Nekomimi Lightspeed Traveller

by ~lonergothonline

It was three days since she saw him.

Zumi-chi was worrying, as usual, over her older brother Kota-kun, to him the time has flown by with friends, to her it simply dragged along. Zumi-chi was not always alone, in fact she didn't feel it, but sometimes, like now, after her friends leave for their usual early school-night sleep-time, she wondered why her brother doesn't come home...

Their relationship up till now was always fun. Just before bed time he'd come in, amuse her with a tall-tale and wish her goodnight, but these days, just as mother said, he's getting older now, he can't be with you forever.

That was that night, the next night, she waited in vain, alone.

This time though, tonight, before she hits the REM phase of deep-sleep, she shoots out of bed, scared, there is a sound, a large thing, something entered the room this night.

Something perhaps even magical.

What the...A boy? Just who is this shrimp?
"umm, little boy, where did you..."

"ah sorry nee-chan I'm just passing through"

but this is my room you brat!
"ah what are you doing here?"

"Oh, I gotta go, later shrimp nee-chan!"

Just like that, in a flash of blinding light, he was gone. She was alone again.

Were those ears fake? pff. He had a dogs set of ears... what a strange child, there is no convention in town, its not Halloween... and he appeared out of nowhere, only to return... magic?

"ah no way... I gotta sleep for now anyway..."

That night zumi-chi was visited by a nékumimi. One of the many demons that exist in this world. Though to call them demons is derogatory. Nope these guys were referred to as demons, but most are not even demonic, in any way, in fact some are usually more humane then humans, sporting really large life-spans, covering the centuries easily, but as the human species overtook this world by sheer numbers, they were forced, not directly of course, to insert themselves into the lives of humans... they are the ones you just don't see, they are the ones hiding in plain site, wearing clothes like ours, acting like us, quietly living normally.

So it has become rude to use magic to enter another's house, or bedroom, though no harm is done this time, imagine if you re-materialized inside a table? What a mess that would make.

Still as ever, humans in their ignorance believe not the word of a child, no matter weather they speak true or false, this is how it was for Zumi-chi, no one would ever believe her...

That is what happens usually.

Today though, Kota-kun came home and was heckled by a concerned mother to spend a little time with Zumi-chi.

He knocks on her door, defeated by the mother that might ban his dinner.

"Hey zumi open up its onii-chan"

She runs to the door, opens it and embraces her brother in one of the most biggest of biggerest hugs you'd ever see.

"c'mon in nee-chan"

So they played, just like they used to, this time with brother drawing art and sister drawing something that can be referred to as modern art.

"Can Kota-nee-chan tell me a story today?"

"u-un"

He agrees

Only, by tonight, at least one person will believe a child's story about a
Cat eared light speed traveler.