Title: On the street where you live
Fandom: ねこあつめ | Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector
Rating: G
Length: 328 words
Content notes: More kitty tales. Bandit is described as "wild at heart", while Dottie is described as "friendly."
Author notes: Huge thanks to china_shop for beta. ♥
Summary: "Sounds like a kitten's tale," sniffed Bandit, but she was intrigued.



Bandit sat at the mouth of the alley - her alley - surveying the street beyond. In the past few days she'd seen an increasing number of strange cats wandering by. She jumped up on top of a bin to bask in the morning sunshine, and watched them come and go, some climbing a fence, others slinking through a small gap. She didn't notice that she herself was being watched.

"Hello," said a friendly voice.

Bandit looked down to see a calico cat - almost white with mismatched ears and a ginger tip to her tail. Bandit flicked her own tail in warning. "Who are you?" she growled.

"I'm Dottie." The calico sat down in front of her. "I've seen you here before and wanted to say hi. What's your name?"

"They call me Bandit, the best mouser this side of the river!"

Dottie wrinkled her nose. "I much prefer fish to mice," she said. Bandit did too, but she ate what she could catch, and said as much.

"Well," said Dottie, "just across the street is a garden, filled with cat toys. There is always food, mostly kibble, but sometimes tuna and bonito. There's a rumour today's menu is sashimi!"

"Sounds like a kitten's tale," sniffed Bandit, but she was intrigued. She'd once had sashimi from a dropped container in the restaurant precinct, and the memory made her mouth water.

"It does!" said Dottie, delightedly, "but it is true. I was there yesterday and ate some very nice Frisky Bitz. Then I napped on a comfy pillow for an hour or so before going home."

She stood up, ears forward, tail high. "I'm going back there now. You should come with me. Don't let the others eat all the good food."

Bandit considered a moment. If it wasn't true, there were always mice to hunt in the evening. "All right," she said, jumping down, and after a quick wash of her face, she followed Dottie across the street.