Hi hi~ It's Pudding!

This story is supposed to be a secondary birthday present to my sister and co-artist on DeviantArt, Emi. Em really likes the song "Ah, It's a Wonderful Cat's Life", and she couldn't decide on a story when I asked her, so I chose this.

So here you are! This story is based off the song by Gumi and Len, but you don't have to hear it to enjoy the story.

DISCLAIMER: Psh, yeah, I own Vocaloid. What's it to ya?

Downtown Whatever Town They're In...

"Len, hurry up!"

"Dude, if you don't get a move on then all the good scraps are gonna be gone!"

A calico cat lazily opened his eyes and yawned. Of course, from another cat's point of view, he could've easily looked like a teenage boy.

I am going to be describing the cats as if they are people. The PV has made it hard to do otherwise.

"Nya, can't you guys wait a bit longer~ I'm tired…" the cat named Len mumbled as he closed his eyes again.

One of his friends nipped his ear, at which Len hissed, "Gakupo! What the hell!"

Gakupo shook his head, "Dinnertime hours are almost over, Len. If we want anything to eat, we've gotta haul ass over to the sushi place before Kiyoteru's gang gets there!"

Len shrugged it off, "I'm sure they can't eat it all."

The third cat spoke up, "But it's garbage day tomorrow. We've got to eat the scraps NOW, Len."

"Fine, Kaito, have it your way." Len sat up and stretched briefly. "Okay, I'm good, let's roll."

The three trotted across the roofs of the downtown area, briefly looking down every now and then to look at the stupid humans below.

A little girl in a red jumper and pigtails gasped and called out, "Kitties! I wanna pet the kitties~"

"Crap," Kaito said nervously, as he started to run faster. "That kid nearly pulled out a patch of my fur last week."

Len looked at the little black-haired girl and noticed an older girl with longer black hair run over to pick her up, carrying her away.

"Well, looks like that lady took care of your problem, BaKaito."

"Guys, Kushitsuru is only a block away, can we get a move on?" Gakupo asked, irritated.

Len and Kaito shrugged and followed.

Human POV

"Miku-chan, I'm so happy that you could make it! Did you bring your new kitten?" Rin Kagamine said to her best friend as she opened the door.

Miku nodded and pulled a small, orange kitten out of her purse. "She's right here! Isn't she the cutest thing~"

Rin squealed, "Oh, she is, she is! I'll go and get Gumi-chan!" She ran up the stairs to her room.

"Gumi?" Rin poked her head in and saw her white cat asleep on the bed. She giggled, "Come on, sleepy-head, Miku's brought over a friend for you!"

Cat POV

Gumi enjoyed being carried, really. She just didn't like being interrupted from her naps. She meowed as pitifully as she could, but Rin just wouldn't set her down until she reached the living room.

The girl dropped her on the couch and said, "Gumi-chan, meet Miki-chan, Miku's kitty!"

Gumi looked at the small cat sitting in front of her. She had orange ears and tail and long red hair with an awkward strand sticking straight up. She was wearing a short white dress that she seemed intent on ripping off, as inappropriate as it was.

"Kittens," Gumi thought, rolling her eyes.

"Well, why don't we leave you two alone so you can play? Rinny, do you have anything to eat?" the teal-haired girl said as the two walked into the kitchen.

"I always have some when you come over. Do you want…" their voices faded as they walked away.

Gumi turned her attention back to the kitten in front of her, who had her eye on a fly that had made its way into the room.

"Ahem," she cleared her throat. Miki stopped pawing at the fly and looked at the green-haired girl.

"It's nice to meet you," Gumi mewed with her best smile, "I'm Gumi."

The kitten beamed at the acknowledgement. "My name is Miki! I love cherries and Miku-chan because she adopted me! Gumi-chan, do you like Rin? What's she like? Is she nice? Miku's really nice! And our names sound alike!"

Miki went on and on, but Gumi was utterly lost after "cherries".

"Gumi-chan, will you be my friend?" Miki finished with kitty-eyes. (Like Puss In Boots!)

Gumi smiled. The kid was really trying her best. "Of course! You want to go with me to the kitchen and meow for food?"

Miki nodded eagerly, and Gumi giggled at her excitement.

Miki, being a relatively young kitten, struggled to walk slowly like Gumi while she followed her to the kitchen. Gumi sat down at her owner's feet and started mewing. Miki took the hint and followed suit.

"Aw, are the kitties hungry?" Rin cooed.

"Miki-chan really likes cherries," Miku told her.

"Cherries? That's kind of weird," Rin replied. "Gumi loves carrots, though, so I really shouldn't be talking."

Miki ate her cherries incredibly quick, and then proceeded to run from one end of the wall to the other, jumping up when she hit the end. She was actually trying to jump on the chair in the middle.

"I remember when Gumi-chan used to do that," Rin giggled.

Gumi gave her a horrified look, "I did?"

"This was so worth getting up!" Len said as he ate the leftover fish.

"Told you," Gakupo smirked. "And Kiyoteru's not anywhere to be found."

"I've eaten my fill; let's go back 'home' for the night," Kaito said, yawning.

"Sure."

"I'm taking this stuff back, though."

Gakupo and Kaito walked ahead, engaged in conversation, while Len walked slightly behind. He noticed the view of the city from the top of the roofs. It was actually quite nice.

Something else caught his eye. White fur.

"I'll meet you guys back at the den, kay?" Len said, jumping to the next roof over.

"Agh, Len, what the hell!" Gakupo yelled.

"Okay, bye!" Kaito waved back.

Len maneuvered across the buildings until he saw the one he wanted. He peered through the lit window and saw what might've been the cutest girl he'd ever seen in his life.

She was curled up at the kotatsu* heater, slowly falling asleep. She had beautiful white fur and green hair. Her eyes were the same beautiful green as her hair and she wore a white dress with a black vest.

Sitting next to her was a smaller kitten with orange fur, red hair and an extreme ahoge. Seeing how hyper and chatty she was, Len assumed she was about three months old. And yet, she looked much older in appearance.

Two human girls walked into the room. Len hid himself.

"Okay, Miki-chan, it's time to leave now!" the girl with pigtails cooed.

The redheaded cat mewed, "But I wanted to play with Gumi-chan more! We were having so much fun~"

Len looked at the kitten referred to as "Gumi". She didn't look like she was having that much fun.

The girl giggled, "Say thank you to Rin-chan and Gumi-chan for letting us stay at their house."

Len rolled his eyes. Oh please. This human was just too much.

Miki mewed. The blonde girl 'aaaaawww'ed.

"Say goodbye, Gumi!" she said, picking the cat up.

Gumi opened her eyes lazily and meowed, before wiggling around a bit for her owner to let her go.

"Here, Miku-chan, I'll walk you out the door."

"Thanks, Rin. By the way, did you understand the English homework?"

"With the past-imperfect? Yeah, you wanna copy my notes or…" the voices faded out.

Len saw that Gumi had gone back to sleep on the kotatsu. He scratched at the window and meowed for her to open up. The girl opened one eye, and opened both when she saw that there was a boy at her window. She stretched and yawned, then stalked over to the window and pushed it slightly open with her nose.

"Can I help you with something, Noraneko-san?"**

*A kotatsu is a heating system used mostly in Japan. It is a wooden table frame with a futon or blanket on top and a tabletop on all of that. So it would be like sitting on the sofa, with a blanket and a heated lap desk. Don't you wish you lived in Japan now? I do.

**A phrase used by Gumi, meaning basically "Mr. Stray Cat." Neko means cat, and –san means… well, honestly, if you don't know what neko or san means, then I'm at a loss for words. Anyway, Gumi's going to be calling Len Noraneko-san for most of the story.

I know, it was a short chapter with a lame ending. But I promise that the next chapters will be… better, I guess.

Happy birthday, Emi! I love you to bits and hope that you make it through Ms. Wood's science class alive to tell the tale!

I would like to have at least 5 reviews before I post the next chapter.

Thank you,

~Pudding~