Hollis POV

A few years ago....

I purred watching Jayson fixing some weird machine. He smiled proudly, wiping off his sweat.

"Introducing the seed planter!" he said with sparkling eyes.

"Cool!" I giggled.

I can't believe I'm still friends with the slave owner's son. He's nice and let's us go on little adventures when we....run away from my training.

"Mr. Yasei will be impressed? Huh huh huh?!" he asked, shaking me back and fourth.

"Daddy will love this, yay!" I clapped my hands.

"Since I'm older....and look like a guy, I'm going to show this baby to the other slaves" he smiled evilly.

I pouted, looking at my ponytail. "I look like a guy. Mommy thinks so too" I said while my ears drooped.

He ruffled my hair. "I'm sorry, don't cry again geez...you are such a crybaby" he sighed.

"I'm not a crybaby" I hiccupped, trying to keep in my tears.

"You are just proving my point" he laughed.

I followed behind him and kicked the small rocks. I purred holding his hand. He calls me his kitty which I don't understand but he wishes to carry me to his house and play with me!

"I'm bloody hungry" he wined.

We bumped into dad and he was furious. I tried to run away but he grabbed me and placed me on his shoulder.

"Hi Mr. Yasei" Jayson smiled nervously.

"Hollis needs to train Jayson. I understand you guys are friends but-"

"What does he need to train for?"

My dad hasn't...told him about him being the chief and all especially I'm a prince.

"He...needs to get stronger, it's tradition" dad sighed. He immediately looked at the seed planter machine. "You boys made this?" he asked.

"I got the materials!" I giggled.

"I built it sir" Jayson saluted.

I poured some seeds in it then the machine got got of control. The seeds went into dad's mouth. He glared at us with his puffed cheeks of seeds that made us try not to laugh.

"So-Sorry daddy" I snickered.

Jayson couldn't hold it anymore. "Mr. Yasei you look so funny!" he laughed.

Dad laughed making funny faces then grabbed us his muscular arms. "You boys are in trouble" he smirked.

Jayson's laughed suddenly stopped. He sighed swinging his arms. "I wish you were my dad, Mr. Yasei" he spoke softly. Dad and I looked at him while tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry what my dad is doing to you and the others" he cried.

"It's not your fault. It's....just how life is" dad smiled a little.

I hugged Jayson and rubbed my head under his chin. "You are my best friend, you never would do anything bad to me" I smiled.

"Yes, mate" he chuckled doing our little handshake.

~🎆~

I went to bed in the night. I sleep on top of mom's belly and held dad's hand. I saw a light passed our window and followed it outside.

"I need to take my son away from this place" I heard Mr. Lawrence talking to some men.

I quickly hid behind a tree and listened closely.

"Yes, he has been hanging out with some of the slaves. It's disgusting" one of the men said.

Disgusting?

"Jayson needs to learn that these people are animals and should be treated like that not as best friends" he said in a annoying voice then laughed.

"Yeah. Fuck that" they laughed.

My heart raced as I covered my mouth.

I can't be friends with him...

Tears ran down my cheeks while I ran back inside. I didn't sleep with my parents this time. I went to my room and cried. I hugged my teddy bear mom made for me and stared at the snow globe he gave me on my birthday.

I'm losing my only friend....

I wasn't good at making friends so I stayed with my mom and dad at home. I call them my best friends because...I don't like talking to other children because they always tease me for not having night sight and my mom not having a tail especially she can control magic. Ice grew closer to me then froze my bed.

Weird things keep happening to me...

~🎆~

I saw Jayson packing his suitcases and looked depressed. I smiled, waving to him but he didn't wave back.

"Hollis, I don't want my dad to hurt you" he sighed.

"That won't stop me from playing with-"

"I'm leaving, find another friend" he said boldly.

I froze with trembling hands. "Please don't leave. We can run away. I'll make sure you eat and-"

"I can't leave mum. Hollis face reality, we can't be friends" he said in a shaky tone.

I held his hand. "Please dont-"

He pushed me away and I fell on the ground. "Go away!" he screamed.

I hugged his legs and wouldn't let go. "I won't let you leave!"

"Hollis-"

We looked up at one of his dad's friends holding a gun aiming it at me. "Pest leave Benley's son alone" he said angrily.

"Don't shoot him!" Jayson tried to take the gun from him.

"Jayson what has gotten into you!" the man yelled and kicked him away from him.

I screamed trying to take away the gun. We heard the gun went off and the man struggling for air.

Blood.

Blood on my hands. I fell to my knees and Jayson looked at me in fear.

"Dad was right" he said, slowly walking away from me.

"I'm sorry" I cried.

He ran away to his parents. I ran fast as I could to dad when I saw him on the streets. I hugged him.

"Hollis, what's wrong?" he asked.

"I'm sorry" I cried harder.

He froze staring at the blood on my hands. "What happened?"

"I'm sorry!"

"It's okay son" he lifted me then hugged me.

The guards came and took him away with me. Mom cried following us and the rest of the Cat village.

Mom took me away from him then they tied his hands and legs. He was facing us with his back and clothes stripped off.

"It's easier for all of us if we kill your son than punishing you for his mistakes" one of guards laughed.

I cried hugging mom tightly.

"No, I will protect my son" dad said, smiling a little.

The guards took out their whips and started hitting him with them. He screamed in pain and I cried harder telling them to stop.

This is all my fault....

I saw Jayson leaving on a ship. I ran after the ship on the port. It disappeared through a portal but he left a letter with the fisherman.

You are my best friend and I won't forget that..

"Bye....Jayson" I said as tears ran down my cheeks then on to the paper.

🔮🔮🔮

;-; I cried. My mom was wondering why.

Play this song to get the feels.