By Katamania
(In Kata's view)
By Katamania
I sighed and slumped deeper into my sofa.
She had driven me to this, she was so annoying that I had done it.
I played with the gold collar with rubies and emeralds, and put on the matching wristbands.
I still couldn’t believe that I had actually stolen though.
Sure, I was a thief and a murderer, but now I had stolen from my best friend. I only had two, Daan, my boss, and Dexia, who had been my best friend since we were kittens. “Perfect job little dame” Daan said, showing my reflection from the silver mirror with ruby roses and emerald leaves that I had also stolen.
He kissed my cheek and sat behind me, rubbing my shoulders.
“Why the long face Kat? You just performed the best heist yet! Drugged Dex perfectly, breezed past the guards and pocketed the $100 000 dollars jewels and you come out alive. I’d be pretty proud of myself if I did it..”
“Well why didn’t you?” I snapped.
“I like the idea of you turning against your best friend better then me going into some dame’s house, who I don’t even know, and taking some stuff. And anyway, they wouldn’t suspect you, would they?”
I shrugged.
“Well they’d better not or else someone won’t be getting their weeks pay!” Daan snapped back and stalked out.
I decided to go to Dexia’s house, she’d need someone to blubber on about after she had found out her favourite mirror and collar was missing.
I walked into the house-sorry! Mansion! Some cats have all the luck don’t they? I mean, Dex lives in a four story mansion, with her own McDonalds, Movie Theatre, Shopping Centre, Hospital and Olympic Pool and Gym!!!
While I had to live in an old abandoned warehouse that had really stupid electricity.
“Oh Mistress Kata, tis a pity that you did that, why did you-”
“Shut up” I snapped. That stupid young maid was to nosy. She’d have to go. I made a mental note to tell Daan. He’d sort it out.
“Dame Dexia and her guest are in the safe room.” The butler informed me in a snobby voice.
“Thanks Peeves” I said and took the lift to the third floor.
Dex was there watching in interest while a dame I didn’t know poked around in the safe.
She was pulling out my lucky bubblegum with a pair of tweezes.
“Oh, that’s were it went, I’ve been looking for that” I said, trying not to laugh.
“Kata!” Dex exclaimed and nearly choked me with a hug.
“Get off me” I snapped angrily.
“Whoops, sorry” Dex said, fixing up her fur again.
“Who’s the queen?” I asked.
“Oh sorry, Miata, this is my friend Katamania, Kata this is Miata C Paws.”
I rolled my eyes at Dex and turned to this Miata dame.
“Pleased to meet you…. So you're Miata C. Pawz the great detective.” My voice had a hint of sarcasm.
“Well Katamania..” Miata started.
“Kata” I interrupted.
“Kata, why is your * eww * chewing gum, in the safe?”
“Oh there’s no need to suspect Kata, Miata! She is the only other person, who comes in here!“ Dexia broke in.
“My point precisely! No offence!”
“Non taken.” I said shortly, hoping my face wasn’t giving away anything.
“Well… um… stop it!! You're making me think, no, I don’t like thinking it hurts my head!”
I rolled my eyes again.
“Dex, how about we go into another room so that you can relax.” I suggested.
“Oh yes lets go into the ‘mirror room’” Dex said brightly and showed us to a dark room.
“Me and my big mouth.” I muttered.
Dex flipped a switch and the room was bright I was ready for it, cause I already had my dark sunnies on.
I think Miata was fazed a bit by the room. When I first saw it after the renovations, I guess I was a bit taken back as well. It had mirrors from the walls to the ceiling and a long bench that stretched from one side of the room, to the other, was covered with Dexia’s cosmetics.
“OK well Kata why was your chewing gum in the safe?” Miata asked me.
“That? Oh well I’ve had that since I was a kitten, I blew the biggest bubble outta all my friends, so I kept it, Dex’s safe is the safest place, well....was the safest place in the world” I said, shrugging.
“You mean you’ve had that gum since you were a kitten? EWWWWW!! THAT’S GROSS!!” Miata exclaimed.
“WHAT?” I asked. Now this queen was getting on my nerves!!!
Miata’s watch beeped, making her look at her watch.
“I’m sorry, I have to go!” she exclaimed and ran out of the room.
“Kata?” Dexia asked me.
“Yeah?”
“Who do you think stole my jewels?” she asked me.
I crossed my claws behind me back and tried to look sad and puzzled.
“I have no idea Dex, I just don’t know...hopefully, this detective will find them for you...” I said.
I went home slowly, thinking bout things.
“Where have you been?” Daan asked as I walked in.
“Places” I answered, not in the mood to talk.
He snarled.
“Fine, I’ve been at Dexia’s”
“How is she?”
“A bit worried. She’s got this detective working on the case. Miata C Pawz...”
“She’d better not find out it was you...”
“She won’t...she won’t...”
“Cause if she did, you’d have to go away, and I wouldn’t have my best thief anymore...” Daan said, I rolled my eyes, and flopped down on my bed, an old one that I had found in a backyard, Daan had got in here some how, I learned a long time not to question his ways of getting things done...
“What’s the matter with you?!? For the last week, you’ve been moping about, it’s not this ‘stealing of Dexia thing’, you were like this a few days before I even mentioned it! What the hell is wrong with you?” Daan exclaimed angrily.
I looked at my paws.
“Nothing, Daan, what do I have to do now?” I sighed.
Daan regarded me with a glare, as if he was trying to figure out what was wrong, then he seemed to let it go.
“Catnapp Dexia, and act like an air head or as if you’re insane, so you don’t get in trouble if you’re caught, kay? Here’s the ransom note, now scoot” Daan said, and ruffled my head fur as I went past.
I waited outside Miss Pawz’s office, till her secretary came by.
“Hey, Pollicle, give this to your boss, Miss Pawz will ya!” I said, handing the envelope to Polly.
“Eah? Okay dokay” Polly said and smashed into the door.
“Open the door, then walk in, a bit of information for you Pollicle” I said, and walked away. It was time for me to catnapp my best friend.
I slipped into my black leather coat and grinned, taking the back entrance into Dexia’s mansion.
Dexia was sitting at her makeup mirror table, and she didn’t even notice me as I slipping inside the
room, hiding behind the door.
The butler came into the room, with a glass of champagne with a strawberry in it. The champagne was already spiked, since the butler’s in league with Daan and me, he’s Daan’s brother in law.
“Thanks Peeves” Dame Dex said, taking a small sip of it as soon as he set it down on the bench.
The butler bowed and walked out again, winking at me as he walked out.
Dame Dexia took another sip, then fell to the ground, unconscious before she hit the ground.
* To easy * I said, grinning.
Tannon (Peeves isn’t the butlers real name, Tannon is) came back in, and helped me carry Dexia down the stairs, through the secret passageway, the Dex doesn’t even know about, and into where we were going to keep her.
“Good job” I told Tannon, handing him a few thousand dollar notes, tied by a rubber band.
He bowed again, grinning as he straightened.
“Of cause, see you later Mistress Kata” Tannon said formally, and walked out.
A few hours later, Dex came to. She couldn’t tell who it was, because I keep my jacket well over my head.
Dexia, was making a hell of a lot of noise, and she was starting to really annoy me. I lit a chocolate cigarette, because I like hot chocolate better.
“PLEASE, TELL ME WHAT DID I DO? I’M SORRY!! HELP SOMEONE!! WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? HEY? WHAT’S THAT IN YOUR HAND? NO PLEASE, IM TOO BEAUTIFUL TO DIE!” Dexia shrieked.
I heard a noise from the passageways, and sniffed the air. Damn it, that Miata dame was on to us already. Time to act insane...
Miata came into the area, and I pretended not to notice her.
“Look Dex I’m sick of you. If you were anymore annoying I would shoot myself! I stole you collar, wrist bands and mirror…” I snarled
“But why?” Dex whimpered.
“Why do ya reckon? For the money, my boss pays me very well for stuff like that! But anyway now I am going to kill you, see you in hell!!” I got out a toy gun and waved to Dex, scaring the s*** out of her,
and Miata.
Miata ran over and kicked me in the back. I fell over; and the gun flew out of my paws and into hers.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! GHOST!!!” Dex screamed.
I rolled my eyes. Miata made herself visible and walked closer to me, as I was getting up, and pulled back my hood.
“KATA?!?!” Dex screamed.
“Shut up!” I snarled, still acting insane.
“Katamania Exclaimer Dominic you are under arrest for the robbery of Dame Dexia’s jewellery and the catnapping of Dame Dexia herself. Anything you say or do can be use against you in the court of law!”
“Does this mean I’m going to jail?” I asked.
“Probably!”
“WOOOO HOOOO!!! Now I can go see my friends!” I yelled for Tannon’s benefit. He’d tell Daan, who would get me out.
Miata slapped the pawcuffs on me and I was lead down the passageway.
“Umm guys do you think you could untie me? Guys? GUYS??” Dexia called from behind us. Miata
rolled her eyes at the same time I did.
“I don’t blame you in the slightest” she muttered to me.
