Chapter 2

“SPIKE!” Twilight’s voice pierced the air as she quickly b-lined her way to Spike. Yanking him from the feline who stood there completely confused. Her eyes flickered from the dragon to the white mare, then to the yellow mare, then the baby blue mare, then finally to the amethyst mare who was not pleased in the least bit. It was when Twilight had him close enough to her for a small conversation to ensue semi-privately. “What. Are. You. Doing?” She spoke with clenched teeth, her eye twitching. Now normally the mare would not be frightening but with her lack of sleep, her mane a mess, her tight grip on his arms, and the twitching of her features was far enough to kick a small bit of fear into the dragon.

“W-well you told me to bring back the feline that was making that noise, I was just doing what you said.” He muttered as he glanced away from her, his claw now scratching behind his head with a blush. “I didn’t think it was going to be naked Twi. Plus she was going through the trash.” He said looking back at her, his eyes locked on her for a few seconds before a crashing noise got both of the two private conversers to look at the source of the noise. Which was a sight to behold, well when it included a passed out Rainbow Dash on the feline that had tried to scamper away and was now facing planted on the floor boards.

Twilight raised her eyebrow and then looked at Spike again. “I know, I’ll take care of it.” He huffed as he walked over to the small mass of a pegasus and cat. In the corner Fluttershy was squinting at the feline, muttering words of incoherent whispers. The dragon on the other hand had to gently move the passed out pegasus off the poor girl. Once she was off the feline scurried to stand and pointed at the sleeping mare.

“She was trying to KILL me!” She let out a yowel, her voice sounding like claws against glass. Spike’s only reaction was quickly covering his ears which dropped the front legs of the snoring mare, with that large thump she snorted and woke herself awake. Shaking her head with her mane quickly frizzing and going everywhere. When she finished her multicolored strands stayed in her face. A small strand of drool was there under her lip as well as she looked at the feline with lazy eyes that were glazed over from falling asleep.

The feline slowly stopped pointing and then frowned as she placed a claw to her bottom lip just to glance over at the reptile. “Whoops…” She whispered as glanced down to the ground and removed her claw forth from it’s position just to pull back her dark blackish looking hair with green tints and hues mixed with the green streaks as well as the highlights that shimmered in the dim light of the library. “S-she looks like she hasn’t slept.. In nights..” She continued to murmur as she hung her head. It was when a large gasp and what sounded like what could be made as small whimpers came from the corner did the other’s realize Fluttershy had thought and pondering.

“S-s-s-she’s.” The mare started as she moved and hide behind Rarity. Her voice was barely above a whisper as her eyes remained wide with what the feline could barely make out as fear - seeing as the mare’s reaction was good enough for her to catch the feline’s attention. The hoof of the white mare went to her mouth as she decided to speak now.

“Now dearie, what’s the matter?” Rarity asked as Fluttershy breathed in rather deeply.

“S-she’s a bobcat.” A squeak created as a reply to the pondering white mare as she looked to the feline and was about to speak until a paw was slowly raised. Silence over flowed the room now as the feline pointed down at herself.

“Shall I get clothed? I mean standing in the chilly library, practically starving, been trying to sing at night to get food but it seems that doesn’t help at all in this town.” A small tisk was made at the end of the feline’s sentence. More silence filtered into her response. “Or maybe I should stay like this. Oh no it’s no biggy. It’s not like I’m cold or anything right?” She spat slightly and looked away, “And it’s not like one of you doesn’t make anyone’s outfits or anything.” More silence seemed to filter the room.

“A-anyone?” Twilight spoke now in slightly confusion, “Shouldn’t it be anypony?” She said looking at Rarity who nodded them swallowed trying to get the amethyst mare to continue speaking. “W-well.” She said, her voice croaking as she looked to the feline. “I think Rarity is beyond tired and you’re singing as been keeping us awake for seven nights. I-is it too much to ask for you to hush for a couple of days?”

“You must be kidding me!” The cat meowed loudly, “Anypony? Not everyone is a Pony ‘darling’.” She said doing air quotation marks when she said the word darling, “Second of all I sing to make a living. Or used to. Before I got sick and my throat got messed up. And I need bits. How am I supposed to eat and clothe myself without a form of income?” This left the mares even more silent as Twilight gave a nervous cough.

Spike soon moved to place a claw on the chest of the feline and his friend as if to try to stop this small conversation that could turn bitter due to a sleep deprived alicorn and a starving bobcat. A shriek now sounded through the room, which catch the dragon’s attention. Turning his head he looked to the source - which was in fact the feline - and blinked as he looked down. His claw gently but firmly resting on her breast, a blush covering his face as he glanced up at her, and with one blink Spike felt a clawful slap across his face as he hit the ground - hard. Then there was black and the mutters of worry filtered out of his hearing.

***

It was near morning when he finally opened his eyes, his head hurt and so did his back. The one that slapped him had a powerful pack - it felt like something kicked him in the head really. Blinking his eyes with slight wishes of sleep he sat up with one of his claws placed on his head, messing with his spikes he glanced up the room just to realize someone had dragged him to the 2nd floor. Looking to Twilight’s bed just to notice she was asleep.

Now his brain was trying to catch up with the events of last night - his brain not working right had basically decided for him to creep down the stairs and into the 1st floor - where he felt his foot land one something very soft, looking down he noticed his clawed foot was on a small snub of a tail. His eyes slowly swept over the form (that was clothed now and wearing a bagging pair of loose pants - like ones big Mac would wear - and a large over sized t-shirt that was just plain white from who knows where), blinking some he came to view her face - which included wide eyes with small tears at the corners and a paw over her mouth as the female tried not to scream and wake the pony from upstairs. It was when it hit him.

He was standing on a bobcat’s tail. Quickly moving he jumped from her tail and helped her up, in which she pointed to the outside down so they could escape and not worry about waking the mare up. Once outside she muttered over and over how much her tail hurt now as she placed a paw over her tail.

“You’re lucky you got scales and only have to wear pants.” She grumbled as she huffed and looked back to him. “Oh wait that’s right - you had slept when I introduced myself. Before I do, sorry about your cheek. Was trying to hit ya hard enough to harm your scales. Didn’t know I would cause that much damage. Baby Scales~” She purred teasingly as she glanced away, Spike blinked with confusion as he placed a claw on the bandage on his left cheek.

“Now, I’m Lazet Tabitha Twitchit. Just Lazet for short.” She said as she wrinkled her nose some, “I’m from overseas - ya heard of Puris in Furnce?” She asked with a tilt of her head. Her accent didn’t even scream foreign. “Ya might not of. Well - it’s not like here. I mean Manehattan just ate me alive and spat me out like a fur ball.” She shuttered some as she sniffled with her wrinkling nose. “I told you’re marefriends I wasn’t gonna get them. Although how I said it caused them to shutter..” He blinked at her wide-eyed. “What? All I said was pony meat was too stringy.”

“Why would you say that?” He asked between his teeth as he placed his clawed hand on her shoulders. “Seriously? Do you want them to like you?” He asked and went to open his mouth again as she placed a finger over his lips. Her eyes narrowing.

“Don’t say that when they thought the negative when you passed out with me naked and when we came in there with our paw-in-claw holding.” Her eye slightly twitched, “They thought you get laid mister. They said my appetite was because of that.” She pointed to the sky with clenched teeth. “That blue mare - she thought something else. She thought I was yowling most of the time due to…” She shutter with a gulp. “Other things. Now you promised me chow. I’m starving. Feed me.” Lazet spoke with begging eyes as she got on her knees with a small mew of a starving cat. He rolled his eyes.

“You may be a bobcat but you act like a house cat.” He huffed as he grabbed her paw and pulled her up. “Alright come on. We’ll see if AJ has any eggs she’s willing to give us…” His stomach growled some as he looked down.

“It sounds like you’ve never asked her… Are you.” A pause was between him as he froze and her eyes widening. “A vegetarian?”

“A veggie what?” He asked as she swallowed. “What’s that? I just never have eaten meat or eggs.” A shocked gasp came from her as she placed her paws on his back and started to push him.

“That’s not right. Take me to this farm and I shall show you what good eating is!” She said to him as her tone seemed to be one of seriousness and not a light one. This confused him greatly. Seriously - what has he gotten himself into?

Author's Note

^^;; no clue where I am going with this.