Your cat looks EXACTLY like my Buster. Same eyes, same beautiful coat. Buster is also very skittish, but loves his people. Believe it or not, most black cats are tabbys -- they are just too dark to see the stripes except in the sun. Next time, you can see his stripes, look at his forhead and see if there is an "M" -- this is the classic tabby marking. He probably has some Siamese in him, look at the narrow face and distinctive eyes, also the sleek body. Siamese are known to bond with only their owners and to not like others. My girlfriend in highschool had one who would walk along the back of the couch and then jump onto my neck and attack me. It hurt! But, my Buster is the hiding type. I knew my husband was the rigth one when Buster fell in love with him. Sherry