Shangelina

Chap. I - Be Careful What You Wish For part. I

Maybe you don't know, or maybe, sometimes, you simply forget it. Stars always shine, even during the day. Though we don't see them, they're up there, looking over our existences.
And sometimes they pay more attention to someone who – more than others - need a sparkle of light.

This story begins in a little quiet town, you know, one of those places where you expect nothing to happen, where most of the time people, young and adult, live their quiet – sometimes boring – lives. You wouldn't expect that not everybody there has such an easy life. In an alley's corner, near a delightful park, Mimi is busy ransacking some garbage cans to find something to eat. Her little red head pops out wearing the most satisfied smile ever seen. Tight – in her mouth – she holds a shrunken fishbone. You guessed right. Mimi is a young cat, a little clumsy, but an incurable optimist. She's got red and cream fur, that may recall a trifle cake. And as a trifle she is the sweetest thing, too.

She runs straight inside the park where her friends are waiting for her.

"There you are! Let's see what delicious treat humans left for us!", Brixi says with a sarcastic tone in his voice.

Brixi is a young cat, as well, with a yellow fluffy fur. He always acts grumpy as he considers humans ungrateful and egoist. He is the self proclaimed boss of the group as nobody was ever able to win a discussion with him.

Mimi gently puts the fishbone in front of her and beams with pride. Sebastian – the other cat along with Brixi – looks at it sensing a quarrel in the air.

"Oh goody, Mimi! A fishbone!", Brixi exclaims loudly. "I wonder which fish it belonged. Let me guess!" The cat gets near pretending to accurately smell the fishbone, but he suddenly turns at Mimi. "Nope, I can't guess. Maybe we should ask the generous benefactor who left it, as it is just a rotten piece of scrap!!!" He infers shouting.
Mimi arches her back. "Don't say rubbish, Brixi. This fishbone is actually fresh!" she says while patting it. "A very delicious... MEOOW!" The cat shouts in pain as a bone gets stuck in her paw.

"Listen to me", Brixi concludes with superiority. "Throw it out before you get killed by a bone in your throat", then he disappears behind a bush.

Sebastian speaks up, "You know what he's like. Why do you keep trying?"

"Because, my dear Sebastian, I know sooner or later he will change his idea of humans and one of them will adopt us all!"
The kitty listens to his friend's words while he licks her paw to cure the cut. He's a silent little blue cat with deep dark eyes. Sometimes neurotic, but wise and thoughtful. He's the one who always tries to avoid discussions among Brixi and Mimi, as he knows their characters are...

Soon the evening descends upon the town and Brixi – with a very serious attitude... – is standing over an abandoned woodbox in the dark alley which makes their headquarter.

"Kitty cats... report!" He shouts strutting. "Sebastian is in!"
"Mimi too!" The cats reply with happily.
"And as usual, Michelle isn't", Brixi ends with a spark of sadness.
"You know her. Each night she likes to stare alone at the moon!" Sebastian says.
"Who knows what she dreams! Maybe lost hopes! Woooh!", Mimi acts silly.

Over the seat of a swing, lonely in the middle of the park, Michelle is looking up at the sky. The sunsets just left the way to a timid night and a pale moon stares at the town. The solitary cat deeply sighs. She is a beautiful young cat, with yellow and orange fur and blue eyes surrounded by a black line that draws her Egyptians-like eyes. Her friends looks at her without knowing what to do to make her smile.