You were a cat who could shapeshift into human. But no one really knew that.

You just starting visiting this temple as soon as you could walk as a kitten, and there was this boy, Toritsuka, you heard the other Buddhists call him.

Toritsuka always fed you in secret, petting you, and just taking care of you. He was just a few years older than you but he cared more than anyone else.

“Pspspsps, here kitty kitty.”

He called you from behind the temple, holding cat treats in his hand.