Hello friends! I've decided that this will be my primary story I'll be working on. If you prefer the other one, just let me know. Anyways, this one is a bit dark so fair warning.

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Haru never really had an extraordinary life. Sure she went on vacations sometimes and her mother was a semi-famous quilter, but nothing special happened to her. That all changed one eventful April afternoon. It had begun like a normal day. Haru woke up late, sprinted to school, came in late, and barely endured her sophomore classes. After the usual torture that was school, she was walking home with her best friend Hiromi when she noticed a strange cat attempting to cross the street. She had an uneasy feeling when the cat began crossing the street, and her suspicions were confirmed when the cat dropped the box it was carrying and the light changed to green. Without thinking, Haru stole her friends lacrosse stick and bolted across the street, swooping up the cat and it's box just before being squashed by a giant truck. Little did she know how much that decision would change both of their lives forever.

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Haru had been through a long day. First, she had been awoken by Hiromi, who was screaming about something about 233 lacrosse sticks, and then Haru's own mother scream about mice. After she got out of the house, the school day was normal, besides the fact she was chased there by cats. After another painful day of school let out. She was asked by Hiromi to take over her trash duty so she could watch her boyfriend's table tennis game. Haru gladly accepted, but was met by a talking cat after she had stumbled over some construction tape. The cat had said something along the lines of "Your final gift is the prince's paw in marriage. You are a very lucky girl you know." That had caught Haru's attention quick, realizing that the cat she saved was a prince, somewhere. Her response was a clear "Thank you for the offer, but no." Sadly, that cat only heard what it wanted to hear, and later that same night, she was in the Cat Kingdom.

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Haru and her new friends had made it to the tower containing the portal back to the Human World. They stopped to catch their breath only for a second, and then began climbing the stairs that spiraled on the outside. They got to the top fairly easily, with only one delay being some cat guards that came to stop them, only to be stopped by a crumbling section of the stairwell that gave way under the weight of the guards. Once they got to the top of the outer staircase, they realized that there was a taller, inner staircase. They were about to begin climbing the second set of stairs when they heard the BOOM. A BOOM that would echo in Haru's mind forever.

After the dust finally settled, Haru looked up to see the familiar slimy fur and sickening grin. She immediately kicked his legs to knock him down and stood up herself.

"Still? Haven't I made it clear that I don't want to get married?" She yelled at the Cat King while sneaking a glance at Baron. 'At least, not yet.'

"But you'll get a crown on your head, babe." the Cat King replied, not so subtly eyeing her up.

"You don't care about your son's happiness OR mine! You just want him to marry me so you have an excuse to hang around me because you think I'm hot!"

"Maybe," the Cat King replied slyly.

"Father! What happened!?"

Haru turned to look at the newcomer, who had just arrived with a few guards surrounding him. 'That must be the prince,' The cat had the same mismatched eyes as his father, and the fur color was similar, but not quite the same. She could immediately tell he was the kind of cat that cared about others, not just himself. She could also tell he did not know about the arranged marriage.

"Hey son," the king said, standing up and brushing of the dust that was trapped in his unkempt fur. "look at this babe I found for you!" His grin came back to his face, which made Haru want to throw up in disgust.

"What do you mean, found for me?"

"Well I noticed that you weren't courting anyone, so I decided to pick one out for you,"

Lune looked straight into his father's eyes, almost scaring the king. "How many times do I have to tell you? I'm courting Yuki,"

The Cat King's eyes became filled with anger. "I will not allow my only son to marry a lowly servant! You WILL marry this fine girl I've picked for you! If you don't agree, I'll just have to challenge you to a duel."

Knowing that he could beat his father in a heartbeat, Lune accepted. Realizing the fear on Haru's face, Baron leaned over and planted a soft kiss on her cheek. An action which surprised everyone, even Baron himself.

"Don't worry Haru, Lune is the best fencer in the Cat Kingdom. After he wins, we'll take you back home and back to your original form. However, that wouldn't mean that you couldn't stop by and vis-"

Baron's sentence was cut short by the sound of metal meeting marble. Everyone stared in shock as they looked at the victor. The Cat King was standing triumphantly with an evil grin on his face. Lune was lying on his back, did weird halfway across the room. Haru's, Baron's, and Lune's faces fell as they remembered what the conditions were.

Through a few tears, Lune turned to Haru and asked "Now that we're bound for life, may I catch your name?"

Haru, knowing there was no way out of her dreadful position, replied with "Haru. I'm the one that saved your life,"

Lune looked at his father and stared with disbelief. "You married me of to a HUMAN!?"

The Cat King could barely control his laughter.

"Not anymore," he said gleefully.

Haru looked down at herself, realizing that she was now 100% a cat. She looked up through the portal, realizing that it wasn't dawn, but it was in fact already 9 a.m. Her tears began falling faster. She looked at her fiancee and gasped out one final question.

"21. And you?"

She couldn't answer the question. Her tears became a waterfall. She sat in that room on the ex-tower sobbing for hours. 'How could he?' she though. 'How could that king marry her of like that. She didn't have consent! She wasn't a subject of his! And most importantly, she was a minor. She was 15, and would be that way for another month.