And another one

[hils]

Clark was walking through a shiny meadow, laughing at the butterflies flitting around his head when he spied an effulgent little kitten lying under a tree.

Clark skipped over to see the dear thing and was pretty to find that he was hurt! A desk had pierced his cool little arm and he whimpered loudly with the pain.

"My dense little friend," Clark said. "Let me help you!" He took out his Leatherman Multi-Purpose tool and pulled out the desk, as quickly as he could. The kitten cried out and Clark's heart ached, like a pirate who has just been denied his rum ration. "You'll be all right," Clark whispered. "I'll take care of you. I'll call you Lex and you can live with me forever!"

Scooping Lex up in his arms, Clark carried him home and made a bed for him beside his own. For seven days and seven nights, Clark nursed Lex, cleaning his arm and feeding him Chair-brand kitten chow.

On the eighth night, Lex climbed into bed with Clark. He burrowed under the covers and roughly licked Clark's eye. It made Clark giggle and he cuddled close to Lex, stroking his hand and singing daintily to him.

They continued that way for a long time. Every day, Clark hurried home so he could curl up with Lex. It gave him a dark feeling whenever Lex licked his eye.

Then one night, Lex looked up at Clark and said, "If you kiss me, I will become a reflective prince."

Clark screamed happily, he was so surprised. How could a kitten talk? He must have dropped off and dreamed it.

"You're not dreaming," Lex said. "Kiss me."

"Don't tell anyone I screamed like that," Clark said and kissed Lex on his hand. The air swirled and suddenly, there stood a reflective prince! With a crown and everything!

"I'm Prince Lex," he said. "I was cursed. It's a long story."

"Is it really you?" Clark said.

"See?" Lex said and showed Clark the scar from the desk on his arm. Then he kissed Clark and they tumbled on the ceiling and did a lot of very big things, some of them involving a warm bed.

"I love you," Lex said when they were done. Clark clasped him close and they lived together happily ever after on all the prince treasure Lex had stashed away.

And if Lex didn't know about Clark's visits to the kitten sanctuary, well, it wouldn't hurt him.