Unholy Speculations [Private]

Mary looked down at teh little kitten girl that was now rubbing her face up against Mary's leg. Maybe Mary could get used to this? It's not like it's that much different to an actual cat she could own. Does somebody actually own this girl then? Didn't she mention she was looking for someone...

"You said you were looking for someone? What was her name? Ashlei?"

For some reason, that name made Mary's heart skip a beat as though it meant something she wasn't sure of yet. That very name, felt like it could change Mary. Maybe thats what caused her to suddenly blurt out in anger. Maybe she had the answers Mary needed to figure out why she felt this way.

"d-do you know where I could find Ashlei?"

However that question would need answering later. Fluffy seemed to be feeling a bit weird and made it known that she wanted some food. Mary tried to smile, realising exactly what was going to happen next. She needed money but luckily Mary had plenty. She came from a somewhat rich background so this wasn't too much of an issue. She reached her hand out to Fluffy.

"Come on then, lets go find a way out of here together..."

Mary tried to walk on, helping the little girl as they went but what she didn't realise was how Fluffy couldn't actually walk on two legs very well. She was certainly trying and Mary could see that but she was falling down over and over again. Mary was still trying to figure out what was wrong with this girl. She acted so much like a cat that it was almost scary. After deciding she couldn't walk like Mary was, Fluffy had gotten back onto her knees and crawled again. Mary sighed but cracked a smile for her at least trying to make Mary feel like she was with a normal person. Things would be going normally, if Fluffy hadn't started this new topic.

The cat girl started saying that name again. In fact, she said it multiple times. Ashlei. Ashlei. Ashlei. Ashlei. Who the hell is this Ashlei woman? Mary describes her so positively but something in Mary's heart was tugging, causing her to feel sudden sorrow. She held onto her chest with one hand and breathed harder than she was a moment ago. Then for what appeared to be no reason, Mary started to tear up and cry. Fluffy had started to try and walk again and might not have noticed Mary slow down, fall to her knees and cry. She wasn't being loud and wailing as though something was wrong. But something wasn't right with her. It wasn't until mary revealed what she had grasped in her other hand that things started to make a little sense. It was a crucifix shape, golden in colour with red rubies. The big ruby in the center was glowing vibrantly which wasn't normal. Mary noticed this but couldn't really talk through her sobbing.

"wh-what is th-th-this? It's glowing!"

Mary looked forwards quickly as she realised she was being talked to. Fluffy was concerned and wondered why she was crying. Mary honestly had no idea either but something gave her the impression it was this golden crucifix she was holding. She tried getting rid of it before but she couldn't bring herself to do it. mary looked down at the item clasped in her hand and then Fluffy crawled over and stared at it a bit before rubbing her face on it. She seemed to know what it was, but something urged Mary to yank it away and jump backwards. Her face was still bright red and damp from crying but now she was angrily clutching the item.

"G-get off of it! It's mine!"

Mary looked fierce as though she was willing to bite fluffy with the way she was brandashing her teeth. What was a little odd about this, was how Mary's teeth also had a small pair of fangs hiding among them. AFter a few seconds, her expression lifted and she realised what she was doing. She looked around, she frowned and quickly fell onto her knees again.

"I'm so sorry Fluffy...I... I don't know what's come over me. Please, don't b frightened of me!"

Mary was the one who felt most out of place here. She wasn't acting right and the name: Ashlei was constantly ringing in her ears every time she heard it. That name meant something and she couldn't tell what. Mary did hear what fluffy had to say about the item though. How did she get it? It was Ashleis? Mary appeared puzzled.

"This is Ashlei's? But...I found it in the woods one day... Just laying there..."

Mary looked at it, grinning oddly before looking up and fluffy and smiling.

"Lets go find Ashlei and return it to her shall we?"

Obviously Mary had no intentions of handing it over...

Mary rubbed her face to get rid of these annoying tears. She felt really odd at the moment and wasn't too sure how she should handle it. Something about this object she had that belong to Ashlei was doing something to her. She knew that much but she just couldn't give it away. It's almost as if it was calling out to her in distress. She needed to keep it. It needed her and she needed it. Mary held it close to her heart and looked over to Fluffy that was talking out loud. It was like she couldn't think and had to speak her thoughts. It was kind of cute in a way.

"I'm not sure where to start looking but.... she must be near right?"

Just then, Mary felt something hit her cheek. She rubbed it. It was wet. Water. She looked up. The clouds overhead had grown grey and black, ready to rain.

"Um...we should go find some shelter. It's about to rain"

Suddenly, the rain came pouring down. It gushed down with force, almost painful if it hit you too hard. Mary started to run up the path, hoping that Fluffy could see where she had gone. There was a building a bit further up here. It didn't look like it was a public building but it would have to do for now. There is too much rain.

"Quickly Fluffy, theres a building up here!"

Mary wasn't entirely sure what happened when Fluffy had grabed her. The two were suddenly at a building that Mary was running to and the force caused Mary to fall over onto her front in shock. She was surprised by what had happened as she had never been forcefully moved that quickly before. With a thud, she fell on her face and laid there for a moment. Mary pushed herself onto her back and sat up, free form any rain as she was now in shelter. However, she wasn;t free from a sudden headache form her fall.

"Ack...that hurt..."

Mary rubbed her face, wiping away the dirt. Fluffy was nearby and quickly started to apologise for what she had done. However Mary was still a bit unsure what had even happened.

"Um...okay? I'm fine... I think..."

Mary cracked a smile before looking around herself, questioning what sort of building it was. It was larger than a storage cupboard for gardening tools and it didn't look like it was connected to any fountains nearby. There was a door inside though that looked firmly shut. Mary then turned to Fluffy.

"Maybe that door leads somewh-... Why are you crying?"

Mary stood and looked, wondering why she could see tears coming from the cat girl again. She didn;t understand what was wrong so she tried to simply console her. Mary crouched in front of Fluffy, still quite muddy from falling.

"Don't cry. We're out of the rain now!"

Mary smiled. Fluffy should be a little less frightened of her. Mary wasn't mad or anything. Why would she be?