put it on the fridge when done,” Scar agrees.
I nod.
“Well, how about a tour of the house?” He asks.
“Sure,” I mutter.
Scar shows me around the house. Basement was where Mumbo’s bedroom was. The main floor had Scar’s. So my bedroom was upstairs.
~~~
I was writing down the names and descriptions.
‘Voo (VooDoo): Sandy cat with button eyes ♂
Monkey (Monkey Paw): Shaggy brown cat ♂
Ouija (Ouija Board): Letters all over ♂
Tarot (Tarot Cards): Black, grey, and white with different foggy colours ♀
Mirror (Haunted Mirror): Black and Purple ♀
Circle (Summoning Circle): Red with black circle pattern on back ♂
Music (Music Box): Brown and rusty gold ♀
EMF (EMF 5): Black with stripes of colours, eye changes colours ♂
Temps (Freezing Temps): Light blue and white ♀
UV: Purple, can glow ♀
Orbs: Foggy white cat that can float ♂
Box (Spirit Box): Grey and black, orange eyes that can flash, voices will sometimes come from ♂
Scribbles (Ghost Writing): Paper like colour with grey along ribs ♀
D.O.T.S.: Black with green along back, can spread dots around ♂
Spirit: Plain grey and black, blueish eyes ♂
Wraith: Deep grey with white, invisible paws, floats ♀
Phantom: Disappears when his photo is taken, deep grey and black, can make your head fuzzy if you look at him too long ♂
Polti (Poltergeist): She loves to throw everything around, keep stuff hidden, black and hazy white ♀
Banshee: Light grey, grey, and white, shaggy, almost see through ♀
Jinn: Black and grey, enjoys warmth ♀
Mare: All black, even eyes ♀
Rev (Revenant): Black and dark grey, red eyes, chases after people, very crazy and aggressive ♂
Shade: Deep grey and black to hide in shadows, pale grey eyes ♀
Demon: Pitch black with red horns ♂
Yurei: Foggy grey and black, will make you feel fuzzy if you look at for a while ♀
Oni: Hazy black, loves people ♂
Yokai: Folded ears, black and hazel eyes, hates sound, mainly talking ♂
Hantu: Deep grey with navy accent, loves the cold ♂
Goryo: Shadow black, green eyes, shy, best buddy is D.O.T.S. ♂
Myling: Shadowy grey and black, very quiet, will jumpscare ♀
Onryo: All black cat with flame like paws, even though he is afraid of fire ♂
Twin 1: Black, grey, and deep brown mix with pointed ears ♀
Twin 2: Same like her sister but folded ears and bobtail ♀
Raiju: Black with lightning yellow pattern ♂
Obake: Normally black and foggy grey eyes but can shift to look different, 6 toed paws ♂
Mimic: Normally black and grey but mimics his siblings ♂
Moroi: Deep grey and brown, very fast around people who lost a good amount of sanity ♀
Deo (Deogen): Deep grey and deep brown, fast when further away from people, slower when near ♀
Thaye: When younger, all black, but when older, spots of white and grey ♂’
I sigh as I finish. It was a long list but a good one. Everyone bundled around my new room, playing with one another or sleeping. I look around, smiling.
“Well guys, we’re home…again,” I announced.