They beg, they scream, they cry.... The devil inside burns them..... taking command of its whole body, as the hunger slowly and menacingly..... takes its victim......

The twitching crowd..... can only stare at them...... ignoring their requests, their one and only simple request, to feed them....
 

The biggest one.... the mother cat... lurks around as if a creature out on a midnight hunt..... only this time round...... there's nothing to stalk.... the only way to survive.... is to beg...... the other two cats.... really kittens in training..... cower and cuddle next to each other........ as if in a life or death situation........ under a table....... The orange kitten..... so innocent, so curious, looks on at the fast paced world surrounding it, while the gray kitten, hurries out of site.... away from any pair of human eyes.... following it.... snapping at it..... Their lessons of life, so cruel, so frightening, so needless...... abandoned by their real mother at birth..... the two defenseless kittens were forced to take on the world.... when they couldn't even see..... their only chance.... was a loving, stranger, mother..... who took them under her paw.... shielding them..... from things..... from everything...... Later on, as they grew to healthy, frisky kittens..... in all three of their lives, a fire broke out..... killing the rest of their family..... its sisters and brothers.... perishing before them.... while they never understood a thing.....
 

Only three were able to escape.... the mother cat and the orange and gray kittens........ The orange kitten escaped without any serious injuries, the other two.... were not as fortunate..... Half of the mother cat's face..... was burned..... leaving one eye blind........ the gray kitten...... lost half of its tail....... and keeps the scars of the fire on its charred body...... and now...... further on in their lives....... they're hunting for food..... they're begging for food........
 

My eyes..... never leaving them...... watching they're every move..... through all the slaps of life.... they still walk.....  I throw my last slice of pizza down gently as all three of them scurry for it...... in less than five minutes...... its all gone....... the mother cat and the gray cat continue the hunt.... as the little innocent orange kitten...... sniffs at my shoe..... roams around under my table... leaning against my leg, and peacefully closes its eyes.......
 

I can only stare at it through teary eyes.... the soft furball sleeping at my feet..... the purring so strong it tickles me tenderly as I crack at tiny smile..... with my heart melting faster than I can even imagine...... My trance collapses as a voice yells out at me.......
 

"Damnit Jason, if you feel that bad about it........ why don't you just take them home?" my brother Adam speaks in annoyance..... yet calm at the same time...... makes me wanna laugh at times.....
 

David.... our dear friend only sighs and looks away..... as I get the sudden feeling I'm being watched......
 

I look under the table to see two green gems staring intensely into my ocean blue eyes..... I turn around only to be captured by two more pairs of eyes staring at me...... a single glimpse tells me the whole story..... except this is a single message..... their looks, only mean one thing...... and they're saying: "Take me home"
 

"I dunno...... maybe its not such a good idea......." "Come on Jay.... you're obviously in love with them..... who knows it could be fun..."  David can be so cool at times......
 

"Yea Jay...... whatever......" however, Adam isn't at times...... it's a thing with them........

"I really don't know....... er.... let's go now........"  my reluctant words...... flattens my feelings.... as we start to walk away.......
Our car was in the parking lot only a few feet away from us..... and it seems like its miles away......
 

My thoughts trailing back to the cats..... sweet...... cute...... friendly..... well one of them at least...

my mind cluttered with thoughts..... should I have taken them with me?  What was I thinking?  Damn I can be such a jerk at times...... my frustration were taken out slightly on my head as I started sacking it harder and harder..... ouch.... a train of thoughts crash as the barking and screaming takes over in my head..... infront of Dave, Adam and I....... stand 3 of the most vicious guard dogs I have ever seen......... my eyes widen in horror as they start to approach..... their teeth were almost as big as Davids..... now that's a scary thought.....  They continue to approach us...... mouths foaming.... canines bearing...... their pace from a maniacal, slow walk.... to a gentle trot..... as we start a slow run.......
 

The hisses.... the spits..... the soft fur around my foot......  I look down...... my heart stuck in my throat.... the gentle orange kitten rubbing its tiny body against my legs.....
 

My eyes capture its eyes...... as it joins the battle between natural born enemies.....
 

The hissing..... the screaming....... from both sides..... as if on cue all three advance with little like speed...... stopping only inches from the enemy...... as they flea for their lives....... Tails up..... eyes narrowed...... a pure burst of evil form 3 little cats...... our own lives saved by 3 cats...... well.........
 

I bend and pick up the little orange kitten its huge green eyes piercing mine..... as a a soft, crystal tear rolls down my cheek......
 

"I'm gonna name this one Christian"  I announce proudly as David and Adam exchange strange glances.......

"Oh why not...... The gray kitten's giving me looks so um........ I'll just call it......... Edge...."

"The mama cat's pretty cool..... damn I love her fangs...... she's gonna be known as Gangrel......."