The King's Mandate: Anomalous System

Chapter 108: May

It's so quiet.

Elena is in my room. We are hugging.

It's so quiet.

It feels so good. I want to live this forever. 

I hope this moment can--

"Meow"

Yeah, right. Like things ever go like I want.

"Is this the cat?" Elena asked, crouching down to pet the cat.

"Yeah"

"She looks so strange"

"She?"

"Yeah, it's a female cat" 

"I know that, but what's the need to call it a she?"

"It's because she is she"

"It is an animal. Why call it he or she?" 

"You won't understand"

"It will either die or run away in the end" 

"Shut up"

Elena tried to touch the cat, but it ran away.

"Heh"

"Did you just laugh?"

"I didn't" 

"You did!"

"This is the first time some animal ran away from you"

"Shut up"

We went after the cat. 

The cat was sitting beside my mom on the sofa in the living room.

Elena sat beside the cat.

The cat noticed Elena, stood up, and sat on my mom's lap.

"Heh"

"Stop laughing!" Elena said, throwing the pillow at me.

"It's a strange cat" my mom said, petting the cat.

Elena once again tried to pet the cat, but the cat slapped her hand with its tail.

"Heh"

"Laugh again and I will throw this cat at you"

"Hey kitty, look what I got"

Elena took out a stick from her bag and showed it to the cat.

Why does she have a stick in her bag?!

The cat paid no attention to Elena.

"Angela, does this cat not like me?" 

"Maybe because you are a girl?"

"You are a girl too"

"I am Das's mother and you are his girlfriend"

"Is this cat jealous of me?"

"Maybe"

There is no way something like that is possible.

"Hey kitty, are you jealous of me?"

The cat paid no attention to her.

"Kitty?" 

Still no attention.

"Fine, then" Elena said, getting up from the sofa.

Elena walked to me, touched my hand and said, "Look kitty"

The cat jumped from the sofa.

Elena touched my arm and said, "Look, I am his girlfriend" 

"Meow!"

"Wow. She was really jealous of me" 

Elena pulled my hand and kissed me on the cheek.

The cat started hissing. Her hair all stood erected and her sharp claws came out of her paws, wanting to scratch Elena. The cat was about to jump on Elena.

When the cat noticed my gaze, she stopped and sat back on the sofa again.

When I glanced at Elena, she was hiding behind me, gripping my arm tightly.

"Are you okay?"

She nodded.

"Should I throw out the cat?"

She shook her head and said, "It was my fault"

How? 

"Did you guys name the cat already?" my mom asked, picking up the cat.

"No, we didn't"

"Then let's name it"

"Let me think"

"You will name it?" 

"I will try. You think too"

Even if she says that. I suck at naming.

"How about Missy?" my mom suggested.

Elena stared at her for a while and said, "Yeah...it's good...but let's think of something else"

"Oh, okay. What about Mushy?"

"Mom"

Elena glanced at me and shook her head.

"What, Das?"

Elena kept shaking her head while scaring me with her eyes.

"Elena was thinking 'Just like Das, she also sucks at naming' in her mind"

"No! I wasn't!"

This is my revenge! 

"Well, I know that I am not good at naming"

Huh?

"No, Angela! You are good. I mean, you named Das, right?"

"Yeah"

Wait, what?!

My revenge failed? And why are they discussing my name now?

"I named him after someone" 

"After someone?"

"Yeah, there was someone who I admired when I was young, so I named Das after him"

This is my first time hearing this!

"Who was it?" Elena asked, curiously.

"Someone I admired"

"Uncle Derek?"

"No! I don't just admire Derek but I love him too"

"So someone other than Uncle?"

"Yeah, Derek and I met him when we were in university"

"Wow"

"He was a smart boy but an idiot in love"

Weren't we going to name the cat? So, how did it turn into this?

"Are you talking about your boyfriend before you met uncle Derek?"

What is she asking?! 

"Oh, no. The only man I have loved is Derek"

"Then who is that guy?"

"He was like a brother to me"

"Was?"

"Yeah, he died 30 years ago"

Mom never tells me about her past, but she is telling everything to Elena.

"I am sorry I made you remember him"

"No, it's okay"

Now, this has turned pretty awkward again.

"How about we go to name the cat again?"

"Yeah, let's do that"

After thinking for a while, Elena said, "Umm...how about candy?"

"It's good" my mom remarked.

"What do you think, Das?"

"Name whatever you want, I don't care"

"Boring"

"...."

"Come on Das, at least suggest one name" my mom said.

Well, if they want then...

"How about May?"

I know I suck at naming so there is no point asking me. Why don't they understand--

"It's cool"

"Yeah, May sounds nice"

"Wait, really?"

I was just joking.

"Yeah, it's good" 

My mom picked up the cat from her lap and said, "Your name is May, do you like it?"

"Meow"

"See? She liked it"

How?!

She just said 'Meow'. How the hell do they understand that?"

"May, look what I got"

Elena did the same thing with her stick as she did before, but the cat paid no attention to her.

"This cat really hates me" Elena said, losing happiness from her face.

"I don't think she hates you. Maybe she just wants your attention?" my mom said.

The cat is ignoring her to get her attention? 

"Hey May, I will share Das with you. Let's be friends"

Don't go sharing me with anyone you want!

"Meow"

The cat got up and sat on Elena's lap.

I don't understand animals.

"Hey Elena, you don't have anything to school tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, it's Saturday so no school"

"It's already evening, so how about you stay here?"

"Yes Elena, eat the dinner here and then I will drop you home"

"Okay. I will call mom"

"No, wait!" my mom quipped.

"What's wrong mom"

"I wasn't talking about dinner. I was asking her to stay the night here"

"What?!" Elena yelled in shock.

"You don't want to?"

"No, it's not like that. I will stay"

"Nice! I will call Rebecca later"

What's going on?

Elena will stay the night?

A sleepover?

She will sleep here!!

"Elena will stay in my room" my mom said, staring at me.

"Why?"

"What do you mean why? There is no way I would let her sleep in your room"

"Why?"

"It's because of how you acted with her"

"But she is my girlfriend"

"So what?"

"I can do anything I want"

"Not in my presence"

"But...you....ah, what about dad then? Where will he sleep?"

"He is on the trip"

So the person she was talking to when we came was dad!

"Elena, you will sleep in my room, right?" I asked.

"No, she will stay with me"

"Me, right, Elena?"

"With me!"

"I will sleep with Angela"

"....."

"Heh"

My own mom is laughing at me.

Wait, I can still sleep in the same room as Elena if...

"Mom, I will sleep in your room too"

"Want me to kick you out of the house?"

"Sorry"

"Elena, can you help me make dinner?"

"Of course"

"Let's start right away!"

"I will help too"

"You stay here and play with May!"

Mom has been yelling at me a lot today.

Well, I think...if Elena has stayed in my room, I would have done something to her. I mean, there is no way I can control myself if she sleeps in the same room as me.

I can't wait for my birthday.