Meow Mamu Meow~

The Benevolent Three-Colored, Three-Legged, Feline Queen of Meganekko's Abode~

All hail Mamu!!

She was picked up from the corner of my block, the first turn to the right, on the street's gutter beside the sewer. A kitten with a nub for a tail, all covered in grime, dirt, and other who-knows-what.

I'm quite aware just how much cats dislike water, but seeing this wee little thing wailing silently with her eyes shut tight with sticky eye-goo, my heart ached and pounded with mercy. It was decided that she'll take a bath whether she likes it or not. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known how many colors this kitty had (I thought she was white, and the other colors were just stains).

She grew up fast and grew very spoiled; being the only cat in a household full of dogs, Mamu was given somewhat of a special treatment. And try as we might, we just can't touch her. She'll either bite, claw, or glare at you with murderous intent just because you "look" as if you'll ruin her glorious fur. "Hmpf! Fine. Be that way~", we say as we walk away. Yet sometimes she'll rub herself on our legs at her own initiative... felt guilty perhaps? ^__^

Her legacy began one fateful morning when she was doing her 23-hour power nap, and I was getting ready for school. *whine* *rattle* *VROOM!* went my dad's car as he started the engine. Then a heart-stopping screech and a puff of fur sent us running to see what has happened.

Mamu was apparently sleeping inside the car's hood, and she was on top of the engine when my dad started the car. It mangled her hind leg and was thus sent to the vet. I had to pay extra because they wanted to neuter her too. I very much obliged, "Anything for Mamu~".

That was almost more than a year ago, and she's now accustomed to living a three-legged life. Ever since that day, she'd become reclusive and silent; her transformation from being a spoiled, aloof kitty to a traumatized adult was almost tangible.

But through it all, she has become closer to us: always waiting at the front door, guzzling our feet in the kitchen, and we can even touch her now. Mamu may have lost her leg, but she gained a whole lot more than that~

Long live the queen!