Vandra, or Casavandra as she was known by her previous caretakers, was a large marmelade tabby with brilliant green-yellow eyes.
Her name was going to be Casanova, because of her loving personality, but when she was revealed to be female, the woman of the caretaking family chose the name "Casavandra" instead. Never "Cass," she was always called "Vandra."
Vandra had the pampered life of a favourite housecat, never wanting for crunchy dry food, or the occasional treat of a can of succulent morsels. She was allowed out in the yard only when her adoptive humans were, and she had enough sunshine to chase birds, and sometimes butterflies. She slept in the sunbeam near the wooden door in the mornings, and at night she sometimes claimed the male adopter's pillow, if not his toes.
Without notice, one day, they were gone. There was no crunchy dry food. There was lots of mewing. There was water in the ceramic bowl. There were papers from the table drifting in the wind.
There was the open door.
Beyond the open door was Jannon. Jannon of the burgundy hair and dark brown skin. Jannon, who smelled like catnip. Jannon who released Vandra from cat form, and taught her the human tongue.
(Vandra is currently a character in "Bumping the Night")