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SPN Fanfic: Behind the Glass Wall
In the interest of getting things cleared up and giving my plot-bunnies a chance to get de-traumatised I will likely be firing off some weird, lame and random crap. Probably not weird haha either. Just... weird.

Like this. I don't even know what to class this as. Not mirrored, LJ only.

Title: Behind the Glass Wall
Warnings: SPOILERS FOR 3X15. Anthropomorphism, sort of. Might be classed as really really dull crack. No idea. May make no sense to anyone but me.

Characters: ... Bela's Cat.
Word Count: 950-ish words
Disclaimer: Kripke gave her a cat. I had to make sure he was okay.
Rating: GEN, PG
Summary: Kind of a missing scene for 3X15? Just something I needed to close off. Combined with a kind of weird idea I had about cats and invisible things. *shrug*



Behind the Glass Wall
by CaffieneKitty


Amenti Behosephat Jones was not a stupid cat. His human had begun to smell of sulfur, and in the farback of his memory, where there was sun and sand and stone homes that were pointed on top like claws trying to scratch the sky, something told him that humans smelling of sulfur was not a good thing. His human had been playing with something vile. Or something vile had been playing with her.

There was also the dog. Whenever Amenti's human was home in the past several days, it appeared behind the glass wall. There were usually pigeons to plot the demise of, or that yappydog to threaten (and plot the demise of) behind that glass wall. Not anymore. This dog kept them all away, and was much less entertaining.

Something was very not-right about the dog. Several things.

For one, the not-right dog never ever barked; a very unusual thing, and much worth noting to Amenti. Dogs barked. Dry crunchy food was vastly disappointing. The things his human brought home reeked either in his nose or in his brain. It was a fact. Dogs barked. This one didn't. Never made a single sound, therefore it was notable.

For two, it was ugly. All dogs were loud, loathsome beasts and by their very nature ugly, but this one was exceptional in its repulsiveness. Nothing about it was sleek, smooth, or elegant. It offended Amenti's senses more than any dog he had experienced, now, or in his farback memories.

For three, when he'd hissed at the not-right dog the first time it had appeared, the dog had swung its enormous not-right head to look at him for a second, and then went back to studying the human. The dog's gaze had left Amenti chilled and shaken. He'd had to wash for a very long time before his fur stopped standing on end. A dog behind the glass wall was not something to be feared. Usually. But this one was not-right. Even so, Amenti didn't fear it. It's exceptional ugliness had disrupted Amenti's composure. Momentarily.

Aside from that, this dog did nothing but stare at Amenti's human, its not-right eyes following her around the room, like it was waiting to be fed a tasty treat. Amenti commenced ignoring the not-right dog once he realized this.

Begging was so crass.

His human seemed to never see it, not even when she was closing the curtains at night, her belly a tail-span away from the glass wall with the not-right dog behind it, staring in from the dark silently. However, Amenti's human didn't seem to see the translucent humans and other things she sometimes invited into Amenti's domain either, even though she talked to them and sometimes brought other humans to talk with them. It was not a tremendous surprise then that she did not see the not-right dog. But humans are stupid. Deaf in the nose and blind in the brain. All cats know this.

She had started weeping into Amenti's fur sometimes, shortly before the dog had arrived behind the glass wall. That as much as the sulfur-stench told Amenti it was only a matter of time before she left and didn't return. He wouldn't starve if she left completely; the humans who came to escort the noisy-beast-machine around the apartment filled his bowl and took care of the unpleasantly necessary tasks. His human was away longer and longer, and every time she returned she smelled fouler and fouler, and brought home viler-smelling things than she ever had before. Still, she was his human. He would miss her when she left forever.

One day as she was leaving, pressing her little noise box to her ear, she gathered the smellyherbs from the several places they were secreted in his apartment. Something told Amenti this was the last time he'd see his human. He followed her around the rooms, quietly, sitting to stare at her. Not at all like the enormous not-right dog behind the glass wall was staring at her. It had started to drool that morning, thick ropy gobbets oozing down its not-right muzzle, never falling. Dogs. Vile creatures.

For the most part as Amenti followed his human around the rooms, she had ignored him, speaking to her little noisy box and clutching the smellyherb bundles that had no hope of covering her own growing sulfur stench. Not in Amenti's nose.

Before she left, she bent to run her sulfur-smelling hands over him, scratching his head, easing his collar. She murmured several things, repeating a sound that he associated with a human who visited occasionally.

He liked that human, as far as he liked any human that wasn't his. When she came to visit, she brought treats for him, as well as her enchanting (and unfortunately translucent) grey Persian owner. Amenti's human helped them talk to each other. He wouldn't mind seeing that human or her feline owner again. They'd come and bring treats after his human was gone. Maybe they would take him with them, to a home that smelled less like sulfur and things that made his memories itch.

Amenti would miss his human. But, like dogs barking, it was a fact that humans don't always land on their feet. Not even his human. Sad.

He rubbed against her hand in farewell, even though he'd be licking the disgusting sulfur smell off himself for hours. His human stood and left then, without a backward glance, door drifting shut with a quiet 'snick'. Very cat of her. Amenti approved. He sauntered back to the glass wall and sat to stare out at the offensive dog behind his glass wall, narrowing his eyes and tapping his tail back and forth on his carpet.

The not-right dog bared its fangs silently at Amenti, and then between one eyeblink and the next, left too.

Dogs. Amenti snorted and washed, then curled up in a sunny patch to wait for his translucent Persian friend and her human to arrive.

He didn't wait long.

- - -
(that's it.)

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spndpfrdcrck From: [info]spndpfrdcrck Date: May 27th, 2008 06:49 am (UTC) (Link)
Who is the translucent gray Persian owner? I feel like it's obvious and my brain just isn't functioning or something...

Noisy-beast-machine. *gigglesnort*

That cat probably has the coolest name ever
spndpfrdcrck From: [info]spndpfrdcrck Date: May 27th, 2008 06:50 am (UTC) (Link)
or is it the Persian that's translucent.....
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 27th, 2008 07:07 am (UTC) (Link)
Whoops, yeah. The Persian is translucent. And from Amenti's perspective, the feline owns the human, not vice versa. ;-)
spndpfrdcrck From: [info]spndpfrdcrck Date: May 27th, 2008 07:08 am (UTC) (Link)
Hee. Well cats are tricky little creatures...they probably do control us more than we know...
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 27th, 2008 07:02 am (UTC) (Link)
Naw, Bela mentioned in one of the episodes she holds seances for people with dead pets. That's just one of them, not a specific person. Your brain is working just fine. ;-)
spndpfrdcrck From: [info]spndpfrdcrck Date: May 27th, 2008 07:05 am (UTC) (Link)
OOOOO okay. Awesome.
bubblesbrnaid From: [info]bubblesbrnaid Date: May 27th, 2008 07:13 am (UTC) (Link)
I adore this. I adore this beyond words. It's--it's just *wonderful*.

May I show this to a few of my pals?
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 27th, 2008 04:13 pm (UTC) (Link)
I don't see why not? Go right ahead. :-)
kriptkeeper From: [info]kriptkeeper Date: May 27th, 2008 07:26 am (UTC) (Link)
A dog behind the glass wall was not something to be feared. Usually. But this one was not-right. Even so, Amenti didn't fear it. It's exceptional ugliness had disrupted Amenti's composure. Momentarily.

LOL, love the cat-excuses. Amenti totally wasn't scared. Uh-uh. No way. ;D

Begging was so crass.

LOL, snob!cats are so much fun!

Deaf in the nose and blind in the brain

Awesome turn of phrase. Love it!

it was a fact that humans don't always land on their feet. Not even his human

Very cat of her. Amenti approved.

I love these, because Bela always had a cat feel to me. Landing on her feet, independent, snobby.

Awesome job! Glad someone thought to give some attention to an innocent cat, caught in the crossfire!

caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 27th, 2008 04:16 pm (UTC) (Link)
Amenti totally wasn't scared. Uh-uh. No way. ;D

Of course not. He'd just been looking for an excuse to have a good long wash. *nods*

Glad someone thought to give some attention to an innocent cat, caught in the crossfire!

Heh. Thanks. I'm a little cat-centric too, so I had to tie up his storyline. ;-)
teithiwr From: [info]teithiwr Date: May 27th, 2008 08:53 am (UTC) (Link)
Oh oh, I love this. The cat POV is wonderful, I really like how you get into the perspective (with the ownership thing, and the smells, especially). And Amenti seeing the hellhound? YES. I love the notion of cats sensing the supernatural. The thought of the hellhound just staring at Bela, stalking her, is really creepy. So: lovely, lovely fic.
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 27th, 2008 04:26 pm (UTC) (Link)
I've always been fond of the 'cats sensing things' idea too, and thought maybe the HellHound follows the person around for a bit, to make sure they get them when midnight happens, so the cat would see it. Or something.

I'm quite surprised at how well this little story is being received. :-)
teithiwr From: [info]teithiwr Date: May 28th, 2008 05:21 am (UTC) (Link)
Hey, it's a great story, no wonder it's being well received! It achieves what it's supposed to so very well, and I like your language use too. ♥
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 28th, 2008 05:39 am (UTC) (Link)
Aw, thank you! That means a lot coming from you! :-)
lnhart From: [info]lnhart Date: May 27th, 2008 08:59 am (UTC) (Link)
This is great. I love the cat details and all the details you thought of--who would take care of Bela's cat.

I loathed Bela, start to finish couldn't stand her. I did feel a little something for her after this, knowing she took care of her pet.

Thanks for sharing this.
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 27th, 2008 04:29 pm (UTC) (Link)
I kind of liked her right up until "Red Sky" when she got a tragic!mysterious!backstory and made the boys look stupid in order to make herself look better.

The cat, though, needed closure. *nods*
From: (Anonymous) Date: May 27th, 2008 03:24 pm (UTC) (Link)

Brilliant

This is definitely cat point of view. And the most wonderful name(very dignified too of course) I have heard. I agree, musn't forget about the cat--great stuff:) I see Keisa staring at us sometimes with this "why do I put up with you" look, and you nailed it..lol

Sharon
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 27th, 2008 04:30 pm (UTC) (Link)

Re: Brilliant

Thanks! You know me and cats. :-)
malevolent73 From: [info]malevolent73 Date: May 27th, 2008 04:14 pm (UTC) (Link)
Awww. Kitty may not be affected by Bela's "non-returning" but this sure made me sniffle a bit. Well done! :)
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 27th, 2008 04:37 pm (UTC) (Link)
Hee! You used that icon!

He'll miss her, but he's a very practical cat, and not prone to moping over what can't be helped.
x_cat11 From: [info]x_cat11 Date: May 27th, 2008 10:51 pm (UTC) (Link)
Good stuff - there is not enough supernatural cat fiction!
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 28th, 2008 05:08 am (UTC) (Link)
There's only been one cat 'character' so it's kind of a rare thing, I guess, but there's certainly a lot of "Sam and/or Dean turns into a cat" fiction to make up for the lack of actual cats *nods*
girlfan1979 From: [info]girlfan1979 Date: May 28th, 2008 04:08 pm (UTC) (Link)
This I felt was really powerful.

Realistic (if you know cats and cat lovers), so believable, and so sad.

Meming this, even though I'm not sure I really could read it again.
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 29th, 2008 06:16 am (UTC) (Link)
Aw, thank you. *hugs*
innie_darling From: [info]innie_darling Date: May 28th, 2008 06:21 pm (UTC) (Link)
I really enjoyed this - a very distinctive voice.
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 29th, 2008 06:16 am (UTC) (Link)
Siamese cats are like that ;-)
julorean From: [info]julorean Date: May 28th, 2008 09:22 pm (UTC) (Link)
This is good. :D I'm glad that her cat's alright. You got the cat stuff down, the arrogance and attitude they have. :)
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 29th, 2008 06:17 am (UTC) (Link)
Thanks! Bela's cat, what we saw of him, seemed to have a great deal of attitude.
erinrua From: [info]erinrua Date: May 28th, 2008 11:25 pm (UTC) (Link)
As a person who is co-owned by 5 (count 'em) cats, I highly approve of this fic. ;-)

Plus an awesome portrayal of a very regal looking Siamese. You give it a very "cat" feel, fond but not inordinately attached. Very well done!
Cheers ~

Erin
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 29th, 2008 06:20 am (UTC) (Link)
Thank you! I'm glad it worked :-)
brigid_tanner From: [info]brigid_tanner Date: May 29th, 2008 12:04 am (UTC) (Link)
Nicely creepy with the details about the dog with the not-right eyes that doesn't bark. Cool to see Bela from her cat's POV. Glad to know Amenti has someone to take care of him/her. I was a little worried about her cat when Bela died.
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 29th, 2008 06:23 am (UTC) (Link)
Yeah. It was bugging me. I had to make sure her cat was okay. :-)
iamstealthyone From: [info]iamstealthyone Date: May 29th, 2008 02:30 am (UTC) (Link)
Nicely done! I really, really like your cat POV, how Amenti is so very observant of his surroundings and of Bela, how he can both have some disdain for and yet care about her. That’s so catlike. *g* I also like the little phrases he uses, like “farback” and “smellyherbs.”

Favorite lines:

But humans are stupid. Deaf in the nose and blind in the brain.

Ooh, nifty phrasing!

It had started to drool that morning, thick ropy gobbets oozing down its not-right muzzle, never falling.

Eek! Creepy! Great job capturing the unsettling nature of the hellhound.
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 29th, 2008 06:29 am (UTC) (Link)
Ooh, nifty phrasing!

I thought I might be unconciously quoting something with that, maybe "Tailchaser's Song" or "Book of Night with Moon" or something, but I googled and only this came up, so yay! :-)

Eek! Creepy! Great job capturing the unsettling nature of the hellhound.

I'm so glad that worked. I love that they never showed us a hellhound on the show, because the unknown and the half-imagined is much freakier than CGI.
iamstealthyone From: [info]iamstealthyone Date: May 30th, 2008 04:57 pm (UTC) (Link)
I totally forgot about Tailchaser's Song. I read that years ago.

I love that they never showed us a hellhound on the show, because the unknown and the half-imagined is much freakier than CGI.

*nods* Just the sound alone is enough to creep one out.
tigriswolf From: [info]tigriswolf Date: May 29th, 2008 06:08 pm (UTC) (Link)
Oh, I think I love Amenti.
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 30th, 2008 06:40 am (UTC) (Link)
Aw, thanks! :-D
sadelyrate From: [info]sadelyrate Date: May 31st, 2008 12:05 pm (UTC) (Link)
Methinks Amenti's my favourite character in the Show. But seriously, who couldn't love such a catty cat?

Like others have already said, you've captured something very delightfully feline with this. The attitude toward other things, the names, the nature. The 'sixth sense'.

Far as I'm concerned, this is what happened to the beautiful cat. :)
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: May 31st, 2008 08:22 pm (UTC) (Link)
Thank you! I'm really glad it worked out all right! :-D
scholarlady From: [info]scholarlady Date: June 1st, 2008 10:38 pm (UTC) (Link)
She had started weeping into Amenti's fur sometimes, shortly before the dog had arrived behind the glass wall. That as much as the sulfur-stench told Amenti it was only a matter of time before she left and didn't return. He wouldn't starve if she left completely; the humans who came to escort the noisy-beast-machine around the apartment filled his bowl and took care of the unpleasantly necessary tasks.

Aw, Bela... You write cat very well. I like how unsentimental Amenti is about his human's impending doom. His realization that she was in danger immediately led to him contemplating who would feed him after she was gone. Makes me kinda sad that not even Bela's cat cared that much about her.
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: June 2nd, 2008 07:34 am (UTC) (Link)
Bela wasn't a very sentimental kind of character, so I figured her cat wouldn't be prone to being sentimental. Also he kind of figures there's nothing to be done about it. I think he did care more about her than he does any other human.
starrylizard From: [info]starrylizard Date: June 2nd, 2008 09:35 am (UTC) (Link)
Aww! I'm glad he's okay! Nicely done, I feel like I'm in my cat's head! :)
caffienekitty From: [info]caffienekitty Date: June 2nd, 2008 03:27 pm (UTC) (Link)
Thank you! *scritches your icon under the chin*
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