Before Rose in Boots: A Prequel to "Rose in Boots"

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Chapter 1: Going Our Separate Ways Together:

"Kitty, I was thinking when we go our separate ways, we could go our separate ways...together."

Kitty never thought that would happen, with her being part of Humpty's revenge plan against Puss, and basically betraying Puss as Humpty did him. When Kitty first joined in on Humpty's plan, she didn't know there was such a dramatic and suspenseful back story behind it all...she only did it for what she's told Puss once: "For the score..." and for this plan..the score was the golden eggs. Though once she got to know the womanizing swashbuckler she couldn't help but fall for him near the end.

Even though it took a heartbreaking good-bye and a daring breakout in order for her to get even with him after betraying him.

Though now that was all over, she and him were able to do just as Puss said. Go their separate ways, but together. Kitty wouldn't have preferred it any other way.

"Hm, I ever thought we'd be able to do this Puss..." Kitty said as she placed her head on his shoulder.

"Do what, mi amor?" Puss asked.

"Be able to go our separate ways together...like you said that night when we got that baby goose...remember?" Kitty answered.

Puss was still figuring out what she was trying to say until the memory finally hit him, and he smiled as he started reminiscing on that night they celebrated their victory. The first time him and Kitty danced together, romantically..except for that one kick in the gut she gave him after calling him one of his many given nicknames: Mr. Friskie Two-Times. How far the two have come.

Puss smiled at his female counterpart and nodded. "I remember..."

"Hm, I knew it couldn't take you too long to remember..." Kitty softly giggled.

Puss sighed as the two continued to on look the night sky, and as the moon's light reflected off of Kitty's beautiful blue eyes, and Puss' handsome green ones.

"What are we going to do? Just keep running away from the law?" Puss asked, not really sure if it was to himself or Kitty. Probably both, only he knew.

"Cause, I'm not stealing anymore...but there's got to be some way we can earn money without stealing..." Puss mentioned. Kitty was still wondering if he was just talking to himself or her.

Kitty understood though. Rather he was talking to her or not. She wanted to help her lover, and the one who helped her realize there was more too life than the score.

"Well, unless you don't mind a travel. I heard there was a bar in search for a swashbuckling assassin." Kitty mentioned.

Puss looked at her with interest in his eyes, to this little job.

"They're looking for an assassin to hunt nothing in particular. I think they're looking for someone who can hunt down practically anything. Depicting on your customer..." Kitty went on.

"Go on..." Puss urged.

"The bar is called "The Poison Apple" it's in the outskirts of some kingdom: "Far, Far, Away."" Kitty added.

"What's this kingdom called?"

"Oh...maybe I should've re-phrased that. It's in the outskirts of some kingdom of Far, Far Away. Basically, that's the kingdom. Far, Far, Away.." Kitty corrected herself.

What kind of kingdom would be named that?

"Well..I guess it couldn't hurt to go and take a look into it..." Puss shrugged as he hopped off the rooftop they were on. Kitty followed.

"Would you like for me to come with you, Ginger?" Kitty asked. Since another one of Puss' nicknames was: "The Ginger Hit Man". Kitty would call him Ginger. It used to be just to joke with him, but now it became her own little nickname for him.

Puss smiled. "If you would like to, mi amor..."

"If you think your up to it.." Puss added with a grin as he began walking to the bridge that exited out of the town or entering. Depending on which way you were going.

Kitty smirked as she caught up with him and said. "If you can handle it, I bet I can too..."

"Hm." Puss took a glimpse at the beautiful girl beside him and smiled at her as he looked back to the road ahead of him.

Until he realized something. He quickly stopped walking and looked back at Kitty. He saw his hat fitting perfectly upon her pretty head.

Kitty giggled softly and winked at her partner.

Puss shook his head and chuckled as he took his hat off of hers and placed it back on his head where it belonged.

The two outlaws made, or more like, sneaked their way out of the town of San Ricardo, and continued their long travel to the far, far, away kingdom of Far, Far, Away.