Confusion to Acceptance -- An Anthology (Hazard Cat Entry)

[SkyWishes21]

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This is a part of me trying out for this hazard cat. Please don't post, thanks!

Table of Contents
Homeward Bound
The Humming Bird Conspiracy
Doctor's Visit
Friendship, or the Lack Thereof
It's Graduation Day!
From the Future Onward

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A long drive, something a little one year old Sarah had never experienced. A dusty car, many things piled in the back that tiny Sarah wanted to touch with her fluffy hands. But that would be all over soon, as Anita was slowing the car and parking.


She carried the child through the garage into the living room where her family was waiting expectantly. They knew they were getting a new sister, a new daughter, and that she was different, but the kids didn’t know the whole truth, even Sebastian didn’t know that Sarah was her daughter, only what she was.


“Meet your new sister!” called the mother, setting Sarah down on the couch.


The older boy stalked up to what he considered a monstrosity and stared testily at the small fluffy thing. “What is this? A new pet?”


“No, a sister. She may not be fully human, but we must love her and care for her and make her feel welcome. And her name is Sarah,” replied the mother mildly upset.


“Well that’s just great!” stormed the boy, Robert by name. Sarah knew not his anger and reached out to him smiling as only a baby can. “Ack! She touched me! She touched me!”
The poor girl saw his distress and hid herself in the couch, unsure of what she did. Robert left the room, thundering on and on.


“Well, I like her,” declared the younger of the boys, plopping himself down next to the small furball, who squeaked and hid herself further into the couch. He reached out a hand to comfort her, and it seemed that a brother’s love was enough to bring her out of fear. She scooted next to him and climbed up on his lap.


Soon all of the new happy family, minus the angry brother, were all snuggled together on the couch, contemplating how much life would change for them. Except Sarah, who had no idea what was going on except that this place was a whole lot nicer.

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“You can hear them whispering,” murmured a small figure, hidden behind a bush.


Kyle turned and stared. There was someone behind him, hiding behind the bush. “Who said that?”


“They’re gonna get us,” whispered the voice again. Clearly it was the voice of a young child, and Kyle didn’t think that his friend Dalin had any little siblings. But hey, wouldn’t hurt to find out.


Peering around the bush, he say what looked like a hazard cat wearing clothes. A black spy outfit, to be precise.


“Hey little kitty,” Kyle said in what he hoped was a reassuring way. “Are you lost?”


“I’m NOT a kitty!” hissed the very much feline looking creature. “And I’m not lost! I live here! But I have to catch the hummingbirds, they’re gonna get us otherwise.”


“Wait, you live here? I didn’t know the Moores had a hazard cat! How’d you learn to talk?” Kyle was extremely curious. This hazard cat could talk! And it lived with Dalin’s family!


The fluffy creature narrowed her eyes at him. “I’m not a hazard cat, only part one. And I learned how to talk like everyone else did, duh! Now leave, the hummingbirds will get away.” For emphasis, she raised a very hand like paw in a threatening matter.


“Okay, geez, I’ll leave you alone,” Kyle backed off, hands in the air.


“Thank you. Now I will catch those hummingbirds!” The little kid who was only part a hazard cat went back to spying on the trees.

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“Moooom! I don’t want to go to the doctor! And why does she have to come?” 10 year old Sarah hollered, tugging against the firm grip of her mom. As she said that, she pointed at her body guard who was required to come everywhere because of the government.


“Sarah, you may be different, but we still have to keep you healthy and strong,” responded Anita, a motherly but exasperated smile on her face.


“Yeah but why does she have to come?” complained Sarah, vigorously pointing at Madeline, the current body guard assigned to her.


“Hey kid, it’s the government’s decision, not mine,” responded the bodyguard, who cut an impressive figure as she shrugged.


“Uggghhh I hate the government! I don’t wanna be watched all the time! And the doctor is stupid!” It was clear that young Sarah felt intense vitriol towards doctors, possibly due to her unique biological makeup.
“Come along dear, we have to go,” Anita reprimanded Sarah, dragging her out to the family car.


Once inside, Sarah’s ears drooped as she was forced into the car again, absolutely not ready for this visit, absolutely hating the doctors, absolutely hiding beneath her hoodie. Doctors really were the worst.

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Sariah Marsh was new at the school, and it was lunch time. There were so many already created groups, and she wanted somewhere to fit in. The cafeteria was crowded, but there was one table with only one person there. Perhaps she could sit there?


Cautiously, she approached the lone figure, covered fully in a dark grey hoodie. Whoever it was seemed to withdrawn, focused on their own music. “Er, hi there,” Sariah asked cautiously. “Mind if I sit here?”


“Only if you want to,” rasped a sad sounding voice, not entirely human sounding. Their gloved hand clicked on the phone they held morosely. “You’re the first person to ask me that in a long time, you know that?”


“Really? Why’s that?” Sariah looked curiously at the strange person, not sure why. In response, the person pulled off the hood. She didn’t know what she expected, perhaps a horrible scar, perhaps some other disfigurement. What she got was a hazard cat.


“Wait, you are a cat?” Sariah’s eyes opened wide and her jaw dropped down to the floor.


“No, I am not. Only partially. I’m still partially human too, you know. Who are you anyways? I’ve never seen you before,” responded the person her red eyes gleaming with annoyance.


“Oh, I’m Sariah, I’m new here. Who are you? I don’t want to call you the cat person,” She introduced herself with grace after picking her jaw off of the floor, hoping to make friends with this strange person.


“Sarah. Pleasure,” quipped the now known Sarah, before she went back to her phone.

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It’s graduation day! Not particularly a happy thought for Sarah, since graduation from high school often means you are going out into the adult life. At least she’d get to get away from the bullies and haters in the school, but still! Graduation was a crazy social event, and Sarah wasn’t ready.

She would have like to use her power, but because of the nature of the event she couldn’t. That meant all the parents would see her! And that wasn’t good.

Meanwhile, Anita and Sebastian did their best to console their anxious daughter. Neither of her brothers were there because they had moved on to university and other such things. Thank goodness for that, Robert would have made it hard for her.

Madeline, Sarah’s bodyguard of many years, was ready for the occasion too. Though she didn’t show it, she was very emotionally attached to her charge and was pleased to see Sarah actually graduate.

Once she was fully consoled, Sarah, her parents, and her bodyguard who was considered to be a part of the family too walked out the door and into the car. It was a different one than the one that had brought Sarah to this home in the first place, and this home hadn’t changed terribly much.

The car ride was awkward to say the least. Sarah’s parents were excited, but Sarah wasn’t the least bit so, well, except to maybe get away from that place. But then she’d have to find a college to go to, maybe find some job. She was not looking forwards to becoming a fully functioning member of society despite the fact that she could definitely take care of herself.

Finally they were there, and Sarah gulped nervously as she exited the car, bodyguard by her side like always. There were so many people there! Not only were all of the many students in her grade there, but also their families and friends who could make it. It was terrifying.

Madeline looked down at her charge and gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze. “You can do it, Sarah. I believe in you.”

With these words or reassurance, Sarah nervously made her way to her seat, ready for graduation.

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Thirty seven year old Sarah sat by the window of her apartment, hot chocolate in hand, and looked over the city she lived in. It was strange how only about twelve years ago she had graduated high school and was really awkward about it, scared of the world. But now that she was older, had a comfortable job, a group of supportive people, students, Sarah was content in her life.

Oh, certainly she still felt an element of the old fear of judgment, the uncomfortableness of introducing herself. Thankfully her new students every year already knew about the strange professor they would have teaching first year college level biochemistry at the University of Queens.

It was amazing that she had gotten to this point. If it hadn’t been for the University of Queens offering her a scholarship in a hazard cat inclusion program, even if hazard cats weren’t at the same level of intelligence as humans, she wouldn’t have discovered her love of teaching, her love of help people understand.

She had tutored deaf students first because of her knowledge of ASL. Most of the deaf students were middle school or younger, and Sarah was able to get through to them and teach them, helping them succeed in school.

But science was still her true passion, her one true love as it were. She got a teaching degree, and applied to many colleges as a professor. Despite her credentials, her practice, her internships, her knowledge, many turned her down. Her own beloved University of Queens was the school to finally hire her, and she couldn’t be happier. Her students were all wonderful, all so eager to learn. Yes, she had a co-teacher for when they did labs. Yes, sometimes she’d have to repeat herself, however she was able to add humor.

As Sarah sipped her hot chocolate, reflecting on her life, a hummingbird zipped by. It seemed to wink at her as it zoomed past, startling the poor lady. They were definitely still out to get everyone, but now because of one of her classes, they were also out to get her into romance. One of her students, Rodrigo by name, had been wearing a humming bird shirt at the same time that he had been asking about her romantic status, and not because he was interested but out of sheer curiosity. It seemed to her then that the hummingbird on his shirt stared at her menacingly as she awkwardly tried to explain how she felt that she only developed romantic feelings if she was really super close and knew that person well. Truly, hummingbirds were evil creatures,