Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I kicked a manky Converse sticking out from behind the TV, “Hey! Ice!”

“Hi Temi. Someone cut the cable in the middle of Beauty and the Geek. Soph wasn’t pleased.” The denim-clad legs and hips belonging to the feet emerged, followed by a white tee and a pair of muscly arms. Then came the head.

“And The Den is still intact? I’m impressed. Is Soph feeling alright?” I giggled at the man sitting on the floor before me.

Ice was the typical gang member/bodyguard. He was tall, like 6’1’’ or something, and super strong. Okay, so not like superman, but for a human… His hair was short-ish, and his name was shaved on both sides. His nose was crooked from repeated breakings, but it suited him. If he was ten years younger, I would have so gone for him, but thirty-one and nineteen just don’t go together.

“Ali walked in and managed to calm her before she could do any real damage. You looking for Ali? He’s…”

“No. Actually, I’m looking for Cee. He owes me ten quid and he’s avoiding me…OW!!” I screamed as someone yanked my tail. I whipped around and slapped Ali, the leader of our gang, hard across the face.

“Oh my goodness! I’m so sorry sir! I thought you were someone else! Please… Prrr…”

He laughed lowly and rubbed gently behind my cat ears, causing the indecent purring and inability to complete my sentence. I leant into his hand, half purring, half moaning in pleasure.

Then the warm hand was gone and I was blushing profusely and examining my feet. Oooh! That boy was pure evil!

“It wasn’t me. It was him,” he said as he pointed to a foot sticking out from behind the sofa. “That’s the new kid. What’s his name? Kyle? He’s only ten. Be gentle.” Giving me a huge grin and pretending like the ear thing had never happened, he strode from the room and into his office.

I put on the most serious face I could manage and stalked over to the sofa.

“If I don’t hear tons of ‘sorry’s really soon, there will be bloodshed!” I screamed in the cocky ten-year-old’s ear. The ginger kid spun round, looking shocked at my outburst.

“B-But…”

“Just because the top dog was nice to you for ten seconds doesn’t mean that you’ve won over the cat too!” Hehe, cool metaphor. “Still no apology? You really are as dumb as you look, aren’t you?”

He began to shake. I lunged for him, leaving claw marks right up his lower arm. They began to bleed.

“Good,” I smirked, rather meanly. “Now, I would love to stay and teach you some manners, but I have things to do. So Ice here will tell you how things get done around here. Right Ice?”

“Yes miss!” I could see the laughter in his eyes as he said this, but his face stayed blank.